Franklin FTSE Saudi Arabia Fund (FLSA)

NYSEARCA: FLSA · Real-Time Price · USD
31.89
-0.13 (-0.39%)
Aug 1, 2025, 4:00 PM - Market closed
-0.39%
Assets$17.73M
Expense Ratio0.39%
PE Ratio15.87
Shares Out550,000
Dividend (ttm)$1.37
Dividend Yield4.30%
Ex-Dividend DateJun 20, 2025
Payout FrequencySemi-Annual
Payout Ratio67.59%
Volume791
Open31.89
Previous Close32.02
Day's Range31.84 - 31.91
52-Week Low31.34
52-Week High37.24
Beta0.41
Holdings69
Inception DateOct 9, 2018

About FLSA

Fund Home Page

The Franklin FTSE Saudi Arabia Fund (FLSA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the FTSE Saudi Arabia RIC Capped index, a market-cap-weighted index of Saudi Arabian equities, excluding small-caps. FLSA was launched on Oct 9, 2018 and is issued by Franklin Templeton.

Asset Class Equity
Category Miscellaneous Region
Region Middle East
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol FLSA
ETF Provider Franklin Templeton
Index Tracked FTSE Saudi Arabia RIC Capped Index

Top 10 Holdings

64.47% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation112015.14%
Saudi Arabian Oil Company222211.77%
The Saudi National Bank11808.90%
Saudi Telecom Company70106.46%
Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden)12115.57%
ACWA Power Company20824.05%
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation20104.01%
Riyad Bank10103.37%
Saudi Awwal Bank10602.62%
Alinma Bank11502.58%
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Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 20, 2025$0.85171Jun 27, 2025
Dec 20, 2024$0.51836Dec 30, 2024
Jun 21, 2024$0.54052Jun 28, 2024
Dec 15, 2023$0.63876Dec 26, 2023
Jun 16, 2023$0.48281Jun 27, 2023
Dec 16, 2022$0.2991Dec 22, 2022
Full Dividend History

Performance

FLSA had a total return of -7.53% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.18%.

News

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