Templeton Institutional - Foreign Smaller Companies Fund
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- William Huffman
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- Fort Lauderdale FL 33394-3091 New York NY United States of America 10017
- IPO Date
- Oct 25, 2002
- CIK
- 0000865722
- Website
- nuveen.com
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- Templeton Institutional Foreign Smaller Companies Series Advisor (TFSCX) is an open-end mutual fund managed by Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin Templeton), seeking long-term capital growth by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of smaller companies located outside the United States, generally those with market capitalizations not exceeding $4 billion at the time of investment, including emerging markets; the fund employs Templeton's global research capabilities to target overlooked and under-researched securities consistent with a value-oriented philosophy. Core holdings span sectors such as capital goods, consumer durables and apparel, technology hardware and equipment, financial services, consumer services, materials, and consumer discretionary distribution and retail, with geographic allocations primarily to developed Europe (approximately 43%), Pacific ex-Japan (approximately 40%), emerging markets (approximately 7%), Japan (approximately 3%), and other regions; top positions as of late 2025 include Technogym SpA, Montana Aerospace AG, Canaccord Genuity Group Inc., OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd., ASICS Corp., and Man Group PLC, alongside cash equivalents comprising about 3% of assets. Launched on October 21, 2002, and domiciled in the United States with institutional share class minimum initial investment of $1 million, the fund is available to U.S. investors through Franklin Templeton's institutional mutual funds platform, headquartered in San Mateo, California; it benchmarks performance against the MSCI AC World ex-US Small Cap Index-NR, with a net expense ratio of 1.11%, turnover of approximately 30%, and total net assets of around $25 million as of late 2025. In recent developments, portfolio management has been led by David Tuttle (since January 2021), Katie Ylijoki and Kyle Denning (both since March 2022), and Harlan Hodes, reflecting stable team continuity amid Franklin Templeton's broader 2025 strategic initiatives, including fourth-quarter fiscal year results announcing growth and diversification across investment capabilities; no specific acquisitions, mergers, or product launches directly affecting TFSCX were reported in 2024-2025, though the parent firm's equity group enhancements, such as management transitions in related global strategies, support ongoing research platform expansion.