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Templeton Global Total Return Fund (TTRZX)
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Templeton Global Total Return Fund (TTRZX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated May 30, 2025

The investment seeks total investment return consisting of a combination of interest income, capital appreciation, and currency gains. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests primarily in fixed and floating rate debt securities and debt obligations (including convertible bonds) of governments, government agencies and government-related or corporate issuers worldwide (collectively, "bonds"). Bonds may be denominated and issued in the local currency or in another currency. Bonds include debt securities of any maturity, such as bonds, notes, bills and debentures. The fund is non-diversified.

Fund Info

ISIN

US8802088554

Issuer

Franklin Templeton Investments

Inception Date

Sep 29, 2008

Category

Nontraditional Bonds

Min. Investment

$100,000

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

TTRZX has an expense ratio of 0.89%, placing it in the medium range.

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Templeton Global Total Return Fund

Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

Templeton Global Total Return Fund (TTRZX) returned 10.54% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.64% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, TTRZX returned -0.58% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.

TTRZX

YTD

10.54%

1M

1.51%

6M

5.76%

1Y

6.64%

3Y*

0.75%

5Y*

-1.75%

10Y*

-0.58%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of TTRZX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20253.02%0.91%0.81%3.76%1.66%10.54%
2024-1.73%0.53%0.60%-3.87%1.63%-2.36%3.39%3.36%3.38%-6.12%-0.28%-4.62%-6.47%
20233.99%-6.35%4.67%-0.29%-3.61%2.82%2.79%-2.97%-3.48%-1.85%5.65%5.54%6.13%
20220.30%-1.71%0.50%-4.63%0.24%-8.43%1.10%-3.20%-7.17%-0.19%7.47%3.81%-12.27%
2021-1.30%-0.79%-0.86%1.71%1.12%-1.14%-0.91%1.03%-2.74%-0.34%-1.99%1.04%-5.13%
2020-0.78%-0.53%-4.92%0.08%0.32%-0.07%-0.15%-0.71%0.28%0.18%0.09%0.62%-5.56%
20192.60%1.01%-1.66%1.46%-1.44%1.42%1.32%-5.01%0.68%0.15%-0.63%2.35%2.02%
20181.42%-0.58%0.86%0.66%-2.96%-0.87%3.56%-3.76%1.76%1.94%0.90%-0.70%2.01%
20170.01%2.32%2.24%-0.33%-1.30%0.63%-0.27%-0.05%1.65%-0.61%0.28%-1.43%3.09%
2016-1.05%-3.28%4.70%0.54%-0.69%0.63%-0.44%1.25%-1.08%4.31%0.35%3.41%8.68%
2015-0.20%1.67%-1.08%0.96%0.20%-1.38%-1.15%-3.57%-2.25%3.50%1.71%-2.88%-4.62%
2014-2.66%1.80%1.37%0.26%1.66%0.71%-0.52%0.90%-1.16%0.82%-0.24%-2.50%0.33%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of TTRZX is 41, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of TTRZX is 4141
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of TTRZX is 5757
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of TTRZX is 5252
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of TTRZX is 4141
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of TTRZX is 2626
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of TTRZX is 2727
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Templeton Global Total Return Fund (TTRZX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.

The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Templeton Global Total Return Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.77
  • 5-Year: -0.20
  • 10-Year: -0.07
  • All Time: 0.29

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Templeton Global Total Return Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.

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Dividends

Dividend History

Templeton Global Total Return Fund provided a 7.05% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.48 per share.

3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%8.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.48$0.51$0.43$0.54$0.72$0.49$0.77$0.64$0.43$0.36$0.50$1.02

Dividend yield

7.05%8.20%5.96%7.56%8.19%4.86%6.97%5.53%3.54%2.96%4.33%8.15%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Templeton Global Total Return Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.00$0.17
2024$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.04$0.05$0.04$0.05$0.51
2023$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.43
2022$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.06$0.05$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.03$0.02$0.54
2021$0.05$0.05$0.06$0.05$0.08$0.06$0.05$0.08$0.06$0.05$0.06$0.06$0.72
2020$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.49
2019$0.07$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.04$0.05$0.05$0.17$0.77
2018$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.05$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.05$0.06$0.07$0.07$0.64
2017$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.02$0.08$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.43
2016$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.36
2015$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.03$0.50
2014$0.04$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.06$0.05$0.53$1.02

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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 Global Total Return 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 Global Total Return Fund was 33.13%, occurring on Oct 24, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current Templeton Global Total Return Fund drawdown is 16.24%.

Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-33.13%Jul 15, 2019828Oct 24, 2022———
-14.66%Sep 9, 2014360Feb 11, 2016214Dec 15, 2016574
-10.67%Aug 2, 201182Nov 25, 2011168Jul 30, 2012250
-8.12%May 10, 201331Jun 24, 2013230May 22, 2014261
-7.29%Apr 27, 201021May 25, 201049Aug 4, 201070
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Volatility

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The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.

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