Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
As on April 30, 2025
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
As on April 30, 2025
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 Turnover22.41%
VOLATILITY MEASURES (3 YEARS):

Standard Deviation5.08%
Beta0.80
Sharpe Ratio*0.84
* Annualised. Risk-free rate assumed to be 7.20% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR)
EXPENSE RATIO#: 1.76%
EXPENSE RATIO# (DIRECT) : 0.97%
# 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. The above ratio also includes, proportionate charge in respect sales beyond T-30 cities subject to maximum of 30 bps on daily net assets, wherever applicable.

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 APRIL 30, 2025

Growth Plan Rs158.0617
IDCW Plan Rs 43.8722
Direct - Growth Plan Rs178.5739
Direct - IDCW Plan Rs 51.7069

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 EndRs 12530.32 Crores
Monthly AverageRs 12219.38 Crores
Company NameNo. of sharesMarket Value
Rs Lakhs
% of assets
Aerospace & Defense
Data Patterns India Ltd 5,23,732 13,023.12 1.04
MTAR Technologies Ltd 2,07,891 2,954.75 0.24
Agricultural Food & Other Products
CCL Products (India) Ltd 30,60,279 18,101.55 1.44
Auto Components
Amara Raja Energy And Mobility Ltd 18,19,819 17,686.82 1.41
S J S Enterprises Ltd 10,98,411 10,209.73 0.81
Pricol Ltd 23,30,642 10,204.72 0.81
Exide Industries Ltd 28,68,888 10,091.31 0.81
Tube Investments of India Ltd 3,10,000 8,985.66 0.72
CEAT Ltd 1,56,431 5,212.28 0.42
Rolex Rings Ltd 3,00,000 3,859.80 0.31
Banks
Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd* 4,80,64,081 32,178.90 2.57
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd* 1,39,98,917 30,541.44 2.44
ICICI Bank Ltd 15,59,945 22,260.42 1.78
HDFC Bank Ltd 10,36,125 19,945.41 1.59
DCB Bank Ltd 1,21,99,095 16,488.30 1.32
Axis Bank Ltd 13,06,287 15,479.50 1.24
City Union Bank Ltd 78,33,644 13,831.08 1.10
Karnataka Bank Ltd 33,03,964 6,471.47 0.52
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd 1,50,00,000 6,394.50 0.51
Capital Markets
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd 2,44,499 14,982.90 1.20
360 One Wam Ltd 12,77,684 12,598.60 1.01
Angel One Ltd 2,93,541 6,787.55 0.54
Cement & Cement Products
JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd 22,86,808 17,767.35 1.42
The Ramco Cements Ltd 14,50,000 13,682.20 1.09
Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Ltd 6,84,587 2,185.54 0.17
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
Deepak Nitrite Ltd* 13,87,967 26,865.49 2.14
Chemplast Sanmar Ltd 42,14,678 17,307.58 1.38
Atul Ltd 1,65,000 11,130.90 0.89
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd 16,00,000 10,279.20 0.82
GHCL Ltd 14,49,472 8,441.72 0.67
Vishnu Chemicals Ltd 16,59,420 7,054.19 0.56
Commercial Services & Supplies
Teamlease Services Ltd 5,53,887 10,472.34 0.84
Tracxn Technologies Ltd 20,00,000 1,086.80 0.09
Nesco Ltd 60,913 574.26 0.05
Construction
KNR Constructions Ltd 52,97,684 11,586.56 0.92
Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Ltd 11,39,035 9,663.57 0.77
Techno Electric & Engineering Co Ltd 1,05,527 1,122.28 0.09
Consumer Durables
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd* 49,63,469 25,638.80 2.05
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd* 69,00,000 23,273.70 1.86
Whirlpool Of India Ltd 5,37,998 6,775.28 0.54
TTK Prestige Ltd 8,04,108 4,877.32 0.39
Kajaria Ceramics Ltd 5,94,590 4,783.48 0.38
Stanley Lifestyles Ltd 12,92,189 3,948.28 0.32
Blue Star Ltd 43,608 744.08 0.06
Electrical Equipment
Elecon Engineering Co Ltd 23,75,380 12,942.26 1.03
Hitachi Energy India Ltd 45,597 6,624.79 0.53
Entertainment
Music Broadcast Ltd $$ 18,92,146 2,068.12 0.17
Finance
PNB Housing Finance Ltd 12,56,469 12,692.85 1.01
SBFC Finance Ltd 1,12,00,000 11,452.00 0.91
India Shelter Finance Corporation Ltd 9,50,000 8,234.13 0.66
Financial Technology (Fintech)
PB Fintech Ltd 7,00,000 11,377.10 0.91
Gas
Gujarat State Petronet Ltd 20,00,000 6,500.00 0.52
Healthcare Services
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd* 80,18,630 40,490.07 3.23
Metropolis Healthcare Ltd 7,90,459 13,449.66 1.07
Household Products
Jyothy Labs Ltd 27,16,504 10,159.72 0.81
Industrial Manufacturing
Syrma SGS Technology Ltd 31,66,115 14,735.10 1.18
Tega Industries Ltd 6,60,776 8,931.05 0.71
Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd 9,63,141 7,195.63 0.57
Praj Industries Ltd 13,82,971 6,379.65 0.51
Pitti Engineering Ltd 2,37,080 2,242.78 0.18
Industrial Products
Carborundum Universal Ltd 13,62,883 13,931.39 1.11
Kirloskar Pneumatic Co Ltd 9,95,749 11,267.90 0.90
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd 12,08,245 9,019.55 0.72
Finolex Industries Ltd 50,96,450 8,892.29 0.71
Finolex Cables Ltd 9,93,898 8,612.62 0.69
Apollo Pipes Ltd 20,23,000 7,974.67 0.64
Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd 2,40,000 6,442.56 0.51
Shivalik Bimetal Controls Ltd 10,31,193 4,516.11 0.36
IT - Services
Cyient Ltd 9,10,911 10,818.89 0.86
IT - Software
Zensar Technologies Ltd* 32,20,340 23,168.74 1.85
Intellect Design Arena Ltd 19,56,444 15,447.10 1.23
KPIT Technologies Ltd 9,72,610 12,192.64 0.97
Birlasoft Ltd 16,50,000 6,438.30 0.51
Leisure Services
Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd 1,54,88,074 21,206.27 1.69
Sapphire Foods India Ltd 51,26,290 16,224.71 1.29
Devyani International Ltd 25,00,000 4,466.25 0.36
Oil
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd 45,00,000 11,000.25 0.88
Other Utilities
Ion Exchange (India) Ltd 23,57,202 11,764.80 0.94
Personal Products
Emami Ltd 27,50,000 17,179.25 1.37
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
Eris Lifesciences Ltd* 18,66,828 26,734.84 2.13
J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd* 14,48,723 23,359.21 1.86
Akums Drugs And Pharmaceuticals Ltd 22,30,054 11,645.34 0.93
Indoco Remedies Ltd 20,25,592 4,710.92 0.38
Power
CESC Ltd 87,33,144 13,886.57 1.11
Tata Power Co Ltd 35,50,000 13,646.20 1.09
Realty
Brigade Enterprises Ltd* 38,68,691 39,793.36 3.18
Sobha Ltd 13,56,082 17,928.76 1.43
Retailing
MedPlus Health Services Ltd 24,32,539 19,609.91 1.56
V-Mart Retail Ltd 5,00,000 16,331.00 1.30
Go Fashion India Ltd 12,50,000 9,823.75 0.78
Shankara Building Products Ltd 10,71,467 6,417.55 0.51
Textiles & Apparels
K.P.R. Mill Ltd 20,60,963 20,552.95 1.64
S P Apparels Ltd 6,12,600 4,477.80 0.36
Transport Services
Gateway Distriparks Ltd 1,37,93,660 8,248.61 0.66
Delhivery Ltd 20,00,000 6,111.00 0.49
Total Equity Holdings 11,56,867.69 92.33
Company Name Company Ratings Market Value (including accrued interest, if any) (Rs. in Lakhs) % of Assets
91 DTB (17-JUL-2025) SOVEREIGN 2,469.22 0.20
Total Gilts 2,469.22 0.20
Total Debt Holdings 2,469.22 0.20
 
Total Holdings 11,59,336.91 92.52
Call,cash and other current asset 93,695.16 7.48
Total Asset 12,53,032.08 100.00
$$ Preferred Stock * Top 10 holdings

@ Reverse Repo : 7.36%, Others (Cash/ Subscription receivable/ Redemption payable/ Receivables on sale/Payable on Purchase/ Other Receivable / Other Payable) : 0.12%



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