Franklin India Floating Rate Fund Direct-Growth

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

The Franklin India Floating Rate Fund Direct-Growth is a 12 yrs 9 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.15% since inception. Franklin India Floating Rate Fund Direct-Growth Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 8.84% 8.65% 6.88% 7.02% 7.15%

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹45.5234+0.08% 1 day change	7.15% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹334 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹45.5234 as on Oct 20, 2025

This fund Category average

Franklin India Floating Rate Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.25% as on Sep 30, 2025
Exit load	0%
AUM (Fund size)	₹334 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	12 yrs 9 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	NIFTY SD Debt Index A-II
Min. investment	SIP: ₹1000 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Franklin India Floating Rate 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	0.74%	0.69%
3 Months	1.19%	1.36%
6 Months	3.3%	3.26%
1 Year	8.84%	8.27%
2 Years	8.92%	8.51%
3 Years	8.65%	8.21%
4 Years	7.41%	7.03%
5 Years	6.88%	6.67%
7 Years	7.09%	7.5%
10 Years	7.02%	7.52%

Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 2025

Large Cap 0%

Mid Cap 0%

Small Cap 0%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Top sectors

Bifurcation by Sector is not available for this fund

SOV 52.44105%

AAA 20.91162481%

AA 14.95254969%

Cash & Call Money 11.37993851%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 13.9%

Bihar State 7.56%

Karnataka State 7.5%

Bharti Telecom Ltd. 6.71%

Allocation by Instruments

Cash Margin 37.4311876%

Debenture 26.051701039999998%

GOI Securities Floating Rate Bond 23.24611502%

State Development Loan 15.296295090000001%

Other Holdings

Others 37.43%

Detailed portfolio analysis

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

Alpha	5.8 vs. 4.63 Higher outperformance against benchmark
Sharpe	1.98 vs. 5.75 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	2.15 vs. 2.72 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	0.98 vs. 0.89 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Franklin India Floating Rate Fund

Franklin India Floating Rate Fund Direct-Growth is a Floater mutual fund scheme from Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 12 yrs 9 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. Franklin India Floating Rate Fund Direct-Growth has ₹334 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 Floating Rate Fund Direct-Growth as of 20/10/2025 is ₹45.52. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.25%, which is close to what most other Floater funds charge.

Franklin India Floating Rate Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 8.86%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.16% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 11 yrs.
Franklin India Floating Rate 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 average.
The fund's credit profile is high indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is great. Most funds in this category lend to better borrowers and hence the risk of default in this fund is higher than the category.
The fund's top holdings are in GOI, Bihar State, Karnataka State, Bharti Telecom Ltd., Bajaj Finance Ltd..

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Fund AUM	334 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Rohan Maru

Mr. Maru is M.Com and MBA in Finance. Prior to joining Franklin India Mutual Fund, he has worked with ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, Kotak Mahindra AMC as Fixed Income Dealer and Integreon Managed Solutions as a Research Associate.

Pallab Roy

Mr. Roy is a M.Com and MBA (Finance). He has been associated with Franklin Templeton Investments since 2001.

Investment objective

The Scheme seeks to provide income and liquidity consistent with the prudent risk from a portfolio comprising of floating rate return, and also fixed rate money market and debt instruments. debt instruments, fixed rate debt instruments swapped for floating rate instruments and money market instruments.

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

More funds from Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	3Y
Franklin India Banking & PSU Debt Fund	N.A.	499 Cr	8.49%	7.99%
Franklin India Money Market Fund	N.A.	3,580 Cr	7.78%	7.68%
Franklin India Liquid Fund	N.A.	2,631 Cr	6.84%	7.09%
Franklin India Government Securities Fund	N.A.	168 Cr	6.55%	6.88%
Franklin India Overnight Fund	N.A.	486 Cr	6.02%	6.4%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Franklin India Floating Rate Fund Direct-Growth?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Franklin India Floating Rate Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹45.5234 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Franklin India Floating Rate Fund Direct-Growth is a 12 yrs 9 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.15% since inception.

Franklin India Floating Rate Fund Direct-Growth Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
8.84%	8.65%	6.88%	7.02%	7.15%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Franklin India Floating Rate Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.25%, 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 Floating Rate Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 334 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025.

To whom does Franklin India Floating Rate Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Franklin India Floating Rate Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	13.9%
Bihar State	7.56%
Karnataka State	7.5%

What is the quality of borrowers this mutual fund scheme lends to?

The credit rating of the instruments in which the fund invests represents the quality of the borrower.

The Franklin India Floating Rate Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
SOV	52.44105%
AAA	20.91162481%
AA	14.95254969%

What is risk level of Franklin India Floating Rate Fund?

This is a Floater fund comes with Moderate 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 Floating Rate Fund Direct-Growth?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. The whole process takes just a few minutes. Here's how it works:

For the Desktop Version:

Click on the "Invest Now" button at the top right, then scan the QR code to download the app.

For the Mobile Version:

Click on the "Invest on App" button at the bottom to download the app.
Once the app is downloaded:
Sign-up and complete your one time KYC process, or log in if you're already registered.
Search for Franklin India Floating Rate Fund - Direct Growth, select your investment mode (lump sum or SIP), and enter the investment amount.
Provide the required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm your investment.

That's it. Your investment in the Franklin India Floating Rate Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Franklin India Floating Rate Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Franklin India Floating Rate 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.

ET Money rank

App exclusive

in Floater

#NA

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 Floater funds in the last 5 Years.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.