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Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Retail Plan Monthly IDCW

Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals. From Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. It's been running since 25 Apr 2014.

Latest price per unit
₹10.8873
▲ 0.04% today
As of 3 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹99.4k
▼ ₹612 loss · -0.6% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.01 L
▲ ₹1.3k gain · 0.4% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹1.04 L
▲ ₹3.7k gain · 0.7% / year

These are calculations from the fund's past prices, not a prediction. Real future returns can and often do differ.

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₹5.0k
Looking back · real
You would have invested₹1.80 L
Value today₹1.80 L
Gain / loss+₹390
XIRR (annualised)0.15%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.80 L
Projected gain*+₹411
*at this fund's historical rate of 0.15% per year. Actual future returns can be different — sometimes very different.
Value Cumulative invested
Reality check. The backward SIP is real math on real past NAVs. The forward projection assumes the fund keeps up its historical rate — which rarely happens exactly. Past performance is not a promise. MF Gyan does not recommend any specific investment.
How it compares to peers

Vs 86 other funds in Debt Scheme - Money Market Fund

Same plan
1-year return
-0.61%median 0.90% (-1.51%)
Rank #80 of 87Beats 4% of peers
3-year return
0.42%median 1.63% (-1.21%)
Rank #39 of 87Beats 43% of peers
5-year return
0.72%median 0.98% (-0.26%)
Rank #34 of 87Beats 46% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
1.92%median 0.57% (+1.35%)
Rank #70 of 87Less risky than 18% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-2.45%median -1.23% (-1.22%)
Rank #23 of 87Less risky than 74% of peers

Descriptive rankings within the same category and plan. Not a recommendation — one fund beating another historically does not mean it will continue to do so.

Year by year

Calendar-year returns. 5 of last 7 years were positive.

-0%
2020
+0%
2021
+1%
2022
+2%
2023
+1%
2024
+0%
2025
-0%
2026
Best year
2023 · 1.53%
Worst year
2020 · -0.32%

Price over time

How the per-unit price has moved. Tap a range to zoom in.

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
1.9%

The value swings roughly 2% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-2.45%

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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Head-to-head comparisons

Side-by-side comparisons of Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Retail Plan Monthly IDCW against other debt funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year-0.61%
CAGR — 3 years0.42%
CAGR — 5 years0.72%
CAGR — since launch0.69%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)2.03%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)1.92%
Max drawdown — 1 year-1.59%
Max drawdown — 3 years-1.87%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-3.28
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-2.90

Fund info

Fund house
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
Category
Debt Scheme - Money Market Fund
Plan
Direct
Option
IDCW
ISIN (Growth)
INF090I01LC8
ISIN (Div re-invest)
INF090I01LD6
Fund code
129437
First price on record
25 Apr 2014 · 2,986 daily prices

About Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Retail Plan Monthly IDCW

Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Retail Plan Monthly IDCW is a Debt Scheme - Money Market Fund offered by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 13 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the debt category — Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals.

The current NAV of Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Retail Plan Monthly IDCW is ₹10.8873 (as of 3 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -0.61% over the last year, 0.42% CAGR over 3 years, 0.72% 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 1.9% annualised volatility — a "low" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 2.4%. 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 India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Retail Plan Monthly IDCW?+

The latest NAV of Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Retail Plan Monthly IDCW is ₹10.8873 as of 3 Sep 2026, up 0.04% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Retail Plan Monthly IDCW?+

Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Retail Plan Monthly IDCW has delivered 1-year return -0.61%, 3-year CAGR 0.42%, 5-year CAGR 0.72%, since-inception CAGR 0.69%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Retail Plan Monthly IDCW belong to?+

Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Retail Plan Monthly IDCW is categorised as Debt Scheme - Money Market Fund. Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals.

How risky is Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Retail Plan Monthly IDCW?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 1.9%, Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Retail Plan Monthly IDCW sits in the "low" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Retail Plan Monthly IDCW a direct plan?+

Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Retail Plan Monthly 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 India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Retail Plan Monthly IDCW?+

Franklin India Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Retail Plan Monthly IDCW has NAV history available from 25 Apr 2014 — approximately 13 years of track record and 2,986 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.