Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund Product Profile Product Details 1,2 Fund Assets $252,615,838.38 Fund Inception Date 01/03/1989 Number of Issuers 95 Base Currency Morningstar Category Distribution Frequency Risk Classification 3 Low Low to Medium CAD Global Small/Mid Cap Equity Annually Medium Medium to High High Inception Date Series F 11/24/2000 Fund Description The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in securities of smaller companies around the world. Smaller companies are those similar in size to the companies in the MSCI All Country World (ACWI) Small Cap Index, at the time of initial purchase. Performance Data 4 Average Annual Total Returns 5 (%) Since Inception 3 Mths YTD 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs (11/24/2000) Series F -11.33-12.33-12.33 3.86 4.18 10.23 6.67 Management Expense Ratio (as of 06/30/2018 incl. HST) 1.51% The indicated rates of return are the historical annual compounded total returns including changes in share or unit value and reinvestment of all distributions and do not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or optional charges or income taxes payable by any security holder that would have reduced returns. Please call Franklin Templeton Client Services at 1.800.387.0830 or visit www.franklintempleton.ca for the most recent month-end performance. 40% 20% 0% 3.86 4.18 10.23 6.67-20% -11.33-12.33-12.33 3 Mths YTD 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since Inception Series F Calendar Year Returns (%) 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Series F -12.33 17.53 8.71 8.38 1.10 34.28 12.79-21.92 19.45 52.69 1. Series F is available to investors participating in programs that do not require Franklin Templeton to incur distribution costs in the form of trailing commissions to dealers. As a consequence, the management fee on Series F is lower than on Series A. 2. All holdings are subject to change. Holdings of the same issuers have been combined. 3. Each fund is assigned an investment risk rating in one of the following categories: low, low to medium, medium, medium to high or high risk. The risk ratings were determined using a methodology that assesses a fund s historical volatility risk as measured by the standard deviation of fund performance. However, just as a fund s historical performance may not be indicative of its future returns, a fund s historical volatility may not be indicative of its future volatility. In addition, other types of risk may exist that can affect a fund s returns. Please read the prospectus for more information on fund risk ratings. 4. The fund offers other series subject to different fees and expenses, which will affect their performance. 5. Periods shorter than one year are shown as cumulative total returns.
Portfolio Manager Insight 6 Performance Review QUARTERLY KEY PERFORMANCE DRIVERS HELPED HURT Stocks Sectors Countries Amer Sports Oyj Class A Consumer Staples (Stock Selection, Overweight) Finland (Stock Selection, Overweight) Alpargatas SA Pfd Energy (Underweight) Taiwan (Stock Selection, Overweight) King Yuan Electronics Co., Ltd. Consumer Discretionary (Stock Selection) Brazil (Overweight) CommScope Holding Co., Inc. Real Estate (Underweight) Netherlands (Stock Selection) AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. Utilities (Lack of Exposure) Germany (Stock Selection, Overweight) Ferro Corporation Materials (Stock Selection) China (Stock Selection) Shares of Finland-based premium sports equipment maker Amer Sports lifted relative results as the company s stock continued to perform well after surging in the third quarter following a buyout offer. Amer owns a number of high-end sporting equipment brands, including Wilson tennis rackets, Atomic ski gear, Salomon hiking boots and Arc teryx outdoor clothing. The stock price of Brazil-based footwear manufacturer and distributor Alpargatas rose in value after Amazon announced it would start selling sportswear and clothing on its Brazilian website. Alpargatas is most known for its Havaianas brand of rubber sandals. US-based telecommunication equipment CommScope hampered relative performance after its share price traded lower following news that it agreed to acquire a UK-based rival. We continue to believe that CommScope is well-positioned to sell fibre, antennas and small cells to various carriers as they densify their networks in preparation for the eventual upgrade to 5G wireless technology Outlook & Strategy Looking ahead, we see scope for continued moderate global growth as China is likely to undertake stimulus measures and as the US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank navigate their respective economic cycles. While valuations look extended in some parts of the equity market (albeit less so following fourth-quarter weakness), we also see pockets of opportunity, particularly outside the United States. Volatility is likely to remain elevated given rising late-cycle risks, and the resultant dislocations should continue to present opportunities for disciplined stock-pickers. The policy backdrop is also an important consideration given nascent efforts to normalise what has been extraordinarily accommodative central bank policy. In security analysis, applying a low discount rate to high future cash flows maximises the net present value of an asset. That is effectively what central bank policies have done this cycle keep discount (i.e., interest) rates low and profit expectations high. Unsurprisingly, the effects have been most acute where expectations have been the highest: in the United States, due to President Trump s procyclical fiscal stimulus, and in the technology sector, due to optimistic growth assumptions and long-dated cash flows. It stands to reckon then that these would be the segments most vulnerable to a withdrawal of extraordinary stimulus. Going forward, we continue to believe that the process of monetary policy normalisation is likely to drive a rotation away from expensive growth stocks, to the benefit of beaten-down value shares. Portfolio Characteristics 7 Portfolio MSCI AC World Small Cap Index Price to Earnings (12 Month Trailing) 14.63x 19.35x Price to Book 1.59x 1.58x Price to Cash Flow 9.80x 9.81x Market Capitalization (Millions in CAD) 3,316 3,407 6. The information provided is not a complete analysis of every material fact regarding any country, market, industry, security or fund. Because market and economic conditions are subject to change, comments, opinions and analyses are rendered as of the date of this material and may change without notice. A portfolio manager s assessment of a particular security, investment or strategy is not intended as individual investment advice or a recommendation or solicitation to buy, sell or hold any security or to adopt any investment strategy; it is intended only to provide insight into the fund s portfolio selection process. Holdings are subject to change. 7. The portfolio characteristics listed are based on the fund s underlying holdings, and do not necessarily reflect the fund s characteristics. Due to data limitations all equity holdings are assumed to be the primary equity issue (usually the ordinary or common shares) of each security s issuing company. This methodology may cause small differences between the portfolio s reported characteristics and the portfolio s actual characteristics. In practice, Franklin Templeton s portfolio managers invest in the class or type of security which they believe is most appropriate at the time of purchase. The market capitalisation figures for both the portfolio and the benchmark are at the security level, not aggregated up to the main issuer. Source: Factset. Price ratio calculations for weighted average use harmonic means. Any exceptions to this are noted. Information is historical and may not reflect current or future portfolio characteristics. 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Portfolio Diversification Top Ten Holdings 8 Top Holdings Sector Country % AMER SPORTS OYJ Consumer Durables & Apparel Finland 2.81 INTERPUMP GROUP SPA Capital Goods Italy 2.10 TECHNOGYM SPA Consumer Durables & Apparel Italy 2.00 TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES CO LTD Consumer Durables & Apparel Hong Kong 1.94 ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING LP Diversified Financials United States 1.94 COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO Consumer Durables & Apparel United States 1.94 THULE GROUP AB/THE Consumer Durables & Apparel Sweden 1.85 TSUMURA & CO Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Japan 1.84 Sciences FRESHPET INC Food, Beverage & Tobacco United States 1.79 HUHTAMAKI OYJ Materials Finland 1.71 Geographic Weightings vs. MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index 9,10 NORTH AMERICA EUROPE ASIA LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS 1.18 3.82 5.06 MSCI AC World Small Cap Index 19.90 20.39 24.44 34.08 32.61 54.21 0% 25% 50% 75% Sector Weightings vs. MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index 11,12 Consumer Discretionary Industrials Financials Information Technology Consumer Staples Materials Health Care Real Estate Energy Communication Services Utilities Cash & Cash Equivalents 4.08 3.59 4.90 2.05 3.51 3.71 3.18 5.06 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% MSCI AC World Small Cap Index 8.61 8.03 7.75 9.56 10.72 10.86 11.97 12.98 13.96 12.70 16.72 22.34 23.71 8. Holdings of the same issuers have been combined. Top ten holdings information is historical and may not reflect current or future portfolio characteristics. All holdings are subject to change. The information provided is not a recommendation to purchase, sell, or hold any particular security. The securities identified do not represent the fund s entire holdings and in the aggregate may represent only a small percentage of such holdings. There is no assurance that securities purchased will remain in the fund, or that securities sold will not be repurchased. The portfolio manager for the fund reserves the right to withhold release of information with respect to holdings that would otherwise be included. 9,11. Information is historical and may not reflect current or future portfolio characteristics. Percentage may not equal 100% due to rounding. All holdings are subject to change. 10,12. Source for Index: FactSet. Indexes are unmanaged, and one cannot invest directly in an index. They do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges. franklintempleton.ca 3
Asset Allocation 13 Equity 94.94 Cash & Cash Equivalents 5.06 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% Supplemental Performance Statistics 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since Inception Standard Deviation (%) 10.75 9.91 14.15 14.67 Tracking Error (%) 3.60 4.10 7.53 8.63 Information Ratio -0.49-1.26-0.12 0.28 Beta 0.91 0.86 1.08 0.99 Sharpe Ratio 0.28 0.34 0.66 0.32 The indicated rates of return are the historical annual compounded total returns including changes in share or unit value and reinvestment of all distributions and do not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or optional charges or income taxes payable by any security holder that would have reduced returns. Please call Franklin Templeton Client Services at 1.800.387.0830 or visit www.franklintempleton.ca for the most recent month-end performance. Investment Philosophy Templeton utilises a disciplined, consistent approach based on three timeless principles of investing: Value Patience Bottom-up stock picking Our flexible approach is applied within a disciplined framework and seeks to identify companies trading at large discounts to their business value. Our long-term focus gives us a framework to take advantage of price volatility to reveal potential longterm investment opportunities. Patience allows for potential long-term value recognition. Our portfolio management process seeks to buy pessimism and sell optimism. We build portfolios spanning regions and sectors made up of securities identified through this process. Investment Process 16 1 2 3 4 5 Identify Potential Bargains Experienced analysts Focus on global industry sectors Quantitative and qualitative assessment Identify material ESG issues In-Depth Fundamental Analysis Five-year financial forecasts Management/supplier/ competitive evaluation Upside/downside return quantification Recommendation of Bargain List candidates Research Team Evaluation Presentation of investment thesis Investment debate and critique: Devil s Advocate ESG Devil s Advocate Director of research approval Bottom-Up Portfolio Construction Investment parameters Industry and sector framework Build and diversify portfolio Long-term approach: 20% historical turnover TEMPLETON S BOTTOM-UP STOCK SELECTION PROCESS Portfolio Monitoring and Risk Management Ongoing valuation analysis Ongoing ESG monitoring Disciplined sell methodology Weekly peer review and risk analytics 16. Historical turnover is based on Templeton s experience as a Firm, over a five-year period as of most recent quarter end. The turnover is a byproduct of Templeton s long-term approach to managing portfolios, but various factors, such as a portfolio s specific investment guidelines and market or economic conditions may cause actual portfolio turnover to vary. 13. Information is historical and may not reflect current or future portfolio characteristics. Percentage may not equal 100% due to rounding. All holdings are subject to change. 14. Beta, Information Ratio and Tracking Error are measured against the Custom Templeton Global Smaller Companies Benchmark (non-time-linked). 15. Information Ratio is a way to evaluate a manager s ability to outperform a benchmark in relation to the risk that manager is assuming, with risk defined as deviation from the benchmark. This measure is calculated by dividing the portfolio s excess return (portfolio return less the benchmark return) by the tracking error (derived by taking the standard deviation of the monthly differences between the portfolio return and the benchmark return over time). franklintempleton.ca 4
Investment Team Portfolio Manager Years with Firm Years Experience Harlan Hodes, EVP, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst 17 19 David Tuttle, CFA, VP, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst 16 14 Templeton Global Equity Team Number of Members Average Years Experience Portfolio Managers/Analysts 22 24 Research Analysts 12 11 Additional Resources Global Portfolio Compliance Global Research Library Global Trading Platform Investment Risk Management Group Junior Research Analysts Research Technology Group Product Managers Years with Firm Years Experience Ann Reitman, CFA 18 25 Glossary Beta: A measure of the magnitude of a portfolio s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of the overall market (or appropriate market index). The market (or index) is assigned a beta of 1.00, so a portfolio with a beta of 1.20 would have seen its share price rise or fall by 12% when the overall market rose or fell by 10%. Information Ratio: In investing terminology, the ratio of expected return to risk. Usually, this statistical technique is used to measure a manager s performance against a benchmark. This measure explicitly relates the degree by which an investment has beaten the benchmark to the consistency by which the investment has beaten the benchmark. Market Capitalization: A determination of a company s value, calculated by multiplying the total number of company stock shares outstanding by the price per share. Market capitalization is expressed in millions of CAD. Price to Book Value: The price per share of a stock divided by its book value (i.e., net worth) per share. For a portfolio, the value represents a weighted average of the stocks it holds. Price to Cash Flow: Supplements price/earnings ratio as a measure of relative value for a stock. For a portfolio, the value represents a weighted average of the stocks it holds. Price to Earnings (12-mo Trailing): The share price of a stock, divided by its per-share earnings over the past year. For a portfolio, the value represents a weighted average of the stocks it holds. Sharpe Ratio: To calculate a Sharpe ratio, an asset s excess returns (its return in excess of the return generated by risk-free assets such as Treasury bills) are divided by the asset s standard deviation. Standard Deviation: A measure of the degree to which returns vary from the average of its previous returns. The larger the standard deviation, the greater the likelihood (and risk) that performance will fluctuate from the average return. Tracking Error: Measure of the deviation of the return of a product compared to the return of a benchmark over a fixed period of time. Expressed as a percentage. The more passively the investment is managed, the smaller the tracking error. Fund Codes 17 Series Corporate Class CAD USD CAD USD Series A Front TML707 TML806 TML330 TML332 Series A DSC TML737 TML906 TML331 TML333 Series A Low Load TML694 TML695 TML608 TML609 Series F TML747 TML754 TML334 TML335 Series F ADM TML5022 TML5044 TML5150 TML5137 Series I TML787 TML798 TML336 TML337 Series O TML169 TML178 TML338 TML339 Series PA Front TML5623 TML5626 TML5617 TML5620 Series PA DSC TML5625 TML5628 TML5619 TML5622 Series PA Low Load TML5624 TML5627 TML5618 TML5621 Series PF TML3918 TML3919 Series PF ADM TML5093 TML5115 Series I and V closed to new investors as of November 22, 2016. Beginning in January 2017, investors switching between Corporate Class funds will trigger a capital gain or loss at the time of the switch due to certain changes in the income tax laws made by the federal government in 2016. 17. ADM refers to the Investment Advisory Services Fee purchase option for series F,FT, PF, PF(Hedged), and PFT. Please see the simplified prospectus for further details. franklintempleton.ca 5
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