Templeton Foreign A Load Waived  TEMFX.LW
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Foreign Large 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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As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ -0.06
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 6.58
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
48.20%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
6,303
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Templeton Foreign A Load Waived
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Foreign Large Value
Index: MSCI EAFE NDTR_D
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 1982-10-05 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 48.20 80.23 -0.46 5.50 5.55 11.71
+/- Category 23.42 53.85 5.32 1.29 1.38 ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NDTR_D 18.59 27.55 4.29 1.24 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 48.87 12.78 1.05 7.33 5.92 11.90
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 43.69 43.26 -1.18 5.98 5.55 11.71
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 34.57 -4.66 3.03 3.57 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 32.32 -1.67 4.50 4.17 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 267 funds), (5 yrs : out of 196 funds), (10 yrs : out of 113 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 35.22
Software 2.92
Hardware 9.73
Media 4.43
Telecommunications 18.14
Service 39.41
Healthcare 8.50
Consumer Services 5.24
Business Services 6.46
Financial Services 19.21
Manufacturing 25.37
Consumer Goods 8.18
Industrial Materials 5.07
Energy 10.14
Utilities 1.98
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 3.0
Stocks 96.4
Bonds 0.6
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 95.2
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 92 Turnover % 31
Total Number of Bond Holdings 1 30 Day SEC Yield % 5.55
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 22.56 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
ING Groep N.V. Netherlands 3.67
Vodafone Group PLC United Kingdom 2.84
Adecco SA Switzerland 2.21
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Taiwan 2.17
Samsung Electronics South Korea 2.15
Siemens AG Germany 2.13
Telenor ASA Norway 2.09
KKR & Co. (Guernsey) L.P. United Kingdom 1.95
Sanofi-Aventis France 1.92
StatoilHydro ASA Norway 1.86
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1982-10-05
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Tucker Scott  (2007-08-01)
Scott is executive vice president of Templeton Global Advisors Limited. He joined the Templeton organization in 1996. Scott holds Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Lisa Myers  (2002-12-30)
Myers is the lead equity portfolio manager of Templeton Growth Fund. She also manages institutional separate accounts with international and global mandates. Myers is the coordinator of the global consumer team and has direct research responsibility for the global retail and textile and apparel industries. She joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 1996. Myers holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Cindy L. Sweeting  (2007-12-31)
Sweeting, has been a manager of the fund since December 2007. She joined Franklin Templeton Investments in Templeton's Nassau office in 1997, and most recently served as director of research for the Templeton Global Equity Group, before assuming her current responsibilities. Sweeting holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-08-31)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.14
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-08-31)
Correspondence Information
One Franklin Parkway
San Mateo CA 94403-1906
San Mateo,    94403-1906
United States
Telephone:
800-632-2301
650-312-3200
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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