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 30 Jan 26 ₹308.996 ↑ 0.65 (0.21 %) Net Assets (AUM) as on 31 Dec 2025 ₹2,380 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 -3.72 Expense Ratio 1.04 % Sharpe Ratio -0.09 Information Ratio 0.9 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 30 Jan 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -1.4% 3 Month -2.6% 6 Month -0.6% 1 Year 6.9% 3 Year 15.7% 5 Year 14.7% 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 2.48% Equity 70.96% Debt 26.56% Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 18.09% Government 8.47% Cash Equivalent 2.48% Rating Value AA 27.37% AAA 72.63% Sector Value Financial Services 21.79% Industrials 10.76% Consumer Cyclical 9.21% Technology 5.37% Health Care 4.7% Consumer Defensive 4.05% Utility 3.55% Communication Services 3.43% Basic Materials 3.2% Energy 3.17% Real Estate 1.68% 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% ₹168 Cr 1,695,000 Jubilant Bevco Limited
Debentures | -5% ₹107 Cr 9,994 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | 532174Banks - Regional 4% ₹94 Cr 700,000
↓ -100,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | LTEngineering & Construction 4% ₹92 Cr 225,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 05 | BHARTIARTLTelecom Services 3% ₹82 Cr 388,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | RELIANCEOil & Gas Refining & Marketing 3% ₹75 Cr 480,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 532215Banks - Regional 3% ₹71 Cr 560,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | INFYInformation Technology Services 3% ₹69 Cr 429,405
↓ -10,595 Jubilant Beverages Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹66 Cr 6,136
↓ -1,014 6.9% Govt Stock 2065
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹62 Cr 6,521,200
Talk to our investment specialistFund Managers
Name Since Tenure Ajay Argal 4 Oct 24 1.24 Yr. Anuj Tagra 7 Mar 24 1.82 Yr. Chandni Gupta 7 Mar 24 1.82 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 4.21 Yr. Rajasa Kakulavarapu 6 Sep 21 4.32 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 ₹308.996
↑ 0.65 -0.61 % 6.88 % 15.72 % 14.74 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Payout ₹34.4359
↑ 0.07 -0.61 % 6.86 % 15.7 % 14.72 % Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct
Normal Dividend, Reinvestment ₹34.4359
↑ 0.07 -0.61 % 6.86 % 15.7 % 14.72 % Data as on 30 Jan 26