iShares vs Franklin Templeton: ETF issuers compared

BOX SCORE · INTERNATIONAL	iShares	Franklin Templeton
Funds in the category	100	22
Made money (W–L)	85–13	19–2
Win %	87%	90%
Money made	$114B	$3.2B
Typical return	+13.1%	+15.2%
Launches · 2026	2	1
Assets	$896B	$16.7B
Fee per $100	$0.26	$0.14

The biggest international funds on each side

iShares

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
IEFA	iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	$190B	+13.4% ✓
IEMG	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	$146B	+11.5% ✓
EFA	iShares MSCI EAFE ETF	$76.7B	+13.3% ✓
IXUS	iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	$56.9B	+13.6% ✓
IDEV	iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF	$33.9B	+14.4% ✓
ACWI	iShares MSCI ACWI ETF	$32.2B	+12.1% ✓

Franklin Templeton

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
FLTW	Franklin FTSE Taiwan ETF	$4.6B	+59.2% ✓
FLJP	Franklin FTSE Japan ETF	$4.3B	+16.6% ✓
FLIN	Franklin FTSE India ETF	$2.5B	−10.8% ✕
FLKR	Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF	$1.8B	+63.6% ✓
FLGB	Franklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF	$878M	+16.1% ✓
FLCA	Franklin FTSE Canada ETF	$857M	+22.1% ✓

Twin funds: Franklin Templeton is cheaper in 20 of 39. Franklin Templeton returned more in 15.

Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.

CHEAPER19 – 200 tieBETTER 1Y13 – 1510 tieBETTER 5Y11 – 171 tie

US stocks · 3

IWF$0.18−3.6%+10.3%Large growth+8.0%−0.4%$0.48LRGE
IWD$0.18+29.2%+11.5%Large value+16.0%+28.0%$0.56PVAL
QUAL$0.15+13.9%+10.8%Quality+7.6%+30.6%$0.60SQLV

International · 19

IEMG$0.09+11.5%+6.1%Emerging Markets——$0.45TEMD
IXUS$0.07+13.6%+8.0%All non-US—+2.8%$0.55PGRI
EWJ$0.49+16.4%+8.8%Japan+9.1%+16.6%$0.09FLJP
EMXC$0.25+27.4%+10.4%EM ex China—+24.2%$0.71PEMX
EWY$0.59+62.8%+15.6%South Korea+15.4%+63.6%$0.09FLKR
EWT$0.59+58.2%+18.8%Taiwan+20.2%+59.2%$0.19FLTW
EWZ$0.59+8.2%+8.8%Brazil+9.8%+12.8%$0.19FLBR
IEUR$0.10+12.3%+8.4%Europe+9.0%+12.4%$0.09FLEE
INDA$0.61−10.7%+1.0%India+2.2%−10.8%$0.19FLIN
EWC$0.50+21.7%+11.2%Canada+11.7%+22.1%$0.09FLCA
EWU$0.50+16.2%+11.6%United Kingdom+11.8%+16.1%$0.09FLGB
AAXJ$0.72+13.5%+5.8%Asia Ex Japan+6.6%+13.7%$0.19FLAX
ILF$0.47+13.8%+11.8%Latin America+10.9%+15.2%$0.19FLLA
EWL$0.50+19.0%+7.9%Switzerland+8.1%+18.6%$0.09FLSW
EWW$0.50+17.6%+12.5%Mexico+12.3%+17.8%$0.19FLMX
EWG$0.49+4.9%+7.2%Germany+6.9%+4.2%$0.09FLGR
EWA$0.50+12.8%+6.2%Australia+6.6%+12.7%$0.09FLAU
HEWJ$1.02+23.0%+20.4%Hedged Japan+15.9%+23.0%$0.09FLJH
KSA$0.75−12.4%−2.3%Saudi Arabia−1.5%−11.4%$0.39FLSA

Bonds & cash · 2

AGG$0.03−0.5%−0.1%Total bond market−0.2%−0.6%$0.15FLCB
MUB$0.05−0.1%+0.6%Muni bonds+1.7%+0.5%$0.30FLMI

All 39 twins

Bonds & cash · 9

GOVT$0.05−0.5%−0.6%All Treasuries−0.3%−0.5%$0.09FLGV
LQD$0.14−2.7%−0.8%Corporate bonds−0.4%−1.5%$0.35FLCO
USHY$0.08+1.2%+3.6%High-yield bonds+4.1%+2.1%$0.40FLHY
SUB$0.07+2.0%+1.6%Short munis—+2.2%$0.22FTMS
IAGG$0.07+0.9%+1.2%Non-US bonds+0.9%+0.8%$0.25FLIA
ICSH$0.08+3.3%+3.9%Ultra-short bonds+3.8%+3.4%$0.15FLUD
CMF$0.08−0.3%+0.4%California munis—−0.3%$0.35FTCA
NYF$0.09−0.2%+0.6%New York munis—−0.7%$0.37FTNY
BGRN$0.20−0.3%+0.3%Green Bond+0.2%−0.8%$0.30FLMB

Income · 3

DGRO$0.08+21.5%+11.4%Dividend growers—+11.4%$0.49FRIZ
DVY$0.38+21.2%+10.2%Dividend stocks+13.7%+15.2%$0.06UDIV
HDV$0.08+33.9%+13.5%High dividend+7.9%+17.6%$0.27LVHD

Crypto · 2

IBIT$0.25−28.2%—Bitcoin—−28.2%$0.19EZBC
ETHA$0.25−39.2%—Ether—−39.2%$0.19EZET

Commodities · 1

IAU$0.25−2.2%+16.6%Gold—−2.2%$0.15FGDL

Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.

The past year. Win % counts funds, not dollars; money made is estimated from each fund’s assets and return. Categories with fewer than 3 funds on a side are flagged. Not advice.

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iSharesBlackRock · 482 funds · $4.62T

Franklin Templeton83 funds · $69.8B

iShares made investors more money ($380B) and had more funds that made money (77%).

The past year, all their funds · Data as of Nov 3, 2026

ISHARES LEADS10of 13 matchups called

Win %
Money made
Typical return
Fee per $100
+6 more

Tale of the tape 1Y · lower fee wins

482Fundsin total83

348–102Made moneymade–lost, 1 year49–22

77%Win %funds that made money69%

$380BMoney madefor investors, 1 year$9.2B

+8.5%Typical returnmiddle fund, 1 year+8.0%

21Launchesnew funds in 20264

$4.62TAssetsmoney invested$69.8B

$0.16Fee per $100paid each year · lower wins$0.36

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON LEADS3of 13 matchups called

International
Sectors
Income

Who wins each category · share of its funds that made money · 1Y

iShares 6 · Franklin Templeton 3

Bonds & cash

58%76 of 131

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56%10 of 18

$1.0BMADE$29M+0.6%TYPICAL+0.3%BCLO+5.4%BESTFLUD+3.4%Open 170 funds →International

87%85 of 98

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90%19 of 21

$114BMADE$3.2B+13.1%TYPICAL+15.2%EWY+62.8%BESTFLKR+63.6%Opened below ↓US stocks

93%70 of 75

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63%5 of 8

$127BMADE$3.8B+12.2%TYPICAL+15.4%VLUE+51.3%BESTSQLV+30.6%Open 89 funds →Sectorssmall sample

84%38 of 45

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100%1 of 1

$16.7BMADE$7M+15.4%TYPICAL+25.7%IDNA+67.1%BESTHELX+25.7%Open 46 funds →Income

88%14 of 16

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92%12 of 13

$18.5BMADE$2.2B+14.9%TYPICAL+16.2%DIVB+41.4%BESTXUDV+32.8%Open 31 funds →Thematicsmall sample

57%13 of 23

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0%0 of 2

$14.2BMADE−$70M+5.4%TYPICAL−14.7%SOXX+49.0%BESTBUYZ−14.7%Open 27 funds →Low-cost coresmall sample

100%8 of 8

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100%1 of 1

$115BMADE$203M+11.9%TYPICAL+10.5%XOEF+19.4%BESTFLQL+10.5%Open 10 funds →Commoditiessmall sample

78%7 of 9

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0%0 of 1

$608MMADE−$9M+12.1%TYPICAL−2.2%GSG+54.3%BESTFGDL−2.2%Open 10 funds →Crypto

0%0 of 2

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0%0 of 3

−$29.0BMADE−$209M−28.2%TYPICAL−32.4%IBIT−28.2%BESTEZBC−28.2%Open 8 funds →

International: Franklin Templeton wins, 90% to 87% of funds made money

Every dot is one international fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.

BOX SCORE · INTERNATIONAL	iShares	Franklin Templeton
Funds in the category	100	22
Made money (W–L)	85–13	19–2
Win %	87%	90%
Money made	$114B	$3.2B
Typical return	+13.1%	+15.2%
Launches · 2026	2	1
Assets	$896B	$16.7B
Fee per $100	$0.26	$0.14

The biggest international funds on each side

iShares

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
IEFA	iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	$190B	+13.4% ✓
IEMG	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	$146B	+11.5% ✓
EFA	iShares MSCI EAFE ETF	$76.7B	+13.3% ✓
IXUS	iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	$56.9B	+13.6% ✓
IDEV	iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF	$33.9B	+14.4% ✓
ACWI	iShares MSCI ACWI ETF	$32.2B	+12.1% ✓

Franklin Templeton

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
FLTW	Franklin FTSE Taiwan ETF	$4.6B	+59.2% ✓
FLJP	Franklin FTSE Japan ETF	$4.3B	+16.6% ✓
FLIN	Franklin FTSE India ETF	$2.5B	−10.8% ✕
FLKR	Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF	$1.8B	+63.6% ✓
FLGB	Franklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF	$878M	+16.1% ✓
FLCA	Franklin FTSE Canada ETF	$857M	+22.1% ✓

Twin funds: Franklin Templeton is cheaper in 20 of 39. Franklin Templeton returned more in 15.

Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.

CHEAPER19 – 200 tieBETTER 1Y13 – 1510 tieBETTER 5Y11 – 171 tie

US stocks · 3

IWF$0.18−3.6%+10.3%Large growth+8.0%−0.4%$0.48LRGE
IWD$0.18+29.2%+11.5%Large value+16.0%+28.0%$0.56PVAL
QUAL$0.15+13.9%+10.8%Quality+7.6%+30.6%$0.60SQLV

International · 19

IEMG$0.09+11.5%+6.1%Emerging Markets——$0.45TEMD
IXUS$0.07+13.6%+8.0%All non-US—+2.8%$0.55PGRI
EWJ$0.49+16.4%+8.8%Japan+9.1%+16.6%$0.09FLJP
EMXC$0.25+27.4%+10.4%EM ex China—+24.2%$0.71PEMX
EWY$0.59+62.8%+15.6%South Korea+15.4%+63.6%$0.09FLKR
EWT$0.59+58.2%+18.8%Taiwan+20.2%+59.2%$0.19FLTW
EWZ$0.59+8.2%+8.8%Brazil+9.8%+12.8%$0.19FLBR
IEUR$0.10+12.3%+8.4%Europe+9.0%+12.4%$0.09FLEE
INDA$0.61−10.7%+1.0%India+2.2%−10.8%$0.19FLIN
EWC$0.50+21.7%+11.2%Canada+11.7%+22.1%$0.09FLCA
EWU$0.50+16.2%+11.6%United Kingdom+11.8%+16.1%$0.09FLGB
AAXJ$0.72+13.5%+5.8%Asia Ex Japan+6.6%+13.7%$0.19FLAX
ILF$0.47+13.8%+11.8%Latin America+10.9%+15.2%$0.19FLLA
EWL$0.50+19.0%+7.9%Switzerland+8.1%+18.6%$0.09FLSW
EWW$0.50+17.6%+12.5%Mexico+12.3%+17.8%$0.19FLMX
EWG$0.49+4.9%+7.2%Germany+6.9%+4.2%$0.09FLGR
EWA$0.50+12.8%+6.2%Australia+6.6%+12.7%$0.09FLAU
HEWJ$1.02+23.0%+20.4%Hedged Japan+15.9%+23.0%$0.09FLJH
KSA$0.75−12.4%−2.3%Saudi Arabia−1.5%−11.4%$0.39FLSA

Bonds & cash · 2

AGG$0.03−0.5%−0.1%Total bond market−0.2%−0.6%$0.15FLCB
MUB$0.05−0.1%+0.6%Muni bonds+1.7%+0.5%$0.30FLMI

All 39 twins

Bonds & cash · 9

GOVT$0.05−0.5%−0.6%All Treasuries−0.3%−0.5%$0.09FLGV
LQD$0.14−2.7%−0.8%Corporate bonds−0.4%−1.5%$0.35FLCO
USHY$0.08+1.2%+3.6%High-yield bonds+4.1%+2.1%$0.40FLHY
SUB$0.07+2.0%+1.6%Short munis—+2.2%$0.22FTMS
IAGG$0.07+0.9%+1.2%Non-US bonds+0.9%+0.8%$0.25FLIA
ICSH$0.08+3.3%+3.9%Ultra-short bonds+3.8%+3.4%$0.15FLUD
CMF$0.08−0.3%+0.4%California munis—−0.3%$0.35FTCA
NYF$0.09−0.2%+0.6%New York munis—−0.7%$0.37FTNY
BGRN$0.20−0.3%+0.3%Green Bond+0.2%−0.8%$0.30FLMB

Income · 3

DGRO$0.08+21.5%+11.4%Dividend growers—+11.4%$0.49FRIZ
DVY$0.38+21.2%+10.2%Dividend stocks+13.7%+15.2%$0.06UDIV
HDV$0.08+33.9%+13.5%High dividend+7.9%+17.6%$0.27LVHD

Crypto · 2

IBIT$0.25−28.2%—Bitcoin—−28.2%$0.19EZBC
ETHA$0.25−39.2%—Ether—−39.2%$0.19EZET

Commodities · 1

IAU$0.25−2.2%+16.6%Gold—−2.2%$0.15FGDL

Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.

The past year. Win % counts funds, not dollars; money made is estimated from each fund’s assets and return. Categories with fewer than 3 funds on a side are flagged. Not advice.

Tale of the tape

International: Franklin Templeton wins, 90% to 87% of funds made money

The biggest international funds on each side

iS iShares

FT Franklin Templeton

US stocks · 3

International · 19

Bonds & cash · 2

Bonds & cash · 9

Income · 3

Crypto · 2

Commodities · 1

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Tale of the tape

International: Franklin Templeton wins, 90% to 87% of funds made money

The biggest international funds on each side

iS iShares

FT Franklin Templeton

US stocks · 3

International · 19

Bonds & cash · 2

Bonds & cash · 9

Income · 3

Crypto · 2

Commodities · 1

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