Franklin India Retirement Fund - Direct (IDCW)

Retirement Fund

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NAV
18.48(0.22%)
Fund Size (CR)
₹509.23
Expense Ratio
1.49
Scheme Type
Active Fund
Value Research
-

Min. investment
₹500
Minimum Additional Investment
₹500
Minimum SIP Investment
₹500
Minimum Withdrawal
₹1,000
Exit Load
3%
Return Since Launch
10.02%

Absolute Return: -8.52%

Annualized Return: 0%

Basic Details

Scheme Manager

Rajasa Kakulavarapu

Bench Mark

40% Nifty 500+60% Crisil Composite Bond Fund 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	13 February 2026	9997.41	-0.03%	-	0.13%	82/106
1 Month	20 January 2026	10111.27	1.11%	-	1.68%	63/106
3 Month	20 November 2025	9894.88	-1.05%	-	-1.07%	63/106
6 Month	20 August 2025	10058.70	0.59%	-	1.26%	77/106
1 Year	20 February 2025	10734.59	7.35%	7.35%	10.25%	76/106
3 Year	20 February 2023	13711.33	37.11%	11.08%	13.59%	59/94
5 Year	19 February 2021	15314.10	53.14%	8.89%	10.83%	54/90
Since Inception	1 January 2013	35103.21	251.03%	10.02%	11.13%	58/106

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 March 2025	1,20,000	305857.28	154.88%	154.88%
3 Year	1 March 2023	3,60,000	925350.14	157.04%	36.98%
5 Year	1 March 2021	6,00,000	1561323.04	160.22%	21.08%
10 Year	1 March 2016	12,00,000	3182539.00	165.21%	10.25%

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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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

1.47%

Standard Deviation

0.42%

Beta

0.98%

Sharpe Ratio

0.02%

Treynor's Ratio

2.37%

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	3.88%	220000	19.89	Equity	Banks
ICICI Bank	2.26%	82000	11.60	Equity	Banks
Larsen & Toubro	2.21%	27100	11.31	Equity	Infrastructure Developers & Operators
Reliance Industr	1.94%	70000	9.94	Equity	Refineries
SBI	1.87%	80000	9.59	Equity	Banks
Bharti Airtel	1.76%	45000	9.02	Equity	Telecom-Service
Axis Bank	1.74%	67000	8.93	Equity	Banks
Infosys	1.51%	56604	7.75	Equity	IT - Software
HCL Technologies	1.16%	41000	5.97	Equity	IT - Software
Eternal	1.11%	200000	5.70	Equity	E-Commerce/App based Aggregator

Peer Comparison

Scheme Name	Asset Size (Cr)	1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y
Franklin India Retirement Fund - Direct (IDCW)	509.23	1.11%	-1.05%	0.59%	7.35%	11.08%
ICICI Pru Retirement Fund - Pure Equity - Dir (IDCW)	1652.05	3.90%	-0.47%	4.42%	22.97%	27.55%
ICICI Pru Retirement Fund - Pure Equity - Dir (G)	1652.05	3.90%	-0.47%	4.42%	22.97%	27.56%
Aditya Birla SL Retirement-The 30s Plan-Dir (IDCW)	419.29	2.78%	-0.69%	2.47%	20.17%	18.15%
Aditya Birla SL Retirement-The 30s Plan-Dir (G)	419.29	2.78%	-0.69%	2.47%	20.17%	18.14%
ICICI Pru Retirement Fund - Hybrid AP - Dir (G)	1093.36	2.58%	0.40%	4.74%	20.03%	24.16%

List of Schemes under Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

Fund Name	Category	Risk	1Y Returns	Ratings	Fund Size (Cr)
Franklin Asian Equity Fund	Equity	Very High	37.12%	0	₹371.57
Franklin Build India Fund	Equity	Very High	22.35%	5	₹3,002.96
Franklin India Large Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	12.02%	4	₹7,703.55
Franklin India Large & Mid Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	11.45%	3	₹3,518.13
Franklin India Focused Equity Fund	Equity	Very High	10.37%	4	₹12,255.43
Franklin India NSE Nifty 50 Index Fund	Other	Very High	12.55%	3	₹765.90
Franklin India Opportunities Fund	Equity	Very High	15.69%	0	₹8,271.28
Franklin India Mid Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	12.7%	3	₹12,223.43
Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	11.45%	4	₹19,528.04
Franklin India Small Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	8.57%	4	₹12,763.51
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	Equity	Very High	9.78%	4	₹6,440.15
Franklin India Technology Fund	Equity	Very High	-7.11%	0	₹1,937.75
Franklin India Aggressive Hybrid Fund	Hybrid	Very High	9.29%	4	₹2,340.81
Franklin India Dynamic Asset Allocation Active Fund of Funds	Other	Moderately High	9.4%	5	₹1,276.57
Franklin U.S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds	Other	Very High	6.04%	0	₹4,572.95
Franklin India Conservative Hybrid Fund	Hybrid	Moderately High	7.61%	3	₹223.70
Franklin India Savings Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	7.39%	4	₹4,323.09
Franklin India Floating Rate Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	8.59%	3	₹315.50
Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund	Equity	Very High	7.93%	0	₹2,416.87
Templeton India Value Fund	Equity	Very High	13.19%	4	₹2,265.32
Franklin India G-Sec Fund	Debt	Moderate	5.51%	4	₹174.21
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	9.53%	5	₹1,345.24
Franklin India Retirement Fund	Solution Oriented	Moderately High	7.39%	0	₹512.29
Franklin India Liquid Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	6.5%	4	₹3,755.04
Franklin India Banking & PSU Debt Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	8.01%	4	₹479.31
Franklin India Income Plus Arbitrage Active Fund of Funds	Other	Moderate	12.86%	0	₹114.22
Franklin India Equity Savings Fund	Hybrid	Moderate	7.35%	3	₹673.06
Franklin India Overnight Fund	Debt	Low	5.65%	2	₹858.96
Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund	Hybrid	Very High	9.06%	4	₹2,849.51
Franklin India Multi Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	16.44%	0	₹4,870.74
Franklin India Ultra Short Duration Fund	Debt	Moderate	7.32%	0	₹275.03
Franklin India Medium to Long Duration Fund	Debt	Moderate	6.74%	0	₹48.78
Franklin India Arbitrage Fund	Hybrid	Low	7.21%	0	₹757.56
Franklin India Long Duration Fund	Debt	Moderate	5.26%	0	₹13.42
Franklin India Low Duration Fund	Debt	Moderate	0%	0	₹376.37
Franklin India Multi Asset Allocation Fund	Hybrid	Very High	0%	0	₹2,623.81
Franklin India Multi-Factor Fund	Equity	Very High	0%	0	₹487.62

News

Franklin Templeton MF announces Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) under its schemes
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has announced 20 February 2026 as the record date for declaration of Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) under the following schemes. The amount of IDCW (Rs per unit) on the face value of Rs 10 per unit will be:
Franklin India Conservative Hybrid Fund ' Monthly IDCW Option: 0.080
Franklin India Conservative Hybrid Fund ' Direct ' Monthly IDCW Option: 0.100
Franklin India Equity Savings Fund ' Monthly IDCW Option: 0.050
Franklin India Equity Savings Fund ' Direct ' Monthly IDCW Option: 0.070
Franklin India Equity Savings Fund ' Quarterly IDCW Option: 0.140
Franklin India Equity Savings Fund ' Direct ' Quarterly IDCW Option: 0.160
Franklin India Small Cap Fund ' IDCW Option: 4.500
Franklin India Small Cap Fund ' Direct ' IDCW Option: 5.500
Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund ' IDCW Option: 4.200
Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund ' Direct ' IDCW Option: 5.500
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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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Fund House Details & Investment Objective

Date of Incorporation

1 January 2013

Total AUM (Cr)

₹512.29

Franklin India Retirement Fund - Direct (IDCW) is an Retirement Fund-oriented fund from the renowned AMC, Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. Launched in 1 January 2013, this fund is managed by Rajasa Kakulavarapu. With assets under management (AUM) worth ₹512.29 (Cr), as of 23 February 2026, Franklin India Retirement Fund - Direct (IDCW) is categorized as a Retirement Fund within its segment. The fund has generated a return of 10.02% since its launch.
The current NAV of Franklin India Retirement Fund - Direct (IDCW) is ₹18.48, as on 23 February 2026. The fund's benchmark index is 40% Nifty 500+60% Crisil Composite Bond Fund Index. You can invest in Franklin India Retirement Fund - Direct (IDCW) via both lumpsum and SIP modes. The minimum SIP amount in the fund is ₹500 while the minimum lumpsum investment is ₹500.

Being an open-ended fund, you can exit the fund anytime subject to applicable exit loads:
The fund has generated 11.08% and 8.89% 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 37.22% in Equity, 59.30% in Debt and 3.47% in cash and cash equivalents.
The top 5 sectors the fund invests in are: 60.95% in Debt, 9.29% in Banks, 3.05% in IT-Software, 2.14% in Construction, 1.95% in Telecom-Services