Franklin India Technology Fund

ThematicDirect and Regular plans, Growth and IDCW options

Data as on 29-10-2026

Franklin India Technology Fund is a Thematic fund run by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹1,623 Cr of investors' money. In the 3 years to 29-10-2026, its Direct plan returned 11.5% a year and its Regular plan returned 10.3% a year. Its benchmark, BSE TECK TRI, returned 6.4% a year over the same 3 years.

NAV (Direct plan): ₹532.45; ▲ 0.41%29-10-2026
NAV (Regular plan): ₹477.41; ▲ 0.40%29-10-2026
Expense ratio: 1.13%Direct2.14%Regular; 1.13%; A year
Riskometer: Not available; Set by the fund house
3 year return: 11.5%Direct10.3%Regular; 11.5%; A year

Franklin India Technology Fund NAV Today

NAV on 29-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹532.45 (up 0.41% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹477.41 (up 0.40% that day).

This fund (Direct plan)

₹532.4503

Franklin India Technology Fund Returns vs BSE TECK TRI

Returns as on 29-10-2026. Up to one year they are absolute returns. Longer periods are a rate per year.

Trailing returns
Period	1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
This fund (Direct)	+6.75%	−0.30%	+7.26%	−9.07%	+11.48%	+7.89%	+16.77%
This fund (Regular)	+6.66%	−0.55%	+6.73%	−9.97%	+10.35%	+6.79%	+15.75%
BSE TECK TRI	+13.23%	+2.07%	+7.89%	−9.37%	+6.40%	+3.13%	+13.22%
Thematic average	−2.09%	−4.52%	+0.86%	−1.22%	+13.76%	+11.62%	+13.76%
Best in Thematic	+11.54%	+11.27%	+22.16%	+75.71%	+54.78%	+21.14%	+19.31%
Worst in Thematic	−16.05%	−11.74%	−13.97%	−22.44%	−4.46%	+3.65%	+7.72%
Rank in Thematic	6/235	35/232	47/232	179/215	79/133	75/96	10/63

Category rows compare the Direct plans of 235 Thematic funds. Rank 1 is the highest return.

Franklin India Technology Fund Year-wise Returns

Return of each calendar year
Year	Direct	Regular	BSE TECK TRI
2026to date	−10.54%	−11.27%	−12.44%
2025	−0.43%	−1.46%	−3.10%
2024	+29.76%	+28.44%	+24.26%
2023	+52.79%	+51.13%	+21.11%
2022	−21.52%	−22.30%	−17.75%
2021	+40.27%	+39.04%	+51.70%

Franklin India Technology Fund Rolling Returns

The return of every holding period in the fund's history, not only the one that ends today

Rolling returns

Each point is the yearly return of one 3-year holding period, plotted on the day it ended. There are 2,668 periods, one for each trading day from 01-01-2016 to 29-10-2026.

−10%0%10%20%30%40%

Nov 2013
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Nov 2016Sept 2015
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Sept 2018Jul 2017
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Jul 2020May 2019
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May 2022Mar 2021
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Mar 2024Dec 2022
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Dec 2025

Franklin India Technology Fund (Direct)BSE TECK TRI

Every holding period at a glance

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss	Benchmark median	Beat benchmark
1 year	3,156	14.0%	−24.7%	124.8%	25%	12.7%	69%
2 years	2,914	15.7%	−8.8%	64.6%	8%	13.1%	78%
3 years	2,668	17.7%	2.9%	36.9%	0%	12.2%	90%
5 years	2,175	18.5%	1.8%	30.8%	0%	15.9%	88%
7 years	1,686	18.3%	9.1%	25.7%	0%	15.3%	100%
10 years	942	17.2%	14.9%	19.5%	0%	14.2%	100%

Every SIP holding period at a glance

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss	Benchmark median	Beat benchmark
1 year	154	11.1%	−30.8%	95.4%	24%	9.1%	63%
2 years	142	13.4%	−14.9%	62.3%	17%	10.7%	74%
3 years	130	15.4%	−4.5%	45.3%	3%	12.0%	82%
5 years	106	17.2%	1.6%	33.4%	0%	14.1%	85%
7 years	82	20.2%	4.8%	27.5%	0%	16.8%	87%
10 years	46	19.2%	14.4%	23.3%	0%	15.1%	98%

Lumpsum: the yearly rate (CAGR) from the NAV on a period's first day to the NAV on its last. SIP: the XIRR of the monthly instalments and their value on the last day. "With a loss" counts the periods that ended below the money put in. "Beat benchmark" counts the periods in which the fund did better than BSE TECK TRI over the same days. Past returns do not promise future returns.

Franklin India Technology Fund Risk

How much it swings, and the falls an investor had to sit through

Risk and return

Measure	Franklin India Technology Fund (Direct)This fund	BSE TECK TRI
Return (CAGR)	−9.07%	−7.44%
Standard deviation	14.57%	18.81%
Sharpe ratio	-0.98	-0.67
Sortino ratio	-1.30	-0.93
Maximum drawdown	−23.4% (30-03-2026)	−26.9% (01-07-2026)
Beta	0.68	1.00
Alpha	−4.39%	0.00%

From daily NAVs, 29-10-2025 to 29-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.

Measure	Franklin India Technology Fund (Direct)This fund	BSE TECK TRI
Return (CAGR)	+11.48%	+6.66%
Standard deviation	14.97%	18.00%
Sharpe ratio	0.36	0.04
Sortino ratio	0.53	0.05
Maximum drawdown	−24.8% (30-03-2026)	−31.1% (01-07-2026)
Beta	0.72	1.00
Alpha	+5.18%	0.00%

From daily NAVs, 27-10-2023 to 29-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.

Measure	Franklin India Technology Fund (Direct)This fund	BSE TECK TRI
Return (CAGR)	+7.89%	+3.35%
Standard deviation	15.55%	18.31%
Sharpe ratio	0.13	-0.13
Sortino ratio	0.19	-0.19
Maximum drawdown	−26.5% (26-09-2022)	−31.1% (01-07-2026)
Beta	0.72	1.00
Alpha	+4.02%	0.00%

From daily NAVs, 29-10-2021 to 29-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.

Measure	Franklin India Technology Fund (Direct)This fund	BSE TECK TRI
Return (CAGR)	+16.77%	+13.30%
Standard deviation	15.86%	19.04%
Sharpe ratio	0.72	0.41
Sortino ratio	1.02	0.59
Maximum drawdown	−30.8% (23-03-2020)	−31.1% (23-03-2020)
Beta	0.73	1.00
Alpha	+5.63%	0.00%

From daily NAVs, 28-10-2016 to 29-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.

Measure	Franklin India Technology Fund (Direct)This fund	BSE TECK TRI
Return (CAGR)	+16.94%	+13.83%
Standard deviation	16.42%	18.51%
Sharpe ratio	0.66	0.42
Sortino ratio	0.94	0.59
Maximum drawdown	−30.8% (23-03-2020)	−31.1% (23-03-2020)
Beta	0.79	1.00
Alpha	+4.78%	0.00%

From daily NAVs, 01-01-2013 to 29-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.

Drawdowns

How far below its previous high each one was on every day: the falls an investor had to sit through. 0% means it was at a new high.

−40%−30%−20%−10%0%

2014201620182020202220242026

Franklin India Technology Fund (Direct)BSE TECK TRI

	Worst fall	High before it	Bottom	Back at the high	Time to climb back	Below its high today
Franklin India Technology Fund (Direct)	−30.8%	19-02-2020	23-03-2020	07-07-2020	3 months	−14.6%
BSE TECK TRI	−31.1%	19-02-2020	23-03-2020	15-07-2020	4 months	−19.2%

From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 01-01-2013, adjusted for unit splits, and BSE TECK TRI over the same days. "Time to climb back" runs from the bottom to the first day back at the old high.

Franklin India Technology Fund vs Other Thematic Funds

The five Thematic funds with the best three year return, and this fund. Direct plans.

Fund name	Rank	AUM (Cr)	Exp. ratio	1Y return	3Y return	3Y alpha	3Y beta	3Y Sharpe	3Y Sortino
Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund	1/133	1,147	1.08%	+75.71%	+54.78%	--	--	1.38	2.03	Compare
HDFC Defence Fund	2/133	11,493	0.90%	+13.79%	+34.76%	−0.18%	0.83	1.12	1.54	Compare
HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund	3/133	3,501	1.05%	+23.12%	+30.53%	+8.23%	0.96	1.74	2.49	Compare
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund	4/133	5,870	1.01%	+17.12%	+24.60%	+3.61%	0.88	1.42	2.03	Compare
Aditya Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund	5/133	352	2.00%	+13.97%	+24.46%	--	--	1.49	2.16	Compare
Franklin India Technology Fund	79/133	1,623	1.13%	−9.07%	+11.48%	+5.18%	0.72	0.36	0.53

AUM is each fund's size at the end of its last reported month, from its own portfolio file. We calculate the risk ratios from daily NAVs over the last three years. The risk-free return is what NSE's overnight rate index earned over the same years. Alpha and beta compare each fund with its own benchmark's TRI. "--" means we have no figure: for alpha and beta, no daily series for that benchmark.

Franklin India Technology Fund Expense Ratio and Costs

What each plan charges a year, in force from 22-10-2026

Plan	Base expense ratio	Brokerage	Transaction costs	Levies and GST	Total expense ratio	Thematic median	Cost rank (1 = cheapest)
Direct	0.92%	0.01%	0.00%	0.20%	1.13%	1.18%	105/235
Regular	1.79%	0.01%	0.00%	0.34%	2.14%	2.41%	53/235

The expense ratio comes out of the fund's assets every day, so every return on this page is already after it. Base expense ratio: the fund house's own fee. The total adds brokerage, the cost of executing trades, and statutory levies with GST. From AMFI's expense ratio file. Cost rank: where this plan comes when the Thematic funds' plans of the same type are sorted from the lowest total expense ratio to the highest.

Direct vs Regular: what the gap cost

Both plans own the same portfolio, so the difference in what they earned is the Regular plan's extra cost, taken out of its NAV.

Over the last	Regular	Direct	Direct earned more by	₹1 lakh became (Regular)	₹1 lakh became (Direct)
1 year	−9.97%	−9.07%	0.90%	₹90,030	₹90,930
3 years	10.35%	11.48%	1.13% a year	₹1,34,375	₹1,38,545
5 years	6.79%	7.89%	1.10% a year	₹1,38,884	₹1,46,186
10 years	15.75%	16.77%	1.02% a year	₹4,31,728	₹4,71,317

Returns over more than 1 year are a rate a year (CAGR). ₹1 lakh invested once at the start of each period, valued on the last NAV.

Franklin India Technology Fund SIP Calculator

What a one-time or monthly investment in this fund would be worth today, from its own NAV history

Growth of an investment

Every month₹

Step up each year

PeriodFor

₹10,000 on the first trading day of every month, from 01-01-2013 to 29-10-2026: 166 instalments, ₹16,60,000 in all.

Investment	Invested	Value now	Gain	Return a year
Direct planFranklin India Technology Fund (Direct)	₹16,60,000	₹52,17,891	₹35,57,891	15.3%
Regular planFranklin India Technology Fund (Regular)	₹16,60,000	₹48,14,509	₹31,54,509	14.3%
BSE TECK TRI	₹16,60,000	₹39,35,094	₹22,75,094	11.7%
Category averageCategory average, 235 Thematic funds	₹16,60,000	₹52,02,269	₹35,42,269	15.2%

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Direct planFranklin India Technology Fund (Direct)Regular planFranklin India Technology Fund (Regular)BSE TECK TRICategory averageCategory average, 235 Thematic fundsAmount invested

From each plan's published NAV (Growth option), the benchmark's TRI and the category average, over the same days. Return a year: XIRR for a SIP, CAGR for a lumpsum, shown for a year or more. It does not include exit load, stamp duty or tax. Past returns do not promise future returns.

Franklin India Technology Fund Asset Allocation

Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026

What the fund holds

95.9%Equity

Asset	Fund	Category
Equity	95.9%	94.5%
Cash and others	4.1%	4.0%

Market cap of stocks

Market cap	Fund	Category
Large Cap	53.8%	45.7%
Mid Cap	13.5%	19.6%
Small Cap	8.4%	24.1%
Foreign stocks	20.2%	2.7%

Share of the whole fund. Category: the average of the Thematic funds that hold stocks. Groups follow AMFI's latest list, as SEBI defines them: Large Cap is the 100 largest companies, Mid Cap the next 150, Small Cap the rest.

Franklin India Technology Fund Sector Allocation

Sector allocation of the fund's stocks as on 30-09-2026

Largest sectors

IT - Software34.7%
Telecom - Services22.5%
Retailing16.8%
IT - Services7.7%
Foreign Mutual Fund5.2%
Financial Technology (Fintech)3.4%
IT - Hardware2.8%
Entertainment1.7%
Leisure Services1.0%

Sector changes

Sector	July 2026	August 2026	September 2026	Change
IT - Software	36.8%	35.2%	34.7%	−2.1%
Telecom - Services	21.8%	20.7%	22.5%	+0.7%
Retailing	16.6%	16.7%	16.8%	+0.2%
IT - Services	8.5%	7.8%	7.7%	−0.8%
Foreign Mutual Fund	4.3%	4.5%	5.2%	+0.9%

Each sector's share of the fund at the end of each month. The five largest sectors of September 2026. Change: from July 2026 to September 2026, in % of the fund.

Franklin India Technology Fund Portfolio Holdings

As on 30-09-2026 · 24 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio

Holdings	Sector	Weight%	1M change
Bharti Airtel Ltd	Telecom - Services	22.51%	+3.3%
Infosys Ltd	IT - Software	12.80%	0.0%
Eternal Ltd	Retailing	7.30%	−8.7%
HCL Technologies Ltd	IT - Software	6.45%	0.0%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., A	IT - Services	5.59%	0.0%
Franklin Technology Fund, Class I (Acc)	Foreign Mutual Fund	5.18%	0.0%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd	IT - Software	4.78%	0.0%
PB Fintech Ltd	Financial Technology (Fintech)	3.39%	0.0%
Info Edge (India) Ltd	Retailing	2.96%	0.0%
Swiggy Ltd	Retailing	2.96%	0.0%
Meesho Ltd	Retailing	2.35%	0.0%
Amagi Media Labs Ltd	IT - Services	2.15%	0.0%
Intellect Design Arena Ltd	IT - Software	1.95%	0.0%
Alphabet Inc	IT - Software	1.85%	0.0%
Mphasis Ltd	IT - Software	1.79%	0.0%
PVR Inox Ltd	Entertainment	1.70%	−1.9%
Apple Inc	IT - Hardware	1.49%	0.0%
Zensar Technologies Ltd	IT - Software	1.41%	0.0%
Nvidia Corp	IT - Hardware	1.35%	0.0%
Meta Platforms Inc	IT - Software	1.32%	0.0%
Amazon.com INC	Retailing	1.20%	0.0%
Hexaware Technologies Ltd	IT - Software	1.19%	0.0%
Microsoft Corp	IT - Software	1.15%	0.0%
Makemytrip Ltd	Leisure Services	1.03%	−53.2%

Franklin India Technology Fund Stocks Bought and Sold

All changes are between August 2026 and September 2026

Stocks bought and sold in September 2026

Bharti Airtel Ltd	Added	+3.3%	22.51%
Eternal Ltd	Reduced	−8.7%	7.30%
Makemytrip Ltd	Reduced	−53.2%	1.03%
PVR Inox Ltd	Reduced	−1.9%	1.70%

A change is counted by the number of shares the fund holds, not by price. A stock can become a smaller part of the fund in a month when the fund bought more of it, if its price fell. Debt papers are left out.

What Franklin India Technology Fund bought and sold

Franklin India Technology Fund Portfolio Overlap

Funds with the most similar portfolios, across every fund house and category

Fund	Overlap	Holdings in common
HDFC Technology FundThematic · HDFC	50.9%	12	Compare
SBI Technology Opportunities FundThematic · SBI	49.3%	10	Compare
HDFC Nifty India Digital Index FundIndex · HDFC	47.1%	13	Compare
Tata NIFTY India Digital Exchange Traded FundIndex · Tata	45.3%	13	Compare
Tata Digital India FundThematic · Tata	42.1%	13	Compare
ICICI Prudential Technology FundThematic · ICICI Prudential	40.1%	14	Compare
Kotak Technology FundThematic · Kotak Mahindra	39.2%	6	Compare
WhiteOak Capital Digital Bharat FundSectoral · WhiteOak Capital	39.2%	8	Compare

Overlap: for each holding both funds own, the smaller of its two weights, added up. 40% means 40% of each fund's money sits in positions the other also holds. From each fund's latest monthly portfolio, matched by ISIN. Cash and hedged positions are left out. Funds that overlap under 10% are not listed. A high overlap does not make two funds the same: their costs, lock-in and category can differ.

Franklin India Technology Fund Overview

Fund facts from the scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026

Expense ratio (Direct): 1.13%
Expense ratio (Regular): 2.14%
Category: Thematic
Risk: Not available
Benchmark: BSE Teck TRI
Launch date: 22-08-1998
Minimum investment: 5000/1
Minimum additional investment: 1000/1
AUM: ₹1,623.24 Cr (30-09-2026)
Lock in: None
Scheme code (Direct): 118537
ISIN (Direct): INF090I01FE6
Scheme code (Regular): 100522
ISIN (Regular): INF090I01742
NAV history: From 01-01-2013, 13.8 years

Exit load: 1% if redeemed/switched-out within 1 year of allotment

Tax on Franklin India Technology Fund returns

Franklin India Technology Fund is taxed as an equity fund: 65% or more of it is in Indian stocks.
Units sold within 1 year: the gain is taxed at 20%.
Units held longer: gains above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year, across all your equity funds and shares, are taxed at 12.5%.
IDCW (dividend) payouts are added to your income and taxed at your slab rate.
A stamp duty of 0.005% is deducted when you invest.

Rules in force from 23-07-2024 (Finance Act 2024). Tax depends on your own income; this is general information, not tax advice.

All plans and options

Plan	Option	NAV	As on
direct	Growth	₹532.4503	29-10-2026
direct	IDCW	₹46.3994	29-10-2026
regular	Growth	₹477.4055	29-10-2026
regular	IDCW	₹41.1444	29-10-2026

About Franklin India Technology Fund

Franklin India Technology Fund is a mutual fund from Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. Its category is Thematic. It was launched on 22-08-1998. Its benchmark is BSE Teck TRI. At the end of September 2026 it held 24 securities.

Fund Manager

Janakiraman Rengaraju
Fund manager of Franklin India Technology Fund, since 01-12-2023
Venkatesh Sanjeevi
Fund manager of Franklin India Technology Fund, since 04-10-2024
Sandeep Manam
Fund manager of Franklin India Technology Fund, since 18-10-2021

See all funds of Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

AUM change

September 2026: ₹1,623.24 Cr; −7.72% from August 2026
August 2026: ₹1,759.08 Cr; +0.29% from July 2026
July 2026: ₹1,753.91 Cr; +10.79% from June 2026

AUM moves with money invested or taken out, and with the value of what the fund holds.

Compare Franklin India Technology Fund with Other Funds

Returns, risk, costs and the stocks they share, side by side

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Franklin India Technology vs Aditya Birla Sun Life International EquityThematic
Franklin India Technology vs HDFC Technology50.9% overlap
Franklin India Technology vs SBI Technology Opportunities49.3% overlap
Franklin India Technology vs HDFC Nifty India Digital Index47.1% overlap

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Frequently Asked Questions for Franklin India Technology Fund

What is the current NAV of Franklin India Technology Fund?

The Direct plan NAV is ₹532.4503. The Regular plan NAV is ₹477.4055, as on 29-10-2026.

What are the returns of Franklin India Technology Fund?

The Direct plan returned −9.07% in 1 year, +11.48% a year over 3 years, +7.89% a year over 5 years. The Regular plan returned −9.97% in 1 year, +10.35% a year over 3 years, +6.79% a year over 5 years. These figures are as on 29-10-2026.

What is the expense ratio of Franklin India Technology Fund?

The Direct plan charges 1.13% a year. The Regular plan charges 2.14% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 22-10-2026.

What is the AUM of Franklin India Technology Fund?

Franklin India Technology Fund managed ₹1,623.24 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.

What are the top holdings of Franklin India Technology Fund?

At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were BHARTIARTL (22.51%), INFY (12.80%), ETERNAL (7.30%), HCLTECH (6.45%), Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., A (5.59%). The fund held 24 securities in all.

What did Franklin India Technology Fund buy and sell in September 2026?

It added shares in 1. It reduced 3.

How do I invest in Franklin India Technology Fund?

Through Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund's website or app, a mutual fund distributor, or an investment platform. Choose the Direct plan to pay no distributor commission, or the Regular plan to invest through a distributor. The first investment is at least 5000/1. You can invest once or through a monthly SIP.

Who is the fund manager of Franklin India Technology Fund?

Janakiraman Rengaraju (since 01-12-2023), Venkatesh Sanjeevi (since 04-10-2024), Sandeep Manam (since 18-10-2021).

Sources: NAV and expense ratio from AMFI. Holdings from the fund house's monthly portfolio statement. Fund facts from its scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026.

This page is information, not investment advice. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully. Past returns do not promise future returns. Figures come from AMFI, NSE, BSE and each fund house's own documents.