Franklin Asian Equity Fund
As on April 30, 2026
Franklin Asian Equity Fund
As on April 30, 2026
TYPE OF SCHEME

An open ended equity scheme following Asian (excluding Japan) equity theme
SCHEME CATEGORY

Thematic - Asian Equity
SCHEME CHARACTERISTICS

Min 80% in Asian equity (ex-Japan) theme
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

FAEF is an open-end diversified equity fund that seeks to provide medium to long term appreciation through investments primarily in Asian Companies / sectors (excluding Japan) with long term potential across market capitalisation.
DATE OF ALLOTMENT:

January 16, 2008
FUND MANAGER(S):

Shyam Sundar Sriram (w.e.f. September 26, 2024)
& Sandeep Manam (dedicated for making investments for Foreign Securities)

BENCHMARK:
75% MSCI Asia (Ex-Japan) Standard Index + 25% Nifty 500 Index
(w.e.f. March 9, 2024)
TURNOVER:

Portfolio Turnover56.04%
VOLATILITY MEASURES (3 YEARS):

Standard Deviation4.65%
Beta0.99
Sharpe Ratio*0.74
* Annualised. Risk-free rate assumed to be 5.34% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR)
BASE EXPENSE RATIO#: 2.09%
BASE EXPENSE RATIO# (DIRECT) : 1.39%
#Base Expense Ratio (BER) is the actual expense ratio charged as per the AUM slabs and within the BER limits prescribed in Regulation 66 of SEBI MF regulations. BER excludes brokerage and transaction costs incurred towards execution of trades and the applicable statutory levies as on that date. Brokerage and transaction costs incurred towards execution of trades and statutory levies are charged, at actuals, and is over and above the BER.
For Total Expense Ratio (TER) and break up of TER i.e., BER, brokerage and transaction costs and statutory levies, please refer to daily TER disclosures on our website www.franklintempletonindia.com. For detailed understanding of TER, please refer to the TER note on our website.

MINIMUM INVESTMENT/
MULTIPLES FOR NEW INVESTORS:

Rs 5000/1
MINIMUM INVESTMENT FOR SIP

Rs500/1
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT/
MULTIPLES FOR EXISTING INVESTORS:

Rs1000/1
LOAD STRUCTURE:

Entry Load : Nil
Exit Load (for each purchase of Units): 1% if the Units are redeemed/switchedout within one year from the date of allotment
(effective January 15, 2020)
Different plans have a different expense structure

NAV AS OF APRIL 30, 2026

Growth Plan Rs40.3513
IDCW Plan Rs19.0466
Direct - Growth Plan Rs44.4147
Direct - IDCW Plan Rs20.3368

As per the addendum dated March 31, 2021, the Dividend Plan has been renamed to Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal (IDCW) Plan with effect from April 1, 2021
FUND SIZE (AUM)

Month EndRs520.57 Crores
Monthly AverageRs455.61 Crores
Company NameNo. of sharesMarket Value
Rs Lakhs
% of assets
Agricultural Food & Other Products
Tata Consumer Products Ltd 45,106 516.28 0.99
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles
Tata Motors Ltd 1,94,615 797.73 1.53
Auto Components
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (China) 18,100 1,096.82 2.11
Endurance Technologies Ltd 33,947 791.17 1.52
Tube Investments of India Ltd 24,035 708.53 1.36
Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co Ltd (China) 28,000 201.82 0.39
Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Co (South Korea)* 3,275 1,117.37 2.15
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 24,662 763.91 1.47
BYD Co Ltd (China) 44,900 557.53 1.07
Banks
ICICI Bank Ltd* 1,47,235 1,860.17 3.57
HDFC Bank Ltd* 1,52,653 1,178.02 2.26
State Bank of India 57,433 613.64 1.18
DBS Group Holdings Ltd (Singapore) 10,540 458.00 0.88
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd (Hong Kong) 68,500 390.85 0.75
Capital Markets
360 One Wam Ltd 63,179 653.68 1.26
Cement & Cement Products
Ultratech Cement Ltd 6,066 702.81 1.35
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
Sunresin New Materials Co Ltd (China) 40,100 355.30 0.68
Construction
Larsen & Toubro Ltd* 34,337 1,378.29 2.65
Consumer Durables
Midea Group Co Ltd (China) 16,900 190.49 0.37
Entertainment
Netease Inc (Cayman Islands)) 22,300 483.56 0.93
Finance
Tata Capital Ltd 2,41,620 804.96 1.55
KB Financial Group Inc (South Korea) 4,794 494.38 0.95
Hong Kong Exchanges And Clearing Ltd (Hong Kong) 6,200 309.75 0.60
Food Products
Yum China Holdings INC (USA) 12,853 591.03 1.14
Gas
GAIL (India) Ltd 3,59,154 586.25 1.13
Healthcare Services
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd 98,772 980.86 1.88
Industrial Manufacturing
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (Singapore) 85,900 684.00 1.31
Industrial Products
Weichai Power Co Ltd (Hong Kong) 2,13,000 997.04 1.92
King Slide Works Co Ltd (Taiwan) 4,000 469.20 0.90
Insurance
AIA Group Ltd (Hong Kong) 50,400 519.28 1.00
IT - Hardware
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (Taiwan)* 73,000 4,675.60 8.98
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd (South Korea)* 21,933 3,107.41 5.97
SK Hynix INC (South Korea)* 2,567 2,121.09 4.07
Mediatek INC (Taiwan)* 19,000 1,487.68 2.86
Yageo Corp (Taiwan) 86,000 817.85 1.57
Asia Vital Components Co Ltd (Taiwan) 7,000 595.34 1.14
Wus Printed Circuit Kunshan Co Ltd (China) 9,300 132.58 0.25
IT - Software
Tencent Holdings Ltd (Hong Kong)* 29,200 1,654.77 3.18
Wiwynn Corp (Taiwan) 5,000 701.24 1.35
Lite-On Technology Corp (Taiwan) 1,23,000 612.53 1.18
Infosys Ltd 36,732 434.10 0.83
Leisure Services
Indian Hotels Co Ltd 1,11,697 710.23 1.36
Trip.Com Group Ltd (Hong Kong) 1,550 78.45 0.15
Non - Ferrous Metals
Hindalco Industries Ltd 72,346 750.95 1.44
Zijin Gold International Co Ltd (Hong Kong) 24,200 442.09 0.85
Oil
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd 2,58,893 775.51 1.49
Petroleum Products
Reliance Industries Ltd 56,852 813.44 1.56
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd 23,997 1,004.30 1.93
Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd (China) 88,600 663.49 1.27
Divi's Laboratories Ltd 9,728 632.56 1.22
Power
Tata Power Co Ltd 1,62,007 720.20 1.38
Realty
Oberoi Realty Ltd 45,495 759.58 1.46
Lodha Developers Ltd 73,767 662.35 1.27
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd (Hong Kong) 37,500 616.92 1.19
China Resources Land Ltd (Hong Kong) 1,41,500 557.10 1.07
Retailing
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (Hong Kong)* 74,304 1,134.17 2.18
Eternal Ltd 4,01,284 991.29 1.90
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd (Hong Kong) 45,000 610.01 1.17
Meesho Ltd 2,58,269 498.79 0.96
Telecom - Equipment & Accessories
Zhongji Innolight Co Ltd (China) 1,100 131.10 0.25
Total Equity Holdings 50,145.44 96.33
Total Holdings 50,145.44 96.33
Call,cash and other current asset 1,911.29 3.67
Total Asset 52,056.73 100.00
* Top 10 holdings

@ TREPs /Reverse Repo : 11.17%, Others (Cash/ Subscription receivable/ Redemption payable/ Receivables on sale/Payable on Purchase/ Other Receivable / Other Payable) : -7.50%



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