The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in mid and small cap companies. Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund launched on 13 Jan 06. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Returns up to 1 year are on Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - G
Scheme Objective
CAGR
return of 15.4% since its launch. Ranked 11 in Small Cap
category. Return for 2024 was 23.2% , 2023 was 52.1% and 2022 was 3.6% . NAV as on 29 Aug 25 ₹165.63 ↓ -0.12 (-0.07 %) Net Assets (AUM) as on 31 Jul 2025 ₹13,825 Cr. Launch Date 13 Jan 2006 Category Equity - Small Cap Rating ☆☆☆☆ Type Open Ended Fund Risk Moderately High AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Alpha Ratio -5.51 Expense Ratio 1.72 % Sharpe Ratio -0.592 Information Ratio -0.06 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 29 Aug 25 Duration Returns 1 Month -3.8% 3 Month -2.6% 6 Month 15.7% 1 Year -10.6% 3 Year 22.3% 5 Year 28.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15.4% Historical Annual Returns
Year Returns 2024 23.2% 2023 52.1% 2022 3.6% 2021 56.4% 2020 18.7% 2019 -5% 2018 -17.4% 2017 43.5% 2016 10.2% Growth of 10k Over Years
Date Value 31 Jul 20 ₹10,000 31 Jul 21 ₹20,162 31 Jul 22 ₹21,078 31 Jul 23 ₹28,666 31 Jul 24 ₹44,791 31 Jul 25 ₹41,561 Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.52% Equity 94.33% Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 19.22% Consumer Cyclical 17.77% Industrials 17.76% Health Care 11.03% Basic Materials 9.91% Technology 6.38% Real Estate 4.65% Consumer Defensive 3.77% Utility 2.87% Energy 0.96% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Holdings/Securities
Name Global Industry Holding Value Quantity Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | 540975Medical Care Facilities 3% ₹437 Cr 7,329,408
↓ -605,375 Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 532929Real Estate - Development 3% ₹429 Cr 3,868,691 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 12 | 590003Banks - Regional 3% ₹371 Cr 13,859,043
↓ -139,874 Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 20 | EQUITASBNKBanks - Regional 2% ₹323 Cr 48,064,081 Eris Lifesciences Ltd Registered Shs (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | ERISDrug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic 2% ₹314 Cr 1,866,828 CCL Products (India) Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 19 | CCLPackaged Foods 2% ₹277 Cr 3,260,279 Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | KALYANKJILLuxury Goods 2% ₹276 Cr 4,963,469 Deepak Nitrite Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 16 | DEEPAKNTRChemicals 2% ₹276 Cr 1,387,967 Zensar Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 23 | ZENSARTECHInformation Technology Services 2% ₹271 Cr 3,220,340 PNB Housing Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | PNBHOUSINGMortgage Finance 2% ₹250 Cr 2,256,472
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Name Since Tenure R. Janakiraman 1 Feb 11 14.51 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 3.79 Yr. Akhil Kalluri 8 Sep 22 2.9 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 Smaller Companies Fund
Normal Dividend, Payout ₹45.9729
↓ -0.03 15.73 % -11.51 % 21.34 % 27.19 % Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Normal Dividend, Reinvestment ₹45.9729
↓ -0.03 15.73 % -11.51 % 21.34 % 27.19 % Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Growth ₹165.63
↓ -0.12 15.73 % -10.57 % 22.33 % 28.06 % Data as on 29 Aug 25