Is EMF a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

EMF is classified a Friend under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the EMF distribution?

A Friend is an income asset whose long-term economic total return has historically covered its distributions and whose distribution has been stable over the available history. It describes a track record of durable, well-covered income.

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EMF Income Quality Score

Name: EMF Income Quality Score
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Keywords: EMF income quality, EMF dividend quality, EMF dividend safety, EMF distribution history, EMF dividend score, EMF analysis, Templeton Emerging Markets Fund dividend

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF) has an Income Quality Score of 76/100, classified as a Friend with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 Snapshot · Delayed

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 4 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score Delayed

76/100

FriendHigh confidence

Asset Type

CEF

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

Not published

No normalized trailing yield is published for closed-end funds in this snapshot.

Rank in CEF Universe

49 of 358

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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EMFTempleton Emerging Markets Fund

76FriendHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: Closed-End Fund

IQ Score History

Not enough published history yet to draw a trend.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

95/100

Working Capital Preservation

85/100

Distribution Cut Score

10/100

Distribution Trend

100/100

What is working

Economic return covers long-term payout
Working capital preserved over time
Distributions growing year-over-year

What to watch

3+ years with a material annual distribution decline

Flags & gates

Chronic Dist Cuts

Distribution Safety

19Years raised

4Years cut

37Years of data

RisingCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

19900.05Held
19913.96Raised
19920.29Lower total
19930.97Raised
19943.13Raised
19952.315Lower total
19960.75Lower total
19972.0Raised
19984.53Raised
19990.01Lower total
20000.1029Raised
20010.1073Held
20020.1499Raised
20030.2449Raised
20040.2452Held
20051.9965Raised
20065.2526Raised
20072.167Lower total
20081.4436Lower total
20090.1407Lower total
20100.1489Held
20110.3335Raised
20120.4609Raised
20131.6899Raised
20141.1821Lower total
20151.2776Raised
20160.1961Lower total
20171.9865Raised
20180.7808Cut
20191.148Raised
20200.657Cut
20211.1097Raised
20221.1293Raised
20230.727Cut
20240.5114Cut
20251.6563Raised
20260.46Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal. “Lower total” means the calendar-year sum was smaller than the prior year (often a special-distribution rolloff or timing shift), but did not decline more than the engine's 10% material-decline threshold — see Years Cut above for years that did.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.