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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLKR returned +79.7% and SIVR +15.0%.

Which is cheaper, FLKR or SIVR?

FLKR is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FLKR vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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FLKR is an equity index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FLKR returned +79.7% against +15.0%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $1.9bn for Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF and $3.7bn for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

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At a glance

+79.7%

FLKR total return, 1 year

+15.0%

SIVR total return, 1 year

0.09%

FLKR expense ratio

0.30%

SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FLKR costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 64.7 points; SIVR is 1.9 times larger.

FLKR vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FLKR	SIVR
Return
Measure	FLKR	SIVR
Total return, 1 year	+79.7%	+15.0%
Drawdown
Measure	FLKR	SIVR
Below its high	24.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FLKR	SIVR
What it tracks	FTSE South Korea RIC Capped Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	FLKR	SIVR
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.30%
Net assets	$1.9bn	$3.7bn
Holdings
Measure	FLKR	SIVR
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Holdings dated	Jun 30, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	64.6%

Method

Side by side

FLKR Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Franklin abrdn

What it is Tracks the FTSE South Korea Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +79.7% +15.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.9% (SLV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.1 pts vs SLV

Expense ratio 0.09% 0.30%

Holdings 156 not counted

Net assets $1.9bn $3.7bn

FLKR and SIVR 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.

SIVR

Its expense ratio is 0.30% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

SIVR holds silver. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.9% for its benchmark, the price of silver. It sat 53.5% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLKR or SIVR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLKR returned +79.7% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, FLKR or SIVR?: FLKR is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

FLKR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FLKR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Franklin website ↗

abrdn website ↗

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