Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW
Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings. From Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. It's been running since 1 Jan 2013.
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Year by year
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 17% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.
A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.
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Fund info
- Fund house
- Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
- Category
- Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- IDCW
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF090I01IX0
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- INF090I01IY8
- Fund code
- 118558
- First price on record
- 1 Jan 2013 · 3,363 daily prices
About Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW
Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is a Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic offered by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the sector category — Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.
The current NAV of Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹23.0023 (as of 1 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 43.41% over the last year, 21.17% CAGR over 3 years, 6.23% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.
Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 17.1% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 43.0%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.
Frequently asked
What is the latest NAV of Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
The latest NAV of Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹23.0023 as of 1 Sep 2026, down 0.29% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered 1-year return 43.41%, 3-year CAGR 21.17%, 5-year CAGR 6.23%, since-inception CAGR 4.17%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW belong to?+
Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is categorised as Equity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic. Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.
How risky is Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 17.1%, Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW a direct plan?+
Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).
How old is Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has NAV history available from 1 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 3,363 daily NAV observations.
Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.