The fund aims to provide long term capital appreciation and current income by investing in equity and equity related securities and high quality fixed income instruments. Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct is a Hybrid - Hybrid Equity fund 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 Balanced Fund - Direct Returns up to 1 year are on Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct - G
Scheme Objective
CAGR
return of 14.5% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 18.9% , 2023 was 23.9% and 2022 was 5.8% . NAV as on 7 Oct 25 ₹310.939 ↑ 0.33 (0.11 %) Net Assets (AUM) as on 31 Aug 2025 ₹2,245 Cr. Launch Date 1 Jan 2013 Category Hybrid - Hybrid Equity Rating Type Open Ended Fund Risk Moderately High AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Alpha Ratio 0.22 Expense Ratio 1.04 % Sharpe Ratio -0.562 Information Ratio 1.46 Benchmark Not Available Min Investment ₹5,000 Min SIP Investment ₹500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) NAV Price Chart
Returns
Annual Compounded Returns
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 7 Oct 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.2% 3 Month -0.7% 6 Month 8.3% 1 Year 3.2% 3 Year 16.2% 5 Year 18.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.5% Historical Annual Returns
Year Returns 2024 18.9% 2023 23.9% 2022 5.8% 2021 25% 2020 14.8% 2019 9.1% 2018 -0.4% 2017 22.8% 2016 9.2% Growth of 10k Over Years
Date Value 30 Sep 20 ₹10,000 30 Sep 21 ₹15,305 30 Sep 22 ₹15,421 30 Sep 23 ₹18,179 30 Sep 24 ₹24,068 30 Sep 25 ₹24,033 Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.37% Equity 67.88% Debt 27.95% Other 1.81% Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 20.75% Government 7.2% Cash Equivalent 2.37% Rating Value AA 31.39% AAA 68.61% Sector Value Financial Services 20.96% Consumer Cyclical 11.75% Industrials 7.55% Technology 4.99% Health Care 4.9% Basic Materials 3.71% Utility 3.69% Communication Services 3.6% Consumer Defensive 3.19% Energy 2.78% Real Estate 0.77% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Holdings/Securities
Name Global Industry Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 07 | HDFCBANKBanks - Regional 7% ₹157 Cr 1,655,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANKBanks - Regional 5% ₹120 Cr 858,500 Jubilant Bevco Limited
Debentures | -5% ₹104 Cr 9,994 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | LTEngineering & Construction 3% ₹76 Cr 210,000 Jubilant Beverages Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹74 Cr 7,150 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 05 | BHARTIARTLTelecom Services 3% ₹67 Cr 353,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | INFYInformation Technology Services 3% ₹65 Cr 440,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | RELIANCEOil & Gas Refining & Marketing 3% ₹62 Cr 460,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | AXISBANKBanks - Regional 3% ₹61 Cr 580,000 6.9% Govt Stock 2065
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹60 Cr 6,196,200
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Talk to our investment specialistFund Managers
Name Since Tenure Ajay Argal 4 Oct 24 0.91 Yr. Anuj Tagra 7 Mar 24 1.49 Yr. Chandni Gupta 7 Mar 24 1.49 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 3.87 Yr. Rajasa Kakulavarapu 6 Sep 21 3.99 Yr. Custodians
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Company Address Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd One International Centre, Tower 2, 12th and 13th Floor,Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone Road (West), Mumbai Auditors
Company Address BSR & Co. LLP BSR & Co. LLP All Plan & Options
Fund and Plan NAV 6 Month 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Growth ₹310.939
↑ 0.33 8.29 % 3.18 % 16.16 % 18.86 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Payout ₹34.6539
↑ 0.04 8.28 % 3.16 % 16.14 % 18.84 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Reinvestment ₹34.6539
↑ 0.04 8.28 % 3.16 % 16.14 % 18.84 % Data as on 7 Oct 25