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Franklin India Small Cap Fund - Direct - Growth

  • Regular
  • Direct
Category : Small Cap Fund
  • NAV
    : ₹ 192.6646 0.85%
    (as on 20th October, 2025)
Crisil Rating
Average performance among peers
Risk-O-Meter
Very High Risk

The fund has 94.5% investment in domestic equities of which 2.1% is in Large Cap stocks, 14.74% is in Mid Cap stocks, 39.66% in Small Cap stocks.The fund has 0.19% investment in Debt, of which 0.19% in Government securities.

Suitable For : Investors who are looking to invest money for at least 3-4 years and looking for very high returns. At the same time, these investors should also be ready for possibility of higher losses in their investments.

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Returns (NAV as on 20th October, 2025)

Period Invested for ₹10000 Invested on Latest Value Absolute Returns Annualised Returns Category Avg Rank within Category
1 Week 13-Oct-25 10161.60 1.62% - 0.94% 5/31
1 Month 19-Sep-25 9862.30 -1.38% - -1.38% 14/31
3 Month 18-Jul-25 9574.30 -4.26% - -1.75% 29/31
6 Month 17-Apr-25 10870.20 8.70% - 12.08% 26/30
YTD 01-Jan-25 9458.10 -5.42% - -1.21% 26/29
1 Year 18-Oct-24 9348.40 -6.52% -6.48% -3.42% 22/28
2 Year 20-Oct-23 13291.90 32.92% 15.27% 18.20% 19/24
3 Year 20-Oct-22 18686.70 86.87% 23.15% 21.52% 7/23
5 Year 20-Oct-20 37382.30 273.82% 30.16% 29.68% 9/21
10 Year 20-Oct-15 46977.00 369.77% 16.72% 18.06% 10/13
Since Inception 01-Jan-13 112005.80 1020.06% 20.76% 19.58% 16/31

SIP Returns (NAV as on 20th October, 2025)

Period Invested for ₹1000 SIP Started on Investments Latest Value Absolute Returns Annualised Returns
1 Year 18-Oct-24 12000 12196.5 1.64 % 3.04 %
2 Year 20-Oct-23 24000 25488.62 6.2 % 5.9 %
3 Year 20-Oct-22 36000 45707.04 26.96 % 16.12 %
5 Year 20-Oct-20 60000 102059.37 70.1 % 21.37 %
10 Year 20-Oct-15 120000 329324.7 174.44 % 19.17 %
 

Tax Treatment

If sold after 1 year from purchase date, long term capital gain tax will be applicable. Current tax rate is 12.5%, if your total long term capital gain exceeds 1.25 lakh. Any cess/surcharge is not included. If sold before 1 year from purchase date, short term capital gain tax will be applicable. Current tax rate is 20%. Any cess/surcharge is not included in the 20%.

Portfolio (Updated on 30th Sep,2025)

Portfolio Turnover Ratio : 23.00%  |   Category average turnover ratio is 80.46%  
Fund manager updated portfolio less frequently than peers in last 1 year. (I.e. fund manager held stocks/bonds in the portfolio for longer duration than peers)
Equity Holding : 94.50% | F&O Holdings : 0.00%| Foreign Equity Holdings : 0.00%| Total : 94.50%
No of Stocks : 100 (Category Avg - 88.48) | Large Cap Investments : 2.1%| Mid Cap Investments : 14.74% | Small Cap Investments : 39.66% | Other : 38%

Top 10 Stocks in Portfolio

How to read this table?
Stock Invested in Sector Value(Mn) % of Total Holdings 1M Change 1Y Highest Holding 1Y Lowest Holding Quantity 1M Change in Qty
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd. Hospital 4219 3.18% 0.14% 3.28% (May 2025) 2.7% (Oct 2024) 67.29 L 0.00
Brigade Enterprises Ltd. Residential, commercial projects 3466.5 2.61% -0.07% 3.52% (Jan 2025) 2.61% (Sep 2025) 38.69 L 0.00
Syrma SGS Technology Ltd. Industrial products 3087.6 2.33% 0.05% 2.33% (Sep 2025) 1.14% (Feb 2025) 40.23 L 0.00
Eris Lifesciences Ltd. Pharmaceuticals 2960.6 2.23% -0.29% 2.53% (Aug 2025) 1.77% (Oct 2024) 18.67 L 0.00
CCL Products (India) Ltd. Tea & coffee 2755.8 2.08% -0.06% 2.14% (Aug 2025) 1.38% (Jan 2025) 32.60 L 0.00
Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd. Other bank 2748.3 2.07% 0.26% 2.57% (Apr 2025) 1.82% (Aug 2025) 4.81 Cr 0.00
Deepak Nitrite Ltd. Specialty chemicals 2547.1 1.92% 0.05% 2.7% (Nov 2024) 1.85% (Jul 2025) 13.88 L 0.00
J.b. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Pharmaceuticals 2476.9 1.87% -0.01% 2.12% (Feb 2025) 1.74% (Jun 2025) 14.49 L 0.00
Zensar Technologies Ltd. Computers - software & consulting 2457.4 1.85% -0.01% 2.21% (Jan 2025) 1.5% (Oct 2024) 32.20 L 0.00
Sobha Ltd. Residential, commercial projects 2332.4 1.76% 0.13% 1.76% (Sep 2025) 1.23% (Jan 2025) 15.13 L 0.00
- indicates change in weight in the portfolio. # indicates a new entry.
No of Debt Holding 1 (Category Avg - 0.55) | Modified Duration 0.00 Years (Category Avg - 0.00)| Yield to Maturity - -- (Category Avg - 0.00%)

Type of Holdings

Security Type
% Weight
Category Average
CD 0.00% 0.05%
T-Bills 0.19% 0.16%

Investment / Portfolio Grades

Security Type
% Weight
Category Average
Government Backed 0.19% 0.16%
Low Risk 0.00% 0.00%
Moderate Risk 0.00% 0.00%
High Risk 0.00% 0.00%
Very High Risk 0.00% 0.00%
Others 0.00% 0.00%
Name Type of Instrument Weight (%)
Net Receivables Net Receivables 5.31%

Risk Ratios

Ratios calculated on daily returns for last 3 years (Updated as on 30th September, 2025)

  • Standard Deviation

    Low volatility
    13.06vs13.62
    Category Avg
  • Beta

    Low volatility
    0.78vs0.83
    Category Avg
  • Sharpe Ratio

    Better risk adjusted returns
    1.11vs0.97
    Category Avg
  • Treynor's Ratio

    Better risk adjusted returns
    0.18vs0.16
    Category Avg
  • Jensen's Alpha

    Better risk adjusted returns
    2.17vs0.93
    Category Avg

Alternative Funds (Category Peers)

Scheme Name
Crisil Rank
Asset Size (Cr)
1M
3M
6M
1Y
3Y
Quantum Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth NA 159.16 0.23 -1.36 12.63 3.72 0.00
Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth NA 5452.13 0.64 0.91 14.03 2.72 0.00
HDFC Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 3 36827.67 -2.14 -0.74 16.62 2.01 23.92
Invesco India Smallcap Fund - Direct - Growth 4 8055.38 0.21 -0.15 14.83 1.23 27.51
PGIM India Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 2 1567.96 -1.22 0.28 15.22 1.01 16.08
Bandhan Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 5 15737.73 -1.12 -1.43 13.64 0.10 32.03
ITI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 5 2666.63 -0.98 -1.01 11.31 -0.26 28.36
Axis Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 4 25975.38 -1.79 -2.07 9.98 -0.32 20.03
Sundaram Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 3 3340.55 -0.26 -0.71 14.18 -0.93 21.97
Union Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 1 1710.49 -1.30 1.27 16.98 -2.14 18.45

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Scheme Name
Crisil Rank
Asset Size (Cr)
1M
3M
6M
1Y
3Y
Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund - Direct - Growth 4 18912.06 0.91 1.94 7.75 1.64 20.03
Franklin India Small Cap Fund - Direct - Growth 3 13265.80 -1.38 -4.26 8.70 -6.48 23.15
Franklin India Focused Equity Fund - Direct - Growth 3 12302.98 0.72 3.82 10.02 2.62 18.19
Franklin India Mid Cap Fund - Direct - Growth 4 12212.71 -0.51 -0.95 9.78 0.39 23.14
Franklin India Opportunities Fund - Direct - Growth 3 7766.16 -0.86 2.85 11.94 4.08 31.39
Franklin India Large Cap Fund - Direct - Growth 3 7668.77 0.33 2.88 9.18 3.10 16.43
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 4 6531.42 0.84 1.86 7.62 0.95 20.17
Franklin India Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth NA 4968.91 0.25 3.24 13.27 4.58 0.00
Franklin U.S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds - Direct - Growth NA 4436.60 -2.66 4.09 29.00 11.53 26.04
Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 4 3580.24 0.53 1.48 3.50 7.83 7.68

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