Franklin India Long Duration Fund Direct - Growth

NAV as of Apr 23, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	VRO Ratings
₹10.615+0.24% 1 day change	6.15%	#NA View Ranked Funds	N.A.

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹10.615 as on Apr 23, 2025

This fund Category average

Franklin India Long Duration Fund overview

VRO rating	N.A.
Expense ratio	0.31% as on Mar 31, 2025
Exit load	0%
AUM (Fund size)	₹25 Crs
Lock-in	No Lockin
Age	5 m since Nov 20, 2024
Benchmark	CRISIL Long Duration Debt A-III Index
Min. investment	SIP ₹500 & Lump. ₹5000
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Franklin India Long Duration Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

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Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Trailing returns as on Apr 07, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 month	3.66%	3.19%
3 months	5.28%	4.74%

Asset allocationas on Mar 31, 2025

Large Cap 0.0%

Mid Cap 0.0%

Small Cap 0.0%

Other Cap 0.0%

Top holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Top sectors

Bifurcation by Sector is not available for this fund

SOV 89.55670268%

Cash & Call Money 10.12788648%

Others 0.3154108%

Top Debt Holdings

West Bengal State 59.6%

Haryana State 17.98%

Kerala State 11.96%

Allocation by Instruments

State Development Loan 89.55670268%

Cash/Net Current Assets 10.12788648%

Alternative Investment Fund 0.3154108%

Other Holdings

Others 10.13%

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	Fund age	Expense ratio
Franklin India Long Duration Fund	N.A.	₹25 Crs	5 m	0.31%
Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Fund	N.A.	₹9,659 Crs	6 yrs 10 m	0.33%
ICICI Prudential Long Term Bond Fund	N.A.	₹1,078 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.4%
Bandhan Long Duration Fund	N.A.	₹185 Crs	1 yrs 1 m	0.25%
Kotak Long Duration Fund	N.A.	₹151 Crs	1 yrs 1 m	0.34%
SBI Long Duration Fund	N.A.	₹2,982 Crs	2 yrs 4 m	0.29%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Franklin India Long Duration Fund	3.66%	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Fund	2.95%	5.94%	13.37%	9.48%	7.21%	6.38%
ICICI Prudential Long Term Bond Fund	2.98%	6.96%	13.28%	8.9%	6.44%	8.25%
Bandhan Long Duration Fund	3.1%	5.83%	13.67%	4.01%	2.39%	1.19%
Kotak Long Duration Fund	3.22%	6.18%	13.76%	4.1%	2.44%	1.21%
SBI Long Duration Fund	3.03%	5.86%	13.58%	8.36%	4.94%	2.44%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Franklin India Long Duration Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Fund	3.83	5.18	0.49	0.69
ICICI Prudential Long Term Bond Fund	3.01	4.73	0.49	0.78
Bandhan Long Duration Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Kotak Long Duration Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
SBI Long Duration Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.

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

Risk ratios are based on three-year data. The required data is unavailable for the scheme.

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About this fund

About Franklin India Long Duration Fund

Franklin India Long Duration Fund Direct - Growth is a Long Duration mutual fund scheme from Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 5 m, having been launched on 20/11/2024. Franklin India Long Duration Fund Direct - Growth has ₹25 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 Long Duration Fund Direct - Growth as of 23/04/2025 is ₹10.62. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.31%, which is close to what most other Long Duration funds charge.

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 West Bengal State, Haryana State, Kerala State.

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Fund AUM	₹25 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Anuj Tagra

Mr. Anuj Tagra is a graduate of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and an MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Prior to joining Franklin India Mutual Fund, he has worked with ICICI Prudential AMC, Union Bank of India and Fidelity Investments.

Chandni Gupta

She holds B.E. degree in IT and CFA degree from CFA Institute, USA. Prior to joining Franklin India Mutual Fund, she has worked with ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Morgan Stanley Investment Management, HSBC Bank, Standard Chartered Mutual Fund.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate returns by investing in debt and money market instruments such that the Macaulay duration of the scheme portfolio is greater than 7 years.

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

More funds from Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	1Y	3Y
Franklin India Floating Rate Fund	N.A.	₹314 Crs	10.24%	8.3%
Franklin India Banking & PSU Debt Fund	N.A.	₹547 Crs	9.34%	7.23%
Franklin India Money Market Fund	N.A.	₹2,547 Crs	8.18%	7.19%
Franklin India Government Securities Fund	N.A.	₹150 Crs	11.14%	7.16%
Franklin India Liquid Fund	N.A.	₹2,002 Crs	7.42%	6.89%
Franklin India Overnight Fund	N.A.	₹421 Crs	6.54%	6.29%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Franklin India Long Duration Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Franklin India Long Duration Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹10.615 as of Apr 23, 2025.

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Franklin India Long Duration Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.31%, 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 Long Duration Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately ₹25 Crs crore as of Mar 31, 2025.

To whom does Franklin India Long Duration Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Franklin India Long Duration Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
West Bengal State	59.6%
Haryana State	17.98%
Kerala State	11.96%

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 Long Duration Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
SOV	89.55670268%
Cash & Call Money	10.12788648%
Others	0.3154108%

What is risk level of Franklin India Long Duration Fund?

This is a Long Duration 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 Long Duration Fund?

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ET Money rank

in Long Duration

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Long Duration funds in the last 3 Months .
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.