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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLKR returned +146.0% and IUSB returned −0.3%, so FLKR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FLKR or IUSB?

FLKR charges 0.09% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so IUSB 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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FLKR vs IUSB: how they differ

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

Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF and iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FLKR and IUSB 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 FLKR	Only in IUSB
SK HYNIX INC 23.85%	United States of America 0.38%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 15.68%	United States of America 0.37%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 13.10%	United States of America 0.37%
SK SQUARE CO LTD 3.75%	United States of America 0.37%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS 3.64%	United States of America 0.36%
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2.14%	United States of America 0.36%
KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC 1.75%	United States of America 0.36%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 1.73%	United States of America 0.35%

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.

FLKR and IUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FLKR Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF	IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Franklin	iShares
What it is	FTSE South Korea	Core Universal USD Bond
Total return, 1 year	+146.0%	−0.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+128.5 pts	−17.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.06%
Holdings	157	17819

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.

IUSB in plain words

IUSB is a bond fund tracking the Core Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLKR or IUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLKR returned +146.0% and IUSB returned −0.3%, so FLKR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FLKR or IUSB?: FLKR charges 0.09% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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FLKR against IUSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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