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 9 Jul 26 ₹308.711 ↑ 1.63 (0.53 %) Net Assets (AUM) as on 31 May 2026 ₹2,290 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 -2.72 Expense Ratio 1.04 % Sharpe Ratio -0.596 Information Ratio 0.84 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 9 Jul 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.6% 3 Month 3.3% 6 Month -1.1% 1 Year -1.4% 3 Year 12.3% 5 Year 11.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 13.6% Historical Annual Returns
Year Returns 2025 4.7% 2024 18.9% 2023 23.9% 2022 5.8% 2021 25% 2020 14.8% 2019 9.1% 2018 -0.4% 2017 22.8% Growth of 10k Over Years
Date Value 30 Jun 21 ₹10,000 30 Jun 22 ₹9,885 30 Jun 23 ₹11,991 30 Jun 24 ₹15,951 30 Jun 25 ₹17,272 30 Jun 26 ₹16,953 Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.91% Equity 69.88% Debt 24.21% Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 19.19% Government 6.28% Cash Equivalent 4.65% Rating Value AA 32.44% AAA 67.56% Sector Value Financial Services 22.65% Industrials 9.91% Consumer Cyclical 7.56% Basic Materials 5.09% Technology 4.7% Health Care 3.97% Energy 3.81% Consumer Defensive 3.67% Utility 3.39% Communication Services 2.96% Real Estate 2.17% 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% ₹115 Cr 1,540,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANKBanks - Regional 5% ₹113 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% ₹87 Cr 660,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | AXISBANKBanks - Regional 4% ₹84 Cr 650,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | SBINBanks - Regional 4% ₹81 Cr 840,000
↑ 130,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | LTEngineering & Construction 3% ₹71 Cr 173,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 05 | BHARTIARTLTelecom Services 3% ₹68 Cr 370,000 Jubilant Beverages Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹67 Cr 6,136 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | INFYInformation Technology Services 2% ₹51 Cr 435,100
Talk to our investment specialistFund Managers
Name Since Tenure Ajay Argal 4 Oct 24 1.74 Yr. Anuj Tagra 7 Mar 24 2.32 Yr. Chandni Gupta 7 Mar 24 2.32 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 4.7 Yr. Rajasa Kakulavarapu 6 Sep 21 4.82 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 ₹308.711
↑ 1.63 -1.13 % -1.36 % 12.32 % 11.24 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Payout ₹33.9574
↑ 0.18 -2.41 % -2.64 % 11.82 % 10.93 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Reinvestment ₹33.9574
↑ 0.18 -2.41 % -2.64 % 11.82 % 10.93 % Data as on 9 Jul 26