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 14.4% since its launch. Return for 2025 was 4.7% , 2024 was 18.9% and 2023 was 23.9% . NAV as on 7 Jan 26 ₹316.862 ↓ -0.62 (-0.19 %) Net Assets (AUM) as on 31 Oct 2025 ₹2,355 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 -0.44 Expense Ratio 1.04 % Sharpe Ratio 0.041 Information Ratio 1.06 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 Jan 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.1% 3 Month 1.9% 6 Month 1.3% 1 Year 5.5% 3 Year 16.1% 5 Year 14.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.4% Historical Annual Returns
Year Returns 2024 4.7% 2023 18.9% 2022 23.9% 2021 5.8% 2020 25% 2019 14.8% 2018 9.1% 2017 -0.4% 2016 22.8% Growth of 10k Over Years
Date Value 31 Dec 20 ₹10,000 31 Dec 21 ₹12,503 31 Dec 22 ₹13,223 31 Dec 23 ₹16,383 31 Dec 24 ₹19,478 31 Dec 25 ₹20,398 Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.27% Equity 72.34% Debt 26.39% Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 18.59% Government 7.8% Cash Equivalent 1.27% Rating Value AA 29.11% AAA 70.89% Sector Value Financial Services 21.9% Industrials 10.64% Consumer Cyclical 9.66% Technology 5.2% Health Care 4.93% Consumer Defensive 4.02% Communication Services 3.85% Utility 3.77% Basic Materials 3.35% Energy 3.16% Real Estate 1.86% 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% ₹171 Cr 1,695,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANKBanks - Regional 5% ₹111 Cr 800,000
↓ -120,000 Jubilant Bevco Limited
Debentures | -4% ₹107 Cr 9,994 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | LTEngineering & Construction 4% ₹92 Cr 225,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 05 | BHARTIARTLTelecom Services 3% ₹82 Cr 388,000 Jubilant Beverages Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹76 Cr 7,150 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | RELIANCEOil & Gas Refining & Marketing 3% ₹75 Cr 480,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | AXISBANKBanks - Regional 3% ₹72 Cr 560,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | INFYInformation Technology Services 3% ₹69 Cr 440,000 6.9% Govt Stock 2065
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹62 Cr 6,521,200
↑ 4,625,000
Talk to our investment specialistFund Managers
Name Since Tenure Ajay Argal 4 Oct 24 1.16 Yr. Anuj Tagra 7 Mar 24 1.74 Yr. Chandni Gupta 7 Mar 24 1.74 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 4.12 Yr. Rajasa Kakulavarapu 6 Sep 21 4.24 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 ₹316.862
↓ -0.62 1.34 % 5.47 % 16.14 % 14.83 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Payout ₹35.3128
↓ -0.07 1.33 % 5.46 % 16.12 % 14.81 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Reinvestment ₹35.3128
↓ -0.07 1.33 % 5.46 % 16.12 % 14.81 % Data as on 7 Jan 26