Franklin Templeton Sapphire Equity Long Short SIF Direct   Growth

Franklin Templeton Sapphire Equity Long Short SIF Direct Growth

NAV: 30 Oct '26
₹956.85
Min. for SIP
₹10,000
Fund size (AUM)
₹211.03 Cr
Expense ratio
1.34%
Rating
--
Min. 1st investment
₹10,00,000
Min. 2nd investment onwards
₹10,000

About SIFs

Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs) are a SEBI-regulated category of mutual funds. They offer fund managers greater flexibility than traditional mutual funds, including the ability to run more concentrated and strategy-driven portfolios across equity, debt, or hybrid strategies. Know more
Purchase rules
Investment amount should be ₹10 lakh per investor across all SIF schemes of an AMC
Redemption rules
Redemption terms depend on the specific SIF strategy and may include restricted redemption for certain intervals

Holdings (123)

NameSectorInstrumentsAssets
Cash/Net Current AssetsUnspecifiedCash/Net Current Assets5.43%
HDFC Bank LtdFinancialEquity4.81%
ICICI Bank LtdFinancialEquity4.31%
Reliance Industries LtdEnergy & UtilitiesEquity4.14%
Cash MarginUnspecifiedCash Margin3.75%
Bharti Airtel LtdTechnologyEquity2.94%
Infosys LtdTechnologyEquity2.55%
Larsen & Toubro LtdIndustrialsEquity2.50%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity2.33%
Bajaj Finance LtdFinancialEquity1.86%
Axis Bank LtdFinancialEquity1.83%
ITC LtdConsumer StaplesEquity1.75%
Tata Consultancy Services LtdTechnologyEquity1.72%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries LtdHealthcareEquity1.51%
Titan Company LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity1.44%
Tata Motors LtdIndustrialsEquity1.39%
Nestle India LtdConsumer StaplesEquity1.37%
Laurus Labs LtdHealthcareEquity1.36%
Adani Power LtdEnergy & UtilitiesEquity1.34%
Trent LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity1.33%
Samvardhana Motherson International LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity1.30%
Bajaj Auto LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity1.27%
Hero Motocorp LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity1.26%
Lupin LtdHealthcareEquity1.21%
Coal India LtdMaterialsEquity1.20%
Aurobindo Pharma LtdHealthcareEquity1.14%
Solar Industries India LtdMaterialsEquity1.13%
Hindustan Aeronautics LtdIndustrialsEquity1.04%
The Indian Hotels Company LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity1.04%
Welspun Corp LtdMaterialsEquity1.03%
Hindalco Industries LtdMaterialsEquity1.00%
Apar Industries LtdDiversifiedEquity0.99%
Mahindra & Mahindra LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity0.99%
Steel Authority Of India LtdMaterialsEquity0.98%
Divi's Laboratories LtdHealthcareEquity0.97%
Life Insurance Corporation of IndiaFinancialEquity0.97%
Bank of MaharashtraFinancialEquity0.94%
HCL Technologies LtdTechnologyEquity0.87%
The Great Eastern Shipping Company LtdEnergy & UtilitiesEquity0.84%
Macrotech Developers LtdReal EstateEquity0.82%
Radico Khaitan LtdConsumer StaplesEquity0.82%
Others Mrgn MoneyUnspecifiedMargin Money0.82%
Zomato LtdTechnologyEquity0.82%
Power Finance Corporation LtdFinancialEquity0.78%
Hitachi Energy India LtdIndustrialsEquity0.77%
Dixon Technologies (India) LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity0.76%
Adani Transmission LtdEnergy & UtilitiesEquity0.75%
Polycab India LtdIndustrialsEquity0.75%
Punjab National BankFinancialEquity0.74%
Karur Vysya Bank LtdFinancialEquity0.74%
Kalpataru Power Transmission LtdIndustrialsEquity0.73%
Canara BankFinancialEquity0.73%
Aditya Birla Capital LtdFinancialEquity0.71%
Vedanta Aluminium Metal LtdMaterialsEquity0.66%
SBI Life Insurance Company LtdFinancialEquity0.66%
Bharat Electronics LtdIndustrialsEquity0.66%
Redington LtdTechnologyEquity0.62%
Ultratech Cement LtdMaterialsEquity0.62%
Kotak Mahindra Bank LtdFinancialEquity0.61%
REC LtdFinancialEquity0.59%
Dabur India LtdConsumer StaplesEquity0.57%
General Insurance Corporation of India LtdFinancialEquity0.57%
Colgate-Palmolive (India) LtdConsumer StaplesEquity0.56%
Oracle Financial Services Software LtdTechnologyEquity0.55%
Vodafone Idea LtdTechnologyEquity0.55%
LG Electronics India Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.53%
NMDC LtdMaterialsEquity0.53%
Kajaria Ceramics LtdIndustrialsEquity0.53%
Anand Rathi Wealth LtdFinancialEquity0.52%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India LtdFinancialEquity0.52%
Elgi Equipments LtdIndustrialsEquity0.50%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation LtdEnergy & UtilitiesEquity0.50%
Cummins India LtdIndustrialsEquity0.48%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise LtdHealthcareEquity0.48%
Lenskart Solutions Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.46%
Indegene Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.46%
NLC India LtdEnergy & UtilitiesEquity0.45%
Granules India LtdHealthcareEquity0.44%
Tata Motors LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity0.43%
LIC Housing Finance LtdFinancialEquity0.43%
Natco Pharma LtdHealthcareEquity0.41%
Atul LtdMaterialsEquity0.39%
Castrol India LtdMaterialsEquity0.39%
Indus Towers LtdTechnologyEquity0.38%
Bosch LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity0.36%
Navin Fluorine International LtdMaterialsEquity0.36%
CreditAccess Grameen LtdFinancialEquity0.35%
Honasa Consumer Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.33%
Chennai Petroleum Corporation LtdEnergy & UtilitiesEquity0.32%
TATA CAPITAL LIMITED EQFinancialEquity0.29%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre LtdHealthcareEquity0.29%
Indian Oil Corporation LtdEnergy & UtilitiesEquity0.26%
ITC Hotels LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity0.26%
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd.FinancialEquity0.25%
IIFL Finance LtdFinancialEquity0.25%
JM Financial LtdFinancialEquity0.25%
Tata Steel LtdMaterialsEquity0.25%
Bank Of BarodaFinancialEquity0.24%
HDFC Asset Management Company LtdFinancialEquity0.24%
National Aluminium Company LtdMaterialsEquity0.24%
Torrent Power LtdEnergy & UtilitiesEquity0.23%
Anthem Biosciences Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.21%
Hindustan Unilever LtdConsumer StaplesEquity0.20%
Tenneco Clean Air India Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.20%
Asian Paints LtdMaterialsEquity0.20%
Hindustan Zinc LtdMaterialsEquity0.20%
Bajaj Holdings & Investment LtdFinancialEquity0.19%
Union Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity0.19%
HDB FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED EQFinancialEquity0.19%
Capri Global Capital LtdFinancialEquity0.19%
Nippon Life India Asset Management LtdFinancialEquity0.19%
ITD Cementation India LtdIndustrialsEquity0.18%
Hindustan Copper LtdMaterialsEquity0.17%
GSPL Transmission LtdEnergy & UtilitiesEquity0.03%
Net PayablesUnspecifiedNet Payables-0.01%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd FuturesConsumer StaplesFutures-0.27%
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd FuturesMaterialsFutures-0.34%
Tata Global Beverages Ltd FuturesConsumer StaplesFutures-0.37%
Britannia Industries Ltd FuturesConsumer StaplesFutures-0.43%
Oil India Ltd FuturesEnergy & UtilitiesFutures-0.45%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd. $$IndustrialsFutures-0.55%
Eternal Ltd. (Call Option)TechnologyCall Option-0.61%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd Call OptionTechnologyCall Option-0.74%

Minimum investments

Min. for 1st investment
₹10,00,000
Min. for 2nd investment
₹10,000
Min. for SIP
₹10,000

Returns and rankings

Name1M3M6MAll
Fund returns-0.6%-5.2%-4.3%-4.3%
Category average (Equity Long-Short)--------
Rank (Equity Long-Short)--74--

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%.

Fund management

Education
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) , BITS Pilani CFA Charter Holder , CFA Institute.
Experience
Prior joining the Franklin India AMC. he was associated with MSCI Ltd, Morgan Stanley Ltd, Quant One Ltd.

About Franklin Templeton Sapphire Equity Long Short SIF Direct Growth

Franklin Templeton Sapphire Equity Long Short SIF 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. Arihant Jain is the Current Fund Manager of Franklin Templeton Sapphire Equity Long Short SIF Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹1,26,606 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 30 Oct 2026 is ₹956.85. The Franklin Templeton Sapphire Equity Long Short SIF Direct Growth is rated Very High risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹10,000. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹10,00,000. Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 1 year. ;

Investment Objective

The scheme seeks to generate alpha over the long term by investing across a spectrum of large, mid and small cap companies using long/short equity strategies.

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
Email--
Address7th Floor, Tower II, Rayala Towers, 158, Anna Salai,