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Franklin India Technology Fund details, NAV, Portfolio, Returns, Peer Comparison, Fund Managers & Guidance by sahifund.com
NAV Growth: Rs 555.0139
NAV IDCW: Rs 52.6482
Suitable For Which Investors?
This is a fund that invests mainly in shares of companies in the information technology sector.
We believe that investors should avoid funds that have a narrowly defined investment mandate such as this one. Instead, they should invest in flexi-cap funds which provide complete freedom to the fund management team to invest in companies from which it expects maximum gains.
But if you do invest, you must do so only through the SIP route.
Fund’s Investment Strategy:
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.
Fund Manager:
1) R Janakiraman
Education: Mr. Janakiraman is a B.E and PGDM (Business Management).
Experience: Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Investments, he has worked with Indian Syntans Inv. Pvt. Ltd., Citicorp Information Tech Ltd. and UTI Securities Exchange Ltd.
2) Venkatesh Sanjeevi
Education: Mr. Sanjeevi is a PGDM (IIM- Ahmedabad), CA, B.Com
Experience: Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd., he has worked with Pictet Asset Management, London, ICICI Prudential AMC, Edelweiss Asset Mgmt. Ltd., Edelweiss Securities Ltd. and Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
Investment Details
| Min. Investment (Rs) | 5,000 |
| Min. Addl Investment (Rs) | 1,000 |
| Min. SIP Investment (Rs) | 500 |
| Min. Withdrawal (Rs) | 1,000 |
| Min. No of Cheques | 12 |
| Min. Balance (Rs) | 1,000 |
| Lock-in Period | NA |
| Exit Load | 1% for redemption within 365 days |
Basic Details of Franklin India Technology Fund
| Fund House | Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund |
| Launch Date | 01-Jan-13 |
| Return Since Launch | 19.50% |
| Benchmark | BSE Teck TRI |
| Riskometer | Very High |
| Type | Open-ended |
| Assets | Rs 1,759 Cr |
| (As on 30-Apr-2025) | |
| Expense | 1.05% |
| (As on 30-Apr-2025) | |
| Risk Grade | — |
| Return Grade | — |
| Turnover | 57.09% |
Trailing Returns (%) of Franklin India Technology Fund
| Fund name | YTD | 1D | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 7Y | 10Y |
| Franklin India Technology Dir | -7.15 | 1.39 | 11.69 | -2.48 | -4.22 | 11.15 | 22.19 | 28.07 | 20.25 | 17.46 |
| BSE IT TRI | -12.42 | 1.25 | 14.72 | -7.02 | -10.11 | 13.30 | 10.09 | 25.47 | 18.36 | 15.79 |
| Equity: Sectoral-Technology | -8.77 | 1.28 | 13.03 | -1.27 | -5.12 | 17.24 | 17.56 | 30.81 | 21.02 | 18.26 |
| Rank within category | 5 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Number of funds in category | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Peer Comparison of Franklin India Technology Fund
| Rating | 1 Year Returns | 3 Year Returns | 5 Year Returns | Expense Ratio (%) | Net Assets (Rs Cr) | Return Since Launch (%) | Exit Load (Days) | Fund Age | Turnover (%) | |
| Franklin India Technology Dir | Unrated | 11.15 | 22.19 | 28.07 | 1.05 | 1,759 | 19.50 | 1.00 (365) | 12Y 4M | 57.09 |
| ICICI Pru Technology Dir | Unrated | 19.29 | 14.57 | 33.85 | 1.04 | 12,983 | 21.68 | 1.00 (15) | 12Y 4M | 46.00 |
| Tata Digital India Dir | Unrated | 16.51 | 16.23 | 32.07 | 0.46 | 11,037 | 19.98 | 0.25 (30) | 9Y 4M | 12.41 |
| ABSL Digital India Dir | Unrated | 14.78 | 14.86 | 30.14 | 0.86 | 4,540 | 20.89 | 1.00 (30) | 12Y 4M | 38.00 |
| SBI Technology Opportunities Dir | Unrated | 24.47 | 18.73 | 29.90 | 0.89 | 4,225 | 20.95 | 0.50 (15) | 12Y 4M | 30.00 |
Portfolio Analysis of Franklin India Technology Fund
| No. of Stocks | 26 |
| Top 10 Stocks | 74.13% |
| Top 5 Stocks | 61.05% |
| Top 3 Sectors | 89.35% |
| Portfolio P/B Ratio | 6.72 |
| Portfolio P/E Ratio | 32.02 |
Portfolio Breakup
| Fund | Category | |
| Average Mkt Cap (Rs Cr) | 3,23,559 | 2,70,984 |
| Giant (%) | 71.61 | 57.04 |
| Large (%) | 9.12 | 22.32 |
| Mid (%) | 9.26 | 15.35 |
| Small (%) | 9.93 | 10.54 |
| Tiny (%) | 0.08 | 0.22 |
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