Franklin Asian Equity Fund - IDCW - Regular Plan

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Fund Overview IDCW | Regular 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 - IDCW -44.86 34.39 31.79 14.98 3.17 7.41
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 - IDCW Jan 16, 2008 31.79 14.98 3.17 2.54 426.90
ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity Fund - IDCW Jul 06, 2012 16.18 15.61 11.88 1.97 3,693
NIPPON INDIA - US EQUITY OPPORTUNITES FUND - IDCW Option Jul 23, 2015 8.19 18.80 9.56 2.38 703.22
NIPPON INDIA - JAPAN EQUITY FUND - IDCW Option Aug 26, 2014 24.80 17.19 7.52 2.45 311.26
Aditya Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund - Regular - IDCW Nov 15, 2007 22.46 16.73 11.00 2.53 303.58

Fund Holdings as on 28-February-2026

  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd

  • Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd

  • Call, Cash & Other Assets

  • HDFC Bank Ltd

  • SK Hynix Inc

  • ICICI Bank Ltd

  • Tencent Holdings Ltd

  • Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

  • Larsen & Toubro Ltd

  • Mediatek Inc

  • Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd

  • Eternal Ltd

  • Tata Motors Ltd

  • Endurance Technologies Ltd

  • Alibaba Group Holding Ltd

  • HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd

  • Max Healthcare Institute Ltd

  • Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

  • Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

  • Weichai Power Co Ltd

  • Indian Hotels Co Ltd

  • 360 One Wam Ltd

  • Yum China Holdings INC

  • Reliance Industries Ltd

  • Oberoi Realty Ltd

  • Samsung C&T Corp

  • Wiwynn Corp

  • Lodha Developers Ltd

  • Yageo Corp

  • Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd

  • AIA Group Ltd

  • DBS Group Holdings Ltd

  • Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd

  • Tata Capital Ltd

  • Infosys Ltd

  • GAIL (India) Ltd

  • Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd

  • Sunresin New Materials Co Ltd

  • Zijin Gold International Co Ltd

  • China Merchants Bank Co Ltd

  • Lite-On Technology Corp

  • Netease Inc

  • Asia Vital Components Co Ltd

  • Tata Power Co Ltd

  • Hindalco Industries Ltd

  • Makemytrip Ltd

  • Meesho Ltd

  • BYD Co Ltd

  • Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co Ltd

  • Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd

  • Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd

  • Midea Group Co Ltd

  • Hong Kong Exchanges And Clearing Ltd

  • Trip.Com Group Ltd

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  • Miscellaneous

  • Bank - Private

  • Engineering - Construction

  • e-Commerce

  • Construction - Real Estate

  • Pharmaceuticals & Drugs

  • Auto Ancillary

  • Automobiles-Trucks/Lcv

  • Insurance

  • Hospital & Healthcare Services

  • Automobiles - Passenger Cars

  • Hotel, Resort & Restaurants

  • Finance - Stock Broking

  • Refineries

  • Finance - NBFC

  • IT - Software

  • Gas Transmission/Marketing

  • Power Generation/Distribution

  • Metal - Non Ferrous

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Most Recent Dividend

  • 22/11/2023

  • 26/12/2022

  • 20/12/2021

  • 07/12/2020

  • 09/12/2019

  • 03/12/2018

  • 27/11/2017

  • 28/11/2016

  • 30/11/2015

  • 01/12/2014

  • 19/11/2013

  • Cash

  • Equity

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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 16-Jan-2008 and currently has an AUM of ₹426.90 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 ₹0.2(1.14%)yesterday to ₹17.7818.

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