Franklin Asian Equity Fund

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

The Franklin Asian Equity Fund is a 18 yrs 2 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.93% since inception. Franklin Asian Equity Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 34.14% 11.6% 2.16% 10.12% 7.93%

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 Feb 02, 2026	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹37.6778-2.56% 1 day change	7.93% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹315 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹37.6778 as on Feb 02, 2026

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Franklin Asian Equity Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹315 Cr
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1% if redeemed within one year.!
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	18 yrs 2 m since Nov 19, 2007
Benchmark	NA
Min. investment	SIP: ₹1000 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Expense ratio	2.55% as on Feb 02, 2026
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 Dec 31, 2025

Large Cap 84.41%

Mid Cap 11.63%

Small Cap 0%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd. (Taiwan)9.87%

HDFC Bank Ltd.5.91%

Tencent Holdings Ltd.5.54%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. (South Korea)4.96%

Top sectors

Technology 20.86%

Financial 18.000000000000004%

Capital Goods 15.12%

Services 12.79%

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 61.515493280000015%

Cash/Net Current Assets 3.96206779%

Other Holdings

Others 3.96%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Franklin Asian Equity Fund	2.17%	20.26%	34.14%	11.6%	2.16%	10.12%
Edelweiss Europe Dynamic Equity Offshore Fund	5.63%	21.62%	51.26%	21.84%	16.67%	11.96%
Invesco India - Invesco Global Equity Income FoF	2.23%	10.35%	22.71%	19.38%	16.45%	12.96%
Axis Global Equity Alpha FoF	2.4%	13.63%	24.18%	20.99%	15.47%	8.55%
Invesco India - Invesco Pan European Equity FoF	6.69%	25.67%	49.62%	17.35%	16.07%	10.84%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Global Excellence Equity FoF	4.23%	14.87%	17.99%	21.75%	15.41%	8.6%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Franklin Asian Equity Fund	13.88	N.A.	0.5	0.86
Edelweiss Europe Dynamic Equity Offshore Fund	12.77	N.A.	1.2	2.14
Invesco India - Invesco Global Equity Income FoF	11.6	N.A.	1.21	2.03
Axis Global Equity Alpha FoF	11.25	N.A.	1.29	1.88
Invesco India - Invesco Pan European Equity FoF	13.12	N.A.	0.9	1.58
Aditya Birla Sun Life Global Excellence Equity FoF	12.67	N.A.	1.25	1.67

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Franklin Asian Equity Fund	N.A.	315 Cr	18 yrs 2 m	2.55%
Edelweiss Europe Dynamic Equity Offshore Fund	N.A.	196 Cr	12 yrs	1.43%
Invesco India - Invesco Global Equity Income FoF	N.A.	209 Cr	11 yrs 9 m	1.4%
Axis Global Equity Alpha FoF	N.A.	1,441 Cr	5 yrs 4 m	1.62%
Invesco India - Invesco Pan European Equity FoF	N.A.	133 Cr	12 yrs	0.96%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Global Excellence Equity FoF	N.A.	197 Cr	18 yrs 2 m	1.28%

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

Alpha	N.A.
Sharpe	0.5 vs. 6.72 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	N.A.
Standard deviation	13.88 vs. 15.03 More stable returns

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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 18 yrs 2 m, having been launched on 19/11/2007. Franklin Asian Equity Fund has ₹315 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/12/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Franklin Asian Equity Fund as of 02/02/2026 is ₹37.68. 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 32.84%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.62% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 6 yrs.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Technology, Financial, Capital Goods, Services, 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), HDFC Bank Ltd., Tencent Holdings Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. (South Korea), SK Hynix Inc.

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Fund AUM	315 Cr as on Dec 31, 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	1,28,113 Cr as on Dec 31, 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 ₹37.6778 as of Feb 02, 2026.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Franklin Asian Equity Fund is a 18 yrs 2 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.93% since inception.

Franklin Asian Equity Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
34.14%	11.6%	2.16%	10.12%	7.93%

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 315 Cr as on Dec 31, 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)	9.87%
HDFC Bank Ltd.	5.91%
Tencent Holdings Ltd.	5.54%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. (South Korea)	4.96%
SK Hynix Inc	4.6%
ICICI Bank Ltd.	3.7%
Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd.	2.73%
MediaTek (Taiwan)	2.73%
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd.	2.72%
Hyundai Motor (South Korea)	2.41%

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	20.86%
Financial	18.000000000000004%
Capital Goods	15.12%
Services	12.79%
Automobile	7.300000000000001%
Construction	5.260000000000001%
Healthcare	4.6%
Others	3.09%
Insurance	2.38%
Chemicals	2.04%

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 2 Years.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 1% if redeemed within one year.