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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLKR returned +146.0% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so FLKR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FLKR or VCIT?

FLKR charges 0.09% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT 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 VCIT: how they differ

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

Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FLKR and VCIT 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 VCIT
SK HYNIX INC 23.85%	Amazon.com Inc 0.31%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 15.68%	Boeing Co/The 0.28%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 13.10%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.28%
SK SQUARE CO LTD 3.75%	Bank of America Corp 0.27%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS 3.64%	Oracle Corp 0.27%
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2.14%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC 1.75%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 1.73%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.25%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

FLKR and VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FLKR Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF	VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Franklin	Vanguard
What it is	FTSE South Korea	Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+146.0%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+128.5 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.03%
Holdings	157	2302

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.

VCIT in plain words

VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLKR or VCIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLKR returned +146.0% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so FLKR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FLKR or VCIT?: FLKR charges 0.09% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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FLKR against VCIT, 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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