Franklin Templeton Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Flexi Cap Fund13.8 years
The scheme aims to provide growth of capital and regular dividend from a portfolio of equity, debt and money market instruments and focusing on wealth creating companies across all sectors and market cap ranges.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 27 Oct 2026
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · The fund beat the category median in 65% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
13.8 years of path to read.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.99% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -37.7%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
65% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Pass
Rajasa Kakulavarapu · 2.9 years on the scheme.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
Pass
Top 10 holdings ≈ 41.8% of the portfolio.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
Drawdown rehearsal
This scheme’s worst fall on file is about 38%. Before you SIP, ask whether you would keep contributing through a similar drop - pausing on fear is the usual India MF failure mode.
SIP discipline
Monitor is recent mixed evidence - keep the SIP unless the buying brief says prefer peers, then swap with intent.
NAV
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
Date-aligned against NIFTY 500 TRI. Capture ratios use common month-end observations through 28 Oct 2026.
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
31 Aug 2018 – 10 Nov 2020
Trough 23 Mar 2020 · recovered in 232 days
-37.7%
17 Jan 2022 – 27 Oct 2022
Trough 20 Jun 2022 · recovered in 129 days
-17.7%
23 Sept 2024 – open
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · not recovered
-16.4%
7 Aug 2015 – 23 Jun 2016
Trough 25 Feb 2016 · recovered in 119 days
-15.8%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
30
Vs category
19
Consistency
65
Risk-adjusted
56
Drawdown
6
Mean
35
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Why this status
Supporting reads
30 Sept 2026 · 60 holdings · top 10 are 41.8%.
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
6.5%
Axis Bank Ltd
Financial
5.3%
HDFC Bank Ltd
Financial
5.2%
Cash/Net Current Assets
Unspecified
4.9%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Industrials
3.8%
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
27 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
26 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
23 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
22 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
21 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
19 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
16 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
24 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
23 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
22 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
21 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
18 Sept 2026
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Franklin Templeton Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Flexi Cap Fund13.8 years
The scheme aims to provide growth of capital and regular dividend from a portfolio of equity, debt and money market instruments and focusing on wealth creating companies across all sectors and market cap ranges.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 27 Oct 2026
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · The fund beat the category median in 65% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
13.8 years of path to read.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.99% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -37.7%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
65% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Pass
Rajasa Kakulavarapu · 2.9 years on the scheme.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
Pass
Top 10 holdings ≈ 41.8% of the portfolio.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
Drawdown rehearsal
This scheme’s worst fall on file is about 38%. Before you SIP, ask whether you would keep contributing through a similar drop - pausing on fear is the usual India MF failure mode.
SIP discipline
Monitor is recent mixed evidence - keep the SIP unless the buying brief says prefer peers, then swap with intent.
NAV
27 Oct 2026 · -10.2% over 1Y
1,682.4718
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
Date-aligned against NIFTY 500 TRI. Capture ratios use common month-end observations through 28 Oct 2026.
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
27 Oct 2026
-11.2%
31 Aug 2018 – 10 Nov 2020
Trough 23 Mar 2020 · recovered in 232 days
-37.7%
17 Jan 2022 – 27 Oct 2022
Trough 20 Jun 2022 · recovered in 129 days
-17.7%
23 Sept 2024 – open
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · not recovered
-16.4%
7 Aug 2015 – 23 Jun 2016
Trough 25 Feb 2016 · recovered in 119 days
-15.8%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
30
Vs category
19
Consistency
65
Risk-adjusted
56
Drawdown
6
Mean
35
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Why this status
Supporting reads
30 Sept 2026 · 60 holdings · top 10 are 41.8%.
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
6.5%
Axis Bank Ltd
Financial
5.3%
HDFC Bank Ltd
Financial
5.2%
Cash/Net Current Assets
Unspecified
4.9%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Industrials
3.8%
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
27 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
26 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
23 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
22 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
21 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
19 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
16 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
24 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
23 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
22 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
21 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
18 Sept 2026