Franklin India Bluechip Fund Direct-Growth

Q: What are the returns of Franklin India Bluechip Fund?

The Franklin India Bluechip Fund is a 12 yrs 3 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 13.13% since inception. Franklin India Bluechip Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 12.02% 14.96% 23.26% 11.88% 13.13%

NAV as of Apr 23, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	VRO Ratings
₹1089.5011+0.9% 1 day change	13.13% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	3

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹1089.5011 as on Apr 23, 2025

This fund Category average

Franklin India Bluechip Fund overview

VRO rating	3
Expense ratio	1.23% as on Mar 31, 2025
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year!
AUM (Fund size)	₹7,343 Crs
Lock-in	No Lockin
Age	12 yrs 3 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	NIFTY 100 TRI
Min. investment	SIP ₹500 & Lump. ₹5000
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, pay tax of 12.5% on returns of ₹1.25 lakh+ in a financial year

Franklin India Bluechip 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%

Trailing returns as on Apr 24, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 month	3.12%	3.11%
3 months	4.83%	4.98%
6 months	-1.15%	-0.72%
1 year	12.02%	10.32%
3 years	14.96%	16.3%
5 years	23.26%	23.34%
7 years	12.77%	14.12%
10 years	11.88%	13.32%

Asset allocationas on Mar 31, 2025

Large Cap 89.50843499999999%

Mid Cap 7.283865%

Small Cap 0.9777%

Other Cap 0.0%

Top holdings

ICICI Bank Ltd.9.06%

HDFC Bank Ltd.8.96%

Reliance Industries Ltd.6.0%

Axis Bank Ltd.5.99%

Top sectors

Financial 31.259999999999998%

Technology 12.12%

Energy 9.01%

Services 7.64%

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

Cash/Net Current Assets 2.22606339%

Other Holdings

Others 2.23%

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	Fund age	Expense ratio
Franklin India Bluechip Fund	N.A.	₹7,343 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	1.23%
ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund	N.A.	₹64,963 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.89%
Nippon India Large Cap Fund	N.A.	₹37,546 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.71%
Baroda BNP Paribas Large Cap Fund	N.A.	₹2,432 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.82%
Edelweiss Large Cap Fund	N.A.	₹1,157 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.61%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Franklin India Bluechip Fund	3.12%	-1.15%	12.02%	14.96%	23.26%	11.88%
ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund	2.88%	-0.32%	10.98%	19.02%	26.46%	14.89%
Nippon India Large Cap Fund	2.51%	-0.43%	9.62%	21.64%	28.7%	14.98%
Baroda BNP Paribas Large Cap Fund	2.34%	-3.45%	7.47%	17.82%	23.3%	13.69%
Edelweiss Large Cap Fund	2.74%	-0.81%	9.46%	17.59%	24.46%	13.77%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Franklin India Bluechip Fund	12.93	0.9	0.51	0.85
ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund	12.79	0.89	0.81	1.55
Nippon India Large Cap Fund	13.44	0.94	0.92	1.77
Baroda BNP Paribas Large Cap Fund	13.65	0.95	0.69	1.16
Edelweiss Large Cap Fund	13.4	0.95	0.68	1.2

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

Alpha	0.16 vs. 4.1 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.51 vs. 4.1 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.9 vs. 0.88 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	12.93 vs. 11.32 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Franklin India Bluechip Fund

Franklin India Bluechip Fund Direct-Growth is a Large Cap mutual fund scheme from Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 12 yrs 3 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. Franklin India Bluechip Fund Direct-Growth has ₹7,343 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/03/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Franklin India Bluechip Fund Direct-Growth as of 23/04/2025 is ₹1089.50. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.23%, which is higher than what most other Large Cap funds charge.

Franklin India Bluechip Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 12.56%. Since launch, it has delivered 13.13% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 5 yrs.
Franklin India Bluechip Fund Direct-Growth scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is in-line with most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is below average.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Technology, Energy, Services, Automobile sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Technology sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in ICICI Bank Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., Reliance Industries Ltd., Axis Bank Ltd., Tata Consultancy Services Ltd..

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Fund AUM	₹7,343 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Venkatesh Sanjeevi

Mr. Sanjeevi is a PGDM (IIM- Ahmedabad), CA, B.Com Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd., he has worked with Pictet Asset Management, London, ICICI Prudential AMC, Edelweiss Asset Mgmt. Ltd., Edelweiss Securities Ltd. and Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

Ajay Argal

Mr. Argal is a B.Tech from (IIT,Mumbai) & PGDM (IIM,Bangalore). Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd., he has worked with Baring Asset Management (Asia) Ltd., Aditya Birla Sunlife Mutual Fund and UTI AMC where he handled various aspects of investments function including managing offshore funds, equity funds, balanced funds, equity research & equity dealing.

Investment objective

The scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation by actively managing a portfolio of equity and equity related securities. The Scheme will invest in a range of companies, with a bias towards large cap companies.

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	34 view all schemes
Total AUM	₹1,08,219 Crs as on Mar 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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Templeton India Equity Income Fund	N.A.	₹2,286 Crs	7.92%	31.74%
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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Franklin India Bluechip Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Franklin India Bluechip Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹1089.5011 as of Apr 23, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Franklin India Bluechip Fund is a 12 yrs 3 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 13.13% since inception.

Franklin India Bluechip Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
12.02%	14.96%	23.26%	11.88%	13.13%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Franklin India Bluechip Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 1.23%, which reflects the fund's management and operating costs. This percentage is subtracted from the fund's annual returns, impacting net returns for investors.

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

The Franklin India Bluechip Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately ₹7,343 Crs crore as of Mar 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Franklin India Bluechip Fund?

The Franklin India Bluechip Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
ICICI Bank Ltd.	9.06%
HDFC Bank Ltd.	8.96%
Reliance Industries Ltd.	6.0%
Axis Bank Ltd.	5.99%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.	4.61%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.	4.59%
HCL Technologies Ltd.	3.67%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.	3.1%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.	2.84%
Infosys Ltd.	2.73%

What are the top sectors Franklin India Bluechip Fund has invested in?

The Franklin India Bluechip Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	31.259999999999998%
Technology	12.12%
Energy	9.01%
Services	7.64%
Automobile	7.46%
Consumer Staples	6.7299999999999995%
Healthcare	6.58%
Insurance	4.859999999999999%
Construction	4.57%
Materials	3.2699999999999996%

What is risk level of Franklin India Bluechip Fund?

This is a Large Cap 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 do I invest in Franklin India Bluechip Fund?

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ET Money rank

in Large Cap

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Large Cap funds in the last 5 Years.
Return Consistency: This fund ranks lower in terms of generating consistent return in it's category.
Chance: This fund has generated only 9.99% annual return in 70% of times for investors holding for at least 5 years.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year