Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF
FLKR
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- Financial Services
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- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- One Franklin Parkway San Mateo CA United States of America 94403
- IPO Date
- Dec 18, 2017
- CIK
- 0001655589
- Website
- franklintempleton.com
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- Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF (FLKR) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the FTSE South Korea RIC Capped Index, a market capitalization-weighted index of large- and mid-cap South Korean companies; it invests at least 80% of its net assets in component securities of the index or investments with similar economic characteristics, including growth and value stocks across diversified sectors such as technology (led by semiconductors), financials, consumer discretionary (including automakers like Hyundai Motor and Kia), industrials (including Hanwha Aerospace and shipbuilders), and healthcare (including Celltrion and Samsung Biologics), with top holdings including Samsung Electronics (approximately 19%), SK hynix (approximately 16%), KB Financial Group, NAVER, and Doosan Enerbility; the fund distributes dividends semi-annually, exhibits a low expense ratio of 0.09%, and maintains approximately 155-157 holdings with total net assets of around $226-$235 million. Launched on November 2, 2017, and listed on NYSE Arca, FLKR is issued and managed by Franklin Templeton ETF Trust, a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc., headquartered in San Mateo, California, with primary operations focused on the South Korean equity market. In recent developments, the fund has benefited from strong performance amid South Korea's economic rebound, export growth in semiconductors and automobiles, and favorable trade negotiations including a U.S.-South Korea tariff agreement at 15% under President Donald Trump, alongside ongoing Korean government "Value-Up" initiatives to address low valuations in stocks like Hyundai and Kia; Franklin Templeton has expanded its broader ETF distribution through partnerships with online brokers such as flatex, S Broker, and easybank in Germany and Austria in July 2025, enhancing access to its ETF suite including FLKR equivalents; the fund has seen periodic prospectus updates and sustained inflows reflecting investor interest in South Korea's AI, semiconductor tailwinds, and resilient growth despite geopolitical tensions.