Franklin India Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW

Equity

Small Cap

Very High Risk

Rs 49.23

-0.05

NAV as on Apr 20, 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 - IDCW 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

12.72%

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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Apr 20, 2026

Performance Analysis

	1W	1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	SI
Fund Returns (%)	4.29	10.57	-4.48	-11.75	-4.08	8.50	10.68	7.16	12.72
Category Average (%)	4.01	10.14	5.79	-1.78	7.80	13.51	12.42	NA	19.76
Rank within Category	43	65	154	150	153	110	95	62	98

* Returns over 1 year are CAGR

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Peer Comparision

Scheme Name(IDCW Direct)	NAV (Rs)	AUM (Rs Cr)	1W(%)	1M(%)	3M(%)	6M(%)	1Y(%)	3Y(%)	5Y(%)	10Y(%)	SI(%)	ER(%)
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	100.70	61,809	4.53	10.66	4.13	-3.89	6.48	14.68	16.86	17.18	18.96	0.67
HDFC Small Cap Fund	61.43	33,724	3.70	7.92	-4.99	-12.38	2.18	11.05	12.99	12.05	14.62	0.80
SBI Small Cap Fund	130.41	32,286	3.64	9.41	5.07	-3.27	4.12	15.08	16.99	15.92	21.29	0.79
Quant Small Cap Fund	212.01	25,821	2.79	9.08	5.93	-4.75	6.06	21.19	23.99	18.64	25.83	0.83
Axis Small Cap Fund	48.71	23,919	3.62	8.61	-4.53	-10.61	-1.70	9.38	10.08	10.14	13.64	0.56
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	35.63	20,130	3.87	3.42	-0.96	-7.23	5.42	21.25	16.55	NA	22.95	0.51
DSP Small Cap Fund	60.71	15,300	3.21	10.68	0.10	-4.23	7.98	12.14	11.01	8.39	14.52	0.80
Kotak Small Cap Fund	128.39	15,157	4.04	9.65	6.08	-4.22	4.91	16.46	17.35	15.22	21.15	0.55
HSBC Small Cap Fund	45.29	13,882	5.33	12.28	7.57	-2.97	-0.77	8.89	13.54	11.72	13.49	0.77
Franklin India Small Cap Fund	49.23	11,724	4.29	10.57	-4.48	-11.75	-4.08	8.50	10.68	7.16	12.72	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 ₹4,796 (-4.08%)

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(IDCW Direct)	Category	NAV(Rs)	AUM(Rs Cr)	1Y(%)	5Y(%)
Franklin India Small Cap Fund	Equity - Small Cap	49.23	11,724	-4.08	10.68
Franklin India Mid Cap Fund	Equity - Mid Cap	109.89	10,899	-2.23	8.95
Franklin India Opportunities Fund	Equity - Sectoral/Thematic	40.59	7,578	-0.26	11.35
Franklin India Multi Cap Fund	Equity - Multi Cap	10.41	4,273	9.45	NA
Franklin India Large & Mid Cap Fund	Equity - Large & Mid Cap	22.21	3,135	-2.02	5.69
Franklin India Multi Asset Allocation Fund	Hybrid - Multi Asset Allocation	11.09	2,553	NA	NA
Franklin India Technology Fund	Equity - Sectoral/Thematic	44.55	1,556	-6.52	1.67

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Top Performing Related Funds

Scheme Name(IDCW Direct)	NAV (Rs)	AUM (Rs Cr)	1W(%)	1M(%)	3M(%)	6M(%)	1Y(%)	3Y(%)	5Y(%)	10Y(%)	SI(%)	ER(%)
Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund	68.85	17,536	2.54	6.36	-8.17	-11.09	-4.21	10.76	9.41	6.97	15.60	0.91
Franklin India Small Cap Fund	49.23	11,724	4.29	10.57	-4.48	-11.75	-4.08	8.50	10.68	7.16	12.72	0.96
Franklin India Mid Cap Fund	109.89	10,899	3.76	7.78	0.25	-3.19	-2.23	12.60	8.95	6.31	19.74	1.02
Franklin India Focused Equity Fund	40.31	10,716	2.70	4.82	-4.07	-7.86	-6.96	5.94	6.97	6.11	11.04	1.02
Franklin India Opportunities Fund	40.59	7,578	3.09	6.57	-2.32	-10.89	-0.26	17.96	11.35	8.30	11.11	0.58
Franklin India Large Cap Fund	49.31	6,821	2.05	3.87	-13.51	-12.20	-4.15	4.56	2.27	2.54	12.75	1.17