Ajay Argal
Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager at Franklin Templeton
Ajay Argal is named on 8 schemes at Franklin Templeton. Of the 8 ranked with a three-year record, 3-year CAGR runs from 15.0% (Franklin Build India Fund - Direct Plan - Growth) down to 8.0% (Franklin India Retirement Fund - Direct Plan - Growth), across Sectoral/ Thematic, Large Cap Fund, Flexi Cap Fund and 5 more categories. Returns are computed from AMFI NAV history and are net of expenses; the roles and dates come from Franklin Templeton's SEBI filings.
Background
- Qualifications
- PGDM, IIM Bangalore. IIT Bombay, Bachelor of Technology MBA, University of Oxford.
- Experience
- Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager (based at Chennai) He is responsible for Fund Management. Prior Assignments: Baring Asset Management (Asia) Ltd., Hong Kong (September 2011 to March 2019) Responsible for Fund Management of Baring India Fund Birla Sunlife Mutual Fund (December 2005 to August 2011) He was responsible for Fund Management of India Excel Fund and India Advantage Fund. AVP & Senior Research Analyst (based at Chennai)
Funds Ajay Argal manages
8Ranked by 3Y CAGR. Schemes without a three-year record yet are not listed. Open a fund for NAV history, rolling returns, risk metrics and peer rank.
| 1 | Franklin Build India Fund | ★★★☆☆ | -1.8% | +15.0% | +16.8% | 1.14% | ₹3,170Cr |
| 2 | Franklin India Large Cap Fund | ★★☆☆☆ | +1.0% | +12.5% | +8.2% | 1.45% | ₹7,368Cr |
| 3 | Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund | ★★★☆☆ | -1.0% | +12.2% | +10.9% | 0.99% | ₹19,294Cr |
| 4 | Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund | ★★☆☆☆ | -2.5% | +11.2% | +11.2% | 1.38% | ₹2,281Cr |
| 5 | Franklin India Aggressive Hybrid Fund | ★★★☆☆ | -1.1% | +10.4% | +9.4% | 1.12% | ₹2,353Cr |
| 6 | Templeton India Value Fund | ★★☆☆☆ | -4.4% | +9.9% | +11.7% | 1.11% | ₹1,956Cr |
| 7 | Franklin India Focused Equity Fund | ★★★☆☆ | -6.3% | +9.5% | +9.2% | 1.16% | ₹11,337Cr |
| 8 | Franklin India Retirement Fund | ★★☆☆☆ | 0.0% | +8.0% | +7.1% | 1.52% | ₹492.52Cr |
NAV data as of 15 Nov 2026. Role, qualifications and tenure are disclosures from Franklin Templeton’s Scheme Information Documents and Statement of Additional Information — SEBI filings, not our assessment of anyone. 1 of the 8 scheme assignments come from another of the house’s filings naming them rather than from that scheme’s own document, so that list may be incomplete. Returns are computed from AMFI NAV history; see our methodology. A fund’s performance is not attributable to one person, and nothing here is investment advice.