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Templeton Global Bond Fund Series A

Multi-Sector Fixed Income

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FundGrade E

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NAVPS
(05-22-2025)
$5.99
Change
-$0.01 (-0.11%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

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Templeton Global Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 15, 1988): 3.86%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund -1.17% 0.08% 1.18% 3.17% 4.94% 1.87% 1.94% 0.53% -1.22% -2.01% -1.79% -1.97% -0.47% -0.55%
Benchmark -1.88% -0.51% 2.54% 0.89% 9.88% 5.80% 5.50% 1.57% 0.32% 1.49% 2.31% 1.70% 2.65% 3.09%
Category Average -0.17% 0.32% 1.22% 1.06% 6.03% 4.29% - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 255 / 334 131 / 334 187 / 328 11 / 329 276 / 314 297 / 305 249 / 294 199 / 281 256 / 259 235 / 239 211 / 214 183 / 187 149 / 149 126 / 126
Quartile Ranking 4 2 3 1 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 0.67% -1.66% 3.76% 0.53% 3.00% -2.48% -0.05% -1.88% 3.09% 0.77% 0.49% -1.17%
Benchmark 0.36% 1.11% 3.56% -0.33% 1.97% 0.33% 0.96% 0.67% 1.41% 1.02% 0.37% -1.88%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.47% (October 2008)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.67% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 6.62% -1.68% 0.71% 4.63% -5.65% -3.02% -7.56% -2.50% 4.29% -1.01%
Benchmark 16.14% 1.29% 1.23% 6.50% 4.01% 7.35% -4.31% -10.27% 5.25% 9.76%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - 3.89%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 4 1 4 4 4 1 4 4
Category Rank 12/ 120 138/ 138 151/ 185 25/ 211 233/ 233 247/ 255 278/ 278 16/ 287 282/ 305 311/ 314

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

6.62% (2015)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.56% (2021)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Cash and Equivalents 66.71
Foreign Government Bonds 18.75
Canadian Corporate Bonds 14.02
Derivatives 0.53
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalent 66.71
Fixed Income 32.77
Other 0.52

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 62.00
Asia 9.62
Europe 5.55
Latin America 4.26
Africa and Middle East 2.95
Other 15.62

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
USD_INR_20250429 6.31
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK DISCOUNT NOTES 02/03/2025 AGCD 5.88
USD_JPY_20250716 5.88
Australia Government 3.25% 21-Apr-2025 5.54
USD_KRW_20250414 5.51
JAPAN TREASURY DISCOUNT BILL 02/17/2025 TBLM 5.32
IDR_USD_20250218 3.67
USD_IDR_20250218 3.65
USD_JPY_20250717 3.38
MALAYSIA GOVERNMENT BOND 3.899% 11/16/2027 3.90% 16-Nov-2027 3.36

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Templeton Global Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - Multi-Sector Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.64% 6.61% 6.57%
Beta 1.00% 0.73% 0.61%
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.53% 0.48% 0.35%
Sharpe -0.22% -0.52% -0.31%
Sortino -0.15% -0.78% -0.64%
Treynor -0.02% -0.05% -0.03%
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.08% 7.64% 6.61% 6.57%
Beta 1.01% 1.00% 0.73% 0.61%
Alpha -0.05% -0.03% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.42% 0.53% 0.48% 0.35%
Sharpe 0.19% -0.22% -0.52% -0.31%
Sortino 0.49% -0.15% -0.78% -0.64%
Treynor 0.01% -0.02% -0.05% -0.03%
Tax Efficiency 65.93% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date July 15, 1988
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $90

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML674
TML704
TML734

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide high current income with capital appreciation by investing primarily in debt instruments and preferred securities issued around the world.

Investment Strategy

The sub-advisor employs fundamental analysis in selecting investments for the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund may not invest more than 25% of its invested assets, excluding cash, in the securities of issuers in any single industry. The Fund may invest in non-investment-grade debt instruments. The Fund invests in bonds issued by governments, government related entities and government agencies located around the world.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

  • Michael Hasenstab
  • Calvin Ho
Sub-Advisor

Franklin Advisers, Inc.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Custodian

JPMorgan Chase Bank

Registrar

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Distributor

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 500
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 1.65%
Management Fee 1.25%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 6.00%
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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