Franklin Build India Fund
Sectoral-InfrastructureVery HighOPEN-ENDED
- NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
- ₹138.82+0.21%1 day
- Return since launch
- 16.6%
- 52-week range
- ₹132.45 — ₹150.16
- AUM
- ₹3,152 Cr
Franklin Build India Fund is a Sectoral-Infrastructure equity fund from Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund with ₹3,152 Cr under management, launched in 2009. Over three years it has returned 3.7% a year, against 16.0% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.09% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
Franklin Build India Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned -1.1% against +0.7% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | -6.2% | −11.9 pts | 5.7% | 0.9% |
| 2Y | -0.6% | −6.2 pts | 5.6% | 1.3% |
| 3Y | 3.7% | −12.3 pts | 16.0% | 3.6% |
| 5Y | 14.9% | −2.2 pts | 17.1% | 12.7% |
| 7Y | 19.8% | −0.7 pts | 20.5% | 17.2% |
| 10Y | 17.5% | +2.2 pts | 15.3% | 14.9% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | -2.9% | −0.7 pts | -2.1% | -2.3% |
| 3M | -5.9% | −3.6 pts | -2.3% | -2.6% |
| 6M | 2.5% | −10.7 pts | 13.3% | 11.3% |
| 1Y | -1.1% | −6.8 pts | 5.7% | 0.7% |
| 2Y | -3.2% | −1.5 pts | -1.7% | -4.8% |
| 3Y | 15.0% | −1.1 pts | 16.0% | 12.3% |
| 5Y | 16.7% | −0.4 pts | 17.1% | 14.4% |
| 7Y | 19.2% | −0.7 pts | 19.9% | 16.8% |
| 10Y | 15.6% | +0.3 pts | 15.3% | 12.7% |
Since launch (10 Jul 2009): 16.6%
Calendar-year returns
Category average5.4%
45.9%
11.2%
51.1%
27.6%
3.7%
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| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.7% | +3.1 pts | 0.6% |
| 2024 | 27.6% | −1.4 pts | 29.0% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | +3.9 pts | 47.2% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +0.6 pts | 10.6% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | −7.2 pts | 53.1% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | −4.6 pts | 9.9% |
Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.
Costs & terms
Costs and terms
What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.
Costs
2.10%
Expense ratio as on 23 Sep 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 1.67%
- Brokerage
- 0.04%
- Transaction charges
- 0.00%
- Statutory levies
- 0.39%
- Exit load
- Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year
- Lock-in
- None
Terms
- Min SIP
- ₹3,000
- Min lumpsum
- ₹5,000
- Plan
- GROWTH
- Fund type
- OPEN-ENDED
- Benchmark
- BSE India Infrastructure TRI
- Short-term capital gains
- Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
- Long-term capital gains
- After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%
Risk
Risk
What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.
Very High
Your principal is treated as being at very high risk — typically small cap, sectoral and thematic equity schemes.
| Ratio | Fund | Category avg | Read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | 2.78 | 5.49 | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | 0.62 | 0.70 | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | 0.66 | 0.74 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | 1.05 | 1.10 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 17.62 | 20.89 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 5 category peers | |||
Portfolio
Franklin Build India Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity94.5%
- Other5.5%
Market cap split
- Large60.1%
- Mid18.0%
- Small21.8%
- P/E
- 19.45
- P/B
- 2.60
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | Construction | 9.30% | ₹293 Cr | +9.35% | +8.96% | +8.30% |
| Interglobe Aviation Ltd. | Services | 7.07% | ₹223 Cr | +5.86% | +6.39% | +5.87% |
| Others | Others | 5.47% | ₹172 Cr | +4.79% | +3.44% | +4.20% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | Energy | 4.76% | ₹150 Cr | +5.44% | +5.53% | +5.65% |
| NTPC Ltd. | Energy | 4.36% | ₹138 Cr | +5.63% | +4.79% | +4.94% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | Financial | 4.12% | ₹130 Cr | +4.07% | +4.36% | +3.62% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | Communication | 4.08% | ₹129 Cr | +4.11% | +4.20% | +4.65% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | 3.88% | ₹122 Cr | +3.83% | +4.20% | — |
| Tata Power Company Ltd. | Energy | 3.41% | ₹108 Cr | +4.13% | +2.38% | +2.59% |
| REC Ltd. | Financial | 3.18% | ₹100 Cr | +3.31% | +2.98% | — |
| Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. | Capital Goods | 3.08% | ₹96.99 Cr | +2.21% | +1.23% | — |
| Delhivery Ltd. | Services | 3.04% | ₹95.80 Cr | +3.01% | +2.46% | +2.92% |
| Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. | Energy | 3.02% | ₹95.04 Cr | +5.73% | +6.02% | +5.53% |
| Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd. | Energy | 2.80% | ₹88.29 Cr | +4.00% | +3.39% | +3.44% |
| Kei Industries Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.55% | ₹80.36 Cr | +2.33% | +2.24% | +2.18% |
| APL Apollo Tubes Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 2.36% | ₹74.48 Cr | +1.94% | +2.36% | +1.86% |
| NHPC Ltd. | Energy | 2.19% | ₹69.05 Cr | — | — | — |
| Sobha Ltd. | Construction | 2.18% | ₹68.77 Cr | +2.46% | +2.41% | +2.72% |
| Bharat Electronics Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.04% | ₹64.24 Cr | — | — | — |
| Kalpataru Projects International Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.00% | ₹63.04 Cr | — | — | — |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | Financial | 1.99% | ₹62.71 Cr | — | — | — |
| Suzlon Energy Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.81% | ₹57.02 Cr | +2.16% | — | — |
| Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.67% | ₹52.59 Cr | +1.87% | +1.37% | +1.58% |
| Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.63% | ₹51.44 Cr | +2.47% | +2.24% | +1.79% |
| company:1458 | Capital Goods | 1.54% | ₹48.65 Cr | — | — | — |
| GAIL (India) Ltd. | Energy | 1.52% | ₹47.93 Cr | +1.72% | +1.76% | +2.88% |
| Shree Cement Ltd. | Materials | 1.47% | ₹46.40 Cr | +1.60% | +1.64% | — |
| NCC Ltd. | Construction | 1.46% | ₹45.99 Cr | +1.49% | +1.49% | +2.20% |
| Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. | Energy | 1.39% | ₹43.75 Cr | +1.27% | +1.46% | +1.66% |
| CESC Ltd. | Energy | 1.29% | ₹40.59 Cr | +1.73% | +1.27% | — |
| Ion Exchange (India) Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.10% | ₹34.57 Cr | +1.09% | +1.09% | +1.38% |
| Shadowfax Technologies Ltd. | Services | 1.10% | ₹34.54 Cr | — | — | — |
| KEC International Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.09% | ₹34.36 Cr | — | — | — |
| SKF India (Industrial) Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.95% | ₹29.83 Cr | +0.68% | +0.81% | — |
| Syrma SGS Technology Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.91% | ₹28.74 Cr | +1.09% | +1.00% | +2.35% |
| Amber Enterprises India Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 0.85% | ₹26.67 Cr | +1.21% | +1.51% | +2.02% |
| AIA Engineering Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 0.68% | ₹21.29 Cr | — | — | — |
| INDO-MIM Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.59% | ₹18.57 Cr | — | — | — |
| Somany Ceramics Ltd. | Materials | 0.56% | ₹17.72 Cr | +0.50% | +0.41% | +0.50% |
| GE Vernova T&D India Ltd | Capital Goods | 0.54% | ₹16.89 Cr | — | — | — |
| JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd. | Materials | 0.50% | ₹15.60 Cr | +0.55% | +0.66% | +0.94% |
| Gateway Distriparks Ltd. | Services | 0.34% | ₹10.69 Cr | +0.62% | +0.65% | +0.78% |
| JSW Infrastructure Ltd. | Services | 0.14% | ₹4.50 Cr | — | — | — |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharat Electronics Ltd. | 0.48% | 2.04% | +1.55% |
| company:1458 | 0.00% | 1.54% | +1.54% |
| Tata Steel Ltd. | 1.25% | 0.00% | -1.25% |
| Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. | 4.09% | 3.02% | -1.08% |
| Others | 4.62% | 5.47% | +0.85% |
| Kalpataru Projects International Ltd. | 1.17% | 2.00% | +0.83% |
| NTPC Ltd. | 4.99% | 4.36% | -0.63% |
| Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd. | 3.38% | 2.80% | -0.58% |
| Indiamart Intermesh Ltd. | 0.56% | 0.00% | -0.56% |
| APL Apollo Tubes Ltd. | 1.91% | 2.36% | +0.46% |
| REC Ltd. | 3.61% | 3.18% | -0.43% |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 8.93% | 9.30% | +0.38% |
| Kei Industries Ltd. | 2.19% | 2.55% | +0.36% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | 1.64% | 1.99% | +0.35% |
| GAIL (India) Ltd. | 1.87% | 1.52% | -0.35% |
| Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd. | 0.31% | 0.00% | -0.31% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 4.38% | 4.08% | -0.29% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | 3.84% | 4.12% | +0.28% |
| Tata Power Company Ltd. | 3.69% | 3.41% | -0.28% |
| Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd. | 1.88% | 1.63% | -0.25% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | 5.01% | 4.76% | -0.25% |
| NHPC Ltd. | 1.97% | 2.19% | +0.22% |
| Interglobe Aviation Ltd. | 6.88% | 7.07% | +0.19% |
| Gateway Distriparks Ltd. | 0.52% | 0.34% | -0.18% |
| Sobha Ltd. | 2.35% | 2.18% | -0.17% |
| CESC Ltd. | 1.45% | 1.29% | -0.16% |
| Shree Cement Ltd. | 1.63% | 1.47% | -0.16% |
| Amber Enterprises India Ltd. | 1.00% | 0.85% | -0.15% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | 4.03% | 3.88% | -0.15% |
| Ion Exchange (India) Ltd. | 1.25% | 1.10% | -0.15% |
| Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. | 2.93% | 3.08% | +0.14% |
| Delhivery Ltd. | 3.16% | 3.04% | -0.12% |
| KEC International Ltd. | 1.21% | 1.09% | -0.12% |
| NCC Ltd. | 1.37% | 1.46% | +0.09% |
| SKF India (Industrial) Ltd. | 0.86% | 0.95% | +0.09% |
| Shadowfax Technologies Ltd. | 1.01% | 1.10% | +0.08% |
| Somany Ceramics Ltd. | 0.49% | 0.56% | +0.08% |
| INDO-MIM Ltd. | 0.51% | 0.59% | +0.07% |
| Syrma SGS Technology Ltd. | 0.85% | 0.91% | +0.06% |
| AIA Engineering Ltd. | 0.72% | 0.68% | -0.04% |
| Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. | 1.35% | 1.39% | +0.04% |
| Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Ltd. | 1.71% | 1.67% | -0.04% |
| JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd. | 0.52% | 0.50% | -0.02% |
| GE Vernova T&D India Ltd | 0.51% | 0.54% | +0.02% |
| JSW Infrastructure Ltd. | 0.13% | 0.14% | +0.01% |
| Suzlon Energy Ltd. | 1.80% | 1.81% | +0.01% |
Compare
Similar funds
The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.
| Fund | AUM | Expense | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category average | ₹3,655 Cr | 2.32% | 14.0% | 11.7% | 19.4% |
 Nippon India Power & Infra Fund | ₹8,137 Cr | 1.95% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 18.9% |
 DSP India T.I.G.E.R. Fund | ₹6,467 Cr | 2.03% | 15.1% | 12.2% | 20.0% |
 Invesco India Infrastructure Fund | ₹1,548 Cr | 2.41% | 11.2% | 8.4% | 16.6% |
 LIC MF Infrastructure Fund | ₹1,174 Cr | 2.66% | 14.4% | 13.4% | 20.7% |
 Bank of India Manufacturing & Infrastructure Fund | ₹949 Cr | 2.57% | 20.1% | 15.6% | 20.6% |
About
About this fund
The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.
Investment objective
The scheme aims to generate capital appreciation by investing in companies engaged either directly or indirectly in infrastructure related activities. Infrastructure related activities include development, operations, management and maintenance of various infrastructures such as transportation, energy, resources & other infrastructure.
Fund managers
- Ajay ArgalMr. Argal is a B.Tech from (IIT,Mumbai) & PGDM (IIM,Bangalore).Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd., he has worked with Baring Asset Management (Asia) Ltd., Aditya Birla Sunlife Mutual Fund and UTI AMC where he handled various aspects of investments function including managing offshore funds, equity funds, balanced funds, equity research & equity dealing.
- Kiran SebastianMr. Sebastian is a MBA, University of Oxford. B.Tech, University of Calicut.Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, he has worked with ARGA Investment Management (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Tools
Return calculator
What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.
₹
| Over the past | Total investment | Would’ve become | Growth | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months2.54% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹61,524 | 2.54% | |
| 1 year−1.11% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,19,281 | −0.60% | |
| 3 years14.98% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹4,56,645 | 26.85% | |
| 5 years16.69% annualised | ₹6,00,000 | ₹9,40,732 | 56.79% |
Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.
How this is calculated
Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.
The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
The things people ask about this scheme.
What is the NAV of Franklin Build India Fund?
The NAV of Franklin Build India Fund is ₹138.82 as on 25 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Franklin Build India Fund?
The expense ratio of Franklin Build India Fund is 2.09% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Franklin Build India Fund?
You can start a SIP in Franklin Build India Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Franklin Build India Fund given?
Franklin Build India Fund has returned -6.2% over 1 year, 3.7% over 3 years and 14.9% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Franklin Build India Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year.
How risky is Franklin Build India Fund?
Franklin Build India Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Sectoral-Infrastructure category.
Which fund house manages Franklin Build India Fund?
Franklin Build India Fund is managed by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, which runs 38 schemes with ₹1,27,382 Cr under management.