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 14.1% since its launch. Return for 2025 was 4.7% , 2024 was 18.9% and 2023 was 23.9% . NAV as on 24 Feb 26 ₹311.496 ↓ -2.29 (-0.73 %) 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 24 Feb 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.9% 3 Month -1% 6 Month 1.2% 1 Year 10.1% 3 Year 16.4% 5 Year 13.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.1% 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 Jan 21 ₹10,000 31 Jan 22 ₹12,505 31 Jan 23 ₹12,910 31 Jan 24 ₹16,570 31 Jan 25 ₹18,762 31 Jan 26 ₹19,889 Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.48% Equity 71.6% Debt 26.93% Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 17.52% Government 9.41% Cash Equivalent 1.48% Rating Value AA 27.37% AAA 72.63% Sector Value Financial Services 22.78% Industrials 10.5% Consumer Cyclical 8.08% Technology 5.62% Health Care 4.55% Consumer Defensive 4.13% Basic Materials 3.76% Utility 3.58% Communication Services 3.45% Energy 3.13% Real Estate 1.97% 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% ₹158 Cr 1,705,000
↑ 10,000 Jubilant Bevco Limited
Debentures | -5% ₹107 Cr 9,994 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANKBanks - Regional 4% ₹95 Cr 700,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | LTEngineering & Construction 4% ₹83 Cr 210,000
↓ -15,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 05 | BHARTIARTLTelecom Services 3% ₹81 Cr 410,000
↑ 22,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | AXISBANKBanks - Regional 3% ₹77 Cr 560,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | RELIANCEOil & Gas Refining & Marketing 3% ₹73 Cr 525,000
↑ 45,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | INFYInformation Technology Services 3% ₹70 Cr 429,405 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | SBINBanks - Regional 3% ₹69 Cr 640,000
↑ 40,000 Jubilant Beverages Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹66 Cr 6,136
Talk to our investment specialistFund Managers
Name Since Tenure Ajay Argal 4 Oct 24 1.33 Yr. Anuj Tagra 7 Mar 24 1.9 Yr. Chandni Gupta 7 Mar 24 1.9 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 4.29 Yr. Rajasa Kakulavarapu 6 Sep 21 4.41 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 ₹311.496
↓ -2.29 1.22 % 10.1 % 16.42 % 13.52 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Payout ₹34.7142
↓ -0.26 1.22 % 10.08 % 16.4 % 13.5 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Reinvestment ₹34.7142
↓ -0.26 1.22 % 10.08 % 16.4 % 13.5 % Data as on 24 Feb 26