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Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - Growth

NAVs of 8 Nov 2026

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund · Equity fund · Direct plan · Growth

Sectoral / ThematicDirect · GrowthRisk: Very High

NAV · 6 Nov 2026

₹45.3081 ▼ 1.73%

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

Fund size₹979 crJuly - September 2026

1-month range₹45.03 – 50.11

1 year+18.09%rank 18 of 204

Expense ratio1.21%direct plan, a year

5 years+6.68%a year

What the fund does

The Scheme seeks to provide medium to long term appreciation through investments primarily in Asian Companies/sectors (excluding Japan) with long term potential across market capitalisation.

Benchmark75% MSCI Asia (Ex-Japan) Standard Index + 25% Nifty 500 Index

Fund houseFranklin Templeton Mutual Fund

Fund managersShyam Sundar SriramSandeep Manam (Dedicated Foreign Fund Manager)

NAV history

Returns

1 week

-0.85%avg 5.2%

1 month

-8.77%avg 3.0%

3 months

-7.18%avg -1.6%

6 months

-4.91%avg 3.7%

This year

+16.12%avg 4.5%

1 year

+18.09%avg 5.5% · #18/204

3 years (a year)

+20.56%avg 15.3% · #20/127

5 years (a year)

+6.68%avg 13.0% · #84/90

Bars: this plan; the thin mark is the Sectoral / Thematic average (direct plans, growth option). Over a year: yearly averages (CAGR). Past returns do not guarantee future returns. Information only, not investment advice.

Monthly returns (%)

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2024												+2.3
2025	-1.7	-0.5	+1.2	-3.0	+6.3	+5.4	+2.7	+0.4	+4.2	+6.9	-2.0	+2.8
2026	+8.8	+3.8	-12.2	+14.7	+11.6	+0.9	-2.6	+3.5	-2.4	-7.0	-0.8

Each month's change in NAV (the current month to the latest NAV).

What if you had invested?

Amount (₹) Started

Worked out from this plan's actual NAVs. SIP: invested on the first NAV of each month. Taxes and exit loads are not included. Past returns do not guarantee future returns. Information only, not investment advice.

Portfolio as on 30 Sept 2026

Stocks held5859 lines in all

Top 10 stocks40.6%of the fund

Equity93.8%stocks and equity derivatives

Debt & cash6.2%everything else

Where the money is

Equity 93.8%Cash & others 6.2%

Sectors (stocks held)

IT - Hardware

20.7%

Consumer Durables

7.9%

Banks

7.5%

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

7.3%

Retailing

5.2%

Finance

4.9%

IT - Software

4.4%

Auto Components

3.8%

Changes since 31 Aug 2026

Share of fund	30 Sept 2026	31 Aug 2026	Change
Stocks held	93.8%	93.5%	+0.33
Cash & others	6.2%	6.5%	-0.33
Top 10 stocks	40.6%	39.6%	+1.02
Number of stocks	58	56	+2

New stocks 2

National Stock Exchange Of India Ltd1.01%
Samyang Foods Co Ltd0.24%

Bought more 6

Mediatek Inc+0.61
Samsung Electronics Ltd+0.49
SK Hynix Inc+0.49
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd+0.46
Hindalco Industries Ltd+0.40
Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc+0.33

Cut back 3

Tencent Holdings Ltd-0.32
King Slide Works Co Ltd-0.29
ICICI Bank Ltd-0.26

Change is in percentage points. Bought more and cut back list stocks whose share of the fund moved by at least 0.25 points. A share can also move because the price changed, not only because the fund traded.

Stocks held 58

Holding	Sector / type	% of fund
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd TW0002330008	IT - Hardware	10.10%
Samsung Electronics Ltd KR7005930003	Consumer Durables	7.93%
SK Hynix Inc KR7000660001	IT - Hardware	5.69%
ICICI Bank Ltd INE090A01021	Banks	3.05%
Mediatek Inc TW0002454006	IT - Hardware	2.86%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd INE361B01024	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	2.72%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd INE685A01028	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	2.23%
Tencent Holdings Ltd KYG875721634	Finance	2.08%
Oberoi Realty Ltd INE093I01010	Realty	2.07%
Hindalco Industries Ltd INE038A01020	Non - Ferrous Metals	1.87%
King Slide Works Co Ltd TW0002059003	Industrial Products	1.85%
Eternal Ltd INE758T01015	Retailing	1.83%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd INE018A01030	Construction	1.77%
Indian Hotels Co Ltd INE053A01029	Leisure Services	1.71%
Bharat Electronics Ltd INE263A01024	Aerospace & Defense	1.63%
ABB India Ltd INE117A01022	Electrical Equipment	1.59%
HDFC Bank Ltd INE040A01034	Banks	1.50%
Lodha Developers Ltd INE670K01029	Realty	1.47%
360 One Wam Ltd INE466L01038	Capital Markets	1.45%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd INE192A01025	Agricultural Food & Other Products	1.42%
Reliance Industries Ltd INE002A01018	Petroleum Products	1.40%
Tata Motors Ltd INE1TAE01010	Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles	1.39%
Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd KYG549581067	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	1.37%
Netease Inc KYG6427A1022	Entertainment	1.35%
Endurance Technologies Ltd INE913H01037	Auto Components	1.35%
KB Financial Group Inc KR7105560007	Finance	1.35%
Lite-On Technology Corp TW0002301009	IT - Software	1.28%
Tube Investments of India Ltd INE974X01010	Auto Components	1.28%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd INE101A01026	Automobiles	1.27%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd KYG017191142	Retailing	1.26%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd INE027H01010	Healthcare Services	1.24%
Meesho Ltd INE0VDM01015	Retailing	1.24%
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd SG1F60858221	Industrial Manufacturing	1.23%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd SG1L01001701	Banks	1.19%
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd CNE100003662	Auto Components	1.16%
Wiwynn Corp TW0006669005	IT - Software	1.15%
State Bank of India INE062A01020	Banks	1.08%
Tata Capital Ltd INE976I01016	Finance	1.02%
Tata Power Co Ltd INE245A01021	Power	1.02%
HCL Technologies Ltd INE860A01027	IT - Software	1.01%
National Stock Exchange Of India Ltd INE721I01024	Capital Markets	1.01%
Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc KYG970081173	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	0.98%
Ultratech Cement Ltd INE481G01011	Cement & Cement Products	0.95%
Infosys Ltd INE009A01021	IT - Software	0.93%
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd HK0669013440	Retailing	0.88%
GAIL (India) Ltd INE129A01019	Gas	0.88%
Yageo Corp TW0002327004	IT - Hardware	0.86%
Hyundai Motor Co Ltd KR7005380001	Automobiles	0.81%
Hon Precision Inc TW0007769002	Industrial Products	0.79%
Weichai Power Co Ltd CNE1000004L9	Industrial Products	0.76%
Asia Vital Components Co Ltd TW0003017000	IT - Hardware	0.74%
Hsbc Holdings Plc GB0005405286	Banks	0.72%
Shriram Finance Ltd INE721A01047	Finance	0.44%
Sieyuan Electric Co Ltd CNE000001KM8	Electrical Equipment	0.41%
Wus Printed Circuit Kunshan Co Ltd CNE100000SP5	IT - Hardware	0.40%
Zhongji Innolight Co Ltd CNE100001CY9	Telecom - Equipment & Accessories	0.35%
Samyang Foods Co Ltd KR7003230000	Food Products	0.24%
Zhongji Innolight Co Ltd CNE100007SR6	Telecom - Equipment & Accessories	0.23%

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Debt, money market and cash 1

Holding	Sector / type	% of fund
Call, Cash & Other Assets	–	6.17%

From the fund house's monthly portfolio (franklintempletonindia.com), as on 30 Sept 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets. Published about ten days after each month ends.

Risk

Volatility20.7%yearly, from daily NAVs

Worst fall-34.58%26 Feb 2021 → 31 Oct 2022

RiskometerVery HighVery High

Volatility: how much the NAV moves, as a yearly figure (higher = bumpier). Worst fall: the biggest drop from a high, in the NAV history we hold (from 31 May 2016).

Where it can invest (limits from the scheme document)

Equities and Equity Linked instruments

80–100%

Domestic securities

35–45%

Overseas Securities

45–65%

er liquid instruments, Units issued by Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), Units of Debt mutual fund schemes# and gold and silver ETFs

0–20%

The ranges the fund is allowed to hold, not what it holds today.

Fund details

Fund size (average AUM, July - September 2026)	₹979 cr across all plans · this plan ₹482 cr
Fund house	Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
Category	Equity · Sectoral / Thematic
Plan	Direct
Option	Growth
Expense ratio (TER)	Direct 1.21% · Regular 2.48% (6 Nov 2026)
Exit load	In respect of each purchase of Units - 1% if the Units are redeemed/switched- out within one year from the date of allotment
Scheme code (AMFI)	118559
ISIN	INF090I01IZ5
NAV date	6 Nov 2026

Scheme details from the fund's scheme summary document filed with AMFI; expense ratios from AMFI's daily filings.

Other plans of this fund

Plan	NAV	1 year
Direct · IDCW	₹20.7459	+18.08%
Regular · Growth	₹40.9483	+16.99%
Regular · IDCW	₹19.3283	+16.99%

Top Sectoral / Thematic funds (direct plans)

Fund	1 year	3 years (a year)
Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund	+39.55%	+42.38%
HDFC Defence Fund	+20.78%	+35.14%
HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund	+28.23%	+31.72%
SBI HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES FUND	+22.32%	+25.68%
HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund	+9.94%	+25.29%
Mirae Asset Healthcare Fund	+24.35%	+25.21%
UTI - Healthcare Fund	+18.81%	+24.71%
ICICI PRUDENTIAL TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS FUND	+11.93%	+23.21%
Franklin Asian Equity Fund	+18.09%	+20.56%

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Information only, not investment advice.

What is the NAV of Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - Growth today?

₹45.3081 as of 6 Nov 2026, from AMFI's official NAV data.

What are the returns of Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?

1 year: 18.09%, 3 years: 20.56% a year, 5 years: 6.68% a year

How does Franklin Asian Equity Fund rank in its category?

18 of 204 Sectoral / Thematic funds (direct plans, growth option) by 1-year return.

What is the difference between direct and regular plans?

Both invest in the same portfolio. Direct plans are bought straight from the fund house and pay no distributor commission, so their expenses are lower and their NAV grows slightly faster.