ETF Battles: 430% Gain in 1 Year?! Sorting Through South Korea's Best ETFs In this episode, you'll see a 3-way battle between South Korea ETFs from Direxion, iShares and Franklin Templeton. Author: May 5, 2021 In this episode, you'll see a 3-way battle between South Korea ETFs from Direxion, iShares and Franklin Templeton. Note: I'm excited to be partnering with ETF Guide to bring you their weekly web series, "ETF Battles". ETF Guide founder, Ron DeLegge, explains that in a typical "battle", "each fund is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance and a mystery category." Two industry experts are brought in to debate the ETFs and eventually declare a winner.