Guide to Templeton Foreign A Fund (TEMFX)

Templeton Foreign A (TEMFX) a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) invests mainly in the equity securities of companies located outside the U.S., including emerging markets. At least 80% of its net assets are invested in foreign securities.

This Non US - Equity fund, as of the last filing, allocates their fund in three major groups; Foreign Stock, Emerging Market and Large Value. Further, as of the last filing, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD, HANA FINANCIAL GROUP and BP PLC ADR were the top holdings for TEMFX.

The Templeton Foreign A fund, managed by American Cent, carries an expense ratio of 1.22%. Moreover, TEMFX requires a minimal initial investment of $1,000.

TEMFX has a history of positive total returns for over 10 years. Specifically, the fund’s returns over the 1, 5 year benchmarks; 1 year 11.63% and 5 year 6.86%. To see how this fund performed compared in its category and other #1 and #2 Ranked Mutual Funds, please click here .

TEMFX’s performance, as of the last filing, when compared to funds in its category was in the top 9% in 1 year, top 56% over the past 3 years, and in the 24% over the past 5 years.

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