Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

Hybrid
Dynamic Asset Allocation
Very High Risk
+14.79%
3Y annualised
-0.61% 1D
1M
6M
1Y
3Y
All
NAV: 27 Feb '26
₹15.25
Min. for SIP
₹500
Fund size
₹2,849.51 Cr
Expense ratio
0.50%

Return calculator

Monthly investment
₹5,000
Over the pastTotal investmentWould've becomeHistoric returnsReturns
3 months₹15,000₹14,954
-0.31%
6 months₹30,000₹29,995
-0.02%
1 year₹60,000₹61,119
+1.86%
3 years₹1,80,000₹2,07,062
+15.03%

Holdings (95)

NameSectorInstrumentsAssets
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity6.62%
ICICI Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity4.53%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.CommunicationEquity4.52%
Jubilant Bevco Ltd.Consumer StaplesDebenture4.49%
Reliance Industries Ltd.EnergyEquity3.38%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.ConstructionEquity3.22%
GOISovereignGOI Sec3.13%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity2.74%
Jubilant Beverages Ltd.Consumer StaplesDebenture2.60%
HCL Technologies Ltd.TechnologyEquity2.47%
Axis Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity2.36%
Infosys Ltd.TechnologyEquity2.26%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.ConstructionEquity2.05%
RJ Corp Ltd.Consumer StaplesDebenture1.88%
Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.FinancialNCD1.86%
Tata Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity1.84%
Summit Digitel Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.CommunicationNCD1.79%
Uttarakhand StateOthersSDL1.61%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.59%
NTPC Ltd.EnergyEquity1.57%
Eternal Ltd.ServicesEquity1.57%
GAIL (India) Ltd.EnergyEquity1.55%
REC Ltd.FinancialBonds1.37%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.35%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.AutomobileEquity1.32%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.InsuranceEquity1.28%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity1.23%
United Spirits Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity1.16%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.CommunicationDebenture1.09%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialDebenture1.04%
Britannia Industries Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity1.02%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.FinancialEquity0.97%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.97%
Credila Financial Services Ltd.FinancialNCD0.95%
Marico Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.95%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.94%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.CommunicationNCD0.92%
PB Fintech Ltd.ServicesEquity0.90%
Karnataka StateOthersSDL0.90%
Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.90%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.89%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialDebenture0.89%
Punjab StateOthersSDL0.88%
Embassy Office Parks REITConstructionDebenture0.88%
Uttarakhand StateOthersSDL0.84%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.81%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.77%
Metropolis Healthcare Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.76%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.ServicesEquity0.75%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.73%
Punjab StateOthersSDL0.71%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.68%
CESC Ltd.EnergyEquity0.67%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceEquity0.60%
V-Mart Retail Ltd.ServicesEquity0.60%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.58%
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.58%
Tata Capital Ltd.FinancialEquity0.58%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.57%
Bihar StateOthersSDL0.56%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialFRB0.54%
Eris Lifesciences Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.51%
Amara Raja Energy & Mobility LtdCapital GoodsEquity0.50%
PI Industries Ltd.ChemicalsEquity0.48%
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.ServicesEquity0.46%
TeamLease Services Ltd.ServicesEquity0.41%
Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd.ServicesEquity0.37%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.36%
India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd.ConstructionBonds/NCD0.36%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialEquity0.35%
ABB India Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.29%
Angel One Ltd.FinancialEquity0.26%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.17%
Kwality Wall's (India) Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.04%
Chhattisgarh StateOthersSDL0.02%
West Bengal StateOthersSDL0.02%
Kerala StateOthersSDL0.01%
PB Fintech Ltd.ServicesFutures-0.08%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.InsuranceFutures-0.18%
Eternal Ltd.ServicesFutures-0.19%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.20%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.Capital GoodsFutures-0.27%
United Spirits Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-0.38%
NTPC Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.41%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.ConstructionFutures-0.44%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialFutures-0.46%
HCL Technologies Ltd.TechnologyFutures-0.51%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.57%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.ConstructionFutures-0.63%
GAIL (India) Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.75%
Reliance Industries Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.82%
Tata Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.82%
ICICI Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-1.34%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-1.37%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.CommunicationFutures-1.89%
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Minimum investments

Min. for 1st investment
₹5,000
Min. for 2nd investment
₹1,000
Min. for SIP
₹500

Returns and rankings

Annualised returns
Absolute returns
Name6M1Y3YAll
Fund returns+2.0%+10.7%+14.8%+12.9%
Category average (Hybrid Dynamic Asset Allocation)+1.0%+4.6%+11.9%--
Rank (Hybrid Dynamic Asset Allocation)--269--

Exit load, stamp duty and tax

Exit load

Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 year.

Stamp duty on investment: 0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)

from July 1st 2020

Tax implication

If you redeem within one year, returns are taxed at 20%. If you redeem after one year, returns exceeding Rs 1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%.
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Fund management

RG
Rahul Goswami
Nov 2023 - Present
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VS
Venkatesh Sanjeevi
Oct 2024 - Present
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Education
Mr. Sanjeevi is a PGDM (IIM- Ahmedabad), CA, B.Com
Experience
Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd., he has worked with Pictet Asset Management, London, ICICI Prudential AMC, Edelweiss Asset Mgmt. Ltd., Edelweiss Securities Ltd. and Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

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Anuj Tagra
Mar 2024 - Present
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Education
Mr. Anuj Tagra is a graduate of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and an MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
Experience
Prior to joining Franklin India Mutual Fund, he has worked with ICICI Prudential AMC, Union Bank of India and Fidelity Investments.

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Chandni Gupta
Mar 2024 - Present
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Education
She holds B.E. degree in IT and CFA degree from CFA Institute, USA.
Experience
Prior to joining Franklin India Mutual Fund, she has worked with ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Morgan Stanley Investment Management, HSBC Bank, Standard Chartered Mutual Fund.

About Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is a Hybrid Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 19 Feb 1996. Rahul Goswami is the Current Fund Manager of Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹1,24,969 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 27 Feb 2026 is ₹15.25. The Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is rated Very High risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹500. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹5,000. Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 year. ;

Investment Objective

The scheme seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation and income generation by investing in a dynamically managed portfolio of equity & equity related instruments and fixed income and money market instruments.
Fund benchmarkNIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index

Fund house

Rank (total assets)#11 in India
Total AUM₹1,24,969.34 Cr
Date of Incorporation19 Feb 1996
Phone1800-425-4255 / 60004255
E-mailNA
Launch Date19 Feb 1996
AddressUnit No.202/203/204, 2nd Floor Dalamal Tower, Plot No. 211Free Press Journal Marg, Nariman Point Mumbai 400013
CustodianHongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation
Registrar & Transfer AgentCams
Address7th Floor, Tower II, Rayala Towers, 158, Anna Salai,