Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct - G

NAV ₹293.589 ↑ 4.03 (1.39 %) as on 25 Mar 26

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Scheme Objective
NAV Price Chart
Returns
- Historical Returns
- Compounded Returns
Growth Of 10k Over Years
Holdings / Portfolio
All Plan & Options
Fund Manager Information
Custodians
Registrar & Transfer Agent (RTA)
Administrator Companies
Auditors

Scheme Objective

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 CAGR return of 13.5% since its launch. Return for 2025 was 4.7% , 2024 was 18.9% and 2023 was 23.9% .

Below is the key information for Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct

NAV as on 25 Mar 26	₹293.589 ↑ 4.03 (1.39 %)
Net Assets (AUM) as on 28 Feb 2026	₹2,350 Cr.
Launch Date	1 Jan 2013
Category	Hybrid - Hybrid Equity
Rating	Not Rated
Type	Open Ended Fund
Risk	Moderately High
AMC	Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd

Alpha Ratio	-1.57
Expense Ratio	1.04 %
Sharpe Ratio	0.766
Information Ratio	0.75
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

Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct NAV Chart

Returns

Annual Compounded Returns

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 25 Mar 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-6%
3 Month	-7%
6 Month	-5%
1 Year	0.5%
3 Year	14.2%
5 Year	12.5%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	13.5%

Historical Annual Returns

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

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
28 Feb 21	₹10,000
28 Feb 22	₹11,264
28 Feb 23	₹11,935
29 Feb 24	₹15,917
28 Feb 25	₹16,748
28 Feb 26	₹18,679

Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct Growth 10k Chart

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	3.07%
Equity	69.67%
Debt	27.26%

Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	17.58%
Government	9.68%
Cash Equivalent	3.07%

Rating	Value
AA	27.08%
AAA	72.92%

Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct Debt Allocation

Sector	Value
Financial Services	23.85%
Industrials	10.8%
Consumer Cyclical	7.8%
Technology	4.5%
Health Care	4.46%
Consumer Defensive	3.7%
Energy	3.34%
Basic Materials	3.19%
Utility	3.08%
Communication Services	2.96%
Real Estate	1.99%

Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct Equity Allocation

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Holdings/Securities

Name	Global Industry	Holding	Value	Quantity
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Mar 07 \| HDFCBANK	Banks - Regional	6%	₹151 Cr	1,705,000
Jubilant Bevco Limited Debentures \| -		5%	₹109 Cr	9,994
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 \| ICICIBANK	Banks - Regional	4%	₹97 Cr	700,000
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 \| LT	Engineering & Construction	4%	₹90 Cr	210,000
Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 \| AXISBANK	Banks - Regional	4%	₹86 Cr	625,000 ↑ 65,000
State Bank of India (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 \| SBIN	Banks - Regional	3%	₹82 Cr	680,000 ↑ 40,000
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy) Equity, Since 31 May 22 \| RELIANCE	Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing	3%	₹78 Cr	560,000 ↑ 35,000
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services) Equity, Since 31 Oct 05 \| BHARTIARTL	Telecom Services	3%	₹70 Cr	370,000 ↓ -40,000
6.90% Gs 2065 Sovereign Bonds \| -		3%	₹67 Cr	6,971,200 ↑ 450,000
Jubilant Beverages Limited Debentures \| -		3%	₹66 Cr	6,136

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Fund Managers

Name	Since	Tenure
Ajay Argal	4 Oct 24	1.4 Yr.
Anuj Tagra	7 Mar 24	1.98 Yr.
Chandni Gupta	7 Mar 24	1.98 Yr.
Sandeep Manam	18 Oct 21	4.37 Yr.
Rajasa Kakulavarapu	6 Sep 21	4.48 Yr.

Custodians

Company	Address
The Hongkong and Shanghai Bankg Corp Ltd	37, Chilpae-ro, Jung-gu

Registrar & Transfer Agent

Computer Age Management Services Ltd
Address	New No.10, Old No.178,,Kodambakkam High Road,,Opp. Hotel Palmgrove,,Nungambakkam
FAX	91-44-28283610
Email	enq_L@camsonline.com

Administrator Companies

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	₹293.589 ↑ 4.03	-5 %	0.5 %	14.23 %	12.46 %
Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct Normal Dividend, Payout	₹32.7182 ↑ 0.45	-5.01 %	0.48 %	14.21 %	12.44 %
Franklin India Balanced Fund - Direct Normal Dividend, Reinvestment	₹32.7182 ↑ 0.45	-5.01 %	0.48 %	14.21 %	12.44 %
Data as on 25 Mar 26

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