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FLKR vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FLKR returned +79.7% to VT's +13.5%; 2% 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 $81.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF.

At a glance
+79.7%
FLKR total return, 1 year
+13.5%
VT total return, 1 year
0.09%
FLKR expense ratio
0.06%
VT expense ratio

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VT costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 66.2 points.

FLKR vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureFLKRVT
Return
Total return, 1 year+79.7%+13.5%
Drawdown
Below its high24.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksFTSE South Korea RIC Capped IndexFTSE Global All Cap Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.09%0.06%
Net assets, FLKR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VT as of Sep 30, 2026$1.9bn$81.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund64.6%22.5%

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

Risk and return

Nov 17, 2017 to Oct 23, 2026 · 466 weekly returns
FLKR VT
Return
Total return edge VT (slight) +144.1% +159.9%
Annualized edge VT (slight) +10.5% +11.2%
Price return edge VT +92.4% +115.9%
Risk
Volatility edge VT 29.4% 17.2%
Max drawdown edge VT −50.1% −32.6%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge VT 0.39 0.55
Sortino edge VT 0.58 0.78
Calmar edge VT 0.21 0.35
Reading

VT returned slightly more: +159.9% to +144.1%. VT swung less: 17.2% to 29.4%. VT fell less at its worst: −32.6% to −50.1%.

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Risk and return: FLKR vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureFLKRVTEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+144.1%+159.9%VT (slight)Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+10.5%+11.2%VT (slight)Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return+92.4%+115.9%VTPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility29.4%17.2%VTSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation20.0%12.1%VTLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−50.1%−32.6%VTDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.390.55VTReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.580.78VTReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.210.35VTAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 466 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

2%

By the books each fund has filed, FLKR and VT hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FLKR VT
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 18.00% 0.77%
SK HYNIX INC 27.39% 0.63%
SK SQUARE CO LTD 4.30% 0.06%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS 4.17% 0.05%
KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC 2.01% 0.03%
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2.46% 0.03%
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP COMPANY LTD 1.50% 0.03%
DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO LTD 1.43% 0.02%
HANA FINANCIAL GROUP INC 1.12% 0.02%
HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD 1.20% 0.02%
SAMSUNG SDI COMPANY LTD 1.06% 0.02%
NAVER CORP 0.68% 0.02%
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Only in FLKR
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 1.99%
LG CHEMICAL LTD 0.48%
APR CO LTD 0.35%
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0.27%
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0.18%
SAM YANG FOODS COMPANY LTD 0.17%
ABL BIO INC 0.15%
KAKAO BANK CORP 0.15%
Only in VT
NVIDIA Corp 4.54%
Apple Inc 4.11%
Microsoft Corp 3.25%
Amazon.com Inc 2.06%
Alphabet Inc 1.73%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 1.62%
Broadcom Inc 1.39%
Meta Platforms Inc 1.36%
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Side by side

FLKR Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the FTSE South Korea Tracks an index of Total World Stock
Total return, 1 year +79.7% +13.5%
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.06%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 54.7%
Holdings 156 10194
Net assets, FLKR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VT as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.9bn $81.8bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-B9D3C0A834

FLKR and VT do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. FLKR follows FTSE South Korea RIC Capped Index and VT follows FTSE Global All Cap Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 2% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 FLKR returned +79.7% and VT +13.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 66.2 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

VT

VT tracks an index of Total World Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10,194 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLKR or VT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLKR returned +79.7% and VT +13.5%.
Which is cheaper, FLKR or VT?
VT is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FLKR and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FLKR and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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