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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and FLKR +79.7%.

Which is cheaper, ACWI or FLKR?

FLKR is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do ACWI and FLKR overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 0% of FLKR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWI vs FLKR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWI returned +13.4% to FLKR's +79.7%; 2% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $33.0bn for iShares MSCI ACWI ETF and $1.9bn for Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF.

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At a glance

+13.4%

ACWI total return, 1 year

+79.7%

FLKR total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWI expense ratio

0.09%

FLKR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FLKR costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 66.3 points; ACWI is 17.4 times larger.

ACWI vs FLKR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWI	FLKR
Return
Measure	ACWI	FLKR
Total return, 1 year	+13.4%	+79.7%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWI	FLKR
Below its high		24.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWI	FLKR
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI	FTSE South Korea RIC Capped Index
Cost and size
Measure	ACWI	FLKR
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.09%
Net assets	$33.0bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWI	FLKR
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	24.9%	64.6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and FLKR hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWI FLKR

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 0.76% 18.00%

SK HYNIX 0.55% 27.39%

SK SQUARE 0.06% 4.30%

SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.05% 4.17%

KB FINANCIAL GROUP 0.04% 2.01%

HYUNDAI MOTOR 0.03% 2.46%

CELLTRION 0.02% 0.92%

DOOSAN ENERBILITY LTD 0.02% 1.43%

HANA FINANCIAL GROUP 0.02% 1.12%

HANWHA AEROSPACE LTD 0.02% 1.20%

KIA CORPORATION 0.02% 1.20%

NAVER 0.02% 0.68%

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Only in ACWI

APPLE 4.97%

NVIDIA 4.89%

MICROSOFT 3.66%

AMAZON.COM INC 2.39%

ALPHABET CLASS A 1.83%

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1.77%

BROADCOM INC 1.51%

ALPHABET CLASS C 1.44%

Only in FLKR

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 1.99%

SAMSUNG LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD 1.18%

SAMSUNG FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD 0.68%

HD KOREA SHIPBUILDING&OFFSHORE ENGINEERING CO LTD 0.58%

LG CHEMICAL LTD 0.48%

SAMSUNG E&A CO LTD 0.28%

HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0.27%

SAMSUNG SECURITIES COMPANY LTD 0.25%

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Side by side

ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF FLKR Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Franklin

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI Tracks the FTSE South Korea

Total return, 1 year +13.4% +79.7%

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.09%

Already in the S&P 500 60.9% 0.0%

Holdings 2197 156

Net assets $33.0bn $1.9bn

ACWI and FLKR on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

ACWI

ACWI tracks the MSCI ACWI. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 61% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,197 positions, with the top ten at 24.9%.

FLKR

FLKR tracks the FTSE South Korea. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +79.7% with distributions reinvested. 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 156 positions, with the top ten at 64.6%. It sat 24.1% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or FLKR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and FLKR +79.7%.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or FLKR?: FLKR is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWI and FLKR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 0% of FLKR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

ACWI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWI ↗

FLKR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FLKR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Franklin website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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