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 4 Sep 25 ₹307.154 ↓ -0.09 (-0.03 %) Net Assets (AUM) as on 31 Jul 2025 ₹2,256 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 0.94 Expense Ratio 1.04 % Sharpe Ratio -0.28 Information Ratio 1.57 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 4 Sep 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.2% 3 Month 0.6% 6 Month 10.5% 1 Year 1.1% 3 Year 16% 5 Year 18.4% 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 31 Aug 20 ₹10,000 31 Aug 21 ₹14,668 31 Aug 22 ₹15,194 31 Aug 23 ₹17,380 31 Aug 24 ₹23,322 31 Aug 25 ₹23,404 Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.23% Equity 67.99% Debt 28.78% Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 24.78% Government 4.01% Cash Equivalent 3.23% Rating Value AA 31.39% AAA 68.61% Sector Value Financial Services 21.63% Consumer Cyclical 11.26% Industrials 7.41% Technology 4.99% Health Care 4.86% Utility 3.77% Communication Services 3.66% Basic Materials 3.64% Consumer Defensive 3.14% Energy 2.83% Real Estate 0.79% 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% ₹167 Cr 827,500 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANKBanks - Regional 6% ₹127 Cr 858,500
↑ 8,500 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
↑ 3,500 Jubilant Beverages Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹74 Cr 7,150 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 05 | BHARTIARTLTelecom Services 3% ₹68 Cr 353,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | INFYInformation Technology Services 3% ₹66 Cr 440,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | RELIANCEOil & Gas Refining & Marketing 3% ₹64 Cr 460,000
↑ 30,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 532215Banks - Regional 3% ₹62 Cr 580,000
↑ 30,000 Bharti Telecom Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹55 Cr 5,000
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 ₹307.154
↓ -0.09 10.46 % 1.12 % 15.96 % 18.44 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Payout ₹34.2326
↓ -0.01 10.45 % 1.1 % 15.94 % 18.43 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Reinvestment ₹34.2326
↓ -0.01 10.45 % 1.1 % 15.94 % 18.43 % Data as on 4 Sep 25