Templeton Institutional Foreign Smaller Companies Series Fund (TFSCX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Templeton Institutional Foreign Smaller Companies Series Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

Templeton Institutional Foreign Smaller Companies Series Fund (TFSCX) has returned -0.20% so far this year and 11.30% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, TFSCX has returned 4.09% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 2003, TFSCX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.79%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 7.3 years.

Historically, 63% of months were positive and 37% were negative. The best month was Apr 2009 with a return of +20.4%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -26.1%. The longest winning streak lasted 13 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, TFSCX closed higher 54% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 20, 2024 with a return of +12.1%, while the worst single day was Mar 12, 2020 at -10.2%.

Templeton Institutional Foreign Smaller Companies Series Fund has an annualized alpha of 3.33%, beta of 0.57, and R² of 0.47 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 03, 2003.

• Beta of 0.57 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.47 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 0.47 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

TFSCX has a high expense ratio of 1.02%, indicating above-average management fees.

TFSCX ranks 25 for risk / return — below 25% 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.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Templeton Institutional Foreign Smaller Companies Series Fund (TFSCX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Templeton Institutional Foreign Smaller Companies Series Fund provided a 71.92% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $7.31 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Templeton Institutional Foreign Smaller Companies Series 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 Institutional Foreign Smaller Companies Series 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 Institutional Foreign Smaller Companies Series Fund was 61.28%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 522 trading sessions.

The current Templeton Institutional Foreign Smaller Companies Series Fund drawdown is 11.58%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.