EMF
Templeton Emerging Markets FundEMF
EMF
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.
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of 7,324 funds
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Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 4
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $105M [Q4 2024] → $115M (+$9.64M) [Q1 2025]
1.86% more ownership
Funds ownership: 57.05% [Q4 2024] → 58.9% (+1.86%) [Q1 2025]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 1 (+0) [Q1 2025]
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 60 [Q4 2024] → 59 (-1) [Q1 2025]
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 24
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for EMF.
Financial journalist opinion
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
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.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
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.
Neutral
Business Wire
4 months ago
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.
Neutral
Business Wire
4 months ago
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.
Neutral
Business Wire
5 months ago
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.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
5 months ago
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.
Neutral
Business Wire
7 months ago
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.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 year ago
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.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
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.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
EM Central Banks: More Easing In The Cards?
Emerging markets have taken solace in the view that the U.S. hiking cycle is over, helping deliver strong returns in 2023. Slowing global inflation has been due to sharply lower core goods inflation, while service prices have remained stickier.
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