Franklin India Equity Savings Fund
Equity Savings · Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Private Limited
Among the 127 funds in its category, this one has grown money a bit faster than average. ₹1 lakh invested 5 years ago would be about ₹1.4 lakh today. Investing ₹10,000 every month for the last 5 years would have put in ₹6.1 lakh and grown it to about ₹7.3 lakh. Be warned: in its worst stretch, ₹1 lakh briefly shrank to about ₹83,300. Expect meaningful ups and downs on the way.
New to fund research? Start with the 5-minute guide. The detailed numbers below back all of this up.Franklin India Equity Savings Fund is a Equity Savings fund from Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Private Limited. It has a track record of about 8.1 years. As of the latest data it carries an RS rating of 74/99 (its recent momentum versus category peers) and a King Score of 69/100 (a long-term quality composite). The current NAV is ₹18.71 (as of 2026-09-16).
Growth of ₹100 - last 5 years
Franklin India Equity Savings Fund returns: last 1, 3, 5 and 10 years
| Period | This fund | Category average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -0.62% | -0.96% |
| 3 months | 1.16% | 1.25% |
| 6 months | 2.17% | 3.61% |
| 1 year | 3.7% | 4.25% |
| 3 years (CAGR) | 7.16% | 8.38% |
| 5 years (CAGR) | 7.11% | 7.71% |
The last 5 years return is 7.11% a year (₹1 lakh → ₹1.4 lakh), and the last 3 years return is 7.16% - behind its category's 8.38% average by 1.2 points. Its trailing one-year return is 3.7%. Trailing returns flatter or disappoint depending on the end date you pick - the year-by-year and rolling-return sections below are a fairer read.
Year-by-year returns
| Year | Franklin India Equity | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +6.0% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | +10.4% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | +14.7% | +30.2% |
| 2022 | +5.0% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | +11.1% | +25.8% |
| 2024 | +9.8% | +15.2% |
| 2025 | +6.7% | +6.7% |
| 2026 | +1.6% | -5.8% |
Franklin India Equity Savings Fund beat its benchmark in 2 of the last 8 calendar years. A below-par hit-rate versus its own index is worth weighing against its other strengths. Consistency against the benchmark matters more than any single great year.
Calendar-year returns show how bumpy the ride really was - an average hides the good years and the ugly ones.
What a monthly SIP in Franklin India Equity Savings Fund would have made
A ₹10,000-a-month SIP, using this fund's actual NAV history. SIP returns (XIRR) differ from lumpsum CAGR because your money goes in gradually, averaging your entry price.
| SIP duration | You invested | It became | XIRR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 years | ₹370,000 | ₹402,955 | 5.62% |
| 5 years | ₹610,000 | ₹728,406 | 7.03% |
Over 5 years, ₹610,000 invested in monthly instalments would have grown to about ₹728,406 - an XIRR of 7.03%. Figures are pre-tax and assume you stayed invested throughout.
Risk & drawdowns
| Measure | This fund | Category average |
|---|---|---|
| Worst drawdown (lifetime) | -16.7% | -14.76% |
| Worst drawdown (3Y) | -2.04% | -4.54% |
| Volatility (1Y) | 3.16% | 5.26% |
| Sharpe (3Y) | 0.24 | 0.41 |
| Sortino (3Y) | 0.45 | 0.66 |
| Beta (3Y) | 0.16 | 0.29 |
| Alpha (3Y) | 0.32% | 1.32% |
| Up capture | 23.8% | 36.36% |
| Down capture | 9.6% | 21.89% |
| Bull-market return | 13.5% | 14.34% |
| Bear-market return | -6.7% | -7.83% |
Timing matters more than people admit: the best possible 1-year stretch in Franklin India Equity Savings Fund (starting 2020-03-23) gained 35.2%, while the worst (starting 2019-03-22) lost 12.0%. The worst peak-to-bottom fall Franklin India Equity Savings Fund has ever put investors through is -16.7% - the real test of whether you'd have stayed invested. In falling markets (Nifty below its 200-day average) it has returned about -6.7% annualised, versus 13.5% in rising markets. It has captured roughly 23.8% of its benchmark's up-moves and 9.6% of its down-moves.
How Franklin India Equity Savings Fund behaves when markets fall
When the market is falling (the Nifty below its 200-day average), Franklin India Equity Savings Fund has historically returned about -6.7% annualised, versus roughly 13.5% when the market is rising. Its deepest fall on record is -16.7%. Right now it sits about 0.66% below its all-time high (last hit 2026-08-13). The real question isn't the average year - it's whether you could hold on through the worst one.
How Franklin India Equity Savings Fund ranks in its category
Percentile versus its ~127 category peers - 100th is best-in-class, 50th is average. This is the fairest apples-to-apples read.
Consistency (rolling returns)
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median 3Y rolling CAGR | 9.53% |
| 3Y windows positive | 100.0% |
| Worst 3Y window | 7.56% |
| 3Y windows beating Nifty 500 | 0.0% |
| Median 5Y rolling CAGR | 9.75% |
Instead of one lucky start date, rolling returns test every start date. Across all 3-year windows in its history, Franklin India Equity Savings Fund returned a median of 9.53% a year, and 100.0% of those windows were positive.
What Franklin India Equity Savings Fund holds
Its latest monthly portfolio disclosure. This is what your money actually owns.
Top holdings
Sector allocation
The top 10 holdings make up 38.1% of the portfolio, across 52 stocks. A higher concentration means the fund's fortunes ride on fewer names.
Portfolio overlap with similar funds
Franklin India Equity Savings Fund shares HSBC Equity Savings Fund (1%), Edelweiss Equity Savings Fund (1%), Edelweiss Equity Savings Fund (1%) of its portfolio with these category peers (overlap = the slice of the two portfolios invested in the same stocks). The lower the overlap, the more genuinely different the portfolios are.
Who manages Franklin India Equity Savings Fund - and how good are they?
Franklin India Equity Savings Fund is managed by Venkatesh Sanjeevi, Rohan Maru and Anuj Tagra. Below is each manager's complete track record - every fund they currently run, judged on the same numbers as everything else on this page - so you can see whether this fund is in strong hands or is the outlier in a weak book.
Venkatesh Sanjeevi's full record
Venkatesh Sanjeevi currently runs 7 funds, across Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage, Equity Savings, FoF Domestic, Focused Fund and more, with about ₹28,028 Cr under management. The book's average King Score is 53.7/100. Their strongest fund by King Score is Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund (83/100); Franklin India Equity Savings Fund ranks #2 of 7 in their book.
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| # | Fund | RS | King | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y CAGR | 5Y CAGR | 10Y CAGR | Sharpe | Roll 3Y | Worst fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund | 65 | 83 | 0.5% | 2.6% | 0.4% | 9.3% | n/a | n/a | 0.37 | 14.2% | -8.1% |
| 2 | Franklin India Equity Savings Fund (this page) | 74 | 69 | 1.2% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 7.2% | 7.1% | n/a | 0.24 | 9.5% | -16.7% |
| 3 | Franklin India Large Cap Fund | 59 | 62 | -0.2% | 0.8% | -4.0% | 8.6% | 7.5% | 10.6% | 0.16 | 13.6% | -36.2% |
| 4 | Franklin India Dynamic Asset Allocation Active Fund Of Funds | 17 | 44 | -0.4% | 2.5% | 0.1% | 8.0% | 10.2% | 10.3% | 0.21 | 11.6% | -30.9% |
| 5 | Franklin India Large & Mid Cap Fund | 33 | 43 | 0.7% | 4.6% | -3.1% | 10.4% | 9.6% | 11.5% | 0.27 | 15.0% | -41.8% |
| 6 | Franklin India Focused Equity Fund | 16 | 42 | -2.1% | -2.0% | -9.8% | 6.8% | 9.2% | 12.7% | 0.03 | 17.1% | -37.7% |
| 7 | Franklin India Technology Fund | 52 | 33 | 6.5% | 8.6% | -9.1% | 8.8% | 7.0% | 16.6% | 0.13 | 17.9% | -30.8% |
Rohan Maru's full record
Rohan Maru currently runs 6 funds, across Equity Savings, FoF Domestic, Liquid Fund, Low Duration Fund and more, with about ₹8,338 Cr under management. The book's average King Score is 77.6/100. Their strongest fund by King Score is Franklin India Liquid Fund - Super Institutional (91/100); Franklin India Equity Savings Fund ranks #4 of 6 in their book.
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| # | Fund | RS | King | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y CAGR | 5Y CAGR | 10Y CAGR | Sharpe | Roll 3Y | Worst fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin India Liquid Fund - Super Institutional | 98 | 91 | 1.7% | 3.5% | 6.6% | 7.0% | 6.4% | 6.2% | 1.4 | 7.0% | -0.2% |
| 2 | Franklin India Money Market Fund | 90 | 83 | 1.9% | 3.5% | 6.7% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 6.8% | 1.57 | 7.6% | -1.2% |
| 3 | Franklin India Overnight Fund | 96 | 81 | 1.3% | 2.6% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 5.7% | n/a | -1.69 | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| 4 | Franklin India Equity Savings Fund (this page) | 74 | 69 | 1.2% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 7.2% | 7.1% | n/a | 0.24 | 9.5% | -16.7% |
| 5 | Franklin India Income Plus Arbitrage Active Fund of Funds | 62 | 64 | 1.7% | 3.1% | 6.3% | 12.4% | 10.9% | 8.2% | 1.25 | 7.4% | -27.6% |
| 6 | Franklin India Low Duration Fund | 87 | n/a | 1.6% | 3.2% | 6.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.07 | n/a | -0.1% |
Anuj Tagra's full record
Anuj Tagra currently runs 6 funds, across Aggressive Hybrid Fund, Banking and PSU Fund, Corporate Bond Fund, Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage and more, with about ₹6,617 Cr under management. The book's average King Score is 77.2/100. Their strongest fund by King Score is Franklin India Banking & PSU Debt Fund (85/100); Franklin India Equity Savings Fund ranks #4 of 6 in their book.
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| # | Fund | RS | King | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y CAGR | 5Y CAGR | 10Y CAGR | Sharpe | Roll 3Y | Worst fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin India Banking & PSU Debt Fund | 96 | 85 | 1.8% | 3.1% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 6.4% | 7.3% | 0.93 | 7.8% | -3.6% |
| 2 | Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund | 65 | 83 | 0.5% | 2.6% | 0.4% | 9.3% | n/a | n/a | 0.37 | 14.2% | -8.1% |
| 3 | Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund | 98 | 81 | 1.7% | 3.1% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 6.7% | 7.6% | 1.16 | 8.4% | -7.4% |
| 4 | Franklin India Equity Savings Fund (this page) | 74 | 69 | 1.2% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 7.2% | 7.1% | n/a | 0.24 | 9.5% | -16.7% |
| 5 | Franklin India Aggressive Hybrid Fund | 48 | 68 | -0.2% | 1.7% | -2.2% | 9.0% | 9.2% | 11.2% | 0.25 | 14.9% | -27.8% |
| 6 | Franklin India Medium to Long Duration Fund | 84 | n/a | 1.2% | 2.4% | 5.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | -0.12 | n/a | -1.7% |
A caveat worth keeping: funds often have co-managers, and results belong to the whole team and process rather than one person. A manager's book tells you about their range and consistency, not a guarantee of skill.
Cost & fund basics
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Expense ratio (Direct) | 0.31% |
| Exit load | ≈1% if redeemed within 1 year (typical) |
| Minimum investment | ₹5000 |
| Fund size (AUM) | ₹619 Cr |
| Age | 8.1 years |
| Plan / Option | Direct · Growth |
| Benchmark | NIFTY500 |
How Franklin India Equity Savings Fund compares to peers
| Fund | RS | King | 3Y CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edelweiss Equity Savings Fund | 96 | 90 | 11.1% |
| Edelweiss Equity Savings Fund | 95 | 90 | 11.1% |
| HSBC Equity Savings Fund | 94 | 89 | 12.7% |
| Baroda BNP Paribas Equity Savings Fund | 86 | 85 | 9.0% |
| Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) | 60 | 85 | 8.6% |
| Kotak Equity Savings Fund | 87 | 82 | 9.9% |
Overlap warning: funds in the same category often own many of the same stocks - holding several rarely adds the diversification people expect.
What these numbers mean
RS rating (1-99) ranks a fund's recent momentum against its category - higher is stronger right now. King Score (0-100) is a long-term quality composite (returns, consistency, drawdown, risk-adjusted return) versus peers. Max drawdown is the worst peak-to-bottom fall the fund has ever experienced. Rolling returns test every possible start date, so one lucky (or unlucky) entry point can't distort the picture. Every formula behind this page is public - see how we calculate every number.
Franklin India Equity Savings Fund review: the bottom line
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Frequently asked questions
Is Franklin India Equity Savings Fund a good mutual fund?
That depends on your goals and risk tolerance - this is descriptive research, not advice. On the numbers, Franklin India Equity Savings Fund scores 69/100 on our King Score and RS 74/99 within its category, has compounded 7.16% a year over three years, and its worst drawdown was -16.7%. Compare those against your needs and the peer table above.
What is the NAV of Franklin India Equity Savings Fund today?
The latest NAV is ₹18.71 (as of 2026-09-16). NAV (net asset value) is the per-unit price of the fund, published every business day by the AMC.
What is the expense ratio of Franklin India Equity Savings Fund?
The Direct-plan expense ratio is 0.31% a year. The Direct plan is cheaper than the Regular plan because it carries no distributor commission - over decades that gap compounds meaningfully.
Who is the fund manager of Franklin India Equity Savings Fund?
Franklin India Equity Savings Fund is managed by Venkatesh Sanjeevi; Rohan Maru; Anuj Tagra; Sandeep Manam; Rajasa Kakulavarapu.
Is Franklin India Equity Savings Fund safe? How risky is it?
No market-linked fund is 'safe' in the fixed-deposit sense - the honest question is how deep its falls get. Its worst historical drawdown was -16.7% - ₹1 lakh briefly becoming about ₹83,300. As a equity fund, its risk profile is typical of that category. Look at the drawdown, volatility and bear-market figures above and ask whether you could stay invested through the bad stretches.
Is Franklin India Equity Savings Fund good for SIP?
We can't tell you what to do, but here is what actually happened: a ₹10,000 monthly SIP over the last 5 years grew ₹6.1 lakh into about ₹7.3 lakh (XIRR 7.03%). SIPs average your entry price, which helps most in funds that swing hard - check the crash-behaviour section above to see how it treats investors in bad markets.
What are the SIP returns of Franklin India Equity Savings Fund?
A ₹10,000/month SIP over 5 years would have grown to about ₹728,406 (an XIRR of 7.03%) on ₹610,000 invested, using the fund's actual NAV history. See the SIP table above for other durations.
How does Franklin India Equity Savings Fund rank among similar funds?
On 3-year returns it sits around the 68th percentile of its category, and its consistency ranks 75th percentile. 100th is best-in-class, 50th is average. See the category-ranking section above.
Is Franklin India Equity Savings Fund tax-efficient / what about capital gains?
As a equity fund, gains follow the rules for its asset class - equity-oriented funds are taxed differently from debt. All returns on this page are pre-tax; your actual post-tax return depends on your holding period and slab. This is descriptive information, not tax advice.
Direct or Regular plan - which is shown here?
All figures on this page are for the Direct-Growth plan (no distributor commission, lower cost). Returns are pre-tax; capital-gains tax depends on your own holding period and slab.
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