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Top 10 Funds
Direct mutual fund plans are gaining popularity as many new investors are attracted by its advantages. Mutual Fund schemes, offer two plans- direct plans and regular plans. These are not different scheme, but are a variant of the same principal scheme offered by the fund house. While regular plans have been available to the investors for a long time, the first direct plan came into an option on 1st Jan, 2013. Ideally, an investor who can independently invest in Mutual Funds without seeking the help of an advisor can invest in direct plans. So, here’s a quick guide for the investors who are seeking to invest in Equity Funds by taking the direct plan as an investment option.
Equity funds are an open-end or closed-end funds that primarily invest in stocks/shares of companies. Equity funds allow investors to buy a basket of stocks more easily than they could purchase the individual securities. When someone invests in these funds, the price that they pay for each unit of the fund is the Net Asset Value (NAV). The net asset value is arrived at by calculating the NAV of the fund minus the liabilities of the fund. The NAV is directly related by the price fluctuations in the stock Market.
Equity Mutual Funds are considered to be an excellent investment for a long-term plan. Though these funds carry a higher-risk, but it is also said that the risk depends on how long you would want to stay invested. Usually, it is suggested to take a SIP route as it tends to lower the risk in the long-run. There are many types of equity funds that are based on different Investing style, market capitalization, and geographical location, let’s have a look.
These are the funds that predominantly invest in the large-cap stocks. Large cap, by definition, is the 1st to 100th company in terms of full market capitalization. As these funds invest in large-sized companies they tend to give stable returns in the long-run. An investor with a moderate to high risk appetite can invest in this fund.
This is a scheme that mainly invests in mid-cap stocks. As per definition, these are the 101st to 250th company in terms of full market capitalization. mid cap funds invest the most emerging companies in India, as a result, if performed well, they can be the future leaders of the market. But, the risk in mid-caps are higher than that of large-caps. That is why, an investor with a good risk ability who can invest for a long-time is suggested to invest in this fund.
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These are the schemes that invest in both large & mid cap stocks. These funds will invest a minimum of 35 percent each in mid and large cap stocks.
These funds take the exposure at the lowest end of market capitalization- the 251st company onwards in terms of full market capitalization. Small-cap companies include the startups or firms that are in their early stage of development with small revenues. These funds have a great potential to discover the value and can generate good returns. However, the risks are very high.
This equity scheme invests across the market cap, i.e., large cap, mid cap, and small cap. As this fund invests across the market cap, the risk of investing in just one market cap gets eliminated. This fund also provides good diversification to the Portfolio. But, being an equity fund, the risk still remains.
Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS) is a tax saving fund that comes with a lock-in period of three years. A minimum of 80 percent of its total assets has to be invested in equities.
This fund will predominantly invest in dividend yielding stocks. The fund manager of the Dividend Yield fund tends to invest in companies that have constant cash flows and are in a position to pay dividend regularly and at a stable rate. During a downturn, such companies don’t usually reduce its dividend. Therefore, such investments make the funds less volatile compared with their growth-oriented peers. The Volatility of these funds, on an average, is lower than both large-cap and multi-cap funds.
This is an equity fund that will follow the value investment strategy. These funds invest in those companies that have fallen out of favour at that moment, but have good principles. The idea behind this is to select a stock that appears to be underpriced by the market, but can to deliver healthy returns over the long-term
contra funds take a contrarian view on equities. The fund manager picks underperforming stocks at that point in time, which are likely to perform well in the long run, at cheap valuations.
This fund will focus on large, mid, small or multi-cap stocks, but can have a maximum of 30 stocks. These funds are allocated their holdings between a limited number of carefully researched securities.
These are the funds that invest in a particular sector or a theme. A sector fund is an equity scheme that invests in shares of companies that trade in a particular sector or Industry like, for instance, a pharma fund would invest only in pharmaceutical companies. thematic funds can be across a wider sector than just keep a very narrow focus, for example, media and entertainment. Thematic fund can invest in various companies across publishing, online, media or broadcasting.
One of the main reasons why direct plans look attractive is due to its lower expense ratio. As compared to a regular plan, the expense ratio in the direct mutual plan is lower. The lower expense ratio results from the fact that direct mutual funds don’t incur any agent commissions or distributor fees that are payable to brokers or distribution agents of the regular mutual fund plans. This brings to a result that the potential returns delivered by direct plans tend to be higher than regular plans.
The other reason is that the Net Asset Value (NAV) of direct plans are relatively higher than the regular plan's NAV. In a mutual fund investment, the value of the investment is expressed as the fund’s AUM (Asset Under Management). As direct plans have a lower expense ratio, the saving in commissions is added to the return of the scheme in for of a higher NAV each day. This compatibility results in a higher NAV of a direct plan.
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2024 (%) Franklin India Opportunities Fund - Direct Growth ₹272.345
↑ 1.02 ₹6,047 11.7 3.7 11.8 37.5 35.5 39.2 Franklin Build India Fund - Direct Growth ₹158.623
↑ 0.49 ₹2,642 14.5 2.1 4.8 34.4 38 29.1 L&T Infrastructure Fund - Direct Growth ₹52.0223
↑ 0.50 ₹1,999 14.3 -0.5 4.4 30.2 34.3 29.4 Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct Growth ₹191.237
↑ 2.46 ₹11,970 13 -0.4 5.4 28.8 38.2 24.2 Franklin India Prima Fund - Direct Growth ₹3,020.13
↑ 26.56 ₹11,443 12.7 3 15.5 28.6 30.9 32.9 L&T Business Cycles Fund - Direct Growth ₹46.172
↑ 0.42 ₹967 15.7 2.5 12.2 28.4 31.5 37.8 Sundaram SMILE Fund - Direct Growth ₹275.466
↑ 1.54 ₹2,955 13.9 0.6 9.8 25.8 36.6 20.4 Templeton India Growth Fund - Direct Growth ₹793.202
↑ 2.85 ₹2,079 9.4 3.2 8.2 25.1 34.4 16.6 Franklin India Taxshield - Direct Growth ₹1,641.69
↑ 2.56 ₹6,359 10.1 4.1 13.6 24.6 30.1 23.4 Franklin India Prima Plus - Direct Growth ₹1,814.03
↑ 3.54 ₹17,394 10.6 4.7 13.7 24.4 30.6 22.7 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 16 May 25
The investment objective of Franklin India Opportunities Fund (FIOF) is to generate capital appreciation by capitalizing on the long-term growth opportunities in the Indian economy. Franklin India Opportunities Fund - Direct is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 1 Jan 13. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Franklin India Opportunities Fund - Direct Returns up to 1 year are on The Scheme seeks to achieve capital appreciation by investing in companies engaged directly or indirectly in infrastructure related activities. Franklin Build India Fund - Direct is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 1 Jan 13. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Franklin Build India Fund - Direct Returns up to 1 year are on To generate capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related instruments of companies in the infrastructure sector. L&T Infrastructure Fund - Direct is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 1 Jan 13. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for L&T Infrastructure Fund - Direct Returns up to 1 year are on The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in mid and small cap companies. Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 1 Jan 13. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of Prima Fund is to provide medium to longterm capital appreciation as a primary objective and income as a secondary objective. Franklin India Prima Fund - Direct is a Equity - Mid Cap fund was launched on 1 Jan 13. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Franklin India Prima Fund - Direct Returns up to 1 year are on To seek to generate long-term capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of predominantly equity and equity related securities, including equity derivatives, in the Indian market with focus on riding business cycles through dynamic allocation between various sectors and stocks at different stages of business cycles in the economy L&T Business Cycles Fund - Direct is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 20 Aug 14. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for L&T Business Cycles Fund - Direct Returns up to 1 year are on To primarily achieve capital appreciation by
investing in diversified stocks that are
generally termed as small and mid-caps and
by investing in other equities. Sundaram SMILE Fund - Direct is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 1 Jan 13. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Sundaram SMILE Fund - Direct Returns up to 1 year are on The Investment Objective of the Scheme is to provide long-term capital growth to its Unitholders. Templeton India Growth Fund - Direct is a Equity - Value fund was launched on 1 Jan 13. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Templeton India Growth Fund - Direct Returns up to 1 year are on The primary objective for Franklin IndiaTaxshield is to provide medium to long term growth of capital along with income tax rebate Franklin India Taxshield - Direct is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 1 Jan 13. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Franklin India Taxshield - Direct Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of Prima Plus is to provide growth of capital plus regular dividend through a diversified portfolio of equities, fixed income securities and money market instruments. Franklin India Prima Plus - Direct is a Equity - Multi Cap fund was launched on 1 Jan 13. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Franklin India Prima Plus - Direct Returns up to 1 year are on 1. Franklin India Opportunities Fund - Direct
CAGR/Annualized
return of 18.5% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 39.2% , 2023 was 54.9% and 2022 was -1.2% . Franklin India Opportunities Fund - Direct
Growth Launch Date 1 Jan 13 NAV (16 May 25) ₹272.345 ↑ 1.02 (0.38 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹6,047 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1 Sharpe Ratio 0.53 Information Ratio 1.6 Alpha Ratio 10.21 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹16,598 30 Apr 22 ₹18,186 30 Apr 23 ₹20,779 30 Apr 24 ₹37,108 30 Apr 25 ₹40,924 Returns for Franklin India Opportunities Fund - Direct
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 7% 3 Month 11.7% 6 Month 3.7% 1 Year 11.8% 3 Year 37.5% 5 Year 35.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 39.2% 2023 54.9% 2022 -1.2% 2021 30.6% 2020 28.7% 2019 6.1% 2018 -9.4% 2017 36.8% 2016 5% 2015 3% Fund Manager information for Franklin India Opportunities Fund - Direct
Name Since Tenure Kiran Sebastian 7 Feb 22 3.23 Yr. R. Janakiraman 1 Apr 13 12.09 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 3.54 Yr. Data below for Franklin India Opportunities Fund - Direct as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Consumer Cyclical 17.84% Financial Services 14.15% Health Care 11.48% Communication Services 8.89% Basic Materials 8.36% Technology 7.72% Industrials 6.32% Consumer Defensive 4.6% Energy 4.19% Real Estate 2.15% Utility 1.44% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 10.49% Equity 89.51% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | HDFCBANK6% ₹374 Cr 2,043,971
↑ 308,675 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | RELIANCE4% ₹253 Cr 1,987,098 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | BHARTIARTL4% ₹233 Cr 1,342,233 Hindustan Unilever Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | HINDUNILVR3% ₹182 Cr 803,952
↑ 242,198 Mphasis Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | 5262993% ₹178 Cr 710,533 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | M&M3% ₹170 Cr 637,966 Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | LEMONTREE3% ₹165 Cr 12,833,401 Info Edge (India) Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | NAUKRI3% ₹155 Cr 216,138 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 10 | ICICIBANK3% ₹155 Cr 1,148,695 APL Apollo Tubes Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 24 | APLAPOLLO3% ₹152 Cr 998,385 2. Franklin Build India Fund - Direct
CAGR/Annualized
return of 22% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 29.1% , 2023 was 52.7% and 2022 was 12.4% . Franklin Build India Fund - Direct
Growth Launch Date 1 Jan 13 NAV (16 May 25) ₹158.623 ↑ 0.49 (0.31 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹2,642 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating Risk High Expense Ratio 1.06 Sharpe Ratio 0.14 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹16,277 30 Apr 22 ₹20,954 30 Apr 23 ₹24,534 30 Apr 24 ₹44,193 30 Apr 25 ₹45,231 Returns for Franklin Build India Fund - Direct
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 6.7% 3 Month 14.5% 6 Month 2.1% 1 Year 4.8% 3 Year 34.4% 5 Year 38% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 22% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 29.1% 2023 52.7% 2022 12.4% 2021 47.4% 2020 6.5% 2019 7.2% 2018 -9.5% 2017 45.1% 2016 9.9% 2015 3.7% Fund Manager information for Franklin Build India Fund - Direct
Name Since Tenure Ajay Argal 18 Oct 21 3.54 Yr. Kiran Sebastian 7 Feb 22 3.23 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 3.54 Yr. Data below for Franklin Build India Fund - Direct as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 34.52% Utility 13.44% Energy 12.09% Financial Services 11.98% Communication Services 7.87% Basic Materials 7.07% Consumer Cyclical 3.06% Real Estate 2.9% Technology 1.74% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.33% Equity 94.67% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | LT9% ₹232 Cr 665,000
↓ -55,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 12 | ICICIBANK6% ₹162 Cr 1,200,000 InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | INDIGO6% ₹153 Cr 300,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | RELIANCE6% ₹153 Cr 1,200,000
↑ 150,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 16 | 5325556% ₹148 Cr 4,125,000 Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 | 5003125% ₹123 Cr 5,000,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 09 | BHARTIARTL5% ₹123 Cr 710,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 12 | 5322154% ₹110 Cr 1,000,000
↑ 100,000 Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | 5328984% ₹98 Cr 3,365,000 Tata Power Co Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 | 5004003% ₹75 Cr 2,000,000 3. L&T Infrastructure Fund - Direct
CAGR/Annualized
return of 18.1% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 29.4% , 2023 was 52.2% and 2022 was 4.2% . L&T Infrastructure Fund - Direct
Growth Launch Date 1 Jan 13 NAV (16 May 25) ₹52.0223 ↑ 0.50 (0.97 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,999 on 28 Feb 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC L&T Investment Management Ltd Rating Risk High Expense Ratio 1.07 Sharpe Ratio -0.24 Information Ratio 0.21 Alpha Ratio 6.99 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹15,805 30 Apr 22 ₹21,006 30 Apr 23 ₹24,168 30 Apr 24 ₹39,555 30 Apr 25 ₹40,099 Returns for L&T Infrastructure Fund - Direct
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 7.7% 3 Month 14.3% 6 Month -0.5% 1 Year 4.4% 3 Year 30.2% 5 Year 34.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 29.4% 2023 52.2% 2022 4.2% 2021 57.9% 2020 2.9% 2019 -2.1% 2018 -16.4% 2017 62.8% 2016 9.4% 2015 7.5% Fund Manager information for L&T Infrastructure Fund - Direct
Name Since Tenure Venugopal Manghat 17 Dec 19 5.37 Yr. Gautam Bhupal 26 Nov 22 2.43 Yr. Sonal Gupta 26 Nov 22 2.43 Yr. Data below for L&T Infrastructure Fund - Direct as on 28 Feb 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 48.14% Basic Materials 11.49% Utility 9.41% Communication Services 9.24% Energy 8.18% Financial Services 4.44% Technology 3.42% Real Estate 2.39% Consumer Cyclical 2.01% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.28% Equity 98.72% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 22 | 5325559% ₹210 Cr 5,863,600 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 17 | BHARTIARTL8% ₹185 Cr 1,066,600 Bharat Electronics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 15 | BEL8% ₹170 Cr 5,654,400 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 12 | LT7% ₹162 Cr 462,900 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 20 | RELIANCE6% ₹135 Cr 1,057,400 UltraTech Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 19 | 5325385% ₹102 Cr 88,900 Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | 5000403% ₹62 Cr 315,600 Power Finance Corp Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | 5328103% ₹62 Cr 1,488,800 Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 20 | DIXON2% ₹52 Cr 39,310 ABB India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 | ABB2% ₹50 Cr 90,050 4. Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct
CAGR/Annualized
return of 21.5% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 24.2% , 2023 was 53.5% and 2022 was 4.4% . Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct
Growth Launch Date 1 Jan 13 NAV (16 May 25) ₹191.237 ↑ 2.46 (1.30 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹11,970 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.91 Sharpe Ratio -0.03 Information Ratio 0.42 Alpha Ratio -2.47 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹18,523 30 Apr 22 ₹24,488 30 Apr 23 ₹27,574 30 Apr 24 ₹44,689 30 Apr 25 ₹44,207 Returns for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 8.5% 3 Month 13% 6 Month -0.4% 1 Year 5.4% 3 Year 28.8% 5 Year 38.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 21.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 24.2% 2023 53.5% 2022 4.4% 2021 57.7% 2020 19.7% 2019 -4% 2018 -16.4% 2017 45.3% 2016 11.5% 2015 11.3% Fund Manager information for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct
Name Since Tenure R. Janakiraman 1 Feb 11 14.25 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 3.54 Yr. Akhil Kalluri 8 Sep 22 2.64 Yr. Data below for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 19.26% Financial Services 18.94% Consumer Cyclical 15.15% Health Care 11.27% Basic Materials 10.48% Technology 4.67% Real Estate 4.54% Consumer Defensive 3.5% Utility 2.72% Energy 0.93% Communication Services 0.01% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 7.22% Equity 92.61% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | ASTERDM3% ₹388 Cr 8,018,630 Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 5329293% ₹378 Cr 3,868,691 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 12 | 5900032% ₹293 Cr 13,998,917 Deepak Nitrite Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 16 | DEEPAKNTR2% ₹275 Cr 1,387,967 Eris Lifesciences Ltd Registered Shs (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | ERIS2% ₹265 Cr 1,866,828 Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 20 | EQUITASBNK2% ₹264 Cr 48,064,081 Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | CROMPTON2% ₹244 Cr 6,900,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | ICICIBANK2% ₹237 Cr 1,759,945 J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | JBCHEPHARM2% ₹235 Cr 1,448,723 Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | KALYANKJIL2% ₹232 Cr 4,963,469 5. Franklin India Prima Fund - Direct
CAGR/Annualized
return of 19.5% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 32.9% , 2023 was 38% and 2022 was 3% . Franklin India Prima Fund - Direct
Growth Launch Date 1 Jan 13 NAV (16 May 25) ₹3,020.13 ↑ 26.56 (0.89 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹11,443 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Mid Cap AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.92 Sharpe Ratio 0.54 Information Ratio 0.3 Alpha Ratio 7.93 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹16,283 30 Apr 22 ₹18,749 30 Apr 23 ₹20,122 30 Apr 24 ₹30,592 30 Apr 25 ₹34,565 Returns for Franklin India Prima Fund - Direct
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 6.7% 3 Month 12.7% 6 Month 3% 1 Year 15.5% 3 Year 28.6% 5 Year 30.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 19.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 32.9% 2023 38% 2022 3% 2021 33.7% 2020 18.8% 2019 4.5% 2018 -8.5% 2017 41.1% 2016 9.5% 2015 8.2% Fund Manager information for Franklin India Prima Fund - Direct
Name Since Tenure R. Janakiraman 1 Feb 11 14.25 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 3.54 Yr. Akhil Kalluri 7 Feb 22 3.23 Yr. Data below for Franklin India Prima Fund - Direct as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 19.82% Consumer Cyclical 18.48% Basic Materials 14.85% Health Care 11.05% Industrials 11.01% Technology 7.13% Real Estate 5.59% Consumer Defensive 4.16% Communication Services 2.69% Utility 1.19% Energy 0.71% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.33% Equity 96.67% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity The Federal Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 | FEDERALBNK4% ₹423 Cr 21,939,752 Ipca Laboratories Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 20 | 5244942% ₹247 Cr 1,641,580 Coromandel International Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 May 11 | 5063952% ₹240 Cr 1,211,228
↓ -18,628 Max Healthcare Institute Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 22 | MAXHEALTH2% ₹236 Cr 2,153,205 APL Apollo Tubes Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 22 | APLAPOLLO2% ₹229 Cr 1,499,891 Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 16 | CROMPTON2% ₹226 Cr 6,391,052 Mphasis Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 20 | 5262992% ₹225 Cr 901,105 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 14 | HDFCBANK2% ₹224 Cr 1,223,175 JK Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 12 | JKCEMENT2% ₹218 Cr 442,739 Deepak Nitrite Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 21 | DEEPAKNTR2% ₹218 Cr 1,100,123 6. L&T Business Cycles Fund - Direct
CAGR/Annualized
return of 15.3% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 37.8% , 2023 was 32.7% and 2022 was 6.5% . L&T Business Cycles Fund - Direct
Growth Launch Date 20 Aug 14 NAV (16 May 25) ₹46.172 ↑ 0.42 (0.92 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹967 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC L&T Investment Management Ltd Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.36 Sharpe Ratio 0.41 Information Ratio 0.93 Alpha Ratio 8.72 Min Investment Min SIP Investment Exit Load 0-18 Months (1%),18 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹15,796 30 Apr 22 ₹18,976 30 Apr 23 ₹21,316 30 Apr 24 ₹32,154 30 Apr 25 ₹34,462
Purchase not allowed Returns for L&T Business Cycles Fund - Direct
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 7.5% 3 Month 15.7% 6 Month 2.5% 1 Year 12.2% 3 Year 28.4% 5 Year 31.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 37.8% 2023 32.7% 2022 6.5% 2021 36% 2020 10.4% 2019 6.2% 2018 -16.9% 2017 46.5% 2016 3.8% 2015 4.2% Fund Manager information for L&T Business Cycles Fund - Direct
Name Since Tenure Venugopal Manghat 20 Aug 14 10.7 Yr. Gautam Bhupal 1 Jun 23 1.92 Yr. Sonal Gupta 1 Jun 23 1.92 Yr. Data below for L&T Business Cycles Fund - Direct as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 32.49% Industrials 28.36% Consumer Cyclical 15.18% Basic Materials 11.48% Energy 6.32% Technology 1.3% Real Estate 0.86% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.75% Equity 97.25% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 14 | ICICIBANK6% ₹57 Cr 425,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 18 | RELIANCE5% ₹51 Cr 401,700 Trent Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 16 | 5002515% ₹51 Cr 95,680 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 22 | MCX5% ₹50 Cr 94,300 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 14 | HDFCBANK5% ₹45 Cr 246,800 Bharat Electronics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 22 | BEL3% ₹30 Cr 1,000,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 14 | LT3% ₹29 Cr 81,830 Blue Star Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 14 | BLUESTARCO3% ₹26 Cr 119,800 Power Finance Corp Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | 5328103% ₹25 Cr 603,200 Power Mech Projects Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | POWERMECH3% ₹25 Cr 90,800 7. Sundaram SMILE Fund - Direct
CAGR/Annualized
return of 18.3% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 20.4% , 2023 was 46.9% and 2022 was -0.9% . Sundaram SMILE Fund - Direct
Growth Launch Date 1 Jan 13 NAV (16 May 25) ₹275.466 ↑ 1.54 (0.56 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹2,955 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.88 Sharpe Ratio -0.03 Information Ratio -0.16 Alpha Ratio -2.28 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹19,210 30 Apr 22 ₹24,874 30 Apr 23 ₹26,810 30 Apr 24 ₹41,006 30 Apr 25 ₹41,483 Returns for Sundaram SMILE Fund - Direct
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 8.1% 3 Month 13.9% 6 Month 0.6% 1 Year 9.8% 3 Year 25.8% 5 Year 36.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 20.4% 2023 46.9% 2022 -0.9% 2021 62% 2020 27.4% 2019 -5.2% 2018 -28.6% 2017 56.7% 2016 0.1% 2015 8.2% Fund Manager information for Sundaram SMILE Fund - Direct
Name Since Tenure Rohit Seksaria 1 Nov 22 2.5 Yr. Data below for Sundaram SMILE Fund - Direct as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 20.25% Consumer Cyclical 18.61% Financial Services 17.71% Health Care 9.2% Basic Materials 8.48% Consumer Defensive 5.07% Technology 4.29% Communication Services 3.73% Real Estate 3.17% Utility 1.22% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 8.2% Equity 91.76% Debt 0.04% Other 0% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | ASTERDM3% ₹96 Cr 1,898,655 PNB Housing Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | PNBHOUSING3% ₹84 Cr 835,978
↑ 20,436 Affle 3i Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 21 | AFFLE3% ₹84 Cr 530,036
↑ 20,174 Safari Industries (India) Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | 5230253% ₹82 Cr 410,153
↑ 9,433 Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | UJJIVANSFB3% ₹80 Cr 18,825,767 Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | CHOLAHLDNG2% ₹69 Cr 370,226
↓ -64,769 KSB Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 14 | KSB2% ₹69 Cr 936,780 Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 20 | BALRAMCHIN2% ₹65 Cr 1,184,520 E I D Parry India Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | EIDPARRY2% ₹65 Cr 793,969
↑ 2,725 Craftsman Automation Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | CRAFTSMAN2% ₹65 Cr 140,821
↑ 3,239 8. Templeton India Growth Fund - Direct
CAGR/Annualized
return of 16% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 16.6% , 2023 was 35.4% and 2022 was 16.6% . Templeton India Growth Fund - Direct
Growth Launch Date 1 Jan 13 NAV (16 May 25) ₹793.202 ↑ 2.85 (0.36 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹2,079 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Value AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.94 Sharpe Ratio -0.07 Information Ratio 1.52 Alpha Ratio -1.6 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹17,213 30 Apr 22 ₹22,400 30 Apr 23 ₹25,574 30 Apr 24 ₹37,834 30 Apr 25 ₹39,834 Returns for Templeton India Growth Fund - Direct
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 6.5% 3 Month 9.4% 6 Month 3.2% 1 Year 8.2% 3 Year 25.1% 5 Year 34.4% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 16.6% 2023 35.4% 2022 16.6% 2021 45.8% 2020 12.6% 2019 0.5% 2018 -12.1% 2017 38.7% 2016 10.2% 2015 0.8% Fund Manager information for Templeton India Growth Fund - Direct
Name Since Tenure Ajay Argal 1 Dec 23 1.41 Yr. Rajasa Kakulavarapu 6 Sep 21 3.65 Yr. Data below for Templeton India Growth Fund - Direct as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 33.18% Consumer Cyclical 11.47% Energy 9.81% Basic Materials 8.05% Health Care 7.24% Technology 5.86% Utility 5.72% Consumer Defensive 4.83% Industrials 3.24% Communication Services 2.81% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.01% Equity 92.21% Debt 2.79% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 14 | HDFCBANK8% ₹174 Cr 950,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 20 | 5322156% ₹121 Cr 1,100,000
↑ 50,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | RELIANCE6% ₹121 Cr 950,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 10 | ICICIBANK5% ₹108 Cr 800,000 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | MARUTI3% ₹73 Cr 63,000
↑ 6,000 Cipla Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | 5000873% ₹72 Cr 500,000 ITC Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 19 | ITC3% ₹66 Cr 1,600,000 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | KOTAKBANK3% ₹65 Cr 300,000 Brookfield India Real Estate Trust
Unlisted bonds | -3% ₹58 Cr 2,000,000
↑ 17,042 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 19 | SBIN3% ₹56 Cr 725,000 9. Franklin India Taxshield - Direct
CAGR/Annualized
return of 16.7% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 23.4% , 2023 was 32.4% and 2022 was 6.3% . Franklin India Taxshield - Direct
Growth Launch Date 1 Jan 13 NAV (16 May 25) ₹1,641.69 ↑ 2.56 (0.16 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹6,359 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.99 Sharpe Ratio 0.24 Information Ratio 1.67 Alpha Ratio 3.11 Min Investment Min SIP Investment Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹16,010 30 Apr 22 ₹19,396 30 Apr 23 ₹20,959 30 Apr 24 ₹30,755 30 Apr 25 ₹33,825
Purchase not allowed Returns for Franklin India Taxshield - Direct
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 6.7% 3 Month 10.1% 6 Month 4.1% 1 Year 13.6% 3 Year 24.6% 5 Year 30.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 23.4% 2023 32.4% 2022 6.3% 2021 37.9% 2020 10.8% 2019 6.2% 2018 -2.1% 2017 30.5% 2016 5.8% 2015 5% Fund Manager information for Franklin India Taxshield - Direct
Name Since Tenure R. Janakiraman 2 May 16 9 Yr. Rajasa Kakulavarapu 1 Dec 23 1.41 Yr. Data below for Franklin India Taxshield - Direct as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 30.99% Consumer Cyclical 12.49% Industrials 10.42% Technology 9.55% Health Care 6.71% Consumer Defensive 5.38% Communication Services 5.3% Utility 4.91% Basic Materials 4.87% Energy 2.83% Real Estate 1.65% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.17% Equity 95.83% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANK10% ₹613 Cr 4,546,914 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 07 | HDFCBANK9% ₹596 Cr 3,260,417 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 07 | BHARTIARTL5% ₹310 Cr 1,786,745
↓ -176,892 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | LT5% ₹309 Cr 883,853 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | INFY5% ₹302 Cr 1,922,741 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 5322154% ₹248 Cr 2,252,948 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | HCLTECH4% ₹233 Cr 1,462,587 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 | KOTAKBANK3% ₹183 Cr 843,530 United Spirits Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | UNITDSPR3% ₹179 Cr 1,276,457 Grasim Industries Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 11 | GRASIM3% ₹179 Cr 685,013 10. Franklin India Prima Plus - Direct
CAGR/Annualized
return of 17.2% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 22.7% , 2023 was 31.8% and 2022 was 6.1% . Franklin India Prima Plus - Direct
Growth Launch Date 1 Jan 13 NAV (16 May 25) ₹1,814.03 ↑ 3.54 (0.20 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹17,394 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Multi Cap AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.97 Sharpe Ratio 0.25 Information Ratio 1.43 Alpha Ratio 3.2 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹16,299 30 Apr 22 ₹20,157 30 Apr 23 ₹21,655 30 Apr 24 ₹31,658 30 Apr 25 ₹34,866 Returns for Franklin India Prima Plus - Direct
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 6.6% 3 Month 10.6% 6 Month 4.7% 1 Year 13.7% 3 Year 24.4% 5 Year 30.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.2% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 22.7% 2023 31.8% 2022 6.1% 2021 41.3% 2020 16.9% 2019 4.2% 2018 -3.4% 2017 32.1% 2016 6.2% 2015 5.5% Fund Manager information for Franklin India Prima Plus - Direct
Name Since Tenure R. Janakiraman 1 Feb 11 14.25 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 3.54 Yr. Rajasa Kakulavarapu 1 Dec 23 1.41 Yr. Data below for Franklin India Prima Plus - Direct as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 29.59% Consumer Cyclical 12.86% Industrials 10.11% Technology 8.52% Health Care 7.48% Communication Services 5.83% Utility 5.43% Consumer Defensive 5.09% Basic Materials 4.31% Energy 2.77% Real Estate 2.1% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.13% Equity 94.87% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 11 | HDFCBANK9% ₹1,542 Cr 8,434,642 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 10 | ICICIBANK8% ₹1,471 Cr 10,908,206 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 06 | BHARTIARTL5% ₹850 Cr 4,904,822
↓ -353,785 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 13 | LT4% ₹744 Cr 2,131,779 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | INFY4% ₹727 Cr 4,627,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 5322154% ₹668 Cr 6,061,448
↑ 400,000 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 13 | HCLTECH3% ₹566 Cr 3,555,589 United Spirits Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 19 | UNITDSPR3% ₹484 Cr 3,452,563 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | RELIANCE3% ₹483 Cr 3,784,026
↑ 400,000 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 21 | KOTAKBANK3% ₹439 Cr 2,023,658