Templeton India Value Fund
Templeton India Value Fund is a value fund of Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Private Limited with ₹1,797 cr under management. It is ahead of its benchmark (Nifty 500 TRI) in 2 of 4 periods. Its direct plan charges 1.11% a year. Ajay Argal has managed it for 2.9 years.
Has Templeton India Value Fund beaten its benchmark?
Ahead of its benchmark, Nifty 500 TRI, in 2 of 4 periods in AMFI's figures; −7.27% over the last year against −4.30%.
Period returns
Direct Plan, growth · 3y and longer a year| Period | Fund | Nifty 500 TRI | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | −2.89% | −3.60% | — |
| 3 months | −6.59% | −5.03% | — |
| 6 months | −4.68% | −1.83% | — |
| 1 year | −7.27% | −4.06% | −3.21 pts |
| 3 years | +8.05% | +9.27% | −1.22 pts |
| 5 years | +10.89% | +8.00% | +2.89 pts |
| 10 years | +12.91% | +12.69% | +0.22 pts |
| Since start from 1 Jan 2013 | +13.71% | — | — |
Official figures
AMFI performance feed, 13 Oct 2026| Period | Direct | Regular | Benchmark | Ahead | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1y | −7.27% | −8.31% | −4.30% | −2.97 | 🔒 |
| 3y | +8.03% | +6.79% | +9.33% | −1.30 | 🔒 |
| 5y | +10.88% | +9.63% | +8.24% | +2.64 | 🔒 |
| 10y | +12.90% | +11.79% | +12.73% | +0.17 | 🔒 |
Value of 100, month-end
Oct 2016 to 13 Oct 2026₹100 put in at the start of Oct 2016 would be ₹327 on 13 Oct 2026, against ₹327 in the Nifty 500 TRI.
What does Templeton India Value Fund cost?
1.11% a year on the direct plan, 2.24% on the regular plan; 8 of 24 funds in its category charge less.
Who manages Templeton India Value Fund?
Ajay Argal, since 1 Dec 2023.
What does Templeton India Value Fund hold?
50 holdings as of 30 Sep 2026; the ten largest are 44.2% of the fund, the largest HDFC Bank Ltd at 7.8%.
Mix
Holdings as of 30 Sep 2026Five largest industries
% of fundBy company size
% of equity · SEBI size listsHow does Templeton India Value Fund score against its category?
Seven scores against funds of its kind, and the warning signs it trips.
Are the companies inside any good?
The holdings by valuation, forensic risk, business quality and balance sheet, weighted by their share of the fund.
How is Templeton India Value Fund run?
Turnover, what it bought and sold, its cash and its record in new listings, from its monthly holdings files.
Which funds hold much the same?
The index it is nearest and the funds whose holdings overlap most.
Funds that hold much the same
% of holdings in commonHow much is in its sponsor's own group?
Holdings in companies of the fund house's sponsor group, beside the index.
Questions people ask
Who manages Templeton India Value Fund?
Ajay Argal (Comanage · Dedicated Foreign Fund Manager) since 1 Dec 2023.
What is the expense ratio of Templeton India Value Fund?
1.11% a year on the direct plan and 2.24% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).
How has Templeton India Value Fund done?
Its direct plan returned +8.03% a year over 3 years against +9.33% for its benchmark, Nifty 500 TRI, as of 13 Oct 2026.




