C000194380 Fees and Costs — Templeton Emerging Markets Balanced Fund, Class R6

Data updated: 2019-11-29

The net expense ratio is 1.11%: a 1.15% management fee plus 0.80% other expenses, less a 0.85% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2018 the fund paid $14K in broker commissions, 0.0344% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 22%.

C000194380 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000194380. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2019.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.15%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.80%
Gross expense ratio1.96%
Fee waiver−0.85%
Net expense ratio1.11%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000194380 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000194380, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $714 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.20% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.11%)$117$363$629
Trading costs (broker commissions)$4$11$19
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$19$66
Total costs$120$393$714
Value after costs$10,380$11,183$12,049
Impact on return, per year1.20%1.20%1.20%

C000194380 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0344%
  • Total broker commissions: $14K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $18.4M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 22%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000194380 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC$2K15.78%
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC$1K14.42%
UBS SECURITIES LLC$1K14.13%
JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$1K13.78%
CREDIT LYONNAIS$1K10.52%
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.$7917.81%
CREDIT SUISSE HOLDINGS (USA) INC$7307.21%
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC (FORMELYBANK OF AMERICA NA)$5745.67%
SCOTIA CAPITAL MARKET$5745.67%
MACQUARIE SECURITIES (USA) INC$5075.01%

C000194380 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC$7.9M42.68%
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC$6.1M32.91%
JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$1.7M9.39%
STANDARD CHARTERED HK$955K5.19%
ABSA Ltd.$768K4.17%
SANTANDER INVESTMENTS$637K3.46%
BBVA SECURITIES INC$292K1.59%
STANDARD EQUITIES$50K0.27%
BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS$44K0.24%
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC (FORMELYBANK OF AMERICA NA)$20K0.11%

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.