How can I redeem my investments in Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan Fund?

Give a request for redemption of the number of units or the amount you want. The request will be acknowledged and you will get information about the redemption and the NAV at which redeemed. The amount will be deposited in the designated bank account.

What is the minimum SIP amount of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan Fund?

The minimum SIP amount for this fund is Rs.500.00 and minimum lumpsum is Rs.5000.00

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan

Q: What is the AUM or size of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan Fund?

The AUM of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan is currently 11,257 Crores.

Q: What are the top stock holdings of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan Fund?

The Top 3 stocks are Brigade Enterprises, Aster DM Healthcare and Karur Vysya Bank and account for 9% of its portfolio. Top 5 and 10 stocks of fund account for 13% and 23% of fund’s portfolio respectively.

Q: What are the top sectors Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Planfund has invested in?

Top three sectors of funds are BFSI, Construction & Infrastructure and Healthcare accounting for 42% of the total portfolio.

NAV 171.20(0.00%)

Mar 31, 2025

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan

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Decision Maker
Portfolio Quality

AUM

₹11,257 Cr

Expense (%)

0.98

Turnover (%)

27.78

Decision Maker

1. Right Fund

Performance

Quality

2. Right Time

Benchmark

Debt Fund
8%

Likely Future 5 Year CAGR.

3. Right Allocation

Will this Fund help diversify your portfolio?

Right Allocation advice is provided under Omega

Fund Review

3Yr Rolling Returns(%)

Benchmark# : Nifty Smallcap 250

Rolling: 1Y 3Y 5Y 9Y

Performance Summary - 10 Year X-Ray

	Dec' 15	Dec' 16	Dec' 17	Dec' 18	Dec' 19	Dec' 20	Dec' 21	Dec' 22	Dec' 23	Dec' 24	YTD
NAV(₹)	41.45	46.22	67.16	56.11	53.85	64.46	101.64	106.14	162.91	202.33	171.21
AUM(Cr.)	2739.89	4114.08	7497.39	6982.74	6928.77	6216.37	7376.70	7287.57	11397.83	14068.69	11257.08
Benchmark# BM# Returns(%)	-	-	-	-	-8.27	25.09	61.94	-3.65	48.10	26.43	-14.92
Fund Returns(%) ⓘ	11.31	11.51	45.31	-16.45	-4.03	19.70	57.68	4.43	53.49	24.20	-15.38
Implied Investor Returns(%) IR(%)	13.52	14.40	48.59	-15.85	-4.99	8.11	58.09	3.81	54.40	24.37	-75.19
Alpha(%) (Returns over Benchmark)	-	-	-	-	4.24	-5.39	-4.26	8.08	5.39	-2.23	-0.46
Expense Ratio(%)	1.15	1.14	1.11	0.88	1.02	1.07	1.03	1.04	0.90	0.90	0.98

CAGR ⓘ

	9 Year	5 Year	3 Year	1 Year
Benchmark# BM# Returns(%)	-	23.44	15.92	-7.05
Fund Returns(%)	17.12	24.18	18.63	-4.63
Implied Investor Returns(%) IR	13.44	39.06	20.08	-7.11

Benchmark# is Nifty Smallcap 250

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Review : 01 Apr 2025

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund is a Equity - Small cap Fund with an 11,257(Cr) AUM. It is Open Ended scheme launched on 13 Jan 2006. Currently, R. Janakiraman and Akhil Kalluri as the fund managers managing the fund. Benchmark of the scheme is Nifty Smallcap 250 - TRI.

1. How has the Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Performed in the past? 21

The fund has delivered a 3, 5 and 9 year average rolling returns of 21.33%, 17.36%, and 19.93% with a standard deviation of 15.16%, 8.95%, and 1.79% respectively.
It has demonstrated CAGR of 18.63%, 24.18%, and 17.12% over 3, 5 and 9 years.
The Average 3, 5 and 9 year rolling Alpha is 5.75%, 5.72%, and 7.84%.
For last 5 years, Investors have earned close to or more returns than the Fund. This may indicate that they were aligned to the investing process followed by the fund.

2. How is the Quality of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund? Q

Fund's Portfolio Quality is Somewhat Good. It has a large proportion of Green and Orange Stocks.

Portfolio Composition

The fund is 93% in equity and hold 93 number of stocks. The Top 3 stocks are Karur Vysya Bank, Aster DM Healthcare and Brigade Enterprises and account for 9% of its portfolio. Top 5 and 10 stocks of fund account for 13% and 23% of fund’s portfolio respectively. Top three sectors of funds are BFSI, Construction & Infrastructure and Healthcare accounting for 42% of the total portfolio.

3. Should you SIP in Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund? 21 Q

You can consider SIP in this fund as it has outperformed the benchmark most of the time and has a Somewhat good quality portfolio.
Fund's returns are more likely to be different than its benchmark Nifty Smallcap 250 returns, as Fund’s portfolio is significantly different.
You need to look at the other funds in your portfolio and ensure this fund helps diversify your portfolio meaningfully.
Before investing a large lumpsum amount in a fund you need to assess its Upside Potential. You can contact us for advice.

4. What are the Risks in the Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund?

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund is likely to fall lesser than the market. It is likely to do well in a falling market but not in a rising market.
The Fund has fallen harder, but not recovered faster than its Benchmark.

Underlying Asset Quality & Valuation

Underlying Asset Quality Valuation(%) ⓘ

Underlying Asset Valuation (%) ⓘ

Peer Comparison on returns

Upside and Downside Capture Ratio ⓘ

	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	9 Year
Upside %	82	84	87	-
Downside %	37	47	38	-

Statistical Measure*

	Mean	Std Dev	Sharpe	Sortino	Beta	Alpha
Fund	0.03%	0.88	0.01	0.02	0.90	-0.46%
Benchmark#	0.02%	1.14	0.01	0.01	0.90	-

*Based on daily returns for past 1 year.

Mean and Standard Deviation

	Average Rolling Return				Standard Deviation
	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	9 Year	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	9 Year
Fund	24.07	21.33	17.36	19.93	32.38	15.16	8.95	1.79
Benchmark#	21.63	15.58	11.64	12.40	37.68	14.52	9.73	1.60

Drawdown and Recovery Period ⓘ

No Data Found

Top 10 Holdings

Company (Q)	Sector	% Assets
Call, Cash & Other Assets	Miscellaneous	6.64
Brigade Enterprises Ltd	Construction & Infrastructure	3.25
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd	Healthcare	2.87
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd	BFSI	2.5
Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd	BFSI	2.43
Deepak Nitrite Ltd	Chemicals	2.28
J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd	Healthcare	2.12
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd	Consumer Durables	2.04
Zensar Technologies Ltd	IT	2.01
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd	Consumer Durables	1.97

Fund Overview Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth

Launch Date	13 Jan 2006
Benchmark	Nifty Smallcap 250 - TRI
Performance comparison Benchmark#	Nifty Smallcap 250
Riskometer	Very High
Turnover	27.78%
Type	Open ended scheme
Return Since Launch	16.15%
Min. Investment	5000.00
Min. Additional investment Min. Add. inv.	1000.00
Min. SIP	500.00
Min. Cheques	12
Min. Withdrawal	1000.00
Exit Load	1.00%
Remark	1% on or before 1Y

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FAQ : Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan has delivered CAGR and average rolling returns as follows :

	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	9 Year
CAGR(%)	N/A	18.63	24.18	17.12
Average Rolling Returns(%)	22.72	20.26	18.95	18.50

The Current NAV of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan is ₹171.20.

You can consider SIP in Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan as it has outperformed the benchmark most of the time and has a Somewhat good quality portfolio. Funds returns are more likely to be different than its benchmark Nifty Smallcap 250 returns, as Funds portfolio is significantly different.

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan fund’s expense ratio is 0.98%

The process for redemption is

Give a request for redemption of the number of units or the amount you want. The request will be acknowledged.
You will get information about the redemption and the NAV at which redeemed.
The amount will be deposited in the designated bank account.

The AUM of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan is currently ₹11,257 Crores.

The Top three stocks are Brigade Enterprises, Aster DM Healthcare and Karur Vysya Bank and account for 9% of its portfolio. Top 5 and 10 stocks of fund account for 13% and 23% of fund’s portfolio respectively.

Top three sectors of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan fund are BFSI, Construction & Infrastructure and Healthcare accounting for 42% of the total portfolio.

Funds Portfolio Quality is Somewhat Good. It has a large proportion of Green and Orange Stocks.Since this is a Equity - Small cap Fund it is comparatively safer to invest in this fund. However, since it has not consistently outperformed its benchmark index on an average 3-year rolling returns basis it is not the most suitable fund for SIP.

The category of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan Fund is Equity - Small cap Fund.

R. Janakiraman and Akhil Kalluri manage the Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan Fund.

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan current PE ratio is 35.33 and PB ratio is 5.27

The asset allocation of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan is Stocks : 93.14%, Debt : 6.86% and Gold : 0%

The minimum SIP amount for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan is ₹500.00 and minimum lumpsum is ₹5000.00

The exit load for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth - Direct Plan is 1% on or before 1 year

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