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Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund

Q: What is the NAV of Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund?

As of 01 Oct 2026, the NAV of Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund is ₹12.43 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

Q: What returns has Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund delivered?

Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund has returned -6.73% over 1 year, +3.06% per year over 3 years and +5.49% 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 India Balanced Advantage Fund?

Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund charges an expense ratio of 2.22% 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 India Balanced Advantage Fund?

Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund's largest holdings are 0.00% Jubilant Bevco Ltd (31-May-2028) (4.7%), HDFC Bank Ltd (3.8%), ICICI Bank Ltd (3.6%), Bharti Airtel Ltd !! (3.6%) and 0.00% Jubilant Beverages Ltd (31-May-2028) (2.9%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

Q: How risky is Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund?

Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund is rated high on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 8.5% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -12.0%. 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 -0.41 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund's -0.41 means it has not compensated investors for its volatility over the window. Higher is better.

Q: What is the benchmark of Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund?

Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund is benchmarked against the NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Q: Who manages Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund?

Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund is managed by Rajasa Kakulavarapu, Chandni Gupta, Anuj Tagra, Rahul Goswami and Sandeep Manam at Franklin Templeton.

Q: How is Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund taxed?

Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund is an equity-oriented fund, so its capital gains get concessional rates: short-term gains (units held under 1 year) are taxed at 20%, and long-term gains (held 1 year or more) at 12.5% above a ₹1.25 lakh per-year exemption. These rates apply on redemption and don't add to your income-tax slab.

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NAV

₹12.43

-0.80% 1D

as of 01 Oct 2026

This is the Regular plan of Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund — bought through a distributor, whose commission is paid out of its expense ratio. Income is distributed, which is why this NAV sits below the growth plan of the same fund.

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This is the IDCW (dividend) option — it pays its earnings out as dividends rather than reinvesting them, so every payout steps the NAV down and the return figures below leave those payouts out. Your actual return was higher by whatever was distributed. That’s expected for a payout plan, not missing data.

View the Growth plan for compounded returns (+7.09% 3Y CAGR)

Performance

-6.34%CAGR

52-week rangePrev NAV ₹12.53

Latest ₹12.43

Low ₹12.430th percentile of its 52-week rangeHigh ₹13.67

Scorecard

Not rated

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. Not rated — too few comparable Hybrid funds (same plan and option) to rank against yet.

Performance—

Not enough Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage peers to rank yet

Risk—

Volatility 8.5% (no category average yet)

Cost—

2.2% expense (no category average yet)

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

Consistent — positive in 100% of rolling 3-year windows

Concerns

No significant concerns identified.

Key Metrics

Annual fee charged by the fund, already deducted from NAV

2.22%

Category —

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

23.99

Category —

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

-0.41

Category —

Scheme Info

Definitions

Plan

Regular · IDCW

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

None

In respect of each purchase of Units • Upto 10% of the Units may be redeemed without any exit load within 1 year from the date of allotment*. • Any redemption in excess of the above limit shall be subject to the following exit load: o 1.00% - if redeemed on or before 1 year from the date of allotment o Nil - if redeemed after 1 year from the date of allotment * This condition is applicable on a yearly basis. In case of multiple transactions, Units will be redeemed on First In First Out (FIFO) basis the date of allotment of such units. If the limit is not availed during a year, it shall not be clubbed or carried forward to the next year.

Up to 1.00%

tiered — see the full terms

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

₹5,000

NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 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.

06 Sep 2022

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

Definitions

Absolute return over the last 1 month (not annualized)

-7.89%

Absolute return over the last 3 months (not annualized)

-7.43%

Absolute return over the last 6 months (not annualized)

-1.53%

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

-8.38%

Annualized returns (≥1Y — CAGR)

Definitions

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

-6.73%

3-year annualized return (CAGR)

+3.06%

5-year annualized return (CAGR)

—

10-year annualized return (CAGR)

—

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.

+5.49%

Advanced metrics — risk and benchmark ratios

Risk (trailing 3Y)

Definitions

Annualized standard deviation of daily returns

8.48%

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

-0.41

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

-0.50

Largest peak-to-trough decline over full history

-12.03%

Benchmark ratios (vs Nifty 50 TRI · 36 monthly returns)

Definitions

Jensen's alpha (annualized): return above what CAPM predicts for the fund's beta vs Nifty 50 TRI

-2.95%

Sensitivity to Nifty 50 TRI moves; 1 = moves with the index

0.58

How much of the fund's movement Nifty 50 TRI explains

71.3%

Excess return per unit of beta (market risk)

-5.45

Active return over the benchmark per unit of tracking error

-0.36

Annualized std dev of fund-minus-benchmark returns

7.91%

Fund's share of benchmark gains in up months (100 = matches index)

53.0%

Fund's share of benchmark losses in down months (lower is better)

53.1%

Computed vs the Nifty 50 TRI over the last 36 complete months — the closest match to this fund's mandate. TRI means dividends reinvested, as they are in the fund's own NAV; ₹ means a US index converted at each day's USD/INR, since the fund is priced in rupees. Needs ~3 years of history; a low R² means the fund tracks the index loosely.

Fund vs category average (Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage)

Period	Fund	Category avg.	Diff
1M abs	-7.89%	—	—
3M abs	-7.43%	—	—
6M abs	-1.53%	—	—
1Y CAGR	-6.73%	—	—
3Y CAGR	+3.06%	—	—
5Y CAGR	—	—	—

Category average across peers in Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage, 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.

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

Monthly investment (₹)

Period

Invested

₹3.60L

Current value

₹3.40L

Absolute

-5.54%

XIRR

-3.87%

Value vs. invested

ValueInvested

36 monthly installments of ₹10,000 into Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund, 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	Nifty 50 TRI	Diff
2026part	-8.38%	-12.85%	+4.47%
2025	+0.13%	+11.97%	-11.84%
2024	+11.67%	+10.16%	+1.51%
2023	+18.98%	+21.69%	-2.71%
2022part	+1.95%	—	—

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; those years show no benchmark comparison.

History points

1,002

Expense ratio

2.22%

AUM

₹2,785Cr

Portfolio turnover

210%

Exit load

Portfolio, AUM & scheme details shown from another plan of this scheme (same underlying portfolio).

P/E ratio

24.0

P/B ratio

5.0

Avg market cap

₹3,84,961Cr

P/E & P/B are portfolio-weighted harmonic means across 47 of 53 equity holdings (61% of the portfolio); loss-making companies are excluded.

Taxation

Taxed as equity

This is an equity-oriented fund (≥65% in Indian equities), so gains get the concessional capital-gains rates below — they do not add to your income-tax slab.

Short-term (STCG)

20%

Held under 1 year

Flat, on the whole gain

Long-term (LTCG)

12.5%

Held 1 year or more

On gains above ₹1.25 L per financial year

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 · Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage

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Franklin India Balanced Advantage FundThis fund Franklin Templeton · Regular · IDCW	—	-6.73%	+3.06%	—	—	2.22%	₹2,785Cr
quant Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund quant · Regular · IDCW	—	-3.55%	+10.47%	—	—	3.00%	₹902.64Cr
SBI Balanced Advantage Fund SBI · Regular · IDCW	—	-0.43%	+7.98%	+8.51%	—	1.67%	₹40,549Cr
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Kotak Mahindra · Regular · IDCW	—	-0.75%	+7.50%	+7.20%	—	1.90%	₹16,987Cr
Bank of India Balanced Advantage Fund Bank of India · Regular · IDCW	—	+1.38%	+7.08%	+8.83%	—	2.67%	₹155.92Cr
NJ Balanced Advantage Fund NJ · Regular · IDCW	—	-2.50%	+6.07%	—	—	2.42%	₹3,413Cr

Market-cap allocation · AMFI bands, Jul 2026

Equity holdings by company size — 100% of the equity sleeve priced.

Large cap61.1%
Mid cap20.5%
Small cap18.5%

Asset allocation

As on 31 Aug 2026 · AMC disclosure

Equity67.14%
Debt29.98%
Cash & Equivalents2.88%

Holds the same stocks as (by portfolio overlap, not by category)

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Fund	Overlap	Rating	TER	3Y
Franklin India Aggressive Hybrid Fund Franklin Templeton · Aggressive Hybrid Fund	91.5% of 70% equity	★★★☆☆	1.12%	+8.57%
Franklin India Retirement Fund Franklin Templeton · Retirement Fund	85.2% of 35% equity	★★☆☆☆	1.52%	+7.03%
Franklin India Conservative Hybrid Fund Franklin Templeton · Conservative Hybrid Fund	83.2% of 19% equity	★★★☆☆	0.82%	+7.43%
Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund Franklin Templeton · Flexi Cap Fund	63.1%	★★★☆☆	0.99%	+9.34%
Franklin India Multi Asset Allocation Fund Franklin Templeton · Multi Asset Allocation	59.5% of 68% equity	★★☆☆☆	0.54%	—
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund Franklin Templeton · ELSS	59.3%	★★★☆☆	1.15%	+9.09%
Canara Robeco Large Cap Fund Canara Robeco · Large Cap Fund	52.2%	★★★★☆	0.63%	+8.81%
Sundaram ELSS Tax Saver Fund Sundaram · ELSS	47.8%	★★☆☆☆	1.78%	+7.03%

Overlap is the share of each fund's equity book invested in the same stocks, by weight, across the Direct-plan universe — so a fund that is only part equity is labelled as such. ! marks a pair holding more in common than nine pairs in ten of its type, where that type has a measured distribution.

🚩Holdings under NSE surveillance (ASM)

1 holding — 1.00% of the portfolio — sit in stocks NSE currently lists under its Additional Surveillance Measure. ASM is an exchange response to unusual price or volume activity (higher margins, and trade-for-trade settlement at stage II), not a view on the company or on this fund.

PB Fintech LimitedShort-term · Stage I1.00%

Source: NSE ASM list, matched to holdings by company name — a holding whose name differs from NSE's spelling may not be matched. BSE's separate list is not covered.

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.

-12.0%23 Sep 2024 → 01 Oct 2026
Still below that high — 2.0 years down, and no recovery yet.

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

₹2,785Cr

April - June 2026

-2%

since January - March 2026

+₹47.66Cr

est. net flow, last quarter

At or near its largest, ₹2,828Cr in January - March 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

RKRajasa KakulavarapuManaging since 06 Sep 2022

Role

Vice President & Portfolio Manager

Education

B.Tech. (ECE) from NIT, Jaipur and MBA from Indian Institute support and of Management, Ahmedabad

Experience

Vice President & Sr Research Analyst & Portfolio Manager She is responsible for equity research support and fund management. (based at Chennai) Prior Assignments: • Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Since 2016 till date): AVP/Senior Research Analyst. • Jefferies India Pvt. Ltd. (June 2011 to March 2016) • Credit Suisse Securities (India) Pvt. Ltd. (May 2008 to June 2011) Vice President & Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

Funds managed (12)

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CGChandni GuptaManaging since 07 Mar 2024

Role

Vice President- Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

Education

CFA Program, CFA institute USA

Experience

Vice President- Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income (based in Mumbai). She is responsible for Portfolio Management -Fixed Income. Prior Assignments (Last 10 years) ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund- AVP-Fund Manager, Fixed Income - October 2012-February 2024. Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income (based at Mumbai). He is responsible for overseeing Fixed Income Fund Management. With effect from August 1, 2023. Prior assignments: • ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co. Ltd - Chief Investment Officer- Fixed Income - September 2012 to July 2023 • Standard Chartered Bank – Head Primary Dealer – November 2009 to September 2012. • ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co. Ltd - Senior Fund Manager – July 2004 to November 2009. • Franklin Templeton Asset Management Co. (I) Pvt. Ltd - Asst. Vice President – Fixed Income - October 2002 to July 2004. Vice President- Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income (based in Mumbai).

Funds managed (12)

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ATAnuj TagraManaging since 07 Mar 2024

Role

Vice President- Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

Education

BBA (Finance) MBA (Capital Markets) PGeMBA – Mumbai Education Trust (Finance) Master’s in commerce – RA Podar College, Mumbai University Bachelor’s in management studies – VES College, Mumbai University.

Experience

Vice President & Income • ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd. - AVP-Fund Manager, Fixed Income (Feb 2013 - Feb 2024). • Union Bank of India – Trader - GILTS & OIS (Jun 2009 – Feb 2013) • Fidelity International- CSA – New Accounts, Associate (Jan 2005 – May 2007) AVP & Senior Research Analyst

Funds managed (15)

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RGRahul GoswamiManaging since 10 Nov 2023

Role

Chief Investment Officer Managing Director Fixed Income

Total experience

30 years

Education

BSc. (Mathematics), MBA (Finance)

Experience

Chief Investment Officer & Managing Director – Fixed Income • ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co. Ltd - Chief Investment Officer- Fixed Income (Sep 2012 - Jul 2023) • Standard Chartered Bank – Head – Primary Dealer (Nov 2009 -Sep 2012) • ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co. Ltd – Sr. Fund Manager (Jul 2004- Nov 2009) Franklin Templeton Asset Management Co. (I) Pvt. Ltd - Asst. Vice President – Fixed Income (Oct 2002- Jul 2004) Vice President & Sr Research Analyst

Funds managed (8)

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SMSandeep ManamManaging since 06 Sep 2022

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 (20)

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Fund managers from the AMC's filed Scheme Summary — its most recent filing for this scheme. Benchmark and dealing terms from it and this scheme's SEBI-filed Scheme Information Document on AMFI. 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.

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Fund managers

Rajasa Kakulavarapu Chandni Gupta Anuj Tagra Rahul Goswami Sandeep Manam

Top holdings

HDFC Bank Ltd ICICI Bank Ltd Bharti Airtel Ltd !!Axis Bank Ltd !State Bank of India Larsen & Toubro Ltd Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd Reliance Industries Ltd Ultratech Cement Ltd Eternal Ltd Bharat Electronics Ltd Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co Ltd

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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.

About Balanced Advantage funds

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Frequently asked questions

What is the NAV of Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund?

As of 01 Oct 2026, the NAV of Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund is ₹12.43 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

What returns has Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund delivered?

Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund has returned -6.73% over 1 year, +3.06% per year over 3 years and +5.49% 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 India Balanced Advantage Fund?

Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund charges an expense ratio of 2.22% 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 India Balanced Advantage Fund?

Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund's largest holdings are 0.00% Jubilant Bevco Ltd (31-May-2028) (4.7%), HDFC Bank Ltd (3.8%), ICICI Bank Ltd (3.6%), Bharti Airtel Ltd !! (3.6%) and 0.00% Jubilant Beverages Ltd (31-May-2028) (2.9%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

How risky is Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund?

Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund is rated high on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 8.5% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -12.0%. 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 -0.41 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund's -0.41 means it has not compensated investors for its volatility over the window. Higher is better.

What is the benchmark of Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund?

Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund is benchmarked against the NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Who manages Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund?

Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund is managed by Rajasa Kakulavarapu, Chandni Gupta, Anuj Tagra, Rahul Goswami and Sandeep Manam at Franklin Templeton.

How is Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund taxed?

Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund is an equity-oriented fund, so its capital gains get concessional rates: short-term gains (units held under 1 year) are taxed at 20%, and long-term gains (held 1 year or more) at 12.5% above a ₹1.25 lakh per-year exemption. These rates apply on redemption and don't add to your income-tax slab.