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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-02781

 

Templeton Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

300 S.E. 2nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1923

 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Craig S. Tyle, One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA  94403-1906

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (954) 527-7500

 

Date of fiscal year end:   8/31    

 

Date of reporting period: _11/30/18

 

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 

 


 

TEMPLETON FUNDS

Statement of Investments, November 30, 2018 (unaudited)      
 
Templeton Foreign Fund        
  Industry Shares   Value
 
Common Stocks 96.1%        
Canada 4.9%        
Alamos Gold Inc., A. Metals & Mining 13,460,840 $ 43,343,905
Cenovus Energy Inc Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 4,760,882   35,172,932
Goldcorp Inc Metals & Mining 4,335,190   40,181,719
Husky Energy Inc Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 4,559,970   56,605,105
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp Metals & Mining 6,867,680   107,778,968
        283,082,629
China 10.6%        
a Baidu Inc., ADR Interactive Media & Services 530,390   99,861,829
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., H Insurance 33,762,870   72,495,570
China Mobile Ltd Wireless Telecommunication Services 8,367,690   83,044,309
China Telecom Corp. Ltd., H Diversified Telecommunication Services 211,370,232   113,733,591
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 26,313,080   31,848,171
NetEase Inc., ADR Entertainment 201,860   45,836,350
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., H Health Care Providers & Services 21,295,400   52,529,824
Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd Construction & Engineering 52,898,840   49,017,030
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., H Health Care Providers & Services 13,096,620   64,527,738
        612,894,412
Denmark 2.5%        
A.P. Moeller-Maersk AS, B Marine 48,440   68,916,609
Vestas Wind Systems AS Electrical Equipment 982,050   73,285,090
        142,201,699
France 9.2%        
AXA SA Insurance 2,973,092   72,390,407
BNP Paribas SA Banks 2,635,253   132,340,265
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA Auto Components 416,780   43,591,735
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain Building Products 744,080   27,565,336
Sanofi Pharmaceuticals 1,536,705   138,796,697
Total SA Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1,065,750   59,298,363
Veolia Environnement SA. Multi-Utilities 2,757,290   58,585,981
        532,568,784
Germany 6.7%        
Bayer AG Pharmaceuticals 1,143,025   83,538,195
E.ON SE Multi-Utilities 6,248,590   63,679,122
Gerresheimer AG Life Sciences Tools & Services 525,510   37,407,867
Merck KGaA Pharmaceuticals 626,474   69,026,354
a MorphoSys AG Life Sciences Tools & Services 152,698   17,436,360
Siemens AG Industrial Conglomerates 511,982   59,331,587
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG. Diversified Telecommunication Services 14,565,350   58,961,861
        389,381,346
Hong Kong 1.9%        
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd Industrial Conglomerates 8,390,650   87,722,649
Value Partners Group Ltd Capital Markets 25,606,580   20,192,941
        107,915,590
India 0.9%        
Hero Motocorp Ltd Automobiles 1,056,000   46,321,482
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd Machinery 8,097,834   7,737,413
        54,058,895
Ireland 1.6%        
Bank of Ireland Group PLC Banks 9,604,310   60,959,137
CRH PLC Construction Materials 1,227,660   33,757,807
        94,716,944

 

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TEMPLETON FUNDS
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Templeton Foreign Fund (continued)        
  Industry Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)        
Israel 2.4%        
a Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR Pharmaceuticals 6,506,740 $ 140,155,180
Italy 2.0%        
Eni SpA Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 7,278,524   117,345,807
Japan 8.7%        
Astellas Pharma Inc Pharmaceuticals 3,891,790   59,819,619
Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd Food Products 767,370   37,389,807
INPEX Corp Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 70   743
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd Real Estate Management & Development 1,067,840   25,544,611
Panasonic Corp Household Durables 7,274,210   74,636,042
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd Food & Staples Retailing 1,337,960   58,271,609
SoftBank Group Corp Wireless Telecommunication Services 565,470   47,461,714
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd Metals & Mining 1,035,500   30,153,993
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd Auto Components 3,822,410   51,091,202
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd Beverages 1,364,450   57,225,270
Taiheiyo Cement Corp Construction Materials 1,808,651   61,194,060
        502,788,670
Luxembourg 0.4%        
SES SA, IDR Media 1,093,647   23,701,578
Netherlands 6.3%        
Aegon NV Insurance 3,053,872   16,993,481
Flow Traders. Capital Markets 1,642,067   51,103,999
ING Groep NV Banks 8,041,418   97,229,451
NXP Semiconductors NV Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 956,030   79,704,221
a QIAGEN NV Life Sciences Tools & Services 1,615,971   56,784,066
SBM Offshore NV Energy Equipment & Services 4,302,197   65,266,215
        367,081,433
Singapore 1.4%        
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd Diversified Telecommunication Services 35,158,590   78,918,819
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., ADR Diversified Telecommunication Services 31,810   713,498
        79,632,317
South Korea 8.0%        
Hana Financial Group Inc Banks 2,123,240   71,247,121
KB Financial Group Inc Banks 1,896,957   79,906,089
Korea Electric Power Corp Electric Utilities 769,600   20,398,672
Lotte Chemical Corp Chemicals 240,140   58,399,805
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 6,260,410   233,818,369
        463,770,056
Sweden 0.0%        
Getinge AB, B. Health Care Equipment & Supplies 236,831   2,445,768
Switzerland 4.4%        
b Landis+Gyr Group AG Electronic Equipment, Instruments      
  & Components 507,040   31,494,902
Roche Holding AG Pharmaceuticals 593,220   153,864,860
UBS Group AG Capital Markets 5,329,110   71,991,931
        257,351,693
Taiwan 1.9%        
Quanta Computer Inc Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 19,486,010   31,555,396
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 10,991,310   80,354,690
        111,910,086

 

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TEMPLETON FUNDS
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Templeton Foreign Fund (continued)          
  Industry   Shares   Value
 
Common Stocks (continued)          
Thailand 2.1%          
Bangkok Bank PCL, fgn Banks   4,501,860 $ 28,964,926
Bangkok Bank PCL, NVDR Banks   8,792,330   55,502,417
Kasikornbank PCL, fgn Banks   1,633,710   9,594,018
Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR Banks   4,280,810   25,139,203
          119,200,564
United Kingdom 18.3%          
Aviva PLC Insurance   7,282,534   37,783,482
BAE Systems PLC Aerospace & Defense   7,746,400   48,514,519
Barclays PLC Banks   34,568,140   71,774,275
BP PLC Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   27,867,300   184,723,982
 a Cobham PLC Aerospace & Defense   22,108,289   28,760,285
HSBC Holdings PLC (GBP Traded) Banks   11,259,150   95,344,337
HSBC Holdings PLC (HKD Traded) Banks   953,650   8,154,136
Johnson Matthey PLC Chemicals   2,134,066   79,544,519
Kingfisher PLC Specialty Retail   23,011,524   73,334,854
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B. Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   5,348,940   163,338,644
Shire PLC Biotechnology   1,318,070   76,449,547
SIG PLC Trading Companies & Distributors   392,088   536,800
Standard Chartered PLC Banks   19,927,705   154,804,927
Vodafone Group PLC. Wireless Telecommunication Services   16,292,825   35,087,621
          1,058,151,928
United States 1.9%          
Oracle Corp Software   2,267,420   110,559,399
Total Common Stocks          
(Cost $5,443,255,923)         5,570,914,778
 
 
      Principal    
      Amount    
 
 
Short Term Investments 3.3%          
 
Time Deposits 3.1%          
United States 3.1%          
National Australia Bank Ltd, 2.08%, 12/03/18   $ 3,000,000   3,000,000
National Bank of Canada, 2.10%, 12/03/18     85,000,000   85,000,000
Royal Bank of Canada, 2.10%, 12/03/18     93,000,000   93,000,000
Total Time Deposits (Cost $181,000,000)         181,000,000
      Shares    
 
Investments from Cash Collateral Received for          
Loaned Securities (Cost $12,998,000) 0.2%          
Money Market Funds 0.2%          
United States 0.2%          
c,d Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio,          
1.91%     12,998,000   12,998,000
Total Investments (Cost $5,637,253,923)          
99.4%         5,764,912,778
Other Assets, less Liabilities 0.6%         31,908,852
Net Assets 100.0%       $ 5,796,821,630

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Templeton Foreign Fund (continued)

See Abbreviations on page 16.

Rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets.
aNon-income producing.
bA portion or all of the security is on loan at November 30, 2018.
cSee Note 5 regarding investments in affiliated management investment companies.
dThe rate shown is the annualized seven-day effective yield at period end.

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TEMPLETON FUNDS

Statement of Investments, November 30, 2018 (unaudited)      
Templeton International Climate Change Fund        
  Industry Shares   Value
Common Stocks 92.7%        
China 2.8%        
China Mobile Ltd Wireless Telecommunication Services 5,000 $ 49,622
Denmark 8.3%        
Novozymes AS. Chemicals 589   27,435
Orsted AS Electric Utilities 920   59,850
Vestas Wind Systems AS Electrical Equipment 816   60,894
        148,179
France 15.0%        
AXA SA Insurance 1,608   39,153
BNP Paribas SA Banks 950   47,708
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA Auto Components 348   36,398
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain Building Products 755   27,970
Sanofi Pharmaceuticals 587   53,018
Sodexo SA. Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 253   26,181
Veolia Environnement SA Multi-Utilities 1,721   36,567
        266,995
Germany 9.7%        
E.ON SE Multi-Utilities 5,309   54,104
Infineon Technologies AG Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1,493   31,250
Merck KGaA Pharmaceuticals 318   35,038
Siemens AG. Industrial Conglomerates 461   53,423
        173,815
India 1.5%        
a Azure Power Global Ltd Independent Power & Renewable      
  Electricity Producers 2,600   26,338
Israel 1.7%        
a Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR Pharmaceuticals 1,400   30,156
Italy 2.6%        
Prysmian SpA Electrical Equipment 2,496   45,676
Japan 11.6%        
Ajinomoto Co. Inc Food Products 1,500   25,937
Asics Corp Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 1,800   25,947
Astellas Pharma Inc Pharmaceuticals 1,700   26,130
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd Electronic Equipment, Instruments      
  & Components 200   30,512
Omron Corp Electronic Equipment, Instruments      
  & Components 400   17,587
Panasonic Corp Household Durables 3,700   37,963
SoftBank Group Corp Wireless Telecommunication Services 200   16,787
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. Beverages 600   25,164
        206,027
Netherlands 8.5%        
Akzo Nobel NV Chemicals 228   19,120
Arcadis NV Construction & Engineering 2,227   28,051
ING Groep NV Banks 3,299   39,888
Signify NV Electrical Equipment 2,407   63,987
        151,046
Singapore 2.0%        
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd Diversified Telecommunication Services 16,300   36,588

 

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TEMPLETON FUNDS
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Templeton International Climate Change Fund (continued)      
  Industry Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)        
South Korea 2.1%        
b Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., GDR, 144A Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 40 $ 37,400
Spain 2.8%        
a Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA Electrical Equipment 3,547   49,976
Sweden 2.0%        
Billerudkorsnas AB Containers & Packaging 2,351   31,407
Scandi Standard AB Food Products 800   5,133
        36,540
Switzerland 5.9%        
ABB Ltd Electrical Equipment 886   17,925
Landis+Gyr Group AG Electronic Equipment, Instruments      
  & Components 823   51,121
UBS Group AG. Capital Markets 2,661   35,948
        104,994
Taiwan 2.5%        
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR. Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1,200   45,108
United Kingdom 13.7%        
HSBC Holdings PLC Banks 3,600   30,782
Johnson Matthey PLC Chemicals 1,281   47,748
Kingfisher PLC Specialty Retail 12,291   39,170
Shire PLC Biotechnology 586   33,989
SIG PLC Trading Companies & Distributors 14,028   19,205
Standard Chartered PLC Banks 4,522   35,128
Vodafone Group PLC Wireless Telecommunication Services 17,669   38,051
        244,073
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,869,111)       1,652,533
 
 
Short Term Investments (Cost $58,313) 3.3%        
 
Money Market Funds 3.3%        
United States 3.3%        
c,d Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio, 1.91%   58,313   58,313
Total Investments (Cost $1,927,424) 96.0%       1,710,846
Other Assets, less Liabilities 4.0%       71,538
Net Assets 100.0%     $ 1,782,384

 

See Abbreviations on page 16.

aNon-income producing.
bSecurity was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified institutional buyers or in a public offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933. This security has been deemed liquid under guidelines approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
cSee Note 5 regarding investments in affiliated management investment companies.
dThe rate shown is the annualized seven-day effective yield at period end.

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TEMPLETON FUNDS

Statement of Investments, November 30, 2018 (unaudited)      
Templeton World Fund        
  Industry Shares   Value
Common Stocks 94.1%        
Canada 1.6%        
Husky Energy Inc Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2,394,910 $ 29,729,172
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp Metals & Mining 2,305,185   36,176,767
        65,905,939
China 6.1%        
a Baidu Inc., ADR Interactive Media & Services 299,800   56,446,344
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., H Insurance 15,950,000   34,247,810
China Mobile Ltd Wireless Telecommunication Services 4,684,500   46,490,855
China Telecom Corp. Ltd., H Diversified Telecommunication Services 96,917,800   52,149,299
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 46,951,930   56,828,509
        246,162,817
Denmark 2.3%        
A.P. Moeller-Maersk AS, B Marine 29,530   42,012,953
Vestas Wind Systems AS Electrical Equipment 663,460   49,510,438
        91,523,391
France 7.0%        
AXA SA Insurance 2,409,270   58,662,172
BNP Paribas SA Banks 1,003,370   50,388,426
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain Building Products 634,910   23,521,003
Credit Agricole SA. Banks 1,616,380   20,063,293
Sanofi Pharmaceuticals 762,310   68,852,584
Veolia Environnement SA. Multi-Utilities 2,804,120   59,581,010
        281,068,488
Germany 5.5%        
Bayer AG Pharmaceuticals 823,040   60,152,032
E.ON SE Multi-Utilities 4,004,370   40,808,368
Merck KGaA Pharmaceuticals 544,180   59,959,011
Siemens AG Industrial Conglomerates 503,480   58,346,324
        219,265,735
Hong Kong 1.3%        
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd Industrial Conglomerates 4,827,560   50,471,222
India 1.6%        
Bharti Airtel Ltd Wireless Telecommunication Services 7,807,120   35,140,447
Hero Motocorp Ltd Automobiles 676,490   29,674,260
        64,814,707
Ireland 0.4%        
Bank of Ireland Group PLC Banks 2,683,980   17,035,383
Israel 1.9%        
a Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR Pharmaceuticals 3,487,534   75,121,482
Italy 2.5%        
Eni SpA Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 5,225,004   84,238,551
UniCredit SpA. Banks 1,284,510   16,551,600
        100,790,151
Japan 4.7%        
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd Real Estate Management & Development 1,763,640   42,189,370
Panasonic Corp Household Durables 4,578,740   46,979,539
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd Food & Staples Retailing 764,900   33,313,368
SoftBank Group Corp Wireless Telecommunication Services 147,190   12,354,130
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd Beverages 774,410   32,478,890

 

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TEMPLETON FUNDS
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Templeton World Fund (continued)        
  Industry Shares   Value
 
Common Stocks (continued)        
Japan (continued)        
Taiheiyo Cement Corp Construction Materials 637,000 $ 21,552,315
        188,867,612
Luxembourg 2.3%        
SES SA, IDR Media 4,255,256   92,220,142
Netherlands 2.8%        
Aegon NV Insurance 7,603,232   42,308,709
Akzo Nobel NV Chemicals 166,603   13,971,156
ING Groep NV Banks 4,502,662   54,442,059
        110,721,924
Singapore 2.0%        
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd Diversified Telecommunication Services 35,154,451   78,909,528
South Korea 3.7%        
Hana Financial Group Inc Banks 774,787   25,998,636
KB Financial Group Inc Banks 1,099,016   46,294,180
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 2,040,400   76,206,351
        148,499,167
Switzerland 3.9%        
Novartis AG Pharmaceuticals 142,820   13,004,562
Roche Holding AG Pharmaceuticals 370,492   96,095,378
UBS Group AG Capital Markets 3,625,320   48,975,117
        158,075,057
Thailand 1.4%        
Bangkok Bank PCL, fgn Banks 8,609,670   55,394,538
United Kingdom 10.1%        
BAE Systems PLC Aerospace & Defense 2,600,339   16,285,525
BP PLC Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 12,943,416   85,798,026
HSBC Holdings PLC Banks 5,903,390   49,990,879
Kingfisher PLC Specialty Retail 14,264,670   45,459,723
Man Group PLC Capital Markets 7,928,861   14,690,984
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B. Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 3,065,477   93,609,361
Standard Chartered PLC Banks 6,246,036   48,521,250
Vodafone Group PLC. Wireless Telecommunication Services 22,770,765   49,038,272
        403,394,020
United States 33.0%        
Advance Auto Parts Inc Specialty Retail 155,930   27,710,320
Allergan PLC Pharmaceuticals 480,810   75,294,846
Ally Financial Inc Consumer Finance 1,337,590   35,686,901
a Alphabet Inc., A Interactive Media & Services 37,880   42,033,542
AmerisourceBergen Corp Health Care Providers & Services 561,740   49,938,686
Amgen Inc Biotechnology 74,211   15,454,441
Apache Corp Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1,395,970   49,040,426
Capital One Financial Corp Consumer Finance 626,450   56,180,036
Cardinal Health Inc Health Care Providers & Services 690,340   37,851,342
a Celgene Corp Biotechnology 201,150   14,527,053
Citigroup Inc Banks 1,402,610   90,875,102
Comcast Corp., A Media 1,514,448   59,078,616
a CommScope Holding Co. Inc Communications Equipment 1,414,050   25,594,305
Coty Inc., A Personal Products 5,290,970   44,126,690
Eli Lilly & Co Pharmaceuticals 400,720   47,541,421

 

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TEMPLETON FUNDS
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)

  Templeton World Fund (continued)              
      Industry   Shares   Value  
 
     Common Stocks (continued)              
      United States (continued)              
  Exxon Mobil Corp   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   578,490 $ 45,989,955  
  Gilead Sciences Inc   Biotechnology   955,550   68,742,267  
     JPMorgan Chase & Co   Banks   413,914   46,023,098  
  Kellogg Co   Food Products   667,580   42,491,467  
  a Knowles Corp   Electronic Equipment, Instruments          
      & Components   2,785,470   42,450,563  
     The Kroger Co   Food & Staples Retailing   1,080,710   32,053,859  
  a Mattel Inc   Leisure Products   3,002,240   41,731,136  
  a,b Navistar International Corp   Machinery   1,114,980   35,723,959  
  a NetScout Systems Inc   Communications Equipment   283,574   7,594,112  
  Oracle Corp   Software   1,934,701   94,336,021  
     Perrigo Co. PLC   Pharmaceuticals   645,040   40,173,091  
  United Parcel Service Inc., B   Air Freight & Logistics   424,560   48,947,522  
  Voya Financial Inc   Diversified Financial Services   526,386   23,661,051  
     Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc   Food & Staples Retailing   930,970   78,825,230  
              1,319,677,058  
     Total Common Stocks              
        (Cost $3,585,610,892)           3,767,918,361  
 
 
          Principal      
          Amount      
 
 
  Short Term Investments 5.2%              
 
  Time Deposits 5.2%              
  United States 5.2%              
      National Bank of Canada, 2.10%, 12/03/18     $ 90,000,000   90,000,000  
  Royal Bank of Canada, 2.10%, 12/03/18       118,000,000   118,000,000  
      Total Time Deposits (Cost $208,000,000)           208,000,000  
     Total Investments (Cost $3,793,610,892)              
       99.3%         3,975,918,361  
  Options Written (0.0)%           (10,764 )
  Other Assets, less Liabilities 0.7%           27,009,239  
  Net Assets 100.0%         $ 4,002,916,836  
 
 
      Number of   Notional      
      Contracts   Amount      
 
     Options Written (Premiums received              
     $181,088) (0.0)%              
      Calls - Exchange-Traded              
      Navistar International Corp., January Strike Price $43.01,              
        Expires 1/18/19   455   45,500   (10,764 )

 

Rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets.
aNon-income producing.
bA portion or all of the security is held in connection with written option contracts open at period end.

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TEMPLETON FUNDS
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Templeton World Fund (continued)                    
 
At November 30, 2018, the Fund had the following forward exchange contracts outstanding. See Note 3.        
 
Forward Exchange Contracts                    
          Contract Settlement   Unrealized   Unrealized  
Currency Counterpartya         Type Quantity   Amount Date Appreciation   Depreciation  
OTC Forward Exchange Contracts                      
British Pound BOFA Buy 5,456,656 $ 7,156,793 1/11/19 $ $ (182,841 )
British Pound BOFA Sell 64,870,149   85,164,126 1/11/19   2,255,968    
British Pound GSCO Buy 5,456,656   7,156,100 1/11/19     (182,148 )
British Pound GSCO Sell 64,859,160   85,149,700 1/11/19   2,255,586    
British Pound HSBK Buy 5,456,656   7,155,867 1/11/19     (181,915 )
British Pound HSBK Sell 64,866,583   85,127,012 1/11/19   2,223,410    
British Pound MSCO Buy 5,456,656   7,156,274 1/11/19     (182,322 )
British Pound MSCO Sell 64,868,374   85,100,820 1/11/19   2,194,930    
British Pound UBSW Buy 5,456,656   7,155,847 1/11/19     (181,895 )
British Pound UBSW Sell 64,866,350   85,036,542 1/11/19   2,133,238    
Canadian Dollar BOFA Buy 848,048   638,696 1/11/19   67    
Canadian Dollar BOFA Buy 1,420,296   1,079,240 1/11/19     (9,451 )
Canadian Dollar BOFA Sell 19,231,970   14,831,586 1/11/19   345,765    
Canadian Dollar GSCO Buy 848,048   638,700 1/11/19   63    
Canadian Dollar GSCO Buy 1,420,296   1,078,997 1/11/19     (9,208 )
Canadian Dollar GSCO Sell 19,233,232   14,832,869 1/11/19   346,097    
Canadian Dollar HSBK Buy 848,048   638,673 1/11/19   90    
Canadian Dollar HSBK Buy 1,420,296   1,078,958 1/11/19     (9,168 )
Canadian Dollar HSBK Sell 19,232,563   14,835,591 1/11/19   349,323    
Canadian Dollar MSCO Buy 848,048   638,700 1/11/19   63    
Canadian Dollar MSCO Buy 1,420,296   1,079,032 1/11/19     (9,242 )
Canadian Dollar MSCO Sell 19,231,671   14,828,955 1/11/19   343,359    
Canadian Dollar UBSW Buy 848,048   638,692 1/11/19   71    
Canadian Dollar UBSW Buy 1,420,296   1,079,006 1/11/19     (9,217 )
Canadian Dollar UBSW Sell 19,229,841   14,834,521 1/11/19   350,303    
Danish Krone BOFA Buy 4,270,204   655,542 1/11/19     (4,935 )
Danish Krone BOFA Sell 123,043,402   19,012,581 1/11/19   265,706    
Danish Krone GSCO Buy 4,270,204   655,489 1/11/19     (4,882 )
Danish Krone GSCO Sell 123,009,995   19,006,598 1/11/19   264,813    
Danish Krone HSBK Buy 4,270,204   655,496 1/11/19     (4,888 )
Danish Krone HSBK Sell 123,016,498   19,012,290 1/11/19   269,514    
Danish Krone MSCO Buy 4,270,204   655,523 1/11/19     (4,915 )
Danish Krone MSCO Sell 123,018,568   19,006,661 1/11/19   263,569    
Danish Krone UBSW Buy 4,270,204   655,463 1/11/19     (4,855 )
Danish Krone UBSW Sell 123,060,174   19,010,402 1/11/19   260,971    
Euro BOFA Buy 11,592,574   13,394,160 1/11/19     (218,802 )
Euro BOFA Sell 150,084,269   173,221,259 1/11/19   2,645,341    
Euro GSCO Buy 11,592,574   13,392,361 1/11/19     (217,003 )
Euro GSCO Sell 150,094,238   173,251,527 1/11/19   2,664,278    
Euro HSBK Buy 11,592,574   13,391,770 1/11/19     (216,412 )
Euro HSBK Sell 150,077,092   173,264,003 1/11/19   2,696,240    
Euro MSCO Buy 11,592,574   13,392,524 1/11/19     (217,167 )
Euro MSCO Sell 150,071,636   173,230,690 1/11/19   2,669,130    
Euro UBSW Buy 11,592,574   13,392,289 1/11/19     (216,932 )
Euro UBSW Sell 150,072,888   173,199,120 1/11/19   2,636,136    
Hong Kong Dollar BOFA Buy 29,653,491   3,789,757 1/11/19   4,842    
Hong Kong Dollar BOFA Sell 395,588,941   50,559,825 1/11/19     (61,577 )
Hong Kong Dollar GSCO Buy 29,653,491   3,789,810 1/11/19   4,789    

 

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TEMPLETON FUNDS
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Templeton World Fund (continued)                    
 
Forward Exchange Contracts (continued)                    
 
          Contract Settlement   Unrealized   Unrealized  
Currency Counterpartya       Type Quantity   Amount Date   Appreciation   Depreciation  
OTC Forward Exchange Contracts (continued)                    
Hong Kong Dollar GSCO Sell 395,583,284 $ 50,550,632 1/11/19 $ $ (70,045 )
Hong Kong Dollar HSBK Buy 29,653,491   3,789,637 1/11/19   4,961    
Hong Kong Dollar HSBK Sell 395,569,897   50,554,318 1/11/19     (64,647 )
Hong Kong Dollar MSCO Buy 29,653,491   3,789,978 1/11/19   4,621    
Hong Kong Dollar MSCO Sell 395,600,540   50,555,741 1/11/19     (67,145 )
Hong Kong Dollar UBSW Buy 29,653,491   3,789,745 1/11/19   4,854    
Hong Kong Dollar UBSW Sell 395,577,772   50,555,976 1/11/19     (63,996 )
Japanese Yen BOFA Buy 269,109,207   2,419,096 1/11/19     (37,770 )
Japanese Yen BOFA Sell 4,328,465,764   38,503,864 1/11/19   201,609    
Japanese Yen GSCO Buy 269,109,207   2,418,679 1/11/19     (37,352 )
Japanese Yen GSCO Sell 4,328,640,013   38,514,459 1/11/19   210,662    
Japanese Yen HSBK Buy 269,109,207   2,418,594 1/11/19     (37,268 )
Japanese Yen HSBK Sell 4,328,273,236   38,488,491 1/11/19   187,940    
Japanese Yen MSCO Buy 269,109,207   2,418,864 1/11/19     (37,537 )
Japanese Yen MSCO Sell 4,328,115,414   38,490,270 1/11/19   191,116    
Japanese Yen UBSW Buy 269,109,207   2,418,650 1/11/19     (37,324 )
Japanese Yen UBSW Sell 4,327,958,835   38,517,651 1/11/19   219,883    
Singapore Dollar BOFA Buy 760,256   552,575 1/11/19   1,960    
Singapore Dollar BOFA Sell 21,608,103   15,607,660 1/11/19     (153,427 )
Singapore Dollar GSCO Buy 760,256   552,595 1/11/19   1,940    
Singapore Dollar GSCO Sell 21,611,922   15,611,264 1/11/19     (152,608 )
Singapore Dollar HSBK Buy 760,256   552,567 1/11/19   1,968    
Singapore Dollar HSBK Sell 21,604,863   15,607,935 1/11/19     (150,788 )
Singapore Dollar MSCO Buy 760,256   552,486 1/11/19   2,050    
Singapore Dollar MSCO Sell 21,609,610   15,611,398 1/11/19     (150,787 )
Singapore Dollar UBSW Buy 760,256   552,553 1/11/19   1,982    
Singapore Dollar UBSW Sell 21,608,054   15,612,304 1/11/19     (148,746 )
South Korean Won BOFA Buy 4,225,558,950   3,746,181 1/11/19   29,369    
South Korean Won BOFA Sell 47,298,838,353   41,881,470 1/11/19     (380,200 )
South Korean Won GSCO Buy 4,225,558,950   3,744,504 1/11/19   31,047    
South Korean Won GSCO Sell 38,988,798,712   34,533,923 1/11/19     (302,699 )
South Korean Won HSBK Buy 4,225,558,950   3,744,565 1/11/19   30,986    
South Korean Won HSBK Sell 36,765,195,836   32,564,390 1/11/19     (285,436 )
South Korean Won MSCO Buy 4,225,558,950   3,744,975 1/11/19   30,576    
South Korean Won MSCO Sell 31,285,604,167   27,725,633 1/11/19     (228,159 )
South Korean Won UBSW Buy 4,225,558,950   3,745,334 1/11/19   30,217    
South Korean Won UBSW Sell 31,315,205,056   27,748,177 1/11/19     (232,063 )
Swiss Franc BOFA Buy 979,935   996,546 1/11/19     (10,830 )
Swiss Franc BOFA Sell 30,064,273   30,498,882 1/11/19   257,242    
Swiss Franc GSCO Buy 979,935   996,556 1/11/19     (10,839 )
Swiss Franc GSCO Sell 30,081,445   30,526,088 1/11/19   267,174    
Swiss Franc HSBK Buy 979,935   996,532 1/11/19     (10,816 )
Swiss Franc HSBK Sell 30,058,216   30,493,047 1/11/19   257,499    
Swiss Franc MSCO Buy 979,935   996,629 1/11/19     (10,912 )
Swiss Franc MSCO Sell 30,057,371   30,479,512 1/11/19   244,815    
Swiss Franc UBSW Buy 979,935   996,578 1/11/19     (10,862 )
Swiss Franc UBSW Sell 30,063,245   30,510,839 1/11/19   270,233    
Thailand Baht BOFA Sell 348,600,140   10,558,841 1/11/19     (33,463 )
Thailand Baht GSCO Sell 348,716,782   10,562,054 1/11/19     (33,794 )
Thailand Baht HSBK Sell 348,616,508   10,558,697 1/11/19     (34,104 )

 

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TEMPLETON FUNDS
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Templeton World Fund (continued)                    
 
Forward Exchange Contracts (continued)                    
 
          Contract Settlement   Unrealized   Unrealized  
Currency Counterpartya Type Quantity   Amount Date   Appreciation   Depreciation  
OTC Forward Exchange Contracts (continued)                    
Thailand Baht MSCO Sell 348,545,781 $ 10,556,875 1/11/19 $ $ (33,777 )
Thailand Baht UBSW Sell 348,627,731   10,556,032 1/11/19     (37,110 )
    Total Forward Exchange Contracts             $ 29,928,366 $ (4,994,279 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)           $ 24,934,087      
 
aMay be comprised of multiple contracts with the same counterparty, currency and settlement date.                
See Abbreviations on page 16.                      

 

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TEMPLETON FUNDS

Notes to Statements of Investments (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Templeton Funds (Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) as an open-end management investment company, consisting of three separate funds (Funds) and applies the specialized accounting and reporting guidance in U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP).

2. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT VALUATION

The Funds’ investments in financial instruments are carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Funds calculate the net asset value (NAV) per share each business day as of 4 p.m. Eastern time or the regularly scheduled close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), whichever is earlier. Under compliance policies and procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the Funds’ administrator has responsibility for oversight of valuation, including leading the cross-functional Valuation Committee (VC). The Funds may utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

Equity securities listed on an exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last quoted sale price or the official closing price of the day, respectively. Foreign equity securities are valued as of the close of trading on the foreign stock exchange on which the security is primarily traded or as of 4 p.m. Eastern time. The value is then converted into its U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at 4 p.m. Eastern time on the day that the value of the security is determined. Over-the-counter (OTC) securities are valued within the range of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Securities that trade in multiple markets or on multiple exchanges are valued according to the broadest and most representative market. Certain equity securities are valued based upon fundamental characteristics or relationships to similar securities.

Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing NAV. Investments in time deposits are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.

Certain derivative financial instruments trade in the OTC market. The Funds’ pricing services use various techniques including industry standard option pricing models and proprietary discounted cash flow models to determine the fair value of those instruments. The Funds’ net benefit or obligation under the derivative contract, as measured by the fair value of the contract, is included in net assets.

The Funds have procedures to determine the fair value of financial instruments for which market prices are not reliable or readily available. Under these procedures, the Funds’ primarily employs a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. An income-based valuation approach may also be used in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

Trading in securities on foreign securities stock exchanges and OTC markets may be completed before 4 p.m. Eastern time. In addition, trading in certain foreign markets may not take place on every Funds’ business day. Occasionally, events occur between the time at which trading in a foreign security is completed and 4 p.m. Eastern time that might call into question the reliability of the value of a portfolio security held by the Fund. As a result, differences may arise between the value of the Funds’ portfolio securities as determined at the foreign market close and the latest indications of value at 4 p.m. Eastern time. In order to minimize the potential for these differences, the VC monitors price movements following the close of trading in foreign stock markets through a series of country specific market proxies (such as baskets of American Depositary Receipts, futures contracts and exchange traded funds). These price movements are measured against established trigger thresholds for each specific market proxy to assist in

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TEMPLETON FUNDS
NOTES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)

2. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT VALUATION (continued)

determining if an event has occurred that may call into question the reliability of the values of the foreign securities held by the Funds. If such an event occurs, the securities may be valued using fair value procedures, which may include the use of independent pricing services. At November 30, 2018, a market event occurred resulting in a portion of the securities held by certain or all Funds being valued using fair value procedures.

When the last day of the reporting period is a non-business day, certain foreign markets may be open on those days that the Funds’ NAV is not calculated, which could result in differences between the value of the Funds’ portfolio securities on the last business day and the last calendar day of the reporting period. Any significant security valuation changes due to an open foreign market are adjusted and reflected by the Funds for financial reporting purposes.

3. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Certain or all Funds invested in derivative financial instruments in order to manage risk or gain exposure to various other investments or markets. Derivatives are financial contracts based on an underlying or notional amount, require no initial investment or an initial net investment that is smaller than would normally be required to have a similar response to changes in market factors, and require or permit net settlement. Derivatives contain various risks including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill their obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market, and/or the potential for market movements.

Derivative counterparty credit risk is managed through a formal evaluation of the creditworthiness of all potential counterparties. Certain or all Funds attempt to reduce their exposure to counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives, whenever possible, by entering into International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) master agreements with certain counterparties. These agreements contain various provisions, including but not limited to collateral requirements, events of default, or early termination. Termination events applicable to the counterparty include certain deteriorations in the credit quality of the counterparty. Termination events applicable to the Funds include failure of the Funds to maintain certain net asset levels and/or limit the decline in net assets over various periods of time. In the event of default or early termination, the ISDA master agreement gives the non-defaulting party the right to net and close-out all transactions traded, whether or not arising under the ISDA agreement, to one net amount payable by one counterparty to the other. Early termination by the counterparty may result in an immediate payment by the Funds of any net liability owed to that counterparty under the ISDA agreement.

Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral terms are contract specific for OTC derivatives. For OTC derivatives traded under an ISDA master agreement, posting of collateral is required by either the Fund or the applicable counterparty if the total net exposure of all OTC derivatives with the applicable counterparty exceeds the minimum transfer amount, which typically ranges from $100,000 to $250,000, and can vary depending on the counterparty and the type of the agreement. Generally, collateral is determined at the close of Fund business each day and any additional collateral required due to changes in derivative values may be delivered by the Fund or the counterparty the next business day, or within a few business days. Collateral pledged and/or received by the Fund, if any, is held in segregated accounts with the Fund’s custodian/counterparty broker and can be in the form of cash and/or securities. Unrestricted cash may be invested according to the Funds’ investment objectives. To the extent that the amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not subject to collateralization or are not fully collateralized, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance.

At November 30, 2018, Templeton World Fund received $10,488,505 in United Kingdom Treasury Bonds and U.S. Treasury Bills and Notes as collateral for derivatives.

Certain or all Funds entered into OTC forward exchange contracts primarily to manage and/or gain exposure to certain foreign currencies. A forward exchange contract is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specific exchange rate on a future date.

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TEMPLETON FUNDS
NOTES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Certain or all Funds purchased or wrote exchange traded option contracts primarily to manage exposure to equity price risk. An option is a contract entitling the holder to purchase or sell a specific amount of shares or units of an asset or notional amount of a swap (swaption), at a specified price. When an option is purchased or written, an amount equal to the premium paid or received is recorded as an asset or liability, respectively. Upon exercise of an option, the acquisition cost or sales proceeds of the underlying investment is adjusted by any premium received or paid. Upon expiration of an option, any premium received or paid is recorded as a realized gain or loss. Upon closing an option other than through expiration or exercise, the difference between the premium received or paid and the cost to close the position is recorded as a realized gain or loss.

The following Funds have invested in derivatives during the period.

Templeton World Fund - Forwards and options

4. CONCENTRATION OF RISK

Investing in foreign securities may include certain risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities, such as fluctuating currency values and changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, which may result in greater market volatility. In addition, certain foreign securities may not be as liquid as U.S. securities.

5. INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Certain or all Funds invest in one or more affiliated management investment companies for purposes other than exercising a controlling influence over the management or policies. During the period ended November 30, 2018, investments in affiliated management investment companies were as follows:

  Number of       Number of               Net Change in
  Shares Held       Shares   Value       Realized   Unrealized
  at Beginning Gross Gross   Held at End   at End   Dividend   Gain   Appreciation
  of Period Additions Reductions   of Period   of Period   Income   (Loss)   (Depreciation)
Templeton Foreign Fund                          
Non-Controlled Affiliates                          
Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market                          
Portfolio, 1.91% 14,090,000 (1,092,000 ) 12,998,000 $  12,998,000 $ $ $
Templeton International Climate Change Fund                          
Non-Controlled Affiliates                          
Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market                          
Portfolio, 1.91% 41 143,962 (85,690 ) 58,313 $          58,313 $ 99 $ $

 

6. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Funds follow a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Funds’ own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ financial instruments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

  • Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical financial instruments
  • Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar financial instruments, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, etc.)
  • Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of financial instruments)

The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with financial instruments at that level.

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TEMPLETON FUNDS
NOTES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)

6. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

A summary of inputs used as of November 30, 2018, in valuing the Funds’ assets and liabilities carried at fair value, is as follows:

      Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Templeton Foreign Fund                  
Assets:                  
Investments in Securities:a                  
Equity Investments:                  
Ireland   $ $ 94,716,944 $ $ 94,716,944
All Other Equity Investmentsb   5,476,197,834       5,476,197,834
Short Term Investments     12,998,000   181,000,000     193,998,000
Total Investments in Securities $ 5,489,195,834 $ 275,716,944 $ $ 5,764,912,778
 
Templeton International Climate Change Fund                  
Assets:                  
Investments in Securities:a                  
Equity Investments   $ 1,652,533 $ $ $ 1,652,533
Short Term Investments     58,313       58,313
Total Investments in Securities   $ 1,710,846 $ $ $ 1,710,846
 
Templeton World Fund                  
Assets:                  
Investments in Securities:a                  
Equity Investments:b                  
Ireland   $ $ 17,035,383 $ $ 17,035,383
All Other Equity Investments.   3,750,882,978       3,750,882,978
Short Term Investments       208,000,000     208,000,000
Total Investments in Securities $ 3,750,882,978 $ 225,035,383 $ $ 3,975,918,361
 
Other Financial Instruments:                  
Forward Exchange Contracts   $ $ 29,928,366 $ $ 29,928,366
 
Liabilities:                  
Other Financial Instruments:                  
Options Written   $ $ 10,764 $ $ 10,764
Forward Exchange Contracts       4,994,279     4,994,279
Total Other Financial Instruments   $ $ 5,005,043 $ $ 5,005,043
 
aFor detailed categories, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.              
bIncludes common stock as well as other equity interests.                  

 

7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Funds have evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the Statements of Investments and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.

Abbreviations        
 
Counterparty Currency Selected Portfolio
BOFA Bank of America Corp. GBP British Pound ADR American Depositary Receipt
GSCO The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. HKD Hong Kong Dollar IDR International Depositary Receipt
HSBK HSBC Bank PLC     GDR Global Depositary Receipt
MSCO Morgan Stanley     NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
UBSW UBS AG        

 

For additional information on the Funds’ significant accounting policies, please refer to the Funds’ most recent semiannual or annual shareholder report.

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.  The Registrant maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Registrant’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

 

Within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings on Form N-Q, the Registrant had carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Registrant’s management, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer and the Registrant’s principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective related to internal control over financial reporting specific to the monitoring of market events following the close of trading in foreign stock markets that assist in determining the reliability of the values of the foreign securities held by the Funds and which may require the use of fair valuation factors to account for changes in the values of those securities subsequent to the local close of the foreign market but prior to the net asset calculation of the Funds.  As a result, a material weakness exists at period end for the Templeton Foreign Fund, Templeton International Climate Change Fund, and Templeton World Fund. There are no misstatements to current and previously issued financial statements. However, this material weakness could result in misstatements of security values and unrealized gains or losses and associated disclosures that would result in a material misstatement of the interim or annual financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.

 

Effective November 1, 2018, the Registrant’s controls were enhanced through the implementation of a daily secondary review of market events following the close of trading on foreign stock markets to ensure the appropriate application of market level fair value. Registrant’s management believes this will facilitate the remediation of the control deficiency we have identified and strengthen the internal control over financial reporting. This material weakness will not be considered remediated until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.

 

(b) Changes in Internal Controls.  As described above, there have been changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.

 

 


 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

(a) Certification pursuant to Section 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 of Matthew T. Hinkle, Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration, and Robert G. Kubilis, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Templeton Funds

 

 

By    /s/ Matthew T. Hinkle

      Matthew T. Hinkle

      Chief Executive Officer –

 Finance and Administration

Date January 24, 2019

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

By    /s/ Matthew T. Hinkle

      Matthew T. Hinkle

      Chief Executive Officer –

 Finance and Administration

Date January 24, 2019

 

 

 

By    /s/ Robert G. Kubilis

      Robert G. Kubilis

Chief Financial Officer and

 Chief Accounting Officer

Date January 24, 2019