ETF · Franklin
FRUC Franklin USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD
ISIN IE00BFWXDX52London Stock Exchange: FRUCFranklin Templeton, Inc.
- Corporate & other bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£17.22
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.35% a year
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, FRUC (Franklin USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD, ISIN IE00BFWXDX52) closed at £17.22 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.35% a year (about £35 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was −1.8%, or −23.3% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- −1.1%
- −4.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +5.7%
- −4.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- −1.8%
- −23.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £982 on 30/09/2026 — about £767 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.35%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £35
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £174
- of £10,000, before growth
- 258 charge less
- 18 the same
- 107 charge more
Ongoing charge of Franklin USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD 0.35% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 107 of the 383 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 18 the same and 258 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
Franklin USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Franklin, launched in 2018.
It tracks the No Underlying Index.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.35% a year — about £35 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
Corporate & other bonds: Loans to companies and other borrowers, which usually pay more interest than government bonds in exchange for more risk.
Key facts
- Ticker
- FRUC
- ISIN
- IE00BFWXDX52
- Provider
- Franklin
- Tracks
- No index — the manager chooses the holdings
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid semi-annual
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.35% a year · about £35 on £10,000
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Corporate & other bonds
Price chart
Since 15/09/2026, the closing price went from £17.21 on 15/09/2026 to £17.22 on 30/09/2026 (0.0%). The lowest close shown was £17.21 on 15/09/2026 and the highest £17.22 on 30/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 15/09/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
2 weekly closes, from 15/09/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of FRUC?
The ongoing charge of FRUC is 0.35% a year — about £35 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of Franklin USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD 0.35% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 107 of the 383 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 18 the same and 258 less (share classes counted once).
Is FRUC accumulating or distributing?
FRUC is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out semi-annual.
What is the ISIN of FRUC?
The ISIN of FRUC is IE00BFWXDX52. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; FRUC is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
How has FRUC done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 FRUC’s total return was −1.8%, or −23.3% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month published
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
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