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FLKR vs GOVT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FLKR returned +79.7% to GOVT's −1.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF, and $42.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF.

At a glance
+79.7%
FLKR total return, 1 year
−1.5%
GOVT total return, 1 year
0.09%
FLKR expense ratio
0.05%
GOVT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GOVT costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 81.2 points; GOVT is far larger, $42.8bn against $1.7bn.

FLKR vs GOVT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureFLKRGOVT
Return
Total return, 1 year+79.7%−1.5%
Drawdown
Below its high24.1%, high on Jun 22, 20268.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksFTSE South Korea RIC Capped IndexICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.09%0.05%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$1.7bn$42.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund64.6%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, FLKR and GOVT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FLKR GOVT
Only in one fund ↓
Only in FLKR
SK HYNIX INC 27.39%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 18.00%
SK SQUARE CO LTD 4.30%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS 4.17%
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2.46%
KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC 2.01%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 1.99%
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP COMPANY LTD 1.50%
Only in GOVT
TREASURY NOTE 5.17%
TREASURY NOTE 2.98%
TREASURY NOTE 2.12%
TREASURY NOTE 1.95%
TREASURY NOTE 1.65%
TREASURY BOND 1.51%
TREASURY BOND 1.46%
TREASURY BOND 1.42%
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Side by side

FLKR Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks the FTSE South Korea Tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year +79.7% −1.5%
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.05%
Holdings 156 229
Net assets, FLKR as of Oct 28, 2026 and GOVT as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.9bn $42.8bn

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

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About each fund
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.

GOVT

GOVT tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLKR or GOVT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLKR returned +79.7% and GOVT −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, FLKR or GOVT?
GOVT is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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