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 13.5% since its launch. Return for 2025 was 4.7% , 2024 was 18.9% and 2023 was 23.9% . NAV as on 27 May 26 ₹302.791 ↑ 0.59 (0.19 %) Net Assets (AUM) as on 30 Apr 2026 ₹2,306 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 -2.06 Expense Ratio 1.04 % Sharpe Ratio -0.343 Information Ratio 0.97 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 27 May 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -0.4% 3 Month -3.2% 6 Month -5.1% 1 Year -1.6% 3 Year 13.3% 5 Year 11.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 13.5% Historical Annual Returns
Year Returns 2025 4.7% 2024 18.9% 2023 23.9% 2022 5.8% 2021 25% 2020 14.8% 2019 9.1% 2018 -0.4% 2017 22.8% Growth of 10k Over Years
Date Value 30 Apr 21 ₹10,000 30 Apr 22 ₹11,323 30 Apr 23 ₹12,137 30 Apr 24 ₹16,295 30 Apr 25 ₹17,902 30 Apr 26 ₹18,043 Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.62% Equity 70.96% Debt 28.42% Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 19.02% Government 9.39% Cash Equivalent 0.62% Rating Value AA 28.17% AAA 71.83% Sector Value Financial Services 23.59% Industrials 9.6% Consumer Cyclical 7.46% Health Care 5.03% Technology 4.75% Energy 4.12% Basic Materials 4.02% Consumer Defensive 3.74% Utility 3.41% Communication Services 3.05% Real Estate 2.19% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Holdings/Securities
Name Global Industry Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 07 | HDFCBANKBanks - Regional 5% ₹113 Cr 1,540,000
↓ -165,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANKBanks - Regional 5% ₹109 Cr 900,000
↑ 200,000 Jubilant Bevco Limited
Debentures | -5% ₹108 Cr 9,994 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | RELIANCEOil & Gas Refining & Marketing 4% ₹89 Cr 660,000
↑ 100,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 532215Banks - Regional 3% ₹75 Cr 650,000
↑ 25,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | SBINBanks - Regional 3% ₹70 Cr 710,000
↑ 30,000 Jubilant Beverages Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹66 Cr 6,136 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 05 | BHARTIARTLTelecom Services 3% ₹66 Cr 370,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | LTEngineering & Construction 3% ₹61 Cr 173,000
↓ -37,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | INFYInformation Technology Services 3% ₹54 Cr 435,100
↑ 5,695
Talk to our investment specialistFund Managers
Name Since Tenure Ajay Argal 4 Oct 24 1.57 Yr. Anuj Tagra 7 Mar 24 2.15 Yr. Chandni Gupta 7 Mar 24 2.15 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 4.53 Yr. Rajasa Kakulavarapu 6 Sep 21 4.65 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 ₹302.791
↑ 0.59 -5.05 % -1.62 % 13.26 % 11.56 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Payout ₹33.5231
↑ 0.06 -5.68 % -2.27 % 12.99 % 11.4 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Reinvestment ₹33.5231
↑ 0.06 -5.68 % -2.27 % 12.99 % 11.4 % Data as on 27 May 26