The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests primarily in the equity securities of companies located outside the U.S., including emerging markets. It normally invests at least 80% of net assets in "foreign securities". The fund may invest in debt securities of countries and governments located anywhere in the world. It may invest no more than 5% of total assets in, or exposed to, options and swap agreements.
Fund filings (PDF) »

Asset managers:
Cindy Sweeting (Started: Dec 31, 2007)
Lisa Myers (Started: Dec 30, 2002)
Tucker Scott (Started: Aug 1, 2007)

Advisor Company:
Templeton Global Advisors Limited
Fund family reports on Morningstar »

	1 year	3 years	5 years	10 years
Alpha*	9.94	5.84	0.96	3.50
Beta*	1.10	1.18	1.07	0.98
Mean annual return	3.39	0.21	0.69	0.60
R-squared*	94.84	97.27	94.92	90.78
Standard deviation	30.50	27.04	21.88	18.49
Sharpe ratio	1.33	0.00	0.24	0.23
* Against standard index

Risk measurement details »

Security	Net Assets
ING Groep N.V. (ING)	3.67%
Vodafone Group PLC (VODPF)	2.84%
Adecco SA (ADE)	2.21%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (2330)	2.17%
Samsung Electronics (005930)	2.15%
Siemens AG (SIE)	2.13%
Telenor ASA (TEL)	2.09%
KKR & Co. (Guernsey) L.P. (KPE)	1.95%
Sanofi-Aventis (SAN)	1.92%
StatoilHydro ASA (STL)	1.86%

Holdings Performance »