Franklin India Focused Equity Fund
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Franklin India Focused Equity Fund has delivered strong SIP XIRR across horizons, with 16.63% over 3Y, 16.19% over 5Y, and 16.86% over 10Y, consistently beating the category average SIP XIRR (16.40%, 15.29%, and 15.79% respectively). Against the NIFTY 50, the fund shows positive alpha over longer periods, including 4.10% over 5Y and 4.77% over 12Y, though the 1Y alpha is negative at -2.28%. The lump-sum 5Y fund CAGR of 11.82% also exceeds the benchmark's 7.83%, indicating durable long-term outperformance.
The fund's beta of roughly 0.92-0.97 across periods reflects slightly lower volatility than the NIFTY 50, and downside capture below 100% (87.06% over 5Y, 90.32% over 12Y) shows it loses less than the index in falling markets. However, the fund has experienced 7 drawdown events greater than 10%, with the maximum drawdown lasting 294 days and taking 240 days to recover, which investors should be prepared for. Calmar ratios between 0.42 and 0.55 across horizons indicate reasonable but not exceptional risk-adjusted returns.
The portfolio is concentrated with only 28 holdings, and the top three positions are all banks (ICICI Bank 8.42%, HDFC Bank 8.38%, Axis Bank 6.94%), making Banks the dominant sector at 23.7% of NAV. Other meaningful exposures include Eternal (6.17%), Bharti Airtel (6.0%), and Reliance Industries (5.68%), providing some spread across telecom, retail, pharma, IT, and autos. This focused, large-cap-tilted structure means performance will be heavily influenced by the financial sector and a handful of large names.
The fund beats the category average SIP XIRR at every horizon from 1Y to 12Y, with the widest gaps over 5Y (16.19% vs 15.29%) and 12Y (16.20% vs 15.27%). Calendar year returns show strong consistency in good years, such as 40.05% in 2021 and 23.58% in 2023, though 2026 is currently negative at -7.17%. Its long-term alpha versus the NIFTY 50 across 3Y to 15Y windows reinforces its position as a consistent outperformer among focused funds.
This fund suits investors seeking a concentrated, large-cap-oriented core equity holding with a long-term horizon of at least 5-7 years to ride out drawdowns like the 294-day maximum drawdown period. It is appropriate for investors with moderate-to-high risk tolerance who can accept occasional double-digit drawdowns and sector concentration in banks. SIP investors looking to beat the focused-fund category average over long horizons will find its track record compelling.
- SIP XIRR beats the category average at every horizon from 1Y to 12Y, including 16.63% vs 16.40% over 3Y and 16.86% vs 15.79% over 10Y
- Consistent positive alpha versus NIFTY 50 over longer periods, such as 4.10% over 5Y and 5.35% over 15Y, with downside capture below 100%
- Experienced management of a concentrated 28-stock portfolio with a disciplined large-cap quality tilt, led by ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank
- Heavy sector concentration in Banks at 23.7% of NAV, with the top three holdings all being banks, exposing the fund to financial sector downturns
- Recent performance is weaker, with a negative 1Y alpha of -2.28% and a 2026 calendar year return of -7.17%, and the fund has seen 7 drawdown events exceeding 10%
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Gives more importance to longer time periods (10Y, 20Y) than shorter ones (1Y, 3Y). This balances out recent outperformance and gives a more realistic picture of what long-term returns might look like.
The largest peak-to-trough decline in the fund's NAV. Shows the worst-case loss an investor would have experienced at any point in the fund's history.
If you invested ₹1,00,000 every month via SIP, here's how this fund has historically performed across different time horizons.
| Duration | Invested | Median Value | XIRR | Min XIRR | Max XIRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | ₹12.00 L | ₹12.87 L | 21.5% | -58.9% | 120.4% |
| 3 Years | ₹36.00 L | ₹46.06 L | 16.6% | -21.9% | 36.7% |
| 5 Years | ₹60.00 L | ₹92.15 L | 16.2% | -8.6% | 29.9% |
| 7 Years | ₹84.00 L | ₹1.52 Cr | 16.3% | 0.8% | 24.5% |
| 10 Years | ₹1.20 Cr | ₹2.89 Cr | 16.9% | 13.0% | 20.3% |
| 12 Years | ₹1.44 Cr | ₹4.18 Cr | 16.2% | 13.1% | 19.3% |
SIP returns vs benchmark & category
Annualised SIP return (XIRR) over each rolling horizon — like-for-like, not lump-sum.
| Duration | Fund SIP XIRR | NIFTY 50 | Category avg | Fund edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | 21.5% | 14.4% | 17.0% | +7.1% |
| 3 Years | 16.6% | 11.1% | 16.4% | +5.5% |
| 5 Years | 16.2% | 10.4% | 15.3% | +5.8% |
| 7 Years | 16.3% | 10.6% | 15.2% | +5.7% |
| 10 Years | 16.9% | 11.5% | 15.8% | +5.4% |
| 12 Years | 16.2% | 11.4% | 15.3% | +4.8% |
| Duration | Mean | Median | Min | Max | Sharpe | Sortino | % Positive | Cat. Mean | Cat. Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | 20.6% | 12.9% | -32.9% | 103.5% | 0.55 | 2.10 | 83% | — | — |
| 3 Years | 17.5% | 17.1% | -6.4% | 36.7% | 1.32 | 5.79 | 97% | — | — |
| 5 Years | 16.7% | 16.6% | -0.8% | 31.1% | 1.72 | 13.16 | 100% | — | — |
| 10 Years | 17.0% | 17.1% | 13.0% | 21.2% | 4.48 | — | 100% | — | — |
Calmar Ratio by Duration
Compared against NIFTY 50
| Duration | Alpha | Beta | Upside Capture | Downside Capture | Fund CAGR | Bench CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | -2.28 | 0.97 | 93.2% | 96.2% | -4.9% | -2.9% |
| 3 Years | +2.76 | 0.94 | 95.1% | 90.9% | 10.4% | 7.8% |
| 5 Years | +4.10 | 0.92 | 92.7% | 87.1% | 11.8% | 7.8% |
| 7 Years | +4.50 | 0.92 | 95.8% | 91.0% | 15.9% | 11.8% |
| 10 Years | +3.00 | 0.93 | 96.5% | 92.8% | 13.5% | 10.8% |
| 12 Years | +4.77 | 0.93 | 96.2% | 90.3% | 14.3% | 9.8% |
| 15 Years | +5.35 | 0.90 | 94.5% | 87.5% | 14.8% | 9.7% |
| # | Stock | % of NAV |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ICICI Bank Ltd | 8.53% |
| 2 | HDFC Bank Ltd | 7.95% |
| 3 | Axis Bank Ltd | 7.34% |
| 4 | Eternal Ltd | 6.70% |
| 5 | Reliance Industries Ltd | 5.55% |
| 6 | Bharti Airtel Ltd | 5.51% |
| 7 | Tata Consultancy Services Ltd | 5.10% |
| 8 | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd | 5.09% |
| 9 | PB Fintech Ltd | 3.95% |
| 10 | Maruti Suzuki India Ltd | 3.63% |