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Franklin FTSE Australia ETF

FLAUNYSE ArcaFranklin TempletonA

$35.06+0.02 (+0.06%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A70/ 100

Rank 5 of 38 in Developed Single Country

A70/100Rank 5 of 38inDeveloped Single Country
Intraday session: up, 78 prints from 35.04 to 35.06. Range 35.03 to 35.29. Use the arrow keys to read each point.35.1035.1535.2035.2535.3010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.09%
Fund size
$227M
1Y total return
+13.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.04%
Holdings
105
Avg volume · 30D
47.5K sh
52W range
low $30.00high $39.87
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net FLAU Grade

A

Score 70 out of 100

Category
Developed Single Country⁠
Rank
5 of 38
Six-pillar profile for FLAU. Scores out of 100: Cost 93, Risk 50, Mission 83, Tradability 38, Holdings 63, Durability 45. Strongest: Cost (93). Weakest: Tradability (38). Leans toward Cost.

Score 70 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A93 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 38

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 35

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 38

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 29 of 38

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B63 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 36

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 29 of 38

Our read on FLAU

ETF.net Research

In short

AAustralia for nine basis points. Franklin's 2017 country fund holds a capped index of roughly 110 Australian stocks, so no single name swallows the basket, at a sliver of what the older single-country ETFs charge.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks investment results that closely track the performance of the FTSE Australia RIC Capped Index before fees and expenses.

Why people hold it

  • 0.09% a year, versus a peer group where half the funds charge five times that. On a plain index fund, fee is the part you actually control.franklintempleton.com
  • The benchmark is a capped FTSE Australia index, so weight limits keep any one holding from quietly becoming an outsized chunk of the fund.
  • No stock-picking, no overlay: it aims to match the index before fees, across roughly 110 names, and has run that way since 2017.
  • Rates as one of the stronger builds in a 30-fund developed single-country group, largely on cost and clean index execution.

Worth knowing

  • Thinly traded, and Sydney's session is closed during US hours, so spreads can run wider than on the household-name country funds.
  • A smaller fund than the long-running incumbents, and it pays out annually or semiannually rather than on a monthly rhythm.
  • The holdings trade in Australian dollars while your account is in US dollars, so the currency move is part of the ride. There is no hedge.franklintempleton.com

FLAU Performance

Launched Nov 2, 2017

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
FLAU$11,309
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. FLAU $11,309. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for FLAU. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFLAU
Year to date+13.1%
1 month+3.7%
3 months+0.3%
1 year+13.1%
3 yearsper year+15.4%
5 yearsper year+7.0%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for FLAU
YearReturn barFLAU
2026 YTD+13.1%
2025+16.0%
2024+1.8%
2023+12.6%
2022−5.5%
2021+9.9%
2020+11.1%

FLAU in the news

FLAU Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 2, 2026.
3.04%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.07Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.49 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 19 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 20, 2017 $0.05; Jun 20, 2018 $0.46; Dec 20, 2018 $0.49; Jun 11, 2019 $0.69; Dec 11, 2019 $0.45; Jun 11, 2020 $0.32; Dec 14, 2020 $0.29; Jun 10, 2021 $0.52; Dec 13, 2021 $0.79; Dec 30, 2021 $0.20; Jun 17, 2022 $0.89; Dec 16, 2022 $0.66; Jun 16, 2023 $0.48; Dec 15, 2023 $0.55; Jun 21, 2024 $0.34; Dec 20, 2024 $0.60; Jun 20, 2025 $0.44; Dec 19, 2025 $0.58; Jun 26, 2026 $0.49. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 26, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.49
Dec 19, 2025Dec 29, 2025$0.58
Jun 20, 2025Jun 27, 2025$0.44
Dec 20, 2024Dec 30, 2024$0.60
Jun 21, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.34
Dec 15, 2023Dec 26, 2023$0.55
Jun 16, 2023Jun 27, 2023$0.48
Dec 16, 2022Dec 22, 2022$0.66
Jun 17, 2022Jun 28, 2022$0.89
Dec 30, 2021Jan 7, 2022$0.20
Dec 13, 2021Dec 21, 2021$0.79
Jun 10, 2021Jun 18, 2021$0.52

See all 19 payments⁠

$10,000 in FLAU 5 years ago paid $1,933 in dividends.⁠

FLAU Risk

Risk pillarC50 out of 100Rank 17 of 38 in Developed Single Country
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
16.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.78
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−24.7%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.01
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

FLAU Cost

Tied cheapest in Developed Single Country

$1,898

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • FLAU 0.09%

    $1,898

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FLAU 0.09%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K051015202530FLAU $1,898

Year by year

YearFLAU
10$165
20$646
30$1,898

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