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FLKR vs VHT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FLKR returned +79.7% to VHT's +25.0%; 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 $19.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Health Care ETF.

At a glance
+79.7%
FLKR total return, 1 year
+25.0%
VHT total return, 1 year
0.09%
FLKR expense ratio
0.09%
VHT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.09% a year; their one-year returns differ by 54.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FLKR vs VHT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureFLKRVHT
Return
Total return, 1 year+79.7%+25.0%
Drawdown
Below its high24.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksFTSE South Korea RIC Capped IndexMSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Health Care 25/50
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.09%0.09%
Net assets, FLKR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VHT as of Sep 30, 2026$1.9bn$19.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund64.6%51.8%

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

What they share

0%

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FLKR VHT
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 VHT
Eli Lilly & Co 12.95%
Johnson & Johnson 8.79%
AbbVie Inc 6.46%
Merck & Co Inc 5.02%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 4.66%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 3.51%
Amgen Inc 3.18%
Gilead Sciences Inc 2.59%
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Side by side

FLKR Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the FTSE South Korea Tracks an index of Health Care
Total return, 1 year +79.7% +25.0%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +25.4% (FHLC)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.4 pts vs FHLC
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.09%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 85.5%
Holdings 156 414
Net assets, FLKR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VHT as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.9bn $19.1bn

FLKR and VHT 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.

VHT

VHT tracks an index of Health Care. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.0% with distributions reinvested, against +25.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Health Care 25/50. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 414 positions, with the top ten at 51.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLKR or VHT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLKR returned +79.7% and VHT +25.0%.
Which is cheaper, FLKR or VHT?
Neither: FLKR and VHT both charge 0.09% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FLKR and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FLKR and 86% of VHT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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