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 13 Aug 25 ₹306.474 ↑ 1.13 (0.37 %) Net Assets (AUM) as on 30 Jun 2025 ₹2,248 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 1.18 Expense Ratio 1.05 % Sharpe Ratio 0.192 Information Ratio 1.47 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 13 Aug 25 Duration Returns 1 Month -1.7% 3 Month 0.5% 6 Month 6.6% 1 Year 3.3% 3 Year 15.9% 5 Year 19% 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 Jul 20 ₹10,000 31 Jul 21 ₹14,605 31 Jul 22 ₹15,189 31 Jul 23 ₹17,930 31 Jul 24 ₹23,876 31 Jul 25 ₹24,661 Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.64% Equity 67.8% Debt 27.56% Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 25.35% Cash Equivalent 4.64% Government 2.21% Rating Value AA 45.24% AAA 54.76% Sector Value Financial Services 21.84% Consumer Cyclical 11.04% Industrials 7.46% Technology 6.16% Health Care 4.65% Communication Services 3.93% Consumer Defensive 3.16% Utility 2.99% Basic Materials 2.89% Energy 2.87% Real Estate 0.81% 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% ₹166 Cr 827,500 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | 532174Banks - Regional 5% ₹123 Cr 850,000
↓ -50,000 Jubilant Bevco Limited
Debentures | -5% ₹103 Cr 9,994
↑ 9,994 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | LTEngineering & Construction 3% ₹76 Cr 206,500 Jubilant Beverages Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹73 Cr 7,150
↑ 7,150 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 05 | BHARTIARTLTelecom Services 3% ₹71 Cr 353,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | INFYInformation Technology Services 3% ₹70 Cr 440,000
↑ 30,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 532215Banks - Regional 3% ₹66 Cr 550,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | RELIANCEOil & Gas Refining & Marketing 3% ₹65 Cr 430,000 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | HCLTECHInformation Technology Services 2% ₹54 Cr 315,000
↑ 30,000
Talk to our investment specialistFund Managers
Name Since Tenure Ajay Argal 4 Oct 24 0.82 Yr. Anuj Tagra 7 Mar 24 1.4 Yr. Chandni Gupta 7 Mar 24 1.4 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 3.79 Yr. Rajasa Kakulavarapu 6 Sep 21 3.9 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 ₹306.474
↑ 1.13 6.6 % 3.35 % 15.88 % 18.96 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Payout ₹34.157
↑ 0.13 6.59 % 3.33 % 15.85 % 18.94 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Reinvestment ₹34.157
↑ 0.13 6.59 % 3.33 % 15.85 % 18.94 % Data as on 13 Aug 25