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FranklIn India Small Cap

Franklin · Direct–Growth · rank #23 of 36 by Smart Score

Data updated

Trailing returns

vs Nifty Smallcap 250 (index-fund proxy)
1 Year
4.6%
-0.2% vs index
3 Years
13.2%
-1.4% vs index
5 Years
15.9%
+1.3% vs index
Since launch
19.8%

Year-by-year performance

last entry = YTD
2021
+57.7%
2022
+4.4%
2023
+53.5%
2024
+24.2%
2025
-7.6%
2026
+9.2%

Why this score

FranklIn India Small Cap scores 36/100 — #23 of 36 Small Cap fund (Avoid). It stands out for volatility — beating 69% of peers on volatility. The main drag is its 3y return (better than only 27% of peers).

Each bar shows the fund's percentile vs Small Cap peers — a longer bar beats more of the category.

3Y return13.15% · 27th percentile in category
Sharpe ratio0.41 · 26th percentile in category
Alpha-2.05 · 18th percentile in category
Expense ratio1.06% · 26th percentile in category
Volatility16.31 · 69th percentile in category
1Y return4.58% · 11th percentile in category

Top holdings

top 5 = 11.8% of portfolio
1.Pine Labs Ltd.2.6%
2.Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd2.41%
3.Kajaria Ceramics Ltd2.37%
4.Brigade Enterprises Ltd2.36%
5.Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd2.09%

90 disclosed equity positions · portfolio as of Aug 2026 · weights are % of total corpus.

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