Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund - Direct - IDCW

Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund - Direct - IDCW sits in the middle of the pack for Dividend Yield Fund funds, currently carrying a 2-star rating. Returns have been soft relative to what the category has offered — worth checking if this is a temporary phase or a longer pattern. TopFund's composite Health Score, which weighs rating, 3-year CAGR, expense ratio and fund size, puts it at 54/100.

Cost: At 0.31%, the expense ratio is meaningfully cheaper — about 67% below the Dividend Yield Fund category average of 0.93% (based on 15 comparable funds). Lower costs compound in your favour over long holding periods.

Risk-adjusted performance: Over the trailing 1-year period, the fund shows a negative Sharpe ratio of -1.06 — over the past year, returns haven't kept pace with the volatility involved, even before accounting for the risk-free rate. Separately, annualised volatility of 13.42% is fairly typical for actively managed equity funds.

Who should invest: This fund is best suited to investors whose goals and risk appetite align with a Equity fund. The High risk rating means near-term volatility should be expected — this isn't a fund to check daily.