Fund Overview
Fund Size
₹12,587 Cr
Expense Ratio
0.93%
ISIN
INF090I01IQ4
Minimum SIP
₹1,000
Exit Load
1.00%
Inception Date
01 Jan 2013
About this fund
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Direct Growth is a Small-Cap mutual fund schemes offered by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 11 years, 4 months and 17 days, having been launched on 01-Jan-13.
As of 17-May-24, it has a Net Asset Value (NAV) of ₹184.28, Assets Under Management (AUM) of 12586.94 Crores, and an expense ratio of 0.93%.
As of 17-May-24, it has a Net Asset Value (NAV) of ₹184.28, Assets Under Management (AUM) of 12586.94 Crores, and an expense ratio of 0.93%.
- Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 23.18% since inception.
- The fund's asset allocation comprises around 95.03% in equities, 0.00% in debts, and 4.82% in cash & cash equivalents.
- You can start investing in Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Direct Growth with a SIP of ₹1000 or a Lumpsum investment of ₹5000.
Performance against Category Average
In this section, we compare the returns of the scheme with the category average over various periods. Periods for which the fund has outperformed its category average are marked in green, otherwise red.
1 Year
+58.03%
+47.57% (Cat Avg.)
3 Years
+33.83%
+27.67% (Cat Avg.)
5 Years
+27.15%
+28.30% (Cat Avg.)
10 Years
+22.66%
+21.56% (Cat Avg.)
Since Inception
+23.18%
— (Cat Avg.)
Portfolio Summaryas of 30th April 2024
| Equity | ₹11,961.86 Cr | 95.03% |
| Others | ₹606.08 Cr | 4.82% |
Top Holdings
All Holdings
Equity
Debt & Others
| Name | Type  | Amount | Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Call, Cash & Other Assets | Cash - Collateral | ₹581.45 Cr | 4.62% |
| Brigade Enterprises Ltd | Equity | ₹482.23 Cr | 3.83% |
| Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares | Equity | ₹466.46 Cr | 3.71% |
| Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd | Equity | ₹362.9 Cr | 2.88% |
| Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd | Equity | ₹340.69 Cr | 2.71% |
| Deepak Nitrite Ltd | Equity | ₹337.35 Cr | 2.68% |
| Karur Vysya Bank Ltd | Equity | ₹314.06 Cr | 2.50% |
| J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd | Equity | ₹276.02 Cr | 2.19% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd | Equity | ₹259.98 Cr | 2.07% |
| Carborundum Universal Ltd | Equity | ₹257.85 Cr | 2.05% |
| Sobha Ltd | Equity | ₹242.75 Cr | 1.93% |
| Blue Star Ltd | Equity | ₹240.23 Cr | 1.91% |
| Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares | Equity | ₹216.51 Cr | 1.72% |
| Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd | Equity | ₹215.54 Cr | 1.71% |
| Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd | Equity | ₹205.37 Cr | 1.63% |
| Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd | Equity | ₹198.46 Cr | 1.58% |
| Exide Industries Ltd | Equity | ₹194.58 Cr | 1.55% |
| 360 One Wam Ltd Ordinary Shares | Equity | ₹192.3 Cr | 1.53% |
| KPIT Technologies Ltd | Equity | ₹190.15 Cr | 1.51% |
| TeamLease Services Ltd | Equity | ₹183.85 Cr | 1.46% |
| Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd | Equity | ₹183.63 Cr | 1.46% |
| Zensar Technologies Ltd | Equity | ₹179.81 Cr | 1.43% |
| Intellect Design Arena Ltd. | Equity | ₹176.16 Cr | 1.40% |
| K.P.R. Mill Ltd | Equity | ₹174.53 Cr | 1.39% |
| DCB Bank Ltd | Equity | ₹170.42 Cr | 1.35% |
| CCL Products (India) Ltd | Equity | ₹169.2 Cr | 1.34% |
| JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd | Equity | ₹167.07 Cr | 1.33% |
| Techno Electric & Engineering Co Ltd | Equity | ₹166.94 Cr | 1.33% |
| Cyient Ltd | Equity | ₹164.56 Cr | 1.31% |
| Mrs Bectors Food Specialities Ltd Ordinary Shares | Equity | ₹161.73 Cr | 1.28% |
| Chemplast Sanmar Ltd | Equity | ₹160.57 Cr | 1.28% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd | Equity | ₹157.5 Cr | 1.25% |
| Eris Lifesciences Ltd Registered Shs | Equity | ₹153.29 Cr | 1.22% |
| Jyothy Labs Ltd | Equity | ₹152.85 Cr | 1.21% |
| Ion Exchange (India) Ltd | Equity | ₹151.86 Cr | 1.21% |
| Gateway Distriparks Ltd | Equity | ₹147.18 Cr | 1.17% |
| Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Ltd | Equity | ₹147.05 Cr | 1.17% |
| Finolex Cables Ltd | Equity | ₹146.81 Cr | 1.17% |
| Metropolis Healthcare Ltd | Equity | ₹143.69 Cr | 1.14% |
| KNR Constructions Ltd | Equity | ₹140.76 Cr | 1.12% |
| Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd | Equity | ₹138.98 Cr | 1.10% |
| Finolex Industries Ltd | Equity | ₹135.79 Cr | 1.08% |
| Syrma SGS Technology Ltd | Equity | ₹134.08 Cr | 1.07% |
| Emami Ltd | Equity | ₹133.9 Cr | 1.06% |
| Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd | Equity | ₹127.28 Cr | 1.01% |
| Data Patterns (India) Ltd | Equity | ₹125.85 Cr | 1.00% |
| Tube Investments of India Ltd Ordinary Shares | Equity | ₹116.02 Cr | 0.92% |
| Kirloskar Pneumatic Co Ltd | Equity | ₹114.6 Cr | 0.91% |
| Sapphire Foods India Ltd | Equity | ₹110.3 Cr | 0.88% |
| City Union Bank Ltd | Equity | ₹107.8 Cr | 0.86% |
| Nesco Ltd | Equity | ₹104.98 Cr | 0.83% |
| Gujarat State Petronet Ltd | Equity | ₹103.6 Cr | 0.82% |
| Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd | Equity | ₹102.61 Cr | 0.82% |
| CESC Ltd | Equity | ₹102.13 Cr | 0.81% |
| Pricol Ltd | Equity | ₹101.82 Cr | 0.81% |
| Tega Industries Ltd | Equity | ₹98.99 Cr | 0.79% |
| Praj Industries Ltd | Equity | ₹96.1 Cr | 0.76% |
| PB Fintech Ltd | Equity | ₹88.54 Cr | 0.70% |
| Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd | Equity | ₹88.15 Cr | 0.70% |
| Hitachi Energy India Ltd Ordinary Shares | Equity | ₹86.78 Cr | 0.69% |
| Apollo Pipes Ltd | Equity | ₹85.32 Cr | 0.68% |
| Angel One Ltd Ordinary Shares | Equity | ₹81.8 Cr | 0.65% |
| Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares | Equity | ₹78.79 Cr | 0.63% |
| Elecon Engineering Co Ltd | Equity | ₹78.01 Cr | 0.62% |
| Karnataka Bank Ltd | Equity | ₹76.4 Cr | 0.61% |
| GHCL Ltd | Equity | ₹74.39 Cr | 0.59% |
| Shankara Building Products Ltd | Equity | ₹73.19 Cr | 0.58% |
| Westlife Foodworld Ltd | Equity | ₹71.24 Cr | 0.57% |
| SJS Enterprises Ltd | Equity | ₹69.02 Cr | 0.55% |
| Birlasoft Ltd | Equity | ₹68.26 Cr | 0.54% |
| MTAR Technologies Ltd | Equity | ₹59.08 Cr | 0.47% |
| T.V. Today Network Ltd | Equity | ₹57.98 Cr | 0.46% |
| TTK Prestige Ltd | Equity | ₹57.08 Cr | 0.45% |
| Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares | Equity | ₹54.62 Cr | 0.43% |
| Kirloskar Brothers Ltd | Equity | ₹47.39 Cr | 0.38% |
| Fusion Micro Finance Ltd | Equity | ₹46.59 Cr | 0.37% |
| Indoco Remedies Ltd | Equity | ₹44.55 Cr | 0.35% |
| Firstsource Solutions Ltd | Equity | ₹42.29 Cr | 0.34% |
| Devyani International Ltd | Equity | ₹41.59 Cr | 0.33% |
| Vishnu Chemicals Ltd | Equity | ₹35.63 Cr | 0.28% |
| S.P. Apparels Ltd | Equity | ₹33.91 Cr | 0.27% |
| Symphony Ltd | Equity | ₹28.24 Cr | 0.22% |
| 191 DTB 19072024 | Bond - Gov't/Treasury | ₹24.63 Cr | 0.20% |
| Tracxn Technologies Ltd | Equity | ₹20.16 Cr | 0.16% |
| Music Broadcast Limited | Preferred Stock | ₹19 Cr | 0.15% |
| Campus Activewear Ltd | Equity | ₹12.83 Cr | 0.10% |
| IndiaMART InterMESH Ltd | Equity | ₹10.9 Cr | 0.09% |
| TVS Supply Chain Solutions Ltd | Equity | ₹1.4 Cr | 0.01% |
Allocation By Market Cap (Equity)
Large Cap Stocks
5.88%
Mid Cap Stocks
10.30%
Small Cap Stocks
77.46%
Allocation By Credit Quality (Debt)
AAA
Other Allocation
Equity Sector
Debt & Others
| Sector | Amount | Holdings |
|---|---|---|
| Industrials | ₹3,427.55 Cr | 27.23% |
| Financial Services | ₹2,547.95 Cr | 20.24% |
| Consumer Cyclical | ₹1,735.06 Cr | 13.78% |
| Healthcare | ₹834.05 Cr | 6.63% |
| Basic Materials | ₹775.02 Cr | 6.16% |
| Real Estate | ₹724.98 Cr | 5.76% |
| Technology | ₹721.53 Cr | 5.73% |
| Consumer Defensive | ₹617.67 Cr | 4.91% |
| Utilities | ₹205.73 Cr | 1.63% |
| Energy | ₹127.28 Cr | 1.01% |
| Communication Services | ₹68.88 Cr | 0.55% |
Risk & Performance Ratios
Standard Deviation
This fund
14.71%
Cat. avg.
15.35%
Lower the better
Sharpe Ratio
This fund
1.73
Cat. avg.
1.38
Higher the better
Sortino Ratio
This fund
--
Cat. avg.
2.85
Higher the better
Fund Managers
RJ
R. Janakiraman
Since February 2011
SM
Sandeep Manam
Since October 2021
Akhil Kalluri
Since September 2022
Additional Scheme Detailsas of 30th April 2024
| ISIN | INF090I01IQ4 | Expense Ratio | 0.93% | Exit Load | 1.00% | Fund Size | ₹12,587 Cr | Age | 01 Jan 2013 | Lumpsum Minimum | ₹5,000 | Fund Status | Open Ended Investment Company | Benchmark | Nifty Smallcap 250 TR INR |
|---|
Investment Objective
To seek to generate long-term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio primarily of Equity and Equity Related Securities. Scheme shall invest in Indian equities,foreign equities and related instruments and debt securities.
Tax Treatment
Withdrawal within 1 year
Flat 15% tax on realised gains (STCG - short term capital gains)
Withdrawal after 1 year
10% tax on realised gains above Rs. 1 lakh per financial year (LTCG - long term capital gains)
Note: Mutual funds are subject to capital gains taxation with surcharge and cess, based on prevailing income tax rules and investor income. Taxation applies to realised gains, not notional gains. Please consult your tax advisors to determine the implications or consequences of your investments in such securities.
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| PGIM India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Very High Risk | 0.5% | 0.0% | ₹1458.20 Cr | 36.4% |
| PGIM India Small Cap Fund Regular Growth Very High Risk | 2.1% | 0.0% | ₹1458.20 Cr | 34.4% |
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About the AMC
Total AUM
₹91,403 Cr
Address
Indiabulls Finance Centre; Tower 2, 12th and 13th Floor, Mumbai, 400 013
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Risk Level
Your principal amount will be at Very High Risk
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What is the current NAV of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Direct Growth?
The NAV of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Direct Growth, as of 17-May-2024, is ₹184.28.
What are the returns of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Direct Growth?
The fund has generated 58.03% over the last 1 year and 33.83% over the last 3 years. However, this does not guarantee that the fund will perform similarly in the future.
What is the portfolio composition of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Direct Growth?
The fund's allocation of assets is distributed as 95.03% in equities, 0.00% in bonds, and 4.82% in cash and cash equivalents.
Who manages the Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Direct Growth?
The fund managers responsible for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Direct Growth are:-
- R. Janakiraman
- Sandeep Manam
- Akhil Kalluri
Disclaimer: Mutual Fund investments are subject to market risks, read all scheme-related documents carefully. The NAVs of the schemes may go up or down depending upon the factors and forces affecting the securities market including the fluctuations in the interest rates. The past performance of the mutual funds is not necessarily indicative of the future performance of the schemes. Investors are requested to review the prospectus carefully and obtain expert professional advice with regard to specific legal, tax and financial implications of the investment/participation in the scheme.
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Mutual Fund distribution services are offered through Dezerv Distribution Services Pvt Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary with AMFI Registration No.: ARN -248439. **Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks, read all scheme related documents carefully.** Terms and conditions of the website are applicable. Privacy policy of the website is applicable.