Templeton Frontier Markets Fund

Class A (TFMAX)

Not Scored in Diversified Emerging Markets

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Terms & Conditions

Scorecard
Morningstar 1 / 5 Stars
Lipper 1 1 5 1 2
Zacks Investment Research ---
Standard & Poor's 2 / 5 Stars
TheStreet.com E+ (Sell)

Fund Overview

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in securities of companies located in “frontier market countries” including central and Eastern Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia and Central and South America. It invests primarily in the equity securities of frontier market companies and may invest in the equity securities of companies of any size. The equity securities in which the fund invests are principally common stock. The fund is non-diversified.

Trailing Returns Updated 01.31.2012
Year to date 6.4%
1 Year -13.1%
3 Years (Annualized) 17.1%
5 Years (Annualized)
10 Years (Annualized)

Performance

The fund has returned -13.14 percent over the past year, and 17.12 percent over the past three years.

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

Updated 01.31.2012

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Holdings

Asset Allocation

% Long % Net
Cash 4.81 4.81
Stocks 6.64 6.64
Bonds 0.0 0.0
Other 0.0 0.0
Foreign Bonds 0.0 0.0
Foreign Stocks 88.13 88.13
Convertible 0.0 0.0
Preferred 0.42 0.42

Updated 06.30.2011

Top Holdings

Performance as of 01.31.2012

Portfolio as of 06.30.2011

Ticker YTD Return % % Net Assets
Mtn Group Limited MTNOF 0.56 5.5
JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production GDR KMG --- 3.79
CFAO CFAO --- 3.19
Qatar Telecom --- --- 3.02
Copa Holdings SA A CPA 17.64 2.95

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Fees

Templeton Frontier Markets Fund has an expense ratio of 2.16 percent.

Expenses

High (within category)

Updated 02.03.2012

Fees per $10,000.00
3 Years $1,229.00
5 Years $1,700.00
10 Years $2,999.00

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Risk

Morningstar Risk Rating

Low (within category)

Updated 01.31.2012

Other Risk Measurements Standard Index
MSCI EAFE NR USD
3YR R-Squared 74.05
3YR Beta 0.7
3YR Alpha 6.99

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