Franklin U.S. Small Cap Multifactor Index ETF
FLQS
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- Financial Services
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- Asset Management
- Address
- One Franklin Parkway San Mateo CA United States of America 94403
- IPO Date
- Apr 28, 2017
- CIK
- 0001655589
- Website
- franklintempleton.com
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- Franklin U.S. Small Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQS) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the LibertyQ U.S. Small Cap Index, providing exposure to small-cap U.S. equities selected and weighted based on multiple factors including value, quality, momentum, and low volatility. The ETF offers investors a diversified portfolio of approximately 200-250 small-cap stocks from the Russell 2000 Index universe, rebalanced quarterly to emphasize companies exhibiting strong fundamentals across its proprietary multifactor methodology; it trades on the NYSE Arca exchange with low expense ratio management by Franklin Templeton. FLQS targets institutional and retail investors seeking factor-based strategies for enhanced risk-adjusted returns in the U.S. small-cap equity segment. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, the fund operates under Franklin Templeton, a global investment management firm founded in 1947 through the merger of Franklin Distributors and Templeton, Damo & Co., with primary operations spanning North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. The ETF provides daily liquidity, tax-efficient share creation/redemption processes via authorized participants, and portfolio transparency through daily holdings disclosures on the Franklin Templeton website. In recent developments, Franklin Templeton completed the acquisition of Putnam Investments in January 2024, expanding its ETF lineup and multifactor capabilities, which indirectly bolsters offerings like FLQS through enhanced research and distribution networks. The firm also launched several new active and index-based ETFs in 2024-2025, including expansions in fixed income and thematic equities, while integrating AI-driven analytics into factor models; additionally, FLQS benefited from quarterly index reconstitutions in 2025 that incorporated updated momentum and quality screens amid volatile small-cap markets. No major reorganizations or name changes have affected FLQS directly within the last two years.