Franklin India Small Cap Fund$$
(Erstwhile Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund)
As on August 31, 2026
Franklin India Small Cap Fund$$
(Erstwhile Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund)
As on August 31, 2026
TYPE OF SCHEME

Small-cap Fund- An open ended equity scheme predominantly investing in small cap stocks
SCHEME CATEGORY

Small Cap Fund
SCHEME CHARACTERISTICS

Min 65% Small Caps
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in small cap companies
DATE OF ALLOTMENT:

January 13, 2006 (Launched as a closed end scheme, the scheme was converted into an open end scheme effective January 14, 2011).
FUND MANAGER(S):

Akhil Kalluri (effective September 8, 2022)
R Janakiraman
Sandeep Manam
(dedicated for making investments for Foreign Securities)
BENCHMARK:

Nifty Smallcap 250
TURNOVER:

Portfolio Turnover40.84%
VOLATILITY MEASURES (3 YEARS):

Standard Deviation5.75%
Beta0.86
Sharpe Ratio*0.38
* Annualised. Risk-free rate assumed to be 5.24% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR)
BASE EXPENSE RATIO#: 1.45%
BASE EXPENSE RATIO# (DIRECT) : 0.77%
#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 - http://bit.ly/4uHkUph

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): 1% if the Units are redeemed/switched-out within one year of allotment
Different plans have a different expense structure
NAV AS OF AUGUST 31, 2026

Growth Plan Rs179.8497
IDCW Plan Rs44.9581
Direct - Growth Plan Rs205.4189
Direct - IDCW Plan Rs53.3872

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 EndRs14746.08 Crores
Monthly AverageRs14802.00 Crores
Outstanding exposure in
derivative instruments
Rs 92.98 Crores
Outstanding derivative exposure 0.63%
Company NameNo. of sharesMarket Value
Rs Lakhs
% of assets
Aerospace & Defense
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd* 5,65,000 27,129.04 1.84
Data Patterns India Ltd 4,00,213 18,095.63 1.23
Ideaforge Technology Ltd 12,10,272 9,624.69 0.65
Agricultural Food & Other Products
CCL Products (India) Ltd 11,78,871 12,729.45 0.86
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles
Ajax Engineering Ltd 14,06,691 8,081.44 0.55
Auto Components
Tenneco Clean Air India Ltd 41,77,000 22,113.04 1.50
Exide Industries Ltd 39,95,660 17,590.89 1.19
Amara Raja Energy And Mobility Ltd 16,01,135 14,292.53 0.97
Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd 3,79,79,395 13,972.62 0.95
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd 5,49,216 13,920.43 0.94
Rolex Rings Ltd 76,09,579 13,742.14 0.93
Sona Blw Precision Forgings Ltd 15,43,807 12,551.92 0.85
Craftsman Automation Ltd 1,09,649 12,279.04 0.83
Lumax Auto Technologies Ltd 3,61,745 7,518.87 0.51
Sedemac Mechatronics Ltd 2,41,793 7,469.95 0.51
Banks
Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd* 4,80,64,081 35,553.00 2.41
DCB Bank Ltd 1,21,99,095 26,618.43 1.81
RBL Bank Ltd 59,59,814 22,668.15 1.54
Axis Bank Ltd 17,32,635 22,524.26 1.53
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd 48,00,000 20,131.20 1.37
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd 51,79,481 18,003.88 1.22
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd 2,60,02,065 17,970.03 1.22
City Union Bank Ltd 63,31,813 14,511.88 0.98
HDFC Bank Ltd 13,97,940 9,911.39 0.67 -0.63
Capital Markets
Angel One Ltd 83,89,640 24,069.88 1.63
Cement & Cement Products
The India Cements Ltd 42,96,380 15,924.53 1.08
The Ramco Cements Ltd 13,06,390 11,490.35 0.78
JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd 7,28,608 3,868.18 0.26
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
Deepak Nitrite Ltd 13,87,967 24,281.09 1.65
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd 28,97,920 19,558.06 1.33
Vishnu Chemicals Ltd 16,59,420 10,821.91 0.73
GHCL Ltd 15,97,501 6,993.86 0.47
Chemplast Sanmar Ltd 37,26,764 6,578.48 0.45
Commercial Services & Supplies
Shankara Buildpro Ltd 11,30,373 14,174.88 0.96
Teamlease Services Ltd 6,76,040 8,676.97 0.59
Consumer Durables
Kajaria Ceramics Ltd* 28,04,114 34,905.61 2.37
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd* 44,63,469 26,825.45 1.82
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd 80,28,000 18,938.05 1.28
PG Electroplast Ltd 27,69,533 16,090.99 1.09
Whirlpool Of India Ltd 15,75,000 12,649.61 0.86
Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd 3,63,927 11,908.78 0.81
Greenpanel Industries Ltd 35,07,931 5,492.72 0.37
Electrical Equipment
MTAR Technologies Ltd 3,07,735 21,675.31 1.47
Elecon Engineering Co Ltd 33,79,635 13,919.03 0.94
Vikram Solar Ltd 20,00,000 3,374.00 0.23
Ferrous Metals
Tata Steel Ltd 85,00,000 15,669.75 1.06
Finance
PNB Housing Finance Ltd* 23,54,061 27,041.10 1.83
SBFC Finance Ltd 1,47,31,161 14,557.33 0.99
Five-Star Business Finance Ltd 14,14,722 7,569.47 0.51
Financial Technology (Fintech)
Pine Labs Ltd* 2,34,11,324 38,401.59 2.60
Food Products
Mrs Bectors Food Specialities Ltd 85,11,910 19,314.37 1.31
Gas
GSPL Transmission Ltd @@ 8,01,334 960.40 0.07
Healthcare Services
Metropolis Healthcare Ltd* 46,78,471 27,245.08 1.85
Aster DM Quality Care Ltd 18,24,194 13,790.91 0.94
HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd 17,66,305 12,952.31 0.88
Industrial Manufacturing
Syrma SGS Technology Ltd 15,54,831 22,342.92 1.52
Industrial Products
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd* 14,65,251 30,761.48 2.09
Finolex Industries Ltd 1,03,09,386 16,259.96 1.10
Finolex Cables Ltd 11,72,142 14,618.37 0.99
Apollo Pipes Ltd 20,23,000 12,685.22 0.86
AIA Engineering Ltd 2,52,000 10,728.90 0.73
Kirloskar Pneumatic Co Ltd 12,52,124 8,947.68 0.61
IT - Software
Zensar Technologies Ltd 48,19,167 22,185.04 1.50
Hexaware Technologies Ltd 33,15,366 18,391.99 1.25
Intellect Design Arena Ltd 17,56,444 11,960.51 0.81
KPIT Technologies Ltd 8,88,643 5,198.56 0.35
Leisure Services
Le Travenues Technology Ltd 1,27,41,718 20,771.55 1.41
Sapphire Foods India Ltd 76,46,290 17,923.67 1.22
Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd 1,44,70,368 15,374.77 1.04
Brigade Hotel Ventures Ltd 92,55,068 5,439.20 0.37
Other Utilities
Ion Exchange (India) Ltd 28,32,593 10,306.39 0.70
Personal Products
Emami Ltd 38,76,597 14,110.81 0.96
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
Eris Lifesciences Ltd* 22,33,791 28,976.74 1.97
Cipla Ltd 12,93,000 18,220.96 1.24
Akums Drugs And Pharmaceuticals Ltd 21,17,232 16,444.54 1.12
Piramal Pharma Ltd 51,09,343 10,954.43 0.74
Power
CESC Ltd 1,27,91,201 18,695.62 1.27
Tata Power Co Ltd 35,50,000 12,318.50 0.84
Juniper Green Energy Ltd 33,89,391 8,974.43 0.61
Realty
Brigade Enterprises Ltd* 53,11,513 34,835.56 2.36
Sobha Ltd 15,13,099 19,003.01 1.29
Retailing
Electronics Mart India Ltd 95,77,961 17,298.76 1.17
MedPlus Health Services Ltd 23,65,629 15,902.94 1.08
V-Mart Retail Ltd 17,50,073 14,830.99 1.01
Vedant Fashions Ltd 17,96,507 9,795.45 0.66
Aditya Vision Ltd 9,23,838 5,547.65 0.38
Go Fashion India Ltd 14,77,466 4,843.87 0.33
Textiles & Apparels
K.P.R. Mill Ltd 19,17,001 22,574.60 1.53
Transport Services
Delhivery Ltd 42,72,223 19,489.88 1.32
Gateway Distriparks Ltd 81,74,390 4,397.00 0.30
Total Equity Holdings 14,29,835.93 96.96 -0.63
Company Name Company Ratings Market Value (including accrued interest, if any) (Rs. in Lakhs) % of Assets
182 DTB (19-NOV-2026) SOVEREIGN 2,471.86 0.17
Total Gilts 2,471.86 0.17
Total Debt Holdings 2,471.86 0.17
Total Holdings 14,32,307.78 97.13
Margin on Derivatives 3,107.75 0.21
Call,cash and other current asset 39,192.56 2.66
Total Asset 14,74,608.10 100.00
* Top 10 holdings

@ TREPs /Reverse Repo : 2.70%, Others (Cash/ Subscription receivable/ Redemption payable/ Receivables on sale/Payable on Purchase/ Other Receivable / Other Payable) : -0.04%



$$ - Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund has been renamed as Franklin India Small Cap Fund effective July 11, 2025

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