Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund - Invest To Earn Big

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has launched a number of investment schemes for its investors. One of these schemes was launched on January 13th, 2006, in the form of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund which focuses on investing predominantly in the stocks of small-cap companies that have high growth factor and are likely to become market leaders, thus leading to capital appreciation. You may invest in this scheme by logging on to MySIPonline.

Are You the Right Person To Invest in Franklin Smaller Companies Fund?

1. This scheme is for those investors who are ready to accept and bear moderately high risk on their principal amount, i.e., the aggressive ones.
2. If you are an investor who is looking for a scheme to add to your portfolio that can help you earn long-term capital gain, then you may invest in it.
3. Those investors who wish to gain by investing in the small-cap companies that are anticipated to perform very well in future are the right ones who should be investing in franklin India smaller companies fund growth scheme.

Who Are the People Behind Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Growth?

This fund is jointly managed by three fund managers as follows:

• Mr. Hari Shyamsunder - He has been managing the fund since May 2016. He has done Mechanical Engineering from NIT, Tiruchirapalli and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM. He has also done CFA. Before joining Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, he was working with BG India Pvt. Ltd.
• Mr. R. Janakiraman - He is an engineer and hold a Post Graduate Degree in Business Management. He has worked with companies such as Indian Syntans Inv. Pvt. Ltd., UTI Securities Exchange Ltd., and Citicorp Information Tech Ltd. before joining Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. He has been managing this fund since February 2008.
• Mr. Srikesh Nair - He has done B.S. Marine Engineering from BITS Pilani and holds a PGDM from Management Development Institute, Gurgaon. Before joining this company, he was working with Goldman Sachs Services Private Limited. He has been managing the fund since May 2016 and is looking after investments in foreign securities.

Did You Know These Little Details About Franklin Smaller Companies Fund?

1. Franklin Smaller Companies Fund NAV is Rs. 57.4353 as on July 11th, 2018 and the assets under management were worth Rs. 7114 crores as on June 30th, 2018.
2. The minimum investment amount for the investors making investment in this scheme for the first time is Rs. 5000. The additional investment amount for the existing investors is Rs. 1000.
3. There is no entry load that is to be incurred by investors investing in it. If an investor redeems units within one year from the date of allotment, then he becomes liable to pay 1% as exit load. After completion of one year this amount too is nullified.

Hope you now understand what Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund is all about. If you wish to know more or compare it with other such schemes, log on to MySIPonline which is a one-stop solution for all that you are looking for!