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

Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Growth's expense ratio is 0.26% versus Union Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option's 0.41%. 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 Union Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?

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 Union Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option

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

Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Growth has a 1-year return of 6.13% versus Union Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option's 4.2%. 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

Union Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option

Union Mutual Fund

★★★★★

Debt · Corporate Bond

Metric	Franklin India Corpora...	Union Corporate Bond F...
NAV	₹116.31	₹16.51
Star Rating	★★★★★	★
Expense Ratio	0.26%	0.41%
AUM	₹1,378 Cr	₹289 Cr
1M Return	+0.35%	-0.18%
3M Return	+1.53%	+0.32%
6M Return	+3.39%	+2.65%
1Y Return	+6.13%	+4.2%
3Y CAGR	+7.98%	+6.89%
5Y CAGR	+6.74%	+5.79%
Risk Level	—	—
Fund Manager	Santosh Kamath, Sumit Gupta	Parijat Agrawal, Anindya Sarkar

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