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Franklin Asian Equity Fund Direct Growth

NAV ₹38.17 as on 17 Nov 2025

RiskVery High

Fund Size₹297.12Cr

NAV₹38.17 as on 17 Nov 2025
RiskVery High
Fund Size₹297.12Cr

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Investment Details
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Lock-in

No Lock-in

Min One Time Amount

₹5,000

Min Withdrawal Amount

₹-

Min SIP Amount

₹500

Min Additional Amount

₹1,000

Exit Load

1.00% - If redeemed within 1 years from the date of allotment. Nil - If redeemed after 1 years from the date of allotment.

Basic Details

Age

12 years 10 months (Since Jan 01, 2013)

Return since Launch

8.59%

Expense ratio

1.72%

Type

OPEN

AUM (Fund Size)

₹297.12

Risk Grade

Very High

Benchmark

75% MSCI Asia (Ex-Japan) Standard Index + 25% Nifty 500 Index

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Total investment of ₹2,40,000
Would have become ₹61,949 (+209.74%)
Fund Manager

Name:

Shyam Sundar Sriram

Experience:

Associate Vice President - Equities of Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd (based in Chennai) - Since Oct 2022- till date. He is responsible for research in Cement and Consumer Discretionary sectors Prior Assignments: Equity Analyst at Sundaram Mutual Fund - March 2018-Sep 2022 Equity Analyst at JM financial - Jul 2015 -Feb 2018 Equity associate - Cognizant technology (for UBS, Mumbai) - Jan 2014 - Aug 2014 Associate Vice President - IIFL wealth management - Jun 2011 - Nov 2013.

Asset Allocation

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd 9.77%

Tencent Holdings Ltd 5.68%

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd 4.71%

SK Hynix Inc 4.17%

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 3.51%

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd 2.96%

Mediatek Inc 2.67%

Net CA & Others 2.61%

Hyundai Motor Co Ltd 2.50%

Yum China Holdings INC 1.86%

Yageo Corp 1.77%

AIA Group Ltd 1.65%

Trip.Com Group Ltd 1.62%

Weichai Power Co Ltd 1.31%

DBS Group Holdings Ltd 1.31%

China Merchants Bank Co Ltd 1.28%

Wiwynn Corp 1.27%

Xiaomi Corp 1.25%

Bank Central Asia Tbk Pt 1.13%

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd 1.03%

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd 1.02%

Makemytrip Ltd 1.01%

BDO Unibank Inc. 1.00%

Lite-On Technology Corp 0.99%

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd 0.96%

Sunresin New Materials Co Ltd 0.94%

Quanta Computer Inc 0.93%

Minor International Pcl, Fgn. 0.76%

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd 0.73%

Samsung C&T Corp 0.71%

Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT 0.55%

Zijin Gold International Co Ltd 0.50%

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd 0.40%

Meituan 0.36%

Lenovo Group Ltd 0.36%

Kakaobank Corp 0.21%

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Scheme Holding Summary

Debt Others

Banks

Insurance

E-Commerce/App based Aggregator

Infrastructure Developers & Operators

Realty

Hotels & Restaurants

Auto Ancillaries

Healthcare

Non Ferrous Metals

Automobile

Pharmaceuticals

Finance

Power Generation & Distribution

IT - Software

Miscellaneous

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Your investment will be at Very High Risk

Fund house & investment objective
Rank (total assets)#18 in India
Total AUM₹1,23,581.15Cr
Date of Incorporation06 Oct 1995
Franklin Asian Equity Fund Direct Growth is a Equity Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 01 Jan 2013. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹1,23,581.15 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 17 Nov 2025 is ₹38.17.
The Franklin Asian Equity Fund Direct Growth is rated Very High. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹500 . Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹5,000. Exit load of 1.00% - If redeemed within 1 years from the date of allotment. Nil - If redeemed after 1 years from the date of allotment..
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Returns and Rankings

Category: Equity Sectoral / Thematic

1Y3Y5YAll
Fund returns24.60%4.50%0.81%0.69%
Category average8.02%6.14%3.98%-
Rank within category511094-

FAQ’s

What kind of returns does Franklin Asian Equity Fund Direct Growth provide?

Franklin Asian Equity Fund Direct Growth has given a return of 14.13% in the past 3 years.

What is the expense ratio charged by Franklin Asian Equity Fund Direct Growth?

The Expense Ratio charged by Franklin Asian Equity Fund Direct Growth is 1.72%.

What is the AUM size of Franklin Asian Equity Fund Direct Growth?

The AUM size of Franklin Asian Equity Fund Direct Growth is ₹297.12Cr.

What is the minimum SIP amount that you can invest in Franklin Asian Equity Fund Direct Growth?

₹500 is the minimum SIP amount that you can invest in Franklin Asian Equity Fund Direct Growth .

What are the top stock holdings of Franklin Asian Equity Fund Direct Growth?

The top stock holdings of Franklin Asian Equity Fund Direct Growth include

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