Franklin India Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth

Equity

Small Cap

Very High Risk

Rs 199.79

-0.28

NAV as on May 8, 2026

Benchmark

Nifty Smallcap 250 Total Return

Expense Ratio

0.96%

Fund Category

Equity - Small Cap

Fund Size

Rs 11,724 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

25.13%

Launch Date

Jan 1, 2013

Type

Open Ended

Riskometer

Very High

Ratio Analysis

Standard Deviation

4.82 vs 15.10

Fund Vs Category Avg

Beta

0.79 vs 0.81

Fund Vs Category Avg

Sharpe Ratio

0.75

Category Avg

Portfolio Turnover Ratio

50.04

Category Avg

Top Holdings

Name	Assets (%)	Sector	Instrument
Syrma SGS Technology Ltd.	2.57	Electronics	Equity
Eris Lifesciences Ltd.	2.47	Pharmaceuticals and health care	Equity
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd.	2.24	Pharmaceuticals and health care	Equity
Brigade Enterprises Ltd.	2.15	Construction	Equity
Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd.	2.12	Banks	Equity
Kajaria Ceramics Ltd.	2.08	Construction	Equity
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd.	2.03	Engineering	Equity
Zensar Technologies Ltd.	1.82	Information Technology	Equity
CCL Products India Ltd.	1.79	Tea / Coffee	Equity
CESC Ltd.	1.72	Power	Equity

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Performance Analysis

	1W	1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	SI
Fund Returns (%)	2.89	11.07	9.33	3.27	11.85	20.62	21.35	17.05	25.13
Category Average (%)	4.01	11.49	8.62	3.24	14.23	13.99	12.24	NA	28.12
Rank within Category	139	78	63	76	100	44	15	22	11

* Returns over 1 year are CAGR

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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	198.35	61,809	3.27	11.57	9.26	4.72	16.09	22.55	23.66	22.53	25.07	0.67
HDFC Small Cap Fund	156.93	33,724	4.16	7.50	1.68	-3.06	13.47	18.24	20.53	19.32	22.90	0.80
SBI Small Cap Fund	196.88	32,286	1.79	9.03	6.64	-0.22	8.65	15.14	16.38	19.24	25.00	0.79
Quant Small Cap Fund	292.19	25,821	4.18	12.41	11.53	3.91	14.53	22.50	22.64	20.34	28.79	0.83
Axis Small Cap Fund	127.30	23,919	3.66	10.04	7.92	2.46	14.36	19.93	19.85	20.01	22.71	0.56
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	54.08	20,130	3.69	10.87	8.14	3.61	21.09	32.94	25.12	NA	31.29	0.51
DSP Small Cap Fund	231.10	15,300	3.17	9.79	9.36	7.47	23.61	22.73	21.10	17.96	26.51	0.80
Kotak Small Cap Fund	306.64	15,157	4.04	10.26	8.17	1.17	10.97	17.37	17.28	18.69	29.22	0.55
HSBC Small Cap Fund	93.72	13,882	4.69	13.91	11.23	5.23	15.47	19.43	21.71	20.35	20.52	0.77
Franklin India Small Cap Fund	199.79	11,724	2.89	11.07	9.33	3.27	11.85	20.62	21.35	17.05	25.13	0.96

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Return Calculator

₹ One-Time

Over the past

Invested

₹5000

Invested Amount
Estimated Return

Total investment of ₹5000

Would have become ₹5,593 (+11.85%)

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	199.79	11,724	11.85	21.35
Franklin India Mid Cap Fund	Equity - Mid Cap	3,101.77	10,899	8.28	17.79
Franklin India Opportunities Fund	Equity - Sectoral/Thematic	282.99	7,578	9.25	21.57
Franklin India Multi Cap Fund	Equity - Multi Cap	10.69	4,273	11.01	NA
Franklin India Large & Mid Cap Fund	Equity - Large & Mid Cap	206.43	3,135	5.87	14.02
Franklin India Multi Asset Allocation Fund	Hybrid - Multi Asset Allocation	11.06	2,553	NA	NA
Franklin India Technology Fund	Equity - Sectoral/Thematic	499.57	1,556	-4.53	11.09

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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	1,771.32	17,536	1.25	1.71	-3.25	-3.96	1.39	17.04	16.04	14.75	47.34	0.91
Franklin India Small Cap Fund	199.79	11,724	2.89	11.07	9.33	3.27	11.85	20.62	21.35	17.05	25.13	0.96
Franklin India Mid Cap Fund	3,101.77	10,899	3.22	7.00	0.70	-1.16	8.28	21.93	17.79	16.17	53.66	1.02
Franklin India Focused Equity Fund	115.02	10,716	0.76	1.15	-6.48	-6.94	-0.54	13.88	14.47	14.95	20.07	1.02
Franklin India Opportunities Fund	282.99	7,578	3.07	6.05	0.90	-1.71	9.25	27.67	21.57	17.87	28.44	0.58
Franklin India Large Cap Fund	1,108.57	6,821	1.31	1.25	-4.85	-4.11	2.28	13.14	11.06	12.10	42.26	1.17