The stated investment goal is to seek to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the FTSE Russia RIC Capped Index (the FTSE Russia Capped Index or Underlying Index). However, due to the discontinuation of the Underlying Index and the ongoing restrictions relating to Russian securities, the Fund will be unable to meet its investment goal. The Fund is in the process of liquidating its assets and winding up its business pursuant to a plan of liquidation.

The following table describes the fees and expenses of the Fund during the liquidation of its portfolio.

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your shares at the end of the period. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

The Fund formerly sought to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the FTSE Russia Capped Index. The Underlying Index was discontinued by the index provider, FTSE Russell, on February 28, 2024. The Fund is currently prevented by Russian law and U.S. economic sanctions from selling its portfolio securities and from repatriating the proceeds of any such sale in U.S. dollars.

Effective March 1, 2022, the Fund suspended new creations of its shares effective until further notice in light of market closures and trading restrictions on Russian securities arising from the war between Russia and Ukraine. In addition, prior to market open on March 4, 2022, NYSE Arca, Inc., the Fund’s primary listing exchange at the time (“NYSE Arca”), halted trading of the Fund’s shares. Additionally, the value and liquidity of Russian securities experienced significant sustained declines due to the circumstances related to the conflict. As a result, the Fund fair valued all Russian equity securities at $0 (as of July 17, 2025, such securities continue to be fair valued at $0). Accordingly, as of July 17, 2025, the Fund's portfolio was comprised of Russian equity securities (fair valued at $0 as noted above) and USD cash.

On July 20, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Franklin Templeton ETF Trust (the “Trust”) unanimously voted to close and liquidate the Fund, contingent on receiving any necessary relief from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). On December 23, 2022, the SEC granted exemptive relief to the Fund permitting the Fund to suspend the right of redemption with respect to shares of the Fund and, if necessary, postpone the date of payment of redemption proceeds with respect to redemption orders received but not yet paid until the Fund completes the liquidation of its portfolio and distributes all its assets to remaining shareholders. The Fund was delisted from NYSE Arca effective December 27, 2022.

The Fund is in the process of liquidating its assets and winding up its business pursuant to a plan of liquidation. The Fund may make one or more liquidating distributions. It is possible that the liquidation of the Fund will take an extended period of time if circumstances involving Russian securities do not improve. While the Fund is in the process of liquidating its portfolio, the Fund will continue to hold cash and securities that may not be consistent with the Fund’s investment goal and strategies. Furthermore, because of the delisting of the Fund’s shares by

NYSE Arca and the pending liquidation of the Fund, the Fund is no longer an exchange-traded fund, and we do not anticipate that there will be a trading market for your shares. Upon payment of the final liquidating distribution, it is anticipated that the Fund will be terminated.

The Fund may be terminated at any time, at the discretion of the Board, even if not all of the Russian securities have been sold. Due to the uncertainty involved, there can be no assurance that shareholders will receive any liquidating distribution relating to any unsold Russian securities.

The Fund is currently operating pursuant to a plan of liquidation filed with the SEC, which provides that, pending liquidating distributions, the Fund will invest proceeds of cash dispositions of portfolio securities solely in U.S. government securities, money market funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”) and comply with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, cash equivalents, securities eligible for purchase by a registered money market fund meeting the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act with legal maturities not in excess of 90 days and, if determined to be necessary to protect the value of a portfolio position in a rights offering or other dilutive transaction, additional securities of the affected issuer.

The Fund is a "non-diversified" fund, which means it generally invests a greater proportion of its assets in the securities of one or more issuers and invests overall in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.

The Fund’s stated industry concentration policy is to concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the FTSE Russia Capped Index is concentrated. However, due to the discontinuation of the Underlying Index and ongoing restrictions relating to Russian securities, the Fund will be unable to follow its industry concentration policy.

Please consult the Fund’s website for future updates about the Fund and the status of the liquidation. If you have any questions, please call (800) DIAL BEN^®/342-5236.

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the Fund's performance from year to year. The table shows how the Fund's average annual returns for 1 year, 5 years, 10 years or since inception, as applicable, compared with those of the Fund's Underlying Index. The Fund’s performance is shown for certain periods prior to it entering liquidation. FTSE Russell previously suspended rebalancings/reconstitutions of the Underlying Index, including application of the capping methodology, as well as other index policies in March of 2022. The Underlying Index was discontinued on February 28, 2024. The Underlying Index’s performance is shown for certain periods prior to its rebalancings/reconstitutions being suspended. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Principal Risks

You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Fund shares are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank, and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other agency of the U.S. government. The Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value (NAV) and ability to liquidate its portfolio. Due to the discontinuation of the FTSE Russia Capped Index and the ongoing restrictions relating to Russian securities, the Fund will be unable to meet its investment goal or pursue its prior principal investment

strategies. It is possible that the liquidation of the Fund will take an extended period of time if circumstances involving Russian securities do not improve. Furthermore, because of the delisting of the Fund’s shares by NYSE Arca and the liquidation of the Fund, the Fund is no longer an exchange-traded fund and it is unlikely that there will be a trading market for your shares.

Risks Related to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the resulting responses by the United States and other countries, and the continued conflict, has increased volatility and uncertainty in the financial markets and adversely affected the Fund. The United States and other countries and certain international organizations have imposed broad-ranging economic sanctions on Russia and certain Russian individuals, banking entities and corporations as a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. These sanctions froze certain Russian assets and prohibited, among other things, trading in certain Russian securities and doing business with specific Russian corporate entities, large financial institutions, officials and oligarchs. The sanctions also included the removal of some Russian banks from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT), the electronic network that connects banks globally, and imposed restrictive measures to prevent the Russian Central Bank from undermining the impact of the sanctions. A number of large corporations and U.S. states also announced plans to divest interests or otherwise curtail business dealings with certain Russian businesses. In response, the government of Russia imposed capital controls to restrict movements of capital entering and exiting the country. These sanctions and any additional sanctions or other intergovernmental actions that may be undertaken against Russia may result in the devaluation of the Russian currency and a downgrade in the country’s credit rating. Ongoing developments related to the war have caused and may continue to cause severe sustained declines in the value and liquidity of Russian securities. As a result, the Fund’s ability to price, buy, sell, receive or deliver Russian investments has been severely impaired. For example, the Fund may be prohibited from investing in or acquiring securities issued by companies subject to such sanctions. In addition, the sanctions may require the Fund to freeze its existing investments in companies operating in or having dealings with Russia, which would prevent the Fund from selling or delivering these investments. Further, any exposure that the Fund may have to Russian counterparties could negatively impact the Fund’s portfolio. The liquidation of Fund assets during this time may also result in the Fund receiving substantially lower prices for its securities. The extent and duration of Russia’s military actions and the repercussions of such actions are impossible to predict, but could result in significant market disruptions, including in the oil and natural gas markets, and may negatively affect global supply chains, inflation and global growth. These and any related events have adversely affected the value and liquidity of the Fund’s holdings and may continue to significantly impact the Fund’s performance and the value of an investment in the Fund. These as well as any

other consequences to Russia, such as additional sanctions, boycotts or changes in consumer or purchaser preferences or cyberattacks on the Russian government, companies or individuals, along with any retaliatory actions or countermeasures that may be taken by Russia (including cyberattacks on other governments, corporations or individuals), may further decrease the value and liquidity of Russian securities. Additionally, due to current and potential future sanctions or market closures impacting the ability to trade or transfer Russian securities, the Fund may experience higher transaction costs. During this time, the Fund will not meet its investment goal. These circumstances could also have adverse tax, regulatory and/or other consequences to the Fund.

Market: The market values of securities or other investments owned by the Fund will go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. The market value of a security or other investment may be reduced by market activity or other results of supply and demand unrelated to the issuer. This is a basic risk associated with all investments. When there are more sellers than buyers, prices tend to fall. Likewise, when there are more buyers than sellers, prices tend to rise. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may go up or down due to general market or other conditions that are not specifically related to a particular issuer, such as: real or perceived adverse economic changes, including widespread liquidity issues and defaults in one or more industries; changes in interest, inflation or exchange rates; unexpected natural and man-made world events, such as diseases or disasters; financial, political or social disruptions, including terrorism and war; and U.S. trade disputes or other disputes with specific countries that could result in additional tariffs, trade barriers and/or investment restrictions in certain securities in those countries. Any of these conditions can adversely affect the economic prospects of many companies, sectors, nations, regions and the market in general, in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen.

Stock prices tend to go up and down more dramatically than those of debt securities. A slower-growth or recessionary economic environment could have an adverse effect on the prices of the various stocks held by the Fund.

Emerging Market Countries: The Fund’s investments in emerging market issuers are subject to all of the risks of foreign investing generally, and have additional heightened risks due to a lack of established legal, political, business and social frameworks to support securities markets, including: delays in settling portfolio securities transactions; currency and capital controls; greater sensitivity to interest rate changes; pervasiveness of corruption and crime; currency exchange rate volatility; and inflation, deflation or currency devaluation.

Depositary Receipts: Depositary receipts are subject to many of the risks of the underlying security. For some depositary receipts, the custodian or similar financial institution that holds the issuer's shares in a trust account is located in the issuer's home country. The Fund could be exposed to the credit risk of the custodian or financial institution, and in cases where the issuer’s home country does not have developed financial markets, greater market risk. In addition, the depository institution may not have physical custody of the underlying securities at all times and may charge fees for various services, including forwarding dividends and interest and corporate actions. The Fund would be expected to pay a share of the additional fees, which it would not pay if investing directly in the foreign securities. The Fund may experience delays in receiving its dividend and interest payments or exercising rights as a shareholder. There may be an increased possibility of untimely responses to certain corporate actions of the issuer in an unsponsored depositary receipt program. Accordingly, there may be less information available regarding issuers of securities underlying unsponsored programs and there may not be a correlation between this information and the market value of the depositary receipts.

Valuation: The price the Fund could receive upon the sale of a security or other asset may differ from the Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology as a result of trade suspensions or for other

reasons. The Fund’s ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers. DUE TO INABILITY TO TRADE RUSSIAN SECURITIES, THE FUND’S ASSETS ARE VALUED USING A FAIR VALUE METHODOLOGY. THE ACTUAL PRICE RECEIVED BY THE FUND FOR ITS ASSETS MAY DIFFER SUBSTANTIALLY FROM THE FAIR VALUE ASSIGNED TO SUCH ASSETS.

Non-Diversification: Because the Fund is non-diversified, it may be more sensitive to economic, business, political or other changes affecting individual issuers or investments than a diversified fund, which may negatively impact the Fund's performance and result in greater fluctuation in the value of the Fund’s shares.

Cybersecurity: Cybersecurity incidents, both intentional and unintentional, may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, Fund or customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, cause the Fund, the investment manager, and/or their service providers (including, but not limited to, Fund accountants, custodians, sub-custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries) to suffer data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality or prevent Fund investors from receiving distributions. The investment manager has limited ability to prevent or mitigate cybersecurity incidents affecting third party service providers, and such third party service providers may have limited indemnification obligations to the Fund or the investment manager. Cybersecurity incidents may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders, and substantial costs may be incurred in an effort to prevent or mitigate future cybersecurity incidents. Issuers of securities in which the Fund invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the value of these securities could decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents.

Because technology is frequently changing, new ways to carry out cyber attacks are always developing. Therefore, there is a chance that some risks have not been identified or prepared for, or that an attack may not be detected, which puts limitations on the Fund's ability to plan for or respond to a cyber attack. Like other funds and business enterprises, the Fund, the investment manager, and their service providers are subject to the risk of cyber incidents occurring from time to time.