EMF

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund

EMF

Market cap $242M

Overview Fund Activity

16.09 USD

+0.05

0.31%

At close Updated Sep 12, 4:00 PM EDT

1 day

0.31%

5 days

4.55%

1 month

5.51%

3 months

12.99%

6 months

24.06%

Year to date

34.42%

1 year

27.8%

5 years

5.16%

10 years

40.77%

About: Templeton Emerging Markets Fund is a closed-end management investment company. It seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in emerging country equity securities. It invests in various sectors such as Pharmaceuticals, Beverages, Broadline Retail, Metals &Mining, Banks, Food Products, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, insurance, Entertainment, and others.

Financials Asset Management

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Funds holding %

of 7,462 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $115M [Q1] → $131M (+$16.4M) [Q2]

0.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.9% [Q1] → 59.28% (+0.38%) [Q2]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q1] → 1 (+0) [Q2]

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 59 [Q1] → 57 (-2) [Q2]

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 19

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 7

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Financial journalist opinion

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (“EMF”) Announces Distribution

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (NYSE: EMF) today announced a quarterly distribution from net investment income of $0.22 per share, payable on September 30, 2025, to shareholders of record on September 18, 2025 (Ex-Dividend Date: September 18, 2025). The Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has authorized a Managed Distribution Plan (the “Plan”), under which the Fund will make quarterly distributions to shareholders at a fixed rate of $0.22 per share. T.

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (“EMF”) Announces Distribution

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (“EMF”) Announces Notification of Sources of Distributions

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Emerging Markets Fund [NYSE: EMF] Notification of Sources of Distributions Pursuant to Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 The Fund's estimated sources of the distribution to be paid on June 30, 2025, and for the fiscal year 2025 year-to-date are as follows: Estimated Allocations for June Quarterly Distribution: Distribution Per Share Net Investment Income Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains.

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (“EMF”) Announces Notification of Sources of Distributions

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (“EMF”) Announces Distribution

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (NYSE: EMF) today announced a quarterly distribution from net investment income of $0.22 per share, payable on June 30, 2025, to shareholders of record on June 16, 2025 (Ex-Dividend Date: June 16, 2025). The Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has authorized a Managed Distribution Plan (the “Plan”), under which the Fund will make quarterly distributions to shareholders at a fixed rate of $0.22 per share. The Plan aims to.

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (“EMF”) Announces Distribution

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (“EMF”) Announces Notification of Sources of Distributions

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Emerging Markets Fund [NYSE: EMF] Notification of Sources of Distributions Pursuant to Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 The Fund's estimated sources of the distribution to be paid on March 31, 2025 and for the fiscal year 2025 year-to-date are as follows: Estimated Allocations for March Quarterly Distribution: Distribution Per Share Net Investment Income Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gain.

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (“EMF”) Announces Notification of Sources of Distributions

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (“EMF”) Announces Distribution

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (NYSE: EMF) today announced a quarterly distribution from net investment income of $0.22 per share, payable on March 31, 2025, to shareholders of record on March 17, 2025 (Ex-Dividend Date: March 17, 2025). The Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has authorized a Managed Distribution Plan (the “Plan”), under which the Fund will make quarterly distributions to shareholders at a fixed rate of $0.22 per share. The Plan aims.

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (“EMF”) Announces Distribution

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Announces Board Initiatives Intended to Reduce Fund Discount

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Emerging Markets Fund [NYSE: EMF] (“EMF” or the “Fund”) today announced initiatives of the Fund's Board of Trustees (“Board”) designed to reduce the Fund's discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and benefit shareholders. These initiatives include a management fee reduction, a managed distribution plan and a share repurchase program. Management fee reduction: The Board approved a five-basis point reduction in the investment management fee that shareholders pay t.

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Announces Board Initiatives Intended to Reduce Fund Discount

EMF: Don't Ignore The Risks Of This Fund's Chinese Exposure

The Templeton Emerging Markets Fund offers high yield and exposure to fast-growing emerging markets but has underperformed compared to the S&P 500 in recent decades. Emerging markets have higher economic growth rates but are more sensitive to global shocks, resulting in slower recovery and higher risk compared to U.S. equities. The fund's 3.95% yield is lower than peers, and its high allocation to China poses risks due to potential economic stagnation and unreliable growth figures.

EMF: Don't Ignore The Risks Of This Fund's Chinese Exposure

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. (“EMF”) Announces Distribution

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. (NYSE: EMF) today announced a total distribution of $0.5114, compromised of net investment income of $0.1491 per share, short-term capital gains of $0.0401 per share and long-term capital gains of $0.3222 per share, payable on December 31, 2024, to shareholders of record on December 16, 2024 (Ex-Dividend Date: December 16, 2024). Franklin Resources, Inc. is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries.

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. (“EMF”) Announces Distribution

Franklin Templeton Closed-End Funds Announce Share Repurchases for the Second Quarter of 2024

The following Funds announced today their share repurchase activity during the second quarter of 2024.

Franklin Templeton Closed-End Funds Announce Share Repurchases for the Second Quarter of 2024

Emerging Markets Growth Remains Solid Amid Intensifying Inflationary Pressures

Emerging markets continued to expand at a solid pace midway into the first quarter of 2024, supported by broad-based expansion across both manufacturing and service sectors.

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