Franklin Intl Small Cap Growth Adv  FKSCX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
What is this?
As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Foreign Small/Mid Growth 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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   Medium
   Growth
  
  
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ -0.08
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 14.13
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
52.92%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
79
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Franklin Intl Small Cap Growth Adv
(from 2002-10-15 to 2009-10-31) Category: Foreign Small/Mid Growth
Index: MSCI EAFE NR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 2002-10-15 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 52.92 77.85 4.39 14.84 --- 19.80
+/- Category 11.72 34.83 9.69 7.46 --- ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NR USD 23.31 25.17 9.14 10.58 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 47.62 17.84 4.30 16.31 --- 19.78
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 50.11 53.54 3.86 15.90 --- 19.80
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 44.61 0.22 12.41 --- ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 39.11 2.38 12.75 --- ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 103 funds), (5 yrs : out of 78 funds), (10 yrs : out of funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, 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 7.53
Software 0.00
Hardware 0.44
Media 5.58
Telecommunications 1.51
Service 62.21
Healthcare 3.83
Consumer Services 16.68
Business Services 17.14
Financial Services 24.56
Manufacturing 30.27
Consumer Goods 12.68
Industrial Materials 17.58
Energy 0.00
Utilities 0.00
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 10.3
Stocks 89.7
Bonds 0.0
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 87.1
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 30 Turnover % 72
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 39.28 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
Neopost France 4.48
Carpetright PLC United Kingdom 4.28
Experian PLC Ireland 4.24
Rotork PLC United Kingdom 4.16
Signet Jewelers Ltd ADR United Kingdom 3.93
Homeserve PLC United Kingdom 3.90
Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd. Canada 3.75
RHJ International Belgium 3.68
Genus PLC United Kingdom 3.44
Paddy Power PLC Ireland 3.42
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 2002-10-15
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Edwin Lugo  (2006-07-03)
Edwin Lugo, portfolio manager, is leader of the non-U.S. Small & Mid Cap Growth Equity team. Mr. Lugo joined the firm in June 2006 and has more than 16 years of investment experience. Previously, he was with Brown Capital where he was an equity owner and vice president, leading the Brown Capital international division focusing on growth investing. His responsibilities included managing the Brown Capital international mutual fund and separate institutional accounts. This is in addition to generalist analyst responsibilities. He was also a vice president, research analyst, and portfolio manager with Templeton from 1996-2002. He earned an M.B.A. in finance from Columbia University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder. Currently, he is a board member of the CollegeBound Foundation and an alumnus of the Robert A. Toigo Foundation.
David Glazer  (2007-01-31)
Glazer has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since January 2007, providing research and advice on the purchases and sales of individual securities, and portfolio risk assessment. Prior to joining FT Institutional in 2005, He was an analyst/portfolio manager at Boston Common Asset Management and Glickenhaus and Co., as well as analyst at Harbor Capital/Fortis Investments and Boston Partners Asset Management. Glazer holds the charted financial analyst designation.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-07-31)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.95
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-07-31)
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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