Franklin India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Franklin India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

+11.00%
3Y annualised
+0.64% 1D
1M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
All
NAV: 13 Oct '26
₹197.31
Min. for SIP
₹500
Fund size (AUM)
₹14,256.55 Cr
Expense ratio
1.06%
Rating
3

Return calculator

Monthly investment
₹5,000
Over the pastTotal investmentWould've becomeHistoric returnsReturns
1 year₹60,000₹61,939
+3.23%
3 years₹1,80,000₹1,91,552
+6.42%
5 years₹3,00,000₹4,13,550
+37.85%
10 years₹6,00,000₹14,46,844
+141.14%

Holdings (90)

NameSectorInstrumentsAssets
Cash/Net Current AssetsUnspecifiedCash/Net Current Assets3.14%
Pine Labs Ltd.TechnologyEquity2.82%
Kajaria Ceramics LtdIndustrialsEquity2.43%
Equitas Small Finance Bank LtdFinancialEquity2.32%
Eris Lifesciences LtdHealthcareEquity2.00%
Brigade Enterprises LtdReal EstateEquity2.00%
Metropolis Healthcare LtdHealthcareEquity1.91%
Angel One LtdFinancialEquity1.87%
Hindustan Aeronautics LtdIndustrialsEquity1.85%
PNB Housing Finance LtdFinancialEquity1.85%
Deepak Nitrite LtdMaterialsEquity1.76%
DCB Bank LtdFinancialEquity1.74%
Kalyan Jewellers India LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity1.73%
RBL Bank LtdFinancialEquity1.69%
MTAR Technologies LtdIndustrialsEquity1.68%
Kirloskar Oil Engines LtdIndustrialsEquity1.63%
Tata Steel LtdMaterialsEquity1.62%
Syrma SGS Technology LtdTechnologyEquity1.57%
Jubilant Ingrevia LtdMaterialsEquity1.51%
Axis Bank LtdFinancialEquity1.51%
Tenneco Clean Air India Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity1.49%
KPR Mills LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity1.48%
Le Travenues Technology Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity1.46%
Zensar Technologies LtdTechnologyEquity1.43%
Delhivery LtdIndustrialsEquity1.40%
Kotak Mahindra Bank LtdFinancialEquity1.40%
Electronics Mart India LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity1.38%
Sobha LtdReal EstateEquity1.30%
Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities LtdConsumer StaplesEquity1.23%
Cipla LtdHealthcareEquity1.22%
Akums Drugs And Pharmaceuticals Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.22%
Data Patterns (India) LtdIndustrialsEquity1.20%
Five-Star Business Finance LtdFinancialEquity1.20%
Finolex Cables LtdIndustrialsEquity1.19%
Karur Vysya Bank LtdFinancialEquity1.18%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity1.18%
Exide Industries LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity1.16%
HEXAWARE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED EQ NEW FV RS.2/-TechnologyEquity1.15%
Sapphire Foods India LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity1.14%
Finolex Industries LtdIndustrialsEquity1.10%
Elecon Engineering Company LtdIndustrialsEquity1.09%
AIA Engineering LtdIndustrialsEquity1.09%
Medplus Health Services LtdHealthcareEquity1.09%
SBFC Finance LtdFinancialEquity1.08%
Lemon Tree Hotels LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity1.06%
Rolex Rings LtdIndustrialsEquity1.01%
City Union Bank LtdFinancialEquity1.00%
Whirlpool Of India LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity0.98%
Shankara Buildpro LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity0.98%
CESC LtdEnergy & UtilitiesEquity0.97%
Healthcare Global Enterprises LtdHealthcareEquity0.97%
PG Electroplast LtdIndustrialsEquity0.96%
SEDEMAC Mechatronics Ltd.IndustrialsEquity0.93%
The India Cements LtdMaterialsEquity0.91%
Motherson Sumi Wiring India LtdIndustrialsEquity0.91%
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity0.90%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity0.90%
Aster DM Healthcare LtdHealthcareEquity0.89%
V-Mart Retail LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity0.88%
Amara Raja Batteries LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity0.85%
CCL Products (India) LtdConsumer StaplesEquity0.84%
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank LtdFinancialEquity0.83%
Ion Exchange (India) LtdIndustrialsEquity0.82%
Shaily Engineering Plastics LtdMaterialsEquity0.78%
The Ramco Cements LtdMaterialsEquity0.77%
Vishnu Chemicals LtdMaterialsEquity0.77%
Tata Power Company LtdEnergy & UtilitiesEquity0.77%
Intellect Design Arena LtdTechnologyEquity0.76%
Piramal Pharma LtdHealthcareEquity0.74%
Apollo Pipes LtdIndustrialsEquity0.72%
Craftsman Automation LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity0.69%
Vedant Fashions LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity0.67%
Juniper Green Energy Ltd.Energy & UtilitiesEquity0.65%
ideaForge Technology Ltd.IndustrialsEquity0.62%
Firstsource Solutions LtdIndustrialsEquity0.61%
Ajax Engineering Ltd.IndustrialsEquity0.58%
TeamLease Services LtdIndustrialsEquity0.54%
Lumax Auto Technologies LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity0.53%
Chemplast Sanmar LtdMaterialsEquity0.49%
Kirloskar Pneumatic Company LtdIndustrialsEquity0.48%
GHCL LtdMaterialsEquity0.45%
Aditya Vision LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity0.39%
Brigade Hotel Ventures Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.37%
Go Fashion (India) LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity0.31%
KPIT Technologies LtdTechnologyEquity0.31%
Gateway Distriparks LtdIndustrialsEquity0.27%
Vikram Solar Ltd.Energy & UtilitiesEquity0.22%
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 37449 182 DAYS TBILL 19NV26 FV RS 100FinancialTreasury Bills0.17%
Greenpanel Industries LtdMaterialsEquity0.16%
GSPL Transmission LtdEnergy & UtilitiesEquity0.08%
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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+11.0%+13.8%+14.7%+19.4%
Category average (Equity Small Cap)+15.4%+14.8%+17.2%+20.0%
Rank (Equity Small Cap)301511--

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

RJ
R Janakiraman
Jan 2013 - Present
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AK
Akhil Kalluri
Sep 2022 - Present
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Education
Mr. Kalluri is a MBA, IIM Lucknow. B.Tech. (Electronics and Communications Engineering), Andhra University
Experience
Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, he has worked with Credit Suisse, ICICI Securities.

About Franklin India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Franklin India Small Cap 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. Sandeep Manam is the Current Fund Manager of Franklin India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹1,26,606 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 13 Oct 2026 is ₹197.31. The Franklin India Small Cap 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 Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in small companies. cap companies.
Fund benchmarkNIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index

Fund house

Rank (total assets)#11 in India
Total AUM₹1,26,606.00 Cr
Date of Incorporation19 Feb 1996
Phone1800-425-4255 / 60004255
E-mail--
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,