Franklin India Long Duration Fund Direct - Growth

NAV as of Jul 21, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹10.5157+0.02% 1 day change	5.16%	#NA View Ranked Funds	₹27 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹10.5157 as on Jul 21, 2025

This fund Category average

Franklin India Long Duration Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.33% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load	0%
AUM (Fund size)	₹27 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	8 m since Nov 20, 2024
Benchmark	CRISIL Long Duration Debt A-III Index
Min. investment	This scheme is currently not buyable
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 Jun 01, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	1.2%	1.34%
3 Months	-0.7%	-0.5%
6 Months	4.36%	4.16%

Asset allocationas on Apr 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 85.18244606%

Cash & Call Money 14.51956193%

Others 0.29799198%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 93.23%

Allocation by Instruments

GOI Securities 56.4315387%

State Development Loan 28.75090736%

Cash/Net Current Assets 14.51956193%

Alternative Investment Fund 0.29799198%

Other Holdings

Others 6.48%

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Franklin India Long Duration Fund	N.A.	27 Cr	8 m	0.33%
Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Long Duration Fund	N.A.	10,269 Cr	7 yrs 1 m	0.33%
ICICI Prudential Long Term Bond Fund	N.A.	1,230 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.4%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Long Duration Fund	N.A.	179 Cr	3 yrs	0.43%
SBI Long Duration Fund	N.A.	2,976 Cr	2 yrs 7 m	0.3%
HDFC Long Duration Debt Fund	N.A.	5,766 Cr	2 yrs 6 m	0.3%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Franklin India Long Duration Fund	1.2%	4.36%	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Long Duration Fund	0.99%	4.44%	8.73%	9.91%	5.81%	6.34%
ICICI Prudential Long Term Bond Fund	1.17%	5.5%	10.65%	9.35%	5.81%	8.33%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Long Duration Fund	0.97%	5.03%	9.86%	9.51%	5.6%	2.76%
SBI Long Duration Fund	1.25%	3.48%	7.43%	7.96%	4.7%	2.32%
HDFC Long Duration Debt Fund	1.61%	3.97%	7.91%	7.65%	4.52%	2.23%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Franklin India Long Duration Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Long Duration Fund	3.66	3.15	0.86	1.23
ICICI Prudential Long Term Bond Fund	2.89	3.91	0.88	1.45
Aditya Birla Sun Life Long Duration Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
SBI Long Duration Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
HDFC Long Duration Debt 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 8 m, having been launched on 20/11/2024. Franklin India Long Duration Fund Direct - Growth has ₹27 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 30/04/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Franklin India Long Duration Fund Direct - Growth as of 21/07/2025 is ₹10.52. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.33%, 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 GOI.

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Fund AUM	27 Cr as on Apr 30, 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	1,15,641 Cr as on Jun 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 Floating Rate Fund	N.A.	323 Cr	10.08%	8.84%
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	N.A.	771 Cr	10.98%	8.31%
Franklin India Banking & PSU Debt Fund	N.A.	545 Cr	9.17%	7.78%
Franklin India Money Market Fund	N.A.	3,277 Cr	8.27%	7.58%
Franklin India Government Securities Fund	N.A.	153 Cr	9.11%	7.15%
Franklin India Liquid Fund	N.A.	3,378 Cr	7.22%	7.07%

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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 ₹10.5157 as of Jul 21, 2025.

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Franklin India Long Duration Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.33%, 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 27 Cr as on Apr 30, 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
GOI	93.23%

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	85.18244606%
Cash & Call Money	14.51956193%
Others	0.29799198%

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?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. It is just a matter of a few minutes. Here's how:

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Fill in additional required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm.

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How can I redeem my investments in Franklin India Long Duration Fund?

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