Franklin India Bluechip Fund

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This fund is suitable for investors looking for high capital appreciation over a long term, with limited downside potential in volatile markets. As such the fund is suitable for investors planning for retirement, children’s education or other long term financial objectives. Launched in 1993, this is one of the oldest schemes in its category. With a huge AUM base of over Rs 4600 crores, the expense ratio of the fund is amongst the lowest at only 1.82%. As an asset management company Franklin Templeton is recognized as amongst the best performers across several mutual fund categories. The fund managers of this scheme are Anand Radhakrishnan (since 2007), Anand Vasudevan and Neeraj Gaurh. Anand is known as one of the fund managers in the industry with keen eye for selecting high quality stocks at attractive valuations for his portfolio. The scheme is open both for growth and dividend plans. The current NAV (as on Feb 21 2014) is 238.2 for the growth plan and 30.28 for the dividend plan.

Portfolio Construction

The fund restricts its portfolio to very large cap stocks, primarily from the Nifty basket. The portfolio has a long term high growth focus. From a sector perspective, the fund managers are overweight on the BFSI sector, with substantial exposure also to IT, energy, healthcare and telecom. In terms of company concentration, the portfolio is very well diversified with its top 5 holdings, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank accounting for less 36% of the total portfolio value. The fund also holds around 3% of its portfolio in cash equivalents as a cushion to downside risks in volatile market conditions.

Risk & Return

In terms of risk or volatility measures, the annualized standard deviations of monthly returns for three to ten year periods are in the range of 16 to 23%, which is lower than the volatility of large cap funds as a category. The 3, 5, 10, 15 year and since inception annualized returns for this fund are 4.9%, 19.63%, 16.37%, 23.18% and 22.12% respectively (as on Feb 7, 2104). On a risk adjusted basis, this is certainly one of the best long term investment opportunities with limited downside potential. An investment of Rs 100,000 in the growth plan of Franklin India Bluechip Fund on Feb 21, 1999 (fifteen years back) would have by now grown more than twenty times to Rs 2,101,000.

Dividend Payout Track Record

Franklin India Bluechip Fund Dividend Plan has an excellent dividend payout track record. The fund has been paying dividends every year for the last 15 years.

Similarly, all investors who have done a SIP since inception of the fund have become Crorepatis. Example – A monthly SIP of Rs. 5,000 done since inception of the fund (3rd Dec 1993 – 1st NAV declaration date) is worth Rs. 15,716,585 (One crore fifty-seven lacs sixteen thousand five hundred eighty-five) against a total investment of 1,215,000 (Twelve lacs fifteen thousand only).

The Franklin India Bluechip Fund has delivered over 20 years of strong performance. Investors can consider buying the scheme through the systematic investment plan (SIP) route as well as lump sum route with a long time horizon for following reasons –

1. One of the biggest wealth creators amongst Indian Mutual Fund schemes

 

2. Ideal for those investors who look for annual tax free dividends considering 15 years of consistent dividend track record

 

3. Ideal scheme for Retirement, Children education & marriage planning and achievement of other long term goals.

 

4. One of the best Asset management companies in the world

 

 

 

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