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About Franklin FTSE Saudi Arabia ETF
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Inception date
Oct 9, 2018
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
Franklin Advisory Services LLC
Distributor
Franklin Distributors LLC
FLSA is Franklin Templetons offering for representation of the Saudi Arabian market. Qualifying large- and midcap stocks that are incorporated and/or headquartered in Saudi Arabia are weighted by market cap, limiting individual issuers to 20% of fund assets. While FLSA accurately represents the public equity market, thats a relatively small slice the Saudi economy. The countrys massive energy sector is largely state-owned, so FLSA is dominated by banks and other financial services firms. Foreign ownership of Saudi stock is heavily regulated and was prohibited entirely before 2015, so the funds continued ability to invest should not be taken for granted.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Energy Minerals
Stocks99.31%
Finance42.95%
Energy Minerals12.73%
Process Industries8.92%
Communications8.82%
Non-Energy Minerals5.70%
Utilities5.49%
Health Services3.19%
Technology Services2.46%
Consumer Non-Durables2.34%
Producer Manufacturing1.05%
Transportation1.05%
Retail Trade1.02%
Distribution Services0.99%
Health Technology0.82%
Commercial Services0.70%
Industrial Services0.62%
Consumer Services0.25%
Consumer Durables0.21%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.69%
Cash0.67%
Mutual fund0.02%
Stock breakdown by region
Middle East100.00%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
FLSA invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 42.95% stocks, and Energy Minerals, with 12.73% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Middle East region.
FLSA top holdings are Al Rajhi Bank and Saudi Arabian Oil Co., occupying 15.13% and 12.10% of the portfolio correspondingly.
FLSA last dividends amounted to 0.85 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.52 USD in dividends, which shows a 39.14% increase.
FLSA assets under management is 17.61 M USD. It's fallen 5.44% over the last month.
FLSA fund flows account for 1.73 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, FLSA pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.36%. The last dividend (Jun 27, 2025) amounted to 0.85 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
FLSA shares are issued by Franklin Resources, Inc. under the brand Franklin. The ETF was launched on Oct 9, 2018, and its management style is Passive.
FLSA expense ratio is 0.39% meaning you'd have to pay 0.39% of your investment to help manage the fund.
FLSA follows the FTSE Saudi Arabia RIC Capped Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
FLSA invests in stocks.
FLSA price has fallen by −7.94% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −11.60% decrease. See more dynamics on FLSA price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −6.25% over the last month, showed a −7.95% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −4.47% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −6.25% over the last month, showed a −7.95% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −4.47% in a year.
FLSA trades at a premium (0.64%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.