Franklin Asian Equity Fund
The scheme aims to provide medium to long term capital appreciation through investment in Asian companies/sectors, excluding Japan.
Growthvine rating: 2/5 — ranked #39 of 62 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Global |
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| NAV | ₹40.72 (as of 2026-10-23) |
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| AUM | ₹996 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.93% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Sandeep Manam |
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| Exit load | 1% for redemption within 365 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 8.49% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.95 |
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| Standard deviation | 17.30% |
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| Max drawdown | −42.78% |
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| Alpha | 0 |
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| Beta | 0 |
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Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 70.8% |
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| Mid cap | 26.9% |
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| Small cap | 2.3% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 29.6% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 40.6% |
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| Total holdings | 58 |
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Top holdings
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd — 10.1%
- Samsung Electronics Limited — 7.9%
- Net Asset — 6.2%
- SK Hynix Inc — 5.7%
- ICICI Bank Ltd. — 3.0%
- Mediatek Inc — 2.9%
- Divis Laboratories Ltd. — 2.7%
- Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. — 2.2%
- Tencent Holdings Limited — 2.1%
- OBEROI REALTY LIMITED — 2.1%
Top sectors
- Global Equity — 50.0%
- Banking & Financial — 8.1%
- Retail — 6.6%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 14.5% | Q2 | #26 of 60 |
| 2025 | 23.7% | Q3 | #38 of 60 |
| 2024 | 14.4% | Q3 | #36 of 61 |
| 2023 | 0.7% | Q4 (Bottom) | #54 of 60 |
| 2022 | −14.5% | Q2 | #24 of 51 |