Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund

Review Date: 12-02-2026

Beginning of Analysis

In the Small Cap Fund category, Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund is the 15th ranked fund. The category has total 21 funds. The Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund has shown a poor past performence in Small Cap Fund. The fund has a Jensen Alpha of 1.58% which is lower than the category average of 1.69%, showing poor performance. The fund has a Sharpe Ratio of 0.78 which is higher than the category average of 0.77.
The past performance of the fund may or may not be sustained in the future. The review is not investment advice nor is it a recommendation to buy or sell funds. The ranking is based on proprietary methodology developed by bmsmoney. The methodology is based on the past performance of the funds and does not guarantee future performance.
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Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Return Analysis

The Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund has delivered a mixed performance across various time horizons, showcasing both strengths and challenges when compared to its Small Cap Fund peers and the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI benchmark. This analysis examines the fund’s returns over periods ranging from one month to ten years, alongside its Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) performance, highlighting its rankings within the Small Cap Fund category and its ability to outperform or underperform the benchmark and category averages.

• The fund has given a return of 2.16%, -3.23 and -0.06 in last one, three and six months respectively. In the same period the category average return was 2.41%, -3.2% and 0.55% respectively.
• Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund has given a return of 7.78% in last one year. In the same period the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI return was 8.59%. The fund has given 0.81% less return than the benchmark return.
• The fund has given a return of 20.97% in last three years and rank 12th out of 23 funds in the category. In the same period the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI return was 21.92%. The fund has given 0.95% less return than the benchmark return.
• Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund has given a return of 21.46% in last five years and category average returns is 21.79% in same period. The fund ranked 12th out of 20 funds in the category. In the same period the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI return was 20.22%. The fund has given 1.24% more return than the benchmark return.
• The fund has given a return of 18.02% in last ten years and ranked 10th out of 12 funds in the category. In the same period the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI return was 17.17%. The fund has given 0.85% more return than the benchmark return.
• The fund has given a SIP return of 2.8% in last one year whereas category average SIP return is 5.45%. The fund one year return rank in the category is 20th in 28 funds
• The fund has SIP return of 9.74% in last three years and ranks 16th in 22 funds. Bandhan Small Cap Fund has given the highest SIP return (21.73%) in the category in last three years.
• The fund has SIP return of 16.44% in last five years whereas category average SIP return is 16.68%.

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Risk Analysis

• The fund has a standard deviation of 16.9 and semi deviation of 12.43. The category average standard deviation is 16.61 and semi deviation is 12.2.
• The fund has a Value at Risk (VaR) of -18.58 and a maximum drawdown of -23.14. The category average VaR is -17.83 and the maximum drawdown is -22.56. The fund has a beta of 0.82 which shows that fund is less volatile than the benchmark.

Standard deviation measures the fund's return volatility and Semi deviation focuses on downside volatility. Value at Risk (VaR) is a measure of the risk of investments. Maximum Drawdown is the maximum loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio. Beta measures the volatility of the fund compared to the benchmark. A beta of 1 indicates that the fund will move in line with the benchmark. A beta of more than 1 indicates that the fund will be more volatile than the benchmark and vice versa.

Very Good Performance in Small Cap Fund Category

Good Performance in Small Cap Fund Category

Poor Performance in Small Cap Fund Category

Very Poor Performance in Small Cap Fund Category

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