20 Country ETFs to Diversify into International Waters

Exchange traded funds are a cheap and easy way to help investors access targeted markets around the globe through country- and region-specific strategies.

“We looked at the world as a whole and we thought to ourselves, ‘There’s a huge opportunity set for us to come in, get exposures across a whole bunch of different countries and do it at a price point that we think has really been done in the U.S. but hasn’t been done been done a lot in these country and regional funds,’” Pierre Caramazza, Head of Financial Institutions Group U.S., Head of ETF Distribution, Franklin Templeton, said at the Morningstar Investment Conference.

Franklin Templeton offers a number of country- and region-specific ETFs, including:

• Franklin FTSE Australia ETF (FLAU B+)

• Franklin FTSE Canada ETF (FLCA A)

• Franklin FTSE Europe ETF (FLEE A-)

• Franklin FTSE Europe Hedged ETF (FLEH A+)

• Franklin FTSE France ETF (FLFR B)

• Franklin FTSE Germany ETF (FLGR B-)

• Franklin FTSE Hong Kong ETF (FLHK B+)

• Franklin FTSE Italy ETF (FLIY B)

• Franklin FTSE Japan ETF (FLJP A-)

• Franklin FTSE Japan Hedged ETF (FLJH B)

• Franklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF (FLGB A)

• Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF (FLKR B)

• Franklin FTSE Brazil ETF (FLBR )

• Franklin FTSE China ETF (FLCH A-)

• Franklin FTSE Mexico ETF (FLMX )

• Franklin FTSE Taiwan ETF (FLTW A)

• Franklin FTSE India ETF (FLIN C+)

• Franklin FTSE Russia ETF (FLRU C+)

• Franklin FTSE Switzerland ETF (FLSW B+)

• Franklin FTSE Asia ex Japan ETF (FLAX A-)

The ETFs each come with a low 0.09% to 0.19% expense ratio. These Franklin Templeton country-specific ETFs are among the cheapest options available for targeting their respective markets. The country- and region-specific ETFs are market cap-weighted and benchmarked to country and regional indices from FTSE Russell.

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