Franklin Asian Equity Fund

Sectoral / ThematicEquityVery High risk Rank 11 of 157

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹50.34-0.24-0.48%

As of 18 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+44.1%

Aug ’25Aug ’26

Arthkar verdictA balanced read

Returns

Mixed vs category

2 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

Average

1.15% vs NaN% peers

Consistency

Steady

positive in 8 of 12 years

Beats its Sectoral / Thematic category on 1Y & 3Y but trails on 5Y.

1Y return

+44.1%

+34.6 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+24.2%

+7.0 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+9.8%

-4.9 vs cat

AUM

₹869.62 Cr

fund size

Expense

1.15%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

17.3%

3Y std dev

Go deeper on Franklin Asian Equity Fund

Two data-only views, computed from this fund's real NAV history — no projections.

Franklin Asian Equity Fund SIP returnsWhat ₹1,000–₹25,000/month actually became, 3 to 20 years — real results, with drawdowns and an FD comparison.Franklin Asian Equity Fund real oddsYour real chances over every start date in history — how often it made money and beat a fixed deposit.

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 9.8% 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)

₹50.3405

Last 1Y

+44.14%

Aug 25Min ₹34.60 · Max ₹51.35 · 247 ptsAug 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.

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.

Period	Returns	Category avg	Rank
1W	+2.29%	-0.40%	3/ 286
1M	+4.93%	+2.47%	46/ 286
3M	+5.96%	+8.01%	194/ 286
6M	+17.37%	+6.33%	37/ 278
YTD	+29.02%	+6.03%	3/ 273
1Y	+44.14%	+9.52%	2/ 258
2Y	+28.43%	+5.82%	2/ 203
3Y	+24.20%	+17.18%	11/ 157
5Y	+9.83%	+14.76%	110/ 125
7Y	+12.36%	+18.88%	98/ 104
10Y	+10.79%	+14.74%	77/ 81

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

Equity93.35%
Cash6.65%

By market cap

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

Concentration

Holdings

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%
2
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
—5.85%
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%
10
MediaTek Inc
—2.51%
11
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd
—2.44%

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.
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Peers in Sectoral / Thematic

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