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Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct (IDCW)

Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct (IDCW)

NAV
18.73(0.47%)
Fund Size (CR)
₹314.58
Expense Ratio
1.7
Scheme Type
Active Fund
Value Research
-

Min. investment
₹5,000
Minimum Additional Investment
₹1,000
Minimum SIP Investment
₹100
Minimum Withdrawal
₹1,000
Exit Load
1% of applicable Net Asset Value - If the amount sought to be redeemed or switch out is invested for a period of up to 3 months from the date of allotment Nil - If the amount, sought to be redeemed or switch out is invested for a period of more than 3 months from the date of allotment
1%
Return Since Launch
8.93%

Absolute Return: 9.63%

Annualized Return: 0%

1% of applicable Net Asset Value - If the amount sought to be redeemed or switch out is invested for a period of up to 3 months from the date of allotment Nil - If the amount, sought to be redeemed or switch out is invested for a period of more than 3 months from the date of allotment

Basic Details

Scheme Manager

Shyam Sundar Sriram

Bench Mark

75% MSCI Asia (Ex-Japan) Standard Index + 25% Nifty 500 Index

Type

OPEN

Lumpsum Returns

Period Invested For	₹10,000 Invested on	Latest Value	Absolute Returns	Annualised Returns	Category Avg	Rank within Category
1 Week	6 January 2026	9976.03	-0.24%	-	-2.33%	20/964
1 Month	12 December 2025	10455.30	4.55%	-	-0.90%	2/960
3 Month	13 October 2025	10962.17	9.62%	-	-0.05%	10/920
6 Month	11 July 2025	12126.60	21.27%	-	1.31%	6/880
1 Year	13 January 2025	13571.81	35.72%	35.72%	9.37%	10/820
3 Year	13 January 2023	14340.06	43.40%	12.76%	19.18%	483/506
5 Year	13 January 2021	11866.98	18.67%	3.48%	17.29%	420/422
Since Inception	1 January 2013	30499.94	205.00%	8.93%	11.93%	673/964

Note: Lumpsum Returns since Inception Date.

SIP Returns

Period Invested For	₹10,000 Invested on	Investments	Latest Value	Absolute Returns	Annualised Returns
1 Year	3 February 2025	1,20,000	311351.51	159.46%	159.46%
3 Year	1 February 2023	3,60,000	1044888.54	190.25%	42.64%
5 Year	1 February 2021	6,00,000	1680770.07	180.13%	22.88%
10 Year	1 February 2016	12,00,000	3442968.06	186.91%	11.12%

Note: SIP Returns since Inception Date.

Tax Treatment

If sold after 1 year from purchase date, long term capital gain tax will be applicable. Current tax rate is 10%, if your total long term capital gain exceeds 1 lakh. Any cess/surcharge is not included.If sold before 1 year from purchase date, short term capital gain tax will be applicable. Current tax rate is 15%. Any cess/surcharge is not included in the 15%.

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Investment type
Scheme based

SIP
Lumpsum

Monthly Investment (₹)

Minimum value allowed is 500

Expected Returns Rate (%)

Minimum value allowed is 1

Time Period (in Years)

Minimum value allowed is 1

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Invested Amount
₹25,000
Estimated Returns
₹19,059

76%

Returns

Future value of your investment

₹44,059

Risk Ratios

3.96%

Standard Deviation

0.48%

Beta

0.58%

Sharpe Ratio

0.10%

Treynor's Ratio

5.01%

Jension's Alpha

Asset Allocation

Sector Allocation

Top 10 stock holding in portfolio

Stock Invested in	% of Total Holdings	Quantity	Value (Cr)	Asset Type	Segment
HDFC Bank	5.91%	187442	18.58	Equity	Banks
ICICI Bank	3.70%	86695	11.64	Equity	Banks
HDFC Life Insur.	2.38%	99744	7.48	Equity	Insurance
Indian Hotels Co	2.35%	100242	7.41	Equity	Hotels & Restaurants
Larsen & Toubro	2.27%	17462	7.13	Equity	Infrastructure Developers & Operators
Oberoi Realty	2.04%	38397	6.41	Equity	Realty
Eternal	1.98%	224495	6.24	Equity	E-Commerce/App based Aggregator
Tata Motors	1.73%	130662	5.43	Equity	Automobile
Max Healthcare	1.67%	50361	5.26	Equity	Healthcare
M & M	1.58%	13422	4.98	Equity	Automobile

Peer Comparison

Scheme Name	Asset Size (Cr)	1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y
Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct (IDCW)	314.58	4.55%	9.62%	21.27%	35.72%	12.76%
Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund - Direct (G)	427.47	0.94%	12.25%	36.95%	62.39%	39.59%
Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund - Direct (IDCW)	427.47	0.94%	12.25%	36.95%	62.39%	39.59%
Aditya Birla SL International Equity Fund - Direct (G)	275.88	3.21%	7.97%	16.98%	40.78%	17.30%
Aditya Birla SL International Equity Fund - Direct (IDCW)	275.88	3.21%	7.97%	16.98%	40.78%	17.30%
Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct (G)	314.58	4.55%	9.63%	21.27%	35.74%	12.77%

List of Schemes under Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

Fund Name	Category	Risk	1Y Returns	Ratings	Fund Size (Cr)
Franklin India Multi Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	12.94%	0	₹5,062.26
Franklin India Large Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	12.32%	4	₹7,971.79
Franklin India Large & Mid Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	11.1%	3	₹3,674.24
Franklin India Mid Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	8.66%	3	₹12,831.02
Franklin India Small Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	-0.4%	4	₹13,238.40
Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund	Equity	Very High	6.05%	0	₹2,401.77
Templeton India Value Fund	Equity	Very High	9.87%	4	₹2,326.48
Franklin India Focused Equity Fund	Equity	Very High	11.13%	4	₹12,649.23
Franklin Asian Equity Fund	Equity	Very High	35.74%	0	₹314.58
Franklin Build India Fund	Equity	Very High	9.65%	5	₹3,035.67
Franklin India Opportunities Fund	Equity	Very High	10.25%	0	₹8,380.36
Franklin India Technology Fund	Equity	Very High	-0.18%	0	₹1,995.80
Franklin India Multi-Factor Fund	Equity	Very High	0%	0	₹467.62
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	Equity	Very High	7.01%	4	₹6,693.46
Franklin India Overnight Fund	Debt	Low	5.79%	2	₹470.80
Franklin India Liquid Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	6.6%	4	₹2,640.35
Franklin India Ultra Short Duration Fund	Debt	Moderate	7.38%	0	₹275.67
Franklin India Low Duration Fund	Debt	Moderate	0%	0	₹392.71
Franklin India Savings Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	7.5%	4	₹3,830.50
Franklin India Medium to Long Duration Fund	Debt	Moderate	7.16%	0	₹49.79
Franklin India Long Duration Fund	Debt	Moderate	5.68%	0	₹24.36
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	9.42%	5	₹1,338.11
Franklin India Banking & PSU Debt Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	7.98%	4	₹484.74
Franklin India G-Sec Fund	Debt	Moderate	5.42%	4	₹186.64
Franklin India Floating Rate Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	8.37%	3	₹304.96
Franklin India Conservative Hybrid Fund	Hybrid	Moderately High	7.23%	3	₹214.05
Franklin India Aggressive Hybrid Fund	Hybrid	Very High	7.2%	4	₹2,379.64
Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund	Hybrid	Very High	7.49%	4	₹2,884.57
Franklin India Multi Asset Allocation Fund	Hybrid	Very High	0%	0	₹2,449.71
Franklin India Arbitrage Fund	Hybrid	Low	7.27%	0	₹669.23
Franklin India Equity Savings Fund	Hybrid	Moderate	7.36%	3	₹685.41
Franklin India Retirement Fund	Solution Oriented	Moderately High	6.35%	0	₹517.39
Franklin India NSE Nifty 50 Index Fund	Other	Very High	12.66%	3	₹786.93
Franklin U.S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds	Other	Very High	14.22%	0	₹4,465.25
Franklin India Dynamic Asset Allocation Active Fund of Funds	Other	Moderately High	8.15%	5	₹1,301.02
Franklin India Income Plus Arbitrage Active Fund of Funds	Other	Moderate	14.75%	0	₹108.42
Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	8.42%	4	₹19,971.64

News

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund announces change in fund manager under its scheme
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has announced change in fund manager under the following scheme, With effect from 12 January 2026.
Change in Fund Manager:

Scheme Name Existing Fund Manager(s) New Fund Manager (s)

Franklin India Multi Factor Fund ' Arihant Jain ' Arihant Jain
' Mukesh Jain

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Scheme Name	Existing Fund Manager(s)	New Fund Manager (s)
Franklin India Multi Factor Fund	' Arihant Jain	' Arihant Jain ' Mukesh Jain

Franklin India MF announces Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) under its schemes
Franklin India Mutual Fund has announced 19 December 2025 as the record date for declaration of Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) option under the following schemes. The amount of IDCW (Rs per unit) on the face value of Rs 10 per unit will be:
Franklin India Equity Savings Fund:
Regular Plan ' Monthly IDCW: 0.040
Direct Plan ' Monthly IDCW: 0.060
Templeton India Value Fund:
Regular Plan ' IDCW: 8.500
Direct Plan ' IDCW: 10.000
Franklin India Retirement Plan:
Regular Plan ' IDCW: 1.400
Direct Plan ' IDCW: 1.650
Franklin Build India Fund:
Regular Plan ' IDCW: 4.000
Direct Plan ' IDCW: 4.850
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Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund announces change in Key Personnel
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has announced the Ms. Dheera Bhadani have been appointed as an interim Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. (FTAMIL) effective November 1, 2025.
Details of Mr. Dheera Bhadani
Age: 33 years
Designation: Senior Manager HR
Qualification: M.A. (HRM & LR) from TISS
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Fund House Details & Investment Objective

Date of Incorporation

1 January 2013

Total AUM (Cr)

₹314.58

Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct (IDCW) is an Sectoral / Thematic-oriented fund from the renowned AMC, Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. Launched in 1 January 2013, this fund is managed by Shyam Sundar Sriram. With assets under management (AUM) worth ₹314.58 (Cr), as of 14 January 2026, Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct (IDCW) is categorized as a Sectoral / Thematic within its segment. The fund has generated a return of 8.93% since its launch.
The current NAV of Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct (IDCW) is ₹18.73, as on 14 January 2026. The fund's benchmark index is 75% MSCI Asia (Ex-Japan) Standard Index + 25% Nifty 500 Index. You can invest in Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct (IDCW) via both lumpsum and SIP modes. The minimum SIP amount in the fund is ₹100 while the minimum lumpsum investment is ₹5,000.

Being an open-ended fund, you can exit the fund anytime subject to applicable exit loads:
The fund has generated 12.76% and 3.48% CAGR in the last 3 and 5 years respectively.

The fund aims to provide long-term capital appreciation and growth, by investing in a mix of financial instruments 34.52% in Equity, 65.48% in cash and cash equivalents.
The top 5 sectors the fund invests in are: 63.54% in Others, 9.35% in Banks, 3.20% in Retailing, 2.95% in Cash & Others, 2.29% in Construction