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Franklin India Prima Fund and L&T Midcap Fund both belong to the mid-cap category of Equity Funds. mid cap funds refer to the Mutual Fund schemes who invest their corpus in equity shares of mid-cap companies having a Market capitalization ranging between INR 500 - INR 10,000 crores. These companies have the potential to grow and form part of large cap companies. Mid Cap Companies in many situations have earned more returns than large cap companies. Though Franklin India Prima Fund and L&T Midcap Fund belong to the same category of equity funds yet; they are different in terms of NAV, Assets Under Management (AUM), and other factors. So, let us understand the differences between both Franklin India Prima Fund and L&T Midcap Fund through this article.
Franklin India Prima Fund is managed by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund and was launched on December 01, 1993. The investment objective of the scheme is classified into two, namely, primary objective and secondary objective. Its primary objective is to attain Capital growth while the secondary objective is to earn Income at regular intervals. This scheme can be chosen as a substitute for direct investment in mid-sized companies. The fund aims to identify companies having a greater potential for growth and are at early stages of business life cycles.
As on January 31, 2018, some of the Top 10 constituents of Franklin India Prima Fund include Finolex Cables Limited, SKF India Limited, Voltas Limited, and Equitas Holdings Limited.
Franklin India Prima Fund uses Nifty 50, Nifty 500, and Nifty Free Float Midcap 100 indexes to construct its Portfolio.
L&T Midcap Fund is an open-ended equity fund scheme whose objective is to attain growth in capital by predominantly Investing the corpus money in shares of mid-cap companies. The scheme was incepted on August 09, 2004, and it uses Nifty Free Float Midcap 100 Index to construct its portfolio.
As on January 31, 2018, some of the shares that form part of L&T Midcap Fund’s portfolio include Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited, Emami Limited, Berger Paints India Limited, Kajaria Ceramics Limited, and Jindal Steel & Power Limited.
The various criteria that L&T Midcap Fund uses to choose the shares include Management Quality, liquidity, Competitive Position, and Valuations.
Though both of the schemes are of the same category, yet they exhibit different attributes based on different parameters such as AUM, minimum SIP investment, and so on which are divided into four sections, namely, Basics Section, Performance Section, Yearly Performance Section, and Other details Section. So, let us have a comparative study of both these schemes based on these sections.
Some of the comparable elements that form part of the basics section include Fincash Rating, AUM, Scheme Category, expense ratio and many more. To begin with the Scheme Category, it can be said that both the schemes belong to same Equity Mid & small cap Category.
As per Fincash Rating, it can be said that Franklin India Prima Fund is rated as 3-Star while; L&T Midcap Fund is rated as a 4-Star Fund.
The table given below summarizes the comparable parameters of the basics section.
Parameters Basics NAV Net Assets (Cr) Launch Date Rating Category Sub Cat. Category Rank Risk Expense Ratio Sharpe Ratio Information Ratio Alpha Ratio Benchmark Exit Load Franklin India Prima Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹2,631.82 ↓ -8.46 (-0.32 %) ₹12,318 on 31 Oct 24 1 Dec 93 ☆☆☆ Equity Mid Cap 29 Moderately High 1.8 2.52 -0.6 8.21 Not Available 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Essel Long Term Advantage Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹28.1349 ↓ -0.11 (-0.40 %) ₹62 on 31 Oct 24 30 Dec 15 Equity ELSS Moderately High 2.11 1.33 -1.17 -6.29 Not Available NIL
Performance Section compares the Compounded Annual Growth Rate or CAGR performance of both the schemes at different time periods. Some of these different time periods are 1 Month Return, 1 Year Return, 5 Year Return, and Return Since Inception. On the hindsight, it can be said that at most time points, the returns generated by L&T Mutual Fund is higher as compared to the returns of Franklin India Prima Fund. The performance summary of Franklin India Prima Fund and L&T Midcap Fund is tabulated as follows.
Parameters Performance 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since launch Franklin India Prima Fund
Growth
Fund Details -4.2% -3.6% 10.3% 37.2% 18.9% 22.5% 19.7% Essel Long Term Advantage Fund
Growth
Fund Details -4.1% -6.2% 4.7% 18.6% 9.9% 13.8% 12.3%
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The Yearly Performance Section compares the absolute returns between both the schemes for a particular year. Even in case of yearly performance, it can be said that the returns generated by L&T Midcap Fund are higher as compared to Franklin India Prima Fund’s returns. the summary of yearly performance section is shown with the help of table given below.
Parameters Yearly Performance 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Franklin India Prima Fund
Growth
Fund Details 36.8% 2.2% 32.6% 17.8% 3.5% Essel Long Term Advantage Fund
Growth
Fund Details 24.1% -2% 29.4% 8.5% 7.9%
This is the last section that compares the schemes on various parameters. Some of the comparable parameters that form part of this section are Minimum SIP and Lumpsum Investment. With respect to the Minimum SIP and Lumpsum Investment, it can be said that for Franklin India Prima Fund and L&T Midcap Fund, both SIP amount and Lumpsum amount are the same. The minimum SIP investment for both the schemes is INR 500 while the minimum lumpsum investment is INR 5,000.
Mr. Janakiraman Rengaraju, Mr. Hari Shyamsundar, and Mr. Srikesh Karunakaran Nair, together are the fund managers of Franklin India Prima Fund.
The fund managers who jointly manage the L&T Midcap Fund are Mr. S. N. Lahiri and Mr. Vihang Naik.
The table given below summarizes the comparison of both the schemes.
Parameters Other Details Min SIP Investment Min Investment Fund Manager Franklin India Prima Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹500 ₹5,000 R. Janakiraman - 13.76 Yr. Essel Long Term Advantage Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹500 ₹500 Aditya Mulki - 2.65 Yr.
Franklin India Prima Fund
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Oct 19 ₹10,000 31 Oct 20 ₹9,838 31 Oct 21 ₹16,104 31 Oct 22 ₹16,174 31 Oct 23 ₹18,725 31 Oct 24 ₹28,241 Essel Long Term Advantage Fund
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Oct 19 ₹10,000 31 Oct 20 ₹9,506 31 Oct 21 ₹14,326 31 Oct 22 ₹14,116 31 Oct 23 ₹15,580 31 Oct 24 ₹19,769
Franklin India Prima Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.88% Equity 98.12% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 20.38% Consumer Cyclical 17.11% Industrials 13.92% Basic Materials 13.47% Health Care 9.8% Technology 7.86% Real Estate 5.55% Consumer Defensive 4.45% Communication Services 2.6% Utility 2.22% Energy 0.77% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity The Federal Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 | FEDERALBNK4% ₹461 Cr 23,439,752 Deepak Nitrite Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 21 | DEEPAKNTR2% ₹320 Cr 1,100,123 Prestige Estates Projects Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 22 | PRESTIGE2% ₹301 Cr 1,631,918 Mphasis Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 20 | 5262992% ₹294 Cr 976,105
↓ -100,000 Emami Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 | 5311622% ₹270 Cr 3,526,225 Trent Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 17 | 5002512% ₹268 Cr 353,937
↓ -53,317 Persistent Systems Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 21 | PERSISTENT2% ₹267 Cr 489,990
↓ -50,000 Voltas Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 13 | VOLTAS2% ₹266 Cr 1,444,026 Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 16 | CROMPTON2% ₹266 Cr 6,391,052 Coromandel International Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 May 11 | 5063952% ₹261 Cr 1,561,228 Essel Long Term Advantage Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 13.37% Equity 86.63% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 27.78% Industrials 11.25% Health Care 10.11% Technology 9.84% Consumer Defensive 9.3% Basic Materials 5.46% Communication Services 4.48% Consumer Cyclical 4.46% Energy 3.96% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | HDFCBANK6% ₹4 Cr 21,500 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | BHARTIARTL4% ₹3 Cr 16,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | RELIANCE4% ₹2 Cr 18,536 Persistent Systems Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 22 | PERSISTENT4% ₹2 Cr 4,400 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 20 | INFY4% ₹2 Cr 13,000 Max Healthcare Institute Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 22 | MAXHEALTH4% ₹2 Cr 22,000 SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 22 | SBILIFE4% ₹2 Cr 13,500 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | HAL3% ₹2 Cr 5,000 Rec Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹2 Cr 200,000 Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | SUNPHARMA3% ₹2 Cr 10,500
Thus, from the above parameters, it can be said that there are differences between both the funds though they belong to the same category. As a result, investors should be careful while choosing the modalities of the schemes. They should understand the modalities of the scheme completely and check whether it matches with their investment objective or not. People should also consult a financial advisor if required. This will help them to ensure that their money is safe and paves way for wealth creation.