Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust

05/23/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/23/2022 08:39

Semi-Annual Report by Investment Company (Form N-CSRS)

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-06444

Legg Mason Partners Investment Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor,

New York, NY 10018

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Marc A. De Oliveira

Franklin Templeton

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 877-6LM-FUND/656-3863

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2022

ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.

Semi-Annual Report March 31, 2022

FRANKLIN

S&P 500 INDEX FUND

INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE
What's inside
Letter from the president II
Performance review III
Fund at a glance 1
Fund expenses 2
Schedule of investments 4
Statement of assets and liabilities 21
Statement of operations 22
Statements of changes in net assets 23
Financial highlights 24
Notes to financial statements 26
Statement regarding liquidity risk management program 38

"Standard & Poor's®", "S&P®", "S&P 500®", "Standard & Poor's 500" and "500" are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC ("LMPFA"). The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor's and Standard & Poor's makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

Fund objective

The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500®Index.

Letter from the president

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide the semi-annual report of Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund for the six-month reporting period ended March 31, 2022. Please read on for Fund performance information during the Fund's reporting period.

As always, we remain committed to providing you with excellent service and a full spectrum of investment choices. We also remain committed to supplementing the support you receive from your financial advisor. One way we accomplish this is through our website, www.franklintempleton.com. Here you can gain immediate access to market and investment information, including:

Fund prices and performance,

Market insights and commentaries from our portfolio managers, and

A host of educational resources.

We look forward to helping you meet your financial goals.

Sincerely,

Jane Trust, CFA

President and Chief Executive Officer

April 29, 2022

II Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

Performance review

For the six months ended March 31, 2022, Class A shares of Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund returned 5.66%. The Fund's unmanaged benchmark, the S&P 500 Indexi, returned 5.92% for the same period. The Lipper S&P 500 Index Funds Category Averageii returned 5.68% over the same time frame.

Performance Snapshot as of March 31, 2022
(unaudited)
6 months
Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund:

Class A

5.66 %

Class D

5.75 %
S&P 500 Index 5.92 %
Lipper S&P 500 Index Funds Category Average 5.68 %

The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above. Principal value and investment returns will fluctuate and investors' shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.franklintempleton.com.

All share class returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and the deduction of all Fund expenses. Returns have not been adjusted to include sales charges that may apply or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. If sales charges were reflected, the performance quoted would be lower. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year represent cumulative figures and are not annualized.

Fund performance figures reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which the performance would have been lower.

Total Annual Operating Expenses(unaudited)

As of the Fund's current prospectus dated January 28, 2022, the gross total annual fund operating expense ratios for Class A and Class D shares were 0.59% and 0.40%, respectively.

Actual expenses may be higher. For example, expenses may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.

As a result of expense limitation arrangements, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets will not exceed 0.59% for Class A shares and 0.39% for Class D shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2023 without the Board of Trustees' consent.

The manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived and/or reimbursed to a class during the same fiscal year if the class' total annual fund operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation ("expense cap") in effect at the time the fees were earned, or the expenses incurred. In no case will the manager recapture any amount that would result, on any particular

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund III

Performance review (cont'd)

business day of the Fund, in the class' total annual fund operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.

As always, thank you for your confidence in our stewardship of your assets.

Sincerely,

Jane Trust, CFA

President and Chief Executive Officer

April 29, 2022

RISKS: Stock prices are subject to market fluctuations. The Fund normally buys or sells a portfolio security only to reflect additions or deletions of stocks that comprise the S&P 500 Index or to adjust for relative weightings. The Fund does not mirror the S&P 500 Index exactly because, unlike the S&P 500 Index, the Fund must maintain a portion of its assets in cash and liquid short-term securities to meet redemption requests and pay the Fund's expenses. The Fund's performance will be influenced by political, social and economic factors affecting investments in companies in foreign countries. The Fund may use derivatives, such as futures and options on securities or securities indexes and options on futures, which can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses, and have a potentially large impact on Fund performance. Please see the Fund's prospectus for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and the Fund's investment strategies.

All investments are subject to risk including the possible loss of principal. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

i

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of the stocks of 500 leading companies, and is generally representative of the performance of larger companies in the U.S.

ii

Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Refinitiv, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the six-month period ended March 31, 2022, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 116 funds in the Fund's Lipper category, if any.

IV Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

Fund at a glance (unaudited)

Investment breakdown (%) as a percent of total investments

The bar graph above represents the composition of the Fund's investments as of March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2021 and does not include derivatives, such as futures contracts. The composition of the Fund's investments is subject to change at any time.

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report 1

Fund expenses (unaudited)

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; service and/or distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on October 1, 2021 and held for the six months ended March 31, 2022.

Actual expenses

The table below titled "Based on Actual Total Return" provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period".

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below titled "Based on Hypothetical Total Return" provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Based on actual total return1 Based on hypothetical total return1
Actual
Total
Return2
Beginning
Account
Value
Ending
Account
Value
Annualized
Expense
Ratio

Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period3

Hypothetical
Annualized
Total Return
Beginning
Account
Value
Ending
Account
Value
Annualized
Expense
Ratio
Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period3
Class A 5.66 % $ 1,000.00 $ 1,056.60 0.59 % $ 3.03 Class A 5.00 % $ 1,000.00 $ 1,021.99 0.59 % $ 2.97
Class D 5.75 1,000.00 1,057.50 0.39 2.00 Class D 5.00 1,000.00 1,022.99 0.39 1.97
2 Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report
1

For the six months ended March 31, 2022.

2

Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

3

Expenses (net of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements) are equal to each class' respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (182), then divided by 365.

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report 3

Schedule of investments (unaudited)

March 31, 2022

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

Security Shares Value
Common Stocks - 99.0%
Communication Services - 9.3%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.0%

AT&T Inc.

66,329 $ 1,567,354

Lumen Technologies Inc.

8,584 96,742

Verizon Communications Inc.

39,076 1,990,531

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

3,654,627

Entertainment - 1.4%

Activision Blizzard Inc.

7,239 579,916

Electronic Arts Inc.

2,630 332,721

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

1,244 146,344 *

Netflix Inc.

4,145 1,552,676 *

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.

1,073 164,963 *

Walt Disney Co.

16,965 2,326,920 *

Total Entertainment

5,103,540

Interactive Media & Services - 5.7%

Alphabet Inc., Class A Shares

2,803 7,796,124 *

Alphabet Inc., Class C Shares

2,588 7,228,258 *

Match Group Inc.

2,632 286,204 *

Meta Platforms Inc., Class A Shares

21,519 4,784,965 *

Twitter Inc.

7,434 287,621 *

Total Interactive Media & Services

20,383,172

Media - 1.0%

Charter Communications Inc., Class A Shares

1,107 603,891 *

Comcast Corp., Class A Shares

42,108 1,971,497

Discovery Inc., Class A Shares

1,709 42,588 *

Discovery Inc., Class C Shares

3,031 75,684 *

DISH Network Corp., Class A Shares

2,268 71,782 *

Fox Corp., Class A Shares

3,060 120,717

Fox Corp., Class B Shares

1,359 49,304

Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc.

3,695 130,988

News Corp., Class A Shares

3,816 84,524

News Corp., Class B Shares

1,153 25,966

Omnicom Group Inc.

1,979 167,977

Paramount Global, Class B Shares

5,633 212,984

Total Media

3,557,902

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.2%

T-Mobile US Inc.

5,474 702,588 *

Total Communication Services

33,401,829

See Notes to Financial Statements.

4 Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

Security Shares Value
Consumer Discretionary - 11.9%

Auto Components - 0.1%

Aptiv PLC

2,512 $ 300,712 *

BorgWarner Inc.

2,219 86,319

Total Auto Components

387,031

Automobiles - 2.7%

Ford Motor Co.

36,487 616,995

General Motors Co.

13,490 590,053 *

Tesla Inc.

7,801 8,406,357 *

Total Automobiles

9,613,405

Distributors - 0.1%

Genuine Parts Co.

1,320 166,347

LKQ Corp.

2,557 116,113

Pool Corp.

373 157,723

Total Distributors

440,183

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.9%

Booking Holdings Inc.

384 901,805 *

Caesars Entertainment Inc.

2,053 158,820 *

Carnival Corp.

7,540 152,459 *

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.

265 419,238 *

Darden Restaurants Inc.

1,184 157,413

Domino's Pizza Inc.

335 136,348

Expedia Group Inc.

1,411 276,090 *

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

2,614 396,648 *

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

3,335 129,631 *

Marriott International Inc., Class A Shares

2,532 444,999 *

McDonald's Corp.

6,949 1,718,349

MGM Resorts International

3,412 143,099

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.

3,920 85,770 *

Penn National Gaming Inc.

1,512 64,139 *

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

2,087 174,849 *

Starbucks Corp.

10,710 974,289

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

1,005 80,139 *

Yum! Brands Inc.

2,729 323,468

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

6,737,553

Household Durables - 0.3%

DR Horton Inc.

3,019 224,946

Garmin Ltd.

1,408 167,003

Lennar Corp., Class A Shares

2,407 195,376

Mohawk Industries Inc.

511 63,466 *

Newell Brands Inc.

3,727 79,795

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report 5

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont'd)

March 31, 2022

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

Security Shares Value

Household Durables - continued

NVR Inc.

30 $ 134,018 *

PulteGroup Inc.

2,353 98,591

Whirlpool Corp.

561 96,930

Total Household Durables

1,060,125

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 3.8%

Amazon.com Inc.

4,078 13,294,076 *

eBay Inc.

5,803 332,280

Etsy Inc.

1,173 145,780 *

Total Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

13,772,136

Leisure Products - 0.0%††

Hasbro Inc.

1,207 98,878

Multiline Retail - 0.5%

Dollar General Corp.

2,168 482,662

Dollar Tree Inc.

2,090 334,713 *

Target Corp.

4,463 947,138

Total Multiline Retail

1,764,513

Specialty Retail - 1.9%

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

585 121,072

AutoZone Inc.

193 394,604 *

Bath & Body Works Inc.

2,457 117,445

Best Buy Co. Inc.

2,025 184,072

CarMax Inc.

1,506 145,299 *

Home Depot Inc.

9,728 2,911,882

Lowe's Cos. Inc.

6,276 1,268,944

O'Reilly Automotive Inc.

632 432,895 *

Ross Stores Inc.

3,293 297,885

TJX Cos. Inc.

11,165 676,376

Tractor Supply Co.

1,058 246,905

Ulta Beauty Inc.

492 195,924 *

Total Specialty Retail

6,993,303

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.6%

NIKE Inc., Class B Shares

11,872 1,597,496

PVH Corp.

676 51,788

Ralph Lauren Corp.

413 46,851

Tapestry Inc.

2,510 93,247

Under Armour Inc., Class A Shares

1,757 29,904 *

Under Armour Inc., Class C Shares

1,710 26,608 *

VF Corp.

3,026 172,058

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

2,017,952

Total Consumer Discretionary

42,885,079

See Notes to Financial Statements.

6 Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

Security Shares Value
Consumer Staples - 6.0%

Beverages - 1.5%

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B Shares

1,676 $ 112,326

Coca-Cola Co.

36,290 2,249,980

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A Shares

1,529 352,159

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B Shares

1,712 91,387

Monster Beverage Corp.

3,495 279,250 *

PepsiCo Inc.

12,910 2,160,876

Total Beverages

5,245,978

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.5%

Costco Wholesale Corp.

4,135 2,381,140

Kroger Co.

6,147 352,653

Sysco Corp.

4,763 388,899

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

6,601 295,527

Walmart Inc.

13,208 1,966,935

Total Food & Staples Retailing

5,385,154

Food Products - 0.9%

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

5,196 468,991

Campbell Soup Co.

1,906 84,950

Conagra Brands Inc.

4,344 145,828

General Mills Inc.

5,609 379,841

Hershey Co.

1,363 295,267

Hormel Foods Corp.

2,729 140,653

JM Smucker Co.

997 135,004

Kellogg Co.

2,374 153,099

Kraft Heinz Co.

6,665 262,534

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

1,304 78,123

McCormick & Co. Inc., Non Voting Shares

2,284 227,943

Mondelez International Inc., Class A Shares

12,996 815,889

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A Shares

2,739 245,497

Total Food Products

3,433,619

Household Products - 1.3%

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

2,286 227,183

Clorox Co.

1,135 157,799

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

7,790 590,716

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

3,120 384,259

Procter & Gamble Co.

22,320 3,410,496

Total Household Products

4,770,453

Personal Products - 0.2%

Estee Lauder Cos. Inc., Class A Shares

2,166 589,845

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report 7

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont'd)

March 31, 2022

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

Security Shares Value

Tobacco - 0.6%

Altria Group Inc.

17,077 $ 892,273

Philip Morris International Inc.

14,423 1,354,897

Total Tobacco

2,247,170

Total Consumer Staples

21,672,219
Energy - 3.8%

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.3%

Baker Hughes Co.

8,535 310,759

Halliburton Co.

8,235 311,860

Schlumberger NV

13,139 542,772

Total Energy Equipment & Services

1,165,391

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.5%

APA Corp.

3,374 139,447

Chevron Corp.

18,003 2,931,428

ConocoPhillips

12,135 1,213,500

Coterra Energy Inc.

7,523 202,895

Devon Energy Corp.

5,846 345,674

Diamondback Energy Inc.

1,580 216,586

EOG Resources Inc.

5,425 646,823

Exxon Mobil Corp.

39,504 3,262,635

Hess Corp.

2,599 278,197

Kinder Morgan Inc.

18,437 348,644

Marathon Oil Corp.

7,113 178,607

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

5,405 462,128

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

8,243 467,708

ONEOK Inc.

4,138 292,267

Phillips 66

4,359 376,574

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

2,096 524,063

Valero Energy Corp.

3,794 385,243

Williams Cos. Inc.

11,468 383,146

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

12,655,565

Total Energy

13,820,956
Financials - 11.0%

Banks - 3.8%

Bank of America Corp.

66,296 2,732,721

Citigroup Inc.

18,447 985,070

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

3,968 179,869

Comerica Inc.

1,200 108,516

Fifth Third Bancorp

6,329 272,400

First Republic Bank

1,667 270,221

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

13,449 196,624

See Notes to Financial Statements.

8 Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

Security Shares Value

Banks - continued

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

27,548 $ 3,755,343

KeyCorp

8,654 193,677

M&T Bank Corp.

1,175 199,163

People's United Financial Inc.

3,768 75,322

PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

3,927 724,335

Regions Financial Corp.

8,561 190,568

Signature Bank

597 175,214

SVB Financial Group

546 305,460 *

Truist Financial Corp.

12,409 703,590

US Bancorp

12,543 666,660

Wells Fargo & Co.

36,273 1,757,790

Zions Bancorp NA

1,452 95,193

Total Banks

13,587,736

Capital Markets - 2.9%

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

1,037 311,473

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

6,864 340,660

BlackRock Inc.

1,323 1,010,997

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

996 113,962

Charles Schwab Corp.

13,973 1,178,064

CME Group Inc.

3,343 795,166

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

350 151,953

Franklin Resources Inc.

2,658 74,211 (a)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

3,155 1,041,466

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

5,239 692,177

Invesco Ltd.

3,260 75,176

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

357 121,451

Moody's Corp.

1,495 504,428

Morgan Stanley

13,223 1,155,690

MSCI Inc.

767 385,709

Nasdaq Inc.

1,080 192,456

Northern Trust Corp.

1,925 224,166

Raymond James Financial Inc.

1,788 196,519

S&P Global Inc.

3,304 1,355,235

State Street Corp.

3,389 295,250

T. Rowe Price Group Inc.

2,160 326,570

Total Capital Markets

10,542,779

Consumer Finance - 0.6%

American Express Co.

5,736 1,072,632

Capital One Financial Corp.

3,864 507,305

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report 9

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont'd)

March 31, 2022

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

Security Shares Value

Consumer Finance - continued

Discover Financial Services

2,726 $ 300,378

Synchrony Financial

4,813 167,540

Total Consumer Finance

2,047,855

Diversified Financial Services - 1.7%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B Shares

17,060 6,020,644 *

Insurance - 2.0%

Aflac Inc.

5,570 358,652

Allstate Corp.

2,580 357,356

American International Group Inc.

7,715 484,271

Aon PLC, Class A Shares

2,001 651,586

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

1,931 337,153

Assurant Inc.

545 99,097

Brown & Brown Inc.

2,191 158,344

Chubb Ltd.

4,000 855,600

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

1,395 189,664

Everest Re Group Ltd.

365 110,004

Globe Life Inc.

855 86,013

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

3,156 226,632

Lincoln National Corp.

1,573 102,811

Loews Corp.

1,749 113,370

Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.

4,695 800,122

MetLife Inc.

6,554 460,615

Principal Financial Group Inc.

2,287 167,889

Progressive Corp.

5,459 622,271

Prudential Financial Inc.

3,507 414,422

Travelers Cos. Inc.

2,225 406,574

Willis Towers Watson PLC

1,143 270,000

WR Berkley Corp.

2,019 134,445

Total Insurance

7,406,891

Total Financials

39,605,905
Health Care - 13.5%

Biotechnology - 1.9%

AbbVie Inc.

16,492 2,673,518

Amgen Inc.

5,230 1,264,719

Biogen Inc.

1,358 285,995 *

Gilead Sciences Inc.

11,704 695,803

Incyte Corp.

1,765 140,176 *

Moderna Inc.

3,275 564,152 *

See Notes to Financial Statements.

10 Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

Security Shares Value

Biotechnology - continued

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

996 $ 695,626 *

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

2,354 614,323 *

Total Biotechnology

6,934,312

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.9%

Abbott Laboratories

16,515 1,954,715

ABIOMED Inc.

423 140,115 *

Align Technology Inc.

689 300,404 *

Baxter International Inc.

4,730 366,764

Becton Dickinson and Co.

2,655 706,230

Boston Scientific Corp.

13,242 586,488 *

Cooper Cos. Inc.

462 192,927

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

2,099 103,313

Dexcom Inc.

914 467,602 *

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

5,784 680,892 *

Hologic Inc.

2,353 180,757 *

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.

788 431,083 *

Intuitive Surgical Inc.

3,317 1,000,673 *

Medtronic PLC

12,500 1,386,875

ResMed Inc.

1,354 328,359

STERIS PLC

928 224,363

Stryker Corp.

3,118 833,597

Teleflex Inc.

423 150,093

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

1,935 247,487

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

10,282,737

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.0%

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

1,410 218,141

Anthem Inc.

2,263 1,111,631

Cardinal Health Inc.

2,619 148,497

Centene Corp.

5,420 456,310 *

Cigna Corp.

3,011 721,466

CVS Health Corp.

12,244 1,239,215

DaVita Inc.

603 68,205 *

HCA Healthcare Inc.

2,224 557,379

Henry Schein Inc.

1,268 110,557 *

Humana Inc.

1,206 524,815

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

850 224,111 *

McKesson Corp.

1,384 423,684

Molina Healthcare Inc.

547 182,474 *

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

1,119 153,146

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report 11

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont'd)

March 31, 2022

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

Security Shares Value

Health Care Providers & Services - continued

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

8,777 $ 4,476,007

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B Shares

676 97,986

Total Health Care Providers & Services

10,713,624

Health Care Technology - 0.1%

Cerner Corp.

2,738 256,167

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.8%

Agilent Technologies Inc.

2,812 372,112

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A Shares

201 113,209 *

Bio-Techne Corp.

365 158,060

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.

480 136,306 *

Danaher Corp.

5,946 1,744,140

Illumina Inc.

1,452 507,329 *

IQVIA Holdings Inc.

1,764 407,854 *

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.

214 293,863 *

PerkinElmer Inc.

1,172 204,467

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

3,679 2,173,001

Waters Corp.

578 179,405 *

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

688 282,569

Total Life Sciences Tools & Services

6,572,315

Pharmaceuticals - 3.8%

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

20,319 1,483,896

Catalent Inc.

1,623 179,991 *

Eli Lilly & Co.

7,381 2,113,697

Johnson & Johnson

24,526 4,346,743

Merck & Co. Inc.

23,594 1,935,888

Organon & Co.

2,414 84,321

Pfizer Inc.

52,338 2,709,538

Viatris Inc.

11,439 124,456

Zoetis Inc.

4,393 828,476

Total Pharmaceuticals

13,807,006

Total Health Care

48,566,161
Industrials - 7.8%

Aerospace & Defense - 1.6%

Boeing Co.

5,079 972,628 *

General Dynamics Corp.

2,154 519,502

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

3,589 128,989

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

381 75,987

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

1,824 453,209

Lockheed Martin Corp.

2,251 993,591

Northrop Grumman Corp.

1,356 606,430

See Notes to Financial Statements.

12 Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

Security Shares Value

Aerospace & Defense - continued

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

13,911 $ 1,378,163

Textron Inc.

2,115 157,314

TransDigm Group Inc.

487 317,300 *

Total Aerospace & Defense

5,603,113

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.6%

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

1,165 125,482

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

1,576 162,580

FedEx Corp.

2,272 525,718

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B Shares

6,790 1,456,184

Total Air Freight & Logistics

2,269,964

Airlines - 0.2%

Alaska Air Group Inc.

1,196 69,380 *

American Airlines Group Inc.

5,772 105,339 *

Delta Air Lines Inc.

5,993 237,143 *

Southwest Airlines Co.

5,592 256,113 *

United Airlines Holdings Inc.

3,136 145,385 *

Total Airlines

813,360

Building Products - 0.4%

Allegion PLC

828 90,898

AO Smith Corp.

1,292 82,546

Carrier Global Corp.

8,058 369,620

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

1,264 93,890

Johnson Controls International PLC

6,582 431,582

Masco Corp.

2,294 116,994

Trane Technologies PLC

2,196 335,329

Total Building Products

1,520,859

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4%

Cintas Corp.

817 347,544

Copart Inc.

1,973 247,552 *

Republic Services Inc.

1,950 258,375

Rollins Inc.

2,257 79,108

Waste Management Inc.

3,575 566,637

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

1,499,216

Construction & Engineering - 0.1%

Quanta Services Inc.

1,326 174,515

Electrical Equipment - 0.5%

AMETEK Inc.

2,165 288,335

Eaton Corp. PLC

3,713 563,485

Emerson Electric Co.

5,547 543,883

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report 13

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont'd)

March 31, 2022

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

Security Shares Value

Electrical Equipment - continued

Generac Holdings Inc.

586 $ 174,194 *

Rockwell Automation Inc.

1,088 304,673

Total Electrical Equipment

1,874,570

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.0%

3M Co.

5,338 794,722

General Electric Co.

10,202 933,483

Honeywell International Inc.

6,393 1,243,950

Roper Technologies Inc.

980 462,785

Total Industrial Conglomerates

3,434,940

Machinery - 1.5%

Caterpillar Inc.

5,025 1,119,670

Cummins Inc.

1,329 272,591

Deere & Co.

2,622 1,089,336

Dover Corp.

1,332 208,991

Fortive Corp.

3,346 203,872

IDEX Corp.

688 131,910

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

2,685 562,239

Ingersoll Rand Inc.

3,787 190,675

Nordson Corp.

500 113,540

Otis Worldwide Corp.

4,001 307,877

PACCAR Inc.

3,223 283,850

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

1,197 339,661

Pentair PLC

1,489 80,719

Snap-on Inc.

500 102,740

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

1,510 211,083

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

1,733 166,663

Xylem Inc.

1,660 141,531

Total Machinery

5,526,948

Professional Services - 0.3%

Equifax Inc.

1,134 268,872

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

1,212 167,026

Leidos Holdings Inc.

1,313 141,830

Nielsen Holdings PLC

3,464 94,359

Robert Half International Inc.

977 111,554

Verisk Analytics Inc.

1,526 327,525

Total Professional Services

1,111,166

Road & Rail - 1.0%

CSX Corp.

20,585 770,908

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.

784 157,419

Norfolk Southern Corp.

2,220 633,189

See Notes to Financial Statements.

14 Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

Security Shares Value

Road & Rail - continued

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

853 $ 254,774

Union Pacific Corp.

5,943 1,623,687

Total Road & Rail

3,439,977

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.2%

Fastenal Co.

5,412 321,473

United Rentals Inc.

664 235,859 *

W.W. Grainger Inc.

401 206,832

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

764,164

Total Industrials

28,032,792
Information Technology - 27.7%

Communications Equipment - 0.9%

Arista Networks Inc.

2,087 290,051 *

Cisco Systems Inc.

39,368 2,195,160

F5 Inc.

562 117,430 *

Juniper Networks Inc.

3,087 114,713

Motorola Solutions Inc.

1,569 380,012

Total Communications Equipment

3,097,366

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.6%

Amphenol Corp., Class A Shares

5,550 418,192

CDW Corp.

1,264 226,117

Corning Inc.

6,960 256,893

IPG Photonics Corp.

314 34,465 *

Keysight Technologies Inc.

1,712 270,445 *

TE Connectivity Ltd.

3,063 401,192

Teledyne Technologies Inc.

433 204,649 *

Trimble Inc.

2,320 167,365 *

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A Shares

497 205,609 *

Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

2,184,927

IT Services - 4.2%

Accenture PLC, Class A Shares

5,891 1,986,622

Akamai Technologies Inc.

1,511 180,398 *

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

3,924 892,867

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

1,112 173,150

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A Shares

4,941 443,059

DXC Technology Co.

2,175 70,970 *

EPAM Systems Inc.

530 157,203 *

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

5,660 568,377

Fiserv Inc.

5,495 557,193 *

FleetCor Technologies Inc.

748 186,297 *

Gartner Inc.

765 227,557 *

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report 15

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont'd)

March 31, 2022

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

Security Shares Value

IT Services - continued

Global Payments Inc.

2,680 $ 366,731

International Business Machines Corp.

8,317 1,081,376

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

687 135,373

Mastercard Inc., Class A Shares

8,029 2,869,404

Paychex Inc.

2,993 408,455

PayPal Holdings Inc.

10,824 1,251,796 *

VeriSign Inc.

899 199,992 *

Visa Inc., Class A Shares

15,458 3,428,121

Total IT Services

15,184,941

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.9%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

15,191 1,660,984 *

Analog Devices Inc.

4,896 808,721

Applied Materials Inc.

8,280 1,091,304

Broadcom Inc.

3,847 2,422,379

Enphase Energy Inc.

1,255 253,234 *

Intel Corp.

38,010 1,883,776

KLA Corp.

1,410 516,145

Lam Research Corp.

1,309 703,731

Microchip Technology Inc.

5,146 386,670

Micron Technology Inc.

10,492 817,222

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

410 199,129

NVIDIA Corp.

23,298 6,357,092

NXP Semiconductors NV

2,491 461,034

Qorvo Inc.

1,028 127,575 *

QUALCOMM Inc.

10,503 1,605,068

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

1,510 201,253

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.

489 157,639 *

Teradyne Inc.

1,513 178,882

Texas Instruments Inc.

8,583 1,574,809

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

21,406,647

Software - 8.8%

Adobe Inc.

4,399 2,004,272 *

ANSYS Inc.

799 253,802 *

Autodesk Inc.

2,044 438,131 *

Cadence Design Systems Inc.

2,563 421,511 *

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.

1,269 86,749 *

Citrix Systems Inc.

1,140 115,026

Fortinet Inc.

1,263 431,618 *

Intuit Inc.

2,633 1,266,052

Microsoft Corp.

69,869 21,541,311

See Notes to Financial Statements.

16 Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

Security Shares Value

Software - continued

NortonLifeLock Inc.

5,285 $ 140,158

Oracle Corp.

14,699 1,216,048

Paycom Software Inc.

446 154,485 *

PTC Inc.

936 100,826 *

salesforce.com Inc.

9,186 1,950,372 *

ServiceNow Inc.

1,867 1,039,714 *

Synopsys Inc.

1,418 472,577 *

Tyler Technologies Inc.

382 169,948 *

Total Software

31,802,600

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 7.3%

Apple Inc.

144,467 25,225,383

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

11,886 198,615

HP Inc.

10,106 366,848

NetApp Inc.

2,023 167,909

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

1,907 171,439

Western Digital Corp.

2,814 139,715 *

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

26,269,909

Total Information Technology

99,946,390
Materials - 2.6%

Chemicals - 1.7%

Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

2,062 515,314

Albemarle Corp.

1,087 240,390

Celanese Corp.

1,014 144,870

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

1,950 200,967

Corteva Inc.

6,755 388,277

Dow Inc.

6,872 437,884

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

4,751 349,579

Eastman Chemical Co.

1,244 139,403

Ecolab Inc.

2,303 406,618

FMC Corp.

1,199 157,752

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

2,387 313,485

Linde PLC

4,773 1,524,639

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A Shares

2,441 250,984

Mosaic Co.

3,471 230,822

PPG Industries Inc.

2,203 288,747

Sherwin-Williams Co.

2,241 559,398

Total Chemicals

6,149,129

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report 17

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont'd)

March 31, 2022

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

Security Shares Value

Construction Materials - 0.1%

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

581 $ 223,621

Vulcan Materials Co.

1,236 227,053

Total Construction Materials

450,674

Containers & Packaging - 0.3%

Amcor PLC

14,215 161,056

Avery Dennison Corp.

768 133,609

Ball Corp.

3,005 270,450

International Paper Co.

3,709 171,171

Packaging Corp. of America

917 143,153

Sealed Air Corp.

1,373 91,936

Westrock Co.

2,409 113,295

Total Containers & Packaging

1,084,670

Metals & Mining - 0.5%

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

13,735 683,179

Newmont Corp.

7,398 587,771

Nucor Corp.

2,540 377,571

Total Metals & Mining

1,648,521

Total Materials

9,332,994
Real Estate - 2.7%

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 2.6%

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

1,366 274,907

American Tower Corp.

4,246 1,066,680

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

1,298 322,384

Boston Properties Inc.

1,318 169,758

Crown Castle International Corp.

4,016 741,354

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

2,639 374,210

Duke Realty Corp.

3,509 203,733

Equinix Inc.

837 620,736

Equity Residential

3,181 286,036

Essex Property Trust Inc.

593 204,870

Extra Space Storage Inc.

1,257 258,439

Federal Realty Investment Trust

653 79,712

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

5,009 171,959

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

6,741 130,978

Iron Mountain Inc.

2,802 155,259

Kimco Realty Corp.

5,729 141,506

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

1,071 224,321

Prologis Inc.

6,872 1,109,691

Public Storage

1,412 551,075

Realty Income Corp.

5,350 370,755

See Notes to Financial Statements.

18 Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

Security Shares Value

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - continued

Regency Centers Corp.

1,497 $ 106,796

SBA Communications Corp.

1,012 348,229

Simon Property Group Inc.

3,079 405,073

UDR Inc.

2,870 164,652

Ventas Inc.

3,705 228,821

Vornado Realty Trust

1,416 64,173

Welltower Inc.

4,037 388,117

Weyerhaeuser Co.

6,917 262,154

Total Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

9,426,378

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.1%

CBRE Group Inc., Class A Shares

3,133 286,732 *

Total Real Estate

9,713,110
Utilities - 2.7%

Electric Utilities - 1.7%

Alliant Energy Corp.

2,384 148,952

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

4,682 467,123

Constellation Energy Corp.

3,027 170,269

Duke Energy Corp.

7,154 798,816

Edison International

3,518 246,612

Entergy Corp.

1,858 216,922

Evergy Inc.

2,098 143,377

Eversource Energy

3,237 285,471

Exelon Corp.

9,082 432,576

FirstEnergy Corp.

5,192 238,105

NextEra Energy Inc.

18,344 1,553,920

NRG Energy Inc.

2,314 88,765

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

1,034 80,755

PPL Corp.

6,923 197,721

Southern Co.

9,927 719,807

Xcel Energy Inc.

5,030 363,015

Total Electric Utilities

6,152,206

Gas Utilities - 0.0%††

Atmos Energy Corp.

1,281 153,067

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.1%

AES Corp.

6,395 164,543

Multi-Utilities - 0.8%

Ameren Corp.

2,456 230,275

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

5,823 178,417

CMS Energy Corp.

2,666 186,460

Consolidated Edison Inc.

3,269 309,509

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report 19

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont'd)

March 31, 2022

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)

Security Shares Value

Multi-Utilities - continued

Dominion Energy Inc.

7,608 $ 646,452

DTE Energy Co.

1,836 242,737

NiSource Inc.

3,516 111,809

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

4,745 332,150

Sempra Energy

2,990 502,679

WEC Energy Group Inc.

2,976 297,034

Total Multi-Utilities

3,037,522

Water Utilities - 0.1%

American Water Works Co. Inc.

1,693 280,242

Total Utilities

9,787,580

Total Investments before Short-Term Investments (Cost - $97,041,416)

356,765,015
Rate
Short-Term Investments - 0.9%

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class
(Cost - $3,153,354)

0.172 % 3,153,354 3,153,354

Total Investments - 99.9% (Cost - $100,194,770)

359,918,369

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.1%

281,553

Total Net Assets - 100.0%

$ 360,199,922
††

Represents less than 0.1%.

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

Investment in affiliate. This security is a component of the S&P 500 Index in which the Fund invests (Note 8).

At March 31, 2022, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

Number of
Contracts
Expiration
Date
Notional
Amount
Market
Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
Contracts to Buy:
E-mini S&P 500 Index 15 6/22 $ 3,244,476 $ 3,398,062 $ 153,586

See Notes to Financial Statements.

20 Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report

Statement of assets and liabilities (unaudited)

March 31, 2022

Assets:

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost - $100,149,248)

$ 359,844,158

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (Cost - $45,522)

74,211

Receivable for Fund shares sold

246,416

Dividends receivable from unaffiliated investments

220,337

Deposits with brokers for open futures contracts

172,592

Security litigation proceeds receivable

4,184

Dividends receivable from affiliated investments

771

Prepaid expenses

18,700

Total Assets

360,581,369
Liabilities:

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

78,646

Investment management fee payable

73,732

Service and/or distribution fees payable

54,028

Payable to brokers - net variation margin on open futures contracts

48,591

Transfer agent fees payable

42,942

Fund accounting fees payable

29,106

Audit and tax fees payable

21,237

Trustees' fees payable

3,063

Accrued expenses

30,102

Total Liabilities

381,447
Total Net Assets $ 360,199,922
Net Assets:

Par value (Note 7)

$ 100

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

97,305,148

Total distributable earnings (loss)

262,894,674
Total Net Assets $ 360,199,922
Net Assets:

Class A

$ 329,082,876

Class D

$ 31,117,046
Shares Outstanding:

Class A

9,127,958

Class D

854,880
Net Asset Value:

Class A

$ 36.05

Class D

$ 36.40

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report 21

Statement of operations (unaudited)

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2022

Investment Income:

Dividends from unaffiliated investments

$ 2,390,314

Dividends from affiliated investments

1,542

Interest

284

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

(501)

Total Investment Income

2,391,639
Expenses:

Investment management fee (Note 2)

449,445

Service and/or distribution fees (Notes 2 and 5)

328,670

Transfer agent fees (Note 5)

111,540

Fund accounting fees

35,180

Registration fees

22,420

Audit and tax fees

19,837

Legal fees

18,868

Standard & Poor's license fees

17,978

Trustees' fees

10,654

Shareholder reports

3,702

Insurance

1,084

Custody fees

813

Interest expense

1

Miscellaneous expenses

3,198

Total Expenses

1,023,390

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Notes 2 and 5)

(1,643)

Net Expenses

1,021,747
Net Investment Income 1,369,892
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts (Notes 1, 3 and 4):

Net Realized Gain From:

Investment transactions in unaffiliated securities

7,803,123

Futures contracts

63,469

Net Realized Gain

7,866,592

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From:

Investments in unaffiliated securities

10,290,094

Investments in affiliated securities

(5,917)

Futures contracts

203,686

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

10,487,863
Net Gain on Investments and Futures Contracts 18,354,455
Increase in Net Assets From Operations $ 19,724,347

See Notes to Financial Statements.

22 Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report

Statements of changes in net assets

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

and the Year Ended September 30, 2021

2022 2021
Operations:

Net investment income

$ 1,369,892 $ 2,888,332

Net realized gain

7,866,592 15,353,067

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

10,487,863 63,011,768

Increase in Net Assets From Operations

19,724,347 81,253,167
Distributions to Shareholders From (Notes 1 and 6):

Total distributable earnings

(18,643,499) (17,989,514)

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders

(18,643,499) (17,989,514)
Fund Share Transactions (Note 7):

Net proceeds from sale of shares

12,740,653 8,751,928

Reinvestment of distributions

18,420,393 17,854,884

Cost of shares repurchased

(19,921,255) (28,314,219)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

11,239,791 (1,707,407)

Increase in Net Assets

12,320,639 61,556,246
Net Assets:

Beginning of period

347,879,283 286,323,037

End of period

$ 360,199,922 $ 347,879,283

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund 2022 Semi-Annual Report 23

Financial highlights

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended September 30,
unless otherwise noted:
Class A Shares1 20222 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value, beginning of period $35.94 $29.50 $27.21 $27.71 $24.81 $21.89
Income from operations:

Net investment income

0.14 0.29 0.36 0.37 0.34 0.36

Net realized and unrealized gain

1.90 8.02 3.47 0.48 3.78 3.45

Total income from operations

2.04 8.31 3.83 0.85 4.12 3.81
Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(0.26) (0.35) (0.40) (0.34) (0.34) (0.38)

Net realized gains

(1.67) (1.52) (1.14) (1.01) (0.88) (0.51)

Total distributions

(1.93) (1.87) (1.54) (1.35) (1.22) (0.89)
Net asset value, end of period $36.05 $35.94 $29.50 $27.21 $27.71 $24.81

Total return3

5.66 % 29.24 % 14.55 % 3.64 % 17.19 % 17.95 %
Net assets, end of period (millions) $329 $318 $263 $254 $265 $247
Ratios to average net assets:

Gross expenses

0.59 %4 0.59 % 0.61 % 0.61 % 0.62 % 0.60 %

Net expenses5,6

0.59 4 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.59

Net investment income

0.75 4 0.86 1.31 1.43 1.30 1.57
Portfolio turnover rate 1 % 3 % 3 % 3 % 2 % 2 %
1

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

2

For the six months ended March 31, 2022 (unaudited).

3

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

4

Annualized.

5

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

6

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.59%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2023 without the Board of Trustees' consent.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended September 30,
unless otherwise noted:
Class D Shares1 20222 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value, beginning of period $36.30 $29.77 $27.44 $27.94 $25.01 $22.05
Income from operations:

Net investment income

0.17 0.36 0.41 0.42 0.39 0.41

Net realized and unrealized gain

1.92 8.10 3.51 0.48 3.81 3.48

Total income from operations

2.09 8.46 3.92 0.90 4.20 3.89
Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(0.32) (0.41) (0.45) (0.39) (0.39) (0.42)

Net realized gains

(1.67) (1.52) (1.14) (1.01) (0.88) (0.51)

Total distributions

(1.99) (1.93) (1.59) (1.40) (1.27) (0.93)
Net asset value, end of period $36.40 $36.30 $29.77 $27.44 $27.94 $25.01

Total return3

5.75 % 29.52 % 14.78 % 3.83 % 17.40 % 18.24 %
Net assets, end of period (000s) $31,117 $29,592 $23,555 $19,833 $19,260 $12,759
Ratios to average net assets:

Gross expenses

0.40 %4 0.40 % 0.43 % 0.43 % 0.45 % 0.44 %

Net expenses5,6

0.39 4 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39

Net investment income

0.94 4 1.06 1.51 1.63 1.50 1.77
Portfolio turnover rate 1 % 3 % 3 % 3 % 2 % 2 %
1

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

2

For the six months ended March 31, 2022 (unaudited).

3

Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

4

Annualized.

5

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

6

As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class D shares did not exceed 0.39%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2023 without the Board of Trustees' consent.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund (the "Fund") is a separate diversified investment series of Legg Mason Partners Investment Trust (the "Trust"). The Trust, a Maryland statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company.

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ. Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued.

(a) Investment valuation. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services typically use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Investments in open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Global Fund Valuation Committee (the "Valuation Committee"). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the

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effectiveness of the Fund's pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Trustees. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.

The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer's financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts' research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.

For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such back testing monthly and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Trustees quarterly.

The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont'd)

GAAP establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:

ASSETS
Description Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Total
Common Stocks† $ 356,765,015 - - $ 356,765,015
Short-Term Investments† 3,153,354 - - 3,153,354
Total Investments $ 359,918,369 - - $ 359,918,369
Other Financial Instruments:

Futures Contracts††

$ 153,586 - - $ 153,586
Total $ 360,071,955 - - $ 360,071,955

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

††

Reflects the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the instruments.

(b) Futures contracts. The Fund uses futures contracts generally to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in interest rates or gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in certain asset classes. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or securities with a broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the ''initial margin'' and subsequent payments (''variation margin'') are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. For certain futures, including foreign denominated futures, variation margin is not settled daily, but is recorded as a net variation margin payable or receivable. The daily changes in contract value are recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the Statement of Operations and the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed.

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Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the amounts reflected in the financial statements. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.

(c) Foreign investment risks. The Fund's investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. Since securities may be denominated in foreign currencies, may require settlement in foreign currencies or may pay interest or dividends in foreign currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Fund. Foreign investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic developments, all of which affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.

(d) Counterparty risk and credit-risk-related contingent features of derivative instruments. The Fund may invest in certain securities or engage in other transactions where the Fund is exposed to counterparty credit risk in addition to broader market risks. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers, which may also be considered counterparties as trading partners in other transactions. This may increase the risk of loss in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty or if the counterparty otherwise fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Fund's subadviser attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by (i) periodically assessing the creditworthiness of its trading partners, (ii) monitoring and/or limiting the amount of its net exposure to each individual counterparty based on its assessment and (iii) requiring collateral from the counterparty for certain transactions. Market events and changes in overall economic conditions may impact the assessment of such counterparty risk by the subadviser. In addition, declines in the values of underlying collateral received may expose the Fund to increased risk of loss.

With exchange traded and centrally cleared derivatives, there is less counterparty risk to the Fund since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, the credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default of the clearing broker or clearinghouse.

The Fund has entered into master agreements, such as an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement ("ISDA Master Agreement") or similar agreement, with certain of its derivative counterparties that govern over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives and provide for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral posting terms, netting provisions in the event of default or termination and credit related contingent features. The credit related contingent features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund's net assets or net asset value per share over a specified period of time. If these credit related contingent features were triggered, the derivatives counterparty could terminate the positions and demand payment or require additional collateral.

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont'd)

Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments' payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. However, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the terms of the ISDA Master Agreements do not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. The enforceability of the right to offset may vary by jurisdiction.

Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearinghouse for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for OTC traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, for the same purpose are noted in the Schedule of Investments.

As of March 31, 2022, the Fund did not have any open OTC derivative transactions with credit related contingent features in a net liability position.

(e) Security transactions and investment income. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income (including interest income from payment-in-kind securities), adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as practicable after the Fund determines the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method. To the extent any issuer defaults or a credit event occurs that impacts the issuer, the Fund may halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default or credit event.

(f) REIT distributions. The character of distributions received from Real Estate Investment Trusts (''REITs'') held by the Fund is generally comprised of net investment income, capital gains, and return of capital. It is the policy of the Fund to estimate the character of distributions received from underlying REITs based on historical data provided by the REITs. After each calendar year end, REITs report the actual tax character of these distributions. Differences between the estimated and actual amounts reported by the REITs are reflected in the Fund's records in the year in which they are reported by the REITs by adjusting related investment cost basis, capital gains and income, as necessary.

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(g) Distributions to shareholders. Distributions from net investment income and distributions of net realized gains, if any, are declared at least annually. Distributions to shareholders of the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(h) Share class accounting. Investment income, common expenses and realized/ unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that share class.

(i) Compensating balance arrangements. The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby a portion of the custodian's fees is paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund's cash on deposit with the bank.

(j) Federal and other taxes. It is the Fund's policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Fund intends to distribute its taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders in accordance with timing requirements imposed by the Code. Therefore, no federal or state income tax provision is required in the Fund's financial statements.

Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken on income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of September 30, 2021, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. The Fund's federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at various rates.

(k) Reclassification. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be reclassified to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

2. Investment management agreement and other transactions with affiliates

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC ("LMPFA") is the Fund's investment manager. Franklin Advisers, Inc. ("Franklin Advisers") is the Fund's subadviser. Western Asset Management Company, LLC ("Western Asset") manages the portion of the Fund's cash and short-term instruments allocated to it. LMPFA, Franklin Advisers and Western Asset are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Franklin Resources, Inc. ("Franklin Resources").

Under the investment management agreement, the Fund pays an investment management fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont'd)

LMPFA provides administrative and certain oversight services to the Fund. LMPFA delegates to the subadviser the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund, except for the management of the portion of the cash and short-term instruments allocated to Western Asset. For its services, LMPFA pays Franklin Advisers a fee monthly, at an annual rate equal to 70% of the net management fee it receives from the Fund. For Western Asset's services to the Fund, LMPFA pays Western Asset monthly 0.02% of the portion of the Fund's average daily net assets that are allocated to Western Asset by LMPFA.

As a result of expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and LMPFA, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class A and Class D shares did not exceed 0.59% and 0.39%, respectively. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2023 without the Board of Trustees' consent.

During the six months ended March 31, 2022, fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed amounted to $1,643.

LMPFA is permitted to recapture amounts waived and/or reimbursed to a class during the same fiscal year if the class' total annual fund operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation ("expense cap") in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will LMPFA recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the class' total annual fund operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.

Franklin Distributors, LLC ("Franklin Distributors") serves as the Fund's sole and exclusive distributor. Franklin Distributors is an indirect, wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Franklin Resources.

All officers and one Trustee of the Trust are employees of Franklin Resources or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Trust.

3. Investments

During the six months ended March 31, 2022, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

Purchases $ 4,909,569
Sales 12,189,550
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At March 31, 2022, the aggregate cost of investments and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

Cost Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
Securities $ 100,194,770 $ 264,166,039 $ (4,442,440) $ 259,723,599
Futures contracts - 153,586 - 153,586

4. Derivative instruments and hedging activities

Below is a table, grouped by derivative type, that provides information about the fair value and the location of derivatives within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at March 31, 2022.

ASSET DERIVATIVES1
Equity
Risk
Futures contracts2 $ 153,586
1

Generally, the balance sheet location for asset derivatives is receivables/net unrealized appreciation and for liability derivatives is payables/net unrealized depreciation.

2

Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only net variation margin is reported within the receivables and/or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables provide information about the effect of derivatives and hedging activities on the Fund's Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2022. The first table provides additional detail about the amounts and sources of gains (losses) realized on derivatives during the period. The second table provides additional information about the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from the Fund's derivatives and hedging activities during the period.

AMOUNT OF REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED
Equity
Risk
Futures contracts $ 63,469
CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED
Equity
Risk
Futures contracts $ 203,686
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont'd)

During the six months ended March 31, 2022, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

Average Market
Value
Futures contracts (to buy) $ 1,966,582

5. Class specific expenses, waivers and/or expense reimbursements

The Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 shareholder services and distribution plan and under that plan the Fund pays service and/or distribution fees with respect to its Class A shares calculated at the annual rate of 0.20% of the average daily net assets of the class. Service and/or distribution fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.

For the six months ended March 31, 2022, class specific expenses were as follows:

Service and/or
Distribution Fees
Transfer Agent
Fees
Class A $ 328,670 $ 99,779
Class D - 11,761
Total $ 328,670 $ 111,540

Amount shown is exclusive of expense reimbursements. For the six months ended March 31, 2022, the service and/or distribution fees reimbursed amounted to $1 for Class A shares.

For the six months ended March 31, 2022, waivers and/or expense reimbursements by class were as follows:

Waivers/Expense
Reimbursements
Class A $ 1
Class D 1,642
Total $ 1,643

6. Distributions to shareholders by class

Six Months Ended
March 31, 2022
Year Ended
September 30, 2021
Net Investment Income:
Class A $ 2,327,870 $ 3,163,638
Class D 272,134 336,364
Total $ 2,600,004 $ 3,500,002
Net Realized Gains:
Class A $ 14,658,269 $ 13,282,922
Class D 1,385,226 1,206,590
Total $ 16,043,495 $ 14,489,512
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7. Shares of beneficial interest

At March 31, 2022, the Trust had an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest authorized with a par value of $0.00001 per share. The Fund has the ability to issue multiple classes of shares. Each class of shares represents an identical interest and has the same rights, except that each class bears certain direct expenses, including those specifically related to the distribution of its shares.

Transactions in shares of each class were as follows:

Six Months Ended
March 31, 2022
Year Ended
September 30, 2021
Shares Amount Shares Amount
Class A
Shares sold 280,964 $ 10,093,630 166,484 $ 5,614,149
Shares issued on reinvestment 460,552 16,763,033 527,477 16,311,930
Shares repurchased (468,834) (17,031,711) (746,004) (24,410,744)
Net increase (decrease) 272,682 $ 9,824,952 (52,043) $ (2,484,665)
Class D
Shares sold 72,053 $ 2,647,023 92,286 $ 3,137,779
Shares issued on reinvestment 45,028 1,657,360 49,435 1,542,954
Shares repurchased (77,441) (2,889,544) (117,674) (3,903,475)
Net increase 39,640 $ 1,414,839 24,047 $ 777,258

8. Transactions with affiliated company

The Fund invests in securities that are components of the S&P 500 Index. Franklin Resources Inc. is a component of the S&P 500 Index and is considered to be affiliated with the Fund. Investments in Franklin Resources Inc. were made in accordance to its proportional weighting in the S&P 500 Index. The following transactions were effected in shares of Franklin Resources Inc. for the year ended March 31, 2022:

Affiliate
Value at
September 30,
2021
Purchased Sold
Cost Shares Cost Shares
Franklin Resources Inc. $ 69,396 $ 10,732 323 - -
(cont'd) Realized
Gain (Loss)
Dividend
Income
Net Increase
(Decrease) in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Affiliate
Value at
March 31,
2022
Franklin Resources Inc. - $ 1,542 $ (5,917) $ 74,211

9. Redemption facility

On February 4, 2022, the Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, the "Borrowers") managed by Franklin Resources or its affiliates,

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont'd)

became a borrower in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $2.675 billion (the "Global Credit Facility"). The 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. Unless renewed, the Global Credit Facility will terminate on February 3, 2023.

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 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 the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Global Credit Facility during the six months ended March 31, 2022.

10. Recent accounting pronouncement

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 LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021 and 2023. 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.

11. Other matters

The outbreak of the respiratory illness COVID-19 (commonly referred to as "coronavirus") has continued to rapidly spread around the world, causing considerable uncertainty for the global economy and financial markets. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers, are not known. The COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund's investments, impair the Fund's ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund's performance. In addition, the outbreak of COVID-19, and measures taken to mitigate its effects, could result in disruptions to the services provided to the Fund by its service providers.

* * *

On February 24, 2022, Russia engaged in military actions in the sovereign territory of Ukraine. The current political and financial uncertainty surrounding Russia and Ukraine may increase market volatility and the economic risk of investing in securities in these countries

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and may also cause uncertainty for the global economy and broader financial markets. The ultimate fallout and long-term impact from these events are not known. The Fund will continue to assess the impact on valuations and liquidity and will take any potential actions needed in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

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Statement regarding liquidity risk management program (unaudited)

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 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.

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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/Directors held in November 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 (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.

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Franklin

S&P 500 Index Fund

Trustees

Paul R. Ades

Andrew L. Breech

Althea L. Duersten

Chair

Stephen R. Gross

Susan M. Heilbron

Howard J. Johnson

Arnold L. Lehman

Robin J. W. Masters

Jerome H. Miller

Ken Miller

G. Peter O'Brien

Thomas F. Schlafly

Jane Trust

Investment manager

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC

Subadviser

Franklin Advisers, Inc.

Distributor

Franklin Distributors, LLC

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

Transfer agent#

Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC

3344 Quality Drive

Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-7313

Independent registered public accounting firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, MD

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Effective February 22, 2022, Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC replaced BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. as Transfer Agent.

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

The Fund is a separate investment series of Legg Mason Partners Investment Trust, a Maryland statutory trust.

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

Legg Mason Funds

620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor

New York, NY 10018

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund's Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. To obtain information on Form N-PORT, shareholders can call the Fund at 877-6LM-FUND/656-3863.

Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the prior 12-month period ended June 30th of each year and a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio transactions are available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at 877-6LM-FUND/656-3863, (2) at www.franklintempleton.com and (3) on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

Investors should consider the Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

www.franklintempleton.com

© 2022 Franklin Distributors, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC. All rights reserved.

Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice

Your Privacy and the Security of Your Personal Information is Very Important to the Legg Mason Funds

This Privacy and Security Notice (the "Privacy Notice") addresses the Legg Mason Funds' privacy and data protection practices with respect to nonpublic personal information the Funds receive. The Legg Mason Funds include any funds sold by the Funds' distributor, Franklin Distributors, LLC, as well as Legg Mason-sponsored closed-end funds. The provisions of this Privacy Notice apply to your information both while you are a shareholder and after you are no longer invested with the Funds.

The Type of Nonpublic Personal Information the Funds Collect About You

The Funds collect and maintain nonpublic personal information about you in connection with your shareholder account. Such information may include, but is not limited to:

Personal information included on applications or other forms;

Account balances, transactions, and mutual fund holdings and positions;

Bank account information, legal documents, and identity verification documentation;

Online account access user IDs, passwords, security challenge question responses; and

Information received from consumer reporting agencies regarding credit history and creditworthiness (such as the amount of an individual's total debt, payment history, etc.).

How the Funds Use Nonpublic Personal Information About You

The Funds do not sell or share your nonpublic personal information with third parties or with affiliates for their marketing purposes, or with other financial institutions or affiliates for joint marketing purposes, unless you have authorized the Funds to do so. The Funds do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you except as may be required to perform transactions or services you have authorized or as permitted or required by law.

The Funds may disclose information about you to:

Employees, agents, and affiliates on a "need to know" basis to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary business, or to comply with obligations to government regulators;

Service providers, including the Funds' affiliates, who assist the Funds as part of the ordinary course of business (such as printing, mailing services, or processing or servicing your account with us) or otherwise perform services on the Funds' behalf, including companies that may perform statistical analysis, market research and marketing services solely for the Funds;

Permit access to transfer, whether in the United States or countries outside of the United States to such Funds' employees, agents and affiliates and service providers as required to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary business, or to comply with obligations to government regulators;

The Funds' representatives such as legal counsel, accountants and auditors to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary business, or to comply with obligations to government regulators;

Fiduciaries or representatives acting on your behalf, such as an IRA custodian or trustee of a grantor trust.

NOT PART OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice (cont'd)

Except as otherwise permitted by applicable law, companies acting on the Funds' behalf, including those outside the United States, are contractually obligated to keep nonpublic personal information the Funds provide to them confidential and to use the information the Funds share only to provide the services the Funds ask them to perform. The Funds may disclose nonpublic personal information about you when necessary to enforce their rights or protect against fraud, or as permitted or required by applicable law, such as in connection with a law enforcement or regulatory request, subpoena, or similar legal process. In the event of a corporate action or in the event a Fund service provider changes, the Funds may be required to disclose your nonpublic personal information to third parties. While it is the Funds' practice to obtain protections for disclosed information in these types of transactions, the Funds cannot guarantee their privacy policy will remain unchanged.

Keeping You Informed of the Funds' Privacy and Security Practices

The Funds will notify you annually of their privacy policy as required by federal law. While the Funds reserve the right to modify this policy at any time they will notify you promptly if this privacy policy changes.

The Funds' Security Practices

The Funds maintain appropriate physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to guard your nonpublic personal information. The Funds' internal data security policies restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to authorized employees, who may use your nonpublic personal information for Fund business purposes only.

Although the Funds strive to protect your nonpublic personal information, they cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide or transmit to them, and you do so at your own risk. In the event of a breach of the confidentiality or security of your nonpublic personal information, the Funds will attempt to notify you as necessary, so you can take appropriate protective steps. If you have consented to the Funds using electronic communications or electronic delivery of statements, they may notify you under such circumstances using the most current email address you have on record with them.

In order for the Funds to provide effective service to you, keeping your account information accurate is very important. If you believe that your account information is incomplete, not accurate or not current, if you have questions about the Funds' privacy practices, or our use of your nonpublic personal information, write the Funds using the contact information on your account statements, email the Funds by clicking on the Contact Us section of the Funds' website at www.franklintempleton.com, or contact the Fund at 877-6LM-FUND/656-3863.

Revised April 2018

Legg Mason California Consumer Privacy Act Policy

Although much of the personal information we collect is "nonpublic personal information" subject to federal law, residents of California may, in certain circumstances, have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"). For example, if you are a broker,

NOT PART OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice (cont'd)

dealer, agent, fiduciary, or representative acting by or on behalf of, or for, the account of any other person(s) or household, or a financial advisor, or if you have otherwise provided personal information to us separate from the relationship we have with personal investors, the provisions of this Privacy Policy apply to your personal information (as defined by the CCPA).

In addition to the provisions of the Legg Mason Funds Security and Privacy Notice, you may have the right to know the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.

You also have the right to request the deletion of the personal information collected or maintained by the Funds.

If you wish to exercise any of the rights you have in respect of your personal information, you should advise the Funds by contacting them as set forth below. The rights noted above are subject to our other legal and regulatory obligations and any exemptions under the CCPA. You may designate an authorized agent to make a rights request on your behalf, subject to the identification process described below. We do not discriminate based on requests for information related to our use of your personal information, and you have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment related to the exercise of your privacy rights.

We may request information from you in order to verify your identity or authority in making such a request. If you have appointed an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, or you are an authorized agent making such a request (such as a power of attorney or other written permission), this process may include providing a password/passcode, a copy of government issued identification, affidavit or other applicable documentation, i.e. written permission. We may require you to verify your identity directly even when using an authorized agent, unless a power of attorney has been provided. We reserve the right to deny a request submitted by an agent if suitable and appropriate proof is not provided.

For the 12-month period prior to the date of this Privacy Policy, the Legg Mason Funds have not sold any of your personal information; nor do we have any plans to do so in the future.

Contact Information

Address: Data Privacy Officer, 100 International Dr., Baltimore, MD 21202

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 1-800-396-4748

Revised October 2020

NOT PART OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

www.franklintempleton.com

© 2022 Franklin Distributors, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC. All rights reserved.

FDXX010131 5/22 SR22-4391

ITEM 2.

CODE OF ETHICS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 3.

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable.

ITEM 4.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.

AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 6.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

Included herein under Item 1.

ITEM 7.

DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 8.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 9.

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 10.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 11.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a)

The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(b)

There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 12.

DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable

ITEM 13.

EXHIBITS.

(a) (1) Not applicable.

Exhibit 99.CODE ETH

(a) (2) Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

Exhibit 99.CERT

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

Exhibit 99.906CERT

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, there unto duly authorized.

Legg Mason Partners Investment Trust

By:

/s/ Jane Trust

Jane Trust
Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 20, 2022

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/ Jane Trust

Jane Trust
Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 20, 2022
By:

/s/ Christopher Berarducci

Christopher Berarducci
Principal Financial Officer
Date: May 20, 2022