MAR 2025 | FEB 2025 | JAN 2025 | DEC 2024 | NOV 2024 | OCT 2024 | |
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Number of Holdings | 40 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 43 |
Top 5 Company Holdings | 34.62% | 32.08% | 30.7% | 32.31% | 32.55% | 31.81% |
Top 10 Company Holdings | 51.55% | 49.73% | 48.65% | 51.43% | 51.3% | 51.64% |
Company with Highest Exposure | ICICI Bank (9.06%) | HDFC Bank (8.99%) | HDFC Bank (8.25%) | ICICI Bank (7.62%) | ICICI Bank (7.57%) | ICICI Bank (7.58%) |
Number of Sectors | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Top 3 Sector Holdings | 52.41% | 51.33% | 51.32% | 53.83% | 54.2% | 53.68% |
Top 5 Sector Holdings | 67.51% | 66.43% | 68.02% | 71.38% | 71.1% | 71.79% |
Sector with Highest Exposure | Financial (31.27%) | Financial (29.36%) | Financial (28.26%) | Financial (30.34%) | Financial (30.6%) | Financial (30.49%) |
(Scheme Rating)
Franklin India Bluechip Direct Fund-Growth
NAV as of May 02, 2025
1,089.030.01%
(Earn upto 0.66% Extra Returns with Direct Plan)
Investment Growth
Franklin India Bluechip Direct Fund-Growth Fund Details
Investment Objective - The scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation by actively managing a portfolio of equity and equity related securities. The Scheme will invest in a range of companies, with a bias towards large cap companies.
Fund House | Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund |
Launch Date | Jan 01, 2013 |
Benchmark | NIFTY 100 Total Return Index |
Return Since Launch | 13.1% |
Riskometer | Very High |
Fund Category | Equity: Large Cap |
Expense Ratio | 1.23%(0.45% Category average) |
Fund Size | Rs. 7,342.72 Cr(1.52% of Investment in Category) |
Type | Open-ended |
Risk Grade | Below Average |
Return Grade | Average |
Franklin India Bluechip Direct Fund-Growth Investment Details
Minimum Investment (Rs.) | 5,000.00 |
Minimum Additional Investment (Rs.) | 1,000.00 |
Minimum SIP Investment (Rs.) | 500.00 |
Minimum Withdrawal (Rs.) | 1,000.00 |
Exit Load Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year |
1. Current NAV: The Current Net Asset Value of the Franklin India Bluechip Fund - Direct Plan as of May 02, 2025 is Rs 1,089.03 for Growth option of its Direct plan.
2. Returns: Its trailing returns over different time periods are: 10.24% (1yr), 14.46% (3yr), 22.92% (5yr) and 13.01% (since launch). Whereas, Category returns for the same time duration are: 5.76% (1yr), 14.3% (3yr) and 22.44% (5yr).
3. Fund Size: The Franklin India Bluechip Fund - Direct Plan currently holds Assets under Management worth of Rs 7342.72 crore as on Feb 28, 2025.
4. Expense ratio: The expense ratio of the fund is 1.23% for Direct plan as on Mar 31, 2025.
5. Exit Load: Franklin India Bluechip Fund - Direct Plan shall attract an Exit Load, "Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year"
6. Minimum Investment: Minimum investment required is Rs 5000 and minimum additional investment is Rs 1000. Minimum SIP investment is Rs 500.
Franklin India Bluechip Direct Fund-Growth Returns
Trailing Returns
Rolling Returns
Discrete Period
SIP Returns
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y 5Y Annualized Returns 4.17 3.39 0.23 11.37 14.84 21.70 Category Avg 3.58 2.65 -1.61 5.63 14.43 21.10 Rank within Category 41 47 43 5 41 25 No. of funds within Category 160 154 150 143 121 97
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Portfolio Allocation
Asset Allocation
Asset Allocation History
Sector Allocation
Market Cap Allocation
Concentration & Valuation Analysis
Top Stock Holdings
Sector Holdings in MF
Company Sector Assest(%) P/E EPS-TTM(?) RETURN 1 YR(%) Axis Bank Financial 7.16 13.05 90.58 3.06 ICICI Bank Financial 6.94 19.99 71.65 25.24 HDFC Bank Financial 6.14 20.81 92.51 25.63 HCL Technologies Technology 4.4 24.60 64.08 15.20 Mahindra & Mahindra Automobile 4.17 29.37 99.62 33.43 Indusind Bank Financial 4.11 9.16 93.11 -44.30 Larsen & Toubro Construction 4.07 32.86 101.34 -7.18 Infosys Technology 4.0 23.43 64.32 6.06 Reliance Industries Energy 3.8 26.42 53.84 -4.20 Godrej Consumer Consumer Staples 3.33 -283.86 -4.43 0.44

Peer Comparison
Cumulative Returns
SIP returns
Discrete Returns
Quant Measures
Asset Allocation
Scheme Name NAV(Rs./Unit) Scheme Rating AUM(Rs. Cr) 1M 1Y 3Y 5Y Franklin India Bluechip Direct Fund-Growth 1,089.03 7,342.72 4.17 11.37 14.84 21.70 Quant Focused Fund Direct-Growth 89.57 1,013.18 1.92 -4.59 15.25 26.31 ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund Direct-Growth 116.89 64,962.52 4.28 9.36 19.16 24.79 ICICI Prudential BHARAT 22 FOF Direct - Growth 30.99 2,206.27 1.77 -2.23 28.75 33.32 HDFC Large Cap Fund Direct Plan-Growth 1,196.67 36,108.73 3.56 6.30 17.86 23.85
Risk Ratios
Ratios are calculated using the calendar month returns for the last 3 years
Standard Deviation
Low Volatality
12.91VS14.88Fund Vs Category Avg
Beta
Low Volatality
0.90VS1.02Fund Vs Category Avg
Sharpe Ratio
Better risk-adjusted returns
0.64VS0.61Fund Vs Category Avg
Treynor's Ratio
Better risk-adjusted returns
9.13VS8.79Fund Vs Category Avg
Jensen's Alpha
Better risk-adjusted returns
0.69VS0.36Fund Vs Category Avg
Mean Return
Poor average monthly returns
14.47VS15.15Fund Vs Category Avg
Risk Ratio Chart
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- Category Average
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund News
Fund Manager
- R.I.Rama Iyer SrinivasanSince Jan 2012
- R.R.Rajeev RadhakrishnanSince Nov 2023
- M.S.Mansi SajejaSince Dec 2023
Mr. Srinivasan is M.Com and MFM. Prior to joining SBI Mutual Fund he has worked with Principal AMC, Oppenheimer & Co, Indosuez WI Carr and Motilal Oswal.
Scheme Name Category Nav(Rs./Unit) Scheme Rating Asset(Rs. Cr) 1Y SBI Magnum Children's Benefit Fund - Savings Plan Conservative Hybrid 107.87 122.51 13.13 SBI Magnum Children's Benefit Fund - Investment Plan Regular - Growth Aggressive Hybrid 38.96 3,225.79 14.02 SBI Multicap Fund Regular - Growth Multi Cap 16.29 19,192.41 12.78 SBI Small Cap Fund-Growth Small Cap 159.04 30,828.79 -0.98 SBI Focused Equity Fund-Growth Flexi Cap 331.93 35,253.14 9.08 SBI Long Term Advantage Fund Series IV Regular - Growth ELSS 43.98 Unrated 198.72 1.25 Mr. Radhakrishnan is B.E (Production), MMS (Finance) and CFA. Prior to joining SBI AMC he has worked with UTI Asset Management Company Ltd.
Ms. Sajeja is a CFA and has done Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management. Prior to joining SBIFMPL, she was Rating Analyst at ICRA Limited.
Scheme Name Category Nav(Rs./Unit) Scheme Rating Asset(Rs. Cr) 1Y SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Regular - Growth Dynamic Asset Allocation 15.05 34,015.41 7.64 SBI Multi Asset Allocation Fund-Growth Multi Asset Allocation 56.51 7,673.98 8.25 SBI Short Term Debt Fund-Growth Short Duration 31.85 13,958.73 9.23 SBI Conservative Hybrid Fund-Growth Conservative Hybrid 71.13 9,666.02 8.65 SBI Equity Savings Fund Regular-Growth Equity Savings 23.21 5,670.63 7.30 SBI Short Horizon Debt Short Term Fund Retail-Growth Short Duration 36.03 Unrated 13,958.73 9.23
More Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
Scheme Name | Rating | Asset Size(Cr) | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y |
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Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund Direct-Growth | 16,139.31 | -5.32 | -12.95 | -12.26 | 3.06 | 17.58 | |
Franklin India Smaller Companies Direct Fund-Growth | 11,257.08 | -9.13 | -21.27 | -21.54 | -1.08 | 21.04 | |
Franklin India Focused Equity Fund Direct-Growth | 10,907.40 | -4.65 | -11.99 | -12.96 | 2.36 | 16.60 | |
Franklin India Prima Direct Fund-Growth | 10,594.08 | -6.54 | -16.30 | -14.71 | 9.23 | 21.03 | |
Franklin India Bluechip Direct Fund-Growth | 6,937.44 | -4.56 | -11.26 | -11.46 | 3.55 | 12.27 | |
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct-Growth | 5,986.40 | -5.47 | -13.37 | -12.49 | 2.97 | 18.01 | |
Franklin India Opportunities Direct Fund-Growth | 5,517.19 | -7.20 | -15.36 | -14.61 | 10.35 | 27.36 | |
Franklin India Multi Cap Fund Direct-Growth | 4,105.94 | -6.74 | -15.04 | -14.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Franklin India Feeder Franklin US Opportunities Direct Fund-Growth | 3,892.23 | -10.17 | -8.56 | 6.90 | 8.58 | 14.73 | |
Franklin India Equity Advantage Fund Direct-Growth | 3,121.12 | -4.65 | -12.76 | -13.18 | 6.08 | 14.05 |
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FAQs about Franklin India Bluechip Direct Fund-Growth
- Is it safe to invest in Franklin India Bluechip Fund - Direct Plan?As per SEBI’s latest guidelines to calculate risk grades, investment in the Franklin India Bluechip Fund - Direct Plan comes under Very High risk category.
- What is the category of Franklin India Bluechip Fund - Direct Plan?Franklin India Bluechip Fund - Direct Plan belongs to the Equity : Large Cap category of funds.
- How Long should I Invest in Franklin India Bluechip Fund - Direct Plan?The suggested investment horizon of investing into Franklin India Bluechip Fund - Direct Plan is >3 years. The suggested investment horizon is the minimum time required for holding investments in the fund to reduce its downside risk and ensure that the returns become more predictable.
- Who manages the Franklin India Bluechip Fund - Direct Plan?The Franklin India Bluechip Fund - Direct Plan is managed by Ajay Argal (Since Dec 01, 2023) , Venkatesh Sanjeevi (Since Oct 18, 2021) and Srikesh Nair (Since May 02, 2016).
1. Franklin India Bluechip Fund - Direct Plan is Open-ended Large Cap Equity scheme which belongs to Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund House.
2. The fund was launched on Jan 01, 2013.
Investment objective & Benchmark
1. The investment objective of the fund is that " The scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation by actively managing a portfolio of equity and equity related securities. The Scheme will invest in a range of companies, with a bias towards large cap companies. "
2. It is benchmarked against NIFTY 100 Total Return Index.
Asset Allocation & Portfolio Composition
1. The asset allocation of the fund comprises around 97.77% in equities, 0.0% in debts and 2.23% in cash & cash equivalents.
2. While the top 10 equity holdings constitute around 48.12% of the assets, the top 3 sectors constitute around 52.41% of the assets.
3. The fund largely follows a Growth oriented style of investing and invests across market capitalisations - around 0.0% in giant & large cap companies, 0.0% in mid cap and 0.0% in small cap companies.
Tax Implications on Franklin India Bluechip Direct Fund-Growth
1. Gains are taxed at a rate of 15% (Short-term Capital Gain Tax - STCG) if units are redeemed within 1 year of investment.
2. For units redeemed after 1 year of investment, gains of upto Rs. 1 lakh accruing from those units in a financial year shall be exempted from tax.
3. Gains of more than Rs. 1 lakh will be taxed at a rate of 10% (Long-term Capital Gain Tax - LTCG).
4. For Dividend Distribution Tax, the dividend income from this fund will get added to the income of an investor and taxed according to his/her respective tax slabs.
5. Also, for dividend income in excess of Rs 5,000 in a financial year; the fund house shall deduct a TDS of 10% on such income.