Templeton Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund (TEMZX)

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Templeton Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund (TEMZX) is up 13.8% since the beginning of the year. TEMZX is currently trading at $17 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of TEMZX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,286.

Templeton Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund (TEMZX) has returned 13.79% so far this year and 18.66% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, TEMZX has returned 7.36% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 3, 2007, TEMZX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.61%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 9.5 years.

Historically, 59% of months were positive and 41% were negative. The best month was Apr 2009 with a return of +26.8%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -30.4%. The longest winning streak lasted 14 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 7 months.

On a daily basis, TEMZX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +7.1%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -9.7%.

Templeton Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund has an annualized alpha of 1.04%, beta of 0.50, and R2 of 0.42 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 03, 2007.

• This fund participated in 97.80% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 81.97% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.50 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.42 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.42 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

TEMZX has a high expense ratio of 1.50%, indicating above-average management fees.

TEMZX ranks 26 for risk / return — below 26% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

Templeton Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund provided a 1.22% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.21 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Templeton Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Templeton Emerging Markets Small Cap 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 Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund was 69.98%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 404 trading sessions.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.