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Franklin India Government Securities Fund - Direct - IDCW

  • Regular
  • Direct
Category : Gilt Fund
  • NAV
    : ₹ 11.9391 -0.11%
    (as on 17th October, 2025)
Crisil Rating
Above average performance among peers
Risk-O-Meter
Moderate Risk

The fund has 85.85% investment in Debt, of which 85.85% in Government securities.

Suitable For : Investors who want to invest money for longer duration but their first and only priority is safety of their investments.

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Returns (NAV as on 17th October, 2025)

Period Invested for ₹10000 Invested on Latest Value Absolute Returns Annualised Returns Category Avg Rank within Category
1 Week 10-Oct-25 10011.00 0.11% - 0.10% 12/25
1 Month 17-Sep-25 9937.10 -0.63% - 1.01% 16/25
3 Month 17-Jul-25 9893.10 -1.07% - 0.22% 6/25
6 Month 17-Apr-25 9811.30 -1.89% - 0.65% 4/24
YTD 01-Jan-25 10053.50 0.53% - 4.99% 9/23
1 Year 17-Oct-24 10025.40 0.25% 0.25% 5.83% 6/23
2 Year 17-Oct-23 10405.00 4.05% 2.00% 8.51% 23/23
3 Year 17-Oct-22 10591.20 5.91% 1.93% 7.92% 22/22
5 Year 16-Oct-20 10203.50 2.04% 0.40% 6.02% 21/21
10 Year 16-Oct-15 12862.00 28.62% 2.55% 7.70% 21/21
Since Inception 01-Jan-13 16115.20 61.15% 3.80% 7.63% 22/25

SIP Returns (NAV as on 17th October, 2025)

Period Invested for ₹1000 SIP Started on Investments Latest Value Absolute Returns Annualised Returns
1 Year 17-Oct-24 12000 11897.54 -0.85 % -1.57 %
2 Year 17-Oct-23 24000 24146.85 0.61 % 0.59 %
3 Year 17-Oct-22 36000 36632.86 1.76 % 1.13 %
5 Year 16-Oct-20 60000 61670.82 2.78 % 1.08 %
10 Year 16-Oct-15 120000 130584.83 8.82 % 1.67 %
 

Tax Treatment

Any profit will be clubbed with your income and taxed at your effective tax rate.

Portfolio (Updated on 30th Sep,2025)

No of Debt Holding 9 (Category Avg - 19.48) | Modified Duration 5.64 Years (Category Avg - 9.00)| Yield to Maturity 6.75% (Category Avg - 7.03%)

Type of Holdings

Security Type
% Weight
Category Average
GOI 71.06% 101.72%
T-Bills 14.79% 1.22%

Investment / Portfolio Grades

Security Type
% Weight
Category Average
Government Backed 85.85% 102.94%
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 (%)
Reverse Repo Reverse Repo 13.45%
Net Receivables Net Receivables 0.67%
Margin Margin 0.04%

Risk Ratios

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

  • Standard Deviation

    Low volatility
    1.5vs2.14
    Category Avg
  • Beta

    Low volatility
    0.53vs0.77
    Category Avg
  • Sharpe Ratio

    Poor risk adjusted returns
    0.16vs0.45
    Category Avg
  • Jensen's Alpha

    Poor risk adjusted returns
    -0.61vs-0.57
    Category Avg

Alternative Funds (Category Peers)

Scheme Name
Crisil Rank
Asset Size (Cr)
1M
3M
6M
1Y
3Y
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 5 9109.14 0.97 0.81 2.43 8.30 8.58
Tata Gilt Securities Fund - Direct Plan - Appreciation 5 1267.14 1.25 0.12 1.51 7.30 8.24
Baroda BNP Paribas Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 4 1313.13 0.88 0.06 1.18 7.14 8.39
Axis Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 4 679.19 1.12 0.76 1.38 6.67 8.25
HDFC Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 3 2959.28 1.04 0.38 1.07 6.62 8.03
Franklin India Government Securities Fund - Direct - Growth 4 168.37 0.88 0.44 1.19 6.51 6.91
PGIM India Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 4 106.16 1.21 0.47 1.00 6.32 8.19
Quant Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth NA 121.42 1.04 0.38 1.18 6.10 0.00
SBI Magnum Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 3 11308.31 0.83 0.53 0.75 5.99 8.22
DSP Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 3 1493.54 1.09 0.76 1.11 5.99 8.50

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Crisil Rank
Asset Size (Cr)
1M
3M
6M
1Y
3Y
Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund - Direct - Growth 4 18912.06 0.70 0.84 7.37 1.56 20.30
Franklin India Small Cap Fund - Direct - Growth 3 13265.80 -2.06 -5.87 7.79 -7.51 22.86
Franklin India Focused Equity Fund - Direct - Growth 3 12302.98 0.49 2.56 9.43 2.21 18.29
Franklin India Mid Cap Fund - Direct - Growth 4 12212.71 -0.93 -2.06 9.13 0.05 23.25
Franklin India Opportunities Fund - Direct - Growth 3 7766.16 0.00 2.07 11.98 4.16 31.94
Franklin India Large Cap Fund - Direct - Growth 3 7668.77 0.12 1.91 8.86 3.16 16.69
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 4 6531.42 0.70 0.90 7.39 1.01 20.52
Franklin India Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth NA 4968.91 -0.22 1.34 12.06 3.76 0.00
Franklin U.S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds - Direct - Growth NA 4436.60 -1.43 3.90 28.51 11.86 25.72
Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 4 3580.24 0.53 1.45 3.45 7.84 7.68

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