Franklin India Opportunities Fund
As on March 31, 2026
Franklin India Opportunities Fund
As on March 31, 2026
TYPE OF SCHEME

An open ended equity scheme following special situations theme
SCHEME CATEGORY

Thematic - Special Situations
SCHEME CHARACTERISTICS

Min 80% Equity in Special Situations theme
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

To generate capital appreciation by investing in opportunities presented by special situations such as corporate restructuring, Government policy and/or regulatory changes, companies going through temporary unique challenges and other similar instances.
DATE OF ALLOTMENT:

February 21, 2000
FUND MANAGER(S):

Kiran Sebastian & R Janakiraman
Sandeep Manam (dedicated for making investments for Foreign Securities)
BENCHMARK:

Nifty 500
TURNOVER:

Portfolio Turnover57.81%
VOLATILITY MEASURES (3 YEARS):

Standard Deviation4.98%
Beta1.04
Sharpe Ratio*0.91
* Annualised. Risk-free rate assumed to be 6.98% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR)
EXPENSE RATIO#: 1.78%
EXPENSE RATIO# (DIRECT) : 0.58%
# The above ratio includes the GST on Investment Management Fees. The rates specified are the actual expenses charged as at the end of the month.

MINIMUM INVESTMENT/
MULTIPLES FOR NEW INVESTORS:

Rs 5000/1
MINIMUM INVESTMENT FOR SIP

Rs 500/1
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT/
MULTIPLES FOR EXISTING INVESTORS:

Rs1000/1
LOAD STRUCTURE:

Entry Load : Nil
Exit Load (for each purchase of Units): In respect of each purchase of Units - 1% if the Units are redeemed/switched-out within one year of allotment
Different plans have a different expense structure

MARCH 31, 2026

Growth Plan Rs223.5460
IDCW Plan Rs32.0657
Direct - Growth Plan Rs248.7302
Direct - IDCW Plan Rs36.2736

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 EndRs7577.93 Crores
Monthly AverageRs7925.45 Crores
Company NameNo. of sharesMarket Value
Rs Lakhs
% of assets
Aerospace & Defense
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd 5,31,519 18,535.13 2.45
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles
Tata Motors Ltd 28,95,703 11,432.24 1.51
Auto Components
Pricol Ltd 15,63,667 8,035.68 1.06
Automobiles
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd 45,33,673 13,428.74 1.77
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd 1,03,685 12,759.48 1.68
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 3,65,687 10,804.95 1.43
TVS Motor Co Ltd 2,82,218 9,493.25 1.25
Banks
Axis Bank Ltd* 39,48,707 45,856.33 6.05
State Bank of India* 29,69,724 29,085.48 3.84
HDFC Bank Ltd* 28,06,438 20,530.50 2.71
IDFC First Bank Ltd 2,58,78,858 15,229.71 2.01
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd 2,59,99,478 13,132.34 1.73
RBL Bank Ltd 21,65,616 6,274.87 0.83
Cement & Cement Products
Ultratech Cement Ltd 1,13,843 12,232.43 1.61
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd 14,95,526 11,180.55 1.48
Deepak Nitrite Ltd 3,36,107 4,325.02 0.57
Camlin Fine Sciences Ltd 31,35,785 3,039.52 0.40
Consumer Durables
Amber Enterprises India Ltd 2,53,035 16,571.26 2.19
PG Electroplast Ltd 33,27,003 15,633.59 2.06
Stanley Lifestyles Ltd 4,25,904 526.84 0.07
Finance
Shriram Finance Ltd* 32,77,285 28,581.20 3.77
IIFL Finance Ltd 12,76,510 5,494.74 0.73
Financial Technology (Fintech)
PB Fintech Ltd 10,86,314 15,510.39 2.05
Pine Labs Ltd 6,34,194 990.48 0.13
Healthcare Services
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd 22,94,130 15,370.67 2.03
Metropolis Healthcare Ltd 25,20,884 10,940.64 1.44
Industrial Manufacturing
Amphenol Corp (USA)* 2,34,384 27,838.74 3.67
Syrma SGS Technology Ltd 20,29,351 15,688.91 2.07
Industrial Products
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd* 12,89,735 24,982.17 3.30
AIA Engineering Ltd* 5,38,094 19,568.33 2.58
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd 12,88,353 17,120.92 2.26
Finolex Cables Ltd 7,75,844 6,024.43 0.79
SKF India Industrial Ltd 2,43,679 5,076.32 0.67
Insurance
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd 17,31,354 10,225.38 1.35
IT - Services
Affle 3i Ltd 7,75,972 11,244.61 1.48
IT - Software
Mphasis Ltd 6,05,678 12,434.57 1.64
Intellect Design Arena Ltd 11,48,909 6,876.79 0.91
Zensar Technologies Ltd 10,73,957 5,526.05 0.73
CE Info Systems Ltd 6,36,067 5,095.53 0.67
Leisure Services
Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd 90,02,650 9,040.46 1.19
Oil
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd* 90,58,754 25,785.74 3.40
Petroleum Products
Reliance Industries Ltd* 21,07,409 28,321.47 3.74
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
Akums Drugs And Pharmaceuticals Ltd 25,33,367 11,808.02 1.56
Mankind Pharma Ltd 5,83,975 11,713.37 1.55
Eris Lifesciences Ltd 7,17,992 9,313.79 1.23
Piramal Pharma Ltd 61,54,389 8,403.20 1.11
Biocon Ltd 18,81,179 6,789.18 0.90
Power
NTPC Ltd* 1,02,29,949 37,917.31 5.00
Retailing
Eternal Ltd 84,29,102 19,300.96 2.55
Telecom - Services
Bharti Airtel Ltd 6,44,360 11,485.07 1.52
Tata Communications Ltd 7,31,054 9,853.88 1.30
Indus Towers Ltd 23,14,234 9,676.97 1.28
Transport Services
Interglobe Aviation Ltd 2,36,227 9,315.61 1.23
Unlisted
Chennai Interactive Business Services Pvt Ltd 23,815 0.00 0.00
Total Equity Holdings 7,31,423.81 96.52
Company Name Company Ratings Market Value (including accrued interest, if any) (Rs. in Lakhs) % of Assets
91 DTB (17-APR-2026) SOVEREIGN 2,494.21 0.33
Total Gilts 2,494.21 0.33
Total Debt Holdings 2,494.21 0.33
Total Holdings 7,33,918.02 96.85
Call,cash and other current asset 23,874.66 3.15
Total Asset 7,57,792.68 100.00
* Top 10 holdings

@ TREPs /Reverse Repo : 3.40%, Others (Cash/ Subscription receivable/ Redemption payable/ Receivables on sale/Payable on Purchase/ Other Receivable / Other Payable) : -0.25%



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