FLSA vs KSA

Franklin FTSE Saudi Arabia ETF against iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF: cost, size, returns, what they hold and how much of it is the same.

Overlap by weight
89%
59 shared positions
Fee gap
36 bp
FLSA is cheaper
1-year return gap
0.8 pts
FLSA is ahead
Larger fund
KSA
$583M

Side by side

FLSAKSA
FundFranklin FTSE Saudi Arabia ETFiShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF
IssuerFranklin TempletoniShares
CategorySingle CountrySingle Country
Expense ratio0.39%0.75%
Assets$4.7M$583M
Average daily dollar volume$12K$18M
ListedOct 9, 2018Sep 16, 2015
FrenzyCap score3246
1-month return−5.4%−5.7%
3-month return−2.2%−2.8%
Year to date−0.5%−1.0%
1-year return−10.3%−11.1%
30-day volatility10.6%10.2%
Worst drawdown, 1 year−12.2%−12.7%
Trailing 12-month yield3.19%2.86%
Holdings66115
Top 10 weight64.5%59.9%
Look-through P/E——
Holdings vs fair value——
Holdings above 200-day average——
Net flow, latest 3 reported months$0 thru Jun 2026+$1.1M thru May 2026
30-day implied volatility—32.8%
Holdings as ofas of Jun 30, 2026SEC filingas of Oct 8, 2026issuer data

Returns are price returns and exclude distributions. Flows are each fund's own latest reported months and may not cover the same period.

Largest shared holdings

96% of FLSA · 91% of KSA
HoldingFLSAKSA
AL RAJHI BANK14.60%14.01%
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY11.75%11.81%
SAUDI NATIONAL BANK (THE)8.58%8.30%
SAUDI TELECOM JSC6.31%6.16%
SAUDI ARABIAN MINING COMPANY6.43%4.52%
RIYAD BANK JSC3.26%3.23%
ACWA POWER COMPANY3.90%3.07%
SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORP JSC4.26%2.87%
ALINMA BANK JSC2.86%2.97%
SAUDI AWWAL BANK2.55%2.91%
BANQUE SAUDI FRANSI1.87%2.04%
ETIHAD ETISALAT COMPANY1.81%2.04%
ALMARAI COMPANY1.77%1.81%
SABIC AGRI-NUTRIENTS COMPANY2.30%1.74%
DR SULAIMAN AL HABIB MEDICAL SERVICES GROUP1.72%1.70%
ARAB NATIONAL BANK JSC1.44%1.68%
ALBILAD BANK JSC1.43%1.43%
ELM COMPANY1.33%1.15%
SAUDI ENERGY COMPANY1.11%1.08%
BUPA ARABIA FOR COOPERATIVE INSURANCE COMPANY SJSC1.08%0.99%
COMPANY FOR COOPERATIVE INSURANCE JSC (THE)0.86%0.81%
JARIR MARKETING JSC0.79%0.80%
DAR AL-ARKAN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY JSC0.76%0.83%
JABAL OMAR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY0.70%0.82%
SAUDI INVESTMENT BANK JSC0.65%0.72%

Sector mix of the stock holdings

No sector breakdown: these funds hold few classified stocks.

More: full overlap table · FLSA holdings · KSA holdings

Fund data comes from each fund's SEC filings and issuer disclosures and is shown with the date it is as of. SEC portfolio and flow filings become public about 60 days after the period they cover. Nothing here is investment advice; see Terms.