Franklin India Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth

Equity

Small Cap

Very High Risk

Rs 193.38

-0.41

NAV as on Sep 23, 2025

Benchmark

Nifty Smallcap 250 Total Return

Expense Ratio

0.90%

Fund Category

Equity - Small Cap

Fund Size

Rs 13,302 Crores

Exit Load

1.00%

Min. Investment

Rs 5,000

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Asset Allocation

Sector Allocation

Franklin India Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Fund Details

Investment Objective - The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in mid and small cap companies.

Fund House

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

Return Since Launch

26.19%

Launch Date

Jan 1, 2013

Type

Open Ended

Riskometer

Very High

Ratio Analysis

Standard Deviation

4.78 vs NA

Fund Vs Category Avg

Beta

0.78 vs NA

Fund Vs Category Avg

Sharpe Ratio

1.00 vs NA

Fund Vs Category Avg

Portfolio Turnover Ratio

24.20 vs NA

Fund Vs Category Avg

Top Holdings

Name	Assets (%)	Sector	Instrument
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd.	3.04	Pharmaceuticals and health care	Equity
Brigade Enterprises Ltd.	2.68	Construction	Equity
Eris Lifesciences Ltd.	2.53	Pharmaceuticals and health care	Equity
Syrma SGS Technology Ltd.	2.28	Electronics	Equity
CCL Products India Ltd.	2.14	Tea / Coffee	Equity
J B Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.	1.88	Pharmaceuticals and health care	Equity
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.	1.88	Gems and Jewellery	Equity
Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd.	1.88	Hospitality	Equity
Deepak Nitrite Ltd.	1.87	Chemicals	Equity
Zensar Technologies Ltd.	1.86	Information Technology	Equity

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Sep 23, 2025

Performance Analysis

	1W	1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	SI
Fund Returns (%)	-0.87	0.72	0.07	12.15	18.24	23.11	30.55	17.35	26.19
Category Average (%)	-0.84	1.47	3.00	13.15	-4.12	15.66	20.05	NA	18.60
Rank within Category	112	109	127	87	104	17	21	22	16

* Returns over 1 year are CAGR

Peer Comparision

Scheme Name(Growth Direct)	NAV (Rs)	AUM (Rs Cr)	1W(%)	1M(%)	3M(%)	6M(%)	1Y(%)	3Y(%)	5Y(%)	10Y(%)	SI(%)	ER(%)
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	191.68	64,821	-0.93	1.28	2.27	13.08	-5.96	24.27	34.00	22.58	26.11	0.64
HDFC Small Cap Fund	164.57	36,294	-0.22	1.89	6.79	20.39	2.39	25.10	32.37	20.35	24.61	0.69
SBI Small Cap Fund	199.46	35,245	-1.17	0.17	3.36	10.89	-6.65	16.25	26.04	20.19	26.50	0.74
Quant Small Cap Fund	282.19	28,758	0.27	2.13	3.96	12.34	-7.87	25.39	36.73	20.52	30.03	0.72
Axis Small Cap Fund	124.55	25,569	-0.74	1.26	2.48	12.46	-1.88	20.51	28.64	20.25	23.81	0.57
Kotak Small Cap Fund	307.95	17,508	-1.08	0.16	0.99	11.62	-8.12	17.59	29.06	19.24	30.89	0.52
DSP Small Cap Fund	218.30	16,628	-0.86	0.96	1.91	15.42	-2.03	21.02	28.93	18.02	27.40	0.77
HSBC Small Cap Fund	91.34	15,886	-1.12	1.54	0.64	12.39	-7.94	21.34	31.84	20.07	21.48	0.65
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	51.94	14,562	-0.67	2.93	4.02	15.58	-1.32	31.51	33.35	NA	34.36	0.41
Franklin India Small Cap Fund	193.38	13,302	-0.87	0.72	0.07	12.15	-8.57	23.11	30.55	17.35	26.19	0.90

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Sep 23, 2025

Return Calculator

₹ One-Time

Over the past

Invested

₹5000

Invested Amount
Estimated Return

Total investment of ₹5000

Would have become ₹4,572 (-8.57%)

Fund Manager

R Janakiraman

Akhil Kalluri

Mr. Janakiraman is a B.E and PGDM (Business Management).Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Investments, he has worked with Indian Syntans Inv. Pvt. Ltd., Citicorp Information Tech Ltd. and UTI Securities Exchange Ltd.

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Here is the list of funds managed by R Janakiraman

Scheme Name(Growth Direct)	Category	NAV(Rs)	AUM(Rs Cr)	1Y(%)	5Y(%)
Franklin India Small Cap Fund	Equity - Small Cap	193.38	13,302	-8.57	30.55
Franklin India Mid Cap Fund	Equity - Mid Cap	3,102.75	12,251	-2.59	26.19
Franklin India Opportunities Fund	Equity - Sectoral/Thematic	288.56	7,509	2.02	30.80
Franklin India Multi Cap Fund	Equity - Multi Cap	10.64	4,931	-0.46	NA
Franklin India Large & Mid Cap Fund	Equity - Large & Mid Cap	212.49	3,558	-1.87	23.58
Franklin India Multi Asset Allocation Fund	Hybrid - Multi Asset Allocation	10.23	1,965	NA	NA
Franklin India Technology Fund	Equity - Sectoral/Thematic	579.92	1,882	-4.00	20.65

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Top Performing Related Funds

Scheme Name(Growth Direct)	NAV (Rs)	AUM (Rs Cr)	1W(%)	1M(%)	3M(%)	6M(%)	1Y(%)	3Y(%)	5Y(%)	10Y(%)	SI(%)	ER(%)
Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund	1,830.80	18,727	-0.51	0.54	0.64	8.53	-3.38	20.19	26.16	15.25	50.55	0.89
Franklin India Small Cap Fund	193.38	13,302	-0.87	0.72	0.07	12.15	-8.57	23.11	30.55	17.35	26.19	0.90
Franklin India Focused Equity Fund	123.80	12,263	-0.33	0.84	3.20	10.93	-3.87	17.92	26.71	15.45	21.85	0.95
Franklin India Mid Cap Fund	3,102.75	12,251	-1.05	0.08	1.34	10.68	-2.59	22.82	26.19	16.60	56.92	0.95
Franklin India Large Cap Fund	1,153.12	7,690	0.18	0.81	2.15	10.48	-1.17	15.73	21.22	12.64	45.19	1.08
Franklin India Opportunities Fund	288.56	7,509	0.29	1.95	5.87	15.29	2.02	30.30	30.80	17.96	30.23	0.52