The primary objective for Franklin IndiaTaxshield is to provide medium to long term growth of capital along with income tax rebate Franklin India Taxshield is a Equity - ELSS fund launched on 10 Apr 99. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Franklin India Taxshield Returns up to 1 year are on Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis Franklin India Taxshield - G
Scheme Objective
CAGR return of 19.9% since its launch. Ranked 28 in ELSS category. Return for 2025 was 2.1% , 2024 was 22.4% and 2023 was 31.2% . NAV as on 20 Mar 26 ₹1,335.31 ↑ 3.02 (0.23 %) Net Assets (AUM) as on 28 Feb 2026 ₹6,407 Cr. Launch Date 10 Apr 1999 Category Equity - ELSS Rating ☆☆ Type Open Ended Fund Risk Moderately High AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Alpha Ratio -3.86 Expense Ratio 1.81 % Sharpe Ratio 0.616 Information Ratio 0.27 Benchmark Not Available Min Investment ₹500 Min SIP Investment ₹500 Exit Load NIL NAV Price Chart
Returns
Annual Compounded Returns
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 20 Mar 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -9.1% 3 Month -10.5% 6 Month -10.5% 1 Year -1.8% 3 Year 15.7% 5 Year 13.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 19.9% Historical Annual Returns
Year Returns 2024 2.1% 2023 22.4% 2022 31.2% 2021 5.4% 2020 36.7% 2019 9.8% 2018 5.1% 2017 -3% 2016 29.1% Growth of 10k Over Years
Date Value 28 Feb 21 ₹10,000 28 Feb 22 ₹11,879 28 Feb 23 ₹12,421 29 Feb 24 ₹17,984 28 Feb 25 ₹18,525 28 Feb 26 ₹20,775 Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.71% Equity 95.29% Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 33.98% Industrials 14.59% Consumer Cyclical 9.16% Technology 8.19% Basic Materials 6.77% Consumer Defensive 6.34% Health Care 4.38% Utility 3.84% Communication Services 3.5% Energy 3.2% Real Estate 1.32% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Holdings/Securities
Name Global Industry Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 07 | HDFCBANKBanks - Regional 9% ₹579 Cr 6,520,834 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANKBanks - Regional 7% ₹455 Cr 3,297,903 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | LTEngineering & Construction 6% ₹378 Cr 883,853 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | AXISBANKBanks - Regional 5% ₹343 Cr 2,477,634 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 15 | SBINBanks - Regional 5% ₹340 Cr 2,833,344 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | INFYInformation Technology Services 4% ₹244 Cr 1,876,441 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 07 | BHARTIARTLTelecom Services 3% ₹224 Cr 1,192,303
↓ -229,268 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 | KOTAKBANKBanks - Regional 3% ₹207 Cr 4,981,055 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | RELIANCEOil & Gas Refining & Marketing 3% ₹205 Cr 1,472,922 HCL Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | HCLTECHInformation Technology Services 3% ₹203 Cr 1,462,587
Talk to our investment specialistFund Managers
Name Since Tenure R. Janakiraman 2 May 16 9.83 Yr. Rajasa Kakulavarapu 1 Dec 23 2.25 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 Taxshield
Growth ₹1,335.31
↑ 3.02 -10.47 % -1.84 % 15.74 % 13.69 % Franklin India Taxshield
Normal Dividend, Payout ₹56.4243
↑ 0.13 -10.86 % -2.27 % 15.24 % 13.09 % Data as on 20 Mar 26