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Franklin India Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth

NAVs of 6 Nov 2026

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

Equity SavingsDirect · GrowthRisk: Low to Moderate
NAV · 5 Nov 2026
₹18.9612 ▲ 0.37%
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
Fund size₹590 crJuly - September 2026
1-month range₹18.58 – 18.96
1 year+3.80%rank 11 of 21
Expense ratio0.81%direct plan, a year
5 years+7.04%a year

What the fund does

The Scheme intends to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing a portion of the Scheme’s assets in equity and equity related instruments. The Scheme also intends to generate income through investments in fixed income securities and using arbitrage and other derivative Strategies. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be realized.

BenchmarkNifty Equity Savings Index
Fund houseFranklin Templeton Mutual Fund
Fund managersEquity: Rajasa KakulavarapuampVenkatesh SanjeeviDebt: Anuj TagraampRohan MaruSandeep Manam (dedicated for making investments for Foreign Securities)

NAV history

191919 2026-08-112026-08-242026-09-042026-09-182026-10-012026-10-152026-10-29

Returns

1 week
+1.31%avg 1.9%
1 month
+1.55%avg 1.5%
3 months
+0.86%avg 0.5%
6 months
+2.63%avg 2.7%
This year
+2.99%avg 3.3%
1 year
+3.80%avg 4.1% · #11/21
3 years (a year)
+7.59%avg 8.8% · #13/18
5 years (a year)
+7.04%avg 7.8% · #11/16

Bars: this plan; the thin mark is the Equity Savings 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 (%)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024+0.3
2025-0.1-0.7+1.5+1.1+1.0+1.0+0.0+0.1+0.7+1.0+0.6+0.3
2026+0.1+0.2-1.8+1.4-0.1+1.2+1.0+0.1-0.7+0.7+1.1

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

What if you had invested?

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 held4996 lines in all
Top 10 stocks37.4%of the fund
Short positions-47.9%sold through derivatives
Net equity19.4%long stocks and derivatives minus shorts

Where the money is

Equity 67.4%Debt 11.3%Money market 4.5%Cash & others 16.9%Short -47.9%

Sectors (stocks held)

Banks
18.1%
Telecom - Services
7.7%
Power
5.6%
Aerospace & Defense
4.4%
Automobiles
4.2%
Consumer Durables
3.6%
Petroleum Products
3.4%
Finance
3.3%

Credit quality (debt and money market)

Sovereign
7.3%
AA
6.3%
AAA
2.1%

Changes since 31 Aug 2026

Share of fund30 Sept 202631 Aug 2026Change
Stocks held67.4%68.6%-1.24
Short positions-47.9%-48.4%+0.46
Debt11.3%21.5%-10.19
Money market4.5%0.0%+4.45
Cash & others16.9%10.0%+6.97
Top 10 stocks37.4%37.7%-0.33
Number of stocks49490
New stocks 2
  • Meesho Ltd1.38%
  • Sedemac Mechatronics Ltd0.01%
Stocks sold off 2
  • TVS Motor Co Ltd (Non- Convertible Preference Shares)was 1.17%
  • PB Fintech Ltdwas 0.64%
Cut back 1
  • ICICI Bank Ltd-0.38

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 49

HoldingSector / type% of fund
Axis Bank Ltd $ ##
INE238A01034
Banks6.45%
Bharti Airtel Ltd $$ ##
INE397D01024
Telecom - Services4.50%
NTPC Ltd ^^ ~ ~
INE733E01010
Power4.15%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd $ #
INE237A01036
Banks4.10%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
INE066F01020
Aerospace & Defense3.88%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd ! ^
INE101A01026
Automobiles3.63%
Titan Co Ltd
INE280A01028
Consumer Durables3.37%
Reliance Industries Ltd ! ^^
INE002A01018
Petroleum Products2.85%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd
INE437A01024
Healthcare Services2.24%
Vodafone Idea Ltd
INE669E01016
Telecom - Services2.23%
RBL Bank Ltd
INE976G01028
Banks2.01%
Ultratech Cement Ltd
INE481G01011
Cement & Cement Products1.57%
Jio Financial Services Ltd
INE758E01017
Finance1.55%
ICICI Bank Ltd
INE090A01021
Banks1.52%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd ## ~ ~
INE795G01014
Insurance1.48%
Tata Power Co Ltd
INE245A01021
Power1.45%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd ^ ~~
INE018A01030
Construction1.44%
Meesho Ltd
INE0VDM01015
Retailing1.38%
Eternal Ltd
INE758T01015
Retailing1.20%
Cipla Ltd
INE059A01026
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology1.20%
Bank of Baroda
INE028A01039
Banks1.08%
HDFC Bank Ltd ! ~~
INE040A01034
Banks1.00%
Infosys Ltd # ~~
INE009A01021
IT - Software1.00%
Indus Towers Ltd
INE121J01017
Telecom - Services1.00%
State Bank of India !! ~ ~
INE062A01020
Banks0.77%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd
INE918I01026
Finance0.71%
Britannia Industries Ltd
INE216A01030
Food Products0.69%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd
INE949L01017
Banks0.63%
HCL Technologies Ltd
INE860A01027
IT - Software0.62%
Pine Labs Ltd
INE15B701018
Financial Technology (Fintech)0.61%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
INE585B01010
Automobiles0.53%
Bharat Electronics Ltd
INE263A01024
Aerospace & Defense0.53%
ITC Ltd
INE154A01025
Diversified FMCG0.53%
Bajaj Finance Ltd
INE296A01032
Finance0.51%
Ambuja Cements Ltd
INE079A01024
Cement & Cement Products0.51%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd
INE094A01015
Petroleum Products0.51%
Godrej Properties Ltd
INE484J01027
Realty0.50%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co Ltd
INE121A01024
Finance0.49%
Marico Ltd
INE196A01026
Agricultural Food & Other Products0.46%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
INE044A01036
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology0.45%
Bandhan Bank Ltd
INE545U01014
Banks0.45%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd
INE030A01027
Diversified FMCG0.44%
SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd
INE123W01016
Insurance0.35%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd
INE765G01017
Insurance0.23%
Asian Paints Ltd
INE021A01026
Consumer Durables0.21%
Max Financial Services Ltd
INE180A01020
Insurance0.20%
Yes Bank Ltd
INE528G01035
Banks0.09%
JSW Steel Ltd
INE019A01038
Ferrous Metals0.03%
Sedemac Mechatronics Ltd
INE00XB01019
Auto Components0.01%

Short positions 35

HoldingSector / type% of fund
Axis Bank Ltd $ ##–-5.67%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd $ #–-4.09%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd–-3.53%
Titan Co Ltd–-3.40%
Bharti Airtel Ltd $$ ##–-3.24%
NTPC Ltd ^^ ~ ~–-2.99%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd ! ^–-2.96%
Vodafone Idea Ltd–-2.24%
RBL Bank Ltd–-2.04%
Reliance Industries Ltd ! ^^–-1.82%
Jio Financial Services Ltd–-1.55%
Tata Power Co Ltd–-1.45%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd–-1.20%
Bank of Baroda–-1.09%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd ^ ~~–-1.03%
Indus Towers Ltd–-1.00%
Ultratech Cement Ltd–-0.98%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd ## ~ ~–-0.91%
Cipla Ltd–-0.72%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd–-0.72%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd–-0.63%
ITC Ltd–-0.53%
Bajaj Finance Ltd–-0.52%
Ambuja Cements Ltd–-0.51%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd–-0.51%
Godrej Properties Ltd–-0.51%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd–-0.46%
Bandhan Bank Ltd–-0.45%
ICICI Bank Ltd–-0.37%
SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd–-0.35%
Max Financial Services Ltd–-0.20%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd–-0.11%
Yes Bank Ltd–-0.09%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd–-0.04%
JSW Steel Ltd–-0.03%

Derivatives, debt, money market and cash 12

HoldingSector / type% of fund
Call, Cash & Other Assets–9.47%
Margin on Derivatives–4.80%
0.00% Jubilant Bevco Ltd (31-May-2028)
INE1D4P08019
CRISIL AA4.67%
91 DTB (22-Oct-2026) $ ~~
IN002026X164
SOVEREIGN2.67%
7.21% Embassy Office Parks Reit (17-Mar-2028) **
INE041007167
CRISIL AAA2.65%
7.70% Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd (21-Apr-2028) **
INE511C07847
CRISIL AAA1.83%
7.48% Punjab SDL (14-Jan-2031)
IN2820250156
SOVEREIGN1.81%
91 DTB (05-Nov-2026) $ ~~
IN002026X180
SOVEREIGN1.78%
0.00% Jubilant Beverages Ltd (31-May-2028) **
INE1D4O08012
CRISIL AA1.60%
7.30% Uttarkahand SDL (01-Oct-2032)
IN3620250040
SOVEREIGN0.91%
0.00% REC Ltd (03-Nov-2034) **
INE020B08FJ3
CRISIL AAA0.32%
7.66% Maharashtra SDL (04-Mar-2047)
IN2220250509
SOVEREIGN0.15%

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

Risk

Volatility2.9%yearly, from daily NAVs
Worst fall-12.60%31 Jan 2020 → 31 Mar 2020
RiskometerLow to ModerateLow to Moderate

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 28 Sept 2018).

Where it can invest (limits from the scheme document)

Equity and Equity related securities
65–90%
Of which Net Long Equity
15–40%
Of which Equity Derivatives
25–90%
Debt & Money Market Instruments including cash & cash equivalent
10–35%
ssued by Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvITs), Exchange Traded Commodity Derivatives (ETCDs), Gold ETFs Silver ETFs and mutual fund units
0–25%
Equity and Equity related securities
15–65%
Of which Equity Derivatives
0–65%

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

Fund details

Fund size (average AUM, July - September 2026)₹590 cr across all plans · this plan ₹46.77 cr
Fund houseFranklin Templeton Mutual Fund
CategoryHybrid · Equity Savings
PlanDirect
OptionGrowth
Expense ratio (TER)Direct 0.81% · Regular 1.60% (5 Nov 2026)
Minimum investment₹5,000 · additional ₹1,000
Scheme code (AMFI)144466
ISININF090I01PD7
NAV date5 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

PlanNAV1 year
Direct · IDCW₹14.5202-2.62%
Direct · IDCW₹13.6362-2.63%
Direct · IDCW₹13.9650-0.92%
Regular · Growth₹17.1716+3.00%
Regular · IDCW₹12.3031-1.64%
Regular · IDCW₹13.1594-1.87%
Regular · IDCW₹13.3192-2.52%

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Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund+4.74%+9.88%
Baroda BNP Paribas Equity Savings Fund+3.84%+9.78%
Invesco India Equity Savings Fund+1.06%+9.13%
HDFC Equity Savings Fund+3.14%+8.98%
DSP Equity Savings Fund+2.55%+8.88%
Franklin India Equity Savings Fund+3.80%+7.59%

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Information only, not investment advice.

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

₹18.9612 as of 5 Nov 2026, from AMFI's official NAV data.

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

1 year: 3.80%, 3 years: 7.59% a year, 5 years: 7.04% a year

How does Franklin India Equity Savings Fund rank in its category?

11 of 21 Equity Savings 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.