Franklin India Technology Fund
- NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
- ₹453.35-0.42%1 day
- Return since launch
- 17.5%
- 52-week range
- ₹423.04 — ₹554.02
- AUM
- ₹1,759 Cr
Franklin India Technology Fund is a Sectoral-Technology equity fund from Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund with ₹1,759 Cr under management, launched in 1998. Over three years it has returned -3.2% a year, against 2.0% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.13% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
Franklin India Technology Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned -10.2% against -9.9% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | -9.8% | −1.8 pts | -8.1% | -9.9% |
| 2Y | -8.4% | +2.1 pts | -10.4% | -10.8% |
| 3Y | -3.2% | −5.2 pts | 2.0% | -6.1% |
| 5Y | 5.9% | +3.6 pts | 2.3% | 0.3% |
| 7Y | 10.7% | +0.8 pts | 9.8% | 7.3% |
| 10Y | 13.6% | −2.1 pts | 15.7% | 11.7% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | -6.3% | −0.9 pts | -5.3% | -5.3% |
| 3M | 4.4% | −1.4 pts | 5.8% | 6.3% |
| 6M | 5.3% | −2.4 pts | 7.8% | 5.2% |
| 1Y | -10.2% | −2.1 pts | -8.1% | -9.7% |
| 2Y | -9.2% | +2.1 pts | -11.3% | -12.1% |
| 3Y | 7.5% | +5.5 pts | 2.0% | 1.4% |
| 5Y | 5.1% | +2.7 pts | 2.3% | 0.2% |
| 7Y | 16.4% | +0.2 pts | 16.2% | 14.3% |
| 10Y | 15.1% | −0.6 pts | 15.7% | 14.1% |
Since launch (10 Aug 1998): 17.5%
Calendar-year returns
Category averageShow as a table
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.5% | +3.7 pts | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 28.2% | +0.9 pts | 27.3% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | +16.8 pts | 34.3% |
| 2022 | -22.3% | −2.1 pts | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 39.0% | −28.2 pts | 67.3% |
| 2020 | 56.8% | −2.6 pts | 59.4% |
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
2.15%
Expense ratio as on 25 Sep 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 1.80%
- Brokerage
- 0.01%
- Transaction charges
- 0.00%
- Statutory levies
- 0.34%
- 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 Teck 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.
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 | 7.03 | 7.50 | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | 0.71 | 0.78 | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | 0.27 | 0.27 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | 0.41 | 0.39 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 18.62 | 19.67 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 4 category peers | |||
Portfolio
Franklin India Technology Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity96.9%
- Other3.1%
Market cap split
- Large71.8%
- Mid19.3%
- Small8.9%
- P/E
- 26.37
- P/B
- 4.97
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | Communication | 20.73% | ₹365 Cr | +19.49% | +18.36% | +14.99% |
| Infosys Ltd. | Technology | 13.47% | ₹237 Cr | +14.75% | +16.27% | +17.95% |
| Eternal Ltd. | Services | 7.56% | ₹133 Cr | +6.89% | +6.67% | +8.95% |
| HCL Technologies Ltd. | Technology | 6.35% | ₹112 Cr | +6.44% | +7.44% | +3.87% |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. | Technology | 5.76% | ₹101 Cr | +5.13% | +5.59% | — |
| PB Fintech Ltd. | Services | 5.52% | ₹97.03 Cr | +5.36% | +4.59% | +4.87% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | Technology | 5.16% | ₹90.72 Cr | +5.19% | +5.97% | +12.53% |
| Franklin Technology Fund I (Acc) USD | Unclassified | 4.48% | ₹78.77 Cr | +8.38% | +5.99% | +8.65% |
| Swiggy Ltd. | Services | 3.08% | ₹54.13 Cr | +2.11% | +2.43% | +2.93% |
| Others | Others | 3.08% | ₹54.10 Cr | +3.77% | +2.80% | +3.28% |
| Info Edge (India) Ltd. | Services | 2.94% | ₹51.78 Cr | +2.39% | +2.43% | +2.00% |
| MakeMy Trip Ltd. | Services | 2.48% | ₹43.68 Cr | +2.13% | +2.42% | +2.16% |
| Amagi Media Labs Ltd. | Technology | 2.05% | ₹36.05 Cr | +2.69% | +2.53% | — |
| Intellect Design Arena Ltd. | Technology | 2.00% | ₹35.15 Cr | +1.97% | +1.88% | +2.39% |
| Meesho Ltd. | Services | 1.96% | ₹34.46 Cr | +1.87% | +2.32% | — |
| Mphasis Ltd. | Technology | 1.86% | ₹32.77 Cr | +1.86% | +1.86% | +1.05% |
| Alphabet Inc Class A | Services | 1.67% | ₹29.46 Cr | +2.00% | +1.55% | +0.91% |
| PVR Inox Ltd. | Services | 1.56% | ₹27.36 Cr | — | — | — |
| Zensar Technologies Ltd. | Technology | 1.42% | ₹25.04 Cr | +1.63% | +2.17% | +2.62% |
| Apple Inc. (USA) | Consumer Discretionary | 1.30% | ₹22.86 Cr | +1.37% | +1.09% | +0.82% |
| Hexaware Technologies Ltd. | Technology | 1.23% | ₹21.72 Cr | +1.21% | +1.11% | +1.58% |
| company:12287 | Capital Goods | 1.19% | ₹21.01 Cr | — | — | — |
| Amazon. com Inc. (USA) | Services | 1.15% | ₹20.23 Cr | +1.28% | +0.94% | +0.88% |
| Microsoft Corportion (US) | Technology | 1.04% | ₹18.36 Cr | +0.99% | +0.81% | +0.90% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | Services | 0.95% | ₹16.79 Cr | +1.13% | +1.09% | +1.07% |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCL Technologies Ltd. | 7.79% | 6.35% | -1.44% |
| company:12287 | 0.00% | 1.19% | +1.19% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 21.80% | 20.73% | -1.07% |
| PB Fintech Ltd. | 4.73% | 5.52% | +0.79% |
| PVR Inox Ltd. | 1.00% | 1.56% | +0.55% |
| Others | 2.54% | 3.08% | +0.53% |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. | 6.16% | 5.76% | -0.41% |
| Amagi Media Labs Ltd. | 2.36% | 2.05% | -0.31% |
| Eternal Ltd. | 7.80% | 7.56% | -0.24% |
| Meesho Ltd. | 1.74% | 1.96% | +0.22% |
| Info Edge (India) Ltd. | 2.76% | 2.94% | +0.19% |
| Franklin Technology Fund I (Acc) USD | 4.29% | 4.48% | +0.19% |
| Zensar Technologies Ltd. | 1.58% | 1.42% | -0.15% |
| Intellect Design Arena Ltd. | 2.12% | 2.00% | -0.12% |
| Alphabet Inc Class A | 1.77% | 1.67% | -0.09% |
| Microsoft Corportion (US) | 0.96% | 1.04% | +0.08% |
| Mphasis Ltd. | 1.80% | 1.86% | +0.06% |
| Amazon. com Inc. (USA) | 1.21% | 1.15% | -0.06% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | 5.10% | 5.16% | +0.06% |
| MakeMy Trip Ltd. | 2.44% | 2.48% | +0.04% |
| Swiggy Ltd. | 3.12% | 3.08% | -0.04% |
| Apple Inc. (USA) | 1.27% | 1.30% | +0.03% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 0.93% | 0.95% | +0.02% |
| Hexaware Technologies Ltd. | 1.25% | 1.23% | -0.02% |
| Infosys Ltd. | 13.46% | 13.47% | 0.00% |
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 | ₹4,937 Cr | 1.63% | -8.7% | -2.9% | 3.5% |
 ICICI Prudential Technology Fund | ₹13,661 Cr | 1.87% | -10.1% | -4.4% | 2.0% |
 SBI Technology Opportunities Fund | ₹4,488 Cr | 2.00% | -6.8% | -0.8% | 5.1% |
 HDFC Technology Fund | ₹1,484 Cr | 2.16% | -12.9% | -6.0% | — |
 Tata Nifty India Digital ETF FoF | ₹117 Cr | 0.48% | -4.8% | -0.5% | — |
About
About this fund
The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.
Investment objective
The scheme seeks above normal capital appreciation through investments in high quality, fast growing companies in the information technology sector. The Fund will Follow a bottom-up approach to stock pricing.
Fund managers
- R JanakiramanMr. Janakiraman is a B.E and PGDM (Business Management).Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Investments, he has worked with Indian Syntans Inv. Pvt. Ltd., Citicorp Information Tech Ltd. and UTI Securities Exchange Ltd.
- Venkatesh SanjeeviMr. Sanjeevi is a PGDM (IIM- Ahmedabad), CA, B.ComPrior to joining Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd., he has worked with Pictet Asset Management, London, ICICI Prudential AMC, Edelweiss Asset Mgmt. Ltd., Edelweiss Securities Ltd. and Hindustan Unilever 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 months5.31% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹63,186 | 5.31% | |
| 1 year−10.19% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,13,578 | −5.35% | |
| 3 years7.52% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹4,04,957 | 12.49% | |
| 5 years5.08% annualised | ₹6,00,000 | ₹6,84,336 | 14.06% |
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.