
the lead role until Fogle's late 2009 departure, and Unterhalter was named comanager in 2010. Templeton Developing Markets TEDMX Although this fund is led by Mark Mobius, one of the most experienced emerging-markets investors around, it is long past
Templeton Emerging Markets Appreciation, used such an approach in the 1990s before merging into Templeton Developing Markets TEDMX , a pure-stock fund, in 2002. But now Templeton is back in the game with Templeton Emerging Markets Balanced (no ticker
GDP is tied to the US. Pg 21: Mutual funds and ETFs that invest in emerging and frontier markets: WAEMX, HEMZX, GEGAX, TEDMX , TFMAX, GEMAX, VWO, PIE, TRAMX, MDLTX [ unclear how these were ordered ]. Goldman Sachs originated the term BRIC many years
in those countries' stock markets. More-diversified emerging-markets stock funds, such as Templeton Developing Markets TEDMX , often have lots of commodity exposure as well, as do emerging-markets bond funds such as Fidelity New Markets Income FNMIX
countries. And we're not steering investors toward the team's more regionally diversified offering, Templeton Developing Markets TEDMX , because we have reservations about the team's ability to execute the strategy in recent years.
companies in Kuwait and in several sub-Saharan African markets, including Kenya and Zambia. Templeton Developing Markets TEDMX bought that same Dubai firm recently; in fact, that's where lead manager Mark Mobius was located when we recently spoke
milder losses. For example, Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index VEIEX is down 9.5%, and Templeton Developing Markets TEDMX , one of the oldest and biggest actively managed diversified emerging-markets funds, has lost 9.1%. Meanwhile, it
have been assigned subpar or poor Stewardship Grades. These laggards have varied weaknesses. Templeton Developing Markets TEDMX , which has a disappointing grade, has been hurt by its high fees and by the fact that it doesn't stand out on any of the
value group, a category full of terrific options, this offering just doesn't stand out. Templeton Developing Markets TEDMX This venerable fund had a solid showing in 2002, dramatically outpacing the typical emerging-markets offering. Chalk up
these lines in Morningstar products such as Principia Pro Plus and Morningstar Mutual Funds .) Templeton Developing Markets TEDMX , the big fund run by well-known manager Mark Mobius, provides an example of a fund whose costs bear close scrutiny. To