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

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FLKR vs SPLG: how they differ

FLKR and SPLG are both equity index funds, and over the year FLKR returned more, +146.0% against +17.6%.

Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF and S&P 500, book from IVV.

FLKR and SPLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FLKR
Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF
SPLG
S&P 500, book from IVV
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFranklinS&P
What it isFTSE South KoreaS&P 500, book from IVV
Total return, 1 year+146.0%+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+128.5 pts+0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.09%not published
Holdings157not filed

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.

SPLG in plain words

SPLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLKR or SPLG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLKR returned +146.0% and SPLG returned +17.6%, so FLKR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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FLKR against SPLG, 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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