Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund Direct Growth

Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund Direct Growth

Equity
Thematic
Very High Risk
+17.81%
3Y annualised
-1.03% 1D
1M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
All
NAV: 19 Feb '26
₹154.82
Min. for SIP
₹500
Fund size
₹2,416.87 Cr
Expense ratio
1.26%

Return calculator

Monthly investment
₹5,000
Over the pastTotal investmentWould've becomeHistoric returnsReturns
1 year₹60,000₹60,474
+0.79%
3 years₹1,80,000₹2,32,391
+29.11%
5 years₹3,00,000₹4,94,993
+65.00%

Holdings (51)

NameSectorInstrumentsAssets
NTPC Ltd.EnergyEquity5.08%
Infosys Ltd.TechnologyEquity4.89%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity4.38%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity4.23%
HCL Technologies Ltd.TechnologyEquity3.93%
Embassy Office Parks REITConstructionREITs3.89%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.EnergyEquity3.29%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity3.16%
Coal India Ltd.EnergyEquity3.13%
GAIL (India) Ltd.EnergyEquity2.91%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.TechnologyEquity2.88%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REITConstructionREITs2.71%
CESC Ltd.EnergyEquity2.62%
NHPC Ltd.EnergyEquity2.46%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.EnergyEquity2.12%
Knowledge Realty TrustConstructionREITs2.03%
Unilever PLC - ADRConsumer StaplesADS/ADR2.01%
ITC Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity2.00%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity1.96%
REC Ltd.FinancialEquity1.96%
Britannia Industries Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity1.94%
Indus Towers Ltd.CommunicationEquity1.84%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.AutomobileEquity1.75%
MediaTek (Taiwan)Capital GoodsForgn. Eq1.70%
Tata Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity1.68%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.AutomobileEquity1.63%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.EnergyEquity1.46%
Nexus Select TrustConstructionREITs1.42%
Akzo Nobel India Ltd.ChemicalsEquity1.33%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.FinancialEquity1.25%
Ajanta Pharma Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.21%
Grasim Industries Ltd.ConstructionEquity1.21%
Mahanagar Gas Ltd.EnergyEquity1.20%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity1.15%
Mphasis Ltd.TechnologyEquity1.14%
Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd.ChemicalsEquity1.06%
Angel One Ltd.FinancialEquity1.05%
Emami Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity1.05%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.AutomobileEquity1.03%
Castrol India Ltd.EnergyEquity1.02%
Hyundai Motor (South Korea)AutomobileForgn. Eq0.99%
Yuanta/P-Shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETFFinancialForeign MF0.90%
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.85%
FILA Holdings CorpTextilesForgn. Eq0.80%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.TechnologyForgn. Eq0.79%
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Taiwan)Capital GoodsForgn. Eq0.67%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.64%
Just Dial Ltd.ServicesEquity0.62%
Gateway Distriparks Ltd.ServicesEquity0.55%
Vedant Fashions Ltd.ServicesEquity0.44%
Kwality Wall's (India) Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.10%
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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
Name3Y5Y10YAll
Fund returns+17.8%+18.5%+17.8%+15.5%
Category average (Equity Thematic)+19.6%+19.4%+15.2%--
Rank (Equity Thematic)742--

Exit load, stamp duty and tax

Exit load

Exit load of 1% if redeemed 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

AA
Ajay Argal
Dec 2023 - Present
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Education
Mr. Argal is a B.Tech from (IIT,Mumbai) & PGDM (IIM,Bangalore).
Experience
Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd., he has worked with Baring Asset Management (Asia) Ltd., Aditya Birla Sunlife Mutual Fund and UTI AMC where he handled various aspects of investments function including managing offshore funds, equity funds, balanced funds, equity research & equity dealing.

About Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund Direct Growth

Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund Direct Growth is a Equity Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 19 Feb 1996. Ajay Argal is the Current Fund Manager of Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹1,24,969 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 19 Feb 2026 is ₹154.82. The Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund Direct Growth is rated Very High risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹500. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹5,000. Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year ;

Investment Objective

The Scheme seeks to provide a combination of regular income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in stocks that have a current or potentially attractive dividend yield, by using a value strategy.
Fund benchmarkNIFTY 500 Total Return 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,