Franklin Asian Equity Fund

Review Date: 07-03-2025

A review of the different performance parameters of the fund is as follows:

1. Returns: It denotes the rise in the investment's worth during the investment period, expressed as a percentage or a monetary value. As part of our analysis, we evaluated six return parameters of this fund. We have classified the return parameters into three performance groups: the top 25%, parameters that fall below the top 25% but remain above average, and parameters that are below average. The performance of each parameter is outlined below.
   1. Top 25%: Three return parameters of the Franklin Asian Equity Fund are in the top 25% in the category, as shown below:
      
      • 1M Return %
      • 3M Return %
      • 1Y Return %
   2. Above Average Below the Top 25%: One return parameter of the Franklin Asian Equity Fund is above average but below the top 25% in the category, as listed below:
      
      • 6M Return %
   3. Below Average: Franklin Asian Equity Fund has two return parameters that are below average in the category, which are listed below:
      
      • 5Y Return %
      • 3Y Return %
2. Risk: It refers to the chance of suffering a financial loss or not reaching the expected profits due to a variety of circumstances. Two risk parameters of the fund are divided into three groups the lowest 25%, below average but above the lowest 25%, and above average, which are described below.
   1. Lowest 25%: Franklin Asian Equity Fund does not have any risk parameters in the lowest 25% of the category. It means high risk compared to other funds in the category.
   2. Below Average but Above the Lowest 25%: Franklin Asian Equity Fund has one risk parameter that is below average but above the lowest 25% in the category. These are:
      • Semi-Deviation: It is a measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean. It is calculated as the square root of variance by determining the variation between each data point relative to the mean. The higher the semi-deviation, the greater the risk. The semi-deviation of the fund is 11.09 %.
   3. Above Average: Franklin Asian Equity Fund has one parameter that is above average which is listed below:
      • Standard Deviation: It is a measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean. It is calculated as the square root of variance by determining the variation between each data point relative to the mean. The higher the standard deviation, the greater the risk. The standard deviation of the fund is 17.74 %.
3. Risk Adjusted Performance Parameters: Risk-adjusted performance parameters in mutual funds are parameters that assess the return on investments based on the risks involved. These parameters provide a platform for investors to compare various investments, by considering both profits and the risks involved. For Franklin Asian Equity Fund, we have evaluated four risk-adjusted performance parameters.
   1. Top 25% Risk Adjusted Performance Parameters: The fund does not have any risk-adjusted performance parameters that are in the top 25% of the category.
   2. Above Average Below Top 25% Risk Adjusted Performance Parameters: The fund does not have any risk-adjusted performance parameters that are in the above average but below top 25% of the category.
   3. Below Average Risk Adjusted Performance Parameters: Franklin Asian Equity Fund has four risk-adjusted performance parameters of the fund that are below average in the category.
      • Sharpe Ratio: Franklin Asian Equity Fund has a Sharpe Ratio of -0.34 compared to the category average of 0.17.
      • Sterling Ratio: Franklin Asian Equity Fund has a Sterling Ratio of 0.01 compared to the category average of 0.36.
      • Sortino Ratio: Franklin Asian Equity Fund has a Sortino Ratio of -0.11 compared to the category average of 0.11.
      • Treynor Ratio: Franklin Asian Equity Fund has a Treynor Ratio of -0.17 compared to the category average of 0.03.

Date	Franklin Asian Equity Fund NAV Regular Growth	Franklin Asian Equity Fund NAV Direct Growth
07-03-2025	28.746	31.3338
06-03-2025	28.8431	31.4389
05-03-2025	28.5416	31.1094
04-03-2025	28.1225	30.6518
03-03-2025	28.1509	30.682
28-02-2025	28.1633	30.6931
25-02-2025	28.5284	31.0885
24-02-2025	28.7927	31.3758
21-02-2025	29.0541	31.6581
20-02-2025	28.6992	31.2707
19-02-2025	28.9696	31.5645
18-02-2025	28.9353	31.5263
17-02-2025	28.7197	31.2906
14-02-2025	28.5559	31.11
13-02-2025	28.4446	30.9879
12-02-2025	28.3283	30.8604
11-02-2025	28.2369	30.7601
10-02-2025	28.7114	31.2763
07-02-2025	28.8481	31.4231