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)

Alison Baur, 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: 10/31/23

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

a.)

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30e-1.)

b.)

Include a copy of each notice transmitted to stockholders in reliance on Rule 30e-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30e-3) that contains disclosures specified by paragraph (c)(3) of that rule.

Not Applicable

.

SEMIANNUAL

REPORT

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

A

Series

of

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

October

31,

2023

Not

FDIC

Insured

May

Lose

Value

No

Bank

Guarantee

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Securities

and

Exchange

Commission

has

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new

regulations

that

will

result

in

changes

to

the

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and

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Otherwise,

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copies

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Fund’s

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you

beginning

in

July

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1

Contents

Fund

Overview

2

Performance

Summary

4

Your

Fund’s

Expenses

6

Financial

Highlights

and

Schedule

of

Investments

7

Financial

Statements

13

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

16

Shareholder

Information

23

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franklintempleton.com

for

fund

updates,

to

access

your

account,

or

to

find

helpful

financial

planning

tools.

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Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

This

semiannual

report

for

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

covers

the

period

ended

October

31,

2023.

Fund

Overview

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)

1

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.

Performance

Overview

The

Fund’s

Class

A

shares

posted

a

-11.35%

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

-10.54%

cumulative

total

return.

2

You

can

find

the

Fund’s

long-term

performance

data

in

the

Performance

Summary

beginning

on

page

4

.

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

.

Portfolio

Composition

10/31/23

%

of

Total

Net

Assets

Industrial

REITs

14.3%

Retail

REITs

13.3%

Telecom

Tower

REITs

13.0%

Data

Center

REITs

10.9%

Health

Care

REITs

10.0%

Multi-Family

Residential

REITs

9.0%

Single-Family

Residential

REITs

7.6%

Self-Storage

REITs

5.8%

Other

Specialized

REITs

3.9%

Hotel

&

Resort

REITs

3.5%

Office

REITs

3.0%

Timber

REITs

2.3%

Real

Estate

Services

1.5%

Other

*

1.5%

Short-Term

Investments

&

Other

Net

Assets

0.4%

*

Categories

within

the

Other

category

are

listed

in

full

in

the

Fund's

Schedule

of

Investments

(SOI),

which

can

be

found

later

in

this

report.

Top

10

Holdings

10/31/23

Company

Sub-Industry

%

of

Total

Net

Assets

a

a

Prologis,

Inc.

9.3%

Industrial

REITs

American

Tower

Corp.

8.5%

Telecom

Tower

REITs

Equinix,

Inc.

8.1%

Data

Center

REITs

Public

Storage

5.8%

Self-Storage

REITs

Welltower,

Inc.

5.7%

Health

Care

REITs

VICI

Properties,

Inc.

3.9%

Other

Specialized

REITs

American

Homes

4

Rent

3.8%

Single-Family

Residential

REITs

Equity

LifeStyle

Properties,

Inc.

3.8%

Single-Family

Residential

REITs

AvalonBay

Communities,

Inc.

3.4%

Multi-Family

Residential

REITs

Realty

Income

Corp.

3.4%

Retail

REITs

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

Schedule

of

Investments

(SOI).

The

SOI

begins

on

page

11

.

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Estate

Securities

Fund

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you

for

your

continued

participation

in

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Fund.

We

look

forward

to

serving

your

future

investment

needs.

Blair

Schmicker,

CFA

Daniel

Scher

Portfolio

Management

Team

CFA

®

is

a

trademark

owned

by

CFA

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Performance

Summary

as

of

October

31,

2023

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Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

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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

10/31/23

1

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

franklintempleton.com.

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

2

Average

Annual

Total

Return

3

–

A

4

6-Month

-11.35%

-16.20%

1-Year

-7.31%

-12.41%

5-Year

+12.73%

+1.28%

10-Year

+54.27%

+3.84%

Advisor

6-Month

-11.17%

-11.17%

1-Year

-7.02%

-7.02%

5-Year

+14.16%

+2.68%

10-Year

+58.21%

+4.69%

See

page

5

for

Performance

Summary

footnotes.

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Estate

Securities

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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.

Events

such

as

the

spread

of

deadly

diseases,

disasters,

and

financial,

political

or

social

disruptions,

may

heighten

risks

and

adversely

affect

performance.

All

investments

involve

risks,

including

possible

loss

of

principal.

To

the

extent

the

portfolio

invests

in

a

concentration

of

certain

securities,

regions

or

industries,

it

is

subject

to

increased

volatility.

Real

estate

investment

trusts

(REITs)

are

closely

linked

to

the

performance

of

the

real

estate

markets.

REITs

are

subject

to

illiquidity,

credit

and

interest

rate

risks,

and

risks

associated

with

small-

and

mid-cap

investments.

The

manager

may

consider

environmental,

social

and

governance

(ESG)

criteria

in

the

research

or

investment

process;

however,

ESG

considerations

may

not

be

a

determinative

factor

in

security

selection.

In

addition,

the

manager

may

not

assess

every

investment

for

ESG

criteria,

and

not

every

ESG

factor

may

be

identified

or

evaluated.

These

and

other

risks

are

discussed

in

the

Fund’s

prospectus.

1.

The

total

annual

operating

expenses

are

as

of

the

Fund's

prospectus

available

at

the

time

of

publication.

Actual

expenses

may

be

higher

and

may

impact

portfolio

returns.

2.

Cumulative

total

return

represents

the

change

in

value

of

an

investment

over

the

periods

indicated.

3.

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.

4.

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%.

5.

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

(5/1/23–10/31/23)

Share

Class

Net

Investment

Income

A

$0.1781

C

$0.1142

R6

$0.2221

Advisor

$0.1989

Total

Annual

Operating

Expenses

5

Share

Class

A

1.05%

Advisor

0.80%

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Fund’s

Expenses

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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

184/366

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

5/1/23

Ending

Account

Value

10/31/23

Expenses

Paid

During

Period

5/1/23–10/31/23

1,2

Ending

Account

Value

10/31/23

Expenses

Paid

During

Period

5/1/23–10/31/23

1,2

a

Net

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

2

A

$1,000

$886.50

$5.30

$1,019.51

$5.68

1.12%

C

$1,000

$883.60

$8.84

$1,015.75

$9.46

1.87%

R6

$1,000

$888.90

$2.99

$1,021.97

$3.20

0.63%

Advisor

$1,000

$888.30

$4.12

$1,020.78

$4.40

0.87%

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a

Six

Months

Ended

October

31,

2023

(unaudited)

Year

Ended

April

30,

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Class

A

Per

share

operating

performance

(for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period)

Net

asset

value,

beginning

of

period

.....

$17.61

$21.91

$20.66

$17.11

$21.69

$19.64

Income

from

investment

operations

a

:

Net

investment

income

b

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

0.22

0.31

0.09

0.14

0.33

0.39

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses)

(2.20)

(3.97)

2.44

4.91

(1.41)

2.69

Total

from

investment

operations

........

(1.98)

(3.66)

2.53

5.05

(1.08)

3.08

Less

distributions

from:

Net

investment

income

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

(0.18)

(0.23)

(0.18)

(0.21)

(0.28)

(0.37)

Net

realized

gains

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

—

(0.41)

(1.10)

(1.29)

(3.22)

(0.66)

Total

distributions

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

(0.18)

(0.64)

(1.28)

(1.50)

(3.50)

(1.03)

Net

asset

value,

end

of

period

..........

$15.45

$17.61

$21.91

$20.66

$17.11

$21.69

Total

return

c

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

(11.35)%

(16.70)%

11.99%

30.97%

(6.96)%

16.32%

Ratios

to

average

net

assets

d

Expenses

e

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

1.12%

f

1.05%

f

1.11%

1.07%

f

1.00%

f

1.01%

f

Net

investment

income

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

2.54%

1.66%

0.41%

0.77%

1.53%

1.89%

Supplemental

data

Net

assets,

end

of

period

(000’s)

........

$215,041

$262,766

$361,133

$318,415

$281,341

$338,260

Portfolio

turnover

rate

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

8.67%

10.69%

22.14%

19.61%

53.37%

21.85%

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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Estate

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Estate

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financial

statements.

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a

Six

Months

Ended

October

31,

2023

(unaudited)

Year

Ended

April

30,

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Class

C

Per

share

operating

performance

(for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period)

Net

asset

value,

beginning

of

period

.....

$16.29

$20.39

$19.37

$16.12

$20.66

$18.77

Income

from

investment

operations

a

:

Net

investment

income

(loss)

b

........

0.14

0.15

(0.08)

—

c

0.16

0.25

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses)

(2.03)

(3.69)

2.29

4.61

(1.31)

2.54

Total

from

investment

operations

........

(1.89)

(3.54)

2.21

4.61

(1.15)

2.79

Less

distributions

from:

Net

investment

income

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

(0.11)

(0.15)

(0.09)

(0.07)

(0.17)

(0.24)

Net

realized

gains

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

—

(0.41)

(1.10)

(1.29)

(3.22)

(0.66)

Total

distributions

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

(0.11)

(0.56)

(1.19)

(1.36)

(3.39)

(0.90)

Net

asset

value,

end

of

period

..........

$14.29

$16.29

$20.39

$19.37

$16.12

$20.66

Total

return

d

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

(11.64)%

(17.38)%

11.13%

29.96%

(7.62)%

15.49%

Ratios

to

average

net

assets

e

Expenses

f

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

1.87%

g

1.80%

g

1.87%

1.82%

g

1.75%

g

1.76%

g

Net

investment

income

(loss)

..........

1.79%

0.89%

(0.38)%

0.02%

0.78%

1.14%

Supplemental

data

Net

assets,

end

of

period

(000’s)

........

$6,520

$9,132

$17,704

$23,912

$28,634

$39,619

Portfolio

turnover

rate

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

8.67%

10.69%

22.14%

19.61%

53.37%

21.85%

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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Six

Months

Ended

October

31,

2023

(unaudited)

Year

Ended

April

30,

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Class

R6

Per

share

operating

performance

(for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period)

Net

asset

value,

beginning

of

period

.....

$17.99

$22.39

$21.03

$17.39

$21.97

$19.87

Income

from

investment

operations

a

:

Net

investment

income

b

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

0.29

0.41

0.21

0.22

0.41

0.49

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses)

(2.27)

(4.07)

2.49

4.99

(1.43)

2.72

Total

from

investment

operations

........

(1.98)

(3.66)

2.70

5.21

(1.02)

3.21

Less

distributions

from:

Net

investment

income

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

(0.22)

(0.33)

(0.24)

(0.28)

(0.34)

(0.45)

Net

realized

gains

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

—

(0.41)

(1.10)

(1.29)

(3.22)

(0.66)

Total

distributions

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

(0.22)

(0.74)

(1.34)

(1.57)

(3.56)

(1.11)

Net

asset

value,

end

of

period

..........

$15.79

$17.99

$22.39

$21.03

$17.39

$21.97

Total

return

c

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

(11.11)%

(16.29)%

12.56%

31.51%

(6.61)%

16.86%

Ratios

to

average

net

assets

d

Expenses

before

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

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

0.69%

0.62%

0.63%

0.73%

0.81%

0.80%

Expenses

net

of

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

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

0.63%

e

0.57%

e

0.60%

0.67%

e

0.60%

e

0.58%

e

Net

investment

income

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

3.29%

2.16%

0.93%

1.16%

1.93%

2.32%

Supplemental

data

Net

assets,

end

of

period

(000’s)

........

$16,551

$35,251

$37,871

$32,831

$3,589

$3,699

Portfolio

turnover

rate

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

8.67%

10.69%

22.14%

19.61%

53.37%

21.85%

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%.

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Six

Months

Ended

October

31,

2023

(unaudited)

Year

Ended

April

30,

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Advisor

Class

Per

share

operating

performance

(for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period)

Net

asset

value,

beginning

of

period

.....

$17.91

$22.29

$20.97

$17.35

$21.93

$19.85

Income

from

investment

operations

a

:

Net

investment

income

b

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

0.25

0.36

0.15

0.19

0.38

0.45

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses)

(2.24)

(4.06)

2.48

4.98

(1.42)

2.71

Total

from

investment

operations

........

(1.99)

(3.70)

2.63

5.17

(1.04)

3.16

Less

distributions

from:

Net

investment

income

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

(0.20)

(0.27)

(0.21)

(0.26)

(0.32)

(0.42)

Net

realized

gains

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

—

(0.41)

(1.10)

(1.29)

(3.22)

(0.66)

Total

distributions

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

(0.20)

(0.68)

(1.31)

(1.55)

(3.54)

(1.08)

Net

asset

value,

end

of

period

..........

$15.72

$17.91

$22.29

$20.97

$17.35

$21.93

Total

return

c

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

(11.17)%

(16.52)%

12.25%

31.27%

(6.71)%

16.62%

Ratios

to

average

net

assets

d

Expenses

e

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

0.87%

f

0.80%

f

0.86%

0.82%

f

0.75%

f

0.76%

f

Net

investment

income

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

2.85%

1.91%

0.65%

1.01%

1.78%

2.14%

Supplemental

data

Net

assets,

end

of

period

(000’s)

........

$28,770

$40,211

$63,140

$67,206

$65,889

$75,240

Portfolio

turnover

rate

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

8.67%

10.69%

22.14%

19.61%

53.37%

21.85%

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

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Estate

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Trust

Schedule

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Investments

(unaudited),

October

31,

2023

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Real

Estate

Securities

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a

Country

Shares

a

Value

a

Common

Stocks

99.6%

Data

Center

REITs

10.9%

Digital

Realty

Trust,

Inc.

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

United

States

59,888

$

7,447,672

Equinix,

Inc.

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

United

States

29,631

21,619,963

29,067,635

Diversified

REITs

0.6%

Broadstone

Net

Lease,

Inc.

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

United

States

116,855

1,653,498

Health

Care

REITs

10.0%

Healthpeak

Properties,

Inc.

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

United

States

256,533

3,989,088

Sabra

Health

Care

REIT,

Inc.

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

United

States

146,051

1,992,136

Ventas,

Inc.

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

United

States

129,907

5,515,851

Welltower,

Inc.

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

United

States

182,303

15,242,354

26,739,429

Hotel

&

Resort

REITs

3.5%

Host

Hotels

&

Resorts,

Inc.

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

United

States

365,024

5,650,571

Ryman

Hospitality

Properties,

Inc.

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

United

States

44,491

3,808,430

9,459,001

Industrial

REITs

14.3%

Americold

Realty

Trust,

Inc.

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

United

States

143,631

3,766,005

First

Industrial

Realty

Trust,

Inc.

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

United

States

61,516

2,602,127

Prologis,

Inc.

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

United

States

246,898

24,874,973

Rexford

Industrial

Realty,

Inc.

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

United

States

162,007

7,005,183

38,248,288

Multi-Family

Residential

REITs

9.0%

AvalonBay

Communities,

Inc.

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

United

States

55,216

9,151,500

Camden

Property

Trust

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

United

States

75,689

6,424,482

Independence

Realty

Trust,

Inc.

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

United

States

157,445

1,950,744

UDR,

Inc.

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

United

States

206,917

6,582,030

24,108,756

Office

REITs

3.0%

Alexandria

Real

Estate

Equities,

Inc.

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

United

States

52,348

4,875,169

Cousins

Properties,

Inc.

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

United

States

172,888

3,089,509

7,964,678

Other

Specialized

REITs

3.9%

VICI

Properties,

Inc.

,

A

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

United

States

372,029

10,379,609

Real

Estate

Development

0.9%

a

Howard

Hughes

Holdings,

Inc.

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

United

States

36,776

2,439,352

a

Real

Estate

Services

1.5%

a

CBRE

Group,

Inc.

,

A

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

United

States

57,059

3,956,471

a

Retail

REITs

13.3%

Brixmor

Property

Group,

Inc.

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

United

States

124,154

2,581,162

NETSTREIT

Corp.

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

United

States

138,721

1,976,774

Realty

Income

Corp.

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

United

States

189,341

8,970,977

Regency

Centers

Corp.

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

United

States

136,349

8,216,391

Simon

Property

Group,

Inc.

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

United

States

46,319

5,089,995

SITE

Centers

Corp.

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

United

States

266,834

3,111,284

Spirit

Realty

Capital,

Inc.

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

United

States

151,875

5,465,981

35,412,564

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a

a

Country

Shares

a

Value

a

Common

Stocks

(continued)

Self-Storage

REITs

5.8%

Public

Storage

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

United

States

64,609

$

15,422,814

Single-Family

Residential

REITs

7.6%

American

Homes

4

Rent

,

A

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

United

States

311,021

10,182,827

Equity

LifeStyle

Properties,

Inc.

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

United

States

153,646

10,109,907

20,292,734

Telecom

Tower

REITs

13.0%

American

Tower

Corp.

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

United

States

127,353

22,693,030

Crown

Castle,

Inc.

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

United

States

60,615

5,635,983

SBA

Communications

Corp.

,

A

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

United

States

30,126

6,285,187

34,614,200

Timber

REITs

2.3%

Weyerhaeuser

Co.

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

United

States

212,952

6,109,593

Total

Common

Stocks

(Cost

$

209,766,745

)

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

265,868,622

Short

Term

Investments

0.1%

a

a

Country

Shares

a

Value

a

a

a

a

a

a

Money

Market

Funds

0.1%

b,c

Institutional

Fiduciary

Trust

-

Money

Market

Portfolio

,

5.035

%

....

United

States

373,999

373,999

Total

Money

Market

Funds

(Cost

$

373,999

)

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

373,999

Total

Short

Term

Investments

(Cost

$

373,999

)

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

373,999

a

Total

Investments

(Cost

$

210,140,744

)

99

.7

%

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

$266,242,621

Other

Assets,

less

Liabilities

0

.3

%

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

638,168

Net

Assets

100.0%

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

$266,880,789

See

Abbreviations

on

page

22

.

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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Estate

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Fund

Class

A:

Net

assets,

at

value

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

$215,040,945

Shares

outstanding

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

13,916,722

Net

asset

value

per

share

a

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

$15.45

Maximum

offering

price

per

share

(net

asset

value

per

share

÷

94.50%)

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

$16.35

Class

C:

Net

assets,

at

value

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

$6,519,563

Shares

outstanding

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

456,150

Net

asset

value

and

maximum

offering

price

per

share

a

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

$14.29

Class

R6:

Net

assets,

at

value

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

$16,550,692

Shares

outstanding

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

1,048,207

Net

asset

value

and

maximum

offering

price

per

share

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

$15.79

Advisor

Class:

Net

assets,

at

value

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

$28,769,589

Shares

outstanding

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

1,829,228

Net

asset

value

and

maximum

offering

price

per

share

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

$15.72

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

Assets:

Investments

in

securities:

Cost

-

Unaffiliated

issuers

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

$209,766,745

Cost

-

Non-controlled

affiliates

(Not

e

3

f

)

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

373,999

Value

-

Unaffiliated

issuers

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

$265,868,622

Value

-

Non-controlled

affiliates

(Not

e

3

f

)

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

373,999

Receivables:

Investment

securities

sold

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

1,060,574

Capital

shares

sold

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

200,349

Dividends

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

51,389

Total

assets

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

267,554,933

Liabilities:

Payables:

Capital

shares

redeemed

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

278,072

Management

fees

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

124,827

Distribution

fees

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

52,242

Transfer

agent

fees

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

157,030

Trustees'

fees

and

expenses

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

1,047

Accrued

expenses

and

other

liabilities

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

60,926

Total

liabilities

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

674,144

Net

assets,

at

value

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

$266,880,789

Net

assets

consist

of:

Paid-in

capital

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

$213,603,164

Total

distributable

earnings

(losses)

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

53,277,625

Net

assets,

at

value

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

$266,880,789

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,

2023

(unaudited)

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Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

Investment

income:

Dividends:

Unaffiliated

issuers

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

$5,775,622

Non-controlled

affiliates

(Note

3

f

)

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

29,757

Other

income

(Note

1

b

)

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

908

Total

investment

income

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

5,806,287

Expenses:

Management

fees

(Note

3

a

)

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

834,305

Distribution

fees:

(Note

3c

)

    Class

A

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

308,814

    Class

C

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

39,946

Transfer

agent

fees:

(Note

3e

)

    Class

A

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

329,375

    Class

C

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

10,638

    Class

R6

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

11,358

    Advisor

Class

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

46,873

Custodian

fees

(Note

4

)

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

1,010

Reports

to

shareholders

fees

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

19,911

Registration

and

filing

fees

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

44,858

Professional

fees

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

34,195

Trustees'

fees

and

expenses

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

1,792

Other

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

13,789

Total

expenses

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

1,696,864

Expense

reductions

(Note

4

)

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

(899)

Expenses

waived/paid

by

affiliates

(Not

e

3f

and

3g)

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

(9,667)

Net

expenses

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

1,686,298

Net

investment

income

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

4,119,989

Realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses):

Net

realized

gain

(loss)

from:

Investments:

Unaffiliated

issuers

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

3,189,491

Foreign

currency

transactions

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

(1,037)

Net

realized

gain

(loss)

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

3,188,454

Net

change

in

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

on:

Investments:

Unaffiliated

issuers

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

(41,939,571)

Translation

of

other

assets

and

liabilities

denominated

in

foreign

currencies

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

977

Net

change

in

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

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

(41,938,594)

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gain

(loss)

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

(38,750,140)

Net

increase

(decrease)

in

net

assets

resulting

from

operations

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

$(34,630,151)

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Financial

Statements

Statements

of

Changes

in

Net

Assets

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Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

Six

Months

Ended

October

31,

2023

(unaudited)

Year

Ended

April

30,

2023

Increase

(decrease)

in

net

assets:

Operations:

Net

investment

income

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

$4,119,989

$6,586,671

Net

realized

gain

(loss)

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

3,188,454

4,579,923

Net

change

in

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

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

(41,938,594)

(91,589,498)

Net

increase

(decrease)

in

net

assets

resulting

from

operations

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

(34,630,151)

(80,422,904)

Distributions

to

shareholders:

Class

A

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

(2,558,529)

(9,802,297)

Class

C

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

(57,357)

(358,900)

Class

R6

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

(339,892)

(1,319,554)

Advisor

Class

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

(408,097)

(1,640,687)

Total

distributions

to

shareholders

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

(3,363,875)

(13,121,438)

Capital

share

transactions:

(Note

2

)

Class

A

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

(17,159,122)

(28,369,411)

Class

C

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

(1,643,341)

(5,221,123)

Class

R6

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

(16,366,238)

5,025,208

Advisor

Class

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

(7,316,949)

(10,376,813)

Total

capital

share

transactions

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

(42,485,650)

(38,942,139)

Net

increase

(decrease)

in

net

assets

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

(80,479,676)

(132,486,481)

Net

assets:

Beginning

of

period

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

347,360,465

479,846,946

End

of

period

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

$266,880,789

$347,360,465

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

(unaudited)

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Estate

Securities

Fund

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1.

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).

The Fund

follows

the accounting

and

reporting

guidance

in

Financial

Accounting

Standards

Board

(FASB)

Accounting

Standards

Codification

Topic

946,

Financial

Services

–

Investment

Companies

(ASC

946)

and

applies

the

specialized

accounting

and

reporting

guidance

in

U.S.

Generally

Accepted

Accounting

Principles

(U.S.

GAAP),

including,

but

not

limited

to,

ASC

946.

The

Fund

offers four classes

of

shares:

Class

A,

Class

C,

Class

R6

and

Advisor

Class.

Class

C

shares

automatically

convert

to

Class

A

shares

on

a

monthly

basis,

after

they

have

been

held

for 8

years.

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

Board

has

designated

the

Fund’s

investment

manager

as

the

valuation

designee

and

has

responsibility

for

oversight

of

valuation.

The

investment

manager

is

assisted

by

the

Fund’s

administrator

in

performing

this

responsibility,

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,

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.

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

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Fund

(continued)

on

its

technical

merits.

As

of

October

31,

2023, 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,

2023,

there

were

an

unlimited

number

of

shares

authorized

(without

par

value).

Transactions

in

the

Fund's

shares

were

as

follows:

Six

Months

Ended

October

31,

2023

Year

Ended

April

30,

2023

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Class

A

Shares:

Shares

sold

a

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

766,278

$12,918,967

1,158,136

$21,437,519

Shares

issued

in

reinvestment

of

distributions

..........

144,561

2,476,449

538,154

9,504,505

Shares

redeemed

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

(1,919,548)

(32,554,538)

(3,252,452)

(59,311,435)

Net

increase

(decrease)

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

(1,008,709)

$(17,159,122)

(1,556,162)

$(28,369,411)

1.

Organization

and

Significant

Accounting

Policies

(continued)

b

Income

and

Deferred

Taxes

(continued)

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

(unaudited)

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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:

a.

Management

Fees

The

Fund

pays

an

investment

management fee,

calculated

daily and

paid

monthly,

to

Advisers based

on the

average

daily

net

assets

of

the

Fund

as

follows:

Six

Months

Ended

October

31,

2023

Year

Ended

April

30,

2023

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Class

C

Shares:

Shares

sold

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

71,250

$1,100,518

54,595

$950,454

Shares

issued

in

reinvestment

of

distributions

..........

3,567

56,596

21,661

355,028

Shares

redeemed

a

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

(179,154)

(2,800,455)

(384,083)

(6,526,605)

Net

increase

(decrease)

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

(104,337)

$(1,643,341)

(307,827)

$(5,221,123)

Class

R6

Shares:

Shares

sold

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

214,818

$3,764,398

633,345

$11,867,713

Shares

issued

in

reinvestment

of

distributions

..........

13,083

228,842

35,113

633,184

Shares

redeemed

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

(1,139,397)

(20,359,478)

(400,483)

(7,475,689)

Net

increase

(decrease)

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

(911,496)

$(16,366,238)

267,975

$5,025,208

Advisor

Class

Shares:

Shares

sold

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

130,717

$2,264,373

466,856

$8,697,473

Shares

issued

in

reinvestment

of

distributions

..........

18,202

317,615

70,388

1,264,297

Shares

redeemed

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

(564,255)

(9,898,937)

(1,125,779)

(20,338,583)

Net

increase

(decrease)

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

(415,336)

$(7,316,949)

(588,535)

$(10,376,813)

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)

Principal

underwriter

Franklin

Templeton

Investor

Services,

LLC

(Investor

Services)

Transfer

agent

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

2.

Shares

of

Beneficial

Interest

(continued)

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

(unaudited)

19

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Report

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

(continued)

For

the

period

ended

October

31,

2023,

the

annualized

gross

effective

investment

management

fee

rate

was 0.530%

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:

e.

Transfer

Agent

Fees

Each

class

of

shares pays

transfer

agent

fees,

calculated

monthly

and

paid

monthly, to

Investor

Services

for

its

performance

of

shareholder

servicing

obligations. Effective

October

1,

2023,

the

fees

are based

on

a

fixed

margin

earned

by

Investor

Services

and

are allocated

to

the

Fund

based

upon

relative

assets

and

relative

transactions.

Prior

to

October

1,

2023,

the

fees

were

based

on

an

annualized

asset

based

fee

of

0.016%

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

paid

to

third

parties

are

accrued

and

allocated

daily

based

upon

their

relative

proportion

of

such

classes'

aggregate

net

assets.

Class

R6

pays

Investor

Services

transfer

agent

fees

allocated

specifically

to

that

class

based

upon

its

relative

assets

and

relative

transactions.

For

the

period

ended

October

31,

2023,

the

Fund

paid

transfer

agent

fees

as

noted

in

the

Statement

of

Operations,

of

which

$123,798

was retained

by

Investor

Services.

Class

A

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

0.25%

Class

C

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

1.00%

Sales

charges

retained

net

of

commissions

paid

to

unaffiliated

brokers/dealers

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

$4,944

CDSC

retained

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

$2,291

3

.

Transactions

with

Affiliates

(continued)

a.

Management

Fees

(continued)

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

(unaudited)

20

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Report

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

(continued)

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,

2023,

the

Fund

held

investments

in

affiliated

management

investment

companies

as

follows:

g.

Waiver

and

Expense

Reimbursements

Transfer

agent

fees

on

Class

R6

shares

of

the

Fund have

been

capped

so

that

transfer

agent

fees

for

that

class

do

not

exceed

0.03%

based

on

the

average

net

assets

of

the

class

until

August

31,

2024.

4.

Expense

Offset

Arrangement

The Fund has

previously

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,

2023,

the

custodian

fees

were

reduced

as

noted

in

the

Statement

of

Operations.

Effective July

10,

2023,

earned

credits,

if

any,

will

be

recognized

as

income.

5.

Income

Taxes

At

October

31,

2023,

the

cost

of

investments

and

net

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation) for

income

tax

purposes

were

as

follows:

Differences

between

income

and/or

capital

gains

as

determined

on

a

book

basis

and

a

tax

basis

are

primarily

due

to

differing

treatments

of

corporate

actions

and

wash

sales.

    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,

5.035%

$1,407,381

$21,216,679

$(22,250,061)

$—

$—

$373,999

373,999

$29,757

Total

Affiliated

Securities

...

$1,407,381

$21,216,679

$(22,250,061)

$—

$—

$373,999

$29,757

Cost

of

investments

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

$222,134,091

Unrealized

appreciation

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

$74,941,580

Unrealized

depreciation

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

(30,833,050)

Net

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

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

$44,108,530

3

.

Transactions

with

Affiliates

(continued)

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

(unaudited)

21

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Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

(continued)

6.

Investment

Transactions

Purchases

and

sales

of

investments (excluding

short

term

securities) for

the

period

ended

October

31,

2023,

aggregated

$27,024,220 and

$68,976,954,

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.

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

2,

2024.

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,

2023,

the Fund

did

not

use

the

Global

Credit

Facility.

9.

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:

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,

2023,

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

Schedule

of

Investments.

10.

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.

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

(unaudited)

22

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Real

Estate

Securities

Fund

(continued)

Abbreviations

Selected

Portfolio

REIT

Real

Estate

Investment

Trust

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Shareholder

Information

23

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Liquidity

Risk

Management

Program

Each

of

the

Franklin

Templeton

and

Legg

Mason

Funds

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

Franklin

Templeton

and

Legg

Mason

products

and

portfolios.

The

ILC

includes

representatives

from

Franklin

Templeton’s

Risk,

Trading,

Global

Compliance,

Legal,

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

2023,

the

Program

Administrator

provided

a

written

report

to

the

Board

addressing

the

adequacy

and

effectiveness

of

the

program

for

the

year

ended

December

31,

2022.

The

Program

Administrator

report

concluded

that

(i.)

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.

Franklin

Real

Estate

Securities

Trust

Shareholder

Information

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Semiannual

Report

Quarterly

Schedule

of

Investments

The

Trust,

on

behalf

of

the

Fund,

files

a

complete

schedule

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.

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you

prefer

not

to

have

these

documents

householded,

please

call

us

at

(800)

632-2301.

At

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time

you

may

view

current

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summary

prospectuses

and

financial

reports

on

our

website.

If

you

choose,

you

may

receive

these

documents

through

electronic

delivery.

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investment

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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. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

(a) N/A

(b) N/A

Item 14. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Code of Ethics

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(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 Christopher Kings, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

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(a)(2)(1) There were no written solicitations to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the Registrant to 10 or more persons.

(a)(2)(2) There was no change in the Registrant’s independent public accountant during the period covered by the report.

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Matthew T. Hinkle, Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration, and Christopher Kings, 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 21, 2023

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 21, 2023

By S\CHRISTOPHER KINGS______________________

      Christopher Kings

      Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

Date  December 21, 2023