Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct - G

NAV ₹164.901 ↓ 0.00 (0.00 %) as on 31 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 seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in mid and small cap companies.

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct is a Equity - Small Cap fund launched on 1 Jan 13. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR return of 18.6% since its launch. Return for 2025 was -7.6% , 2024 was 24.2% and 2023 was 53.5% .

Below is the key information for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct

NAV as on 31 Mar 26	₹164.901 ↓ 0.00 (0.00 %)
Net Assets (AUM) as on 28 Feb 2026	₹12,934 Cr.
Launch Date	1 Jan 2013
Category	Equity - Small Cap
Rating	Not Rated
Type	Open Ended Fund
Risk	Moderately High
AMC	Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd

Alpha Ratio	-0.01
Expense Ratio	0.92 %
Sharpe Ratio	0.539
Information Ratio	-0.41
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 Smaller Companies 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 31 Mar 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-9.6%
3 Month	-11.8%
6 Month	-11.7%
1 Year	-3.7%
3 Year	15.5%
5 Year	17.5%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	18.6%

Historical Annual Returns

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	-7.6%
2023	24.2%
2022	53.5%
2021	4.4%
2020	57.7%
2019	19.7%
2018	-4%
2017	-16.4%
2016	45.3%

Growth of 10k Over Years

Date	Value
31 Mar 21	₹10,000
31 Mar 22	₹13,247
31 Mar 23	₹14,514
31 Mar 24	₹22,385
31 Mar 25	₹23,229
31 Mar 26	₹22,374

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct Growth 10k Chart

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	6.65%
Equity	93.35%

Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Consumer Cyclical	18.2%
Financial Services	18.2%
Industrials	18.18%
Basic Materials	10.17%
Health Care	9.95%
Technology	8.1%
Real Estate	3.71%
Consumer Defensive	3.44%
Utility	3.41%

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct Equity Allocation

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Holdings/Securities

Name	Global Industry	Holding	Value	Quantity
Syrma SGS Technology Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 \| SYRMA	Electronic Components	2%	₹320 Cr	3,895,864
Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Oct 20 \| EQUITASBNK	Banks - Regional	2%	₹309 Cr	48,064,081
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare) Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 \| ASTERDM	Medical Care Facilities	2%	₹306 Cr	4,675,704
Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate) Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 \| BRIGADE	Real Estate - Development	2%	₹269 Cr	3,868,691
CCL Products (India) Ltd (Consumer Defensive) Equity, Since 30 Apr 19 \| CCL	Packaged Foods	2%	₹266 Cr	2,616,654 ↓ -393,625
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 \| KIRLOSENG	Specialty Industrial Machinery	2%	₹258 Cr	1,850,935 ↓ -250,000
Eris Lifesciences Ltd Registered Shs (Healthcare) Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 \| ERIS	Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	2%	₹254 Cr	1,866,828
Kajaria Ceramics Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Apr 25 \| KAJARIACER	Building Products & Equipment	2%	₹239 Cr	2,499,656 ↑ 400,000
DCB Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 May 18 \| DCBBANK	Banks - Regional	2%	₹226 Cr	12,199,095
Deepak Nitrite Ltd (Basic Materials) Equity, Since 31 Jan 16 \| DEEPAKNTR	Chemicals	2%	₹219 Cr	1,387,967

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Fund Managers

Name	Since	Tenure
R. Janakiraman	1 Feb 11	15.09 Yr.
Sandeep Manam	18 Oct 21	4.37 Yr.
Akhil Kalluri	8 Sep 22	3.48 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 Smaller Companies Fund - Direct Growth	₹164.901 ↓ 0.00	-11.73 %	-3.68 %	15.52 %	17.48 %
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct Normal Dividend, Payout	₹42.8575 ↓ 0.00	-12.62 %	-4.66 %	14.43 %	16.52 %
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct Normal Dividend, Reinvestment	₹42.8575 ↓ 0.00	-12.62 %	-4.66 %	14.43 %	16.52 %
Data as on 31 Mar 26

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