Franklin India Technology Fund
The scheme seeks above normal capital appreciation through investments in high quality, fast growing companies in the information technology sector. The Fund will Follow a bottom-up approach to stock pricing.
Growthvine rating: 3/5 — ranked #25 of 85 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Sectoral |
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| NAV | ₹446.32 (as of 2026-10-01) |
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| AUM | ₹1,759 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.78% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | R Janakiraman |
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| Exit load | 1% for redemption within 365 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 5.36% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.27 |
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| Standard deviation | 18.62% |
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| Max drawdown | −64.36% |
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| Alpha | 7.89 |
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| Beta | 0.71 |
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Over 5 years, captured 86.3% of NIFTY IT's upside and 65.7% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 69.3% |
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| Mid cap | 20.0% |
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| Small cap | 10.7% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 53.9% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 75.0% |
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| Total holdings | 24 |
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Top holdings
- Bharti Airtel Ltd. — 20.7%
- Infosys Ltd — 13.5%
- Eternal Limited — 7.6%
- HCL Technologies Ltd — 6.3%
- COGNIZANT TECH SOLUTIONS — 5.8%
- PB Fintech Limited — 5.5%
- Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. — 5.2%
- Franklin Technology Fund, Class I (Acc) — 4.5%
- SWIGGY LIMITED — 3.1%
- Net Asset — 3.1%
Top sectors
- Software & Services — 33.5%
- Telecom — 20.7%
- Global Equity — 20.0%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | −17.0% | Q4 (Bottom) | #72 of 76 |
| 2025 | −1.5% | Q3 | #39 of 69 |
| 2024 | 28.4% | Q2 | #24 of 58 |
| 2023 | 51.1% | Q1 (Top) | #2 of 48 |
| 2022 | −22.3% | Q4 (Bottom) | #44 of 46 |