Templeton China World A  TCWAX
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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As of 2009-05-31
Day Change
$ 0.03
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 33.93
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
60.81%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
944
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Templeton China World A
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk
Index: MSCI EAFE NR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1993-09-08 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 64.45 86.92 12.49 17.11 17.23 7.17
+/- Category 7.60 19.47 3.89 1.77 6.59 ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NR USD 31.97 29.71 17.02 12.26 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 40.48 16.27 11.14 14.82 15.94 6.55
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 46.29 56.66 11.02 15.93 16.54 6.78
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 52.58 9.63 14.87 15.50 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 38.04 8.71 13.40 14.30 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 106 funds), (5 yrs : out of 79 funds), (10 yrs : out of 63 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is 5.75%, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 19.19
Software 0.20
Hardware 8.41
Media 0.00
Telecommunications 10.58
Service 30.56
Healthcare 0.00
Consumer Services 12.71
Business Services 3.37
Financial Services 14.48
Manufacturing 50.26
Consumer Goods 9.29
Industrial Materials 3.32
Energy 31.04
Utilities 6.60
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 3.9
Stocks 90.2
Bonds 0.0
Other 5.9
Foreign Stocks 90.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-05-31 Data through 2009-05-31
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 55 Turnover % 22
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 53.62 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
Dairy Farm International Holdings Hong Kong 7.93
Cnooc, Ltd. China 7.62
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation China 7.50
China Mobile Ltd. China 7.35
PetroChina Company, Ltd. China 6.05
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Taiwan 4.44
China Shenhua Energy Company Limited China 3.96
Dongfeng Motor Grp China 3.09
China Construction Bank Corporation China 2.90
Bank of China Ltd China 2.78
Data through 2009-05-31
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1993-09-08
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Dr. J. Mark Mobius  (1993-09-08)
Mobius is a Managing Director of Asset Management. He has primary responsibility for the investments of the fund. He has final authority over all aspects of the fund's investment portfolio, including but not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities, portfolio risk assessment, and the management of daily cash balances in accordance with anticipated management requirements. Mobius joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 1987.In 1999 Dr. Mobius was appointed joint chairman of the World Bank and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Global Corporate Governance Forum’s Investor Responsibility Taskforce.
Eddie Chow  (2002-12-31)
Chow has been a portfolio manager with Franklin Templeton Investments since 1994 He holds the charted financial analyst designation.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-08-31)
Front: 5.75
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 2.04
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-08-31)
Correspondence Information
Broward Financial Centre
500 East Broward Blvd Suite 2100
Fort Lauderdale,  FL  33394
USA
Telephone:
800-632-2301
650-312-2000
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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