TDMTX Fees and Costs — Templeton Developing Markets Trust, Class C
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 1.99%: a 1.03% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.23% other expenses, less a 0.28% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $451K in broker commissions, 0.0300% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 19%.
TDMTX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TDMTX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 1.03% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.23% |
| Gross expense ratio | 2.27% |
| Fee waiver | −0.28% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.99% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
TDMTX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in TDMTX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,238 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.12% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Sales charges | $103 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.99%) | $209 | $645 | $1,107 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $10 | $17 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $33 | $115 |
| Total costs | $315 | $687 | $1,238 |
| Value after costs | $10,185 | $10,889 | $11,525 |
| Impact on return, per year | 3.15% | 2.12% | 2.12% |
TDMTX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0300%
- Total broker commissions: $451K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $760.0M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 19%
- Securities on loan, average value: $23.3M
- Net income from securities lending: $84K (0.006% of average net assets)
TDMTX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $55K | 17.12% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $37K | 11.41% |
| CLSA Americas, LLC | $37K | 11.40% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. | $36K | 11.25% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $29K | 9.11% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $29K | 9.03% |
| Macquarie Group Limited | $28K | 8.80% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $26K | 8.18% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $24K | 7.51% |
| Instinet, LLC | $20K | 6.18% |
TDMTX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $744.9M | 98.02% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $6.2M | 0.82% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $5.6M | 0.74% |
| Fiduciary Trust Company International | $2.7M | 0.36% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $576K | 0.08% |
| CORPORATIVO GBM, S.A.B. DE C.V. | $7 | 0.00% |
Templeton Developing Markets Trust Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDEVX | Class R6 | 0.86% | none |
| TDADX | Advisor Class | 0.99% | none |
| TEDMX | Class A | 1.24% | 5.50% |
| TDMRX | Class R | 1.49% | none |
| TDMTX | Class C | 1.99% | none |
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.