Can you do a brief introduction on the Franklin US Opportunities fund SGD (CPF) and describe the advantages it has versus purchasing an ETF on the Nasdaq/NYSE?

The US Opportunities Fund is an actively managed fund which aims to achieve capital appreciation by investing principally in equity securities of US companies believed to possess sustainable growth characteristics, and meet the criteria of growth, quality and valuation. The strategy of the fund focuses on high quality growth companies that are benefitting from multi-year growth and innovation themes across the market. The US Opportunities Fund is co-led by portfolio managers Grant Bowers and Sara Araghi with decades of investment experience amongst them. The Fund has consistently outperformed the broader S&P500 index where stock selection is underweight on the FAANG group of companies. On the other hand, an ETF is a passively managed fund which tracks a market index, and does not have a management team making active investment decisions.