FoFFoF OverseasRegularGrowthVery High

Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds

Q: What is the NAV of Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds?

As of 01 Oct 2026, the NAV of Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds is ₹94.64 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

Q: What returns has Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds delivered?

Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds has returned +16.52% over 1 year, +24.06% per year over 3 years, +10.47% per year over 5 years and +16.29% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

Q: What is the expense ratio of Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds?

Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds charges an expense ratio of 1.46% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

Q: What are the top holdings of Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds?

Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds's largest holdings are Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund, Class I (Acc) (96.1%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

Q: How risky is Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds?

Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds is rated very high on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 20.4% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -38.8%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

Q: What does the Sharpe ratio of 0.86 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds's 0.86 means it has rewarded its volatility with excess return. Higher is better.

Q: What is the benchmark of Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds?

Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds is benchmarked against the Russell 3000 Growth Index. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Q: Who manages Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds?

Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds is managed by Sandeep Manam at Franklin Templeton.

Q: How is Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds taxed?

Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds is a non-equity fund (a fund-of-funds, gold, international or balanced-hybrid scheme). Since FY 2025-26 it's no longer taxed like a pure-debt fund: gains on units held more than 2 years are long-term, taxed at 12.5% (no indexation, no ₹1.25 lakh exemption); units held 2 years or less are taxed at your income-tax slab rate.

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund · Best International Fund of Funds

NAV

₹94.64

+0.87% 1D

as of 01 Oct 2026

This is the Regular plan of Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds — bought through a distributor, whose commission is paid out of its expense ratio. Income is retained in the fund, so it shows up as NAV rather than as a payout.

Compare SIP calculator

NAV history

+16.17%CAGR

52-week rangePrev NAV ₹93.82

Latest ₹94.64

Low ₹74.70100th percentile of its 52-week rangeHigh ₹94.64

Scorecard

★★★☆☆3/5 vs 47 of 50 FoF Overseas peers

Performance 60%
Risk 15%
Cost 10%
Downside 15%

How this is computed

Each verdict is computed from this fund's own metrics against its sub-category — the number behind it is shown, not a black-box rating. The stars weight the same ground 60/15/10/15 (performance/risk/cost/downside) across every fund in the peer group. Ranked within FoF Overseas (same plan and option). 47 of the 50 FoF Overseas funds in this cohort carry the full record the stars need, so they are the ones ranked against.

PerformanceAverage

3Y CAGR +24.06% · ranks 24 of 46 FoF Overseas funds

RiskHigh

Volatility 20.4% vs 17.8% category avg

CostHigh

1.5% expense vs 1.2% category avg

ConsistencyHigh

100% of rolling 3Y windows were positive

Strengths & concerns

Generated from this fund's own numbers against its sub-category — each point names the figure behind it.

Strengths

Ahead of the FoF Overseas average on 1M/3M/6M
Consistent — positive in 100% of rolling 3-year windows

Concerns

1-year return (+16.52%) trails the FoF Overseas average (+21.22%)
5-year return (+10.47%) trails the FoF Overseas average (+12.31%)
More volatile than its FoF Overseas peers (20.4% vs 17.8%)
High expense ratio (1.46%) vs the FoF Overseas average of 1.23%

Key Metrics

Annual fee charged by the fund, already deducted from NAV

1.46%

Category 1.23%▲0.23%

Portfolio-weighted harmonic mean P/E across the fund's equity holdings

—

Category —

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

0.86

Category 0.93▼0.07

Scheme Info

Definitions

Plan

Regular · Growth

Period before units can be redeemed — 3 years for ELSS, none for most open-ended funds

None

For each purchase of units – 1% if Units are redeemed/switched out within one year from the date of allotment

1.00%

Statutory levy on every mutual-fund purchase since 1 Jul 2020 (SEBI / Govt of India) — the same for every scheme

0.005%

SIP Inv.

Allowed

Smallest recurring SIP instalment the scheme accepts

₹500

Smallest one-time (lumpsum) investment the scheme accepts

—

Russell 3000 Growth Index

Start of our NAV history for this plan. Direct plans begin 1 Jan 2013, so this is the plan's inception — not necessarily the scheme's original launch date.

14 Feb 2012

Period returns (<1Y, absolute — not annualized)

Definitions

Absolute return over the last 1 month (not annualized)

+5.69%

Absolute return over the last 3 months (not annualized)

+2.24%

Absolute return over the last 6 months (not annualized)

+22.15%

Absolute return since 1 Jan of this year (not annualized)

+17.43%

Annualized returns (≥1Y — CAGR)

Definitions

1-year point-to-point return, annualized (CAGR)

+16.52%

3-year annualized return (CAGR)

+24.06%

5-year annualized return (CAGR)

+10.47%

10-year annualized return (CAGR)

+16.47%

Annualized return (CAGR) since the first NAV we hold for this plan — the Inception date under Key metrics. AMFI's history starts in April 2006, so an older scheme is measured from there.

+16.29%

Advanced metrics — risk

Risk (trailing 3Y)

Definitions

Annualized standard deviation of daily returns

20.44%

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

0.86

Excess return per unit of downside deviation — upside swings aren't penalized (rf = 6.5%)

1.25

Largest peak-to-trough decline over full history

-38.78%

Benchmark ratios

Not shown for FoF Overseas — a debt, arbitrage or cash-like fund isn't measured against an equity index, so alpha/beta vs one would be noise rather than signal.

Fund vs category average (FoF Overseas)

Period	Fund	Category avg.	Diff
1M abs	+5.69%	+0.12%	+5.57%
3M abs	+2.24%	+0.63%	+1.61%
6M abs	+22.15%	+13.31%	+8.84%
1Y CAGR	+16.52%	+21.22%	-4.70%
3Y CAGR	+24.06%	+24.45%	-0.39%
5Y CAGR	+10.47%	+12.31%	-1.84%

Category average across peers in FoF Overseas (up to 50 funds with data), same plan and option, excluding this fund. Under-1-year figures are absolute; 1Y and beyond are annualised (CAGR).

Not sure what a figure means? The glossary explains every metric, and the methodology shows the formulas.

Category rank

Vs 50 peers in FoF Overseas

1Y return

+16.52%

Beats 30.6% · rank #35

3Y return

+24.06%

Beats 48.9% · rank #24

5Y return

+10.47%

Beats 37.5% · rank #21

Sharpe

0.86

Beats 37.8% · rank #29

Sortino

1.25

Beats 37.8% · rank #29

Backtest this fund

What a SIP or one-time investment would have grown to over this fund’s real NAV history.

Monthly investment (₹)

Period

Invested

₹6.00L

Current value

₹9.52L

Absolute

+58.65%

XIRR

+19.10%

Value vs. invested

ValueInvested

60 monthly installments of ₹10,000 into Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR annualizes for each installment’s timing.

Calendar-year returns

What the fund actually returned in each year, not the smoothed average.

Year	Fund
2026part	+17.43%
2025	+11.36%
2024	+27.13%
2023	+37.94%
2022	-30.35%
2021	+17.89%
2020	+45.22%
2019	+34.21%
2018	+6.49%
2017	+18.12%

January–December, from this fund's NAV history. Absolute return, not annualised. “part” marks a year the fund didn't run end to end — its first year, the current year so far, or one it stopped reporting in.

History points

3,530

Expense ratio

1.46%

AUM

₹5,471Cr

Portfolio turnover

Exit load

For each purchase of units – 1% if Units are redeemed/switched out within one year from the date of allotment

Taxation

Taxed as non-equity

This is a non-equity fund — a fund-of-funds, gold/silver, international or balanced-hybrid scheme. It isn't equity-oriented, but since FY 2025-26 it's no longer taxed like a pure-debt fund either: gains held over 2 years get the 12.5% long-term rate; shorter holdings are taxed at your income-tax slab rate.

Short-term

30%

Held under 2 years

Added to your income at your slab rate

Long-term (LTCG)

12.5%

Held 2 years or more

No indexation, no ₹1.25 L exemption

Your income-tax slab

Sets the short-term (slab-rate) figure above.

Applies to capital gains on redemption. Excludes IDCW/dividend tax, STT, surcharge and cess, and pre-2018 equity grandfathering. For research only — consult a tax advisor before filing.

Peer comparison · FoF Overseas

Compare all


Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of FundsThis fund Franklin Templeton · Regular · Growth	★★★☆☆	+16.52%	+24.06%	+10.47%	—	1.46%	₹5,471Cr
DSP World Gold Mining Overseas Equity Omni FoF DSP · Regular · Growth	★★☆☆☆	+27.61%	+55.55%	+29.52%	—	2.31%	₹1,695Cr
Mirae Asset Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF Fund of Fund Mirae Asset · Regular · Growth	★★★★★	+42.06%	+40.81%	—	—	0.26%	—
Navi NASDAQ100 US Specific Equity Passive FOF Navi · Regular · Growth	★★★★★	+33.62%	+33.89%	—	—	0.35%	₹1,208Cr
ICICI Prudential Strategic Metal and Energy Equity Fund of Fund ICICI Prudential · Regular · Growth	★★★★★	+47.59%	+33.78%	—	—	0.98%	₹280.94Cr
Kotak US Specific Equity Passive FOF Kotak Mahindra · Regular · Growth	★★★★☆	+32.39%	+33.20%	+21.29%	—	0.72%	₹4,327Cr

Asset allocation

As on 31 Aug 2026 · AMC disclosure

Other96.07%
Cash & Equivalents3.93%

Worst falls, and the wait to get back

How far this fund has dropped from a high, and how long it took to reclaim it.

-38.8%16 Nov 2021 → 16 Jun 2022
Fell over 7 months, back to the old high on 01 Mar 2024 — 1.7 years under water after the low.
-26.9%19 Feb 2020 → 23 Mar 2020
Fell over 33 days, back to the old high on 11 May 2020 — 2 months under water after the low.
-26.1%03 Oct 2018 → 24 Dec 2018
Fell over 3 months, back to the old high on 10 Jul 2019 — 7 months under water after the low.

Measured on this fund’s own NAV history, peak to trough to the day it regained the peak. Falls shallower than 5% are left out. A recovery date is when the NAV got back, not when any particular investor did — that depends on when they bought.

Fund size over time

Quarterly average AUM · AMFI

₹5,471Cr

April - June 2026

+22%

since January - March 2026

+₹247.81Cr

est. net flow, last quarter

At or near its largest, ₹5,471Cr in April - June 2026. Size matters most where the mandate is narrow — a large small-cap or a very large flexi-cap book is harder to move without moving the price.

Net flow is an estimate: AMFI publishes a quarterly average AUM, not a closing balance, and it covers every plan and option of this scheme together, so it is a read on direction and rough size rather than a cash-flow statement.

AMC Profile

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund is the Indian arm of Franklin Resources, the US manager, and has operated here since 1996. In April 2020 it wound up six of its Indian debt schemes — the largest such closure the industry has seen — and returned the money to unitholders over the following years.

Launched

18 Feb 1996

Total AUM

₹1,26,017Cr+2.0% QoQ

Avg AUM · April - June 2026

Website

franklintempletonindia.com

Fund Managers

SMSandeep ManamManaging since 18 Oct 2021

Role

VP & Senior Research Analyst

Education

PGDM- IIM- Ahmedabad B.Tech (Electronics & (based at Chennai) Franklin Equity Team and also the Engg.)- National Institute of Technology Calicut

Experience

He is responsible for researching investment opportunities in automotive and airline sectors. Prior Assignments: Cognizant Technology Solutions (April 2014- July 2015) He was supporting UBS lead analyst in covering Indian Auto, Auto component sectors. Also supported coverage of Indian Pharma companies. Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Private Limited (April 2011- March 2014) He was responsible for supporting the Group’s Head (Strategy) in driving strategy at the group and company level..

Funds managed (21)

All schemes Sandeep Manam runs →

Fund managers from the AMC's filed Scheme Summary — its most recent filing for this scheme. Each manager's qualifications and role are reconciled across every filing this fund house makes for them, including its Statement of Additional Information. Total AUM via AMFI.

Explore from here

Fund managers

Sandeep Manam

Franklin Templeton in the news

Headlines about the fund house, not this scheme in particular — highlights only; tap through to read the full story at the source.

Run SIP calculator Add to compare

Returns and risk are computed from NAV history and may differ slightly from other portals due to methodology (rolling vs point-to-point, dividend treatment). For research only — not investment advice.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NAV of Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds?

As of 01 Oct 2026, the NAV of Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds is ₹94.64 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

What returns has Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds delivered?

Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds has returned +16.52% over 1 year, +24.06% per year over 3 years, +10.47% per year over 5 years and +16.29% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

What is the expense ratio of Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds?

Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds charges an expense ratio of 1.46% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

What are the top holdings of Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds?

Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds's largest holdings are Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund, Class I (Acc) (96.1%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

How risky is Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds?

Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds is rated very high on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 20.4% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -38.8%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

What does the Sharpe ratio of 0.86 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds's 0.86 means it has rewarded its volatility with excess return. Higher is better.

What is the benchmark of Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds?

Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds is benchmarked against the Russell 3000 Growth Index. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Who manages Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds?

Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds is managed by Sandeep Manam at Franklin Templeton.

How is Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds taxed?

Franklin U. S. Opportunities Equity Active Fund of Funds is a non-equity fund (a fund-of-funds, gold, international or balanced-hybrid scheme). Since FY 2025-26 it's no longer taxed like a pure-debt fund: gains on units held more than 2 years are long-term, taxed at 12.5% (no indexation, no ₹1.25 lakh exemption); units held 2 years or less are taxed at your income-tax slab rate.