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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-04985

 

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund

(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:  11/30/13  

 

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 

 


 

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund        
 
Statement of Investments, November 30, 2013 (unaudited)      
 
 
  Industry Shares/Rights   Value
Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests 89.0%        
Austria 1.3%        
OMV AG Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 97,112 $ 4,755,606
 
Brazil 2.8%        
Itau Unibanco Holding SA, ADR Commercial Banks 732,636   10,308,188
 
China 23.7%        
aAluminum Corp. of China Ltd., H Metals & Mining 11,634,000   4,351,880
Anhui Tianda Oil Pipe Co. Ltd., H Energy Equipment & Services 7,714,000   1,243,768
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. Automobiles 27,382,900   47,965,506
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp., H Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 7,033,000   6,041,777
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., H Automobiles 8,792,034   11,680,903
PetroChina Co. Ltd., H Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 9,248,000   10,938,732
Shenzhen Chiwan Wharf Holdings Ltd., B Transportation Infrastructure 2,126,967   4,030,253
Win Hanverky Holdings Ltd. Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 16,750,000   2,030,918
        88,283,737
Hong Kong 7.9%        
Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd. Food & Staples Retailing 1,606,800   16,646,448
Victory City International Holdings Ltd. Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 33,104,887   5,209,569
VTech Holdings Ltd. Communications Equipment 568,600   7,598,300
        29,454,317
India 7.6%        
Infosys Ltd. IT Services 40,900   2,198,082
National Aluminium Co. Ltd. Metals & Mining 2,660,120   1,594,392
Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1,083,180   5,181,641
Peninsula Land Ltd. Real Estate Management &      
  Development 1,723,456   925,268
Sesa Sterlite Ltd. Metals & Mining 2,716,280   7,966,141
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. IT Services 328,500   10,553,232
        28,418,756
Indonesia 5.8%        
Astra International Tbk PT Automobiles 21,950,000   11,468,129
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT Commercial Banks 6,752,500   5,447,158
Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk PT Commercial Banks 14,841,785   4,714,632
        21,629,919
Jordan 0.2%        
Arab Potash Co. PLC Chemicals 17,446   711,101
 
Mexico 2.1%        
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV, V Food & Staples Retailing 3,022,000   8,013,787
 
Pakistan 3.1%        
aFaysal Bank Ltd. Commercial Banks 23,853,867   2,362,292
MCB Bank Ltd. Commercial Banks 3,401,646   9,077,329
        11,439,621
Peru 1.8%        
Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA, ADR Metals & Mining 568,885   6,712,843
 
Poland 0.4%        
aPolnord SA Construction & Engineering 419,444   1,330,837
aPolnord SA, rts., 12/06/13 Construction & Engineering 167,876   35,799
        1,366,636
Russia 7.5%        
Gazprom OAO, ADR Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1,330,844   11,478,530
bLUKOIL Holdings, ADR Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 101,006   6,259,847
bLUKOIL Holdings, ADR (London Stock Exchange) Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 36,510   2,262,707
Mining and Metallurgical Co. Norilsk Nickel Metals & Mining 39,788   5,982,219

 

Quarterly Statement of Investments | See Notes to Statement of Investments.


 

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund          
 
Statement of Investments, November 30, 2013 (unaudited) (continued)        
cTMK OAO, GDR, Reg S Energy Equipment & Services 165,233   1,881,178  
        27,864,481  
South Africa 1.1%          
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. Metals & Mining 360,450   4,178,337  
South Korea 5.0%          
Hyundai Development Co. Construction & Engineering 310,080   6,695,579  
Neopharm Co. Ltd. Personal Products 332,238   1,698,536  
SK Innovation Co. Ltd. Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 75,756   10,308,789  
        18,702,904  
Thailand 12.8%          
Kasikornbank PCL, fgn. Commercial Banks 2,251,200   11,868,750  
Kiatnakin Bank PCL, fgn. Commercial Banks 8,084,600   10,151,463  
Land and Houses PCL, fgn. Real Estate Management &        
  Development 8,514,132   2,762,345  
PTT Exploration and Production PCL, fgn. Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1,466,747   7,321,152  
PTT PCL, fgn. Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 578,000   5,319,295  
Siam Commercial Bank PCL, fgn. Commercial Banks 2,140,700   10,484,789  
        47,907,794  
Turkey 4.7%          
Akbank TAS Commercial Banks 2,706,307   9,915,176  
Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 332,186   7,548,934  
        17,464,110  
United Kingdom 1.2%          
Anglo American PLC Metals & Mining 195,318   4,335,060  
 
Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (Cost $216,768,026)       331,547,197  
 
Preferred Stocks 9.6%          
Brazil 9.6%          
Banco Bradesco SA, ADR, pfd. Commercial Banks 830,838   11,025,220  
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR, pfd. Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 670,320   11,087,093  
Vale SA, ADR, pfd., A Metals & Mining 966,300   13,557,189  
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $18,224,129)       35,669,502  
Total Investments before Short Term Investments (Cost $234,992,155)       367,216,699  
 
Short Term Investments (Cost $5,559,197) 1.5%          
Money Market Funds 1.5%          
United States 1.5%          
a,dInstitutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio   5,559,197   5,559,197  
Total Investments (Cost $240,551,352) 100.1%       372,775,896  
Other Assets, less Liabilities (0.1)%       (200,781 )
Net Assets 100.0%     $ 372,575,115  

 

aNon-income producing.
bAt November 30, 2013, pursuant to the Fund's policies and the requirements of applicable securities law, the Fund may be restricted from trading these securities for a limited
or extended period of time due to ownership limits and/or potential possession of material non-public information.
cSecurity was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States.
Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption
from registration. This security has been deemed liquid under guidelines approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees. At November 30, 2013, the value of this security was
$1,881,178, representing 0.50% of net assets.
dThe Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio is managed by an affiliate of the Fund's investment manager.


 

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund

Statement of Investments, November 30, 2013 (unaudited) (continued)

ABBREVIATIONS

Selected Portfolio

ADR - American Depositary Receipt
GDR - Global Depositary Receipt

 


 

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund

Notes to Statement of Investments (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (Fund) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a closed-end investment company.

2. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT VALUATION

The Fund's 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. Under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund’s administrator, investment manager and other affiliates have formed the Valuation and Liquidity Oversight Committee (VLOC). The VLOC provides administration and oversight of the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, which are approved annually by the Board. Among other things, these procedures allow the Fund to 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 the NYSE, whichever is earlier. The value is then converted into its U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE 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 net asset value.

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of financial instruments for which market prices are not reliable or readily available. Under these procedures, the VLOC convenes on a regular basis to review such financial instruments and considers a number of factors, including significant unobservable valuation inputs, when arriving at fair value. The VLOC 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. The VLOC employs various methods for calibrating these valuation approaches including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis, and reviews of any related market activity.

Trading in securities on foreign securities stock exchanges and OTC markets may be completed before the daily close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events occur between the time at which trading in a foreign security is completed and the close of the NYSE 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 Fund’s portfolio securities as determined at the foreign market close and the latest indications of value at the close of the NYSE. In order to minimize the potential for these differences, the VLOC 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 determining if an event has occurred that may call into question the reliability of the values of the foreign securities held by the Fund. If such an event occurs, the securities may be valued using fair value procedures, which may include the use of independent pricing services.

In addition, certain foreign markets may be open on days that the NYSE is closed, which could result in differences between the value of the Fund’s 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 Fund for financial reporting purposes.

3. INCOME TAXES

At November 30, 2013, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

Cost of investments $ 244,414,019  
 
Unrealized appreciation $ 162,568,946  
Unrealized depreciation   (34,207,069 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $ 128,361,877  
 
 
4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS      

 

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

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

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfers as of the date of the underlying event which caused the movement.

A summary of inputs used as of November 30, 2013, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value, is as follows:


 

    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Assets:                
Investments in Securities:                
Equity Investmentsa:                
Russia $ 10,126,104 $ 17,738,377 $   - $ 27,864,481
All Other Equity Investmentsb   339,352,218   -     - 339,352,218
Short Term investments   5,559,197   -     - 5,559,197
Total Investments in Securities $ 355,037,519 $ 17,738,377 $   - $ 372,775,896

 

aIncludes common and preferred stocks as w ell as other equity investments. bFor detailed categories, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

5. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the Statement of Investments and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.

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

 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.  The Registrant maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Registrant’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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 are effective.

 

(b) Changes in Internal Controls.  There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could materially affect the internal controls over financial reporting subsequent to the date of their evaluation in connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings on Form N-Q.

 

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

(a) Certification pursuant to Section 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 of Laura F. Fergerson, Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration, and Mark H. Otani, 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 Emerging Markets Fund

 

 

 

By /s/LAURA F. FERGERSON

    Laura F. Fergerson

    Chief Executive Officer –

    Finance and Administration

Date January 27, 2014

 

 

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/LAURA F. FERGERSON

    Laura F. Fergerson

    Chief Executive Officer –

    Finance and Administration

Date January 27, 2014

 

 

 

 

By /s/MARK H. OTANI

   Mark H. Otani

   Chief Financial Officer and

   Chief Accounting Officer

Date January 27, 2014