+91-22-48913909L&T Emerging Businesses Fund Vs Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund and Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund both the schemes belong to the small-cap category of Equity Funds. L&T Emerging Businesses Fund is offered by L&T Mutual Fund while; Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund is a part of Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. Small cap funds are the schemes whose accumulated fund money is invested in schemes of small-cap companies. These companies form the bottom of the pyramid when companies are segregated on the Basis of Market capitalization. These companies are generally start-ups or companies in early stages of development. Small Cap Companies are considered to have a good scope of developments. Though both L&T Emerging Businesses Fund and Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund belong to the same category yet; there are a lot of differences between them. So, let’s understand these differences these schemes through this article.
About L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund is offered by L&T Mutual Fund under the small-cap category. It is an open-ended scheme and the inception date being May 13, 2014. The investment objective of the scheme is to attain Capital growth in the long-term by Investing in equity and equity-related instruments of predominantly small-cap companies. L&T Emerging Businesses Fund uses S&P BSE Small Cap Index to form its Portfolio.
As on January 31, 2018, some of the small-cap shares that form part of L&T Emerging Businesses Fund’s portfolio include Carborundum Universal Limited, Supreme Industries Limited, Max Financial Services Limited, City Union Bank Limited, and Centrum Electronics Limited.
This scheme is suitable for investors who are willing to earn higher returns by investing in small-cap shares.
Overview of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund manages Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund. This scheme was launched in the year 2006. The investment objective of this scheme is to achieve capital appreciation in the long-term by predominantly investing in shares of small-cap companies.
As on January 31, 2018, some of the shares that were part of the scheme’s portfolio consisted of Finolex Cables Limited, Voltas Limited, Deepak Nitrite Limited, and Nesco Limited.
This scheme aims to recognize companies that are likely to grow and be market leaders in the future. This scheme is suitable for long-term investments with a tenure of five years or more.
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund Vs Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Though both L&T Emerging Businesses Fund and Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund belong to the same category yet there exists differences between them. So, let us compare and analyze the differences between both the schemes that are classified into four sections, namely, Basics Section, Performance Section, Yearly Performance Section, and Other Details Section.
Basics Section
The Basics Section compares parameters such as Category of the Scheme, AUM, expense ratio, Fincash Ratings, and Current NAV. To begin with the Scheme’s category it can be said that both the scheme belongs to the same category that is, Equity Mid & Small-cap.
As per Fincash Ratings, L&T Emerging Businesses Fund is rated 5-Star and Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund is rated 4-Star.
The summary of basics section is summarized in the table given below.
Parameters Basics NAV Net Assets (Cr) Launch Date Rating Category Sub Cat. Category Rank Risk Expense Ratio Sharpe Ratio Information Ratio Alpha Ratio Benchmark Exit Load SBI Focused Equity Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹346.735 ↑ 0.38 (0.11 %) ₹38,610 on 30 Jun 25 11 Oct 04 ☆☆ Equity Focused 32 Moderately High 1.63 0.33 -0.26 4.18 Not Available 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹165.7 ↓ -1.73 (-1.03 %) ₹13,995 on 30 Jun 25 13 Jan 06 ☆☆☆☆ Equity Small Cap 11 Moderately High 1.78 -0.34 -0.13 -7.46 Not Available 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)
Performance Section
The Performance Section compares the returns earned by both the schemes at different time intervals such as 3 Month Return, 1 Year Return, and Since Inception Return. Here, the Compounded Annual Growth Rate or CAGR returns are compared between both the schemes. A bird’s eye view on the returns of both the schemes shows that at many time intervals the returns earned by L&T Emerging Businesses Fund is higher than returns of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund. However, in case of 5 Year Return, there is no data available for L&T Emerging Business Fund as the scheme was launched in the year 2014. The table given below summarizes the performance section of both the schemes.
Parameters Performance 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since launch SBI Focused Equity Fund
Growth
Fund Details -2.7% 3.8% 5.3% 7% 14.9% 19.3% 18.4% Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Growth
Fund Details -6% 4.8% 0.9% -7.1% 23.1% 31.3% 15.4%
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Yearly Performance Section
The comparison of absolute returns between both the schemes for a particular year is done in the yearly performance section. Even in this section, it can be said that the performance of L&T Emerging Businesses Fund is better. The summary of Yearly Performance Section between both the schemes is tabulated as follows.
Parameters Yearly Performance 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 SBI Focused Equity Fund
Growth
Fund Details 17.2% 22.2% -8.5% 43% 14.5% Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Growth
Fund Details 23.2% 52.1% 3.6% 56.4% 18.7%
Other Details Section
This is the last section in comparison of both the funds. The parameters forming part of this section include Minimum SIP and Lumpsum Investment. With respect to Minimum SIP and Lumpsum Investment, it can be said that both the funds have same SIP and lumpsum amount. The minimum SIP investment for both the schemes is INR 500 while the minimum lumpsum investment is INR 5,000.
The summary of other details section is tabulated as follows.
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund is jointly managed by Mr. S. N. Lahiri and Mr. Karan Desai.
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund is jointly managed by Mr. R. Janakiraman, Mr. Hari Shyamsundar, and Mr. Srikesh Nair.
Parameters Other Details Min SIP Investment Min Investment Fund Manager SBI Focused Equity Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹500 ₹5,000 R. Srinivasan - 16.26 Yr. Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹500 ₹5,000 R. Janakiraman - 14.51 Yr.
Growth of 10k Investments over the years
SBI Focused Equity Fund
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Jul 20 ₹10,000 31 Jul 21 ₹15,274 31 Jul 22 ₹15,851 31 Jul 23 ₹18,399 31 Jul 24 ₹23,603 31 Jul 25 ₹24,591 Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Jul 20 ₹10,000 31 Jul 21 ₹20,162 31 Jul 22 ₹21,078 31 Jul 23 ₹28,666 31 Jul 24 ₹44,791 31 Jul 25 ₹41,561
Detailed Assets & Holdings Comparison
SBI Focused Equity Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.51% Equity 93.52% Debt 0.97% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 29.69% Consumer Cyclical 21.37% Basic Materials 11.2% Communication Services 11.01% Consumer Defensive 5.49% Industrials 4.67% Technology 4.31% Health Care 3.12% Utility 2.66% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 13 | HDFCBANK7% ₹2,802 Cr 14,000,000
↓ -3,000,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Partly Paid Rs.1.25) (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | 8901576% ₹2,141 Cr 14,000,000 Alphabet Inc Class A (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 18 | GOOGL5% ₹2,111 Cr 1,400,000 Bajaj Finserv Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 25 | 5329785% ₹2,056 Cr 10,000,000 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | KOTAKBANK5% ₹1,947 Cr 9,000,000 Solar Industries India Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 16 | SOLARINDS5% ₹1,936 Cr 1,100,000
↓ -200,000 Muthoot Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | 5333985% ₹1,837 Cr 7,000,000 EPAM Systems Inc (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 | EPAM4% ₹1,664 Cr 1,100,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | 5321744% ₹1,590 Cr 11,000,000 Jubilant Foodworks Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | JUBLFOOD4% ₹1,474 Cr 21,000,000 Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.52% Equity 94.33% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 19.22% Consumer Cyclical 17.77% Industrials 17.76% Health Care 11.03% Basic Materials 9.91% Technology 6.38% Real Estate 4.65% Consumer Defensive 3.77% Utility 2.87% Energy 0.96% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | 5409753% ₹437 Cr 7,329,408
↓ -605,375 Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 5329293% ₹429 Cr 3,868,691 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 12 | 5900033% ₹371 Cr 13,859,043
↓ -139,874 Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 20 | EQUITASBNK2% ₹323 Cr 48,064,081 Eris Lifesciences Ltd Registered Shs (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | ERIS2% ₹314 Cr 1,866,828 CCL Products (India) Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 19 | CCL2% ₹277 Cr 3,260,279 Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | KALYANKJIL2% ₹276 Cr 4,963,469 Deepak Nitrite Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 16 | DEEPAKNTR2% ₹276 Cr 1,387,967 Zensar Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 23 | ZENSARTECH2% ₹271 Cr 3,220,340 PNB Housing Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | PNBHOUSING2% ₹250 Cr 2,256,472
Thus, from the above pointers, it can be said that both the schemes differ on a number of parameters though they belong to the same category. As a consequence, one should be very careful while investing in a scheme by understanding its modalities completely. In addition, people should also check whether the scheme’s methodology helps them accomplish their objectives. Moreover, they can even consult a financial advisor. This will help them to ensure that the money invested is safe and it paves way for wealth creation.
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