Templeton Instl Foreign Smaller Co Ser A  TFSCX
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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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As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ -0.09
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 14.37
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
63.26%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
129
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Templeton Instl Foreign Smaller Co Ser A
(from 2002-10-21 to 2009-10-31) Category: Foreign Small/Mid Value
Index: MSCI EAFE NR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 2002-10-21 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 63.26 89.18 2.07 8.55 --- 14.42
+/- Category 24.30 48.41 7.18 2.92 --- ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NR USD 33.65 36.50 6.82 4.29 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 59.85 16.39 3.03 9.87 --- 14.74
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 58.60 56.23 1.64 9.16 --- 14.42
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 51.16 -1.21 6.71 --- ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 37.36 0.68 7.17 --- ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 62 funds), (5 yrs : out of 54 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 16.25
Software 0.00
Hardware 9.48
Media 1.19
Telecommunications 5.58
Service 40.96
Healthcare 3.98
Consumer Services 11.82
Business Services 13.22
Financial Services 11.93
Manufacturing 42.79
Consumer Goods 27.00
Industrial Materials 12.31
Energy 1.15
Utilities 2.33
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 9.8
Stocks 90.2
Bonds 0.0
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 87.6
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 95 Turnover % 23
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 16.66 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
Ju Teng International Holdings Ltd. Hong Kong 2.01
Billabong International Limited Australia 1.78
Dorel Industries, Inc. B Canada 1.76
Simplo Technology Taiwan 1.74
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co Ltd Japan 1.62
Huhtamäki Oyj Finland 1.57
Busan Bank, Pusan South Korea 1.57
Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Taiwan 1.55
Symrise AG Germany 1.54
The Daegu Bank Ltd South Korea 1.52
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 2002-10-21
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Harlan Hodes  (2007-10-31)
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).
Cindy L. Sweeting  (2002-10-21)
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 2009-05-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.95
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-12-31)
Correspondence Information
Broward Financial Centre
500 East Broward Blvd Ste 2100
Fort Lauderdale,    33394-3091
United States
Telephone:
800-321-8563
650-321-3600
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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