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

Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Direct - GROWTH's expense ratio is 0.26% versus SBI Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - 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 SBI Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - 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 SBI Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth

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

Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Direct - GROWTH has a 1-year return of 6.13% versus SBI Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth's 4.96%. 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

SBI Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth

SBI Mutual Fund

★★★★★

Debt · Corporate Bond

Metric	Franklin India Corpora...	SBI Corporate Bond Fun...
NAV	₹116.31	₹17.01
Star Rating	★★★★★	★★★
Expense Ratio	0.26%	0.37%
AUM	₹1,378 Cr	₹22,133 Cr
1M Return	+0.35%	-0.01%
3M Return	+1.53%	+0.82%
6M Return	+3.39%	+3.03%
1Y Return	+6.13%	+4.96%
3Y CAGR	+7.98%	+7.19%
5Y CAGR	+6.74%	+6.27%
Risk Level	—	—
Fund Manager	Santosh Kamath, Sumit Gupta	Mohit Jain

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