Should I invest in Templeton India Growth Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. Templeton India Growth Fund-Growth Plan is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a lossrisk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-sellinggoal isn't capital preservation in the short termCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 18.4%. 5-year CAGR: 14.38%.

Franklin Templeton

Templeton India Growth Fund-Growth Plan

Latest NAV

₹704.7309

As of

17 Jul 2026

4,989 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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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	+0.43%	+0.45%	-0.02	12 / 16	Q3
1W	-0.08%	-0.03%	-0.06	7 / 16	Q2
2W	+0.10%	+0.09%	+0.01	9 / 16	Q3
1M	+0.70%	+1.08%	-0.38	10 / 16	Q3
3M	-0.21%	+1.25%	-1.47	12 / 16	Q3
6M	-3.57%	-3.28%	-0.29	11 / 16	Q3
YTD	-5.19%	-4.78%	-0.42	11 / 16	Q3
1Y	-2.79%	-3.39%	+0.61	9 / 16	Q3
2Y	-2.76%	-2.52%	-0.23	11 / 16	Q3
3Y	+11.78%	+10.82%	+0.96	10 / 16	Q3
4Y	+15.74%	+13.84%	+1.91	6 / 16	Q2
5Y	+14.38%	+11.40%	+2.98	6 / 16	Q2
7Y	+16.75%	+13.47%	+3.28	5 / 16	Q2
10Y	+13.72%	+10.85%	+2.87	7 / 16	Q2
Inception	+12.87%	+9.73%	+3.14	7 / 16	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	-5.19%	-4.78%	-0.42	11 / 16
2025	+6.62%	+3.06%	+3.56	5 / 16
2024	+14.40%	+17.61%	-3.20	12 / 16
2023	+33.80%	+29.56%	+4.24	4 / 16
2022	+15.46%	+5.08%	+10.38	1 / 16
2021	+43.64%	+32.61%	+11.03	3 / 16
2020	+11.04%	+11.98%	-0.94	11 / 16
2019	-0.59%	-0.12%	-0.47	9 / 16
2018	-12.57%	-9.17%	-3.40	11 / 16
2017	+36.83%	+32.01%	+4.82	7 / 16
2016	+8.53%	+3.68%	+4.85	6 / 16

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

+17.23%

236 windows

min -50.5% · max 130.6%

72% positive

3-Year rolling

+14.58%

211 windows

min -11.4% · max 42.2%

92% positive

5-Year rolling

+13.62%

187 windows

min -2.0% · max 34.3%

98% positive

7-Year rolling

+12.81%

163 windows

min 4.3% · max 20.1%

100% positive

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

₹ —

Today's value

₹ —

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.

Risk profile

Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.

Std deviation

12.82%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.43

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.71

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-18.40%

Sep 2024 → Mar 2025

% positive months

58.3%

Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window

Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.

Peers in Value Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Capital Builder Fund - Dividend Option	HDFC	₹36.4230	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Discovery Fund-DIVIDEND OPTION	ICICI Prudential	₹35.3000	17 Jul 2026
Quantum Long-Term Equity Fund-Dividend Plan	Quantum	₹127.1400	17 Jul 2026
Templeton India Growth Fund-Dividend Plan	Franklin Templeton	₹92.7935	17 Jul 2026
UTI Opportunities Fund-Dividend Option	UTI	₹48.8502	17 Jul 2026
IDFC Small & Midcap Equity (SME) Fund - Dividend	IDFC	₹36.7440	17 Jul 2026
JM Basic Fund - Dividend Plan	JM Financial	₹65.4914	17 Jul 2026
Tata Equity P/E Fund (Dividend)	Tata	₹116.9476	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹704.7309
16 Jul 2026	₹701.7447
15 Jul 2026	₹703.8293
14 Jul 2026	₹701.9753
13 Jul 2026	₹706.6156
10 Jul 2026	₹705.3159
9 Jul 2026	₹695.3166
8 Jul 2026	₹692.9306
7 Jul 2026	₹706.6435
6 Jul 2026	₹707.3761

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 Templeton India Growth Fund-Growth Plan is ₹704.7309. It's a Value Fund from Franklin Templeton, run as a Unknown plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Templeton India Growth Fund-Growth Plan has NAV history starting from 03 Apr 2006, a track record of about 20 years 3 months. Long-tenured funds like this have weathered multiple market cycles — the 2008 crash, 2013 taper tantrum, 2020 COVID drawdown — which makes their returns more credible than a 3-year track record alone.

Templeton India Growth Fund-Growth Plan is managed by Franklin Templeton. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Value Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Templeton India Growth Fund-Growth Plan has delivered a absolute return of -2.79% — +0.61 pp ahead of the Value Fund category average of -3.39%. The fund ranks #9 of 16 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Templeton India Growth Fund-Growth Plan has delivered a CAGR of 11.78% — +0.96 pp ahead of the Value Fund category average of 10.82%. The fund ranks #10 of 16 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Templeton India Growth Fund-Growth Plan has delivered a CAGR of 14.38% — +2.98 pp ahead of the Value Fund category average of 11.40%. The fund ranks #6 of 16 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Templeton India Growth Fund-Growth Plan exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹361,726 today — a multiplier of 3.62×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 13.72%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹280,219.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Templeton India Growth Fund-Growth Plan over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹787,988 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 10.84%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in Templeton India Growth Fund-Growth Plan = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,557,655 (multiplier 2.13×). XIRR: 14.47%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, Templeton India Growth Fund-Growth Plan ranks #6 out of 16 funds in the Value Fund category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is 11.40%; this fund delivered 14.38%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Templeton India Growth Fund-Growth Plan has experienced over the last 5-year window is 18.40% — its NAV fell from a high on 27 Sep 2024 to a low on 03 Mar 2025. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 5-year rolling windows, Templeton India Growth Fund-Growth Plan averaged 13.62% (best 34.34%, worst -2.01%). 98% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.54 — reasonable risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Templeton India Growth Fund-Growth Plan returned 6.62% — beating the Value Fund category average of 3.06% by 3.56 pp. It ranked #5 of 16 in its category that year.

Templeton India Growth Fund-Growth Plan is classified as an Equity fund (at least 65% equity exposure). Tax rules (post Budget 2024): if you hold 12 months or more, gains are Long-Term and taxed at 12.5% on the amount exceeding ₹1.25 lakh per financial year. Held for under 12 months, gains are Short-Term and taxed at 20%. The ₹1.25 L exemption is per PAN per FY across all equity LTCG.

We don't give personal investment advice. Templeton India Growth Fund-Growth Plan is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a loss
risk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-selling
goal isn't capital preservation in the short term

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 18.4%. 5-year CAGR: 14.38%.

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