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Templeton Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund Class Retirement FTESX

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  • NAV / 1-Day Return 15.47  /  −1.59 %
  • Total Assets 306.4M
  • 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 0.90%
  • Turnover 17%

USD | NAV as of Jul 21, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Jul 21, 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 23.7
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

Franklin Instl U.S. Govt Mny Mkt Fund

3.49 12M
Cash and Equivalents

Bajaj Holdings and Investment Ltd

3.47 11M
Financial Services

Novatek Microelectronics Corp

2.66 9M
Technology

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd

2.50 8M
Technology

Hugel Inc

2.47 8M
Healthcare

Synnex Technology International Corp

2.42 8M
Technology

International Container Terminal Services Inc

2.17 7M
Industrials

Honasa Consumer Ltd

2.04 7M
Consumer Defensive

Mobile World Investment Corp

2.01 7M
Consumer Cyclical

Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp

2.00 7M
Technology

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