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FLKR

GradeBNew York Stock Exchange Arca

Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF

Countries & Regions · Franklin Templeton · Inception 2017-11-02 · SEC filings

$61.11−1.96 (−3.11%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 59 prints from 63.07 to 61.11. Range 60.59 to 61.70. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$60.50$61.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.09%
Fund size
$1.7B
1Y return
+139.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.33%
Holdings
164
Volume · 30D
0.8M sh
NAV per share
$60.53
52W range
low $26.40high $72.49

The ETF.net FLKR Grade

B

61/ 100

Rank 14 of 38 in Developed Single Country⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for FLKR. Scores out of 100: Cost 93, Risk 29, Mission 58, Tradability 49, Holdings 46, Durability 60. Strongest: Cost (93). Weakest: Risk (29). Leans toward Cost.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 61 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.
    AScore 93
    Category rank5/38 · top 13%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    BScore 58
    Category rank25/35 · mid-pack

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    DScore 29
    Category rank31/37 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 49
    Category rank18/38 · top 47%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    CScore 46
    Category rank22/36 · mid-pack

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 60
    Category rank16/38 · top 42%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on FLKR

ETF.net Research

BKorea in one passive basket for 0.09% a year, a fraction of the 0.50% typical single-country fee. Roughly 160 Korean names tracking a capped FTSE index, run as plain index plumbing rather than a stock-picking bet.

Stated mandate

The Fund uses a passive indexing approach to seek returns that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the FTSE South Korea Capped Index.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Charges 0.09% a year against a 0.50% median for single-country developed-market ETFs, tying FLAU as the cheapest fee among this cohort's leaders and undercutting EWC and EWU by a wide margin.
  2. 02Straight indexing: it seeks returns that closely correspond, before fees, to the FTSE South Korea Capped Index. No manager views, no discretionary tilts.
  3. 03The capped index spreads roughly 160 stocks and limits how far any single giant can dominate the basket, which matters in a market this top-heavy.
  4. 04A billion-dollar-plus fund that trades actively, and it has been running since 2017, so it is well past the launch-window stage.

Worth knowing

  1. 01One country, one currency. Korean shares price in won, so the exchange rate is baked into what a US investor sees, separate from how the companies do.
  2. 02Roughly 160 stocks in a single export-driven market is a narrow slice next to a global fund. Capping softens concentration, it does not erase it.
  3. 03Distributions land annually or semiannually, not monthly, so it is built as an equity holding rather than an income schedule.

FLKR Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
164
Top-10 weight
59%
Largest holding
000660.KS20.5%

Sectors

  • Technology49.0%
  • Industrials19.0%
  • Financials12.2%
  • Consumer Discr.6.4%
  • Health Care3.8%
  • Communication3.0%
  • Materials2.4%
  • Cons. Staples2.4%
  • Energy1.1%
  • Utilities0.4%
  • Real Estate0.1%

Geography

  • South Korea100.00%

Developed 0% · Emerging 100% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 10.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001000660.KSSK HYNIX INC20.47%258,312$349M184
002005930.KSSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LT18.55%1,596,402$317M176
003402340.KSSK SQUARE CO LTD4.39%91,932$75M111
004009150.KSSAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS3.44%56,682$59M112
005105560.KSKB FINANCIAL GROUP INC2.64%351,090$45M99
006005935.KSSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS-PREF2.45%277,488$42M85
007005380.KSHYUNDAI MOTOR CO2.10%138,180$36M98
008055550.KSSHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP L2.06%430,332$35M93
009034020.KSDOOSAN ENERBILITY CO LTD1.65%455,994$28M85
010086790.KSHANA FINANCIAL GROUP1.56%270,438$27M103
011012450.KSHANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD1.51%33,276$26M93
012006400.KSSAMSUNG SDI CO LTD1.37%60,630$23M91
013035420.KSNAVER CORP1.29%153,972$22M105
014028260.KSSAMSUNG C&T CORP1.27%81,498$22M80
015000270.KSKIA CORP1.23%242,238$21M101

Showing 1–15 of 147 holdings

FLKR Performance

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

FLKR$23,922
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. FLKR $23,922. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,111$18,405$28,698Sep 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 FLKR. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFLKR
Year to date+97.7%
1 month+7.8%
3 months−12.3%
1 year+139.2%
3 years+50.2%per year
5 years+20.8%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 FLKR
YearReturn barFLKR
2026 YTD+97.7%
2025+91.8%
2024−18.8%
2023+19.2%
2022−27.5%
2021−7.5%
2020+42.6%

FLKR in the news

FLKR 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.
2.33%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.47Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.30 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. 18 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 20, 2017 $0.25; Jun 20, 2018 $0.00049; Dec 20, 2018 $0.38; Jun 11, 2019 $0.05; Dec 11, 2019 $0.40; Dec 14, 2020 $0.30; Jun 10, 2021 $0.18; Dec 13, 2021 $0.40; Jun 17, 2022 $0.07; Dec 16, 2022 $0.40; Dec 29, 2022 $0.14; Jun 16, 2023 $0.17; Dec 15, 2023 $0.35; Jun 21, 2024 $1.18; Dec 20, 2024 $0.06; Jun 20, 2025 $0.07; Dec 19, 2025 $1.17; Jun 26, 2026 $0.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 26, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.30
Dec 19, 2025Dec 29, 2025$1.17
Jun 20, 2025Jun 27, 2025$0.07
Dec 20, 2024Dec 30, 2024$0.06
Jun 21, 2024Jun 28, 2024$1.18
Dec 15, 2023Dec 26, 2023$0.35
Jun 16, 2023Jun 27, 2023$0.17
Dec 29, 2022Jan 9, 2023$0.14
Dec 16, 2022Dec 22, 2022$0.40
Jun 17, 2022Jun 28, 2022$0.07
Dec 13, 2021Dec 21, 2021$0.40
Jun 10, 2021Jun 18, 2021$0.18

FLKR Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
42.2%
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.
1.00
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.
−42.9%
Trough Sep 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.
2.57
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.

FLKR Cost

Expense ratio0.09%
  • The middle half of Developed Single Country funds
  • Median 0.50%

No Developed Single Country fund charges less.

FLKR costs $9.00 a year on $10,000. The median Developed Single Country fund costs $50.00.