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FLKR vs VWO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FLKR returned +79.7% to VWO's +4.8%; 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 $125.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF.

At a glance
+79.7%
FLKR total return, 1 year
+4.8%
VWO total return, 1 year
0.09%
FLKR expense ratio
0.06%
VWO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VWO costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 74.9 points.

FLKR vs VWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureFLKRVWO
Return
Total return, 1 year+79.7%+4.8%
Drawdown
Below its high24.1%, high on Jun 22, 20267.0%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksFTSE South Korea RIC Capped IndexFTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.09%0.06%
Net assets, FLKR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VWO as of Sep 30, 2026$1.9bn$125.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund64.6%29.8%

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 VWO 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 VWO
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 VWO
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 15.76%
SLCMT1142 2.96%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.82%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.11%
MediaTek Inc 1.88%
MKTLIQ 0.95%
Delta Electronics Inc 0.95%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.91%
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Side by side

FLKR Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the FTSE South Korea Tracks an index of Emerging markets
Total return, 1 year +79.7% +4.8%
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.06%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 156 6515
Net assets, FLKR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VWO as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.9bn $125.4bn

FLKR and VWO 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.

VWO

VWO tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6,515 positions, with the top ten at 29.8%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLKR or VWO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLKR returned +79.7% and VWO +4.8%.
Which is cheaper, FLKR or VWO?
VWO 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 VWO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FLKR and 0% of VWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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