Franklin India Money Market Fund Direct-Growth

Q: What are the returns of Franklin India Money Market Fund?

The Franklin India Money Market Fund is a 12 yrs 3 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.52% since inception. Franklin India Money Market Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 8.18% 7.19% 6.07% 7.08% 7.52%

Previously called: Franklin India Savings Direct-G

NAV as of Apr 23, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	VRO Ratings
₹51.2284+0.02% 1 day change	7.52% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	3

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹51.2284 as on Apr 23, 2025

This fund Category average

Franklin India Money Market Fund overview

VRO rating	3
Expense ratio	0.14% as on Mar 31, 2025
Exit load	0% Exit load of 0.25% if redeemed within 7 days!
AUM (Fund size)	₹2,547 Crs
Lock-in	No Lockin
Age	12 yrs 3 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	NIFTY Money Market Index A-I
Min. investment	SIP ₹500 & Lump. ₹10000
Risk	Low to Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Franklin India Money Market 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 Apr 24, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 month	1.1%	1.04%
3 months	2.43%	2.34%
6 months	4.28%	4.14%
1 year	8.18%	7.98%
3 years	7.19%	7.16%
5 years	6.07%	6.05%
7 years	6.68%	6.62%
10 years	7.08%	6.9%

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

A1+ 90.37001325%

SOV 14.03048159%

Others 0.25006929%

Cash & Call Money -4.65056429%

Top Debt Holdings

Reserve Bank of India 14.03%

HDFC Bank Ltd. 10.17%

National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development 10.17%

Canara Bank 9.24%

Allocation by Instruments

Certificate of Deposit 68.33148448%

Commercial Paper 22.038528770000003%

Treasury Bills 14.03048159%

Alternative Investment Fund 0.25006929%

Other Holdings

Others 0.25%

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	Fund age	Expense ratio
Franklin India Money Market Fund	N.A.	₹2,547 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.14%
UTI Money Market Fund	N.A.	₹16,265 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.14%
Nippon India Money Market Fund	N.A.	₹15,230 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.25%
PGIM India Money Market Fund	N.A.	₹161 Crs	5 yrs 1 m	0.2%
Sundaram Money Market Fund	N.A.	₹1,292 Crs	6 yrs 7 m	0.16%
Axis Money Market Fund	N.A.	₹14,611 Crs	5 yrs 8 m	0.16%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Franklin India Money Market Fund	1.1%	4.28%	8.18%	7.19%	6.07%	7.08%
UTI Money Market Fund	1.06%	4.22%	8.12%	7.29%	6.21%	6.94%
Nippon India Money Market Fund	1.07%	4.21%	8.12%	7.33%	6.21%	6.95%
PGIM India Money Market Fund	1.06%	4.11%	7.93%	7.19%	6.02%	3.05%
Sundaram Money Market Fund	1.05%	4.18%	8.01%	7.07%	5.78%	4.07%
Axis Money Market Fund	1.07%	4.23%	8.19%	7.31%	6.24%	3.6%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Franklin India Money Market Fund	0.53	1.16	1.19	1.17
UTI Money Market Fund	0.46	1.0	1.59	1.65
Nippon India Money Market Fund	0.46	0.98	1.69	1.8
PGIM India Money Market Fund	0.42	0.9	1.5	1.82
Sundaram Money Market Fund	0.41	0.88	1.25	1.52
Axis Money Market Fund	0.49	1.08	1.54	1.54

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

Alpha	3.05 vs. 2.81 Higher outperformance against benchmark
Sharpe	1.19 vs. 3.3 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	1.16 vs. 1.02 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	0.53 vs. 0.41 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Franklin India Money Market Fund

Franklin India Money Market Fund Direct-Growth is a Money Market mutual fund scheme from Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 12 yrs 3 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. Franklin India Money Market Fund Direct-Growth has ₹2,547 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 Money Market Fund Direct-Growth as of 23/04/2025 is ₹51.23. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.14%, which is close to what most other Money Market funds charge.

Franklin India Money Market Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 8.18%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.52% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 11 yrs.
Franklin India Money Market 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 below average.
The fund's credit profile is very high indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is excellent. 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 Reserve Bank of India, HDFC Bank Ltd., National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development, Canara Bank, Export-Import Bank Of India.

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Fund AUM	₹2,547 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Rahul Goswami

Mr. Goswami is a B. Sc (Mathematics and MBA (Finance) Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, he has worked with ICICI Prudential AMC , UTI Bank Ltd. and Franklin Templeton Asset Management Pvt. Ltd.

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.

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.

Investment objective

The Scheme seeks to provide income and liquidity consistent with the prudent risk from a portfolio comprising of money market instruments.

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 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 Money Market Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹51.2284 as of Apr 23, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Franklin India Money Market Fund is a 12 yrs 3 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.52% since inception.

Franklin India Money Market Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
8.18%	7.19%	6.07%	7.08%	7.52%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.14%, 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 Money Market Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately ₹2,547 Crs crore as of Mar 31, 2025.

To whom does Franklin India Money Market Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Franklin India Money Market Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
Reserve Bank of India	14.03%
HDFC Bank Ltd.	10.17%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development	10.17%

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 Money Market Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
A1+	90.37001325%
SOV	14.03048159%
Others	0.25006929%

What is risk level of Franklin India Money Market Fund?

This is a Money Market fund comes with Low to 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 Money Market 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:

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 Money Market Fund and choose the investment mode (Lump sum investment or a SIP). Then, enter your investment amount.
Fill in additional required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm.

All set! Your investment in Franklin India Money Market Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Franklin India Money Market Fund?

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If you have invested in Franklin India Money Market Fund from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

in Money Market

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Money Market funds in the last 2 Years.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return Consistency: This fund ranks lower in terms of generating consistent return in it's category.
Volatility Protection: This fund ranks lower in terms of protecting against volatility within its category.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.