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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLKR returned +146.0% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so FLKR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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FLKR vs VGLT: how they differ

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

Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FLKR and VGLT 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 VGLT
SK HYNIX INC 23.85%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 15.68%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.50%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 13.10%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49%
SK SQUARE CO LTD 3.75%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS 3.64%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2.14%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.48%
KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC 1.75%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 1.73%	Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

FLKR and VGLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FLKR Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Franklin	Vanguard
What it is	FTSE South Korea	Long-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+146.0%	−5.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+128.5 pts	−22.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	not published
Holdings	157	1703

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.

VGLT in plain words

VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLKR or VGLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLKR returned +146.0% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so FLKR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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