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Sectoral / Thematic · Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund · AMFI code 106978Franklin Asian Equity Fund
Disclosed for 9 months, Jan 2026 to Sep 2026.
Portfolio value
₹400 Cr
down ₹27.4 Cr vs Feb 2026
- Stocks held
- 54
- up 1 vs Feb 2026
- Top 10 weight
- 40.0%
- of the portfolio in its ten largest
- Cash & debt
- 7.5%
- cash, money market and debt
- Moves this month
- 3 in · 2 out
- added to 10, trimmed 32
Franklin Asian Equity Fund is an active equity fund in the Sectoral / Thematic category from Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. In March 2026 it disclosed 54 stocks worth ₹400 Cr, down ₹27.4 Cr from Feb 2026. Its largest positions were Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (9.4%), Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd (4.7%), ICICI Bank Limited (4.4%); the ten largest together made up 40.0% of the portfolio, and IT - Hardware was the biggest sector at 23.2% of its equity. Cash and debt stood at 7.5%. Compared with Feb 2026 the fund entered 3 new stocks and exited 2.
Against 229 other Sectoral / Thematic funds
Concentration
34%
Top-10 weight is higher than 34% of peers
Breadth
77%
Holds more stocks than 77% of peers
Cash
87%
Holds more cash than 87% of peers
What these mean: concentration · cash
Holdings in March 2026
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| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd | 9.43% | down 0.07 pts | ₹37.7 Cr | down ₹2.9 Cr | Trimmed |
| Cash, TREPS & receivables | 7.53% | up 1.72 pts | ₹30.1 Cr | up ₹5.3 Cr | Added |
| Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd | 4.69% | down 1.15 pts | ₹18.7 Cr | down ₹6.2 Cr | Trimmed |
| ICICI Bank Limited | 4.44% | up 0.43 pts | ₹17.8 Cr | up ₹62 L | Added |
| Tencent Holdings Limited | 4.24% | up 0.50 pts | ₹16.9 Cr | up ₹98 L | Added |
| HDFC Bank Limited | 3.89% | down 0.87 pts | ₹15.6 Cr | down ₹4.8 Cr | Trimmed |
| SK Hynix Inc | 3.18% | down 0.84 pts | ₹12.7 Cr | down ₹4.5 Cr | Trimmed |
| Larsen & Toubro Limited | 2.77% | down 0.39 pts | ₹11.1 Cr | down ₹2.4 Cr | Trimmed |
| Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited | 2.53% | up 0.10 pts | ₹10.1 Cr | down ₹27 L | Trimmed |
| Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited | 2.48% | up 0.55 pts | ₹9.9 Cr | up ₹1.7 Cr | Added |
| Max Healthcare Institute Limited | 2.38% | up 0.41 pts | ₹9.5 Cr | up ₹1.1 Cr | Added |
| Eternal Limited | 2.30% | down 0.02 pts | ₹9.2 Cr | down ₹70 L | Trimmed |
| Hyundai Motor Co Ltd | 2.24% | down 1.02 pts | ₹9 Cr | down ₹5 Cr | Trimmed |
| Mediatek Inc | 2.08% | down 0.44 pts | ₹8.3 Cr | down ₹2.4 Cr | Trimmed |
| Reliance Industries Limited | 1.91% | up 0.53 pts | ₹7.6 Cr | up ₹1.8 Cr | Added |
| Endurance Technologies Limited | 1.88% | down 0.24 pts | ₹7.5 Cr | down ₹1.5 Cr | Trimmed |
| Alibaba Group Holding Limited | 1.86% | down 0.17 pts | ₹7.4 Cr | down ₹1.2 Cr | Trimmed |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Limited | 1.82% | down 0.14 pts | ₹7.3 Cr | down ₹1.1 Cr | Trimmed |
| Tata Motors Ltd | 1.77% | down 0.35 pts | ₹7.1 Cr | down ₹2 Cr | Trimmed |
| HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited | 1.75% | down 0.23 pts | ₹7 Cr | down ₹1.5 Cr | Trimmed |
| Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited Weichai Power Co Ltd · history in this fund | 1.75% | down 0.15 pts | ₹7 Cr | down ₹1.1 Cr | Trimmed |
| Oberoi Realty Limited | 1.62% | up 0.25 pts | ₹6.5 Cr | up ₹61 L | Added |
| Hindalco Industries Limited | 1.60% | up 0.78 pts | ₹6.4 Cr | up ₹2.9 Cr | Added |
| The Indian Hotels Company Limited | 1.60% | down 0.15 pts | ₹6.4 Cr | down ₹1.1 Cr | Trimmed |
| Infosys Limited | 1.54% | up 0.55 pts | ₹6.1 Cr | up ₹1.9 Cr | Added |
| Tata Power Company Limited | 1.54% | up 0.71 pts | ₹6.1 Cr | up ₹2.6 Cr | Added |
| 360 One WAM Limited | 1.50% | down 0.13 pts | ₹6 Cr | down ₹97 L | Trimmed |
| Yum China Holdings Inc | 1.48% | down 0.03 pts | ₹5.9 Cr | down ₹53 L | Trimmed |
| Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd | 1.40% | up 0.21 pts | ₹5.6 Cr | up ₹50 L | Added |
| AIA Group Ltd | 1.28% | up 0.09 pts | ₹5.1 Cr | up ₹4 L | Added |
| Wiwynn Corp | 1.21% | down 0.15 pts | ₹4.8 Cr | down ₹97 L | Trimmed |
| DBS Group Holdings Ltd | 1.09% | up 0.08 pts | ₹4.4 Cr | up ₹4 L | Added |
| Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd | 1.08% | up 0.07 pts | ₹4.3 Cr | up ₹1 L | Held |
| Yageo Corp | 1.05% | down 0.14 pts | ₹4.2 Cr | down ₹89 L | Trimmed |
| Samsung C&T Corp | 1.02% | down 0.34 pts | ₹4.1 Cr | down ₹1.7 Cr | Trimmed |
| Asia Vital Components Co Ltd | 1.02% | up 0.18 pts | ₹4.1 Cr | up ₹50 L | Added |
| Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited China Merchants Bank Co Ltd · history in this fund | 1.01% | up 0.10 pts | ₹4 Cr | up ₹16 L | Added |
| Tata Capital Limited | 0.97% | down 0.02 pts | ₹3.9 Cr | down ₹36 L | Trimmed |
| Meesho Ltd | 0.91% | up 0.25 pts | ₹3.6 Cr | up ₹81 L | Added |
| Netease Inc | 0.90% | up 0.04 pts | ₹3.6 Cr | down ₹7 L | Trimmed |
| Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited Sunresin New Materials Co Ltd · history in this fund | 0.90% | down 0.04 pts | ₹3.6 Cr | down ₹40 L | Trimmed |
| Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd | 0.89% | up 0.41 pts | ₹3.6 Cr | up ₹1.5 Cr | Added |
| Macrotech Developers Limited | 0.89% | down 0.32 pts | ₹3.5 Cr | down ₹1.6 Cr | Trimmed |
| Zijin Gold International Co Ltd | 0.88% | down 0.05 pts | ₹3.5 Cr | down ₹43 L | Trimmed |
| GAIL (India) Limited | 0.85% | down 0.13 pts | ₹3.4 Cr | down ₹79 L | Trimmed |
| Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd | 0.84% | down 0.11 pts | ₹3.4 Cr | down ₹71 L | Trimmed |
| Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited BYD Co Ltd · history in this fund | 0.81% | up 0.15 pts | ₹3.2 Cr | up ₹42 L | Added |
| Lite-On Technology Corp | 0.77% | down 0.11 pts | ₹3.1 Cr | down ₹68 L | Trimmed |
| Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co Ltd · history in this fund | 0.63% | down <0.01 pts | ₹2.5 Cr | down ₹19 L | Trimmed |
| Tata Consumer Products Limited | 0.49% | up 0.49 pts | ₹2 Cr | up ₹2 Cr | New |
What changed, Feb 2026 to Mar 2026
New New positions (3)
- Tata Consumer Products Limited0.5% · ₹2 Cr
- Divi's Laboratories Limited0.3% · ₹1 Cr
- Tube Investments of India Limited0.2% · ₹62 L
Exited Exited (2)
- Make My Trip Ltd (USD)was 0.7% · ₹3.1 Cr
- Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltdwas 0.5% · ₹2.1 Cr
Added Biggest additions
- Hindalco Industries Limitedup ₹2.9 Cr (+0.78% pts)
Sectors
Which sectors the fund is moving towards and away from, and where its money sits now. Shares are of the fund’s classified equity holdings, so they add up to 100%.
Where the weight moved
Compared with
Since Feb 2026, the weight rose most in Non - Ferrous Metals (+0.8 pts) and Power (+0.8 pts), and fell most in IT - Hardware (−2.7 pts) and Automobiles (−1.0 pts).
- Non - Ferrous Metals1.9% → 2.7%+0.8 pts
- Power0.9% → 1.7%+0.8 pts
- Finance5.0% → 5.6%+0.6 pts
- Petroleum Products1.5% → 2.1%+0.6 pts
- Auto Components5.0% → 5.6%+0.6 pts
- Agricultural Food & Other Products0.0% → 0.5%new+0.5 pts
- IT - Hardware25.9% → 23.2%−2.7 pts
- Automobiles6.2% → 5.3%−1.0 pts
- Leisure Services2.8% → 1.9%−0.9 pts
- Construction4.8% → 4.1%−0.7 pts
- Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles2.2% → 1.9%−0.3 pts
- Insurance2.1% → 1.9%−0.2 pts
A sector’s weight changes when the fund buys or sells, and also when its shares rise or fall in price, so a change is not by itself a sign of buying or selling.
Main sectors’ weights over time
| Sector | Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| IT - Hardware | 25.9% | 23.2% |
| Banks | 11.4% | 11.3% |
| Retailing | 6.3% | 6.4% |
| Finance | 5.0% | 5.6% |
| Auto Components | 5.0% | 5.6% |
| Automobiles | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| Construction | 4.8% | 4.1% |
| IT - Software | 3.4% | 3.8% |
| Realty | 3.2% | 3.7% |
Allocation in Mar 2026change vs Feb 2026
- IT - Hardware (6)23.2%▼ 2.7 pts
- Banks (4)11.3%▼ 0.1 pts
- Retailing (4)6.4%
Cash and debt
The share of the portfolio not in shares: cash and net receivables, money-market instruments and bonds, as disclosed each month. Cash can dip below zero when payables, often on derivative positions, exceed it. A change here describes what the fund did; it is not a signal. More on reading cash.
Cash & debt, Mar 2026
7.5%
▲ 1.7 pts vs Feb 2026
- Cash alone
- 7.5%
- cash and net receivables
- A year earlier
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- no disclosure
- Last 12 months
- 4.3% – 7.5%
- lowest to highest · record 7.5% in Mar 2026
History
Disclosed portfolio value by month, with the stocks the fund entered and exited against its previous disclosure. Every month is a link to that portfolio.