Which has the lower expense ratio, Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Direct - GROWTH or ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund - Growth?

Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Direct - GROWTH's expense ratio is 0.26% versus ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund - Growth's 0.37%. A lower expense ratio directly improves your net returns over the long term, all else being equal.

Can I invest in both Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Direct - GROWTH and ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund - Growth?

Yes, but check for portfolio overlap first if both funds are in the same category — holding two funds with very similar underlying stocks reduces the diversification benefit of investing in more than one fund.

Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Direct - GROWTH vs ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund - Growth

Q: Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Direct - GROWTH vs ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund - Growth — which has given better returns?

Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Direct - GROWTH has a 1-year return of 6.13% versus ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund - Growth's 5.66%. Compare NAV, expense ratio and star rating above before deciding, and check consistency over 3-5 years rather than a single year.

Side-by-side comparison of NAV, returns, expense ratio and star rating.

Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Direct - GROWTH

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

★★★★★

Debt · Corporate Bond

ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund - Growth

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund

★★★★★

Debt · Corporate Bond

Metric	Franklin India Corpora...	ICICI Prudential Corpo...
NAV	₹116.31	₹33.51
Star Rating	★★★★★	★★★★
Expense Ratio	0.26%	0.37%
AUM	₹1,378 Cr	₹29,687 Cr
1M Return	+0.35%	-0.1%
3M Return	+1.53%	+0.7%
6M Return	+3.39%	+3.21%
1Y Return	+6.13%	+5.66%
3Y CAGR	+7.98%	+7.33%
5Y CAGR	+6.74%	+6.71%
Risk Level	—	—
Fund Manager	Santosh Kamath, Sumit Gupta	Rahul Goswami, Rohan Maru, Chandni Gupta

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