Franklin Templeton BRIC Fund Income (Offshore)
At a glance
| Initial charge | 5.00% |
|---|---|
| Initial saving | 5.00% |
| Annual charge | 2.10% |
| Annual saving | 0.200% ² |
| Total Expense Ratio | 2.48% |
| Launch date | 25-10-2005 |
| Launch price | $10.00 |
| Sector | Offshore |
| Fund size | $1,059 million |
| Number of holdings | 87 |
| Fund type | OEIC |
| Type of units | Income |
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About the Fund Manager
Mark Mobius
Located in: Singapore
Mark Mobius joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 1987 as president of the Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Inc. in Hong Kong, with responsibility for all of Templeton's emerging markets activity. In this capacity, he directs the analysts based in Templeton's eleven emerging markets offices and manages the emerging markets portfolios. Dr. Mobius has spent over thirty years working in Asia and other parts of the emerging markets world, and has extensive experience in economic research and analysis. Each year he spends over 200 days travelling from one emerging market to another in search of emerging market opportunities. For the second year in a row, Dr. Mobius was named the number one global emerging market fund manager in the 1998 Reuters Survey. CNBC named him "1994 First in Business Money Manager of the Year". Morningstar in the U.S. awarded Mark Mobius the "Closed-End Fund Manager of the Year" for 1993. In 1992, Dr. Mobius was named "Investment Trust Manager of the Year" by The Sunday Telegraph in the United Kingdom.
Income details
| Running yield | N/a |
|---|---|
| Income paid | Annually |
| Type of payment | Dividend |
All yields are variable and not guaranteed. There is currently no yield information available for this fund.
Distribution dates
| Ex-dividend date | 01 July 2008 |
|---|---|
| Payment date ³ | 08 July 2008 |
Top 10 holdings
| Gazprom OAO ADS | 8.75% |
|---|---|
| China Mobile (Red Chip) | 8.59% |
| Petroleo Brasileiro S/A ADS A | 8.45% |
| Companhia Vale do Rio Doce ADS Cl A Pfd. | 7.28% |
| China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd | 3.95% |
| PetroChina Co. | 3.23% |
| China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (China) | 3.21% |
| Unibanco-Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros S/A GDS | 2.94% |
| MINING AND METALLURGICAL CO NORILSK NICKEL | 2.79% |
| Banco Bradesco S.A. ADS, | 2.61% |
Top 10 sectors
| Oil & Gas Producers | 28.29% |
|---|---|
| Mobile Telecommunications | 17.52% |
| Industrial Metals & Mining | 12.79% |
| Banks | 9.78% |
| Cash and Equiv. | 5.91% |
| Non-Classified | 3.84% |
| Life Insurance | 3.21% |
| Real Estate Investment & Services | 3.02% |
| Industrial Transportation | 2.69% |
| Fixed Line Telecommunications | 2.38% |
Top 10 countries
| Brazil | 27.75% |
|---|---|
| Russian Federation | 21.34% |
| Hong Kong | 16.82% |
| China | 13.28% |
| India | 11.91% |
| Cash and Equiv. | 5.91% |
| Non-Classified | 2.53% |
| United States | 0.44% |
| Kazakhstan | 0.02% |
² Annual saving is not available in the SIPP.
³ If you elect to receive the income from a Vantage ISA, Fund or Share Account, we will collect any dividends for you and then pay them directly into your bank account within the first 10 working days of the following month.
Last valuation as at 21-11-2008. Data accurate as at [No Data].
