Franklin Templeton vs UBS
Both providers track indices, so neither "performs" better than the other — what separates them is cost, range and which markets they actually cover. Franklin Templeton has 5 products in this catalog and UBS has 6, overlapping in 2 categories. UBS offers the cheapest fund in 1 of those 2 categories.
Franklin Templeton
- Products
- 5
- Lowest TER
- 0.19%
- Average TER
- 0.20%
- Categories
- 2
UBS
- Products
- 6
- Lowest TER
- 0.10%
- Average TER
- 0.17%
- Categories
- 6
Which one is cheaper, and where
UBS offers the cheapest fund in 1 of the 2 categories both cover.
The cheapest fund from each, category by category
Each provider’s lowest-fee product within every shared category, head to head. The index each one tracks is shown too, because two funds in the same category do not always track the same thing.
| Category | Franklin Templeton | UBS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed income | Franklin Euro Green BondBloomberg MSCI Euro Green Bond0.25% | UBS Bloomberg Barclays TIPS 10+Bloomberg US Treasury Inflation Linked Bond 10+0.20% | €5/year per €10,000 |
| Emerging | Franklin FTSE IndiaFTSE India0.19% | UBS MSCI Emerging MarketsMSCI Emerging Markets0.19% | Same cost |
Structural differences
Franklin Templeton
- Accumulating
- 80%
- Physical replication
- 100%
- Are ETFs
- 100%
- Domicile
- Ireland
UBS
- Accumulating
- 67%
- Physical replication
- 100%
- Are ETFs
- 83%
- Domicile
- Luxembourg, Switzerland
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Frequently asked questions
Is Franklin Templeton or UBS cheaper?+
UBS offers the cheapest fund in 1 of the 2 categories both cover, against 0 for Franklin Templeton. But "cheaper overall" is the wrong question: what matters is which is cheaper in the category you are actually buying.
Where is the difference between Franklin Templeton and UBS biggest?+
In fixed income: Franklin Euro Green Bond charges 0.25% against 0.20% for UBS Bloomberg Barclays TIPS 10+. On €10,000 invested that is a €5.00 difference every year, in favour of UBS.
Which one has the wider range?+
UBS, with 6 products against 5. Coverage is not identical either: UBS covers global equities, European equities, gold, the US market where Franklin Templeton does not.
Are there structural differences beyond fees?+
Yes. Franklin Templeton's products in this catalog are 80% accumulating and 100% physically replicated, domiciled in Ireland. UBS's are 67% accumulating and 100% physical, domiciled in Luxembourg, Switzerland. For a Spanish investor the accumulating/distributing split matters for tax, and domicile matters for dividend withholding.
Does this comparison look at past performance?+
No, deliberately. Two funds tracking the same index deliver almost identical returns before fees, so comparing their past returns tells you about the index, not about the provider. The fee is the part the provider actually controls, and the only one you know for certain the day you invest.
Cost and coverage comparison computed over this site’s catalog, which is a sample and not each provider’s full product range. Returns are not compared: two funds tracking the same index perform almost identically before fees, so past performance tells you about the index, not the provider. Educational content, not a recommendation.