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 13.6% since its launch. Return for 2025 was 4.7% , 2024 was 18.9% and 2023 was 23.9% . NAV as on 18 Jun 26 ₹306.662 ↑ 0.95 (0.31 %) 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 18 Jun 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.1% 3 Month 3.4% 6 Month -2.3% 1 Year -0.8% 3 Year 12.6% 5 Year 11.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 13.6% 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 May 21 ₹10,000 31 May 22 ₹10,516 31 May 23 ₹11,883 31 May 24 ₹15,642 31 May 25 ₹17,391 31 May 26 ₹17,027 Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.76% Equity 70.82% Debt 23.43% Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 16.85% Government 6.58% Cash Equivalent 5.76% Rating Value AA 32.44% AAA 67.56% Sector Value Financial Services 24% Industrials 10.36% Consumer Cyclical 7.46% Basic Materials 4.17% Technology 4.1% Energy 4.1% Health Care 3.94% Consumer Defensive 3.72% Utility 3.63% Communication Services 3.03% Real Estate 2.31% 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% ₹119 Cr 1,540,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANKBanks - Regional 5% ₹114 Cr 900,000 Jubilant Bevco Limited
Debentures | -5% ₹109 Cr 9,994 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | RELIANCEOil & Gas Refining & Marketing 4% ₹94 Cr 660,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 532215Banks - Regional 4% ₹82 Cr 650,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | SBINBanks - Regional 3% ₹76 Cr 710,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 05 | BHARTIARTLTelecom Services 3% ₹70 Cr 370,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | LTEngineering & Construction 3% ₹69 Cr 173,000 Jubilant Beverages Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹66 Cr 6,136 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 16 | 532555Utilities - Regulated Electric 2% ₹52 Cr 1,300,000
Talk to our investment specialistFund Managers
Name Since Tenure Ajay Argal 4 Oct 24 1.66 Yr. Anuj Tagra 7 Mar 24 2.23 Yr. Chandni Gupta 7 Mar 24 2.23 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 4.62 Yr. Rajasa Kakulavarapu 6 Sep 21 4.73 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 ₹306.662
↑ 0.95 -2.33 % -0.84 % 12.59 % 11.21 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Payout ₹33.9515
↑ 0.10 -2.97 % -1.5 % 12.33 % 11.05 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Reinvestment ₹33.9515
↑ 0.10 -2.97 % -1.5 % 12.33 % 11.05 % Data as on 18 Jun 26