With around $737.5-billion assets under management as of Mar 31, 2018, Franklin Templeton Investments is a well-known global investment management firm. The company offers investment management strategies and integrated risk management solutions to individuals, institutions, pension plans, trusts and partnerships.

Founded in 1947, Franklin Templeton Investments prides itself in offering "exceptional asset management" to its clients in more than 170 countries throughout the globe. It has presence in 17 countries and more than 600 investment professionals. Franklin Templeton Investments is the biggest cross-border fund management group in the world.

Below we share with you three top-ranked Franklin Templeton mutual funds. Each has earned a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and is expected to outperform its peers in the future. 

Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Advisor (FTDZX - Free Report) seeks appreciation of capital. FTDZX invests a large chunk of its assets in securities of discovery research firms and biotechnology companies. The fund may also invest around one-fifth of its assets in both debt and equity securities of companies from other sectors. Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Advisor has returned 15.2% in a year's time.

FTDZX has an expense ratio of 0.77% compared with the category average of 1.25%.

Franklin DynaTech Fund Class A (FKDNX - Free Report) invests mostly in companies that are expected to be leaders in innovation, have better management, can reap the benefits of new technologies and advantages of new industry situations in a fluctuating global economy. FKDNX seeks growth of capital. Franklin DynaTech Fund Class A has returned 27.6% in a year.

As of May 2018, FKDNX held 141 issues, with 7.12% of its assets invested in Amazon.com Inc.

Franklin DynaTech Fund Advisor (FDYZX - Free Report) seeks capital appreciation for the long run. FDYZX invests a major portion of its assets in equity securities issued by companies, which are believed to be leaders in innovation and benefiting from new industry conditions. Franklin DynaTech Fund Advisor has returned 27.9% over the last year.

Rupert H. Johnson is one of the fund managers of FDYZX since 1968.