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 48.15 33.78 16.86 9.16 4.78 8.06
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 16.86 9.16 4.78 1.74 270.18
Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund - Direct Plan Growth Apr 28, 2020 23.88 19.53 17.85 0.61 3,822.57
ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Jan 02, 2013 11.63 13.16 15.33 1.16 3,257.38
Nippon India US Equity Opportunites Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Plan- Growth Option Jul 23, 2015 17.67 15.30 14.04 1.26 705.95
Nippon India Japan Equity Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Plan- Growth Option Aug 26, 2014 19.53 14.94 9.99 1.24 273.12
Aditya Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund - Growth - Direct Plan Jan 01, 2013 30.01 14.15 12.83 2.07 229.26

Fund Holdings as on 31-July-2025

  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd

  • Tencent Holdings Ltd

  • HDFC Bank Ltd

  • ICICI Bank Ltd

  • Call, Cash & Other Assets

  • Eternal Ltd

  • Mediatek Inc

  • Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd

  • AIA Group Ltd

  • Alibaba Group Holding Ltd

  • SK Hynix Inc

  • Larsen & Toubro Ltd

  • Indian Hotels Co Ltd

  • HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd

  • Yum China Holdings INC

  • Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

  • Oberoi Realty Ltd

  • Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

  • Tata Consumer Products Ltd

  • Max Healthcare Institute Ltd

  • DBS Group Holdings Ltd

  • Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd

  • Tata Motors Ltd

  • Weichai Power Co Ltd

  • China Merchants Bank Co Ltd

  • Endurance Technologies Ltd

  • Trip.Com Group Ltd

  • Infosys Ltd

  • Hindalco Industries Ltd

  • Xiaomi Corp

  • Tata Power Co Ltd

  • Yageo Corp

  • Bank Central Asia Tbk Pt

  • Meituan

  • BDO Unibank Inc.

  • SF Holding Co Ltd

  • Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd

  • Midea Group Co Ltd

  • Makemytrip Ltd

  • Hong Kong Exchanges And Clearing Ltd

  • Sunresin New Materials Co Ltd

  • 360 One Wam Ltd

  • Minor International Pcl, Fgn.

  • Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT

  • Budweiser Brewing Co APAC Ltd

  • Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Pcl

  • Kia Corp

  • Quanta Computer Inc

  • LG Corp

  • Samsung C&T Corp

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  • Miscellaneous

  • Bank - Private

  • e-Commerce

  • Engineering - Construction

  • Hotel, Resort & Restaurants

  • Insurance

  • Construction - Real Estate

  • Tea/Coffee

  • Hospital & Healthcare Services

  • Pharmaceuticals & Drugs

  • Automobiles-Trucks/Lcv

  • Auto Ancillary

  • IT - Software

  • Metal - Non Ferrous

  • Power Generation/Distribution

  • Finance - Others

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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 ₹270.18 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 down ₹-0.03(-0.09%)yesterday to ₹35.0228.

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