Franklin Real Estate Securituies Fund Cl A (FREEX) N-CSRS Certified semi-annual shareholder report (management investment company)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM N-CSRS

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

 INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-08034

Franklin Real Estate Securities Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

_One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

Craig S. Tyle, One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 650 312-2000

Date of fiscal year end: 4/30

Date of reporting period: 10/31/21

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SHAREHOLDER

LETTER

Dear

Shareholder:

During

the

six

months

ended

October

31,

2021,

the

U.S.

economy

continued

to

recover

from

the

COVID-19

pandemic,

benefiting

equities.

Growth

accelerated

in

2021’s

first

half

as

the

reopening

of

businesses,

widespread

COVID-19

vaccinations

and

federal

assistance

programs

continued

to

boost

consumer

spending.

Inflation

increased

in

April

and

rose

further

during

the

reporting

period

due

to

increased

demand

for

goods

amid

supply-chain

bottlenecks.

During

the

summer,

investors

became

concerned

the

swiftly

spreading

Delta

variant

of

COVID-19

could

hinder

the

economic

recovery,

and

growth

slowed

in

2021’s

third

quarter.

During

the

reporting

period,

the

U.S.

Federal

Reserve

(Fed),

in

its

efforts

to

support

U.S.

economic

activity,

held

the

federal

funds

rate

unchanged

at

0.25%,

and

it

continued

broad

quantitative

easing

measures

to

bolster

credit

markets.

The

Fed

also

adjusted

its

economic

growth

and

inflation

projections

higher

and

expected

to

begin

decreasing

its

asset

purchases

later

this

year,

while

delaying

any

interest

rate

increases

until

reaching

its

goal

of

maximum

U.S.

employment.

In

this

environment,

U.S.

stocks,

as

measured

by

the

Standard

&

Poor’s

®

500

Index,

posted

a

+10.91%

total

return

for

the

six-month

period.

1

We

are

committed

to

our

long-term

perspective

and

disciplined

investment

approach

as

we

conduct

a

rigorous,

fundamental

analysis

of

securities

with

a

regular

emphasis

on

investment

risk

management.

We

believe

active,

professional

investment

management

serves

investors

well.

We

also

recognize

the

important

role

of

financial

professionals

in

today’s

markets

and

encourage

investors

to

continue

to

seek

their

advice.

Amid

changing

markets

and

economic

conditions,

we

are

confident

investors

with

a

well-diversified

portfolio

and

a

patient,

long-term

outlook

should

be

well-positioned

for

the

years

ahead.

In

addition,

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Fund’s

semiannual

report

includes

more

detail

about

prevailing

conditions

and

a

discussion

about

investment

decisions

during

the

period.

All

securities

markets

fluctuate,

as

do

mutual

fund

share

prices.

We

thank

you

for

investing

with

Franklin

Templeton,

welcome

your

questions

and

comments,

and

look

forward

to

serving

your

future

investment

needs.

Sincerely,

Edward

Perks,

CFA

President

and

Chief

Executive

Officer

–

Investment

Management

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

This

letter

reflects

our

analysis

and

opinions

as

of

October

31,

2021,

unless

otherwise

indicated.

The

information

is

not

a

complete

analysis

of

every

aspect

of

any

market,

country,

industry,

security

or

fund.

Statements

of

fact

are

from

sources

considered

reliable.

CFA

®

is

a

trademark

owned

by

CFA

Institute.

1.

Source:

Morningstar.

See

www.franklintempletondatasources.com

for

additional

data

provider

information.

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Contents

Semiannual

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Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

3

Performance

Summary

6

Your

Fund’s

Expenses

8

Financial

Highlights

and

Statement

of

Investments

9

Financial

Statements

15

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

18

Shareholder

Information

25

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franklintempleton.com

for

fund

updates,

to

access

your

account,

or

to

find

helpful

financial

planning

tools.

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SEMIANNUAL

REPORT

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

This

semiannual

report

for

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

covers

the

period

ended

October

31,

2021

.

Your

Fund’s

Goal

and

Main

Investments

The

Fund

seeks

to

maximize

total

return.

Under

normal

market

conditions,

the

Fund

invests

at

least

80%

of

its

net

assets

in

equity

securities

of

companies

operating

in

the

real

estate

industry

predominantly

in

the

U.S.,

including

real

estate

investment

trusts

(REITs)

and

companies

that

derive

at

least

half

of

their

assets

or

revenues

from

the

ownership,

construction,

management,

operation,

development

or

sale

of

commercial

or

residential

real

estate.

1

Performance

Overview

The

Fund’s

Class

A

shares

posted

a

+12.63%

cumulative

total

return

for

the

six

months

under

review.

In

comparison,

the

Fund’s

benchmark,

the

MSCI

U.S.

IMI

Real

Estate

25/50

Index,

which

tracks

the

large,

mid-

and

small-cap

segments

of

the

U.S.

REIT

universe,

posted

a

+11.53%

cumulative

total

return.

2

You

can

find

the

Fund’s

long-term

performance

data

in

the

Performance

Summary

beginning

on

page

6

.

Performance

data

represent

past

performance,

which

does

not

guarantee

future

results.

Investment

return

and

principal

value

will

fluctuate,

and

you

may

have

a

gain

or

loss

when

you

sell

your

shares.

Current

performance

may

differ

from

figures

shown.

For

most

recent

month-end

performance,

go

to

franklintempleton.com

or

call

(800)

342-5236

.

Economic

and

Market

Overview

U.S.

equities,

as

measured

by

the

Standard

&

Poor’s

500

Index,

posted

a

+10.91%

total

return

for

the

six

months

ended

October

31,

2021.

2

Stocks

benefited

from

the

continued

economic

recovery,

the

ongoing

implementation

of

COVID-19

vaccination

programs

and

easing

pandemic

restrictions.

A

rebound

in

corporate

earnings

and

the

U.S.

Senate’s

passage

of

a

bipartisan

infrastructure

bill

further

bolstered

investor

sentiment,

helping

equities

to

reach

new

all-time

price

highs

late

in

the

six-month

period.

The

U.S.

economy

continued

to

recover

amid

declining

unemployment,

solid

wage

growth

and

high

business

confidence.

Gross

domestic

product

continued

to

grow

as

strong

consumer

spending

supported

the

economy.

The

ongoing

growth

of

the

economy

led

the

U.S.

to

surpass

its

pre-pandemic

output

in

2021’s

second

quarter.

The

inflation

rate

was

elevated

during

the

six-month

period

amid

increased

demand

and

supply-chain

bottlenecks.

U.S.

consumer

spending

on

goods

remained

strong,

adding

to

pressure

on

the

prices

of

many

products.

A

global

semiconductor

shortage

weighed

on

production

of

automobiles,

leading

to

higher

prices

for

both

new

and

used

vehicles.

Energy

prices

also

rose

amid

higher

fuel

demand

and

supply

constraints,

exacerbated

by

hurricanes

that

hampered

production

in

the

Gulf

Coast

region.

Consequently,

the

personal

consumption

expenditures

index,

a

measure

of

inflation,

rose

dramatically

during

the

period,

representing

the

highest

12-month

increase

in

decades.

The

unemployment

rate

declined

from

6.1%

in

April

2021

to

4.6%

in

October

2021

as

job

openings

increased,

but

a

relative

lack

of

available

workers

fueled

wage

growth,

adding

to

some

investors’

inflation

concerns.

Portfolio

Composition

10/31/21

%

of

Total

Net

Assets

Specialized

REITs

33.9%

Residential

REITs

17.2%

Industrial

REITs

13.6%

Retail

REITs

11.7%

Office

REITs

8.4%

Health

Care

REITs

7.4%

Hotel

&

Resort

REITs

3.0%

Diversified

REITs

1.8%

Real

Estate

Services

1.5%

Other

1.1%

Short-Term

Investments

&

Other

Net

Assets

0.4%

1.

A

REIT

is

a

type

of

real

estate

company

that

is

dedicated

to

owning

and

usually

operating

income-producing

real

estate

properties

such

as

apartments,

hotels,

industrial

properties,

office

buildings

or

shopping

centers.

Equity

REITs

generally

receive

income

from

rents

received,

are

generally

operated

by

experienced

property

management

teams

and

typically

concentrate

on

a

specific

geographic

region

or

property

type.

2.

Source:

Morningstar.

The

index

is

unmanaged

and

includes

reinvestment

of

any

income

or

distributions.

It

does

not

reflect

any

fees,

expenses

or

sales

charges.

One

cannot

invest

directly

in

an

index,

and

an

index

is

not

representative

of

the

Fund’s

portfolio.

See

www.franklintempletondatasources.com

for

additional

data

provider

information.

The

dollar

value,

number

of

shares

or

principal

amount,

and

names

of

all

portfolio

holdings

are

listed

in

the

Fund’s

Statement

of

Investments

(SOI).

The

SOI

begins

on

page

13

.

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Estate

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In

an

effort

to

support

the

economy,

the

U.S.

Federal

Reserve

(Fed)

kept

the

federal

funds

target

rate

at

a

record-low

range

of

0.00%–0.25%.

The

Fed

also

maintained

quantitative

easing

measures

aimed

at

ensuring

credit

flows

to

borrowers

and

supporting

credit

markets

with

open-

ended

U.S.

Treasury

and

mortgage

bond

purchasing.

In

its

September

2021

meeting

statement,

the

Fed

indicated

that

it

soon

plans

to

reduce

its

purchases

of

U.S.

Treasury

and

mortgage-backed

securities.

The

Fed

also

noted

that

it

views

inflation

as

partially

transitory,

and

that

further

employment

progress

was

needed

before

the

Fed

would

consider

raising

the

range

for

the

federal

funds

target

rate.

Investment

Strategy

We

are

research-driven,

fundamental

investors.

Our

investment

strategy

is

centered

on

the

belief

that

unsynchronized

economic

activity

within

real

estate

sectors

provides

consistent,

attractive

return

opportunities

in

real

estate

markets.

When

selecting

investments

for

the

Fund’s

portfolio,

we

use

a

bottom-up

security

selection

process

that

incorporates

macro-level

views

in

the

evaluation

process.

In

our

portfolio

construction

process,

we

analyze

individual

stock

and

real

estate

market

fundamentals

and

provide

regional,

property

type

and

company-size

perspectives

in

identifying

local

cyclical

and

thematic

trends

that

highlight

investment

opportunities.

Manager’s

Discussion

For

the

six

months

under

review,

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

outperformed

its

benchmark

due

primarily

to

stock

selection

in

the

office

space,

healthcare

property,

data

centers

and

triple

net

industries.

The

residential

industry

held

two

of

the

Fund’s

top

five

relative

contributors

over

the

period:

Camden

Property

Trust

and

AvalonBay

Communities.

Camden

Property

Trust

is

a

Sunbelt-focused

U.S.

multifamily

real

estate

investment

trust

that

continues

to

be

a

core

holding

for

real

estate

funds.

Our

thesis

is

predicated

on

high-quality

assets

with

attractive

footprints;

proven

operating

platform;

financial

strength;

and

a

seasoned

management

team

that

has

executed

well

over

time.

Operating

trends

today

are

exceptionally

robust

and

in

the

third

quarter

of

2021

the

company

experienced

record

pricing

power

across

its

portfolio,

led

by

the

likes

of

Phoenix,

Tampa

and

South

Florida,

which

benefited

from

strong

migration

from

other

parts

of

the

country.

For

its

most

recent

financial

results,

Camden

upgraded

2021

full-year

guidance

due

to

better-than-expected

operating

performance.

AvalonBay

(AVB)

is

an

owner,

operator

and

developer

of

multifamily

properties

in

the

U.S.

primarily

focused

on

gateway

coastal

cities.

After

a

painful

prior

year

marred

by

a

substantial

reduction

in

effective

rents,

especially

in

AVB’s

urban

core

locations,

such

markets

have

experienced

a

much

faster-than-expected

rebound

in

2021.

As

such,

the

company

has

delivered

results

in

2021

well

in

excess

of

consensus

estimates

and

increased

its

full-year

targets

in

the

process,

driving

outperformance

of

the

shares.

Additionally,

AVB

continues

to

ramp

up

its

development

book

in

light

of

the

improved

market

conditions,

which

bodes

well

for

future

value

creation

per

the

spread

between

the

development

yields

it

achieves

and

stabilized

cap

rates.

In

contrast,

performance

was

led

lower

by

a

position

in

Howard

Hughes

in

the

diversified

industry.

Howard

Hughes

is

a

diversified

real

estate

company

with

its

core

focus

being

the

development

of

residential

and

commercial

land

in

master

planned

communities

located

in

Las

Vegas,

Houston,

and

Columbia,

Maryland.

The

master

planned

community

segment

has

experienced

record

profitability

in

2021

amid

strength

in

the

housing

market,

driving

increased

homebuilder

demand

for

land.

Despite

this

strength,

shares

have

lagged

in

2021,

most

likely

due

to

supply

chain

concerns

as

it

relates

to

homebuilding

activity.

Exposure

to

the

Houston

office

market,

which

continued

to

experience

negative

net

absorption,

also

proved

adverse.

We

remain

constructive

on

Howard

Hughes

longer-term,

given

positive

trends

in

housing

demand

as

well

as

its

specific

geographic

Top

10

Holdings

10/31/21

Company

Sub-Industry

%

of

Total

Net

Assets

a

a

Prologis,

Inc.

9.0%

Industrial

REITs

American

Tower

Corp.

7.0%

Specialized

REITs

Equinix

,

Inc.

6.7%

Specialized

REITs

SBA

Communications

Corp.

4.9%

Specialized

REITs

Public

Storage

4.5%

Specialized

REITs

AvalonBay

Communities,

Inc.

4.2%

Residential

REITs

Crown

Castle

International

Corp.

4.0%

Specialized

REITs

Alexandria

Real

Estate

Equities,

Inc.

3.6%

Office

REITs

Healthpeak

Properties,

Inc.

3.4%

Health

Care

REITs

Realty

Income

Corp.

3.4%

Retail

REITs

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Estate

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footprint,

which

continues

to

benefit

from

out-of-state

migration.

We

also

think

that

the

company’s

shares

trade

at

a

significant

discount

to

our

estimate

of

net

asset

value.

Elsewhere,

integrated

timber,

land

and

forest

products

company

Weyerhaeuser

pressured

results

in

the

timber

industry.

Weyerhaeuser

owns

approximately

11

million

acres

of

timberlands

in

North

America

and

35

manufacturing

facilities

where

it

produces

wood

products

including

lumber,

structural

panels

and

other

specialty

products.

Lumber

and

OSB

(oriented

strand

board)

pricing

have

experienced

unprecedented

volatility

in

2021,

and

after

a

record

surge

in

the

first

half

of

the

year

(and

record

profits

for

Weyerhaeuser’s

wood

products

division),

such

prices

then

declined

rapidly

amid

the

expected

supply

response

and

a

softening

in

demand,

especially

from

the

do-it-yourself

repair

and

remodel

market.

This

sent

Weyerhaeuser

shares

lower

in

light

of

the

sequential

decline

in

profitability

experienced

in

the

third

quarter.

We

remain

constructive

on

Weyerhaeuser

longer

term,

given

trends

in

housing

and

the

overall

strength

of

its

business.

The

company

also

practices

sustainability

with

respect

to

mounting

ESG

(environmental,

social

and

governance)

considerations.

Thank

you

for

your

continued

participation

in

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Fund.

We

look

forward

to

serving

your

future

investment

needs.

J.

Blair

Schmicker,

CFA

Daniel

Scher

Portfolio

Management

Team

The

foregoing

information

reflects

our

analysis,

opinions

and

portfolio

holdings

as

of

October

31,

2021,

the

end

of

the

reporting

period.

The

way

we

implement

our

main

investment

strategies

and

the

resulting

portfolio

holdings

may

change

depending

on

factors

such

as

market

and

economic

conditions.

These

opinions

may

not

be

relied

upon

as

investment

advice

or

an

offer

for

a

particular

security.

The

information

is

not

a

complete

analysis

of

every

aspect

of

any

market,

country,

industry,

security

or

the

Fund.

Statements

of

fact

are

from

sources

considered

reliable,

but

the

investment

manager

makes

no

representation

or

warranty

as

to

their

completeness

or

accuracy.

Although

historical

performance

is

no

guarantee

of

future

results,

these

insights

may

help

you

understand

our

investment

management

philosophy.

Performance

Summary

as

of

October

31,

2021

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Estate

Securities

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The

performance

table

does

not

reflect

any

taxes

that

a

shareholder

would

pay

on

Fund

dividends,

capital

gain

distributions,

if

any,

or

any

realized

gains

on

the

sale

of

Fund

shares.

Total

return

reflects

reinvestment

of

the

Fund’s

dividends

and

capital

gain

distributions,

if

any,

and

any

unrealized

gains

or

losses.

Your

dividend

income

will

vary

depending

on

dividends

or

interest

paid

by

securities

in

the

Fund’s

portfolio,

adjusted

for

operating

expenses

of

each

class.

Capital

gain

distributions

are

net

profits

realized

from

the

sale

of

portfolio

securities.

Performance

as

of

10

/31

/21

Cumulative

total

return

excludes

sales

charges.

Average

annual

total

return

includes

maximum

sales

charges.

Sales

charges

will

vary

depending

on

the

size

of

the

investment

and

the

class

of

share

purchased.

The

maximum

is

5.50%

and

the

minimum

is

0%.

Class

A

:

5.50%

maximum

initial

sales

charge;

Advisor

Class:

no

sales

charges.

For

other

share

classes,

visit

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Performance

data

represent

past

performance,

which

does

not

guarantee

future

results.

Investment

return

and

principal

value

will

fluctuate,

and

you

may

have

a

gain

or

loss

when

you

sell

your

shares.

Current

performance

may

differ

from

figures

shown.

For

most

recent

month-end

performance,

go

to

franklintempleton.com

or

call

(800)

342-5236

.

Share

Class

Cumulative

Total

Return

1

Average

Annual

Total

Return

2

–

A

3

6-Month

+12.63%

+6.45%

1-Year

+43.00%

+35.14%

5-Year

+58.51%

+8.42%

10-Year

+161.38%

+9.47%

Advisor

6-Month

+12.79%

+12.79%

1-Year

+43.37%

+43.37%

5-Year

+60.54%

+9.93%

10-Year

+168.20%

+10.37%

See

page

7

for

Performance

Summary

footnotes.

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Each

class

of

shares

is

available

to

certain

eligible

investors

and

has

different

annual

fees

and

expenses,

as

described

in

the

prospectus.

All

investments

involve

risks,

including

possible

loss

of

principal.

The

Fund’s

concentration

in

real

estate

securities

involves

special

risks,

such

as

declines

in

the

value

of

real

estate

and

increased

susceptibility

to

adverse

economic

or

regulatory

developments

affecting

the

sector.

The

Fund’s

investments

in

REITs

involve

additional

risks;

since

REITs

typically

are

invested

in

a

limited

number

of

projects

or

in

a

particular

market

segment,

they

are

more

susceptible

to

adverse

developments

affecting

a

single

project

or

market

segment

than

more

broadly

diversified

investments.

Events

such

as

the

spread

of

deadly

diseases,

disasters,

and

financial,

political

or

social

disruptions,

may

heighten

risks

and

adversely

affect

performance.

The

Fund’s

prospectus

also

includes

a

description

of

the

main

investment

risks.

1.

Cumulative

total

return

represents

the

change

in

value

of

an

investment

over

the

periods

indicated.

2.

Average

annual

total

return

represents

the

average

annual

change

in

value

of

an

investment

over

the

periods

indicated.

Return

for

less

than

one

year,

if

any,

has

not

been

annualized.

3.

Prior

to

9/10/18,

these

shares

were

offered

at

a

higher

initial

sales

charge

of

5.75%,

thus

actual

returns

(with

sales

charges)

would

have

differed.

Average

annual

total

returns

(with

sales

charges)

have

been

restated

to

reflect

the

current

maximum

initial

sales

charge

of

5.50%.

4.

Figures

are

as

stated

in

the

Fund’s

current

prospectus

and

may

differ

from

the

expense

ratios

disclosed

in

the

Your

Fund’s

Expenses

and

Financial

Highlights

sections

in

this

report.

In

periods

of

market

volatility,

assets

may

decline

significantly,

causing

total

annual

Fund

operating

expenses

to

become

higher

than

the

figures

shown.

See

www.franklintempletondatasources.com

for

additional

data

provider

information.

Distributions

(5/1/21–10/31/21)

Share

Class

Net

Investment

Income

A

$0.0386

C

–

R6

$0.0661

Advisor

$0.0516

Total

Annual

Operating

Expenses

4

Share

Class

A

1.07%

Advisor

0.82%

Your

Fund’s

Expenses

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As

a

Fund

shareholder,

you

can

incur

two

types

of

costs:

(1)

transaction

costs,

including

sales

charges

(loads)

on

Fund

purchases

and

redemptions;

and

(2)

ongoing

Fund

costs,

including

management

fees,

distribution

and

service

(12b-1)

fees,

and

other

Fund

expenses.

All

mutual

funds

have

ongoing

costs,

sometimes

referred

to

as

operating

expenses.

The

table

below

shows

ongoing

costs

of

investing

in

the

Fund

and

can

help

you

understand

these

costs

and

compare

them

with

those

of

other

mutual

funds.

The

table

assumes

a

$1,000

investment

held

for

the

six

months

indicated.

Actual

Fund

Expenses

The

table

below

provides

information

about

actual

account

values

and

actual

expenses

in

the

columns

under

the

heading

“Actual.”

In

these

columns

the

Fund’s

actual

return,

which

includes

the

effect

of

Fund

expenses,

is

used

to

calculate

the

“Ending

Account

Value.”

You

can

estimate

the

expenses

you

paid

during

the

period

by

following

these

steps

(

of

course,

your

account

value

and

expenses

will

differ

from

those

in

this

illustration

):

Divide

your

account

value

by

$1,000

(

if

your

account

had

an

$8,600

value,

then

$8,600

÷

$1,000

=

8.6

).

Then

multiply

the

result

by

the

number

in

the

row

for

your

class

of

shares

under

the

headings

“Actual”

and

“Expenses

Paid

During

Period”

(

if

Actual

Expenses

Paid

During

Period

were

$7.50,

then

8.6

x

$7.50

=

$64.50

).

In

this

illustration,

the

actual

expenses

paid

this

period

are

$64.50.

Hypothetical

Example

for

Comparison

with

Other

Funds

Under

the

heading

“Hypothetical”

in

the

table,

information

is

provided

about

hypothetical

account

values

and

hypothetical

expenses

based

on

the

Fund’s

actual

expense

ratio

and

an

assumed

rate

of

return

of

5%

per

year

before

expenses,

which

is

not

the

Fund’s

actual

return.

This

information

may

not

be

used

to

estimate

the

actual

ending

account

balance

or

expenses

you

paid

for

the

period,

but

it

can

help

you

compare

ongoing

costs

of

investing

in

the

Fund

with

those

of

other

funds.

To

do

so,

compare

this

5%

hypothetical

example

for

the

class

of

shares

you

hold

with

the

5%

hypothetical

examples

that

appear

in

the

shareholder

reports

of

other

funds.

Please

note

that

expenses

shown

in

the

table

are

meant

to

highlight

ongoing

costs

and

do

not

reflect

any

transactional

costs.

Therefore,

information

under

the

heading

“Hypothetical”

is

useful

in

comparing

ongoing

costs

only,

and

will

not

help

you

compare

total

costs

of

owning

different

funds.

In

addition,

if

transactional

costs

were

included,

your

total

costs

would

have

been

higher.

1.

Expenses

are

equal

to

the

annualized

expense

ratio

for

the

six-month

period

as

indicated

above—in

the

far

right

column—multiplied

by

the

simple

average

account

value

over

the

period

indicated,

and

then

multiplied

by

184/365

to

reflect

the

one-half

year

period.

2.

Reflects

expenses

after

fee

waivers

and

expense

reimbursements.

Does

not

include

acquired

fund

fees

and

expenses.

Actual

(actual

return

after

expenses)

Hypothetical

(5%

annual

return

before

expenses)

Share

Class

Beginning

Account

Value

5/1/21

Ending

Account

Value

10/31/21

Expenses

Paid

During

Period

5/1/21–10/31/21

1,2

Ending

Account

Value

10/31/21

Expenses

Paid

During

Period

5/1/21–10/31/21

1,2

a

Net

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

2

A

$1,000

$1,126.30

$5.81

$1,019.74

$5.52

1.08%

C

$1,000

$1,121.80

$9.85

$1,015.92

$9.36

1.84%

R6

$1,000

$1,129.20

$3.23

$1,022.18

$3.06

0.60%

Advisor

$1,000

$1,127.90

$4.48

$1,021.00

$4.25

0.84%

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part

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Months

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October

31,

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Year

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30,

2021

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2019

2018

2017

Class

A

Per

share

operating

performance

(for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period)

Net

asset

value,

beginning

of

period

.....

$20.66

$17.11

$21.69

$19.64

$22.40

$22.65

Income

from

investment

operations

a

:

Net

investment

income

b

.............

0.15

0.14

0.33

0.39

0.37

0.24

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses)

2.46

4.91

(1.41)

2.69

(0.79)

0.40

Total

from

investment

operations

........

2.61

5.05

(1.08)

3.08

(0.42)

0.64

Less

distributions

from:

Net

investment

income

..............

(0.04)

(0.21)

(0.28)

(0.37)

(0.38)

(0.45)

Net

realized

gains

.................

—

(1.29)

(3.22)

(0.66)

(1.96)

(0.44)

Total

distributions

...................

(0.04)

(1.50)

(3.50)

(1.03)

(2.34)

(0.89)

Net

asset

value,

end

of

period

..........

$23.23

$20.66

$17.11

$21.69

$19.64

$22.40

Total

return

c

.......................

12.63%

30.97%

(6.96)%

16.32%

(2.66)%

2.92%

Ratios

to

average

net

assets

d

Expenses

e

........................

1.08%

1.07%

f

1.00%

f

1.01%

f

1.11%

f

1.00%

f

Net

investment

income

...............

1.37%

0.77%

1.53%

1.89%

1.72%

1.04%

Supplemental

data

Net

assets,

end

of

period

(000’s)

........

$365,957

$318,415

$281,341

$338,260

$327,085

$333,601

Portfolio

turnover

rate

................

13.31%

19.61%

53.37%

21.85%

19.84%

39.66%

a

The

amount

shown

for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period

may

not

correlate

with

the

Statement

of

Operations

for

the

period

due

to

the

timing

of

sales

and

repurchases

of

the

Fund’s

shares

in

relation

to

income

earned

and/or

fluctuating

fair

value

of

the

investments

of

the

Fund.

b

Based

on

average

daily

shares

outstanding.

c

Total

return

does

not

reflect

sales

commissions

or

contingent

deferred

sales

charges,

if

applicable,

and

is

not

annualized

for

periods

less

than

one

year.

d

Ratios

are

annualized

for

periods

less

than

one

year.

e

Benefit

of

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

f

Benefit

of

expense

reduction

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

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notes

are

an

integral

part

of

these

financial

statements.

10

a

Six

Months

Ended

October

31,

2021

(unaudited)

Year

Ended

April

30,

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Class

C

Per

share

operating

performance

(for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period)

Net

asset

value,

beginning

of

period

.....

$19.37

$16.12

$20.66

$18.77

$21.56

$21.86

Income

from

investment

operations

a

:

Net

investment

income

b

.............

0.06

—

c

0.16

0.25

0.20

0.07

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses)

2.30

4.61

(1.31)

2.54

(0.77)

0.38

Total

from

investment

operations

........

2.36

4.61

(1.15)

2.79

(0.57)

0.45

Less

distributions

from:

Net

investment

income

..............

—

(0.07)

(0.17)

(0.24)

(0.26)

(0.31)

Net

realized

gains

.................

—

(1.29)

(3.22)

(0.66)

(1.96)

(0.44)

Total

distributions

...................

—

(1.36)

(3.39)

(0.90)

(2.22)

(0.75)

Net

asset

value,

end

of

period

..........

$21.73

$19.37

$16.12

$20.66

$18.77

$21.56

Total

return

d

.......................

12.18%

29.96%

(7.62)%

15.49%

(3.43)%

2.14%

Ratios

to

average

net

assets

e

Expenses

f

.........................

1.84%

1.82%

g

1.75%

g

1.76%

g

1.86%

g

1.75%

g

Net

investment

income

...............

0.58%

0.02%

0.78%

1.14%

0.97%

0.29%

Supplemental

data

Net

assets,

end

of

period

(000’s)

........

$18,718

$23,912

$28,634

$39,619

$61,867

$72,637

Portfolio

turnover

rate

................

13.31%

19.61%

53.37%

21.85%

19.84%

39.66%

a

The

amount

shown

for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period

may

not

correlate

with

the

Statement

of

Operations

for

the

period

due

to

the

timing

of

sales

and

repurchases

of

the

Fund’s

shares

in

relation

to

income

earned

and/or

fluctuating

fair

value

of

the

investments

of

the

Fund.

b

Based

on

average

daily

shares

outstanding.

c

Amount

rounds

to

less

than

$0.01

per

share.

d

Total

return

does

not

reflect

sales

commissions

or

contingent

deferred

sales

charges,

if

applicable,

and

is

not

annualized

for

periods

less

than

one

year.

e

Ratios

are

annualized

for

periods

less

than

one

year.

f

Benefit

of

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

g

Benefit

of

expense

reduction

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

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Months

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31,

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Year

Ended

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30,

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Class

R6

Per

share

operating

performance

(for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period)

Net

asset

value,

beginning

of

period

.....

$21.03

$17.39

$21.97

$19.87

$22.61

$22.83

Income

from

investment

operations

a

:

Net

investment

income

b

.............

0.21

0.22

0.41

0.49

0.43

0.35

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses)

2.51

4.99

(1.43)

2.72

(0.75)

0.41

Total

from

investment

operations

........

2.72

5.21

(1.02)

3.21

(0.32)

0.76

Less

distributions

from:

Net

investment

income

..............

(0.07)

(0.28)

(0.34)

(0.45)

(0.46)

(0.54)

Net

realized

gains

.................

—

(1.29)

(3.22)

(0.66)

(1.96)

(0.44)

Total

distributions

...................

(0.07)

(1.57)

(3.56)

(1.11)

(2.42)

(0.98)

Net

asset

value,

end

of

period

..........

$23.68

$21.03

$17.39

$21.97

$19.87

$22.61

Total

return

c

.......................

12.92%

31.51%

(6.61)%

16.86%

(2.19)%

3.42%

Ratios

to

average

net

assets

d

Expenses

before

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

..........................

0.64%

0.73%

0.81%

0.80%

0.76%

0.55%

Expenses

net

of

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

..........................

0.60%

0.67%

e

0.60%

e

0.58%

e

0.60%

e

0.55%

e,f

Net

investment

income

...............

1.85%

1.16%

1.93%

2.32%

2.23%

1.49%

Supplemental

data

Net

assets,

end

of

period

(000’s)

........

$39,373

$32,831

$3,589

$3,699

$3,794

$2,422

Portfolio

turnover

rate

................

13.31%

19.61%

53.37%

21.85%

19.84%

39.66%

a

The

amount

shown

for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period

may

not

correlate

with

the

Statement

of

Operations

for

the

period

due

to

the

timing

of

sales

and

repurchases

of

the

Fund’s

shares

in

relation

to

income

earned

and/or

fluctuating

fair

value

of

the

investments

of

the

Fund.

b

Based

on

average

daily

shares

outstanding.

c

Total

return

is

not

annualized

for

periods

less

than

one

year.

d

Ratios

are

annualized

for

periods

less

than

one

year.

e

Benefit

of

expense

reduction

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

f

Benefit

of

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

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Estate

Securities

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Estate

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a

Six

Months

Ended

October

31,

2021

(unaudited)

Year

Ended

April

30,

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Advisor

Class

Per

share

operating

performance

(for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period)

Net

asset

value,

beginning

of

period

.....

$20.97

$17.35

$21.93

$19.85

$22.59

$22.83

Income

from

investment

operations

a

:

Net

investment

income

b

.............

0.18

0.19

0.38

0.45

0.44

0.30

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses)

2.50

4.98

(1.42)

2.71

(0.81)

0.41

Total

from

investment

operations

........

2.68

5.17

(1.04)

3.16

(0.37)

0.71

Less

distributions

from:

Net

investment

income

..............

(0.05)

(0.26)

(0.32)

(0.42)

(0.41)

(0.51)

Net

realized

gains

.................

—

(1.29)

(3.22)

(0.66)

(1.96)

(0.44)

Total

distributions

...................

(0.05)

(1.55)

(3.54)

(1.08)

(2.37)

(0.95)

Net

asset

value,

end

of

period

..........

$23.60

$20.97

$17.35

$21.93

$19.85

$22.59

Total

return

c

.......................

12.79%

31.27%

(6.7

1)%

16.62%

(2.42)%

3.18%

Ratios

to

average

net

assets

d

Expenses

e

........................

0.84%

0.82%

f

0.75%

f

0.76%

f

0.86%

f

0.75%

f

Net

investment

income

...............

1.60%

1.01%

1.78%

2.14%

1.97%

1.29%

Supplemental

data

Net

assets,

end

of

period

(000’s)

........

$65,610

$67,206

$65,889

$75,240

$71,000

$50,521

Portfolio

turnover

rate

................

13.31%

19.61%

53.37%

21.85%

19.84%

39.66%

a

The

amount

shown

for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period

may

not

correlate

with

the

Statement

of

Operations

for

the

period

due

to

the

timing

of

sales

and

repurchases

of

the

Fund’s

shares

in

relation

to

income

earned

and/or

fluctuating

fair

value

of

the

investments

of

the

Fund.

b

Based

on

average

daily

shares

outstanding.

c

Total

return

is

not

annualized

for

periods

less

than

one

year.

d

Ratios

are

annualized

for

periods

less

than

one

year.

e

Benefit

of

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

f

Benefit

of

expense

reduction

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Statement

of

Investments

(unaudited),

October

31,

2021

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Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

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a

a

Country

Shares

a

Value

a

Common

Stocks

99.6%

Diversified

REITs

1.8%

American

Assets

Trust,

Inc.

..............................

United

States

78,124

$

2,955,431

Broadstone

Net

Lease,

Inc.

..............................

United

States

212,797

5,658,272

8,613,703

Health

Care

REITs

7.4%

Healthcare

Trust

of

America,

Inc.,

A

........................

United

States

165,916

5,539,935

Healthpeak

Properties,

Inc.

..............................

United

States

469,546

16,673,578

Welltower

,

Inc.

.......................................

United

States

175,124

14,079,970

36,293,483

Hotel

&

Resort

REITs

3.0%

a

Host

Hotels

&

Resorts,

Inc.

..............................

United

States

358,258

6,029,482

a

Ryman

Hospitality

Properties,

Inc.

.........................

United

States

78,929

6,751,587

a

Summit

Hotel

Properties,

Inc.

............................

United

States

188,164

1,881,640

14,662,709

Hotels,

Resorts

&

Cruise

Lines

0.3%

a

Airbnb,

Inc.,

A

........................................

United

States

7,493

1,278,756

a

Industrial

REITs

13.6%

Americold

Realty

Trust

.................................

United

States

92,684

2,731,397

First

Industrial

Realty

Trust,

Inc.

..........................

United

States

112,785

6,567,471

Prologis,

Inc.

.........................................

United

States

302,879

43,905,340

Rexford

Industrial

Realty,

Inc.

............................

United

States

202,067

13,578,902

66,783,110

Office

REITs

8.4%

Alexandria

Real

Estate

Equities,

Inc.

.......................

United

States

85,898

17,535,218

Boston

Properties,

Inc.

.................................

United

States

40,197

4,567,987

City

Office

REIT,

Inc.

...................................

United

States

193,735

3,675,153

Cousins

Properties,

Inc.

................................

United

States

234,059

9,271,077

Kilroy

Realty

Corp.

....................................

United

States

91,020

6,132,927

41,182,362

Real

Estate

Development

0.8%

a

Howard

Hughes

Corp.

(The)

.............................

United

States

45,538

3,967,726

a

Real

Estate

Services

1.5%

a

CBRE

Group,

Inc.,

A

...................................

United

States

70,278

7,314,534

a

Residential

REITs

17.2%

American

Homes

4

Rent,

A

..............................

United

States

395,418

16,053,971

AvalonBay

Communities,

Inc.

............................

United

States

87,324

20,667,844

Camden

Property

Trust

.................................

United

States

96,949

15,812,382

Equity

LifeStyle

Properties,

Inc.

...........................

United

States

181,965

15,377,862

UDR,

Inc.

...........................................

United

States

295,704

16,420,443

84,332,502

Retail

REITs

11.7%

Kimco

Realty

Corp.

....................................

United

States

246,419

5,569,070

NETSTREIT

Corp.

....................................

United

States

148,184

3,591,980

Realty

Income

Corp.

...................................

United

States

230,662

16,476,187

Regency

Centers

Corp.

.................................

United

States

157,598

11,096,475

RPT

Realty

..........................................

United

States

191,463

2,544,543

Simon

Property

Group,

Inc.

..............................

United

States

58,857

8,627,259

Spirit

Realty

Capital,

Inc.

................................

United

States

193,115

9,449,117

57,354,631

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Statement

of

Investments

(unaudited)

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Estate

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Abbreviations

on

page

24

.

a

a

Country

Shares

a

Value

a

Common

Stocks

(continued)

Specialized

REITs

33.9%

American

Tower

Corp.

..................................

United

States

121,033

$

34,127,675

Crown

Castle

International

Corp.

..........................

United

States

107,425

19,368,727

CyrusOne

,

Inc.

.......................................

United

States

68,433

5,612,875

Equinix

,

Inc.

.........................................

United

States

39,291

32,889,317

Life

Storage,

Inc.

......................................

United

States

46,628

6,239,293

MGM

Growth

Properties

LLC,

A

...........................

United

States

206,133

8,117,518

Public

Storage

.......................................

United

States

66,640

22,136,475

SBA

Communications

Corp.

.............................

United

States

69,033

23,839,166

Weyerhaeuser

Co.

....................................

United

States

380,160

13,579,315

165,910,361

Total

Common

Stocks

(Cost

$286,518,065)

.....................................

487,693,877

Short

Term

Investments

0.4%

a

a

Country

Shares

a

Value

a

a

a

a

a

a

Money

Market

Funds

0.4%

b,c

Institutional

Fiduciary

Trust

-

Money

Market

Portfolio,

0.01%

.....

United

States

2,145,379

2,145,379

Total

Money

Market

Funds

(Cost

$2,145,379)

...................................

2,145,379

Total

Short

Term

Investments

(Cost

$2,145,379

)

.................................

2,145,379

a

Total

Investments

(Cost

$288,663,444)

100.0%

..................................

$489,839,256

Other

Assets,

less

Liabilities

(

0.0

)

%

†

..........................................

(181,366)

Net

Assets

100.0%

...........................................................

$489,657,890

†

Rounds

to

less

than

0.1%

of

net

assets.  

a

Non-income

producing.

b

See

Note

3(f)

regarding

investments

in

affiliated

management

investment

companies.

c

The

rate

shown

is

the

annualized

seven-day

effective

yield

at

period

end.

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Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Financial

Statements

Statement

of

Assets

and

Liabilities

October

31,

2021

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Estate

Securities

Fund

Assets:

Investments

in

securities:

Cost

-

Unaffiliated

issuers

...................................................................

$286,518,065

Cost

-

Non-controlled

affiliates

(Note

3

f

)

........................................................

2,145,379

Value

-

Unaffiliated

issuers

..................................................................

$487,693,877

Value

-

Non-controlled

affiliates

(Note

3

f

)

........................................................

2,145,379

Receivables:

Capital

shares

sold

........................................................................

481,846

Dividends

...............................................................................

115,444

European

Union

tax

reclaims

(Note

1

b

)

.........................................................

29,512

Affiliates

................................................................................

32,076

Total

assets

..........................................................................

490,498,134

Liabilities:

Payables:

Capital

shares

redeemed

...................................................................

295,255

Management

fees

.........................................................................

203,217

Distribution

fees

..........................................................................

90,941

Transfer

agent

fees

........................................................................

112,750

Reports

to

shareholders

fees

................................................................

63,203

Professional

fees

.........................................................................

48,671

Trustees'

fees

and

expenses

.................................................................

8,215

Accrued

expenses

and

other

liabilities

...........................................................

17,992

Total

liabilities

.........................................................................

840,244

Net

assets,

at

value

.................................................................

$489,657,890

Net

assets

consist

of:

Paid-in

capital

.............................................................................

$276,033,563

Total

distributable

earnings

(losses)

.............................................................

213,624,327

Net

assets,

at

value

.................................................................

$489,657,890

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

Class

A:

Net

assets,

at

value

.......................................................................

$365,957,330

Shares

outstanding

........................................................................

15,751,359

Net

asset

value

per

share

a

..................................................................

$23.23

Maximum

offering

price

per

share

(net

asset

value

per

share

÷

94.50%)

................................

$24.58

Class

C:

Net

assets,

at

value

.......................................................................

$18,717,568

Shares

outstanding

........................................................................

861,308

Net

asset

value

and

maximum

offering

price

per

share

a

.............................................

$21.73

Class

R6:

Net

assets,

at

value

.......................................................................

$39,372,660

Shares

outstanding

........................................................................

1,662,534

Net

asset

value

and

maximum

offering

price

per

share

.............................................

$23.68

Advisor

Class:

Net

assets,

at

value

.......................................................................

$65,610,332

Shares

outstanding

........................................................................

2,780,005

Net

asset

value

and

maximum

offering

price

per

share

.............................................

$23.60

a

Redemption

price

is

equal

to

net

asset

value

less

contingent

deferred

sales

charges,

if

applicable.

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Financial

Statements

Statement

of

Operations

for

the

six

months

ended

October

31,

2021

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Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

Investment

income:

Dividends:

Unaffiliated

issuers

........................................................................

$5,715,323

Non-controlled

affiliates

(Note

3

f

)

.............................................................

156

Total

investment

income

...................................................................

5,715,479

Expenses:

Management

fees

(Note

3

a

)

...................................................................

1,176,212

Distribution

fees:

(Note

3c

)

    Class

A

................................................................................

431,069

    Class

C

................................................................................

110,793

Transfer

agent

fees:

(Note

3e

)

    Class

A

................................................................................

453,484

    Class

C

................................................................................

29,504

    Class

R6

...............................................................................

11,790

    Advisor

Class

............................................................................

83,067

Custodian

fees

(Note

4

)

......................................................................

1,466

Reports

to

shareholders

fees

..................................................................

45,894

Registration

and

filing

fees

....................................................................

50,413

Professional

fees

...........................................................................

40,356

Trustees'

fees

and

expenses

..................................................................

10,203

Other

....................................................................................

11,908

Total

expenses

.........................................................................

2,456,159

Expenses

waived/paid

by

affiliates

(Note

3

f

and

3

g

)

..............................................

(7,775)

Net

expenses

.........................................................................

2,448,384

Net

investment

income

................................................................

3,267,095

Realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses):

Net

realized

gain

(loss)

from:

Investments:

Unaffiliated

issuers

......................................................................

13,156,498

Net

change

in

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

on:

Investments:

Unaffiliated

issuers

......................................................................

38,496,539

Translation

of

other

assets

and

liabilities

denominated

in

foreign

currencies

..............................

(654)

Net

change

in

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

............................................

38,495,885

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gain

(loss)

............................................................

51,652,383

Net

increase

(decrease)

in

net

assets

resulting

from

operations

..........................................

$54,919,478

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Financial

Statements

Statements

of

Changes

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Net

Assets

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Real

Estate

Securities

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Six

Months

Ended

October

31,

2021

(unaudited)

Year

Ended

April

30,

2021

Increase

(decrease)

in

net

assets:

Operations:

Net

investment

income

.................................................

$3,267,095

$3,025,340

Net

realized

gain

(loss)

.................................................

13,156,498

15,567,334

Net

change

in

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

...........................

38,495,885

90,518,396

Net

increase

(decrease)

in

net

assets

resulting

from

operations

................

54,919,478

109,111,070

Distributions

to

shareholders:

Class

A

.............................................................

(608,054)

(22,730,266)

Class

C

.............................................................

—

(1,827,864)

Class

R6

............................................................

(108,740)

(1,173,748)

Advisor

Class

........................................................

(143,905)

(4,888,603)

Total

distributions

to

shareholders

..........................................

(860,699)

(30,620,481)

Capital

share

transactions:

(Note

2

)

Class

A

.............................................................

7,718,857

(18,776,518)

Class

C

.............................................................

(7,847,183)

(9,332,002)

Class

R6

............................................................

2,257,121

23,999,112

Advisor

Class

........................................................

(8,893,540)

(11,469,984)

Total

capital

share

transactions

............................................

(6,764,745)

(15,579,392)

Net

increase

(decrease)

in

net

assets

...................................

47,294,034

62,911,197

Net

assets:

Beginning

of

period

.....................................................

442,363,856

379,452,659

End

of

period

..........................................................

$489,657,890

$442,363,856

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

(unaudited)

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Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

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Organization

and

Significant

Accounting

Policies

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust (Trust)

is

registered

under

the

Investment

Company

Act

of

1940

(1940

Act)

as

an

open-end

management

investment

company,

consisting

of

one

fund, Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

(Fund)

and

applies

the

specialized

accounting

and

reporting

guidance

in

U.S.

Generally

Accepted

Accounting

Principles

(U.S.

GAAP).

The

Fund

offers

four

classes

of

shares:

Class

A,

Class

C,

Class

R6

and

Advisor

Class.

Effective

August

2,

2021,

Class

C

shares

automatically

convert

to

Class

A

shares

on

a

monthly

basis

after

they

have

been

held

for

8

years.

Prior

to

August

2,

2021,

Class

C

shares

converted

to

Class

A

shares

after

a

10-year

holding

period.

Each

class

of

shares

may

differ

by

its

initial

sales

load,

contingent

deferred

sales

charges,

voting

rights

on

matters

affecting

a

single

class,

its

exchange

privilege

and

fees

due

to

differing

arrangements

for

distribution

and

transfer

agent

fees.

The

following

summarizes

the Fund's

significant

accounting

policies.

a.

Financial

Instrument

Valuation 

The

Fund's

investments

in

financial

instruments

are

carried

at

fair

value

daily.

Fair

value

is

the

price

that

would

be

received

to

sell

an

asset

or

paid

to

transfer

a

liability

in

an

orderly

transaction

between

market

participants

on

the

measurement

date.

The

Fund

calculates

the

net

asset

value

(NAV)

per

share

each business

day as

of

4

p.m.

Eastern

time

or

the

regularly

scheduled

close

of

the

New

York

Stock

Exchange

(NYSE),

whichever

is

earlier.

Under

compliance

policies

and

procedures

approved

by

the

Fund's

Board

of

Trustees

(the

Board),

the Fund's

administrator

has

responsibility

for

oversight

of

valuation,

including

leading

the

cross-functional

Valuation

Committee

(VC).

The

Fund

may

utilize

independent

pricing

services,

quotations

from

securities

and

financial

instrument

dealers,

and

other

market

sources

to

determine

fair

value.

Equity

securities

listed

on

an

exchange

or

on

the

NASDAQ

National

Market

System

are

valued

at

the

last

quoted

sale

price

or

the

official

closing

price of

the

day,

respectively.

Over-the-counter

(OTC)

securities

are

valued

within

the

range

of

the

most

recent

quoted

bid

and

ask

prices.

Securities

that

trade

in

multiple

markets

or

on

multiple

exchanges

are

valued

according

to

the

broadest

and

most

representative

market.

Certain

equity

securities

are

valued

based

upon

fundamental

characteristics

or

relationships

to

similar

securities. 

Investments

in open-end mutual

funds

are

valued

at

the

closing

NAV.

The

Fund

has

procedures

to

determine

the

fair

value

of

financial

instruments

for

which

market

prices

are

not

reliable

or

readily

available.

Under

these

procedures,

the Fund

primarily

employs

a

market-based

approach

which

may

use

related

or

comparable

assets

or

liabilities,

recent

transactions,

market

multiples,

book

values,

and

other

relevant

information

for

the

investment

to

determine

the

fair

value

of

the

investment.

An

income-based

valuation

approach

may

also

be

used

in

which

the

anticipated

future

cash

flows

of

the

investment

are

discounted

to

calculate

fair

value.

Discounts

may

also

be

applied

due

to

the

nature

or

duration

of

any

restrictions

on

the

disposition

of

the

investments.

Due

to

the

inherent

uncertainty

of

valuations

of

such

investments,

the

fair

values

may

differ

significantly

from

the

values

that

would

have

been

used

had

an

active

market

existed.

b.

Income

and

Deferred

Taxes

It

is the Fund's

policy

to

qualify

as

a

regulated

investment

company

under

the

Internal

Revenue

Code. The Fund

intends

to

distribute

to

shareholders

substantially

all

of

its

taxable

income

and

net

realized

gains

to

relieve

it

from

federal

income

and excise

taxes.

As

a

result,

no

provision

for

U.S.

federal

income

taxes

is

required.

The

Fund

may

be

subject

to

foreign

taxation

related

to

income

received,

capital

gains

on

the

sale

of

securities

and

certain

foreign

currency

transactions

in

the

foreign

jurisdictions

in

which it

invests.

Foreign

taxes,

if

any,

are

recorded

based

on

the

tax

regulations

and

rates

that

exist

in

the

foreign

markets

in

which

the

Fund

invests.

When

a

capital

gain

tax

is

determined

to

apply,

the

Fund

records

an

estimated

deferred

tax

liability

in

an

amount

that

would

be

payable

if

the

securities

were

disposed

of

on

the

valuation

date.

As

a

result

of

several

court

cases,

in

certain

countries

across

the

European

Union, the

Fund

filed

additional

tax

reclaims

for

previously

withheld

taxes

on

dividends

earned

in

those

countries

(EU

reclaims). Income

recognized,

if

any,

for

EU

reclaims

is

reflected

as

other

income

in

the

Statement

of

Operations

and

any

related

receivable,

if

any,

is

reflected

as

European

Union

tax

reclaims

in

the

Statement

of

Assets

and

Liabilities.

When

uncertainty

exists

as

to

the

ultimate

resolution

of

these

proceedings,

the

likelihood

of

receipt

of

these

EU

reclaims,

and

the

potential

timing

of

payment,

no

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

(unaudited)

19

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Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

(continued)

amounts

are

reflected

in

the

financial

statements.

For

U.S.

income

tax

purposes,

EU

reclaims

received

by

the

Fund,

if

any,

reduce

the

amount

of

foreign

taxes

Fund

shareholders

can

use

as

tax

deductions

or credits

on

their

income

tax

returns.

The

Fund

may

recognize

an

income

tax

liability

related

to

its

uncertain

tax

positions

under

U.S.

GAAP

when

the

uncertain

tax

position

has

a

less

than

50%

probability

that

it

will

be

sustained

upon

examination

by

the

tax

authorities

based

on

its

technical

merits.

As

of

October

31,

2021,

the

Fund

has

determined

that

no

tax

liability

is

required

in

its

financial

statements

related

to

uncertain

tax

positions

for

any

open

tax

years

(or

expected

to

be

taken

in

future

tax

years).

Open

tax

years

are

those

that

remain

subject

to

examination

and

are

based

on

the

statute

of

limitations

in

each

jurisdiction

in

which

the

Fund

invests. 

c.

Security

Transactions,

Investment

Income,

Expenses

and

Distributions

Security

transactions

are

accounted

for

on

trade

date.

Realized

gains

and

losses

on

security

transactions

are

determined

on

a

specific

identification

basis.

Estimated

expenses

are

accrued

daily.

Dividend

income

is

recorded

on

the

ex-dividend

date.

Distributions

to shareholders

are

recorded

on

the

ex-dividend

date.

Distributable

earnings

are

determined

according

to

income

tax

regulations

(tax

basis)

and

may

differ

from

earnings

recorded

in

accordance

with

U.S.

GAAP.

These

differences

may

be

permanent

or

temporary.

Permanent

differences

are

reclassified

among

capital

accounts

to

reflect

their

tax

character.

These

reclassifications

have

no

impact

on

net

assets

or

the

results

of

operations.

Temporary

differences

are

not

reclassified,

as

they

may

reverse

in

subsequent

periods.

Realized

and

unrealized

gains

and

losses

and

net

investment

income,

excluding

class

specific

expenses,

are

allocated

daily

to

each

class

of

shares

based

upon

the

relative

proportion

of

net

assets

of

each

class.

Differences

in

per

share

distributions

by

class

are

generally

due

to

differences

in

class

specific

expenses.

Distributions

received

by

the

Fund

from

certain

securities

may

be

a

return

of

capital

(ROC).

Such

distributions

reduce

the

cost

basis

of

the

securities,

and

any

distributions

in

excess

of

the

cost

basis

are

recognized

as

capital

gains.

For

U.S.

Real

Estate

Investment

Trust

(REIT)

securities,

the

Fund

records

ROC

estimates,

if

any,

on

the

ex-dividend

date

and

are

adjusted

once

actual

tax

designations

are

known.

d.

Accounting

Estimates

The

preparation

of

financial

statements

in

accordance

with

U.S.

GAAP

requires

management

to

make

estimates

and

assumptions

that

affect

the

reported

amounts

of

assets

and

liabilities

at

the

date

of

the

financial

statements

and

the

amounts

of

income

and

expenses

during

the

reporting

period.

Actual

results

could

differ

from

those

estimates.

e.

Guarantees

and

Indemnifications

Under

the

Fund's

organizational

documents,

its

officers

and

trustees

are

indemnified

by

the

Fund

against

certain

liabilities

arising

out

of

the

performance

of

their

duties

to

the

Fund.

Additionally,

in

the

normal

course

of

business,

the

Fund

enters

into

contracts

with

service

providers

that

contain

general

indemnification

clauses.

The

Fund's

maximum

exposure

under

these

arrangements

is

unknown

as

this

would

involve

future

claims

that

may

be

made

against

the

Fund

that

have

not

yet

occurred.

Currently,

the

Fund

expects

the

risk

of

loss

to

be

remote.

2.

Shares

of

Beneficial

Interest

At

October

31,

2021,

there

were

an

unlimited

number

of

shares

authorized

(without

par

value).

Transactions

in

the

Fund’s

shares

were

as

follows:

1.

Organization

and

Significant

Accounting

Policies

(continued)

b.

Income

and

Deferred

Taxes

(continued)

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

(unaudited)

20

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Report

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

(continued)

3.

Transactions

with

Affiliates

Franklin

Resources,

Inc.

is

the

holding

company

for

various

subsidiaries

that

together

are

referred

to

as

Franklin

Templeton.

Certain

officers

and

trustees

of

the

Trust

are

also

officers

and/or

directors

of

the

following

subsidiaries:

Six

Months

Ended

October

31,

2021

Year

Ended

April

30,

2021

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Class

A

Shares:

Shares

sold

a

...................................

1,393,291

$30,847,506

1,894,947

$34,950,383

Shares

issued

in

reinvestment

of

distributions

..........

25,784

586,067

1,232,022

21,987,838

Shares

redeemed

...............................

(1,079,367)

(23,714,716)

(4,157,045)

(75,714,739)

Net

increase

(decrease)

..........................

339,708

$7,718,857

(1,030,076)

$(18,776,518)

Class

C

Shares:

Shares

sold

...................................

125,214

$2,569,737

160,550

$2,776,472

Shares

issued

in

reinvestment

of

distributions

..........

—

—

108,268

1,812,201

Shares

redeemed

a

..............................

(498,638)

(10,416,920)

(810,908)

(13,920,675)

Net

increase

(decrease)

..........................

(373,424)

$(7,847,183)

(542,090)

$(9,332,002)

Class

R6

Shares:

Shares

sold

...................................

242,358

$5,416,585

1,491,363

$26,583,394

Shares

issued

in

reinvestment

of

distributions

..........

1,751

40,543

29,591

536,694

Shares

redeemed

...............................

(142,498)

(3,200,007)

(166,379)

(3,120,976)

Net

increase

(decrease)

..........................

101,611

$2,257,121

1,354,575

$23,999,112

Advisor

Class

Shares:

Shares

sold

...................................

214,556

$4,791,224

1,161,935

$21,382,950

Shares

issued

in

reinvestment

of

distributions

..........

3,929

90,682

167,142

3,026,574

Shares

redeemed

...............................

(642,984)

(13,775,446)

(1,922,269)

(35,879,508)

Net

increase

(decrease)

..........................

(424,499)

$(8,893,540)

(593,192)

$(11,469,984)

a

May

include

a

portion

of

Class

C

shares

that

were

automatically

converted

to

Class

A.

Subsidiary

Affiliation

Franklin

Advisers,

Inc.

(Advisers)

Investment

manager

Franklin

Templeton

Services,

LLC

(FT

Services)

Administrative

manager

Franklin

Distributors,

LLC

(Distributors)

(formerly

Franklin

Templeton

Distributors,

Inc.)

Principal

underwriter

Franklin

Templeton

Investor

Services,

LLC

(Investor

Services)

Transfer

agent

2.

Shares

of

Beneficial

Interest

(continued)

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

(unaudited)

21

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Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

(continued)

a.

Management

Fees

The

Fund

pays

an

investment

management

fee

to

Advisers

based

on

the

average

daily

net

assets

of

the

Fund

as

follows:

For

the

period

ended

October

31,

2021,

the

annualized

gross

effective

investment

management

fee

rate

was

0.504%

of

the

Fund’s

average

daily

net

assets. 

b.

Administrative

Fees

Under

an

agreement

with

Advisers,

FT

Services

provides

administrative

services

to

the

Fund.

The

fee

is

paid

by

Advisers

based

on

the

Fund’s

average

daily

net

assets,

and

is

not

an

additional

expense

of

the

Fund.

c.

Distribution

Fees

The

Board

has

adopted

distribution

plans

for

each

share

class,

with

the

exception

of

Class

R6

and

Advisor

Class

shares,

pursuant

to

Rule

12b-1

under

the

1940

Act.

Under

the

Fund’s

Class A reimbursement

distribution

plan,

the

Fund

reimburses

Distributors

for

costs

incurred

in

connection

with

the

servicing,

sale

and

distribution

of

the

Fund's

shares

up

to

the

maximum

annual

plan

rate.

Under

the

Class

A

reimbursement

distribution

plan,

costs

exceeding

the

maximum

for

the

current

plan

year

cannot

be

reimbursed

in

subsequent

periods.

In

addition,

under

the

Fund’s

Class C

compensation

distribution

plan,

the

Fund

pays

Distributors

for

costs

incurred

in

connection

with

the

servicing,

sale

and

distribution

of

the

Fund's

shares

up

to

the

maximum

annual

plan

rate

for

each

class.

The

plan

year,

for

purposes

of

monitoring

compliance

with

the

maximum

annual

plan

rate,

is

February

1

through

January

31.

The

maximum

annual

plan

rates,

based

on

the

average

daily

net

assets,

for

each

class,

are

as

follows:

d.

Sales

Charges/Underwriting

Agreements

Front-end

sales

charges

and

contingent

deferred

sales

charges

(CDSC)

do

not

represent

expenses

of

the

Fund.

These

charges

are

deducted

from

the

proceeds

of

sales

of

Fund

shares

prior

to

investment

or

from

redemption

proceeds

prior

to

remittance,

as

applicable.

Distributors

has

advised

the

Fund

of

the

following

commission

transactions

related

to

the

sales

and

redemptions

of

the

Fund's

shares

for

the

period:

Annualized

Fee

Rate

Net

Assets

0.625%

Up

to

and

including

$100

million

0.500%

Over

$100

million,

up

to

and

including

$250

million

0.450%

Over

$250

million,

up

to

and

including

$7.5

billion

0.440%

Over

$7.5

billion,

up

to

and

including

$10

billion

0.430%

Over

$10

billion,

up

to

and

including

$12.5

billion

0.420%

Over

$12.5

billion,

up

to

and

including

$15

billion

0.400%

In

excess

of

$15

billion

Class

A

....................................................................................

0.25%

Class

C

....................................................................................

1.00%

Sales

charges

retained

net

of

commissions

paid

to

unaffiliated

brokers/dealers

..............................

$20,262

CDSC

retained

..............................................................................

$815

3.

Transactions

with

Affiliates

(continued)

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

(unaudited)

22

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Estate

Securities

Fund

(continued)

e.

Transfer

Agent

Fees

Each

class

of

shares pays

transfer

agent

fees

to

Investor

Services

for

its

performance

of

shareholder

servicing

obligations.

The

fees

are

based

on

an

annualized

asset

based

fee

of

0.02%

plus

a

transaction

based

fee.

In

addition,

each

class reimburses

Investor

Services

for

out

of

pocket

expenses

incurred

and,

except

for

Class

R6,

reimburses

shareholder

servicing

fees

paid

to

third

parties.

These

fees

are

allocated

daily

based

upon

their

relative

proportion

of

such

classes'

aggregate

net

assets.

Class

R6

pays

Investor

Services

transfer

agent

fees

specific

to

that

class.

For

the

period

ended

October

31,

2021,

the

Fund

paid

transfer

agent

fees

of

$577,845

of

which $184,741

was

retained

by

Investor

Services.

f.

Investments

in

Affiliated

Management

Investment

Companies

The

Fund

invests

in

one

or

more

affiliated

management

investment

companies.

As

defined

in

the

1940

Act,

an

investment

is

deemed

to

be

a

“Controlled

Affiliate”

of

a

fund

when

a

fund

owns,

either

directly

or

indirectly,

25%

or

more

of

the

affiliated

fund’s

outstanding

shares

or

has

the

power

to

exercise

control

over

management

or

policies

of

such

fund.

The

Fund

does

not

invest

for

purposes

of

exercising

a

controlling

influence

over

the

management

or

policies.

Management

fees

paid

by

the

Fund

are

waived

on

assets

invested

in

the

affiliated

management

investment

companies,

as

noted

in

the

Statement

of

Operations,

in

an

amount

not

to

exceed

the

management

and

administrative

fees

paid

directly

or

indirectly

by

each

affiliate.

During

the

period

ended

October

31,

2021,

the

Fund

held

investments

in

affiliated

management

investment

companies

as

follows:

g.

Waiver

and

Expense

Reimbursements

Investor

Services

has

contractually

agreed

in

advance

to

waive

or

limit

its

fees

so

that

the

Class

R6

transfer

agent

fees

do

not

exceed

0.03%

based

on

the

average

net

assets

of

the

class

until

August

31,

2022.

4.

Expense

Offset

Arrangement

The Fund has

entered

into

an

arrangement

with

its

custodian

whereby

credits

realized

as

a

result

of

uninvested

cash

balances

are

used

to

reduce

a

portion

of

the

Fund's

custodian

expenses.

During

the

period

ended

October

31,

2021,

there

were

no

credits

earned. 

5.

Income

Taxes

At

October

31,

2021,

the

cost

of

investments

and

net

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

for

income

tax

purposes

were

as

follows:

    aa

Value

at

Beginning

of

Period

Purchases

Sales

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

Net

Change

in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

Value

at

End

of

Period

Number

of

Shares

Held

at

End

of

Period

Investment

Income

a      

a  

a  

a  

a  

a  

a  

a  

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

Non-Controlled

Affiliates

Dividends

Institutional

Fiduciary

Trust

-

Money

Market

Portfolio,

0.01%

.

$2,173,280

$17,925,910

$(17,953,811)

$—

$—

$2,145,379

2,145,379

$156

Total

Affiliated

Securities

...

$2,173,280

$17,925,910

$(17,953,811)

$—

$—

$2,145,379

$156

3.

Transactions

with

Affiliates

(continued)

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

(unaudited)

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Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

(continued)

Differences

between

income

and/or

capital

gains

as

determined

on

a

book

basis

and

a

tax

basis

are

primarily

due

to

differing

treatment

of

wash

sales.

6.

Investment

Transactions

Purchases

and

sales

of

investments

(excluding

short

term

securities)

for

the

period

ended

October

31,

2021,

aggregated

$61,115,033

and

$65,387,634,

respectively.

7.

Concentration

of

Risk

The

Fund

invests

a

large

percentage

of

its

total

assets

in

REIT

securities.

Such

concentration

may

subject

the

Fund

to

special

risks

associated

with

real

estate

securities.

These

securities

may

be

more

sensitive

to

economic

or

regulatory

developments

due

to

a

variety

of

factors

such

as

local,

regional,

national

and

global

economic

conditions,

interest

rates

and

tax

considerations. 

8.

Novel

Coronavirus

Pandemic 

The

global

outbreak

of

the

novel

coronavirus

disease,

known

as

COVID-19, has

caused

adverse

effects

on

many

companies,

sectors,

nations,

regions

and

the

markets

in

general, and

may

continue for

an unpredictable duration.

The

effects

of

this

pandemic

may

materially

impact

the

value

and

performance

of

the Fund, its ability

to

buy

and

sell

fund

investments

at

appropriate

valuations

and its ability

to

achieve its investment

objectives.

9.

Credit

Facility

The

Fund,

together

with

other

U.S.

registered

and

foreign

investment

funds

(collectively,

Borrowers),

managed

by

Franklin

Templeton,

are

borrowers

in

a

joint

syndicated

senior

unsecured

credit

facility

totaling

$2.675

billion

(Global

Credit

Facility)

which

matures

on

February

4,

2022.

This

Global

Credit

Facility

provides

a

source

of

funds

to

the

Borrowers

for

temporary

and

emergency

purposes,

including

the

ability

to

meet

future

unanticipated

or

unusually

large

redemption

requests.

Under

the

terms

of

the

Global

Credit

Facility,

the

Fund

shall,

in

addition

to

interest

charged

on

any

borrowings

made

by

the

Fund

and

other

costs

incurred

by

the

Fund,

pay

its

share

of

fees

and

expenses

incurred

in

connection

with

the

implementation

and

maintenance

of

the

Global

Credit

Facility,

based

upon

its

relative

share

of

the

aggregate

net

assets

of

all

of

the

Borrowers,

including

an

annual

commitment

fee

of

0.15%

based

upon

the

unused

portion

of

the

Global

Credit

Facility.

These

fees

are

reflected

in

other

expenses

in

the

Statement

of

Operations.

During

the

period

ended

October

31,

2021,

the Fund

did

not

use

the

Global

Credit

Facility.

10.

Fair

Value

Measurements

The

Fund

follows

a

fair

value

hierarchy

that

distinguishes

between

market

data

obtained

from

independent

sources

(observable

inputs)

and

the Fund's

own

market

assumptions

(unobservable

inputs).

These

inputs

are

used

in

determining

the

value

of

the

Fund's financial

instruments

and

are

summarized

in

the

following

fair

value

hierarchy:

Cost

of

investments

..........................................................................

$300,844,466

Unrealized

appreciation

........................................................................

$201,595,831

Unrealized

depreciation

........................................................................

(12,601,041)

Net

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

..........................................................

$188,994,790

5.

Income

Taxes

(continued)

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

(unaudited)

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(continued)

Level

1

–

quoted

prices

in

active

markets

for

identical

financial

instruments

Level

2

–

other

significant

observable

inputs

(including

quoted

prices

for

similar

financial

instruments,

interest

rates,

prepayment

speed,

credit

risk,

etc.)

Level

3

–

significant

unobservable

inputs

(including

the

Fund's

own

assumptions

in

determining

the

fair

value

of

financial

instruments)

The

input

levels

are

not

necessarily

an

indication

of

the

risk

or

liquidity

associated

with

financial

instruments

at

that

level.

At

October

31,

2021,

all

of

the

Fund's

investments

in

financial

instruments

carried

at

fair

value

were

valued

using

Level

1

inputs.

For

detailed

categories,

see

the

accompanying

Statement

of

Investments.

11.

New

Accounting

Pronouncements

In

March

2020,

the

Financial

Accounting

Standards

Board

(FASB)

issued

Accounting

Standards

Update

(ASU)

No.

2020-04,

Reference

Rate

Reform

(Topic

848)

–

Facilitation

of

the

Effects

of

Reference

Rate

Reform

on

Financial

Reporting.

In

January

2021,

the

FASB

issued

ASU

No.

2021-01,

with

further

amendments

to

Topic

848.

The

amendments

in

the

ASUs

provide

optional

temporary

accounting

recognition

and financial

reporting

relief

from

the

effect

of

certain

types

of

contract

modifications

due

to

the

planned

discontinuation

of

the

London

Interbank

Offered

Rate

(LIBOR)

and

other

interbank-offered

based

reference

rates

as

of

the

end

of

2021

for

certain

LIBOR

settings

and

2023

for

the

remainder. The

ASUs

are

effective

for

certain

reference

rate-related

contract

modifications

that

occur

during

the

period

March

12,

2020

through

December

31,

2022.

Management

has

reviewed

the

requirements

and

believes

the

adoption

of

these

ASUs

will

not

have

a

material

impact

on

the

financial

statements. 

12.

Subsequent

Events

The

Fund

has

evaluated

subsequent

events

through

the

issuance

of

the financial

statements

and

determined

that

no

events

have

occurred

that

require

disclosure.

Abbreviations

Selected

Portfolio

REIT

Real

Estate

Investment

Trust

10.

Fair

Value

Measurements

(continued)

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Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

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Liquidity

Risk

Management

Program-

Funds

no

HLIM

Each

Fund

has

adopted

and

implemented

a

written

Liquidity

Risk

Management

Program

(the

“LRMP”)

as

required

by

Rule

22e-4

under

the

Investment

Company

Act

of

1940

(the

“Liquidity

Rule”).

The

LRMP

is

designed

to

assess

and

manage

each

Fund’s

liquidity

risk,

which

is

defined

as

the

risk

that

the

Fund

could

not

meet

requests

to

redeem

shares

issued

by

the

Fund

without

significant

dilution

of

remaining

investors’

interests

in

the

Fund.

In

accordance

with

the

Liquidity

Rule,

the

LRMP

includes

policies

and

procedures

that

provide

for:

(1)

assessment,

management,

and

review

(no

less

frequently

than

annually)

of

each

Fund’s

liquidity

risk;

(2)

classification

of

each

Fund’s

portfolio

holdings

into

one

of

four

liquidity

categories

(Highly

Liquid,

Moderately

Liquid,

Less

Liquid,

and

Illiquid);

(3)

for

Funds

that

do

not

primarily

hold

assets

that

are

Highly

Liquid,

establishing

and

maintaining

a

minimum

percentage

of

the

Fund’s

net

assets

in

Highly

Liquid

investments

(called

a

“Highly

Liquid

Investment

Minimum”

or

“HLIM”);

and

(4)

prohibiting

the

Fund’s

acquisition

of

Illiquid

investments

that

would

result

in

the

Fund

holding

more

than

15%

of

its

net

assets

in

Illiquid

assets.

The

LRMP

also

requires

reporting

to

the

Securities

and

Exchange

Commission

(“SEC”)

(on

a

non-public

basis)

and

to

the

Board

if

the

Fund’s

holdings

of

Illiquid

assets

exceed

15%

of

the

Fund’s

net

assets.

Funds

with

HLIMs

must

have

procedures

for

addressing

HLIM

shortfalls,

including

reporting

to

the

Board

and,

with

respect

to

HLIM

shortfalls

lasting

more

than

seven

consecutive

calendar

days,

reporting

to

the

SEC

(on

a

non-public

basis).

The

Director

of

Liquidity

Risk

within

the

Investment

Risk

Management

Group

(the

“IRMG”)

is

the

appointed

Administrator

of

the

LRMP.

The

IRMG

maintains

the

Investment

Liquidity

Committee

(the

“ILC”)

to

provide

oversight

and

administration

of

policies

and

procedures

governing

liquidity

risk

management

for

FT

products

and

portfolios.

The

ILC

includes

representatives

from

Franklin

Templeton’s

Risk,

Trading,

Global

Compliance,

Investment

Compliance,

Investment

Operations,

Valuation

Committee,

Product

Management

and

Global

Product

Strategy.

In

assessing

and

managing

each

Fund’s

liquidity

risk,

the

ILC

considers,

as

relevant,

a

variety

of

factors,

including

the

Fund’s

investment

strategy

and

the

liquidity

of

its

portfolio

investments

during

both

normal

and

reasonably

foreseeable

stressed

conditions;

its

short

and

long-term

cash

flow

projections;

and

its

cash

holdings

and

access

to

other

funding

sources

including

the

Funds’

interfund

lending

facility

and

line

of

credit.

Classification

of

the

Fund’s

portfolio

holdings

in

the

four

liquidity

categories

is

based

on

the

number

of

days

it

is

reasonably

expected

to

take

to

convert

the

investment

to

cash

(for

Highly

Liquid

and

Moderately

Liquid

holdings)

or

sell

or

dispose

of

the

investment

(for

Less

Liquid

and

Illiquid

investments),

in

current

market

conditions

without

significantly

changing

the

investment’s

market

value.

Each

Fund

primarily

holds

liquid

assets

that

are

defined

under

the

Liquidity

Rule

as

"Highly

Liquid

Investments,"

and

therefore

is

not

required

to

establish

an

HLIM.

Highly

Liquid

Investments

are

defined

as

cash

and

any

investment

reasonably

expected

to

be

convertible

to

cash

in

current

market

conditions

in

three

business

days

or

less

without

the

conversion

to

cash

significantly

changing

the

market

value

of

the

investment.

At

meetings

of

the

Funds’

Board

of

Trustees

held

in

May

2021,

the

Program

Administrator

provided

a

written

report

to

the

Board

addressing

the

adequacy

and

effectiveness

of

the

program

for

the

year

ended

December

31,

2020.

The

Program

Administrator

report

concluded

that

(is.)

the

LRMP,

as

adopted

and

implemented,

remains

reasonably

designed

to

assess

and

manage

each

Fund’s

liquidity

risk;

(ii.)

the

LRMP,

including

the

Highly

Liquid

Investment

Minimum

(“HLIM”)

where

applicable,

was

implemented

and

operated

effectively

to

achieve

the

goal

of

assessing

and

managing

each

Fund’s

liquidity

risk;

and

(iii.)

each

Fund

was

able

to

meet

requests

for

redemption

without

significant

dilution

of

remaining

investors’

interests

in

the

Fund.

Proxy

Voting

Policies

and

Procedures

The

Fund’s

investment

manager

has

established

Proxy

Voting

Policies

and

Procedures

(Policies)

that

the

Fund

uses

to

determine

how

to

vote

proxies

relating

to

portfolio

securities.

Shareholders

may

view

the

Fund’s

complete

Policies

online

at

franklintempleton.com.

Alternatively,

shareholders

may

request

copies

of

the

Policies

free

of

charge

by

calling

the

Proxy

Group

collect

at

(954)

527-

7678

or

by

sending

a

written

request

to:

Franklin

Templeton

Companies,

LLC,

300

S.E.

2nd

Street,

Fort

Lauderdale,

FL

33301,

Attention:

Proxy

Group.

Copies

of

the

Fund’s

proxy

voting

records

are

also

made

available

online

at

franklintempleton.com

and

posted

on

the

U.S.

Securities

and

Exchange

Commission’s

website

at

sec.gov

and

reflect

the

most

recent

12-month

period

ended

June

30.

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Real

Estate

Securities

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Quarterly

Statement

of

Investments

The

Trust,

on

behalf

of

the

Fund,

files

a

complete

statement

of

investments

with

the

U.S.

Securities

and

Exchange

Commission

for

the

first

and

third

quarters

for

each

fiscal

year

as

an

exhibit

to

its

report

on

Form

N-PORT.

Shareholders

may

view

the

filed

Form

N-PORT

by

visiting

the

Commission’s

website

at

sec.gov.

The

filed

form

may

also

be

viewed

and

copied

at

the

Commission’s

Public

Reference

Room

in

Washington,

DC.

Information

regarding

the

operations

of

the

Public

Reference

Room

may

be

obtained

by

calling

(800)

SEC-0330.

Householding

of

Reports

and

Prospectuses

You

will

receive,

or

receive

notice

of

the

availability

of,

the

Fund’s

financial

reports

every

six

months.

In

addition,

you

will

receive

an

annual

updated

summary

prospectus

(detail

prospectus

available

upon

request).

To

reduce

Fund

expenses,

we

try

to

identify

related

shareholders

in

a

household

and

send

only

one

copy

of

the

financial

reports

(to

the

extent

received

by

mail)

and

summary

prospectus.

This

process,

called

“householding,”

will

continue

indefinitely

unless

you

instruct

us

otherwise.

If

you

prefer

not

to

have

these

documents

householded,

please

call

us

at

(800)

632-2301.

At

any

time

you

may

view

current

prospectuses/

summary

prospectuses

and

financial

reports

on

our

website.

If

you

choose,

you

may

receive

these

documents

through

electronic

delivery.

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Templeton

Investments.

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rights

reserved.

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only

when

accompanied

or

preceded

by

a

summary

prospectus

and/or

prospectus.

Investors

should

carefully

consider

a

fund’s

investment

goals,

risks,

charges

and

expenses

before

investing.

A

prospectus

contains

this

and

other

information;

please

read

it

carefully

before

investing.

To

help

ensure

we

provide

you

with

quality

service,

all

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and

from

our

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

(a) The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officers and principal financial and accounting officer. 

(c) N/A

(d) N/A

(f) Pursuant to Item 13(a)(1), the Registrant is attaching as an exhibit a copy of its code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officers and principal financial and accounting officer.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

(a)(1) The Registrant has an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.

(2) The audit committee financial expert is Mary C. Choksi and she is "independent" as defined under the relevant Securities and Exchange Commission Rules and Releases.

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.      

N/A

Item 5. Audit Committee

 

of Listed Registrants. N/A

Item 6. Schedule of Investments. N/A

Item 7.  Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. N/A

Item 8.  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. N/A

Item 9.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and

Affiliated Purchasers. N/A

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant's Board of Trustees that would require disclosure herein.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

The Registrant maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Registrant’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

Within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR, the Registrant had carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Registrant’s management, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer and the Registrant’s principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

(b) Changes in Internal Controls.

There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect the internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Company.                             N/A

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a) (1) Code of Ethics

codeofethics

(a) (2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Matthew T. Hinkle, Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration, and Jeffrey W. White, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

section302

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Matthew T. Hinkle, Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration, and Jeffrey W. White, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

FRANKLIN REAL ESTATE SECURITIES TRUST

By S\MATTHEW T. HINKLE______________________

      Matthew T. Hinkle

      Chief Executive Officer – Finance and Administration

Date December 23, 2021

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By S\MATTHEW T. HINKLE______________________

      Matthew T. Hinkle

      Chief Executive Officer – Finance and Administration

Date December 23, 2021

By S\Jeffrey W. White________________________

     Jeffrey W. White

     Interim Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

Date December 23, 2021