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Franklin Templeton IF Templeton BRIC Fund A Acc USD
Bid / Offer price: USD 17.26000 / NA (29-Jul-2010)
Prices shown are indicative and are usually based on prices of 2-4 dealing days earlier, and may not be exactly the price used for individual trades. Returns experienced by individual clients may differ from those shown below. Clients should not rely on these prices for decision making. Fund prices provided by third-parties. dollarDEX does not guarantee any prices or valuations shown, and accepts no responsibility for their accuracy.
Fund description
The Fund's investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in companies listed in Brazil, Russia, India and China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan) (BRIC), as well as in companies that derive a significant proportion of their revenues or profits from BRIC economies, or have a significant portion of their assets there.
Fund manager / marketing agent
Franklin Templeton Investments
Fund prospectus, factsheet and reports (free reader to see these)
factsheetFactsheet reportReport prospectusProspectus
Fund performance
Indicative performance based on bid prices provided by third-parties. Generally, performance includes dividends and splits since 1/1/03, if any. Does not include effect of sales charges, if any. Returns experienced by individual clients may differ from those shown below. Clients should not rely on these performance numbers for decision making. dollarDEX does not guarantee any performance numbers, and accepts no responsibility for their accuracy. Clients should check with the manager of the fund for the actual performance numbers.

Performance period
Since 29/Dec/2008
1-week 1-month 6-month 1-year 3-year Since
inception#
Return (%) 0.995 9.310 2.799 17.896   17.896
Annualized return (%)       17.896   17.896
Monthly volatility (%)       7.224   7.224
Sharpe ratio+       0.185 0.185
Beta^       1.198   1.198
Worst Monthly Loss (%)     11.627 11.627   11.627
Worst Annual Loss (%)           none
Maximum drawdown (%) What is this?          
Highest bid/NAV price 17.26000 17.26000 19.12000 19.12000   19.12000
Lowest bid/NAV price 17.08000 15.70000 15.03000 14.13000   14.13000
+
Generally, high positive Sharpe ratios indicate superior risk-adjusted performance. Ranking of funds according to negative Sharpe ratios can be unreliable.
#
Since inception means from start of data available to dollarDEX and may not coincide with inception of fund.
^
Calculated using S&P 500 (SGD). See glossary for definitions.
Fund performance over the last 1 year. For more charts, returns and prices, click here.
Fund details
Price frequency Daily
Pricing basis Forward
Dealing basis (subscriptions) What is this? T+0
Dealing basis (redemptions) What is this? T+0
Type Active
Sector All
Asset class Equity
Asset sub-class Mixed
Region BRIC Peer funds
Launch price USD 10.00000
Fund currency USD
Payment currency USD
Investment type (SRS, CPFIS OA, CPF SA) NA
Accept card (may not be accepted with some promotions) NA
Risk (volatility) What is this? High
Annual management/service fee [1] 2.100%
Latest bid/NAV price USD 17.26000 (29-Jul-2010)
Latest offer price NA
Bid price changes from last available price +0.76%
Benchmark NA
Minimum initial investment USD 1,000
Minimum subsequent investment USD 500
Minimum RSP investment USD 100
Lowest dollarDEX sales charge [2] 1.00%
Standard dollarDEX sales charge [2] 2.00%
Prospectus maximum sales charge 5.00%
Your saving on $10k investment [3] $400
dollarDEX commission as proportion of dollarDEX sales charge 100.00%
dollarDEX trailer fee as proportion of annual mangement fee 10.48%
Redemption charge: 0.00%
Switch-in charge [4]:
- peer-to-peer
- maximum

0.00%
2.00%
Cancellation: 7 calendar days, if no previous holdings
[1]
Total of fixed annual managment and service fees. Check fund prospectus for details including variable performance fees, if any, which may not be included here.
[2]
Your exact charge depends on your balance at dollarDEX and payment method. See fee structure for definitions and exceptions. Non-SGD funds may include an additional processing fee charged by dollarDEX.
[3]
Illustrative approximate saving per $10,000 invested at dollarDEX lowest sales charge compared with the same fund bought elsewhere at prospectus maximum sales charge.
[4]
Guideline only. See our pricing scheme for exact terms & conditions.
Funds denoted (S$ pay) mean you can pay in SGD, which will be converted to and from the underlying non-SGD fund currency at prevailing forex rates. Costs of conversion are included in the forex rate.