

Templeton Emerging Markets Debt ETF
$24.220.00 (0.00%)
- 0.45%
- $48M
- 0M sh
- $23.99
- low $23.73high $25.72
The ETF.net TEMD Grade
Score 49 out of 100
- 12 of 17
Score 49 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C44 out of 100Rank 10 of 17Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A86 out of 100Rank 11 of 15Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B65 out of 100Rank 4 of 16Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F3 out of 100Rank 17 of 17Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.F23 out of 100Rank 16 of 17Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D38 out of 100Rank 13 of 17
Our read on TEMD
CFranklin 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.
The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in emerging market debt securities under normal market conditions.
Why people hold it
- The 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.
- Roughly 80 positions, not thousands. Concentrated enough that individual sovereign and corporate credit calls actually move the fund, rather than getting averaged away.
- Ordinary 1940 Act ETF structure from a large global bond house: 1099 tax reporting, no K-1, daily creations and redemptions.
Worth knowing
- It 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.
- Launched 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.
- Payouts arrive on an irregular schedule, so there is no fixed monthly or quarterly rhythm to plan around.
TEMD Holdings
- Bonds
- 59
- 45%
- Recv REC4.084PAYSOFRJPM
Geography
- Brazil7.14%
- Panama5.78%
- Colombia5.43%
- Hungary5.05%
- South Africa4.76%
- Saudi Arabia4.60%
- Peru3.84%
- Dominican Republic3.66%
- 59.75%
Developed 0% · Emerging 100%
TEMD Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | TEMD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | −1.2% |
| 3 months | −1.5% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | TEMD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.5% |
TEMD in the news
TEMD Dividends
- $0.18 per share
- Monthly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
TEMD Risk
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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.
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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.
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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.
- 0.29
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
- 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.
Other funds in Emerging Markets Bonds (US Dollar)
- BPCYInvesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return −0.8%
- CBREMiShares Emerging Markets Bond Active ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return —
- CNEMDNeuberger Berman Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency ETFExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +5.6%
- DEMCBWisdomTree Emerging Markets Corporate Bond FundExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +1.2%
- DJEMBJanus Henderson Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency ETFExpense ratio 0.52%1 year return +2.4%




