Should I invest in Franklin India Low Duration Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. Franklin India Low Duration Fund-IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon matches the fund's modified duration — short-duration funds for 1-3 year goals, long-duration for 7+ yearsprimary goal is capital preservation or steady accrual, not high growthtax slab is moderate — high-slab investors should evaluate post-tax yield against tax-free alternatives (PPF, tax-free bonds)Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

Franklin India

Franklin India Low Duration Fund-IDCW

Latest NAV

₹10.5362

As of

17 Jul 2026

329 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

All NAVs split-adjusted and normalised to 100 at the start of the selected period, so funds with very different absolute NAV scales can be compared on one axis.

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Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	+0.06%	+0.04%	+0.02	3 / 47	Q1
1W	+0.10%	+0.09%	+0.01	9 / 47	Q1
2W	+0.06%	+0.05%	+0.01	23 / 47	Q2
1M	-0.44%	+0.33%	-0.77	45 / 47	Q4
3M	+0.40%	+0.72%	-0.32	24 / 46	Q3
6M	+1.11%	+2.44%	-1.33	23 / 46	Q2
YTD	+1.14%	+2.41%	-1.26	23 / 46	Q2
1Y	+1.83%	+4.26%	-2.43	23 / 46	Q2
2Y	—	—	—	—	—
3Y	—	—	—	—	—
4Y	—	—	—	—	—
5Y	—	—	—	—	—
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+3.90%	+4.05%	-0.15	19 / 47	Q2

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2026 YTD	+1.14%	+1.60%	-0.45	19 / 37
2025	—	—	—	—

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+3.26%

5 windows

min 1.8% · max 5.2%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 1Y windows happen to be available.

3-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

5-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

7-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

Period

Total invested

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Today's value

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XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Peers in Low Duration Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
NIPPON INDIA LOW DURATION FUND - IDCW Option	Nippon India	₹2,116.3182	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Flexible Income Plan Premium-Daily Dividend Plan	ICICI Prudential	₹105.7358	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India Low Duration Fund - Discretionary IDCW (Payout / Reinvestment)	Invesco	₹4,115.9642	17 Jul 2026
BARODA BNP PARIBAS LOW DURATION Fund-Defunct Plan- Daily IDCW Option	Baroda BNP Paribas	₹10.0499	17 Jul 2026
Canara Robeco Floating Rate-SHORT TERM PLAN-DAILY DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT	Canara Robeco	₹10.2600	17 Jul 2026
UTI - Treasury Advantage Fund - Quarterly Dividend Option	UTI	₹2,366.4841	17 Jul 2026
Birla Sun Life Cash Manager-Plan B(Growth)	Birla Sun Life	₹695.5079	17 Jul 2026
IDFC Liquidity Manager - Daily Dividend	IDFC	₹10.1015	17 Jul 2026
JM Low Duration Fund - Bonus Option - Principal Units		₹23.7137	17 Jul 2026
LICMF Savings Plus Fund - Daily Dividned	LIC	₹11.0887	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹10.5362
16 Jul 2026	₹10.5298
15 Jul 2026	₹10.5263
14 Jul 2026	₹10.5237
13 Jul 2026	₹10.5296
10 Jul 2026	₹10.5255
9 Jul 2026	₹10.5208
8 Jul 2026	₹10.5162
7 Jul 2026	₹10.5288
6 Jul 2026	₹10.5310

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

As of 17 Jul 2026, the NAV of Franklin India Low Duration Fund-IDCW is ₹10.5362. It's a Low Duration Fund from Franklin India, run as a Unknown plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Franklin India Low Duration Fund-IDCW has NAV history starting from 06 Mar 2025, a track record of about 1 year 4 months. It's a relatively new scheme. With under 5 years of NAVs, peer comparison is the best yardstick — point-to-point returns can be skewed by entry timing.

Franklin India Low Duration Fund-IDCW is managed by Franklin India. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Low Duration Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Franklin India Low Duration Fund-IDCW has delivered a absolute return of 1.83% — -2.43 pp behind the Low Duration Fund category average of 4.26%. The fund ranks #23 of 46 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Franklin India Low Duration Fund-IDCW doesn't have a complete 3-year window yet (we need at least 3 year of NAVs). Check the shorter-window returns above.

Franklin India Low Duration Fund-IDCW doesn't have a complete 5-year window yet (we need at least 5 year of NAVs). Check the shorter-window returns above.

Franklin India Low Duration Fund-IDCW doesn't yet have a 3-year CAGR on file, so a ₹1 lakh growth projection isn't reliable.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Franklin India Low Duration Fund-IDCW over the last 1 year — total invested ₹120,000 — would be worth ₹120,819 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 1.27%.

Franklin India Low Duration Fund-IDCW doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (1-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹120,819 — XIRR 1.27%.

Franklin India Low Duration Fund-IDCW doesn't yet have a peer rank on file — typically because its category set is too small or it lacks the required NAV history. Compare manually using the returns table above.

Franklin India Low Duration Fund-IDCW doesn't have a computed drawdown figure yet.

Consistency stats for Franklin India Low Duration Fund-IDCW need at least 3 years of NAVs to compute. They'll populate automatically once the fund has enough history.

We don't yet have a completed calendar-year return for Franklin India Low Duration Fund-IDCW.

Franklin India Low Duration Fund-IDCW is classified as a Debt fund. For units acquired on or after 1 April 2023, all gains are taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of holding period — there's no LTCG concession or indexation. For pre-April-2023 units, the old rules with indexation still apply on long-term gains.

We don't give personal investment advice. Franklin India Low Duration Fund-IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon matches the fund's modified duration — short-duration funds for 1-3 year goals, long-duration for 7+ years
primary goal is capital preservation or steady accrual, not high growth
tax slab is moderate — high-slab investors should evaluate post-tax yield against tax-free alternatives (PPF, tax-free bonds)

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.

Franklin India Low Duration Fund-IDCW

NAV history & peer comparison

Returns matrix

Calendar-year returns

Rolling returns

SIP returns — historical "what if"

Peers in Low Duration Fund

Recent NAVs

Frequently asked questions

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