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Templeton Asian Growth Fund Ydis A USD Franklin Templeton Investment Funds Templeton Asian Growth Fund Ydis A USD Regional Portfolio Structure(Semi-Annual Comparison) Sectorial Portfolio Structure(Semi-Annual Comparison) Price   Ranking Sector: Far East-Equity-General Size: (USD) 1 890 000 000   Sector Rank: 5 out of 21 (lump sum over 3 years to 31 Mar 2026)   Overall Rank: 169 out of 519 (lump sum over 3 years to 31 Mar 2026)   R20000 invested on 31 Mar 2023 was worth R26 632 at 31 Mar 2026 (10.02% annual compound return)   R5000 per month since 31 Mar 2023 was worth R214 920 at 31 Mar 2026 (11.25% annual return compounded monthly)   Please note that offshore fund performance figures are calculated from NAV prices (ie, equivalent to sell-to-sell) and therefore not directly comparable to domestic fund performance figures on this site.   Management Dr Mark Mobius, PhD 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. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Investments, from 1983 to 1986 he was president of International Investment Trust Company Ltd - Taiwan's first and largest investment management firm. He had served as a director at Vickers da Costa, an international securities firm. He started in that firm's Hong Kong office in 1980, and then moved to Taiwan in 1983 to open an office and to direct operations in India, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Korea. Before joining Vickers, Dr Mobius operated his own consulting firm in Hong Kong for ten years, and was a research scientist for Monsanto Overseas Enterprises Company in Hong Kong and the American Institute for Research in Korea and Thailand. Dr Mobius holds bachelor and master degrees from Boston University; and received his PhD in economics and political science in 1964 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also studied at the University of Wisconsin, University of New Mexico, and Kyoto University in Japan.   Allan Lam   Focus and Objective Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies incorporated or who have their area of primary activity in Asia (excluding Australia, New Zealand and Japan).   Technical Overview Benchmark: MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan index Allows debit orders No Formation date: 30 Jun 1991 Annual Registrar Fee 0.20% Management fee (p.a.): 1.97% Base currency: USD Minimum lump sum: $5 000 Broker Comm. Payable Yes Minimum monthly: $1 000 Domicile Luxembourg Number of holdings: 84 Exit fee charge: No Pricing system: Forward   Top holdings on 31 Dec 2025 Share (Sector) Value (USD) % of fund TAIWANSEMICON (Technology) 190 134 000 10.06% SAMSUNG (Goods & Services) 161 784 000 8.56% TENCENT (Cyclical Goods & Services) 138 915 000 7.35% SKHYNIXINC (Technology) 112 455 000 5.95% ALIBABA (Consumer Services) 72 009 000 3.81% HDFCBANK (Banks) 67 473 000 3.57% ICICIBANK (Banks) 59 157 000 3.13% HYUNDAI (Auto) 59 157 000 3.13% MEDIATEK (Media) 58 779 000 3.11% TOTALS 919 863 000 48.67%

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