Franklin India Retirement Fund
NAV
₹242.9
as of 21 Aug 2026
Franklin India Retirement Fund is an open-ended Retirement Fund scheme from Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund managing ₹495 crore (as of 31 Jul 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹242.9 as of 21 Aug 2026. The expense ratio is 1.21% a year. Managed by Rajasa Kakulavarapu. This page is factual data only — it carries no rating and no recommendation.
Key facts
- Expense ratio
- 1.21% / yr
- as of 30 Jun 2026
- Fund size
- ₹495 crore
- as of 31 Jul 2026
- Exit load
- 3%
- SIP available
- No
- Launched
- 31 Mar 1997
- ISIN
- INF090I01JZ3
₹100 invested, fund vs category
The category line is the average of the funds in this category, built from NYVO’s own NAV data.
Rebased to 100data to 20 Aug 2026
Franklin India Retirement Fund
₹146
+46% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Retirement Fund average
₹163
+63% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Returns vs category
| Window | Fund | Category avg | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months | 0.08% | – | – |
| 1 year | 0.91% | – | – |
| 3 years (CAGR) | 8.70% | – | – |
| 5 years (CAGR) | 7.92% | – | – |
No category average is available for this fund. Short windows are noise; the 3 and 5-year rows are the record. Past returns do not predict future returns.
A single return number depends on its start date. These are ALL the overlapping holding periods, so the worst case is visible — read that number first.
1-year holding periods
- Worst
- -0.5%
- Median
- 7.8%
- Best
- 20.7%
49 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 98% ended positive. Worst window began 1 Jul 2021. Windows overlap — this is the range of past start dates, not a probability of anything.
3-year holding periods (per year)
- Worst
- 9.4%
- Median
- 10.9%
- Best
- 13.9%
25 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 100% ended positive. Worst window began 3 Apr 2023. Windows overlap — this is the range of past start dates, not a probability of anything.
Risk, measured
- Sharpe ratio (3Y)
- 0.34
- Sharpe ratio (5Y)
- 0.37
- Sortino ratio (3Y)
- 0.49
- Standard deviation (3Y)
- 5.98%
- Deepest fall (5Y)
- -5.65%
Distance below its own peak
Every dip below 0 is the fund trading under a previous high — how deep and for how long is what a drawdown feels like.
Deepest fall
-5.7%
Right now
-0.8% below peak
Where the money actually is
Equity
35.5%
Bonds
56.0%
Cash
8.5%
Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Jul 2026. The size split below covers only the equity slice of this.
What it owns
61 positions · top 10 = 47.4%
Market-cap mix (equity sleeve)
Large 25.0%Mid 4.4%Small 6.2%Other 64.5%
as of 31 Jul 2026
Holdings by sector
- Financial Services10.5%
- Industrials4.8%
- Consumer Cyclical4.5%
- Technology4.0%
- Healthcare3.0%
- Basic Materials2.0%
- Consumer Defensive1.9%
- Energy1.6%
Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Jul 2026. Portfolio turnover 61.5% a year.
Other top holdings
- National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Developmentmatures 15 Sep 20289.70%
- Indian Bank6.95%
- Jubilant Bevco Limitedmatures 31 May 20286.00%
- Small Industries Development Bank Of Indiamatures 10 Aug 20275.20%
- Bajaj Housing Finance Limitedmatures 28 Apr 20285.18%
- Poonawalla Fincorp Limitedmatures 21 Apr 20285.13%
- LIC Housing Finance Ltdmatures 23 Jun 20275.11%
- National Bank For Financing Infrastructure And Developmentmatures 8 Apr 20305.09%
- Jubilant Beverages Limitedmatures 31 May 20284.00%
- Canara Bankmatures 30 Nov 20262.96%
The debt it holds (debt sleeve)
- Yield to maturity
- 7.27% vs category 6.79%
- Modified duration
- 2.55 yrs vs category 5.29 yrs
- Average maturity
- 3.49 yrs vs category 11.63 yrs
- Average coupon
- 7.68%
- Government securities
- 17.4%
Credit quality
- AAA
- 83.2%
- AA
- 16.8%
Government securities are counted inside AAA by the data provider’s ladder; the sovereign share is listed separately above. Credit quality as of 30 Jun 2026.
Portfolio characteristics as of 31 Jul 2026. Yield to maturity is what the portfolio would return if every holding were held to maturity and paid in full. It is not a forecast of the fund’s return, and it is quoted before expenses.
Money in, money out
- Net flow, 12 months
- −₹22 cr
- Net flow, 3 months
- −₹4 cr
as of 30 Apr 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.
Quick answers
- What is the NAV of Franklin India Retirement Fund?
- ₹242.9 per unit as of 21 Aug 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
- What is the expense ratio of Franklin India Retirement Fund?
- 1.21% a year for the Direct plan, as of 30 Jun 2026.
- How large is Franklin India Retirement Fund?
- ₹495 crore under management as of 31 Jul 2026, in the Retirement Fund category.
- How risky is Franklin India Retirement Fund?
- Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Moderately High Risk". A goal-linked wrapper with a lock-in until retirement or five years.
- What are the 5-year returns of Franklin India Retirement Fund?
- 7.92% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR). Past returns do not predict future returns.
- What is the worst 3-year return of Franklin India Retirement Fund?
- 9.4% a year — the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 3 Apr 2023. The median was 10.9% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
- Who manages Franklin India Retirement Fund?
- Rajasa Kakulavarapu, managing this fund for 4.9 years.
Where this fund sits
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Data: NYVO research systems; each block above states its own as-of date, and blocks with no data for this fund are omitted rather than estimated. NAV updates daily on working days. This page is factual information about one scheme. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation, and it carries no rating of any kind. Past performance does not predict future returns. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully.