Templeton Releases Closed-End Funds' Portfolio Allocation Updates.FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla. -- The Templeton Templeton self-centered rat. [Children’s Lit.: Charlotte’s Web] See : Egotism closed-end Funds Closed-end fund An investment company that issues shares like any other corporation and usually does not redeem its shares. A publicly traded fund sold on stock exchanges or over the counter that may trade above or below its net asset value. Related: Open-end fund. referenced below, which trade on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. , today released portfolio allocation The apportionment or designation of an item for a specific purpose or to a particular place. In the law of trusts, the allocation of cash dividends earned by a stock that makes up the principal of a trust for a beneficiary usually means that the dividends will be treated as updates containing the following information as of June June: see month. 30, 2006: --Asset Allocation --Ten Largest Positions/Portfolio Characteristics --International Allocation/Net Currency Distribution --Industry Allocation/Country Distribution To obtain a copy of the updates, please contact Fund Information at 1-800-342-5236. Templeton closed-end Funds:
Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. (NYSE:TDF)
Templeton Global Income Fund (NYSE:GIM)
Templeton Russia and East European Fund, Inc. (NYSE:TRF)
The Funds' investment advisers are subsidiaries of Franklin Franklin, cities, United States Franklin. 1 City (1990 pop. 12,907), seat of Johnson co., S central Ind., inc. 1823. It is a farm trade center. Manufactures include auto parts, aluminum doors and windows, and copper panels. Resources, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BEN), a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton Investments Franklin Resources Inc. NYSE: BEN is an investment firm originally founded in New York in 1947 as Franklin Distributors, Inc. It is listed on the NYSE under the ticker BEN as in Benjamin Franklin, whom founder Charlie Johnson admired. . Franklin Templeton Investments provides global and domestic investment management solutions managed by its Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series and Fiduciary Trust A fiduciary trust is a fiduciary [1] relationship in which a trustee holds the title to assets for the beneficiary. The trust's creator is called the grantor. References 1. investment teams. The San Mateo San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , CA-based company has more than 50 years of investment experience and over $490 billion in assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. as of June 30, 2006. For more information, please call 1-800/DIAL BEN(R) (1-800-342-5236) or visit franklintempleton.com.
TEMPLETON DRAGON FUND, INC.
AS OF JUNE 30, 2006
TOTAL NET ASSETS: $859,024,708
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE: $22.74
PERCENT OF PERCENT OF
TOTAL NET TOTAL NET
ASSET ALLOCATION ASSETS TEN LARGEST POSITIONS ASSETS
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CASH & OTHER 5.0% DAIRY FARM INTERNATIONAL
FIXED INCOME 0.0% HOLDINGS LTD 14.6%
EQUITY(a) 95.0% CHINA MOBILE LTD 8.7%
------------ CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORP 6.9%
100.0% PETROCHINA CO LTD 6.8%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 4.0%
CHEUNG KONG INFRASTRUCTURE
HOLDINGS LTD 3.7%
CHEUNG KONG HLDGS LTD 3.2%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK 2.9%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR
MANUFACTURING CO LTD 2.8%
CNOOC LTD 2.7%
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56.4%
PERCENT PERCENT
INTERNATIONAL OF TOTAL OF TOTAL
ALLOCATION NET ASSETS INDUSTRY ALLOCATION NET ASSETS
---------------------------- ----------------------------------------
ASIA 95.8% CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 6.5%
CHINA 48.7% AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS 1.4%
HONG KONG 27.1% CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL 1.2%
SOUTH KOREA 1.5% CONSUMER SERVICES 0.8%
TAIWAN 18.5% RETAILING 3.1%
EUROPE 4.2% CONSUMER STAPLES 16.7%
UNITED KINGDOM 4.2% FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING 15.3%
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.0% FOOD BEVERAGE & TOBACCO 1.4%
ENERGY 17.8%
FINANCIALS 19.6%
BANKS 12.4%
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS 0.9%
INSURANCE 0.9%
REAL ESTATE 5.5%
INDUSTRIALS 10.2%
CAPITAL GOODS 7.5%
TRANSPORTATION 2.7%
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 10.1%
SEMICONDUCTORS &
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT 4.9%
SOFTWARE & SERVICES 0.4%
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE &
EQUIPMENT 4.8%
MATERIALS 0.3%
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 11.3%
UTILITIES 7.4%
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.0%
You may request a copy of the Fund's current Report to Shareholders by contacting Fund Information at 1-800-DIAL BEN(R) (1-800-342-5236). Since markets can go down as well as up, investment return and principal value will fluctuate with market conditions, currency volatility Volatility 1. A statistical measure of the tendency of a market or security to rise or fall sharply within a period of time. 2. A variable in option pricing formulas that denotes the extent to which the return of the underlying asset will fluctuate between now and the , and the economic, social and political climates of countries where the Fund invests. Emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors, in addition to those associated with their relatively small size and lesser liquidity. You may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. The industry allocation Industry allocation Investment of certain proportions of a portfolio in certain industries. Sometimes called sector allocation. uses MSCI's industry definitions for the convenience of comparison. The information provided is as of the date shown. The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and investment allocations can be expected to change. (a) Equity includes convertible and preferred securities.
TEMPLETON GLOBAL INCOME FUND
AS OF JUNE 30, 2006
TOTAL NET ASSETS: $1,149,986,865
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE: $8.85
PERCENT OF
TOTAL NET
ASSET ALLOCATION ASSETS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS
----------------------------- ---------------------------------------
CASH & OTHER 5.3% WEIGHTED AVG. CREDIT QUALITY A+
FIXED INCOME 94.7% WEIGHTED AVG. MATURITY 3.60 yrs.
EQUITY(a) 0.0% WEIGHTED AVG. DURATION 2.26 yrs.
------------ WEIGHTED AVG. COUPON 6.442%
100.0%
PERCENT OF PERCENT OF
NET CURRENCY TOTAL NET TOTAL NET
DISTRIBUTION ASSETS COUNTRY DISTRIBUTION ASSETS
--------------------------------- -----------------------------------
ASIA 48.8% ASIA 45.9%
INDIAN RUPEE 1.0% INDIA 1.0%
INDO RUPIAH 7.4% INDONESIA 7.4%
JAPANESE YEN 11.4% JAPAN 6.4%
MALAYSI RINGGIT 2.3% MALAYSIA 2.3%
SOUTH KOREA WON 15.8% PHILIPPINES 2.0%
SINGAPORE DOLLAR 3.6% SINGAPORE 3.6%
THAILAND BAHT 7.3% SOUTH KOREA 15.8%
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND 4.0% THAILAND 7.3%
AUSTRALIAN DLR 4.2% AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND 2.8%
N ZEAL DOLLAR -0.2% AUSTRALIA 4.2%
EUROPE 29.8% NEW ZEALAND -1.4%
EURO MON UNIT 1.3% EUROPE 30.9%
ICELAND KRONA 2.3% EURO COMMUNITY -0.4%
NORWEGIAN KRONE 4.7% GERMANY 2.9%
POLAND ZLOTY 7.8% ICELAND 0.6%
ROMANIA LEU-NEW 0.2% ITALY 1.5%
SLOVAK KORUNA 4.8% NORWAY 4.7%
SWEDISH KRONA 8.7% POLAND 7.8%
LATIN AMERICA 3.7% ROMANIA 0.2%
BRAZILIAN REAL 0.6% SLOVAK REPUBLIC 4.8%
PERU NUEVO SOL 3.1% SPAIN 0.1%
MID-EAST/AFRICA 1.4% SWEDEN 8.7%
EGYPTIAN POUND 1.4% LATIN AMERICA 9.5%
NORTH AMERICA 12.3% ARGENTINA 4.0%
CANADIAN DOLLAR 8.2% BRAZIL 0.6%
US DOLLAR 4.1% PERU 5.0%
TOTAL 100.0% MID-EAST/AFRICA 2.4%
EGYPT 1.4%
IRAQ 1.0%
NORTH AMERICA 8.6%
CANADA 8.2%
UNITED STATES 0.4%
TOTAL 100.0%
You may request a copy of the Fund's current Report to Shareholders by contacting Fund Information at 1-800/DIAL BEN(R) (1-800-342-5236). Since markets can go down as well as up, investment return and principal value will fluctuate with market conditions, currency volatility, and the economic, social and political climates of countries where the Fund invests. Emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors, in addition to those associated with their relatively small size and lesser liquidity. You may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. The information provided is as of the date shown. The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and investment allocations can be expected to change. (a) Equity includes convertible and preferred securities.
TEMPLETON RUSSIA AND EAST EUROPEAN FUND, INC.
AS OF JUNE 30, 2006
TOTAL NET ASSETS: $285,548,668
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE: $52.49
PERCENT PERCENT
ASSET OF TOTAL OF TOTAL
ALLOCATION NET ASSETS TEN LARGEST POSITIONS NET ASSETS
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CASH & OTHER 2.7% LUKOIL HOLDINGS 14.0%
FIXED INCOME 0.0% UNIFIED ENERGY SYSTEMS 9.5%
EQUITY(a) 97.3% SBERBANK RF 8.7%
------------ MINING AND METALLURGICAL CO
100.0% NORILSK NICKEL 7.4%
CHEREPOVETS MK SEVERSTAL 6.3%
EGIS NYRT 5.9%
PLIVA DD 5.4%
VOLGATELECOM 4.1%
GAZPROM OAO 4.0%
SIBIRTELECOM 3.3%
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68.6%
PERCENT OF PERCENT OF
INTERNATIONAL TOTAL NET TOTAL NET
ALLOCATION ASSETS INDUSTRY ALLOCATION ASSETS
-------------------------- ------------------------------------------
EUROPE 100.0% CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 3.1%
AUSTRIA 1.0% AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS 3.1%
CROATIA 5.4% CONSUMER STAPLES 0.3%
HUNGARY 7.9% FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING 0.3%
POLAND 2.3% ENERGY 24.2%
RUSSIA 83.4% FINANCIALS 9.8%
TOTAL EQUITY 100.0% BANKS 9.8%
HEALTH CARE 11.8%
PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY
& LIFE SCIENCES 11.8%
INDUSTRIALS 0.5%
CAPITAL GOODS 0.5%
MATERIALS 20.9%
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 16.9%
UTILITIES 12.5%
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.0%
You may request a copy of the Fund's current Report to Shareholders by contacting Fund Information at 1-800-DIAL BEN(R) (1-800-342-5236). Since markets can go down as well as up, investment return and principal value will fluctuate with market conditions, currency volatility, and the economic, social and political climates of countries where the Fund invests. Emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors, in addition to those associated with their relatively small size and lesser liquidity. You may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. The industry allocation uses MSCI's industry definitions for the convenience of comparison. The information provided is as of the date shown. The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and investment allocations can be expected to change. (a) Equity includes convertible and preferred securities. |
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