Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund

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

The Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund is a 19 yrs 7 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 14.67% since inception. Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception -0.94% 18.72% 24.21% 15.32% 14.67%

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹139.3372+0.59% 1 day change	14.67% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹2,352 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹139.3372 as on Oct 20, 2025

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Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹2,352 Cr
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year!
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	19 yrs 7 m since Mar 22, 2006
Benchmark	NIFTY 500 TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹1000 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Expense ratio	2.09% 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 India Dividend Yield 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 Oct 25, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	2.25%	2.64%
3 Months	2.22%	2.93%
6 Months	4.15%	9.1%
1 Year	-0.94%	3.99%
2 Years	20.06%	20.83%
3 Years	18.72%	18.72%
4 Years	14.52%	13.91%
5 Years	24.21%	22.31%
7 Years	18.98%	17.3%
10 Years	15.32%	14.5%

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Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 2025

Large Cap 57.18%

Mid Cap 8.75%

Small Cap 17.09%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

NTPC Ltd.5.21%

HDFC Bank Ltd.4.61%

GAIL (India) Ltd.4.35%

Infosys Ltd.4.21%

Top sectors

Energy 26.300000000000004%

Technology 10.98%

Consumer Staples 10.48%

Financial 9.25%

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

Real Estate Investment Trusts 10.57250438%

Cash/Net Current Assets 6.40283481%

Foreign - Equity 4.64414378%

ADS/ADR 1.94503651%

Other Holdings

Others 6.4%

Embassy Office Parks REIT 4.19%

Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT 2.86%

Knowledge Realty Trust 1.96%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund	2.25%	4.15%	-0.94%	18.72%	24.21%	15.32%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	3.01%	8.74%	8.97%	23.08%	32.63%	13.86%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	2.75%	8.7%	7.93%	24.05%	29.89%	16.07%
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	3.17%	9.21%	8.13%	22.1%	26.81%	15.51%
SBI Contra Fund	3.39%	7.19%	3.22%	20.42%	29.54%	16.14%
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	2.88%	8.41%	7.12%	21.6%	26.52%	12.27%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund	12.27	0.8	0.96	1.6
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	11.51	0.82	1.32	2.34
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	12.13	0.86	1.33	2.07
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	11.19	0.79	1.28	2.23
SBI Contra Fund	12.19	0.89	1.05	1.68
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	11.73	0.87	1.17	1.88

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund	N.A.	2,352 Cr	19 yrs 7 m	2.09%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	N.A.	30,802 Cr	6 yrs 10 m	1.58%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	N.A.	5,936 Cr	11 yrs 6 m	1.81%
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	N.A.	55,445 Cr	21 yrs 3 m	1.5%
SBI Contra Fund	N.A.	47,205 Cr	20 yrs 5 m	1.5%
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	N.A.	229 Cr	5 yrs 8 m	1.21%

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

Alpha	4.12 vs. 4.37 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.96 vs. 4.77 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.8 vs. 0.73 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	12.27 vs. 8.76 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund

Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund is a Strategy mutual fund scheme from Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 19 yrs 7 m, having been launched on 22/03/2006. Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund has ₹2,352 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 India Dividend Yield Fund as of 20/10/2025 is ₹139.34. The fund has an expense ratio of 2.09%, which is higher than what most other Strategy funds charge.

Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund returns of last 1-year are -4.99%. Since launch, it has delivered 14.51% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 5 yrs.
Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund 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 above average.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Energy, Technology, Construction, Consumer Staples, Financial sectors. It has taken less exposure in Energy, Technology sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in NTPC Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., GAIL (India) Ltd., Infosys Ltd., Embassy Office Parks REIT.

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Fund AUM	2,352 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Rajasa Kakulavarapu

Ms. Kakulavarapu has done B.Tech and MBA. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, she has worked with Jefferies India Pvt. Ltd. and Credit Suisse Securities (India) Pvt. 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 seeks to provide a combination of regular income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in stocks that have a current or potentially attractive dividend yield, by using a value strategy.

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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Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	5Y
Franklin Build India Fund	N.A.	2,947 Cr	5.32%	32.99%
Franklin India Small Cap Fund	N.A.	13,266 Cr	-1.01%	28.98%
Franklin India Mid Cap Fund	N.A.	12,213 Cr	3.76%	24.24%
Franklin India Focused Equity Fund	N.A.	12,303 Cr	5.47%	24.11%
Franklin India Large & Mid Cap Fund	N.A.	3,529 Cr	8.42%	21.79%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund plan is approximately ₹139.3372 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund is a 19 yrs 7 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 14.67% since inception.

Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
-0.94%	18.72%	24.21%	15.32%	14.67%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund has an expense ratio of 2.09%, 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 India Dividend Yield Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 2,352 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund?

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

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
NTPC Ltd.	5.21%
HDFC Bank Ltd.	4.61%
GAIL (India) Ltd.	4.35%
Infosys Ltd.	4.21%
HCL Technologies Ltd.	3.78%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.	3.56%
ITC Ltd.	3.5%
NHPC Ltd.	2.94%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.	2.92%
CESC Ltd.	2.91%

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

The Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Energy	26.300000000000004%
Technology	10.98%
Consumer Staples	10.48%
Financial	9.25%
Materials	6.760000000000001%
Capital Goods	4.890000000000001%
Automobile	4.64%
Chemicals	2.96%
Services	1.8899999999999997%
Communication	1.46%

What is risk level of Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund?

This is a Strategy 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 India Dividend Yield Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Franklin India Dividend Yield 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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Volatility Protection: This fund is one of the best in protecting against volatility in it's category.
Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Strategy funds in the last 10 Years.
Chance: This fund has generated a 11.07% 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