Risk Table - Templeton Emerging Markets Debt ETF
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| Principal Risks |
Principal Risks You could lose money by investing in the Fund. ETF shares
are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank, and are not insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other agency of the U.S. government.
The Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect the Fund’s
net asset value (NAV), trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment goal. Unlike
many ETFs, the Fund is not an index-based ETF.
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| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
You could lose money by investing in the Fund.
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| Foreign Securities (non-U.S.) |
Foreign
Securities (non-U.S.): Investing in foreign securities typically involves different risks than investing
in U.S. securities, and includes risks associated with: (i) internal and external political and economic
developments – e.g., the political, economic and social policies and structures of some foreign countries
may be less stable and more volatile than those in the U.S. or some foreign countries may be subject
to trading restrictions or economic sanctions; diplomatic and political developments could affect the
economies, industries, and securities and currency markets of the countries in which the Fund is invested,
which can include rapid and adverse political changes; social instability; regional conflicts; sanctions
imposed by the United States, other nations or other governmental entities, including supranational entities;
terrorism; and war; (ii) trading practices – e.g., government supervision and regulation of foreign
securities and currency markets, trading systems and brokers may be less than in the U.S.; (iii) availability
of information – e.g., foreign issuers may not be subject to the same disclosure, accounting and financial
reporting standards and practices as U.S. issuers; (iv) limited markets – e.g., the securities of certain
foreign issuers may be less liquid (harder to sell) and more volatile; and (v) currency exchange rate
fluctuations and policies – e.g., fluctuations may negatively affect investments denominated in foreign
currencies and any income received or expenses paid by the Fund in that foreign currency. The risks of
foreign investments may be greater in developing or emerging market countries.
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| Emerging Market Countries |
Emerging
Market Countries: The Fund’s investments in securities of issuers in emerging market countries
are subject to all of the risks of foreign investing generally, and have additional heightened risks
due to a lack of established legal, political, business and social frameworks to support securities markets,
including: delays in settling portfolio securities transactions; currency and capital controls; greater
sensitivity to interest rate changes; pervasiveness of corruption and crime; currency exchange rate volatility;
and inflation, deflation or currency devaluation.
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| Interest Rate |
Interest Rate:
When interest rates rise, debt security prices generally fall. The opposite is also generally true:
debt security prices rise when interest rates fall. Interest rate changes are influenced by a number
of factors, including government policy, monetary policy, inflation expectations, perceptions of risk,
and supply of and demand for bonds. In general, securities with longer maturities or durations are more
sensitive to interest rate changes.
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| Derivative Instruments |
Derivative Instruments: The performance of
derivative instruments depends largely on the performance of an underlying instrument, such as a currency,
security, interest rate or index, and such instruments often have risks similar to their underlying instrument,
in addition to other risks. Derivative instruments involve costs and can create economic leverage in
the Fund's portfolio which may result in significant volatility and cause the Fund to participate in
losses (as well as gains) in an amount that exceeds the Fund's initial investment. Other risks include
illiquidity, mispricing
or improper valuation of the derivative instrument, and imperfect correlation between the value of the
derivative and the underlying instrument so that the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When
a derivative is used for hedging, the change in value of the derivative may also not correlate specifically
with the currency, security, interest rate, index or other risk being hedged. With over-the-counter derivatives,
there is the risk that the other party to the transaction will fail to perform.
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| Currency Investment Strategies |
Currency
Investment Strategies: There is no guarantee that the Fund’s currency investment strategy will be successful.
Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short or extended periods of time (i.e., may be extremely
volatile), which could result in losses to the Fund if currencies do not perform as the investment manager
expects. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates affect the value of the investments that the Fund
owns and the Fund’s share price. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency,
an investment denominated in that country’s currency loses value because that currency is worth fewer
U.S. dollars. Conversely, when the U.S. dollar decreases in value against a particular foreign currency,
investments denominated in that foreign currency increase in value. In general, currency exchange rates
can be unpredictably affected by various factors, including political developments and governmental,
supranational entity or central bank action or inaction. The Fund may also be positively or negatively
affected by governmental strategies and policies intended to make the currencies in which the Fund invests
stronger or weaker. In addition, currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets,
which could expose the Fund to additional risks. Some currency transactions may involve a higher level
of risk than other investments relative to the amount invested and the impact of any gain or loss may
be magnified. The risks of currency transactions and exposures also may be heightened with respect to
developing or emerging market currencies.
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| Currency Management Strategies |
Currency Management Strategies: Currency
management strategies may substantially change the Fund’s exposure to currency exchange rates and could
result in losses to the Fund if currencies do not perform as the investment manager expects. In addition,
currency management strategies, to the extent that they reduce the Fund’s exposure to currency risks,
also reduce the Fund’s ability to benefit from favorable changes in currency exchange rates. While
the Fund’s currency hedging approach is designed to minimize the impact of currency fluctuations on
Fund returns, it does not necessarily eliminate the Fund’s exposure to the currencies. The return of
the currency related derivatives will not perfectly offset the actual fluctuations between the currencies
and the U.S. dollar. In addition, the Fund will incur transaction costs in hedging its foreign currency
exposure. The Fund’s exposure to the currencies may not be hedged at all times. While the Fund seeks
to hedge against currency fluctuations, it is possible that a degree of currency exposure may remain
even at the time a hedging transaction is implemented.
Increased volatility of the U.S. dollar relative to the currencies being hedged will generally reduce
the effectiveness of the Fund’s currency hedging strategy, measured on an aggregate basis. Significant
differences between U.S. dollar interest rates and foreign currency interest rates may impact the effectiveness
of the Fund’s currency hedging strategy.
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| Sovereign Debt Securities |
Sovereign Debt Securities: Sovereign debt securities
are subject to various risks in addition to those relating to debt securities and foreign investments
generally, including, but not limited to, the risk that a governmental entity may be unwilling or unable
to pay interest and repay principal on its sovereign debt, or otherwise meet its obligations when due
because of cash flow problems, insufficient foreign reserves, the relative size of the debt service burden
to the economy as a whole, the government’s policy towards principal international lenders such as
the International Monetary Fund, or the political considerations to which the government may be subject.
If a sovereign debtor defaults (or threatens to default) on its sovereign debt obligations, the indebtedness
may be restructured. Some sovereign debtors have in the past been able to restructure their debt payments
without the approval of some or all debt holders or to declare moratoria on payments. In the event of
a default on sovereign debt, the Fund may also have limited legal recourse against the defaulting government
entity.
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| Regional |
Regional: To the extent that the Fund invests a
significant portion of its assets in a specific geographic region or a particular country, the Fund will
generally have more exposure to the specific regional or country risks. In the event of economic or political
turmoil or a deterioration of diplomatic relations in a region or country where a substantial portion
of the Fund’s assets are invested, the Fund may experience substantial illiquidity or reduction in
the value of the Fund’s investments. Adverse conditions in a certain region or country can adversely
affect securities of issuers in other countries whose economies appear to be unrelated. Current uncertainty
concerning the ultimate economic consequences and geopolitical effects of Russia’s military invasion
of Ukraine in February 2022 and concerns regarding potential escalation in the region have resulted in
increased market volatility.
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| Market |
Market: The market values of
securities or other investments owned by the Fund will go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably.
The market value of a security or other investment may be reduced by market activity or other results
of supply and demand unrelated to the issuer. This is a basic risk associated with all investments. When
there are more sellers than buyers, prices tend to fall. Likewise, when there are more buyers than sellers,
prices tend to rise. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may go up or down due to general
market or other conditions that are not specifically related to a particular issuer, such as: real or
perceived adverse economic changes, including widespread liquidity issues and defaults in one or more
industries; changes in interest, inflation or exchange rates; unexpected
natural and man-made world events, such as diseases or disasters; financial, political or social disruptions,
including terrorism and war; and U.S. trade disputes or other disputes with specific countries that could
result in additional tariffs, trade barriers and/or investment restrictions in certain securities in
those countries. Any of these conditions can adversely affect the economic prospects of many companies,
sectors, nations, regions and the market in general, in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen.
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| Liquidity |
Liquidity:
The trading market for a particular security or type of security or other investments in which the
Fund invests may become less liquid or even illiquid. Reduced liquidity will have an adverse impact on
the Fund’s ability to sell such securities or other investments when necessary to meet the Fund’s
liquidity needs or in response to a specific economic event and will also generally lower the value of
a security or other investments. Market prices for such securities or other investments may be volatile.
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| Variable Rate Securities |
Variable
Rate Securities: Because changes in interest rates on variable rate securities (including floating
rate securities) may lag behind changes in market rates, the value of such securities may decline during
periods of rising interest rates until their interest rates reset to market rates. During periods of
declining interest rates, because the interest rates on variable rate securities generally reset downward,
their market value is unlikely to rise to the same extent as the value of comparable fixed rate securities.
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| Credit |
Credit:
An issuer of debt securities may fail to make interest payments or repay principal when due, in whole
or in part. Changes in an issuer's financial strength or in a security's or government's credit rating
may affect a security's value.
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| High-Yield Debt Instruments |
High-Yield Debt Instruments: Issuers of lower-rated
or “high-yield” debt instruments (also known as “junk bonds”) are not as strong financially as
those issuing higher credit quality debt instruments. High-yield debt instruments are generally considered
predominantly speculative by the applicable rating agencies as their issuers are more likely to encounter
financial difficulties because they may be more highly leveraged, or because of other considerations.
In addition, high yield debt instruments generally are more vulnerable to changes in the relevant economy,
such as a recession or a sustained period of rising interest rates, that could affect their ability to
make interest and principal payments when due. The prices of high-yield debt instruments generally fluctuate
more than those of higher credit quality. High-yield debt instruments are generally more illiquid (harder
to sell) and harder to value.
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| Income |
Income: The Fund's distributions to shareholders
may decline when prevailing interest rates fall, when the Fund experiences defaults on debt securities
it holds or when the Fund realizes a loss upon the sale of a debt security.
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| Unrated Debt Securities |
Unrated
Debt Securities: Certain unrated debt securities which the Fund may purchase may pay a higher
interest rate than rated debt securities and be subject to a greater risk of illiquidity or price changes.
Less public information and independent credit analysis are typically available about unrated securities
or issuers, and therefore they may be subject to greater risk of default.
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| Focus |
Focus:
To the extent that the Fund focuses on particular countries, regions, industries, sectors or types of
investments from time to time, the Fund may be subject to greater risks of adverse developments in such
areas of focus than a fund that invests in a wider variety of countries, regions, industries, sectors
or investments.
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| Non-Diversification |
Non-Diversification: Because the Fund is non-diversified,
it may be more sensitive to economic, business, political or other changes affecting individual issuers
or investments than a diversified fund, which may negatively impact the Fund's performance and result
in greater fluctuation in the value of the Fund’s shares.
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| Cash/Cash Equivalents |
Cash/Cash Equivalents: To
the extent the Fund holds cash or cash equivalents rather than securities in which it primarily invests
or uses to manage risk, the Fund may not achieve its investment objectives and may underperform.
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| Management |
Management:
The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed ETF. The Fund's investment
manager applies investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund,
but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results.
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| Cybersecurity |
Cybersecurity:
Cybersecurity incidents, both intentional and unintentional, may allow an unauthorized party to gain
access to Fund assets, Fund or customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary
information, cause the Fund, the investment manager, authorized participants, or index providers (as
applicable) and listing exchanges, and/or their service providers (including, but not limited to, Fund
accountants, custodians, sub-custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries) to suffer data
breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality or prevent Fund investors from purchasing,
redeeming shares or receiving distributions. The investment manager has limited ability to prevent or
mitigate cybersecurity incidents affecting third party service providers, and such third party service
providers may have limited indemnification obligations to the Fund or the investment manager. Cybersecurity
incidents may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders, and substantial costs may
be incurred in an effort to prevent or mitigate future cybersecurity incidents. Issuers of securities
in which the Fund invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the value of these securities
could decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents. Because
technology is frequently changing, new ways to carry out cyber attacks are always developing. Therefore,
there is a chance that some risks have not been identified or prepared for, or that an attack may not
be detected, which puts limitations on the Fund's ability to plan for or respond to a cyber attack. Like
other funds and business enterprises, the Fund, the investment manager, and their service providers are
subject to the risk of cyber incidents occurring from time to time.
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| Quantitative Models |
Quantitative Models:
The
quantitative models that may be used by the investment manager as part of the Fund’s portfolio construction
process to evaluate investment opportunities have been tested on historical price data. These models
are based on the assumption that price movements in most markets continue to display similar patterns
as those observed in the past. There is the risk that market behavior will change and that the patterns
upon which the forecasts in the models are based will weaken or disappear, which would reduce the ability
of the models to generate an excess return. Further, as market dynamics shift over time, a previously
highly successful model may become outdated, perhaps without the investment manager recognizing that
fact before substantial losses are incurred. Successful operation of a model is also reliant upon the
information technology systems of the investment manager and its ability to ensure those systems remain
operational and that appropriate disaster recovery procedures are in place. There can be no assurance
that the investment manager will be successful in maintaining effective and operational quantitative
models and the related hardware and software systems.
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| Market Trading |
Market Trading:
The Fund faces numerous market trading risks, including the potential lack of an active market for Fund
shares, losses from trading in secondary markets, periods of high volatility and disruption in the creation/redemption
process of the Fund. Any of these factors, among others, may lead to the Fund’s shares trading at a
premium or discount to NAV. Thus, you may pay more (or less) than NAV when you buy shares of the Fund
in the secondary market, and you may receive less (or more) than NAV when you sell those shares in the
secondary market. The investment manager cannot predict whether shares will trade above (premium), below
(discount) or at NAV. To the extent that the underlying securities held by the Fund trade on an exchange
that is closed when the securities exchange on which the Fund shares list and trade is open, there may
be market uncertainty about the stale security pricing (i.e., the last quote from its closed foreign
market) resulting in premiums or discounts to NAV that may be greater than those experienced by other
ETFs.
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| Authorized Participant Concentration |
Authorized
Participant Concentration: Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or
redemption transactions directly with the Fund. "Authorized Participants" are broker-dealers that are
permitted to create and redeem shares directly with the Fund and who have entered into agreements with
the Fund’s distributor.
The Fund has a limited number of institutions that act as Authorized Participants. To the extent that
these institutions exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation and/or redemption orders
with respect to the Fund and no other Authorized Participant is able to step forward to create or redeem
Creation Units (as defined below), Fund shares may trade at a discount to NAV and possibly face trading
halts and/or delisting. This risk may be more pronounced in volatile markets, potentially where there
are significant redemptions in ETFs generally.
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| Cash Transactions |
Cash Transactions: To the extent that
the Fund effects redemptions partly or entirely for cash, rather than for in-kind securities, it may
be required to sell portfolio securities and subsequently recognize gains on such sales that the Fund
might not have recognized if it were to distribute portfolio securities in-kind. As such, investments
in Fund shares may be less tax-efficient than an investment in an ETF that distributes portfolio securities
entirely in-kind.
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| New Fund |
New Fund: The Fund is newly or recently established
and has no performance history as of the date of this Prospectus. There can be no assurance that the
Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, which could result in the Fund being liquidated
at any time without shareholder approval and at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders.
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| Large Shareholder |
Large
Shareholder: Certain large shareholders, including other funds or accounts advised by the
investment manager, sub-advisor or an affiliate of the investment manager or sub-advisor, may from time
to time own a substantial amount of the Fund’s shares. In addition, a third-party investor, the investment
manager, sub-advisor or an affiliate of the investment manager or sub-advisor, an authorized participant,
a lead market maker, or another entity may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period
of time solely to facilitate commencement of the Fund or to facilitate the Fund’s achieving a specified
size or scale. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder would not redeem its investment,
that the size of the Fund would be maintained at such levels or that the Fund would continue to meet
applicable listing requirements. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant negative
impact on the Fund. In addition, transactions by large shareholders may account for a large percentage
of the trading volume on the listing exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or downward
effect on the market price of the shares.
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