About this ETF
The Franklin Ultra Short Bond ETF (FLUD) aims to generate a substantial stream of current income while carefully protecting investors' initial capital. It accomplishes this by primarily investing in a variety of fixed-income securities and other instruments that provide bond market exposure. A defining feature of its investment approach is maintaining an average portfolio duration of no more than one year.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | 0.00% | -0.04% | -0.32% | +0.12% | -0.12% | +0.40% | +0.10% | — | -0.01% |
| Total return | +0.36% | +0.89% | +1.63% | +2.37% | +4.08% | +4.97% | +3.68% | — | +3.19% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.15% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $15.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 26, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 471 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CASH | — | 3.67% | 21.32M | $21.3M |
| 2 | US TREASURY N/B 3.75 4/28 | — | 1.09% | 6.39M | $6.3M |
| 3 | US TREASURY N/ 3.375 2/28 | — | 1.00% | 5.87M | $5.8M |
| 4 | Net Current Assets | — | 0.70% | 0 | $4.1M |
| 5 | JPMORGAN CHASE FRN 4/30 | JPM | 0.65% | 3.77M | $3.8M |
| 6 | BANK NOVA SCOTIA FRN 9/28 | — | 0.65% | 3.75M | $3.8M |
| 7 | ALIMENTATION COU 0926 | ATDCP | 0.63% | 3.68M | $3.7M |
| 8 | NATWEST GROUP 5.583 3/28 | RBSPF | 0.61% | 3.50M | $3.5M |
| 9 | CAIXABANK 6.208 1/29 | — | 0.59% | 3.35M | $3.4M |
| 10 | HUMANA INC DISC 0826 | HUM | 0.56% | 3.26M | $3.3M |
| 11 | ABN AMRO BANK 4.988 12/28 | AAVMY | 0.55% | 3.20M | $3.2M |
| 12 | AGREE L P DISC C 0926 | — | 0.54% | 3.13M | $3.1M |
| 13 | SUMITOMO MITSU FRN 1/29 | — | 0.49% | 2.87M | $2.9M |
| 14 | BANCO BILBAO V 6.138 9/28 | — | 0.49% | 2.80M | $2.8M |
| 15 | BMW US CAP LLC FRN 8/27 | — | 0.48% | 2.80M | $2.8M |
| 16 | BPCE 6.612 10/27 | — | 0.48% | 2.80M | $2.8M |
| 17 | BANQ FED CRD MU FRN 10/28 | — | 0.48% | 2.76M | $2.8M |
| 18 | COOPERATIEVE R 3.649 4/28 | — | 0.48% | 2.79M | $2.8M |
| 19 | BNP PARIBAS 3.5 11/27 | BNPQY | 0.47% | 2.77M | $2.7M |
| 20 | AERCAP IRELAND 3 10/28 | — | 0.46% | 2.80M | $2.7M |
| 21 | TRUIST BANK 4.42 7/28 | — | 0.46% | 2.67M | $2.7M |
| 22 | UDR INC DISC COM 0826 | — | 0.45% | 2.61M | $2.6M |
| 23 | KENVUE INC DISC 0926 | KVUE | 0.44% | 2.58M | $2.6M |
| 24 | SOCIETE GENERAL 5.25 2/27 | SCGLY | 0.44% | 2.57M | $2.6M |
| 25 | T-MOBILE USA IN 3.75 4/27 | — | 0.44% | 2.55M | $2.5M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 4.10% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.0247 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Aug 03, 2026 | Last payment | $0.0932 (Aug 06, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -12.76% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +6.44% / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 06, 2026 | $0.0932 |
| Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 07, 2026 | $0.0664 |
| Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 04, 2026 | $0.0681 |
| May 01, 2026 | May 01, 2026 | May 06, 2026 | $0.0865 |
| Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 06, 2026 | $0.0839 |
| Mar 02, 2026 | Mar 02, 2026 | Mar 05, 2026 | $0.0765 |
| Feb 02, 2026 | Feb 02, 2026 | Feb 05, 2026 | $0.0754 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 24, 2025 | $0.1073 |
| Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 04, 2025 | $0.0813 |
| Nov 03, 2025 | Nov 03, 2025 | Nov 06, 2025 | $0.1012 |
| Oct 01, 2025 | Oct 01, 2025 | Oct 06, 2025 | $0.0911 |
| Sep 02, 2025 | Sep 02, 2025 | Sep 05, 2025 | $0.0937 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 1.52% / 1.61% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.254 / 0.807 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -0.45% / -0.60% | Sortino 1Y | 0.422 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.003 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.045 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 0.92% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 187.77K | Average volume | 227.39K |
| AUM | $581.7M | Premium/Discount | -0.08% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $1.5M | +0.25% | $577.5M → $579.0M |
| 1 Week | $15.4M | +2.73% | $563.6M → $579.0M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
Latest News for FLUD
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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