Franklin Asian Equity Fund

Q: What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Franklin Asian Equity Fund is a 17 yrs 11 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.52% since inception. Franklin Asian Equity Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 18.08% 18.05% 4.26% 8.3% 7.52%

Q: How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Franklin Asian Equity Fund has an expense ratio of 2.55% , representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹34.5711+1.37% 1 day change	7.52% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹279 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹34.5711 as on Oct 20, 2025

This fund Category average

Franklin Asian Equity Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹279 Cr
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1% if redeemed within one year.!
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	17 yrs 11 m since Nov 19, 2007
Benchmark	NA
Min. investment	SIP: ₹1000 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Expense ratio	2.55% as on Sep 30, 2025
Plan type	Regular
Risk	Very High
Short term capital gains (STCG)	Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long term capital gains (LTCG)	After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Franklin Asian Equity Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 2025

Large Cap 87.42%

Mid Cap 7.9%

Small Cap 1.73%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd. (Taiwan)9.67%

Tencent Holdings Ltd.6.37%

HDFC Bank Ltd.4.88%

ICICI Bank Ltd.4.47%

Top sectors

Technology 21.18%

Financial 19.6%

Services 16.040000000000003%

Capital Goods 12.690000000000001%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Allocation by Instruments

Foreign - Equity 63.540318989999996%

Cash/Net Current Assets 2.95036966%

Other Holdings

Others 2.95%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Franklin Asian Equity Fund	2.75%	24.98%	18.08%	18.05%	4.26%	8.3%
Invesco India - Invesco Global Equity Income FoF	-0.02%	19.76%	19.22%	26.75%	18.82%	11.35%
Edelweiss Europe Dynamic Equity Offshore Fund	0.9%	15.34%	30.11%	23.98%	17.28%	9.49%
Edelweiss US Technology Equity FoF	2.02%	37.31%	32.88%	35.14%	17.1%	13.37%
Axis Global Equity Alpha FoF	0.47%	22.79%	24.09%	22.61%	15.83%	7.77%
Invesco India - Invesco Pan European Equity FoF	0.79%	17.35%	23.37%	20.32%	16.08%	7.5%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Franklin Asian Equity Fund	16.77	N.A.	0.52	1.0
Invesco India - Invesco Global Equity Income FoF	12.57	N.A.	1.57	2.69
Edelweiss Europe Dynamic Equity Offshore Fund	13.82	N.A.	1.34	2.44
Edelweiss US Technology Equity FoF	24.74	N.A.	1.14	1.82
Axis Global Equity Alpha FoF	11.84	N.A.	1.43	2.2
Invesco India - Invesco Pan European Equity FoF	14.71	N.A.	1.1	2.23

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Franklin Asian Equity Fund	N.A.	279 Cr	17 yrs 11 m	2.55%
Invesco India - Invesco Global Equity Income FoF	N.A.	134 Cr	11 yrs 6 m	1.4%
Edelweiss Europe Dynamic Equity Offshore Fund	N.A.	160 Cr	11 yrs 9 m	1.44%
Edelweiss US Technology Equity FoF	N.A.	3,598 Cr	5 yrs 8 m	1.61%
Axis Global Equity Alpha FoF	N.A.	1,134 Cr	5 yrs 1 m	1.63%
Invesco India - Invesco Pan European Equity FoF	N.A.	98 Cr	11 yrs 9 m	0.96%

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Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Alpha	N.A.
Sharpe	0.52 vs. 7.66 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	N.A.
Standard deviation	16.77 vs. 15.95 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Franklin Asian Equity Fund

Franklin Asian Equity Fund is a International mutual fund scheme from Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 17 yrs 11 m, having been launched on 19/11/2007. Franklin Asian Equity Fund has ₹279 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 30/09/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Franklin Asian Equity Fund as of 20/10/2025 is ₹34.57. The fund has an expense ratio of 2.55%, which is higher than what most other International funds charge.

Franklin Asian Equity Fund returns of last 1-year are 16.16%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.23% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 9 yrs.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Technology, Financial, Services, Capital Goods, Automobile sectors. It has taken less exposure in Technology, Financial sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd. (Taiwan), Tencent Holdings Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd..

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Fund AUM	279 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Sandeep Manam

Mr. Manam is a PGDM (IIM-Ahmedabad), B.Tech (Electronics & Communication Engg.)- National Institute of Technology Calicut Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd., he has worked with Cognizant Technology Solutions, Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Private Limited.

Shyam Sundar Sriram

Mr. Sriram has done B.E (Electronics & Communication ) and PGDM - IIM-A Prior to joining Franklin India Mutual Fund, he was working with Sundaram Mutual Fund, JM financial, Cognizant technology and IIFL wealth management

Investment objective

The scheme aims to provide medium to long term capital appreciation through investment in Asian companies/sectors, excluding Japan.

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	34 view all schemes
Total AUM	1,23,581 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Address	Unit No.202/203/204, 2nd Floor Dalamal Tower, Plot No. 211 Free Press Journal Marg, Nariman Point Mumbai, 400013
Phone	1800-425-4255 / 60004255

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Franklin Asian Equity Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Franklin Asian Equity Fund plan is approximately ₹34.5711 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Franklin Asian Equity Fund is a 17 yrs 11 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.52% since inception.

Franklin Asian Equity Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
18.08%	18.05%	4.26%	8.3%	7.52%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Franklin Asian Equity Fund has an expense ratio of 2.55%, representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The Franklin Asian Equity Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 279 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Franklin Asian Equity Fund?

The Franklin Asian Equity Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd. (Taiwan)	9.67%
Tencent Holdings Ltd.	6.37%
HDFC Bank Ltd.	4.88%
ICICI Bank Ltd.	4.47%
Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd.	4.12%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. (South Korea)	3.61%
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd.	3.25%
Eternal Ltd.	3.2%
MediaTek (Taiwan)	2.88%
SK Hynix Inc	2.81%

What are the top sectors Franklin Asian Equity Fund has invested in?

The Franklin Asian Equity Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Technology	21.18%
Financial	19.6%
Services	16.040000000000003%
Capital Goods	12.690000000000001%
Automobile	6.18%
Construction	4.470000000000001%
Healthcare	3.38%
Insurance	2.11%
Others	2.0%
Consumer Staples	1.98%

What is risk level of Franklin Asian Equity Fund?

This is a International fund comes with Very High risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

How can I redeem my investments in Franklin Asian Equity Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Franklin Asian Equity Fund is simple. If you have invested via ET Money, just log in to the app, go to the holdings section, and submit the redemption request.

If you have invested from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

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Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst International funds in the last 1 Month.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 1% if redeemed within one year.