Franklin Resources, Inc. vs Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF — how do they compare? Franklin Resources, Inc. trades at $33.24 (market cap $17.06B), while Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF trades at $85.06. The key difference: Franklin Resources, Inc. pays a 4.02% dividend while Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BEN | VXUS | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $17.06B | — |
Sector | Financials | Sector/Thematic |
52-Week High | $34.44 | $87.06 |
52-Week Low | $21.18 | $68.24 |
Enterprise Value | $28.88B | — |
Dividend Yield | 4.02% | — |
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Franklin Resources provides investment services for individual and institutional investors. At the end of August 2022, Franklin had $1.388 trillion in managed assets, composed primarily of equity (32%), fixed-income (38%), multi-asset/balanced (10%) funds, alternatives (16%), and money market funds (4%). Distribution tends to be weighted more toward retail investors (49% of AUM) investors, as opposed to institutional (49%) and high-net-worth (2%) clients. Franklin is also one of the more global firms of the U.S.-based asset managers with more than 35% of its AUM invested in global/international strategies and 25% of managed assets sourced from clients domiciled outside the United States.
Read more on BEN →VXUS is a comprehensive, low-cost ETF that tracks the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, providing exposure to over 8,500 stocks in both developed and emerging markets outside the United States. It serves as a foundational building block for international diversification, allowing investors to own a market-cap-weighted slice of the entire non-U.S. investable equity universe in a single vehicle.
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