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- Franklin U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (FLGV) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks current income by investing primarily in direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury, including Treasury bonds, bills, notes, and Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), as well as investments and derivatives providing exposure to such obligations; it employs a research-driven approach with flexibility in duration positioning, sector allocation, and security selection across the full maturity spectrum to pursue alpha relative to the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Index benchmark. The ETF, with total net assets of approximately $1.08 billion, 46 holdings, an effective duration of 5.89 years, and a monthly dividend frequency, trades on the NYSE Arca exchange under the ticker FLGV with CUSIP 35473P488. Launched on June 9, 2020, FLGV forms part of the broader Franklin Templeton ETF lineup managed by Franklin Templeton Fixed Income specialists.
FLGV targets income-oriented investors, including retail and institutional clients seeking liquidity and exposure to U.S. government securities within the intermediate government category, with a low expense ratio and trading characteristics featuring a 30-day median bid-ask spread of 0.05%. Franklin Templeton, the ETF's issuer and a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), was founded in 1947 in New York City with current headquarters in San Mateo, California; the firm manages over $1.5 trillion in global assets across mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative strategies, with a footprint spanning North America, Europe, Asia, and other regions.
In recent developments, Franklin Templeton completed the acquisition of Putnam Investments in January 2024, adding $142 billion in assets including target date funds, stable value, and large cap value capabilities to bolster retirement and insurance market segments; it finalized the purchase of Apera Asset Management in October 2025, expanding alternative credit assets under management to approximately $270 billion with a focus on European lower-middle market direct lending. The firm launched multiple new ETFs in 2025, such as the Franklin Solana ETF (SOEZ) in December, two international equity strategies (PGRI and TINS) in October, and the Franklin Dividend Growth ETF (FRIZ) in August, alongside strategic partnerships including one with Wand AI for agentic AI in asset management and another with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, DigitalBridge, and Actis for infrastructure solutions. These expansions reflect Franklin Templeton's ongoing growth in active ETFs, digital assets, and alternatives, now encompassing over 70 ETFs with more than $50 billion in global ETF AUM.