Franklin Asian Equity Fund  
Fund Category : Diversified Equity Funds
Fund Identifier FAEF
Fund Total Assets* Rs. 316.94(crores)
*As of Month ended July 31, 2010
Launch Date Jan 16, 2008
Base Currency Indian Rupees
Plan details GR, DP
Min. Investment 5,000
Load details Entry: Nil
  Exit: 1% (<1 yr)
Expense Ratio 2.33%
As of 07/09/2010
Dividend Plan Rs. 10.5561
Growth Plan Rs. 10.5561
Growth Plan - NAV Daily Change Rs. 0.48
Annualized Compounded Returns
As of Month ended July 31, 2010
  FAEF MSCI ASIA (ex JAPAN) Standard Index
1 Yr 4.35% 8.3%
3 Yr NANA
5 Yr NANA
Life 1.16% 0.42%

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Current performance may differ from figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with market conditions, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell/redeem your shares.

Fund Overview
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Fund Manager: Sukumar Rajah (PDF, 19k) Roshi Jain (PDF, 16k)

Invests in Asian Companies / sectors (excluding Japan) with long term potential across the market cap range.

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Portfolio Details
Top 10 Holdings (As of Month ended July 31, 2010)
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS (SOUTH KOREA) 4.96%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING (TAIWAN) 4.86%
DAIRY FARM INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS (USA) 3.52%
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE (HONG KONG) 3.37%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG) 3.16%
ICICI BANK 2.95%
HONG KONG EXCHANGES & CLEARING (HONG KONG) 2.77%
MEDIATEK (TAIWAN) 2.60%
CHINA SHENHUA ENERGY (HONG KONG) 2.52%
PETROCHINA (HONG KONG) 2.30%
Sector Breakdown (As of Month ended July 31, 2010)
BANKS 16.33%
HARDWARE 12.68%
FINANCE 9.62%
TELECOM - SERVICES 7.82%
CONSUMER NON DURABLES 7.08%
RETAILING 5.25%
POWER 4.08%
CONSTRUCTION 3.79%
INDUSTRIAL CAPITAL GOODS 3.70%
MINERALS/MINING 3.02%
AUTO ANCILLARIES 2.95%
TELECOM - EQUIPMENT & ACCESSORIES 2.60%
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 2.30%
OIL 2.18%
SOFTWARE 1.78%
TRANSPORTATION 1.65%
AUTO 1.62%
CEMENT 1.01%
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT 0.35%
Asset Mix (As of Month ended July 31, 2010)

Annualized Compounded Returns
As of Month ended July 31, 2010

  Last 6 Months Last 1 year Last 3 years* Last 5 years* Last 7 years* Last 10 years* Since Inception*
FAEF 5.83% 4.35% NA NA NA NA 1.16%
MSCI ASIA (ex JAPAN) Standard Index 7.39% 8.30% NA NA NA NA 0.42%
Past performance may or may not be sustained in future. Based on Growth Plan NAVs.
Returns for time periods less than one year are computed on an absolute basis and returns for periods greater than one year on a *compounded annualised basis.

Calender Year Total Returns

FAEF
MSCI ASIA (ex JAPAN) Standard Index

Hypothetical Rs. 10,000 investment
As of Month ended July 31, 2010

Rs. 10,000 invested in the fund at inception, with all dividend and capital gain distributions reinvested, excluding sales charges, would be worth:


Rs. 10,296.90

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Share Prices (As of September 08, 2010)
(updated daily)
NAV (Net Asset Value)1 Rs. 10.5561
NAV change Rs. 0.48
52-Week Range
NAV high (07/09/2010) Rs. 10.5561
NAV low (25/05/2010) Rs. 9.3107
NAV for last 30 days
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