Templeton Foreign Sm Companies A  FINEX
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Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Foreign Small/Mid Value Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Small
   Value
  
  
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ 0.04
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 13.32
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
71.65%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
181
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Templeton Foreign Sm Companies A
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Foreign Small/Mid Value
Index: MSCI EAFE NR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1991-09-20 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 69.72 88.62 -2.11 4.89 6.81 8.16
+/- Category 30.76 47.85 3.00 -0.74 -0.14 ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NR USD 40.11 35.94 2.64 0.63 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 56.31 7.72 -3.33 4.81 6.17 7.87
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 55.71 49.85 -4.46 4.25 6.18 7.80
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 46.88 -7.45 1.57 4.43 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 31.76 -4.48 2.92 4.76 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 62 funds), (5 yrs : out of 54 funds), (10 yrs : out of 32 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is 5.75%, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 10.17
Software 0.00
Hardware 2.24
Media 1.46
Telecommunications 6.47
Service 49.91
Healthcare 4.18
Consumer Services 15.45
Business Services 9.81
Financial Services 20.48
Manufacturing 39.92
Consumer Goods 21.54
Industrial Materials 15.62
Energy 0.99
Utilities 1.77
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 9.6
Stocks 83.9
Bonds 5.5
Other 1.0
Foreign Stocks 82.6
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 82 Turnover % 13
Total Number of Bond Holdings 1 30 Day SEC Yield % 0.36
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 24.07 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
FNMA --- United States 5.55
Busan Bank, Pusan South Korea 2.22
Sol Melia,S.A. Spain 2.11
Canaccord Capital Inc. Canada 2.11
Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd. Hong Kong 2.08
Bk Of Ayudhya Thailand 2.03
Henderson Group PLC United Kingdom 2.01
Downer EDI Limited Australia 2.00
Pacific Brands Limited Australia 1.98
The Daegu Bank Ltd South Korea 1.98
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1991-09-20
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Bradley Radin  (2007-09-21)
Bradley Radin, executive vice president, joined the Templeton organization in 1995. Mr. Radin manages the Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund and the Templeton Foreign Smaller Companies Fund. He is the head of the Global Equity Group's small cap team. In addition, Mr. Radin has global research responsibilities for Asian, Japan and Australian banks and small cap special situation stocks. Prior to joining Templeton, Mr. Radin worked in the Asian equity research department of Credit Suisse First Boston in Hong Kong. Prior to this position, he was an account executive with Dentsu, Young & Rubicam in Hong Kong. He has also worked in Taipei and Moscow. Mr. Radin earned a business administration degree, with honours, a B.Sc. in biophysics, and an M.B.A., with a concentration in finance, from the University of Western Ontario. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder and a member of the Toronto Society of Financial Analysts.
Harlan Hodes  (2007-12-09)
Harlan B. Hodes, is a vice president and lead portfolio manager responsible for small cap institutional portfolios, including Templeton International Smaller Companies Fund and TIF Foreign Smaller Companies Fund. Mr. Hodes has global research responsibilities for leisure equipment and products, small cap financial services and consumer goods, and Latin American banks. He also has country research coverage of the United States, Israel, and Egypt. Prior to joining Templeton in 2001, Mr. Hodes worked for Kaufman, Rossin & Co. in Miami. Prior to working for Kaufman, Rossin & Co., Mr. Hodes was with Arthur Andersen, where his responsibilities included the financial reporting and taxation of international banks. Mr. Hodes earned a B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-05-01)
Front: 5.75
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.53
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-10-31)
Correspondence Information
One Franklin Parkway

San Mateo,  CA  94403-1906
United States
Telephone:
800-632-2301
650-312-2000
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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