Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Overview
Category Small Cap Fund
BMSMONEY Rank 12
Rating
Growth Option 08-04-2025
NAV ₹147.77(R) +1.67% ₹166.87(D) +1.67%
Returns 1Y 3Y 5Y 7Y 10Y
Lumpsum Regular -4.24% 16.89% 33.8% 13.55% 14.07%
Direct -3.44% 17.88% 34.93% 14.58% 15.25%
Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI -4.6% 14.26% 35.48% 12.93% 13.19%
SIP (XIRR) Regular -23.76% 13.68% 21.91% 19.99% 16.68%
Direct -23.1% 14.71% 23.02% 21.03% 17.73%
Ratio Sharpe Ratio Sortino Ratio Sterling Ratio Jensen's Alpha Treynor Ratio
0.66 0.32 0.57 4.26% 0.14
Risk STD. Dev VaR 1Y95% Max DD Beta Semi Devi.
17.59% -27.63% -23.14% 0.82 13.01%

NAV Date: 08-04-2025

Scheme Name NAV Rupee Change Percent Change
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - IDCW 41.02
0.6700
1.6700%
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct - IDCW 48.32
0.7900
1.6700%
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund-Growth 147.77
2.4300
1.6700%
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Direct - Growth 166.87
2.7400
1.6700%

Review Date: 08-04-2025

Beginning of Analysis

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund is the 12th ranked fund in the Small Cap Fund category. The category has total 21 funds. The Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund has shown an average past performence in Small Cap Fund. The fund has a Jensen Alpha of 4.26% which is higher than the category average of 2.19%. Here the fund has shown good performance in terms of risk adjusted returns. The fund has a Sharpe Ratio of 0.66 which is higher than the category average of 0.54.
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.
Small Cap Mutual Funds

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Return Analysis

  • The fund has given a return of 1.15%, -15.82 and -17.67 in last one, three and six months respectively. In the same period the category average return was 0.91%, -15.38% and -16.76% respectively.
  • Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund has given a return of -3.44% in last one year. In the same period the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI return was -4.6%. The fund has given 1.16% more return than the benchmark return.
  • The fund has given a return of 17.88% in last three years and rank 6th out of 21 funds in the category. In the same period the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI return was 14.26%. The fund has given 3.62% more return than the benchmark return.
  • Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund has given a return of 34.93% in last five years and category average returns is 35.31% in same period. The fund ranked 11th out of 19 funds in the category. In the same period the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI return was 35.48%. The fund has given 0.55% less return than the benchmark return.
  • The fund has given a return of 15.25% in last ten years and ranked 8th out of 12 funds in the category. In the same period the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI return was 13.19%. The fund has given 2.06% more return than the benchmark return.
  • The fund has given a SIP return of -23.1% in last one year whereas category average SIP return is -18.27%. The fund one year return rank in the category is 25th in 26 funds
  • The fund has SIP return of 14.71% in last three years and ranks 8th in 21 funds. Bandhan Small Cap Fund has given the highest SIP return (25.98%) in the category in last three years.
  • The fund has SIP return of 23.02% in last five years whereas category average SIP return is 22.4%.

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Risk Analysis

  • The fund has a standard deviation of 17.59 and semi deviation of 13.01. The category average standard deviation is 17.14 and semi deviation is 12.52.
  • The fund has a Value at Risk (VaR) of -27.63 and a maximum drawdown of -23.14. The category average VaR is -23.69 and the maximum drawdown is -22.27. 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

  • Disclaimer: Past performance may or may not be sustained in future and should not be used as a basis for comparison with other investments. Returns for periods above 1 year are annualised.


    Date Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund NAV Regular Growth Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund NAV Direct Growth
    08-04-2025 147.773 166.8703
    07-04-2025 145.3472 164.1275
    04-04-2025 149.857 169.209
    03-04-2025 153.6284 173.4637
    02-04-2025 153.2734 173.0591
    01-04-2025 151.2156 170.732
    28-03-2025 151.651 171.2087
    27-03-2025 151.7516 171.3185
    26-03-2025 151.2078 170.701
    25-03-2025 153.2128 172.9606
    24-03-2025 154.7484 174.6904
    21-03-2025 152.7518 172.4253
    20-03-2025 150.3586 169.7202
    19-03-2025 149.7481 169.0274
    18-03-2025 147.5027 166.4892
    17-03-2025 144.188 162.7443
    13-03-2025 143.9913 162.5079
    12-03-2025 145.1716 163.8363
    11-03-2025 145.6345 164.3552
    10-03-2025 146.1915 164.9802

    Fund Launch Date: 16/Nov/2005
    Fund Category: Small Cap Fund
    Investment Objective: The Fund seeks to provide long-term c a p i t a l a p p r e c i a t i on b y i nv e s t i ng predominantly in small cap companies
    Fund Description: An open ended equity scheme predominantly investing in small cap stocks
    Fund Benchmark: Nifty Smallcap 250
    Source: Fund FactSheet

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