Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct - G

NAV ₹207.542 ↑ 1.50 (0.73 %) as on 20 Aug 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 20% 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 20 Aug 26	₹207.542 ↑ 1.50 (0.73 %)
Net Assets (AUM) as on 31 Jul 2026	₹14,467 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	-2.12
Expense Ratio	0.92 %
Sharpe Ratio	-0.011
Information Ratio	-0.4
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

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 20 Aug 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	2%
3 Month	8.3%
6 Month	12.4%
1 Year	7.6%
3 Year	16%
5 Year	18.6%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	20%

Historical Annual Returns

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2025	-7.6%
2024	24.2%
2023	53.5%
2022	4.4%
2021	57.7%
2020	19.7%
2019	-4%
2018	-16.4%
2017	45.3%

Growth of 10k Over Years

Date	Value
31 Jul 21	₹10,000
31 Jul 22	₹10,542
31 Jul 23	₹14,462
31 Jul 24	₹22,786
31 Jul 25	₹21,318
31 Jul 26	₹21,958

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	2.45%
Equity	97.55%

Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Industrials	22.46%
Consumer Cyclical	18.31%
Financial Services	17.28%
Health Care	10.18%
Basic Materials	9.87%
Technology	9.73%
Consumer Defensive	3.37%
Real Estate	3.26%
Utility	3.08%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Holdings/Securities

Name	Global Industry	Holding	Value	Quantity
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 \| KIRLOSENG	Specialty Industrial Machinery	3%	₹387 Cr	1,638,600
Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Oct 20 \| EQUITASBNK	Banks - Regional	3%	₹362 Cr	48,064,081
Kajaria Ceramics Ltd (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Apr 25 \| 500233	Building Products & Equipment	2%	₹348 Cr	2,871,241
Syrma SGS Technology Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 \| SYRMA	Electronic Components	2%	₹332 Cr	2,378,902 ↓ -650,000
Eris Lifesciences Ltd Registered Shs (Healthcare) Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 \| ERIS	Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	2%	₹320 Cr	2,233,791
PNB Housing Finance Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 \| PNBHOUSING	Mortgage Finance	2%	₹283 Cr	2,721,134
Pine Labs Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 30 Nov 25 \| PINELABS	Software - Infrastructure	2%	₹282 Cr	18,013,252 ↑ 4,000,000
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials) Equity, Since 30 Nov 25 \| HAL	Aerospace & Defense	2%	₹269 Cr	615,000 ↑ 80,000
Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate) Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 \| 532929	Real Estate - Development	2%	₹258 Cr	5,158,254 ↑ 12
Aster DM Quality Care Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare) Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 \| ASTERDM	Medical Care Facilities	2%	₹257 Cr	3,281,339 ↓ -150,000

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Fund Managers

Name	Since	Tenure
R. Janakiraman	1 Feb 11	15.5 Yr.
Sandeep Manam	18 Oct 21	4.79 Yr.
Akhil Kalluri	8 Sep 22	3.9 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	₹207.542 ↑ 1.50	12.35 %	7.64 %	15.96 %	18.62 %
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct Normal Dividend, Payout	₹53.9388 ↑ 0.39	0.85 %	6.55 %	14.87 %	17.65 %
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct Normal Dividend, Reinvestment	₹53.9388 ↑ 0.39	0.85 %	6.55 %	14.87 %	17.65 %
Data as on 20 Aug 26

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