Franklin Templeton Mutual FundDebt Scheme - Medium Duration Fund13.8 years
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 12 Dec 2021
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 86% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Kotak Medium Term 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
n/a
TER not on file yet.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -13.7%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
86% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
n/a
Manager not listed.
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
n/a
Holdings weights not on file for this scheme yet.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
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
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
13 Jan 2020 – 7 Apr 2021
Trough 31 Aug 2020 · recovered in 219 days
-13.7%
19 Jun 2013 – 19 Sept 2013
Trough 19 Aug 2013 · recovered in 31 days
-2.8%
15 Feb 2016 – 11 Apr 2016
Trough 26 Feb 2016 · recovered in 45 days
-1.8%
4 Dec 2019 – 2 Jan 2020
Trough 13 Dec 2019 · recovered in 20 days
-0.9%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
0
Vs category
0
Consistency
79
Risk-adjusted
56
Drawdown
66
Mean
40
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
No holdings or recent changes on file for this scheme yet.
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
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Caveat: Higher volatility · Deeper drawdown
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Caveat: Deeper drawdown
Franklin Templeton Mutual FundDebt Scheme - Medium Duration Fund13.8 years
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 12 Dec 2021
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 86% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Kotak Medium Term 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
n/a
TER not on file yet.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -13.7%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
86% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
n/a
Manager not listed.
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
n/a
Holdings weights not on file for this scheme yet.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
SIP discipline
Monitor is recent mixed evidence - keep the SIP unless the buying brief says prefer peers, then swap with intent.
NAV
12 Dec 2021 · +15.8% over 1Y
26.5759
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
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
12 Dec 2021
0.0%
13 Jan 2020 – 7 Apr 2021
Trough 31 Aug 2020 · recovered in 219 days
-13.7%
19 Jun 2013 – 19 Sept 2013
Trough 19 Aug 2013 · recovered in 31 days
-2.8%
15 Feb 2016 – 11 Apr 2016
Trough 26 Feb 2016 · recovered in 45 days
-1.8%
4 Dec 2019 – 2 Jan 2020
Trough 13 Dec 2019 · recovered in 20 days
-0.9%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
0
Vs category
0
Consistency
79
Risk-adjusted
56
Drawdown
66
Mean
40
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
No holdings or recent changes on file for this scheme yet.