Fund Performance
Lumpsum
SIP
21.87
as on 31 Jan 20233 Years
Investment of ₹ 10,000 in this fund 3 Years back would be ₹ 18,112 today.
NAV Performance

Fund Information
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₹ 94.389
as on 31 Jan 2023 -
Regular - Growth
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13 / 22
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₹ 5,000
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₹ 7,230 Cr.
as on 31 Dec 2021 -
1.94%
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13 Jan 2006
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Nifty 50
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Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
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Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Growth charges 1.0% of sell value; if fund sold before 365 days. There are no other charges.
Highlights of this fund
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund is an Open-ended Equity Fund. The fund belongs to Small Cap Fund category, where the investment is done in predominantly in stocks that are listed on Stock Exchanges like the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) or the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in India as well as Global stock exchanges like the Dow Jones, London Stock Exchange or LSE etc. This fund was started on 13 Jan 2006. This fund is offered by one of the top AMC (Assets Management Company) Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. You can also view here all other Equity funds offered by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund.
Latest NAV of the fund is ₹ 94.389 as on 31 Jan 2023.
This fund has 17 years of track record. Since 30 Nov 2021 expense ratio of this fund is 1.94%. Ideally you shoulds compare this fund with the benchmark Nifty 50.
You can invest in this fund in SIP with the minimum investment of ₹ 500. Lumpsum invest is offered with minimum investment of ₹ 5,000.
Fund Objective
To provide long term capital appreciation by investing in mid and small cap companies, which has a market capitalisation below that of the 100th stock in and above in S&P CNX 500 Index.
List of Fund Managers of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
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About Krishna Prasad Natarajan
Mr. Natarajan has done B.E. (Chemical Engineering), PGDIM & CFA Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, he has worked with kotak Institutional Equity, JM Financial and Nomura.
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About Mayank Bukrediwala
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About R. Janakiraman
Riskometer : Risk associated with this fund
Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
Fund Return Comparison
Fund Name | 1 Month | 3 Months | 6 Months | 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years |
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Category Best | 3.32% | 8.58% | 25.76% | 73.08% | 54.78% | 47.53% | 17.54% | 24.40% | 17.56% | 20.43% | 44.27% | 25.38% | 22.88% |
Category Average | -1.03% | -0.74% | 6.77% | 4.35% | 29.12% | 26.18% | 10.77% | 18.09% | 6.60% | 11.99% | 28.04% | 20.65% | 17.40% |
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund | -1.50%₹ 9,849 | -0.75%₹ 9,924 | 7.65%₹ 10,764 | 3.63%₹ 10,362 | 10.13%₹ 12,652 | 25.54%₹ 15,781 | 12.72%₹ 27,262 | 21.87%₹ 18,112 | 26.63%₹ 52,923 | 8.76%₹ 15,222 | 18.51%₹ 95,249 | 18.58%₹ 55,014 | 16.32%₹ 2,82,601 |
Kotak Small Cap Fund | -1.09%₹ 9,891 | -2.63%₹ 9,736 | 1.35%₹ 10,135 | -1.92%₹ 9,807 | -0.44%₹ 11,971 | 25.96%₹ 15,884 | 7.60%₹ 25,930 | 26.28%₹ 20,149 | 26.67%₹ 52,952 | 14.47%₹ 19,658 | 23.16%₹ 1,06,642 | 18.47%₹ 54,490 | 19.20%₹ 3,30,170 |
Nippon India Small Cap Fund | -1.53%₹ 9,846 | -0.69%₹ 9,930 | 7.52%₹ 10,751 | 6.07%₹ 10,607 | 10.65%₹ 12,684 | 35.19%₹ 18,305 | 17.29%₹ 28,468 | 30.46%₹ 22,217 | 33.33%₹ 57,887 | 14.49%₹ 19,677 | 25.38%₹ 1,12,475 | 24.40%₹ 88,887 | 22.88%₹ 4,02,745 |
Axis Small Cap Fund | -0.88%₹ 9,912 | -0.21%₹ 9,979 | 5.49%₹ 10,548 | 2.07%₹ 10,206 | 6.47%₹ 12,418 | 27.14%₹ 16,185 | 12.83%₹ 27,290 | 22.01%₹ 18,171 | 25.03%₹ 51,784 | 17.54%₹ 22,442 | 22.91%₹ 1,05,994 | - | - |
Quant Small Cap Fund | -1.45%₹ 9,854 | 4.65%₹ 10,464 | 14.87%₹ 11,487 | 5.03%₹ 10,503 | 17.56%₹ 13,118 | 41.02%₹ 19,924 | 20.43%₹ 29,308 | 47.53%₹ 32,142 | 44.27%₹ 66,639 | - | - | - | - |
HDFC Small Cap Fund | -0.78%₹ 9,921 | 2.61%₹ 10,260 | 11.55%₹ 11,155 | 4.77%₹ 10,477 | 15.47%₹ 12,988 | 30.48%₹ 17,048 | 15.99%₹ 28,121 | 25.27%₹ 19,672 | 30.04%₹ 55,417 | 11.58%₹ 17,298 | 20.64%₹ 1,00,321 | - | - |
Portfolio Holdings
Top Sector Holdings of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Name of Sector | Holding Percentage | Holding Values in Crore |
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Banks | 16.36% | ₹ 1,207.24 Cr. |
Residential/commercial/sez project | 14.48% | ₹ 1,068.14 Cr. |
Pharmaceuticals | 13.40% | ₹ 987.74 Cr. |
Diversified commercial services | 12.68% | ₹ 933.76 Cr. |
Chemicals - Speciality | 11.94% | ₹ 881.42 Cr. |
Others | 31.14% | - |
Top Stock Holdings of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Name of Stocks | Holding Percentage | Holding Values in Crore |
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Deepak Nitrite Ltd. | 5.02% | ₹ 370.53 Cr. |
Deepak Nitrite Ltd. | 5.02% | ₹ 370.53 Cr. |
Brigade Enterprises Ltd. | 4.96% | ₹ 365.75 Cr. |
Brigade Enterprises Ltd. | 4.96% | ₹ 365.75 Cr. |
KPIT Technologies Ltd. | 4.14% | ₹ 305.10 Cr. |
Others | 75.90% | - |
Other Holdings
Holding Type | Holding Percentage |
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Reverse Repo | 2.39% |
Net Receivables | 2.29% |
Margin | 0.78% |