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

Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Growth's expense ratio is 0.26% versus Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund Direct Plan - Growth's 0.33%. 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 - Growth and Sundaram 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 - Growth vs Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund Direct Plan - Growth

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

Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Growth has a 1-year return of 6.13% versus Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund Direct Plan - Growth's 4.71%. 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 - Growth

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

★★★★★

Debt · Corporate Bond

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund Direct Plan - Growth

Sundaram Mutual Fund

★★★★★

Debt · Corporate Bond

Metric	Franklin India Corpora...	Sundaram Corporate Bon...
NAV	₹116.31	₹44.11
Star Rating	★★★★★	★★
Expense Ratio	0.26%	0.33%
AUM	₹1,378 Cr	₹617 Cr
1M Return	+0.35%	+0.07%
3M Return	+1.53%	+0.76%
6M Return	+3.39%	+2.94%
1Y Return	+6.13%	+4.71%
3Y CAGR	+7.98%	+7.0%
5Y CAGR	+6.74%	+6.03%
Risk Level	—	—
Fund Manager	Santosh Kamath, Sumit Gupta	Dwijendra Srivastava, Sandeep Agarwal

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