Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Growth - Direct Plan

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Fund Objective

An open-end diversified equity fund that seeks to provide medium to long term appreciation through investments primarily in Asian Companies / sectors (excluding Japan) with long term potential across market capitalisation.

Fund Performance

Scheme Name 1-Month Return (%) 3-Month Return (%) 1-Year Return (%) 3-Year Return (%) 5-Year Return (%) Since Inception
Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct - Growth 14.20 37.14 13.14 15.94 4.70 8.37
MSCI Asia (ex-Japan) Standard Index N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
NIFTY 50 - TRI N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
NIFTY 500 - TRI N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Returns upto 1 year is Absolute, and above 1 year are Compounded Annualised

Peer Fund Comparison

Scheme Name Launch Date Ratings 1-Year Return (%) 3-Year Return (%) 5-Year Return (%) Expense Ratio (%) Assets (Cr.)
Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct - Growth Jan 01, 2013 13.14 15.94 4.70 1.72 279.13
Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund - Direct Plan Growth Apr 28, 2020 20.03 25.50 18.41 0.61 4,036.19
ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Jan 02, 2013 6.57 21.52 15.47 1.17 3,344.06
Nippon India US Equity Opportunites Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Plan- Growth Option Jul 23, 2015 13.67 24.12 14.59 1.25 724.35
Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Plan- Growth Option Aug 26, 2014 15.23 19.65 9.74 1.24 289.73

Fund Holdings as on 30-September-2025

  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd

  • Tencent Holdings Ltd

  • HDFC Bank Ltd

  • ICICI Bank Ltd

  • Alibaba Group Holding Ltd

  • Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd

  • Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

  • Eternal Ltd

  • Call, Cash & Other Assets

  • Mediatek Inc

  • SK Hynix Inc

  • AIA Group Ltd

  • Larsen & Toubro Ltd

  • Oberoi Realty Ltd

  • Indian Hotels Co Ltd

  • HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd

  • Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

  • Tata Consumer Products Ltd

  • Yum China Holdings INC

  • Trip.Com Group Ltd

  • Xiaomi Corp

  • Endurance Technologies Ltd

  • DBS Group Holdings Ltd

  • Yageo Corp

  • Max Healthcare Institute Ltd

  • Tata Motors Ltd

  • Hindalco Industries Ltd

  • Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd

  • China Merchants Bank Co Ltd

  • Weichai Power Co Ltd

  • Tata Power Co Ltd

  • Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd

  • Bank Central Asia Tbk Pt

  • BDO Unibank Inc.

  • Uni-President China Holdings Ltd

  • Midea Group Co Ltd

  • Wiwynn Corp

  • Sunresin New Materials Co Ltd

  • Lite-On Technology Corp

  • Hong Kong Exchanges And Clearing Ltd

  • Makemytrip Ltd

  • Quanta Computer Inc

  • 360 One Wam Ltd

  • Infosys Ltd

  • Minor International Pcl, Fgn.

  • Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT

  • Zijin Gold International Co Ltd

  • Meituan

  • China Construction Bank Corp

  • Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd

  • Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co Ltd

  • Kakaobank Corp

  • Samsung C&T Corp

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  • Miscellaneous

  • Bank - Private

  • e-Commerce

  • Engineering - Construction

  • Construction - Real Estate

  • Hotel, Resort & Restaurants

  • Insurance

  • Tea/Coffee

  • Auto Ancillary

  • Hospital & Healthcare Services

  • Automobiles - Passenger Cars

  • Automobiles-Trucks/Lcv

  • Metal - Non Ferrous

  • Pharmaceuticals & Drugs

  • Power Generation/Distribution

  • IT - Software

  • Finance - Others

  • Finance - Stock Broking

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About Franklin Asian Equity Fund

Scheme Analysis

Franklin Asian Equity Fund is a Equity - Thematic Fund - Global fund and belongs to Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. It was launched on 01-Jan-2013 and currently has an AUM of ₹279.13 crore. Franklin Asian Equity Fund is benchmarked against MSCI Asia (ex-Japan) Standard Index as primary index and NIFTY 50 - TRI as primary index and NIFTY 500 - TRI as secondary index.

The NAV of Franklin Asian Equity Fund ended up ₹0.51(1.4%)yesterday to ₹37.3106.

Among its top 3 holdings the fund has exposure to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd, and

The Franklin Asian Equity Fund is managed by Sandeep Manam and Shyam Sundar Sriram.

Fund House Contact

One International Centre, Tower 2, 12th and 13th Floor; Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone Road (W) Mumbai 400013

022-67519100
022-66391282