Templeton Sustainable Emerging Markets Bond Fund (FEMZX)
The investment seeks current income with capital appreciation as a secondary goal. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in a non-diversified portfolio of bonds issued by emerging market countries. The bonds in which the fund invests consist of treasuries and government debt typically backed by the full faith and credit of the government and issued for the purpose of financing the emerging market country's general growth and development. It is non-diversified.
Fund Info
US8802087804
Mar 31, 2013
$100,000
Expense Ratio
FEMZX has an expense ratio of 0.88%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Templeton Sustainable Emerging Markets Bond Fund (FEMZX) returned 11.94% year-to-date (YTD) and 8.73% over the past 12 months.
FEMZX
11.94%
2.98%
8.31%
8.73%
4.55%
0.93%
N/A
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of FEMZX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.44% | 0.42% | 1.53% | 2.87% | 3.19% | 11.94% | |||||||
| 2024 | -0.77% | 0.58% | 1.03% | -2.71% | 1.59% | -1.73% | 1.83% | 2.40% | 2.56% | -3.68% | -1.01% | -3.25% | -3.38% |
| 2023 | 3.85% | -4.48% | 3.40% | 0.80% | -0.99% | 3.99% | 2.55% | -2.68% | -3.26% | -0.62% | 5.41% | 4.38% | 12.37% |
| 2022 | 1.37% | -2.70% | -0.04% | -4.25% | 1.67% | -7.40% | -0.60% | -1.60% | -5.58% | -1.09% | 6.62% | 3.71% | -10.25% |
| 2021 | -1.63% | -0.15% | -1.24% | 2.19% | 1.68% | -1.34% | -1.09% | 1.58% | -3.01% | -0.33% | -2.14% | 0.22% | -5.28% |
| 2020 | -0.64% | 0.26% | -8.22% | 0.00% | 0.14% | 0.95% | -0.72% | -0.58% | 0.04% | -0.30% | 0.90% | 1.08% | -7.20% |
| 2019 | 3.80% | -0.94% | -2.39% | 0.87% | -0.37% | 3.87% | 0.98% | -6.54% | 0.29% | 0.65% | -1.43% | 3.92% | 2.23% |
| 2018 | 2.83% | -0.85% | 1.29% | -0.86% | -4.44% | -2.79% | 3.68% | -6.87% | 0.14% | 3.64% | 0.24% | 1.52% | -3.00% |
| 2017 | 1.46% | 2.88% | 2.50% | 0.74% | -0.53% | 0.11% | 0.64% | 1.17% | 1.51% | -1.47% | 0.96% | -0.33% | 9.99% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of FEMZX is 68, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Templeton Sustainable Emerging Markets Bond Fund (FEMZX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Templeton Sustainable Emerging Markets Bond Fund provided a 6.29% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.33 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.33 | $0.40 | $0.32 | $0.32 | $0.54 | $0.52 | $0.53 | $0.74 | $0.60 |
Dividend yield | 6.29% | 8.49% | 6.12% | 6.40% | 9.29% | 7.77% | 6.76% | 9.11% | 6.52% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Templeton Sustainable Emerging Markets Bond Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.40 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.32 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.32 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.54 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.52 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.53 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.74 |
| 2017 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.27 | $0.60 |
Drawdowns
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The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Templeton Sustainable Emerging Markets Bond Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Templeton Sustainable Emerging Markets Bond Fund was 32.84%, occurring on Oct 24, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Templeton Sustainable Emerging Markets Bond Fund drawdown is 8.13%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -32.84% | Apr 6, 2018 | 1147 | Oct 24, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -4.58% | May 17, 2017 | 2 | May 18, 2017 | 69 | Aug 25, 2017 | 71 |
| -3.22% | Sep 25, 2017 | 38 | Nov 15, 2017 | 34 | Jan 5, 2018 | 72 |
| -1.79% | Feb 2, 2018 | 20 | Mar 2, 2018 | 23 | Apr 5, 2018 | 43 |
| -1.28% | Mar 8, 2017 | 2 | Mar 9, 2017 | 5 | Mar 16, 2017 | 7 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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