Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or FLKR?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and FLKR returned +146.0%, so FLKR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or FLKR?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and FLKR charges 0.09%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BNDX vs FLKR: how they differ

BNDX and FLKR hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and FLKR returned more over the year.

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and FLKR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BNDX	Only in FLKR
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	SK HYNIX INC 23.85%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 15.68%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 13.10%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	SK SQUARE CO LTD 3.75%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS 3.64%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2.14%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC 1.75%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 1.73%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

BNDX and FLKR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	FLKR Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Franklin
What it is	Total International Bond	FTSE South Korea
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+146.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	+128.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.09%
Holdings	6707	157

BNDX in plain words

BNDX is a bond fund tracking the Total International Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

FLKR in plain words

FLKR is an index equity fund tracking the FTSE South Korea. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +146.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 157 positions, with the top ten at 68.2%. It sat 13.6% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or FLKR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and FLKR returned +146.0%, so FLKR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or FLKR?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and FLKR charges 0.09%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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