Top 4 Best Equity Funds by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund 2025

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7 Best Equity Funds by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund 2025

Updated on April 19, 2025 , 4311 views

Since Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund is one of the oldest AMCs in India, investors tend to invest with such fund house. The fund house predominantly invests in companies that run large and established business and have a consistent long track record. Such companies often ensure high returns in the long-run.

Investors who want to invest in Equity Funds should invest for long and have a high risk appetite. Investors who want to invest in equity funds, here’s a list of top 4 Best equity funds by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. These funds have been shortlisted by undertaking certain parameters like AUM, NAV, past performers, peer average returns, and other information ratios.

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Why Invest in Franklin Mutual Fund?

a. Long-term Investment Goals

Investors can plan their long-term Financial goals by Investing in Franklin's equity funds. But, to accomplish these goals well, one should plan their investments for a longer duration.

b. Tax Benefits

Franklin Mutual Fund offers tax benefits under sec 80C to the investors. The tax saving fund name Franklin India Taxshield wherein investors can plan their tax savings as well as seek advantage of long-term Capital growth.

c. Excellent Ratings

Many of the Franklin equity schemes have a CRISIL rating of three and above.

d. Consistent Returns

Many of the equity schemes of Franklin have delivered consistent returns over the years. Investors who want to attain good returns in these equity schemes should stay invested for a longer duration.

Best Franklin Templeton Equity Mutual Funds

Fund	NAV	Net Assets (Cr)	3 MO (%)	6 MO (%)	1 YR (%)	3 YR (%)	5 YR (%)	2023 (%)	Sharpe Ratio
Franklin Asian Equity Fund Growth	₹27.159 ↑ 0.14	₹239	-3.9	-7.2	7.7	1.4	4.1	14.4	0.11
Franklin Build India Fund Growth	₹133.49 ↑ 2.12	₹2,642	1.8	-7.1	8.1	27.2	35.1	27.8	0.09
Franklin India Feeder - Franklin U S Opportunities Fund Growth	₹61.8221 ↓ -0.56	₹3,452	-17.1	-13.4	-1.1	7.2	11.2	27.1	-0.23
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Growth	₹159.573 ↑ 2.65	₹11,970	-4.2	-11.8	3.4	20.9	34.5	23.2	-0.06
Franklin India Focused Equity Fund Growth	₹102.479 ↑ 1.01	₹11,396	4.1	-5.8	8.8	16.2	26.4	19.9	-0.06
Franklin India Taxshield Growth	₹1,419.98 ↑ 17.73	₹6,359	2.9	-4.9	12.1	18.2	27.7	22.4	0.19
Franklin India Prima Fund Growth	₹2,581.52 ↑ 44.27	₹11,443	0.5	-6	16.3	21.2	28.6	31.8	0.5
Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 17 Apr 25
Note: Ratio's shown as on 31 Mar 25

1. Franklin Asian Equity Fund

An open-end diversified equity fund that seeks to provide medium to long term appreciation through investments primarily in Asian Companies / sectors (excluding Japan) with long term potential across market capitalisation.

Franklin Asian Equity Fund is a Equity - Global fund was launched on 16 Jan 08. It is a fund with High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 6% since its launch. Ranked 1 in Global category. Return for 2024 was 14.4% , 2023 was 0.7% and 2022 was -14.5% .

Below is the key information for Franklin Asian Equity Fund

Franklin Asian Equity Fund Growth
Launch Date	16 Jan 08
NAV (17 Apr 25)	₹27.159 ↑ 0.14 (0.53 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹239 on 31 Mar 25
Category	Equity - Global
AMC	Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆☆☆
Risk	High
Expense Ratio	2.5
Sharpe Ratio	0.11
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	0-3 Years (1%),3 Years and above(NIL)

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 Mar 20	₹10,000
31 Mar 21	₹15,243
31 Mar 22	₹13,017
31 Mar 23	₹12,479
31 Mar 24	₹12,627
31 Mar 25	₹13,589

Franklin Asian Equity Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹340,450.
Net Profit of ₹40,450 Invest Now

Returns for Franklin Asian Equity Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 17 Apr 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-5%
3 Month	-3.9%
6 Month	-7.2%
1 Year	7.7%
3 Year	1.4%
5 Year	4.1%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	6%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	14.4%
2022	0.7%
2021	-14.5%
2020	-5.9%
2019	25.8%
2018	28.2%
2017	-13.6%
2016	35.5%
2015	7.2%
2014	-4.6%

Fund Manager information for Franklin Asian Equity Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Sandeep Manam	18 Oct 21	3.37 Yr.
Shyam Sriram	26 Sep 24	0.43 Yr.

Data below for Franklin Asian Equity Fund as on 31 Mar 25

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Consumer Cyclical	24.65%
Technology	23.86%
Financial Services	21.6%
Industrials	6.79%
Consumer Defensive	6.45%
Communication Services	5.61%
Health Care	4.17%
Real Estate	2.46%
Basic Materials	1.29%
Utility	1.05%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	2.07%
Equity	97.93%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 31 Mar 09 \| 2330	13%	₹31 Cr	113,000 ↓ -9,000
Tencent Holdings Ltd (Communication Services) Equity, Since 31 Jul 14 \| 00700	6%	₹13 Cr	25,000 ↓ -900
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 \| ICICIBANK	5%	₹13 Cr	103,868
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 31 Dec 20 \| 09988	4%	₹9 Cr	65,204 ↓ -3,400
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 \| HDFCBANK	4%	₹9 Cr	52,213
MediaTek Inc (Technology) Equity, Since 31 Aug 20 \| 2454	3%	₹7 Cr	17,000
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 31 Mar 08 \| 005930	3%	₹7 Cr	20,922 ↓ -2,843
Meituan Class B (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 \| 03690	3%	₹6 Cr	35,290 ↑ 2,300
Yum China Holdings Inc (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 \| YUMC	3%	₹6 Cr	14,818
AIA Group Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Mar 12 \| 01299	3%	₹6 Cr	95,600 ↓ -6,000

2. Franklin Build India Fund

The Scheme seeks to achieve capital appreciation by investing in companies engaged directly or indirectly in infrastructure related activities.

Franklin Build India Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 4 Sep 09. It is a fund with High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 18% since its launch. Ranked 4 in Sectoral category. Return for 2024 was 27.8% , 2023 was 51.1% and 2022 was 11.2% .

Below is the key information for Franklin Build India Fund

Franklin Build India Fund Growth
Launch Date	4 Sep 09
NAV (21 Apr 25)	₹133.49 ↑ 2.12 (1.61 %)
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	2.13
Sharpe Ratio	0.09
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
31 Mar 20	₹10,000
31 Mar 21	₹18,042
31 Mar 22	₹22,684
31 Mar 23	₹25,531
31 Mar 24	₹43,699
31 Mar 25	₹46,685

Franklin Build India Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹721,906.
Net Profit of ₹421,906 Invest Now

Returns for Franklin Build India Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 17 Apr 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	3.8%
3 Month	1.8%
6 Month	-7.1%
1 Year	8.1%
3 Year	27.2%
5 Year	35.1%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	18%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	27.8%
2022	51.1%
2021	11.2%
2020	45.9%
2019	5.4%
2018	6%
2017	-10.7%
2016	43.3%
2015	8.4%
2014	2.1%

Fund Manager information for Franklin Build India Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Ajay Argal	18 Oct 21	3.37 Yr.
Kiran Sebastian	7 Feb 22	3.06 Yr.
Sandeep Manam	18 Oct 21	3.37 Yr.

Data below for Franklin Build India Fund as on 31 Mar 25

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Industrials	35.61%
Utility	12.65%
Financial Services	11.45%
Energy	11.44%
Communication Services	8.02%
Basic Materials	7.35%
Real Estate	3.12%
Consumer Cyclical	2.86%
Technology	1.72%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	5.78%
Equity	94.22%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 \| LT	9%	₹228 Cr	720,000
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Mar 12 \| ICICIBANK	6%	₹144 Cr	1,200,000
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 \| INDIGO	6%	₹134 Cr	300,000
NTPC Ltd (Utilities) Equity, Since 30 Nov 16 \| 532555	5%	₹128 Cr	4,125,000 ↑ 195,000
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy) Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 \| RELIANCE	5%	₹126 Cr	1,050,000
Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd (Energy) Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 \| 500312	5%	₹113 Cr	5,000,000 ↑ 500,000
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services) Equity, Since 30 Sep 09 \| BHARTIARTL	5%	₹111 Cr	710,000
Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Mar 12 \| 532215	4%	₹91 Cr	900,000
Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd (Utilities) Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 \| 532898	4%	₹84 Cr	3,365,000
Tata Power Co Ltd (Utilities) Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 \| 500400	3%	₹68 Cr	2,000,000 ↑ 545,843

3. Franklin India Feeder - Franklin U S Opportunities Fund

The Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation by investing predominantly in units of Franklin U. S. Opportunities Fund, an overseas Franklin Templeton mutual fund, which primarily invests in securities in the United States of America.

Franklin India Feeder - Franklin U S Opportunities Fund is a Equity - Global fund was launched on 6 Feb 12. It is a fund with High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 14.8% since its launch. Ranked 6 in Global category. Return for 2024 was 27.1% , 2023 was 37.9% and 2022 was -30.3% .

Below is the key information for Franklin India Feeder - Franklin U S Opportunities Fund

Franklin India Feeder - Franklin U S Opportunities Fund Growth
Launch Date	6 Feb 12
NAV (17 Apr 25)	₹61.8221 ↓ -0.56 (-0.90 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹3,452 on 31 Mar 25
Category	Equity - Global
AMC	Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆☆
Risk	High
Expense Ratio	1.52
Sharpe Ratio	-0.23
Information Ratio	-1.51
Alpha Ratio	-8.32
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	0-3 Years (1%),3 Years and above(NIL)

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 Mar 20	₹10,000
31 Mar 21	₹15,381
31 Mar 22	₹16,341
31 Mar 23	₹14,264
31 Mar 24	₹20,244
31 Mar 25	₹20,451

Franklin India Feeder - Franklin U S Opportunities Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹405,518.
Net Profit of ₹105,518 Invest Now

Returns for Franklin India Feeder - Franklin U S Opportunities Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 17 Apr 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-9.6%
3 Month	-17.1%
6 Month	-13.4%
1 Year	-1.1%
3 Year	7.2%
5 Year	11.2%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	14.8%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	27.1%
2022	37.9%
2021	-30.3%
2020	17.9%
2019	45.2%
2018	34.2%
2017	6.5%
2016	18.1%
2015	-0.8%
2014	8.8%

Fund Manager information for Franklin India Feeder - Franklin U S Opportunities Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Sandeep Manam	18 Oct 21	3.45 Yr.

Data below for Franklin India Feeder - Franklin U S Opportunities Fund as on 31 Mar 25

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Technology	39.26%
Communication Services	12.65%
Health Care	11.12%
Consumer Cyclical	10.91%
Industrials	7.66%
Financial Services	7.37%
Basic Materials	2.16%
Consumer Defensive	1.76%
Utility	0.77%
Real Estate	0.57%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	2.39%
Equity	96.53%
Other	0.4%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Franklin US Opportunities I(acc)USD Investment Fund \| -	99%	₹3,849 Cr	4,610,336 ↑ 61,228
Call, Cash & Other Assets CBLO \| -	1%	₹43 Cr

4. Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in mid and small cap companies.

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 13 Jan 06. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 15.5% since its launch. Ranked 11 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 23.2% , 2023 was 52.1% and 2022 was 3.6% .

Below is the key information for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Growth
Launch Date	13 Jan 06
NAV (21 Apr 25)	₹159.573 ↑ 2.65 (1.69 %)
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	1.78
Sharpe Ratio	-0.06
Information Ratio	0.27
Alpha Ratio	-3.3
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
31 Mar 20	₹10,000
31 Mar 21	₹19,999
31 Mar 22	₹26,272
31 Mar 23	₹28,549
31 Mar 24	₹43,647
31 Mar 25	₹44,921

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹705,310.
Net Profit of ₹405,310 Invest Now

Returns for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 17 Apr 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	4.5%
3 Month	-4.2%
6 Month	-11.8%
1 Year	3.4%
3 Year	20.9%
5 Year	34.5%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	15.5%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	23.2%
2022	52.1%
2021	3.6%
2020	56.4%
2019	18.7%
2018	-5%
2017	-17.4%
2016	43.5%
2015	10.2%
2014	9.6%

Fund Manager information for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
R. Janakiraman	1 Feb 11	14.09 Yr.
Sandeep Manam	18 Oct 21	3.37 Yr.
Akhil Kalluri	8 Sep 22	2.48 Yr.

Data below for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund as on 31 Mar 25

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Financial Services	19.73%
Industrials	19.62%
Consumer Cyclical	14.7%
Health Care	10.79%
Basic Materials	10.23%
Technology	4.9%
Real Estate	4.7%
Consumer Defensive	3.61%
Utility	2.57%
Energy	0.9%
Communication Services	0.05%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	6.86%
Equity	92.96%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate) Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 \| 532929	3%	₹366 Cr	3,868,691
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare) Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 \| ASTERDM	3%	₹323 Cr	8,018,630
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Oct 12 \| 590003	3%	₹282 Cr	13,998,917 ↓ -156,763
Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Oct 20 \| EQUITASBNK	2%	₹273 Cr	48,064,081
Deepak Nitrite Ltd (Basic Materials) Equity, Since 31 Jan 16 \| DEEPAKNTR	2%	₹257 Cr	1,387,967
J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Healthcare) Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 \| JBCHEPHARM	2%	₹238 Cr	1,448,723
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 31 May 22 \| KALYANKJIL	2%	₹229 Cr	4,963,469
Zensar Technologies Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 28 Feb 23 \| ZENSARTECH	2%	₹226 Cr	3,062,700 ↓ -200,000
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 \| CROMPTON	2%	₹222 Cr	6,900,000
Eris Lifesciences Ltd Registered Shs (Healthcare) Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 \| ERIS	2%	₹221 Cr	1,866,828

5. Franklin India Focused Equity Fund

(Erstwhile Franklin India High Growth Companies Fund)

An open-end diversified equity fund that seeks to achieve capital appreciation through investments in Indian companies/sectors with high growth rates or potential. Unlike our other funds under the Franklin India moniker, this fund will adopt a growth style to investing and a blend of top-down (macro analysis to identify sectors) and bottom-up approach (micro analysis to pick stocks within these sectors).

Franklin India Focused Equity Fund is a Equity - Focused fund was launched on 26 Jul 07. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 14% since its launch. Ranked 28 in Focused category. Return for 2024 was 19.9% , 2023 was 23.5% and 2022 was 8.9% .

Below is the key information for Franklin India Focused Equity Fund

Franklin India Focused Equity Fund Growth
Launch Date	26 Jul 07
NAV (21 Apr 25)	₹102.479 ↑ 1.01 (0.99 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹11,396 on 31 Mar 25
Category	Equity - Focused
AMC	Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	1.79
Sharpe Ratio	-0.06
Information Ratio	0.28
Alpha Ratio	-1.53
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
31 Mar 20	₹10,000
31 Mar 21	₹17,926
31 Mar 22	₹22,227
31 Mar 23	₹23,021
31 Mar 24	₹32,243
31 Mar 25	₹33,828

Franklin India Focused Equity Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹584,107.
Net Profit of ₹284,107 Invest Now

Returns for Franklin India Focused Equity Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 17 Apr 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	3.2%
3 Month	4.1%
6 Month	-5.8%
1 Year	8.8%
3 Year	16.2%
5 Year	26.4%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	14%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	19.9%
2022	23.5%
2021	8.9%
2020	39.4%
2019	10.9%
2018	10.9%
2017	-8.8%
2016	37.4%
2015	5%
2014	1.5%

Fund Manager information for Franklin India Focused Equity Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Ajay Argal	18 Oct 21	3.37 Yr.
Venkatesh Sanjeevi	4 Oct 24	0.41 Yr.
Sandeep Manam	18 Oct 21	3.37 Yr.

Data below for Franklin India Focused Equity Fund as on 31 Mar 25

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Financial Services	35.09%
Consumer Cyclical	12.84%
Health Care	9.19%
Industrials	7.37%
Technology	7.26%
Basic Materials	6.06%
Communication Services	5.61%
Energy	5.06%
Consumer Defensive	4.2%
Real Estate	2.96%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	4.35%
Equity	95.65%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Aug 13 \| HDFCBANK	11%	₹1,178 Cr	6,800,000
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Jan 10 \| ICICIBANK	9%	₹999 Cr	8,300,000
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services) Equity, Since 31 Aug 07 \| BHARTIARTL	6%	₹612 Cr	3,900,000
Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Mar 12 \| 532215	6%	₹609 Cr	6,000,000
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy) Equity, Since 31 May 22 \| RELIANCE	5%	₹552 Cr	4,600,000
Zomato Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 \| 543320	5%	₹522 Cr	23,500,000
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (Healthcare) Equity, Since 30 Jun 22 \| SUNPHARMA	5%	₹510 Cr	3,200,000
Cipla Ltd (Healthcare) Equity, Since 31 Jan 21 \| 500087	5%	₹493 Cr	3,500,000
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 \| TCS	4%	₹488 Cr	1,400,000 ↑ 400,000
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 31 Dec 21 \| MARUTI	4%	₹382 Cr	320,000

6. Franklin India Taxshield

The primary objective for Franklin IndiaTaxshield is to provide medium to long term growth of capital along with income tax rebate

Franklin India Taxshield is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 10 Apr 99. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 21% since its launch. Ranked 28 in ELSS category. Return for 2024 was 22.4% , 2023 was 31.2% and 2022 was 5.4% .

Below is the key information for Franklin India Taxshield

Franklin India Taxshield Growth
Launch Date	10 Apr 99
NAV (21 Apr 25)	₹1,419.98 ↑ 17.73 (1.26 %)
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	1.83
Sharpe Ratio	0.19
Information Ratio	1.32
Alpha Ratio	2.32
Min Investment	500
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	NIL

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 Mar 20	₹10,000
31 Mar 21	₹17,793
31 Mar 22	₹21,613
31 Mar 23	₹22,171
31 Mar 24	₹32,145
31 Mar 25	₹35,012

Franklin India Taxshield SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹598,181.
Net Profit of ₹298,181 Invest Now

Returns for Franklin India Taxshield

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 17 Apr 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	3.4%
3 Month	2.9%
6 Month	-4.9%
1 Year	12.1%
3 Year	18.2%
5 Year	27.7%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	21%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	22.4%
2022	31.2%
2021	5.4%
2020	36.7%
2019	9.8%
2018	5.1%
2017	-3%
2016	29.1%
2015	4.7%
2014	4%

Fund Manager information for Franklin India Taxshield

Name	Since	Tenure
R. Janakiraman	2 May 16	8.84 Yr.
Rajasa Kakulavarapu	1 Dec 23	1.25 Yr.

Data below for Franklin India Taxshield as on 31 Mar 25

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Financial Services	30.86%
Consumer Cyclical	13.13%
Technology	10.95%
Industrials	9.83%
Health Care	6.41%
Communication Services	5.59%
Consumer Defensive	5.31%
Basic Materials	4.65%
Utility	4.03%
Energy	3.03%
Real Estate	1.63%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	3.86%
Equity	96.14%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Mar 07 \| HDFCBANK	9%	₹565 Cr	3,260,417
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 \| ICICIBANK	9%	₹547 Cr	4,546,914
Infosys Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 \| INFY	5%	₹325 Cr	1,922,741
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services) Equity, Since 31 Jan 07 \| BHARTIARTL	5%	₹308 Cr	1,963,637 ↓ -250,000
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 \| LT	5%	₹280 Cr	883,853
HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 \| HCLTECH	4%	₹230 Cr	1,462,587
Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 \| 532215	4%	₹229 Cr	2,252,948
Zomato Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 \| 543320	3%	₹167 Cr	7,500,000
United Spirits Ltd (Consumer Defensive) Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 \| UNITDSPR	3%	₹164 Cr	1,276,457 ↓ -298,543
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 \| KOTAKBANK	3%	₹161 Cr	843,530

7. Franklin India Prima Fund

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 is a Equity - Mid Cap fund was launched on 1 Dec 93. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 19.4% since its launch. Ranked 29 in Mid Cap category. Return for 2024 was 31.8% , 2023 was 36.8% and 2022 was 2.2% .

Below is the key information for Franklin India Prima Fund

Franklin India Prima Fund Growth
Launch Date	1 Dec 93
NAV (21 Apr 25)	₹2,581.52 ↑ 44.27 (1.74 %)
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	1.8
Sharpe Ratio	0.5
Information Ratio	0.05
Alpha Ratio	7.13
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
31 Mar 20	₹10,000
31 Mar 21	₹18,132
31 Mar 22	₹20,621
31 Mar 23	₹21,353
31 Mar 24	₹31,269
31 Mar 25	₹36,290

Franklin India Prima Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹612,552.
Net Profit of ₹312,552 Invest Now

Returns for Franklin India Prima Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 17 Apr 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	3.2%
3 Month	0.5%
6 Month	-6%
1 Year	16.3%
3 Year	21.2%
5 Year	28.6%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	19.4%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	31.8%
2022	36.8%
2021	2.2%
2020	32.6%
2019	17.8%
2018	3.5%
2017	-9.4%
2016	39.7%
2015	8.5%
2014	6.8%

Fund Manager information for Franklin India Prima Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
R. Janakiraman	1 Feb 11	14.09 Yr.
Sandeep Manam	18 Oct 21	3.37 Yr.
Akhil Kalluri	7 Feb 22	3.06 Yr.

Data below for Franklin India Prima Fund as on 31 Mar 25

Equity Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Financial Services	20.42%
Consumer Cyclical	18.35%
Basic Materials	14.61%
Industrials	10.62%
Health Care	10.4%
Technology	7.65%
Real Estate	5.62%
Consumer Defensive	4.21%
Communication Services	2.68%
Utility	1.18%
Energy	0.62%

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	3.07%
Equity	96.93%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
The Federal Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 \| FEDERALBNK	4%	₹390 Cr	21,939,752
Persistent Systems Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 30 Apr 21 \| PERSISTENT	2%	₹227 Cr	427,652 ↓ -12,338
Ipca Laboratories Ltd (Healthcare) Equity, Since 30 Nov 20 \| 524494	2%	₹222 Cr	1,641,580
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd (Basic Materials) Equity, Since 31 Mar 22 \| APLAPOLLO	2%	₹216 Cr	1,499,891 ↑ 100,000
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Oct 14 \| HDFCBANK	2%	₹212 Cr	1,223,175
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare) Equity, Since 28 Feb 22 \| MAXHEALTH	2%	₹211 Cr	2,153,205
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd (Consumer Cyclical) Equity, Since 31 May 16 \| CROMPTON	2%	₹205 Cr	6,391,052
Coromandel International Ltd (Basic Materials) Equity, Since 31 May 11 \| 506395	2%	₹205 Cr	1,229,856 ↓ -81,372
Deepak Nitrite Ltd (Basic Materials) Equity, Since 31 Jan 21 \| DEEPAKNTR	2%	₹204 Cr	1,100,123
Mphasis Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 30 Sep 20 \| 526299	2%	₹203 Cr	901,105

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