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Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Series A

Emerging Markets Equity

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NAVPS
(04-03-2025)
$13.37
Change
-$0.57 (-4.08%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 20, 1991): 5.85%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 2.60% 6.68% 10.65% 6.23% 20.36% 13.13% 6.75% -0.51% 4.97% 5.07% 3.03% 5.48% 8.79% 5.19%
Benchmark -0.22% 3.79% 8.67% 0.83% 18.75% 13.93% 6.25% 2.58% 6.75% 5.95% 3.94% 6.35% 8.53% 5.78%
Category Average -0.16% 3.35% 5.17% 2.11% 11.99% 10.27% 3.18% -1.05% 4.66% 4.06% 1.99% 4.59% 6.55% 3.76%
Category Rank 4 / 343 29 / 343 27 / 340 3 / 343 18 / 324 78 / 308 63 / 298 147 / 266 144 / 263 107 / 244 81 / 200 75 / 190 29 / 159 52 / 146
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 1 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 3.57% 0.21% 0.57% 3.21% 2.12% -1.13% 5.68% -0.63% -1.23% 0.42% 3.54% 2.60%
Benchmark 1.24% 3.23% 0.38% 3.25% 1.30% -0.40% 7.98% -0.88% -2.18% 2.94% 1.05% -0.22%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

16.31% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-22.61% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -6.90% 16.83% 31.83% -11.05% 19.01% 15.56% -7.07% -15.98% 9.46% 14.37%
Benchmark 2.69% 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65%
Category Average -3.92% 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 3 1 3 4 2 2 2
Category Rank 143/ 145 9/ 156 31/ 186 126/ 199 32/ 243 147/ 263 227/ 266 141/ 286 119/ 307 157/ 321

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

31.83% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-15.98% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 90.63
Cash and Equivalents 7.69
US Equity 1.68

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 37.78
Financial Services 19.85
Cash and Cash Equivalent 7.69
Energy 2.81
Industrial Services 2.41
Other 29.46

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 46.61
Latin America 12.90
Europe 4.13
North America 2.21
Africa and Middle East 1.33
Other 32.82

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Co Ltd 10.25
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 2.85% 02/03/2025 TD 2.85% 03-Feb-2025 6.82
ICICI Bank Ltd 4.80
Prosus NV 4.13
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.10
Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.65
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 3.50
SK Hynix Inc 3.49
HDFC Bank Ltd 2.77
MediaTek Inc 2.65

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Series A

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.49% 16.20% 14.79%
Beta 1.09% 1.10% 1.07%
Alpha 0.00% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.88% 0.89%
Sharpe 0.25% 0.23% 0.30%
Sortino 0.54% 0.29% 0.32%
Treynor 0.04% 0.03% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 93.07% 90.04% 88.79%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.60% 15.49% 16.20% 14.79%
Beta 0.57% 1.09% 1.10% 1.07%
Alpha 0.09% 0.00% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.47% 0.85% 0.88% 0.89%
Sharpe 1.96% 0.25% 0.23% 0.30%
Sortino 7.24% 0.54% 0.29% 0.32%
Treynor 0.26% 0.04% 0.03% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 99.40% 93.07% 90.04% 88.79%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date September 20, 1991
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $1,037

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML730
TML731
TML812

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equities of issuers in emerging markets while following a sustainable investment approach.

Investment Strategy

Generally, at least 90% of the Fund’s net assets will consist of equity securities of issuers located or operating in countries considered to be developing or emerging by: the authorities of those countries, the United Nations, or any of the following index providers: S&P Dow Jones, MSCI or Russell. The sub-advisor considers frontier markets to be a subset of developing markets and any investments in frontier markets will be counted toward the aforementioned 90% threshold.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

  • Chetan Sehgal
  • Andrew Ness
Sub-Advisor

Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd.

Templeton Asset Management Limited

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Custodian

JPMorgan Chase Bank

Registrar

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Distributor

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.21%
Management Fee 1.85%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 6.00%
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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