Key Stats

Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
1.49% -13.63% 209.86M 18352.30
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (All)
3.52% 20.05% -- Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Funds investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. Under normal conditions, at least 75% of the Funds total assets will be invested in emerging countries equity securities, including common and preferred stock, debt securities convertible into common stock and common stock purchase warrants.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Blend
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class International Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Diversified Emerging Mkts
Category Index MSCI EM NR USD
Global Category Name Global Emerging Markets Equity
YCharts Categorization Emerging Markets
YCharts Benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets Total Return (^MSEMTR)
Prospectus Objective World Stock
Fund Owner Firm Name Franklin Templeton Investments
Prospectus Benchmark Index
MSCI EM NR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACXUSNTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Chetan Sehgal 34.46 yrs
Andrew Ness 1.21 yrs

Net Fund Flows Versus Category

1M
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6M
YTD
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5Y
10Y
 
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1 Month
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1 Year
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-10.02B Category Low
7.629B Category High
3 Months
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3 Years
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6 Months
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10 Years
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Date Unavailable

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of March 29, 2023. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
YTD
23.24%
45.23%
-14.73%
27.15%
24.45%
-8.20%
-21.57%
0.97%
4.50%
27.19%
-14.20%
21.51%
10.65%
7.82%
-16.00%
5.23%
14.43%
33.33%
-11.26%
19.74%
9.48%
7.91%
-17.60%
5.05%
8.11%
42.38%
-19.72%
20.94%
10.27%
6.67%
-16.55%
0.22%
As of March 29, 2023.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield Upgrade
Dividend Yield TTM (3-29-23) 3.52%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings Upgrade
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 9.630
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Median ROE Upgrade
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Forecasted PE Ratio Upgrade
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As of February 28, 2023

Growth Estimates

Forecasted 5 Yr Earnings Growth Upgrade
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As of February 28, 2023

Asset Allocation

As of February 28, 2023.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 0.96% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 99.04% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 11.76% -- --
ICICI Bank Ltd
5.73% -- --
Franklin IFT Money Market 5.66% 1.00 0.00%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.47% 40.60 0.00%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares 5.02% 12.48 1.25%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.61% 49.14 -1.23%
MediaTek Inc 3.49% 7.30 0.00%
NAVER Corp 3.09% 115.00 0.00%
LG Corp
2.99% -- --
Prosus NV Ordinary Shares - Class N 2.82% 77.40 6.97%

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Funds investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. Under normal conditions, at least 75% of the Funds total assets will be invested in emerging countries equity securities, including common and preferred stock, debt securities convertible into common stock and common stock purchase warrants.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Blend
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class International Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Diversified Emerging Mkts
Category Index MSCI EM NR USD
Global Category Name Global Emerging Markets Equity
YCharts Categorization Emerging Markets
YCharts Benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets Total Return (^MSEMTR)
Prospectus Objective World Stock
Fund Owner Firm Name Franklin Templeton Investments
Prospectus Benchmark Index
MSCI EM NR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACXUSNTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Chetan Sehgal 34.46 yrs
Andrew Ness 1.21 yrs

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield Upgrade
Dividend Yield TTM (3-29-23) 3.52%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings Upgrade
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 9.630
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Median ROE Upgrade
Weighted Median ROA Upgrade
Forecasted Dividend Yield Upgrade
Forecasted PE Ratio Upgrade
Forecasted Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
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As of February 28, 2023

Growth Estimates

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Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 2/27/1987
Last Annual Report Date 8/31/2022
Last Prospectus Date 1/27/1987
Attributes
Index Fund No
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund No
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund No
Synthetic Replication Fund No
Has Dividend Investment Plan Yes
Socially Responsible Fund No

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