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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLKR returned +79.7% and VPU −3.3%.

Which is cheaper, FLKR or VPU?

Neither: FLKR and VPU both charge 0.09% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FLKR and 90% of VPU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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FLKR vs VPU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FLKR returned +79.7% to VPU's −3.3%; 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 $7.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Utilities ETF.

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At a glance

+79.7%

FLKR total return, 1 year

−3.3%

VPU total return, 1 year

0.09%

FLKR expense ratio

0.09%

VPU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.09% a year; their one-year returns differ by 83.0 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FLKR vs VPU: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FLKR	VPU
Return
Measure	FLKR	VPU
Total return, 1 year	+79.7%	−3.3%
Drawdown
Measure	FLKR	VPU
Below its high	24.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026	8.9%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FLKR	VPU
What it tracks	FTSE South Korea RIC Capped Index	MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Utilities 25/50
Cost and size
Measure	FLKR	VPU
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.09%
Net assets, FLKR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VPU as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.9bn	$7.7bn
Holdings
Measure	FLKR	VPU
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	64.6%	52.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FLKR and VPU 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 VPU

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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 VPU

NextEra Energy Inc 11.39%

Southern Co 6.74%

Duke Energy Corp 6.41%

Constellation Energy Corp 5.72%

American Electric Power Co Inc 4.66%

Dominion Energy Inc 3.84%

Sempra 3.68%

Vistra Corp 3.37%

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Side by side

FLKR Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF VPU Vanguard Utilities ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Franklin Vanguard

What it is Tracks the FTSE South Korea Tracks an index of Utilities

Total return, 1 year +79.7% −3.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −3.3% (FUTY)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs FUTY

Expense ratio 0.09% 0.09%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 89.7%

Holdings 156 70

Net assets, FLKR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VPU as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.9bn $7.7bn

FLKR and VPU 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.

VPU

VPU tracks an index of Utilities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.3% with distributions reinvested, against −3.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Utilities 25/50. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 70 positions, with the top ten at 52.3%. It sat 8.9% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLKR or VPU?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLKR returned +79.7% and VPU −3.3%.
Which is cheaper, FLKR or VPU?: Neither: FLKR and VPU both charge 0.09% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FLKR and VPU overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FLKR and 90% of VPU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FLKR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FLKR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Franklin website ↗

VPU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VPU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VPU ↗

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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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