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Franklin Templeton

Franklin Asian Equity Fund

Sectoral / ThematicEquity SEBI-regulated

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹50.1505

As of 3 Jul 2026 · AMFI

AUM

₹869.62 Cr

Expense ratio

1.15%

1Y returns

+48.68%

3Y CAGR

+22.44%

5Y CAGR

+8.12%

Std deviation 3Y

+17.91%

In plain English

Franklin Asian Equity Fund is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from Franklin Templeton. The portfolio is ~93% in equities with 7% kept in cash and short-term debt. Long-run track record: about 8.1% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -40% in Oct 2022, recovered in 36 months. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 7 years.

Auto-generated from holdings, returns and risk data. No paid placement, no copy-pasted boilerplate.

NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF090I01IZ5

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹50.1505

Last 1Y

+49.10%

Jul 25Min ₹33.49 · Max ₹51.35 · 244 ptsJul 26

Drawdown stories

The crashes you should know about — and how long the fund took to recover.

Oct 2022

-40.2%

Peak ₹37.37 on 17 Feb 2021 → trough ₹22.35 on 25 Oct 2022 (21 months down).

Recovered in 36 months· 3 Oct 2025

Mar 2020

-26.7%

Peak ₹26.78 on 17 Jan 2020 → trough ₹19.62 on 23 Mar 2020 (2 months down).

Recovered in 4 months· 8 Jul 2020

Jan 2019

-20.8%

Peak ₹24.66 on 29 Jan 2018 → trough ₹19.52 on 4 Jan 2019 (11 months down).

Recovered in 10 months· 7 Nov 2019

Jan 2016

-20.0%

Peak ₹17.82 on 27 Apr 2015 → trough ₹14.26 on 21 Jan 2016 (9 months down).

Recovered in 7 months· 8 Aug 2016

Computed from the full NAV history. We show drawdowns deeper than 10%, sorted by depth.

Honesty score

A 1–5 grade on the dimensions other sites won't surface — expense bloat, AUM bloat, concentration, mandate compliance.

4

Honesty score

4 / 5

Solid scheme on the dimensions we check. No red flags.

  • Expense ratio

    1.15% — above the typical 1% for equity.

  • AUM size

    ₹870 Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 59.0% — diversified across sectors.

Computed from expense ratio, AUM, sector concentration and SEBI mandate compliance. No paid review.

Performance

Returns for various periods, with category average and peer rank.

PeriodReturnsCategory avgRank
1W+1.94%+0.61%n=44333/ 61
1M+9.64%+7.16%n=44338/ 60
3M+6.98%+8.51%n=43026/ 59
6M+27.96%+0.25%n=4218/ 59
YTD+28.34%+0.78%n=4288/ 59
1Y+48.68%+7.70%n=39713/ 59
2Y+26.12%+6.68%n=32235/ 59
3Y+22.44%+18.41%n=24835/ 58
5Y+8.12%+15.97%n=20534/ 41
7Y+9.35%+17.17%n=16625/ 27
10Y+10.57%+15.45%n=13820/ 26

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity93.35%
  • Cash6.65%

By market cap

  • Large cap33.29%
  • Mid cap7.22%
  • Small cap1.83%
  • Others57.66%

Concentration

Holdings

61

Avg market cap

₹8.30 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

37.38%

Top 5 stocks

27.49%

Top 3 sectors

59.02%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

    —9.50%
  • 1

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

    —9.34%
  • 2

    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

    —7.09%
  • 3

    Call, Cash & Other Assets

    —6.65%
  • 2

    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

    —5.85%
  • 3

    Call, Cash & Other Assets

    —5.80%
  • 4

    SK Hynix Inc

    —5.45%
  • 4

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —4.77%
  • 5

    SK Hynix Inc

    —4.03%
  • 6

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —4.01%
  • 7

    Tencent Holdings Ltd

    —3.74%
  • 8

    Hyundai Motor Co

    —3.27%
  • 9

    Larsen & Toubro Ltd

    —3.16%
  • 5

    MediaTek Inc

    —2.85%
  • 6

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —2.76%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio25.1526.49-1.34
  • P/B ratio3.575.42-1.85
  • Price / Sales3.124.22-1.10
  • Price / Cash Flow18.5318.89-0.36
  • Dividend yield1.26%1.62%-0.36
  • Return on equity (ROE)21.11%26.96%-5.85

Risk metrics

Standard deviation, Sharpe, Sortino, Beta — all vs category average.

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y

  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    10.3517.9118.70———

  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    1.580.870.20———

  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    2.921.500.32———

  • Beta

    1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.

    ——————

Peers in Sectoral / Thematic

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