Franklin Asian Equity Fund-Growth
NAV as of Aug 29, 2024
28.35-0.21%
- Growth - Regular
(Earn upto 0.82% Extra Returns with Direct Plan)
Fund Category:
Equity: International
Expense Ratio:
2.54%(1.36% Category
average)Fund Size:
Rs. 244.02 Cr(0.46% of Investment in Category)
- Invest in MFADD TO PORTFOLIO
Franklin Asian Equity Fund-Growth
NAV as of Aug 29, 2024
28.35-0.21%
Expense Ratio:
2.54%
Fund Size:
Rs. 244.02 Cr
Fund Category:
Equity: International
1. Current NAV: The Current Net Asset Value of the Franklin Asian Equity Fund as of Aug 29, 2024 is Rs 28.35 for Growth option of its Regular plan.
2. Returns: Its trailing returns over different time periods are: 16.11% (1yr), -1.51% (3yr), 5.72% (5yr) and 6.48% (since launch). Whereas, Category returns for the same time duration are: 20.39% (1yr), 4.57% (3yr) and 10.26% (5yr).
3. Fund Size: The Franklin Asian Equity Fund currently holds Assets under Management worth of Rs 244.02 crore as on Jul 31, 2024.
4. Expense ratio: The expense ratio of the fund is 2.54% for Regular plan as on Aug 07, 2024.
5. Exit Load: Franklin Asian Equity Fund shall attract an Exit Load, "Exit load of 1% if redeemed within one year."
6. Minimum Investment: Minimum investment required is Rs 5000 and minimum additional investment is Rs 1000. Minimum SIP investment is Rs 500.
Franklin Asian Equity Fund-Growth Returns
Trailing Returns
Rolling Returns
Discrete Period
SIP Returns
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y 5Y Annualized Returns 1.82 7.34 13.55 14.52 -1.58 5.61 Category Avg 2.97 3.98 9.25 18.76 4.52 10.00 Rank within Category 45 11 6 42 37 22 No. of funds within Category 65 65 65 64 46 30 - Loading...
- Loading...
Return Comparison
- This Fund
- BenchmarkS&P BSE Sensex
Choose from Benchmarks
- Nifty 50
- 1M
- 3M
- 6M
- 1Y
- 5Y
Franklin Asian Equity Fund-Growth Fund Details
Investment Objective - The scheme aims to provide medium to long term capital appreciation through investment in Asian companies/sectors, excluding Japan.
Fund House | Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund |
Launch Date | Jan 16, 2008 |
Benchmark | MSCI Asia (Ex-Japan) Standard Total Return Index |
Return Since Launch | 6.47% |
Riskometer | Very High |
Type | Open-ended |
Risk Grade | - |
Return Grade | - |
Franklin Asian Equity Fund-Growth Investment Details
Minimum Investment (Rs.) | 5,000.00 |
Minimum Additional Investment (Rs.) | 1,000.00 |
Minimum SIP Investment (Rs.) | 500.00 |
Minimum Withdrawal (Rs.) | 1,000.00 |
Exit Load Exit load of 1% if redeemed within one year. |
Portfolio Allocation
Asset Allocation
Asset Allocation History
Sector Allocation
Market Cap Allocation
Concentration & Valuation Analysis
JUL 2024 | JUN 2024 | MAY 2024 | APR 2024 | MAR 2024 | FEB 2024 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Holdings | 49 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 45 |
Top 5 Company Holdings | 33.68% | 35.19% | 34.06% | 33.81% | 33.2% | 35.22% |
Top 10 Company Holdings | 48.29% | 50.17% | 49.72% | 49.43% | 48.61% | 48.25% |
Company with Highest Exposure | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (Taiwan) (11.95%) | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (Taiwan) (12.91%) | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (Taiwan) (11.75%) | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (Taiwan) (11.11%) | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (Taiwan) (11.11%) | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (Taiwan) (12.4%) |
Number of Sectors | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Top 3 Sector Holdings | 54.06% | 56.58% | 55.63% | 54.98% | 53.7% | 58.88% |
Top 5 Sector Holdings | 74.87% | 76.89% | 76.18% | 76.07% | 74.22% | 81.66% |
Sector with Highest Exposure | Technology (19.81%) | Technology (20.86%) | Technology (20.26%) | Financial (20.55%) | Financial (19.37%) | Financial (20.36%) |
Top Stock Holdings
Sector Holdings in MF
Company Sector Assest(%) P/E EPS-TTM(₹) RETURN 1 YR(%) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (Taiwan) Technology 11.95 - - - Samsung Electronics (South Kor Capital Goods 7.36 - - - ICICI Bank Financial 5.88 18.65 65.91 26.26 Tencent Holdings Technology 4.44 - - - HDFC Bank Financial 4.05 18.27 89.60 3.03 Larsen & Toubro Construction 3.47 38.15 97.11 35.47 Reliance Industries Energy 3.15 29.72 101.60 25.68 Zomato Services 2.87 - - - AIA Group (Hongkong) Financial 2.58 - - - United Spirits Consumer Staples 2.54 75.76 19.46 44.39
![Discover Mutual Funds](/https/economictimes.indiatimes.com/photo/msid-100097201,quality-100/discover-mf.jpg)
Peer Comparison
Cumulative Returns
SIP returns
Discrete Returns
Quant Measures
Asset Allocation
Scheme Name NAV(Rs./Unit) Scheme Rating AUM(Rs. Cr) 1M 1Y 3Y 5Y Franklin Asian Equity Fund-Growth 28.35 Unrated 244.02 1.35 14.50 -2.01 5.39 Edelweiss Emerging Markets Opportunities Equity Offshore Fund Regular-Growth 15.25 Unrated 108.93 0.23 12.24 -3.59 4.24 Mirae Asset NYSE FANG+ ETF FoF Regular - Growth 19.73 Unrated 1,555.63 -4.37 46.68 20.14 - ICICI Prudential Strategic Metal and Energy Equity FoF - Growth 15.26 Unrated 99.25 0.41 13.71 - - Nippon India ETF Hang Seng BeES-Growth 272.25 Unrated 504.60 4.15 3.12 -4.66 -1.35
Risk Ratios
Ratios are calculated using the calendar month returns for the last 3 years
Standard Deviation
Standard Deviation
Standard deviation is the deviation of the fund's return around mean.
Low Volatality
17.75VS18.67Fund Vs Category Avg
Sharpe Ratio
Sharpe Ratio
Sharpe ratio is a risk adjusted performance measure. A fund with a higher Sharpe ratio is considered better than a fund with a lower Sharpe ratio.
Poor risk-adjusted returns
-0.35VS-0.01Fund Vs Category Avg
Mean Return
Mean Return
Average return generated by the fund during a specified period.
Poor average monthly returns
-0.73VS5.35Fund Vs Category Avg
Risk Ratio Chart
- Risk Ratio
- Category Average
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund News
- Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund: TCS, RIL among top 10 stock holdings in July
- Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund launches ultra short duration fund
- Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund increases maximum SIP to Rs 2 lakh in small cap fund
- Franklin India Multi Cap Fund NFO opens for subscription. Key things to know
Fund Manager
- V.S.Varun SharmaSince Oct 202110 schemes
- S.M.Sandeep ManamSince Oct 20212 schemes
Mr. Sharma is a Bachelor in Business Studies from Sukhdev College of Business Studies, University of Delhi and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM - Calcutta. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. he has worked with ICICI Securities (Feb 2010 - August 2014) as an Equity research Analyst and Credit Analysis and Research Limited (Apr 2009 - Feb 2010) as a Ratings Analyst.
Scheme Name Category Nav(Rs./Unit) Scheme Rating Asset(Rs. Cr) 1Y Franklin India Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund of Funds-Growth Dynamic Asset Allocation 159.26 1,330.49 25.16 Franklin India Equity Hybrid Fund-Growth Aggressive Hybrid 267.18 1,985.36 32.61 Franklin India Focused Equity Fund-Growth Flexi Cap 110.02 12,545.87 39.32 Franklin India Debt Hybrid Fund A-Growth Conservative Hybrid 86.19 246.45 15.31 Franklin India Multi Asset Solution Fund of Funds -Growth Multi Asset Allocation 18.88 54.80 20.18 Franklin India Equity Savings Fund Regular - Growth Equity Savings 15.68 631.84 12.20 Franklin India NSE Nifty 50 Index-Growth Large Cap 201.47 718.89 30.45 Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund Regular - Growth Dynamic Asset Allocation 13.92 Unrated 2,171.08 25.18 Franklin India Pension Plan-Growth Balanced Hybrid 211.60 Unrated 523.13 20.24 Franklin India Technology Fund-Growth Sectoral-Technology 548.89 Unrated 1,774.27 51.86 Mr. Manam is a PGDM (IIM-Ahmedabad), B.Tech (Electronics & Communication Engg.)- National Institute of Technology Calicut Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd., he has worked with Cognizant Technology Solutions, Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Private Limited.
Scheme Name Category Nav(Rs./Unit) Scheme Rating Asset(Rs. Cr) 1Y Franklin India Feeder - Templeton European Opportunities Fund-Growth International 11.05 Unrated 16.18 10.33 Franklin India Feeder Franklin US Opportunities Fund-Growth International 67.43 Unrated 3,433.00 29.59
More Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
Scheme Name | Rating | Asset Size(Cr) | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund-Growth | 14,470.61 | 3.02 | 9.62 | 17.20 | 43.72 | 20.56 | |
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund-Growth | 11,822.68 | -1.97 | 3.68 | 13.18 | 50.54 | 28.45 | |
Franklin India Focused Equity Fund-Growth | 10,946.30 | 3.04 | 8.63 | 13.81 | 36.20 | 19.46 | |
Franklin India Prima Fund-Growth | 10,180.93 | 0.77 | 6.78 | 14.68 | 44.90 | 18.81 | |
Franklin India Bluechip Fund-Growth | 7,602.07 | 2.08 | 7.31 | 11.77 | 30.24 | 12.26 | |
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund-Growth | 6,144.32 | 3.07 | 10.03 | 17.79 | 44.40 | 20.46 | |
Franklin India Feeder Franklin US Opportunities Fund-Growth | 3,567.84 | 0.13 | 13.61 | 19.21 | 50.03 | 9.17 | |
Franklin India Equity Advantage Fund-Growth | 3,166.78 | 0.82 | 5.89 | 10.45 | 33.59 | 14.92 | |
Franklin India Opportunities Fund-Growth | 2,764.26 | 1.82 | 10.89 | 23.30 | 62.26 | 23.61 | |
Franklin India Liquid Fund Regular-Growth | 2,336.92 | 0.54 | 1.65 | 3.22 | 6.45 | 4.61 |
Mutual Fund Tools
Top AMCs
- SBI Mutual Fund
- ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
- HDFC Mutual Fund
- Nippon India Mutual Fund
- Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
- Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
- UTI Mutual Fund
- Axis Mutual Fund
- Mirae Asset Mutual Fund
- Edelweiss Mutual Fund
- DSP Mutual Fund
- Tata Mutual Fund
- Bandhan Mutual Fund
- HSBC Mutual Fund
- Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
1. Franklin Asian Equity Fund is Open-ended International Equity scheme which belongs to Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund House.
2. The fund was launched on Jan 16, 2008.
Investment objective & Benchmark
1. The investment objective of the fund is that " The scheme aims to provide medium to long term capital appreciation through investment in Asian companies/sectors, excluding Japan. "
2. It is benchmarked against MSCI Asia (Ex-Japan) Standard Total Return Index.
Asset Allocation & Portfolio Composition
1. The asset allocation of the fund comprises around 98.12% in equities, 0.0% in debts and 1.88% in cash & cash equivalents.
2. The top holding of the fund is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd. (Taiwan) which constitute around 11.95% of the assets.
Tax Implications on Franklin Asian Equity Fund-Growth
1. If units are redeemed within 3 years of investment, the whole amount of gain will get added to the investor's income and will be taxed as per his/her applicable slab rate.
2. For units redeemed after 3 years of investment, gains will be taxed at a rate of 20% post indexation benefits. Indexation is a process of recalculating the purchase price after accounting for inflation into it. The benefit of indexation lies in lowering down one's capital gains which brings down the taxable income and thereby reduces taxes on it.
3. For Dividend Distribution Tax, the dividend income from this fund will get added to the income of an investor and taxed according to his/her respective tax slabs.
4. Also, for dividend income in excess of Rs 5,000 in a financial year; the fund house shall deduct a TDS of 10% on such income.
This Might Catch Your Interest
FAQs about Franklin Asian Equity Fund-Growth
- Is it safe to invest in Franklin Asian Equity Fund?As per SEBI’s latest guidelines to calculate risk grades, investment in the Franklin Asian Equity Fund comes under Very High risk category.
- What is the category of Franklin Asian Equity Fund?Franklin Asian Equity Fund belongs to the Equity : International category of funds.
- How Long should I Invest in Franklin Asian Equity Fund?The suggested investment horizon of investing into Franklin Asian Equity Fund is >3 years. The suggested investment horizon is the minimum time required for holding investments in the fund to reduce its downside risk and ensure that the returns become more predictable.
- Who manages the Franklin Asian Equity Fund?The Franklin Asian Equity Fund is managed by Varun Sharma (Since Oct 18, 2021) and Sandeep Manam (Since Oct 18, 2021).
Date Sources: Mutual Funds, ETFs, and NPS data are sourced from Value Research. All times stamps are reflecting IST (Indian Standard Time). By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.