Templeton Emerging Markets Balanced Fund A (Qdis) USD Franklin Templeton Investment Funds Fund Manager Report Total Return Multi-Asset Product Details 1 Fund Assets $124,394,628.70 Fund Inception Date 29/04/2011 Number of Issuers 128 Bloomberg ISIN Base Currency Investment Style Benchmark Morningstar Category Overall Morningstar Rating TM 3 TEMAQDU LX LU0608807946 USD Total Return Blended 50% MSCI Emerging Markets + 50% JP Morgan EMBI Global Index Global Emerging Markets Allocation Asset Allocation 2 Percent of Total % Equity 55.41 Local EM Govt Bonds 40.59 Cash & Cash 3.12 Equivalents Corporate Bonds 0.61 Sovereign Bonds and 0.27 Agencies Fund Description The Fund s investment objective is to maximise, consistent with prudent investment management, a combination of capital appreciation and income. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in a diversified portfolio of equity and debt securities by issuers located, incorporated or have their principal business activities in developing or Emerging Market countries. The Fund will typically invest at least 25% of its assets in Emerging Market equity securities and at least 25% of its assets in debt securities. Performance Data Performance Net of Management Fees as at 30/09/2018 (Dividends Reinvested) (%) 4,5 1 Mth 3 Mths YTD 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs Since Inception (29/04/2011) A (Qdis) USD -0.38-1.92-9.24-5.67 10.86 1.43-0.55 Blended 50% MSCI Emerging Markets + 50% JP Morgan EMBI Global Index 0.64 0.49-5.30-1.52 9.38 4.49 3.31 Calendar Year Returns (%) 40% 20% 0% -20% 27.31 22.84 14.71-6.81-6.23-7.81-4.32-14.55 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 A (Qdis) USD Blended 50% MSCI Emerging Markets + 50% 11.17 1.90 14.54 18.93 Past performance is not an indicator or a guarantee of future performance. Portfolio Manager Insight Performance Review QUARTERLY KEY PERFORMANCE DRIVERS HELPED HURT Equity Fixed Income China (Stock Selection, Underweight) Financials (Stock Selection) Information Technology (Stock Selection) South Africa (Stock Selection) Currency Positions in Latin America Materials (Stock Selection) Currency Positions in Asia ex Japan Brazil (Stock Selection) In the equity portfolio, information technology holding Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company gained. The chip maker benefitted from strong demand for its latest highperformance chips, as well as news of a competitor halting its development of advanced chip-production technology. However, South Africa-based internet and media group Naspers declined. It is a major shareholder in Chinese internet giant Tencent (also a portfolio holding), which fell amidst regulatory uncertainty in China s online gaming industry. Naspers plan to spin off and list its pay-television business lent some support to its share price. In the fixed income portfolio, currency positions in Latin America and Asia ex Japan detracted from absolute performance (the Argentine peso, Indian rupee, Brazilian real and Indonesian rupiah detracted, while the Mexican peso contributed). EM currencies largely depreciated against a broadly stronger US dollar during the quarter. We expect recent periods of volatility in EM currencies to diminish longer term as fundamentals in select countries are repriced in the markets. 1. All holdings are subject to change. Holdings of the same issuers have been combined.
ONE-MONTH KEY PERFORMANCE DRIVERS HELPED HURT Equity China (Stock Selection) Russia (Overweight) Consumer Discretionary (Stock Selection) South Korea (Stock Selection) Brazil (Stock Selection) Materials (Stock Selection) Fixed Income Select Duration Exposures in Latin America Japanese Yen (Net-Negative Position) Currency Positions in Latin America Currency Positions in Africa Currency Positions in Asia ex Japan In the equity portfolio, Russia-based Lukoil advanced as oil prices rose, with Brent crude touching US$80 per barrel during the month. The integrated energy company also started repurchasing its shares under a US$3 billion share buyback programme, as part of its efforts to improve shareholder value and corporate governance. Meanwhile, not holding Brazil-based mining company Vale held back relative returns, as the materials stock gained on higher commodity prices. A large part of our Brazilian equity exposure focuses on financial companies with strong franchises, where we see the potential to benefit from improving investor sentiment and economic activity in Brazil. In the fixed income portfolio, currency positions in Latin America, Africa and Asia ex Japan detracted from absolute performance (the Argentine peso, Ghanaian cedi and Indian rupee detracted, while the Mexican peso and Colombian peso contributed). We continued to hold currency positions in a number of countries that we believe have strong growth fundamentals and compelling interest-rate differentials. The portfolio s net-negative position in the Japanese yen contributed to absolute results, while its net-negative position in the euro had a largely neutral effect. The Japanese yen depreciated against the US dollar in September, and we expect it to continue weakening in upcoming quarters on widening rate differentials with the US. Outlook & Strategy We aim to look beyond the noise of negative news headlines and instead focus on the underlying fundamentals of EM equities. We find a disconnect between the negative sentiment permeating the market and positive EM equity fundamentals, including rising cash flows, improving capital-allocation discipline, corporate deleveraging, healthy earnings and discounted valuations. Within EM equities in general, we continue to like themes such as the structural growth in the technology sector, rising consumption and economic reforms. Technology is reshaping the global economy. While EMs were once disadvantaged by poor infrastructure, digitalisation and new technologies have enabled them to address development challenges and leapfrog technological change. From a global fixed income perspective, our investment convictions remain largely unchanged, despite the escalation in EM risk aversion in recent months. Many of the countries that we believed were undervalued earlier this year have become even more undervalued with the recent risk-off cycle. Longer term we continue to have a positive outlook on a number of local-currency markets that we believe are fundamentally stronger than markets have been indicating. We continue to hold select local-currency duration exposures in countries that we believe have healthy fundamentals and significantly higher yields than those available in developed markets. We also expect currency appreciation across a select subset of EMs. Portfolio Characteristics 6,7,8 Equity Characteristics Portfolio MSCI Emerging Markets Index Price to Earnings (12 Month Trailing) 11.28x 13.32x Price to Book Value 1.69x 1.65x Price to Cash Flow 6.56x 8.61x Market Capitalisation (Millions in USD) 105,716 73,799 Dividend Yield 2.41% 2.70% Fixed Income Characteristics Portfolio Yield to Maturity 14.83% 6.49% Yield to Worst 14.83% 6.48% Average Duration 1.35 Yrs 6.82 Yrs Average Credit Quality 9 BB BB+ Average Weighted Maturity 3.03 Yrs 11.55 Yrs 9. The average credit quality (ACQ) rating may change over time. The portfolio itself has not been rated by an independent rating agency. The letter rating, which may be based on bond ratings from different agencies, is provided to indicate the average credit rating of the portfolio s underlying bonds and generally ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). The ACQ is determined by assigning a sequential integer to all credit ratings AAA to D, taking a simple, asset-weighted average of debt holdings by market value and rounding to the nearest rating. The risk of default increases as a bond s rating decreases, so the ACQ provided is not a statistical measurement of the portfolio s default risk because a simple, weighted average does not measure the increasing level of risk from lower rated bonds. The ACQ is provided for informational purposes only. Derivatives are excluded from this breakdown. www.franklintempletongem.com 2
Portfolio Diversification Top Ten Holdings 10 Equity as a Percent of Total Top Holdings % SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 4.73 NASPERS LTD 3.88 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR 3.75 MANUFACTURING CO LTD BRILLIANCE CHINA AUTOMOTIVE 2.55 HOLDINGS LTD ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 2.38 UNILEVER PLC 1.77 TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 1.65 ICICI BANK LTD 1.62 LUKOIL PJSC 1.58 BANCO SANTANDER MEXICO SA 1.41 INSTITUCION DE BANCA MULTIPLE GRUP Geographic Weightings vs. Blended 50% MSCI Emerging Markets + 50% JP Morgan EMBI Global Index 11 Percent of Equity China 25.56 30.99 South Korea 17.39 14.88 Taiwan 11.23 12.29 India 7.89 8.53 South Africa 7.63 6.09 Russia 7.04 3.70 Brazil 5.13 6.19 United Kingdom 3.16 Thailand 2.69 2.48 Mexico 2.67 3.16 Indonesia 2.20 1.95 Peru 1.73 0.41 Hungary 1.02 0.29 United States 0.92 Cambodia 0.84 Hong Kong 0.62 Czech Republic 0.53 0.19 Pakistan 0.44 0.06 Argentina 0.40 Saudi Arabia 0.37 Macao 0.27 Kenya 0.19 Singapore 0.07 0% 25% 50% MSCI Emerging Markets Index Geographic Allocation 2 Percent of Total ASIA L. AMERICA/CARIBBEAN MID-EAST/AFRICA EUROPE NORTH AMERICA CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.90 6.76 10.15 14.54 20.34 47.31 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Geographic Weightings vs. Blended 50% MSCI Emerging Markets + 50% JP Morgan EMBI Global Index 2 Egypt 1.58 22.92 Mexico 12.69 12.31 Ghana 0.47 12.22 Argentina 4.45 11.83 India Brazil 0.51 3.85 11.36 10.78 Indonesia 8.71 8.32 Colombia N/A N/A Senegal Philippines Bermuda Ukraine United Republic of Tanzania South Africa 5.70 2.62 0.81 0.81 0.65 0.28 0.54 3.11 0.51 0.46 1.79 0.38 0.02 2.61 United States -8.51-25% 0% 25% 50% www.franklintempletongem.com 3
Sector Weightings vs. Blended 50% MSCI Emerging Markets + 50% JP Morgan EMBI Global Index 11 Percent of Equity Banks Media & Entertainment Technology Hardware & Equipment Automobiles & Components Energy Semiconductors & Semiconductor Retailing Materials Diversified Financials Household & Personal Products Telecommunication Services Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Capital Goods Consumer Services Food, Beverage & Tobacco Insurance Consumer Durables & Apparel Food & Staples Retailing Software & Services Real Estate Transportation Health Care Equipment & Services Utilities Commercial & Professional Services MSCI Emerging Markets Index 16.11 15.84 19.47 9.62 12.17 8.05 7.89 2.68 7.85 8.22 7.56 5.83 5.26 5.48 3.49 7.89 3.33 3.34 3.16 1.20 2.59 4.49 2.26 2.39 2.01 3.68 1.54 1.19 1.25 3.56 1.11 3.76 1.10 1.07 0.78 1.80 0.55 1.97 0.43 2.79 0.36 1.64 0.66 2.41 0.17 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Currency Weightings vs. Blended 50% MSCI Emerging Markets + 50% JP Morgan EMBI Global Index 2 US Dollar 29.74 10 Egyptian Pound 22.92 Mexican Peso 21.41 Ghanaian Cedi-New 12.22 Argentine Peso 11.83 Indian Rupee 11.36 Brazilian Real 10.78 Indonesian Rupiah 8.71 Colombian Peso 5.70 Philippine Peso 0.54 Australian Dollar -5.67 Japanese Yen -11.32 Euro -18.23-50% -25% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 125% Sector Weightings vs. Blended 50% MSCI Emerging Markets + 50% JP Morgan EMBI Global Index 2 Local Currency Government/Agen Local Currency Government/Agen Non-Local Currency Sovereign B Derivatives Corporate Bonds - Non-Investmen Non-Local Currency Sovereign B 0% 1.48 1.23 0.53 10% Credit Quality Ratings 12 A- BBB BBB- BB- B+ B B- C NR N/A 0.65 0.46 0.51 0.40 1.45 11.45 10.87 12.79 15.07 Investment Grade 20% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 30% 40% 39.00 40.86 Non-Investment Grade 50% 60% 46.34 57.76 59.14 70% www.franklintempletongem.com 4
Supplemental Performance Statistics Supplemental Risk Statistics 13 3 Yrs 5 Yrs Since Inception Standard Deviation (%) 10.39 10.88 13.21 Blended 50% MSCI Emerging Markets + 50% JP Morgan 9.13 9.47 10.92 EMBI Global Index Beta (%) 2.96 3.23 4.04 Information Ratio 14 0.50-0.95-0.96 Beta 1.10 1.10 1.16 Sharpe Ratio 0.96 0.08-0.07 Blended 50% MSCI Emerging Markets + 50% JP Morgan 0.94 0.42 0.27 EMBI Global Index Investment Team Portfolio Manager Years with Firm Years Experience Chetan Sehgal, CFA, Senior Management Director, Director of 23 23 Portfolio Management, Emerging Markets Equities Michael Hasenstab, Ph. D., Executive VP & Chief Investment Officer 19 23 Laura Burakreis, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst 12 31 What Are the Key Risks? The value of shares in the Fund and income received from it can go down as well as up and investors may not get back the full amount invested. Performance may also be affected by currency fluctuations. Currency fluctuations may affect the value of overseas investments. The Fund invests mainly in debt and equity securities issued by entities located in emerging countries. Such securities have historically been subject to price movements, generally due to interest rates, market factors or movements in the equity and bond markets. As a result, the performance of the Fund can fluctuate considerably over time. Other significant risks include: credit risk, derivatives risk, emerging markets risk, liquidity risk, Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect risk. For full details of all of the risks applicable to this Fund, please refer to the Risk Considerations section of the Fund in the current prospectus of Franklin Templeton Investment Funds. 13. Beta, Information Ratio and Tracking Error information are measured against the Blended 50% MSCI Emerging Markets + 50%. www.franklintempletongem.com 5
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