Franklin India Focused Equity Fund Direct-Growth

Q: What are the returns of Franklin India Focused Equity Fund?

The Franklin India Focused Equity Fund is a 12 yrs 5 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 18.41% since inception. Franklin India Focused Equity Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 7.77% 20.79% 24.91% 15.05% 18.41%

NAV as of Jun 05, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹119.7047+0.83% 1 day change	18.41% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	₹11,968 Crs

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹119.7047 as on Jun 05, 2025

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Franklin India Focused Equity Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.95% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year!
AUM (Fund size)	₹11,968 Crs
Lock-in	No Lockin
Age	12 yrs 5 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	NIFTY 500 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 Focused 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%

Trailing returns as on Jun 06, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	2.78%	4.88%
3 Months	10.59%	11.29%
6 Months	-2.07%	-2.92%
1 Year	7.77%	8.57%
2 Years	21.4%	24.09%
3 Years	20.79%	22.07%
4 Years	16.74%	17.96%
5 Years	24.91%	25.81%
7 Years	16.83%	16.3%
10 Years	15.05%	15.42%

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Asset allocationas on Apr 30, 2025

Large Cap 79.199982%

Mid Cap 10.195362%

Small Cap 4.744656%

Other Cap 0.0%

Top holdings

HDFC Bank Ltd.10.94%

ICICI Bank Ltd.9.9%

Bharti Airtel Ltd.6.08%

Axis Bank Ltd.5.94%

Top sectors

Financial 30.95%

Services 14.34%

Healthcare 9.43%

Technology 6.3%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Reserve Bank of India 0.21%

Allocation by Instruments

Cash/Net Current Assets 5.65186512%

Treasury Bills 0.20631063%

Other Holdings

Others 5.65%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	Fund age	Expense ratio
Franklin India Focused Equity Fund	N.A.	₹11,968 Crs	12 yrs 5 m	0.95%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	N.A.	₹27,197 Crs	6 yrs 5 m	0.63%
SBI Contra Fund	N.A.	₹44,069 Crs	12 yrs 5 m	0.62%
ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund	N.A.	₹51,112 Crs	12 yrs 5 m	0.99%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	N.A.	₹5,231 Crs	11 yrs 1 m	0.58%
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	N.A.	₹168 Crs	5 yrs 4 m	0.63%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Franklin India Focused Equity Fund	2.78%	-2.07%	7.77%	20.79%	24.91%	15.05%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	3.12%	2.13%	14.56%	27.6%	32.99%	14.27%
SBI Contra Fund	2.68%	-2.65%	6.83%	25.09%	34.48%	17.15%
ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund	2.66%	1.93%	13.95%	23.83%	28.82%	16.1%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	2.13%	1.19%	10.97%	26.7%	32.59%	17.15%
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	3.03%	-0.4%	11.61%	23.28%	28.77%	12.18%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Franklin India Focused Equity Fund	13.25	0.87	0.98	1.52
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	12.33	0.8	1.52	3.0
SBI Contra Fund	12.89	0.86	1.32	2.19
ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund	12.0	0.77	1.32	2.3
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	13.04	0.84	1.42	2.3
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	12.58	0.84	1.22	2.02

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

Alpha	2.92 vs. 5.56 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.98 vs. 5.86 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.87 vs. 0.85 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	13.25 vs. 9.89 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Franklin India Focused Equity Fund

Franklin India Focused Equity Fund Direct-Growth is a Strategy mutual fund scheme from Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 12 yrs 5 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. Franklin India Focused Equity Fund Direct-Growth has ₹11,968 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 Focused Equity Fund Direct-Growth as of 05/06/2025 is ₹119.70. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.95%, which is higher than what most other Strategy funds charge.

Franklin India Focused Equity Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 8.72%. Since launch, it has delivered 18.43% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 5 yrs.
Franklin India Focused Equity 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 has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Services, Healthcare, Technology, Communication sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Services sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in HDFC Bank Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., Bharti Airtel Ltd., Axis Bank Ltd., Reliance Industries Ltd..

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Fund AUM	₹11,968 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

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.

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.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to achieve capital appreciation through investing predominantly in Indian companies/sectors with high growth rates or potential.

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	35 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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Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund	N.A.	₹12,530 Crs	4.69%	35.77%
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Franklin India Opportunities Fund	N.A.	₹6,485 Crs	10.92%	32.45%
Templeton India Value Fund	N.A.	₹2,195 Crs	3.8%	30.63%
Templeton India Equity Income Fund	N.A.	₹2,338 Crs	4.35%	28.57%
Franklin India Prima Fund	N.A.	₹11,762 Crs	12.61%	28.55%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Franklin India Focused Equity Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Franklin India Focused Equity Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹119.7047 as of Jun 05, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Franklin India Focused Equity Fund is a 12 yrs 5 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 18.41% since inception.

Franklin India Focused Equity Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
7.77%	20.79%	24.91%	15.05%	18.41%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Franklin India Focused Equity Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.95%, 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 Focused Equity Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately ₹11,968 Crs crore as of Mar 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Franklin India Focused Equity Fund?

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

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
HDFC Bank Ltd.	10.94%
ICICI Bank Ltd.	9.9%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	6.08%
Axis Bank Ltd.	5.94%
Reliance Industries Ltd.	5.4%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.	4.9%
Eternal Ltd.	4.57%
Cipla Ltd.	4.53%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.	4.04%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.	3.58%

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

The Franklin India Focused Equity Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	30.95%
Services	14.34%
Healthcare	9.43%
Technology	6.3%
Communication	6.08%
Energy	5.4%
Consumer Staples	4.13%
Automobile	3.8000000000000003%
Capital Goods	3.29%
Construction	2.97%

What is risk level of Franklin India Focused Equity 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 do I invest in Franklin India Focused Equity Fund?

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How can I redeem my investments in Franklin India Focused Equity Fund?

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ET Money rank

in Strategy

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Strategy funds in the last 10 Years.
Return/Risk: For every unit of risk this fund takes, it produces 20% more returns.
Return Consistency: This fund ranks lower in terms of generating consistent return in it's category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year