Brighthouse/Templeton International Bond Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-27
C000075558 — Brighthouse/Templeton International Bond Portfolio. Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000075558 Fund Overview
Brighthouse/Templeton International Bond Portfolio is a US mutual fund managed by Brighthouse Funds Trust I, categorised as Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Brighthouse Funds Trust I
- Category: Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond
- Assets under management: $343.60M
- 1-year return: 4.8%
- SEC CIK: 0001126087
- SEC series ID: S000025336
- Share class ID: C000075558
C000075558 Investment Objective and Strategy
Brighthouse/Templeton International Bond Portfolio describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Brighthouse Funds Trust I.
Investment objective
Current income with capital appreciation and growth of income.
Principal investment strategy
Franklin Advisers, Inc. (Franklin Advisers or Subadviser), subadviser to the Portfolio, invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Portfolios net assets in bonds. Bonds include debt securities of any maturity, such as bonds, notes, bills and debentures, as well as inflation-indexed securities issued by governments and government agencies located around the world and derivative instruments or other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to bonds. The Portfolio may also invest in securities that are linked to or derive their value from another security, asset or currency of any nation. In addition, the Portfolios assets will be invested in issuers located in at least three countries (including the U.S.). The Portfolios investments in U.S. issuers will not exceed 20% of its net assets.
The Portfolio may invest a significant portion of its total assets in developing or emerging markets. Although the Portfolio may buy bonds rated in any category, it focuses on investment grade bonds. These are issues rated in the top four rating categories by independent rating agencies such as Standard & Poors Ratings Services or Moodys Ratings, or, if unrated, determined by Franklin Advisers to be of comparable quality. The Portfolio may invest up to 25% of its total assets in bonds that are rated below investment grade (or unrated but determined to be of comparable quality). Such securities are sometimes referred to as junk bonds. Split rated bonds (bonds that receive different ratings from two or more rating agencies) will be considered to have the higher credit rating. The Portfolio may invest in debt securities of any maturity, and the average maturity or duration of debt securities in the Portfolios portfolio will fluctuate depending on Franklin Advisers outlook on changing market, economic, and political conditions.
For purposes of pursuing its investment objective, the Portfolio regularly enters into currency-related transactions involving certain derivative instruments, including currency and cross currency forwards, currency and currency index futures contracts, and currency options. The use of derivative currency transactions may allow the Portfolio to obtain net long or net negative (short) exposure to selected currencies. The Portfolio may also enter into various other transactions involving derivatives, including financial futures contracts (such as interest rate or bond futures), swap agreements (which may include interest rate and credit default swaps), and options (including options on such contracts). The use of these derivative transactions may allow the Portfolio to obtain net long or net negative (short) exposures to selected interest rates, countries, duration or credit risks.
The Portfolio may use any of the above currency techniques or other derivative transactions for the purposes of enhancing Portfolio returns, increasing liquidity, gaining exposure to particular instruments in more efficient or less expensive ways and/or hedging risks relating to changes in currency exchange rates, interest rates and other market factors. The Portfolio may buy and sell futures contracts that trade on U.S. and foreign exchanges. Franklin Advisers considers various factors, such as availability and cost, in deciding whether to use a particular derivative instrument or strategy. The Portfolio may, at times, maintain a large position in cash and cash equivalents (including money market funds). The Portfolio is non-diversified, which means that it can hold securities of a smaller number of issuers and can invest a larger percentage of its assets in a single issuer than a diversified portfolio.
Franklin Advisers allocates the Portfolios assets based upon its assessment of changing market, political and economic conditions. Franklin Advisers considers various factors, including evaluation of interest and currency exchange rate changes and credit risks. Franklin Advisers assessment may lead to investments that deviate significantly from its benchmark and therefore the Portfolios performance may vary significantly from its benchmark.
C000075558 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Brighthouse/Templeton International Bond Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Fed Home Ln Discount Nt | 14.60% |
| Malaysia Government | 9.22% |
| Nota Do Tesouro Nacional | 8.44% |
| Republic Of South Africa | 7.98% |
| India Government Bond | 6.04% |
| Norway Government Bonds | 4.76% |
| Spain Government Bonds | 4.50% |
| Intl Bk Recon & Develop | 4.33% |
| Mex Bonos Desarr Fix Rt | 4.04% |
| Queensland Treasury Corp. | 4.01% |
C000075558 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Brighthouse/Templeton International Bond Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 94.4% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 4.2% |
C000075558 Performance
Total returns for C000075558 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 2.1% |
| 1 year | 4.8% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 3.0% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 0.3% |
C000075558 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000075558, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 8.5%
C000075558 Costs and Fees
C000075558 costs about $94 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.94%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.98%
- Portfolio turnover: 21%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000075558 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Brighthouse/Templeton International Bond Portfolio had net outflows of $27.50M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $2.14M |
| 2026-05 | −$51.00K |
| 2026-04 | −$1.48M |
| 2026-03 | −$3.70M |
| 2026-02 | −$5.77M |
| 2026-01 | −$2.96M |
C000075558 Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Brighthouse/Templeton International Bond Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Fed Home Ln Discount Nt | 14.60% |
| Malaysia Government | 9.22% |
| Nota Do Tesouro Nacional | 8.44% |
| Republic Of South Africa | 7.98% |
| India Government Bond | 6.04% |
| Norway Government Bonds | 4.76% |
| Spain Government Bonds | 4.50% |
| Intl Bk Recon & Develop | 4.33% |
| Mex Bonos Desarr Fix Rt | 4.04% |
| Queensland Treasury Corp. | 4.01% |
C000075558 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Brighthouse/Templeton International Bond Portfolio filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-24
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-25
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-25
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-27
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-27
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-11
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-14
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.