Mutual Fund Insights: Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX)

In-depth Analysis of Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX)

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See Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

Last Trade: $8.21 on 3/12/2010, Change: +0.02 (0.24%)

  

Fund Manager - Matthew R. Nagle

Fund Manager Tenure: 2.3 years   [Similar Funds: TLSBX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: C (Score: 0.58)     (What does this score mean?)

Nagle is a portfolio manager of Templeton Global Advisors Limited. He joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 2003. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Investments, he worked as an associate sell-side analyst for Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Nagle holds the charted financial analyst designation.  Get more insights on Matthew R. Nagle

  

 What we like about Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX)

Data for Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX) as of January 31, 2010

• Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX) is a new fund and has been performing well against its peers for both three-month and 1-year performance
• Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 31.85% vs 11.69% Long-Short category average)
• Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 54.26% vs Long-Short average of 349.35%. It is good that Templeton Global Long-Short A management does not trade extensively for its return.

  

 What we are cautious about Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX)

Data for Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX) as of January 31, 2010

• Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX) management has been with Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund for only 2.3 years, it is hard to judge manager's ability based on this fund's operation record
• Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -6.42% vs -2.05% Long-Short category average)
• Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return -0.28% vs 1.81% Long-Short category average)
• Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX) is less safe compared to its Long-Short peers
• Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 18.34 that is higher than category average of 10.49
• Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX) has a higher management fee of 2.46% than its Long-Short average of 2.07%
• Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX) carries a 5.75% load

See Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of Templeton Global Long-Short A fund (TLSAX)

Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$49.00M
11/2009	$50.92M
10/2009	$49.30M

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Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of Templeton Global Long-Short A fund (TLSAX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	24.23%	75.76%	0%	0%
03/2009	25.2%	126.46%	0%	0.13%
12/2008	14.7%	85.3%	0%	0%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Templeton Global Long-Short A Fund (TLSAX)

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30-Sep-09 PowerShares QQQ [3.54%] SPDRs [3.47%] iShares MSCI South Korea Index [2.86%] iShares MSCI Switzerland Index [2.52%] Roche Holding AG [2.45%] ING GROUP NV ADS [2.28%] Flextronics International Ltd. [2.2%] BANCO SANTANDER CHI [2.13%] Gazprom OAO (EDR) [2.09%] Cisco Systems, Inc. [2.07%]

31-Mar-09 SPDRs [2.74%] PowerShares QQQ [2.67%] Samsung Electronics [2.2%] Microsoft Corporation [2.15%] Telekom Austria AG [2.09%] Vodafone Group PLC [2.02%] BP PLC [2%] Cisco Systems, Inc. [2%] TELEFONICA SA [2%] Comcast Corporation [1.99%]

31-Dec-08 MERCK CO INC [2.57%] France Telecom SA [2.41%] Vodafone Group PLC [2.37%] Microsoft Corporation [2.29%] Oracle Corporation [2.25%] SPDRs [2.21%] Telekom Austria AG [2.11%] News Corporation [2.11%] PowerShares QQQ [2.1%] iShares S&P Global Healthcare [2.06%]

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