Investment objective & strategy
As of July 28, 2025 · prospectusObjective. To seek to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the FTSE Latin America RIC Capped Index (the FTSE Latin America Capped Index).
Strategy. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the FTSE Latin America Capped Index and in depositary receipts representing such securities. The FTSE Latin America Capped Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index maintained and calculated by FTSE Russell with a capping methodology applied quarterly to issuer weights so that no single issuer of a component exceeds 25% of the FTSE Latin America Capped Index weight, and all issuers with weights above 5% do not cumulatively exceed 50% of the FTSE Latin America Capped Indexs weight. The FTSE Latin America Capped Index is based on the FTSE Latin America Index and is designed to measure the performance of … Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the FTSE Latin America Capped Index and in depositary receipts representing such securities. The FTSE Latin America Capped Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index maintained and calculated by FTSE Russell with a capping methodology applied quarterly to issuer weights so that no single issuer of a component exceeds 25% of the FTSE Latin America Capped Index weight, and all issuers with weights above 5% do not cumulatively exceed 50% of the FTSE Latin America Capped Indexs weight. The FTSE Latin America Capped Index is based on the FTSE Latin America Index and is designed to measure the performance of Latin American large- and mid-capitalization stocks. FTSE Russell determines eligible securities for the FTSE Latin America Capped Index based on measures such as the companys place of incorporation, listing country, investor protection regulations present in the country of incorporation, tax domicile, location of headquarters/factors of production and currency of denomination. As of May 31, 2025, the FTSE Latin America Capped Index was comprised of 142 securities with capitalizations ranging from $83 million to $74 billion. The Fund, using a passive or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the FTSE Latin America Capped Index. The Fund may use either a replication strategy or representative sampling strategy. Under a replication strategy, the Fund will replicate the component securities of the FTSE Latin America Capped Index as closely as possible (i.e., invest in all of the component securities in their respective weightings in the FTSE Latin America Capped Index). However, under various circumstances, it may not be possible or practicable to replicate the FTSE Latin America Capped Index. In these circumstances, the Fund may use a representative sampling strategy whereby the Fund would invest in what it believes to be a representative sample of the component securities of the FTSE Latin America Capped Index, but may not track the FTSE Latin America Capped Index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire FTSE Latin America Capped Index. Under the representative sampling technique, the investment manager will select securities that collectively have an investment profile similar to that of the FTSE Latin America Capped Index, including securities that resemble those included in the FTSE Latin America Capped Index in terms of risk factors, performance attributes and other characteristics, such as market capitalization and industry weightings. The Fund may invest in equity futures (including equity index futures) and equity total return swaps to provide additional opportunities to add value and better track the performance of the Funds Underlying Index, such as to equitize cash and accrued income, simulate investments in the Underlying Index, facilitate trading or minimize transaction costs. The Fund may enter into foreign currency forward contracts and/or currency futures contracts to provide the Fund with additional opportunities to add value and better track the performance of the Funds Underlying Index, such as by facilitating local securities settlements or protecting against currency exposure in connection with distributions to Fund shareholders. The Fund intends to be diversified in approximately the same proportion as the FTSE Latin America Capped Index is diversified. The Fund may become non-diversified, as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the FTSE Latin America Capped Index. A non-diversified fund generally invests a greater proportion of its assets in the securities of one or more issuers and invests overall in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. Shareholder approval will not be sought if the Fund becomes non-diversified due solely to a change in the relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the FTSE Latin America Capped Index. The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the FTSE Latin America Capped Index is concentrated. As of May 31, 2025, the FTSE Latin America Capped Index was concentrated in the financial services sector.
Top holdings
As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALE SA | — | $6.13M | 6.88% |
| ITAU UNIBAN-PREF | — | $4.93M | 5.53% |
| PETROBRAS-PREF | — | $4.59M | 5.15% |
| PETROBRAS | — | $4.13M | 4.63% |
| GRUPO F BANORT-O | — | $3.44M | 3.86% |
| GRUPO MEXICO-B | — | $3.28M | 3.68% |
| COMMON STOCK | AMXB | $2.14M | 2.41% |
| FOMENTO ECON-UBD | — | $2.07M | 2.32% |
| BRADESCO SA-PREF | — | $2.04M | 2.29% |
| B3 SA | — | $2.01M | 2.25% |
Portfolio moves
Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin FTSE Brazil ETF · FLBR | 60% | 0.19% |
| iShares MSCI Brazil ETF · EWZ | 55% | 0.59% |
| First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund · FLN | 48% | 0.80% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC | Sub-adviser |
| Franklin Advisory Services, LLC | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of July 28, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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