FLIA ETF — Franklin Liberty International Aggregate Bond ETF

Franklin Liberty International Aggregate Bond ETF (FLIA)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FLIA is an ETF. its distribution rate is 3.97%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.26%, its expense ratio is 0.25%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Caution). Total return is 7.8% over the past 8.4 years, 209.5 points behind SPY at 217.3%.

Franklin Liberty International Aggregate Bond ETF is an ETF that invests at least 80% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of government and corporate bonds issued outside the United States, including both fixed and floating-rate debt instruments. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate paid monthly and carries an expense ratio of 0.25%. It appeals to income investors seeking exposure to international fixed-income markets.

FLIA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 7.8% over the past 8.4 years, 209.5 points behind SPY at 217.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 0.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 2.1%.

FLIA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.99%

Issuer

Franklin Templeton

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

05/30/2018

Expense ratio

0.25%

Distribution rate

3.97%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

3.26%

Last close

$20.09 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$427,758,291

Average volume

165652.0

Dividend

$0.06655

Ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Payment date

10/06/2026

Beta

0.45

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.97%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.26%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Franklin Templeton; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

FLIA risks and drawbacks

FLIA's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 2.1%.

Who may consider FLIA — and who may not

FLIA may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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