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Templeton Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund Class Retirement FTESX

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  • NAV / 1-Day Return 17.04  /  +1.07 %
  • Total Assets 330.5M
  • Adj. Expense Ratio
    2.010%
  • Expense Ratio 2.000%
  • Distribution Fee Level High
  • Share Class Type Retirement, Medium
  • Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
  • Investment Style Mid Blend
  • Min. Initial Investment 1,000
  • Status Open
  • TTM Yield 0.88%
  • Turnover 17%

USD | NAV as of Oct 03, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Oct 03, 2026, 12:11 AM GMT+0

Morningstar’s Analysis FTESX

Will FTESX outperform in the future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

  • Process Pillar

    The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable FTESX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the FTESX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.

  • Parent Pillar

    The Parent Pillar is our rating of FTESX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

The strategy is stronger than recent performance suggests.

Analyst Hunter Beaudoin

Hunter Beaudoin

Analyst

Summary

We remain confident in the strategy’s astute lead portfolio manager and his consistently executed, quality-focused investment process, despite the recent loss of a comanager. As such, the strategy's People rating and Process are maintained at Above Average.

by Hunter Beaudoin
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Portfolio Holdings FTESX

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  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 23.9
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

Franklin Instl U.S. Govt Mny Mkt Fund

5.06 17M
Cash and Equivalents

Bajaj Holdings and Investment Ltd

3.68 12M
Financial Services

Lite-On Technology Corp

2.67 9M
Technology

Hugel Inc

2.58 9M
Healthcare

Synnex Technology International Corp

2.37 8M
Technology

Novatek Microelectronics Corp

2.25 8M
Technology

Redington Ltd

2.17 7M
Technology

JB Financial Group Co Ltd

2.17 7M
Financial Services

Honasa Consumer Ltd

2.06 7M
Consumer Defensive

ISC Co Ltd

2.04 7M
Technology

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