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 17 Mar 26 ₹295.763 ↑ 1.91 (0.65 %) Net Assets (AUM) as on 31 Jan 2026 ₹2,341 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 -1.65 Expense Ratio 1.04 % Sharpe Ratio 0.047 Information Ratio 0.86 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 17 Mar 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -6.5% 3 Month -6.4% 6 Month -5.8% 1 Year 5.1% 3 Year 14.3% 5 Year 11.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 13.5% 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
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Fund and Plan NAV 6 Month 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Growth ₹295.763
↑ 1.91 -5.79 % 5.12 % 14.26 % 11.71 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Payout ₹32.9606
↑ 0.21 -5.79 % 5.1 % 14.24 % 11.7 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Reinvestment ₹32.9606
↑ 0.21 -5.79 % 5.1 % 14.24 % 11.7 % Data as on 17 Mar 26