IQM ETF — Franklin Intelligent Machines ETF

Franklin Intelligent Machines ETF (IQM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

IQM is an ETF. its expense ratio is 0.50%. Total return is 298.9% over the past 6.6 years, 116.7 points ahead of SPY at 182.2%.

Franklin Intelligent Machines ETF is an actively managed equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in companies involved in intelligent machines, with significant exposure to technology sectors including artificial intelligence and robotics. The fund does not currently distribute income to shareholders, though it has made special distributions in the past that should not be expected to recur regularly. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.50% and appeals to investors seeking growth exposure to the intelligent machines theme rather than current income.

IQM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 298.9% over the past 6.6 years, 116.7 points ahead of SPY at 182.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 9.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 25.3%.

IQM key facts

Issuer

Franklin Templeton

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/25/2020

Expense ratio

0.50%

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$96.90 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$89,947,124

Average volume

2882.0

Ex-dividend date

12/13/2021

Payment date

12/21/2021

Beta

1.67

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield 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.

IQM risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 25.3%.

Who may consider IQM — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (IQM does not currently distribute). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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