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TEMD

GradeDNew York Stock Exchange Arca

Templeton Emerging Markets Debt ETF

Specialty Bonds · Franklin Templeton · Inception 2026-01-20 · SEC filings

$24.87+0.00 (+0.00%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 9:46 AM EDT

Market opens at 9:30 AM ET.History starts Jan 22, 2026.History starts Jan 22, 2026.
Intraday session: up, 5 prints from 24.53 to 24.87. Range 24.53 to 24.87. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$24.50$24.60$24.70$24.80Sep 17Sep 18Sep 21Sep 22Sep 23
Expense ratio
0.45%
Fund size
$49M
1Y return
—
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
81
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$24.58
52W range
low $24.45high $25.72

The ETF.net TEMD Grade

D

32/ 100

Rank 14 of 17 in Emerging Markets Bonds (US Dollar)⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for TEMD. Scores out of 100: Cost 44, Risk 45, Mission not scored, Tradability 3, Holdings 20, Durability 39. Strongest: Risk (45). Weakest: Tradability (3). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 32 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    CScore 44
    Category rank10/17 · mid-pack

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
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  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 45
    Category rank12/16 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    FScore 3
    Category rank17/17 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    FScore 20
    Category rank17/17 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    DScore 39
    Category rank13/17 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on TEMD

ETF.net Research

DFranklin Templeton's 2026 entry into emerging market bonds: at least 80% of net assets in EM debt, held in a focused book of roughly 80 positions. A specialist corner of the bond market in standard ETF plumbing.

Stated mandate

The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in emerging market debt securities under normal market conditions.

Why people hold it

  1. 01The mandate is written down, not implied: at least 80% of net assets in emerging market debt securities under normal conditions. You know which corner of the bond market you are standing in.
  2. 02Roughly 80 positions, not thousands. Concentrated enough that individual sovereign and corporate credit calls actually move the fund, rather than getting averaged away.
  3. 03Ordinary 1940 Act ETF structure from a large global bond house: 1099 tax reporting, no K-1, daily creations and redemptions.

Worth knowing

  1. 01It charges 0.45% a year, above the typical fund in its broad bond cohort. The index heavyweights there, BND and SPAB, run at 0.03%. Specialist EM credit work is what the gap buys.
  2. 02Launched in 2026 and thinly traded, so the record is short and bid-ask spreads can run wider than in a mega bond fund. Trading costs are part of the total bill.
  3. 03Payouts arrive on an irregular schedule, so there is no fixed monthly or quarterly rhythm to plan around.

TEMD Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
81
Top-10 weight
44%
Largest holding
RECV REC4.084PAYSOFRJPM8.9%

Geography

  • Brazil6.42%
  • Panama5.78%
  • Colombia5.49%
  • Hungary5.07%
  • South Africa4.82%
  • Saudi Arabia4.56%
  • Peru3.86%
  • Dominican Republic3.76%
  • Other countries (30)60.23%

Developed 0% · Emerging 100% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—RECV REC4.084PAYSOFRJPM8.92%4,450,000$4M1
002—BRAZIL NTN-F 10 1/335.83%17,400,000$3M1
003—REP SOUTH AFRICA 9 1/404.34%35,150,000$2M1
004—SAUDI INT BOND 5 1/344.11%2,090,000$2M1
005—COLOMBIA TES 6.25 7/363.73%9,090,000,000$2M1
006—EGYPT T-BILL 0 1/273.68%101,000,000$2M1
007—DOMINICAN REPUB 6.85 1/453.40%1,690,000$2M1
008—PANAMA 6.7 1/363.28%1,550,000$2M1
009—REP OF NIGER 10.375 12/343.14%1,310,000$2M1
010—KAZAKHSTAN 4.714 4/353.14%1,620,000$2M1
011—HUNGARY 5.5 6/342.85%1,420,000$1M1
012—PHILIPPINES(R 6.375 10/342.85%1,340,000$1M1
013—REP OF POLAND 5.375 2/352.83%1,420,000$1M1
014—ROMANIA 6.375 1/342.80%1,400,000$1M1
015—REPUBLIC OF PERU 5.5 3/362.52%1,270,000$1M1

Showing 1–15 of 58 holdings

TEMD Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

TEMD$10,050
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,415
Jun 22, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026. TEMD $10,050. SPY $10,415. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,741$10,122$10,502Jun 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026

Jun 22, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for TEMD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodTEMD
Year to dateFund launched this year—
1 month+1.1%
3 months+0.5%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for TEMD
YearReturn barTEMD
2026 YTD+2.4%

History from Jan 22, 2026

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TEMD Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Last payment
$0.12 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 8 payments in 2026 YTD. Feb 2, 2026 $0.03; Mar 2, 2026 $0.13; Apr 1, 2026 $0.15; May 1, 2026 $0.13; Jun 1, 2026 $0.19; Jul 1, 2026 $0.14; Aug 3, 2026 $0.16; Sep 1, 2026 $0.12. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 1, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.12
Aug 3, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.16
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.14
Jun 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.19
May 1, 2026May 6, 2026$0.13
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.15
Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 2026$0.13
Feb 2, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.03

TEMD Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Jan 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
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Launched Jan 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
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Launched Jan 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.26
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

TEMD Cost

Expense ratio0.45%
  • The middle half of Emerging Markets Bonds (US Dollar) funds
  • Median 0.40%

9 of the 17 Emerging Markets Bonds (US Dollar) funds charge less.

TEMD costs $45.00 a year on $10,000. The median Emerging Markets Bonds (US Dollar) fund costs $40.00.