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Templeton Global Bond Fund Series A

Multi-Sector Fixed Income

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FundGrade D

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NAVPS
(07-11-2025)
$6.07
Change
$0.00 (0.01%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

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Templeton Global Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 15, 1988): 3.93%

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 1.52% 1.91% 6.38% 6.38% 9.30% 4.69% 5.14% 1.26% -0.52% -1.22% -0.84% -1.07% -0.34% -0.30%
Benchmark 1.36% -0.99% 1.81% 1.81% 9.27% 8.23% 6.85% 1.47% 0.26% 1.58% 2.25% 2.26% 2.20% 3.08%
Category Average 1.33% 1.67% 2.91% 2.91% 6.01% 5.51% - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 76 / 316 63 / 316 7 / 311 7 / 311 14 / 297 241 / 287 169 / 286 149 / 269 238 / 250 225 / 235 207 / 218 182 / 193 157 / 168 125 / 125
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 3.76% 0.53% 3.00% -2.48% -0.05% -1.88% 3.09% 0.77% 0.49% -1.17% 1.56% 1.52%
Benchmark 3.56% -0.33% 1.97% 0.33% 0.96% 0.67% 1.41% 1.02% 0.37% -1.88% -0.45% 1.36%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.47% (October 2008)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.67% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 6.62% -1.68% 0.71% 4.63% -5.65% -3.02% -7.56% -2.50% 4.29% -1.01%
Benchmark 16.14% 1.29% 1.23% 6.50% 4.01% 7.35% -4.31% -10.27% 5.25% 9.76%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - 3.89%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 4 1 4 4 4 1 4 4
Category Rank 12/ 115 133/ 133 146/ 180 25/ 206 227/ 227 241/ 249 262/ 262 16/ 270 265/ 287 293/ 296

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

6.62% (2015)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.56% (2021)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Government Bonds 70.27
Cash and Equivalents 18.68
Foreign Bonds - Other 11.04
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 81.31
Cash and Cash Equivalent 18.69

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 21.82
Asia 11.15
Latin America 7.80
Africa and Middle East 6.30
Europe 3.50
Other 49.43

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
United States Treasury 2.88% 15-May-2032 7.63
Australia Government 4.25% 21-Apr-2026 6.93
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT 13.75% 06/ 13.75% /2/02/6/11 5.78
MALAYSIA GOVERNMENT BOND 3.899% 11/16/2027 3.90% 6//20/11/1 5.57
BRAZIL NOTAS DO TESOURO NACIONAL SERIE F 9.919193% 1/01/2031 S 10.08% 20/31/1/1/ 5.32
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 10.75% 01/27/2026 10.75% /2/02/1/27 5.26
Federal Home Loan Banks 02-Jun-2025 4.33
KOREA TREASURY BOND 1.25% 03/10/2026 1.25% /2/02/3/10 4.10
Norway Government 1.50% 19-Feb-2026 3.89
JAPAN TREASURY DISCOUNT BILL 08/20/2025 TBLM 3.75

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Templeton Global Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - Multi-Sector Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.98% 6.69% 6.60%
Beta 0.89% 0.73% 0.61%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.47% 0.47% 0.35%
Sharpe 0.18% -0.42% -0.28%
Sortino 0.53% -0.65% -0.59%
Treynor 0.01% -0.04% -0.03%
Tax Efficiency 57.18% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.82% 6.98% 6.69% 6.60%
Beta 0.94% 0.89% 0.73% 0.61%
Alpha 0.01% -0.01% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.42% 0.47% 0.47% 0.35%
Sharpe 0.85% 0.18% -0.42% -0.28%
Sortino 1.63% 0.53% -0.65% -0.59%
Treynor 0.06% 0.01% -0.04% -0.03%
Tax Efficiency 81.61% 57.18% - -

Fund Details

Start Date July 15, 1988
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $91

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML674
TML704
TML734

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide high current income with capital appreciation by investing primarily in debt instruments and preferred securities issued around the world.

Investment Strategy

The sub-advisor employs fundamental analysis in selecting investments for the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund may not invest more than 25% of its invested assets, excluding cash, in the securities of issuers in any single industry. The Fund may invest in non-investment-grade debt instruments. The Fund invests in bonds issued by governments, government related entities and government agencies located around the world.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

  • Michael Hasenstab
  • Calvin Ho
Sub-Advisor

Franklin Advisers, Inc.

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 500
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 1.65%
Management Fee 1.20%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 6.00%
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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