What does Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF do?

Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF (NYSE Arca: FLKR) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF), not an individual company. An ETF is a basket of many stocks packaged into a single instrument that you buy and sell as if it were one stock. It's issued by Franklin Templeton. What's inside: it tracks the FTSE South Korea RIC Capped index, which gathers South Korea's large and mid-sized companies (~163 of them). By buying one share, you own a fraction of all of them at once. The key concentration: the fund is VERY heavy in technology (~64% of the fund). Its two largest positions are Korea's memory-chip giants: SK hynix (~30.7%) Samsung Electronics (~20.8% + preferred shares) Together = ~half the fund. They're followed by names like SK Square, Hyundai Motor, KB Financial, Hyundai Mobis and Shinhan Financial. Costs and income: it charges a fee (expense ratio) of just 0.09% a year — dirt cheap, ~$9 for every $10,000. And it pays a ~2% annual dividend (distributed semiannually), which comes from the dividends paid out by the Korean companies it holds. Assets (AUM): ~$1.0 billion. Why it joins the portfolio: even though it's a basket and not a single company, it also pays dividends — it fits the thesis of 'owning things that pay you' — and provides diversified exposure to a key economy for a minimal fee.

Why did Vectorial Data pick FLKR?

FLKR at $60.10 is the cheapest, most diversified way to get exposure to South Korea — one of the world's most important chip and hardware economies — while collecting a ~2% dividend as you wait. Specific reasons: (1) Memory-chip exposure in a single purchase: SK hynix and Samsung, ~half the fund, sit at the heart of the global AI boom (AI data centers and servers need mountains of memory, which these two manufacture). Buying FLKR is a bet on that theme without picking a single name. (2) A minimal fee (0.09%): ~$9 a year per $10,000 — among the cheapest in the market; nearly all the return stays with you. (3) The 'Korea discount': Korean stocks have historically traded cheap versus global peers (over corporate-governance issues). Reforms underway ('value-up') aim to close that discount — that's the upside catalyst. (4) It pays you dividends (~2%): unlike betting on a single growth company, this basket distributes the dividends its ~163 companies generate, twice a year. (5) Diversification: even though it's concentrated in tech, you still own ~163 companies (autos, banks, industry) instead of depending on just one. It's country exposure — cheap, and with income.

What are the risks of investing in FLKR?

Risks: (1) Extreme concentration — the #1: SK hynix (~31%) and Samsung (~21%) are MORE than half the fund, and technology is ~64% of the total. If memory-chip prices fall or those two names stumble, the WHOLE ETF falls with them. It isn't really 'buying diversified Korea': it's mostly a bet on two chip giants. (2) Geopolitical risk: tensions with North Korea, regional politics and tech trade wars (Korea sits in the middle of the U.S.-China chip rivalry) can hit hard. (3) Currency risk (the won): the ETF trades in dollars but holds stocks priced in Korean won; if the won weakens against the dollar, your return drops even if the stocks rise. (4) Memory-chip cyclicality: the memory business (DRAM/NAND) is famous for its brutal boom-and-bust price cycles — when there's oversupply, margins collapse. (5) The 'Korea discount' may not close: corporate-governance reforms have been promised for years; if they don't materialize, the discount persists. (6) No active management: an ETF follows its index blindly — if the index is poorly balanced (as here, toward tech), you carry that imbalance.

Is FLKR an ETF or a stock?

Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF is an ETF (exchange-traded fund): one purchase gives you a small piece of many companies at once, instead of a single company.

How can I buy FLKR with little money?

You can buy fractional shares of FLKR starting from a few dollars with any broker that offers fractional shares. The Vectorial Data method: invest the same amount in every pick, every time.

When was this FLKR analysis last updated?

The FLKR analysis was last updated on Invalid Date.

Stocks/FLKR

FLKR — Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF

ETFAsiaSouth KoreaBlockchain certified

$60.10

Target: $ (%)

P/E Ratio

—

P/E Forward

—

Dividend

2.07%

Market Cap

$1.02B

EPS

—

Consensus

ETF — canasta indexada (sin rating individual)

What they do

Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF (NYSE Arca: FLKR) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF), not an individual company. An ETF is a basket of many stocks packaged into a single instrument that you buy and sell as if it were one stock. It's issued by Franklin Templeton.

What's inside: it tracks the FTSE South Korea RIC Capped index, which gathers South Korea's large and mid-sized companies (~163 of them). By buying one share, you own a fraction of all of them at once.

The key concentration: the fund is VERY heavy in technology (~64% of the fund). Its two largest positions are Korea's memory-chip giants:

SK hynix (~30.7%)
Samsung Electronics (~20.8% + preferred shares)

Together = ~half the fund. They're followed by names like SK Square, Hyundai Motor, KB Financial, Hyundai Mobis and Shinhan Financial.

Costs and income: it charges a fee (expense ratio) of just 0.09% a year — dirt cheap, ~$9 for every $10,000. And it pays a ~2% annual dividend (distributed semiannually), which comes from the dividends paid out by the Korean companies it holds. Assets (AUM): ~$1.0 billion.

Why it joins the portfolio: even though it's a basket and not a single company, it also pays dividends — it fits the thesis of 'owning things that pay you' — and provides diversified exposure to a key economy for a minimal fee.

Why we like it

FLKR at $60.10 is the cheapest, most diversified way to get exposure to South Korea — one of the world's most important chip and hardware economies — while collecting a ~2% dividend as you wait. Specific reasons:

Memory-chip exposure in a single purchase: SK hynix and Samsung, ~half the fund, sit at the heart of the global AI boom (AI data centers and servers need mountains of memory, which these two manufacture). Buying FLKR is a bet on that theme without picking a single name.
A minimal fee (0.09%): ~$9 a year per $10,000 — among the cheapest in the market; nearly all the return stays with you.
The 'Korea discount': Korean stocks have historically traded cheap versus global peers (over corporate-governance issues). Reforms underway ('value-up') aim to close that discount — that's the upside catalyst.
It pays you dividends (~2%): unlike betting on a single growth company, this basket distributes the dividends its ~163 companies generate, twice a year.
Diversification: even though it's concentrated in tech, you still own ~163 companies (autos, banks, industry) instead of depending on just one. It's country exposure — cheap, and with income.

Key Risk

Risks:

Extreme concentration — the #1: SK hynix (~31%) and Samsung (~21%) are MORE than half the fund, and technology is ~64% of the total. If memory-chip prices fall or those two names stumble, the WHOLE ETF falls with them. It isn't really 'buying diversified Korea': it's mostly a bet on two chip giants.
Geopolitical risk: tensions with North Korea, regional politics and tech trade wars (Korea sits in the middle of the U.S.-China chip rivalry) can hit hard.
Currency risk (the won): the ETF trades in dollars but holds stocks priced in Korean won; if the won weakens against the dollar, your return drops even if the stocks rise.
Memory-chip cyclicality: the memory business (DRAM/NAND) is famous for its brutal boom-and-bust price cycles — when there's oversupply, margins collapse.
The 'Korea discount' may not close: corporate-governance reforms have been promised for years; if they don't materialize, the discount persists.
No active management: an ETF follows its index blindly — if the index is poorly balanced (as here, toward tech), you carry that imbalance.

This is educational and informational content, not financial advice. Always consult a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions.

Vectorial Data picked FLKR on 2026-06-08 at $60.10.

Last updated: Invalid Date

Dividends received by the Vectorial portfolio

What this stock has paid the model since we bought it. Your actual amount depends on when you replicated.

Ex-div date	Per share	Shares	Total to portfolio
Jun 26, 2026	$0.2980	0.8358	$0.25

Total received: $0.25

Full Research

Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF (FLKR) — Research Completo

Precio: $60.10 | Tipo: ETF | Expense ratio: 0.09% | Div Yield: ~2.07% | AUM: ~$1.0B USD

⚠️ Esto es un ETF, no una empresa

FLKR es una canasta de ~163 empresas de Corea del Sur empaquetada en un solo instrumento. No tiene CEO ni un solo negocio: es exposición diversificada a un país. Emisor: Franklin Templeton. Índice: FTSE South Korea RIC Capped.

Qué contiene (top 10, ~jun 2026)

#	Empresa	Peso
1	SK hynix	30.7%
2	Samsung Electronics	20.8%
3	SK Square	3.4%
4	Samsung Electro-Mechanics	2.6%
5	Hyundai Motor	2.6%
6	Samsung Electronics (pref.)	2.2%
7	KB Financial Group	1.6%
8	Doosan Enerbility	1.2%
9	Hyundai Mobis	1.2%
10	Shinhan Financial	1.2%

Top 2 (SK hynix + Samsung) ≈ 51% del fondo. Top 10 ≈ 67.5%.

Sectores

Sector	Peso
Tecnología	63.75%
Industriales	14.13%
Financieras	7.30%
Consumo cíclico	6.17%
Resto	~8.65%

Datos clave

Métrica	Valor
Expense ratio	0.09% (~$9 por $10,000/año)
Dividend yield (TTM)	~2.07% (distribución semestral)
AUM	~$1.0 mil millones
Nº de holdings	~163

Anchor Fact

Aunque este fondo tiene 163 empresas coreanas, solo DOS —SK hynix y Samsung— son casi la mitad de todo. Comprarlo no es tanto 'ser dueño de un pedacito de Corea' como apostarle a los dos gigantes que fabrican los chips de memoria que van dentro de los teléfonos, los centros de datos y los servidores de IA del mundo entero. Y a diferencia de comprar una sola acción de crecimiento, esta canasta te paga ~2% al año en dividendos.

Top Risks

Concentración extrema — SK hynix + Samsung = ~la mitad; tech = ~64%
Riesgo geopolítico — Corea del Norte, rivalidad EE.UU.-China en chips
Riesgo de moneda (won) — cotiza en USD, holdings en wones
Ciclicidad de los chips de memoria — auges y caídas brutales
El 'descuento Corea' puede no cerrarse — reformas prometidas hace años

¿Por qué entra al portafolio?

Es el primer ETF del portafolio. Aunque es una canasta y no una sola empresa, también paga dividendos (~2%), encaja con la tesis de 'tener cosas que te pagan', y da exposición barata (0.09%) y diversificada a una economía de chips clave.

Tesis en una línea

La forma más barata (0.09%) de tenerle exposición a Corea del Sur y a sus gigantes de chips de memoria (SK hynix, Samsung) en una sola compra —cobrando ~2% de dividendo mientras esperas el cierre del 'descuento Corea'—.

Research fecha: 08 Jun 2026 | Próxima revisión: Dic 2026

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Researched: 6/8/2026Updated: 6/8/2026Next review: 12/8/2026

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