Franklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF
$36.07+0.12 (+0.33%)
- 0.09%
- $859M
- +15.6%
- 2.94%
- 0.1M sh
- $36.02
- low $31.71high $38.03
The ETF.net FLGB Grade
A
Score 77 out of 100
- 1 of 38
Score 77 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 100Rank 1 of 38Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A76 out of 100Rank 11 of 35Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A73 out of 100Rank 6 of 37Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B60 out of 100Rank 13 of 38Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A74 out of 100Rank 6 of 36Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C53 out of 100Rank 23 of 38
Our read on FLGB
ABritain in one ticker for nine basis points. Franklin's UK tracker follows a capped FTSE index of roughly 110 British companies and charges a small fraction of what the typical index fund in its peer group costs.
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the FTSE UK RIC Capped Index.
Why people hold it
- 0.09% a year, a fraction of the median fee across the index trackers we grade. Cheap is the whole pitch for single-country beta, and this one delivers it.
- One trade, roughly 110 UK companies. A passive, rules-based mandate tied to the FTSE UK RIC Capped Index, running since its 2017 launch.
- Stands in the top quartile of its plain-index-wrapper peer group, and the mandate data behind that read is high confidence.
Worth knowing
- Single-country by design: UK listings only, so there is no cushion from other markets inside the fund. Broad global trackers like VT spread that bet differently.
- Moderately traded rather than a volume monster, so limit orders are the sane way in and out.
- Distributions arrive once or twice a year, not monthly. Income lands in lumps.
FLGB Holdings
- Stocks
- 89
- 51%
- HSBA.L
Sectors
- Financials25.9%
- Consumer Staples14.0%
- Industrials13.6%
- Health Care12.4%
- Energy12.4%
- Materials8.5%
- Utilities4.9%
- Consumer Discretionary4.5%
- Communication2.3%
- Real Estate0.9%
- Technology0.6%
Geography
- United Kingdom94.42%
- Switzerland2.80%
- Ireland1.20%
- Hong Kong0.93%
- Bermuda0.25%
- Mexico0.21%
- Greece0.19%
Developed 99% · Emerging 1%
FLGB Performance
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FLGB$11,560
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | FLGB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +7.9% |
| 1 month | −2.6% |
| 3 months | +0.5% |
| 1 year | +15.6% |
| 3 years | +18.7% |
| 5 years | +11.8% |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | FLGB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +7.9% | |
| 2025 | +33.7% | |
| 2024 | +8.8% | |
| 2023 | +14.4% | |
| 2022 | −5.9% | |
| 2021 | +17.2% | |
| 2020 | −9.4% |
FLGB in the news
FLGB Dividends
- 2.94%
- $1.06
- $0.47 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
FLGB Risk
- 11.5%
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.
- 1.19
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.
- −25.9%
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.
- 0.75
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FLGB Cost
0.09%
FLGB0.09%
- The middle half of Developed Single Country funds
- Median 0.50%
No Developed Single Country fund charges less.
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