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 14.6% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 18.9% , 2023 was 23.9% and 2022 was 5.8% . NAV as on 4 Nov 25 ₹315.451 ↓ -1.06 (-0.33 %) Net Assets (AUM) as on 30 Sep 2025 ₹2,273 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 0.39 Expense Ratio 1.04 % Sharpe Ratio -0.603 Information Ratio 1.14 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 Nov 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.4% 3 Month 3.2% 6 Month 5.6% 1 Year 6.7% 3 Year 16% 5 Year 18.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.6% 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 Oct 20 ₹10,000 31 Oct 21 ₹14,792 31 Oct 22 ₹15,336 31 Oct 23 ₹17,094 31 Oct 24 ₹22,408 31 Oct 25 ₹23,813 Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.2% Equity 70.18% Debt 24.62% Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 20.51% Cash Equivalent 5.2% Government 4.11% Rating Value AA 32.08% AAA 67.92% Sector Value Financial Services 21.95% Consumer Cyclical 10.54% Industrials 8.71% Technology 4.86% Health Care 4.83% Utility 3.96% Communication Services 3.83% Basic Materials 3.64% Consumer Defensive 3.42% Energy 2.88% Real Estate 1.55% 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% ₹161 Cr 1,695,000
↑ 40,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANKBanks - Regional 5% ₹124 Cr 920,000
↑ 61,500 Jubilant Bevco Limited
Debentures | -5% ₹105 Cr 9,994 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | LTEngineering & Construction 4% ₹82 Cr 225,000
↑ 15,000 Jubilant Beverages Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹75 Cr 7,150 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 05 | BHARTIARTLTelecom Services 3% ₹73 Cr 388,000
↑ 35,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 532215Banks - Regional 3% ₹70 Cr 620,000
↑ 40,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | RELIANCEOil & Gas Refining & Marketing 3% ₹65 Cr 480,000
↑ 20,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | INFYInformation Technology Services 3% ₹63 Cr 440,000 Poonawalla Fincorp Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹52 Cr 5,000
Talk to our investment specialistFund Managers
Name Since Tenure Ajay Argal 4 Oct 24 0.99 Yr. Anuj Tagra 7 Mar 24 1.57 Yr. Chandni Gupta 7 Mar 24 1.57 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 3.95 Yr. Rajasa Kakulavarapu 6 Sep 21 4.07 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 ₹315.451
↓ -1.06 5.64 % 6.65 % 15.97 % 18.51 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Payout ₹35.1564
↓ -0.12 5.63 % 6.64 % 15.95 % 18.49 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Reinvestment ₹35.1564
↓ -0.12 5.63 % 6.64 % 15.95 % 18.49 % Data as on 4 Nov 25