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FLIA

GradeBChicago Board Options Exchange

Franklin International Aggregate Bond ETF

Core US Bond · Franklin Templeton · Inception 2018-05-30 · SEC filings

$20.02−0.11 (−0.55%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:08 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 40 prints from 20.13 to 20.02. Range 20.01 to 20.11. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$20.00$20.04$20.08$20.1210 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.25%
Fund size
$437M
1Y return
+1.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.02%
Holdings
93
Volume · 30D
0.3M sh
NAV per share
$20.13
52W range
low $20.03high $20.77

The ETF.net FLIA Grade

B

62/ 100

Rank 55 of 118 in US Aggregate Bond⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for FLIA. Scores out of 100: Cost 66, Risk 71, Mission not scored, Tradability 57, Holdings 49, Durability 65. Strongest: Risk (71). Weakest: Holdings (49). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 62 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    BScore 66
    Category rank39/118 · top 33%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    AScore 71
    Category rank14/117 · top 12%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 57
    Category rank47/118 · top 40%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    CScore 49
    Category rank77/117 · mid-pack

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 65
    Category rank43/118 · top 36%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on FLIA

ETF.net Research

BBonds from everywhere except America, with the currency swings hedged away. FLIA holds non-dollar debt against the Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Hedged benchmark, at a fee below what the typical aggregate bond ETF charges.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks total return through an international aggregate fixed-income strategy. Its mandate includes exposure to non-U.S.-dollar-denominated securities and currency-management techniques intended to hedge foreign-currency exposure.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Charges 0.25% a year, under the going rate for aggregate bond ETFs. Cheap is rare in the ex-US corner of the bond market.
  2. 02The mandate pairs non-dollar bonds with currency-management techniques meant to hedge foreign-exchange exposure, so foreign rates and credit do the work instead of the dollar.
  3. 03Running since 2018 as a plain 1940 Act ETF, it has a real operating history behind it rather than a launch-week story.
  4. 04Franklin has grown it into a mid-size fund that trades with moderate regularity, which stands out among specialist international bond products.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Core US bond ETFs cost far less: BND, SPAB and SCHZ run 0.03% and BNDX 0.07%. The premium here buys the hedged ex-US mandate, not broader coverage.
  2. 02Hedging targets currency swings, not the bonds themselves. Foreign interest-rate moves and credit risk still flow through, and hedging carries its own cost.
  3. 03About 80 positions, a tighter lineup than broad aggregate funds that hold thousands of bonds, so individual issuers and countries carry more weight.

FLIA Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 9:32 PM
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
93
Top-10 weight
39%
Largest holding
CASH11.1%

Sectors

  • Technology100.0%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 7.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—CASH11.10%46,917,520$47M414
002—UK TSY GILT 4.75 12/303.50%11,040,000$15M1
003—SWEDISH GOVRNMN 0.75 5/283.47%148,800,000$15M1
004—DEUTSCHLAND REP 2.5 2/353.46%13,600,000$15M1
005—UK TSY GILT 0.875 7/333.31%13,700,000$14M1
006—JAPAN GOVT 20-YR 1.5 3/333.25%2,300,000,000$14M1
007—EUROPEAN UNION 2.75 2/332.98%11,500,000$13M1
008—MEXICAN BONOS 8 2/362.94%235,000,000$12M1
009—SPANISH GOV'T 1.25 10/302.69%10,800,000$11M1
010—JAPAN GOVT 10-Y 0.1 12/262.67%1,780,000,000$11M1
011—CHINA GOVT BOND 2.67 5/332.59%68,000,000$11M1
012—CHINA GOVT BOND 2.52 8/332.57%68,000,000$11M1
013—IFT - MONEY MARKET PORT2.55%10,783,746$11M39
014—CHINA GOVT BOND 2.35 2/342.55%68,000,000$11M1
015—CHINA GOVT BON 4.28 10/472.22%45,670,000$9M1

Showing 1–15 of 97 holdings

FLIA Performance

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

FLIA$10,115
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. FLIA $10,115. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 FLIA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFLIA
Year to date+0.5%
1 month−0.6%
3 months−1.1%
1 year+1.1%
3 years+3.5%per year
5 years+0.6%per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, 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 FLIA
YearReturn barFLIA
2026 YTD+0.5%
2025+2.1%
2024+2.4%
2023+7.2%
2022−7.7%
2021−2.0%
2020+1.4%

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FLIA 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 Sep 22, 2026.
3.02%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.61Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.04 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 14 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Dec 15, 2023 $0.19; Dec 13, 2024 $0.60; Jun 2, 2025 $0.02; Jul 1, 2025 $0.02; Aug 1, 2025 $0.02; Sep 2, 2025 $0.02; Oct 1, 2025 $0.02; Nov 3, 2025 $0.02; Dec 1, 2025 $0.02; Dec 19, 2025 $0.40; Jun 1, 2026 $0.04; Jul 1, 2026 $0.04; Aug 3, 2026 $0.04; Sep 1, 2026 $0.04. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 1, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.04
Aug 3, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.04
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.04
Jun 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.04
Dec 19, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.40
Dec 1, 2025Dec 4, 2025$0.02
Nov 3, 2025Nov 6, 2025$0.02
Oct 1, 2025Oct 6, 2025$0.02
Sep 2, 2025Sep 5, 2025$0.02
Aug 1, 2025Aug 6, 2025$0.02
Jul 1, 2025Jul 7, 2025$0.02
Jun 2, 2025Jun 5, 2025$0.02

FLIA Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
3.5%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
−0.35
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−8.9%
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.
0.46
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.

FLIA Cost

Expense ratio0.25%
  • The middle half of US Aggregate Bond funds
  • Median 0.34%

35 of the 112 US Aggregate Bond funds charge less.

FLIA costs $25.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Aggregate Bond fund costs $34.00.