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FLAXFranklin FTSE Asia ex Japan ETF

Grow my money8y track recordRanked #1,161 of 2,969 in this goal

To seek to provide investment results that closely correspond to the performance of the FTSE Asia ex Japan RIC Capped Index.

By Franklin Templeton Investments · Launched 2018

Annual Cost

0.19%

#957 of 5,573 · low cost

Fund Size

$52M

#3,542 of 5,573 · mid-size

Return (1Y)Goal

+56.2%

Track Record

8 years

#1,711 of 5,573 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$15,255+52.5%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

FTSE Asia ex Japan RIC Capped Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 32.6% of fundwell diversified

TSMC
12.4%
Tencent Holdings Ltd
4.9%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
4.0%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
3.4%
SK hynix Inc
2.5%
HDFC Bank Ltd
1.3%
Reliance Industries Ltd
1.2%
AIA Group Ltd
1.1%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co
0.9%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd
0.9%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.8%
Cash
0.2%

By sector

Technology
46.4%
Financial Services
15.6%
Consumer Cyclical
9.1%
Industrials
8.2%
Communication
5.6%
Basic Materials
3.6%
Healthcare
2.9%
Energy
2.5%
Other
6.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
21.2%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-42.5%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
1.07Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.59Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
To seek to provide investment results that closely correspond to the performance of the FTSE Asia ex Japan RIC Capped Index.
Strategy
Invests at least 80% of assets in component securities of the FTSE Asia ex Japan Capped Index. Uses a passive investment approach to replicate or sample the index. May invest in equity futures and total return swaps to enhance tracking.
Inception date
February 6, 2018
Fund family
Franklin Templeton Investments

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Data updated on 2026-06-20