Franklin Templeton Gets SEBI Nod to Launch Multi-Factor Equity Mutual Fund

Mumbai, 3 September 2025: Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has received regulatory approval to launch its newest scheme, the Franklin India Multi-Factor Fund, which is an open-ended equity mutual fund that will operate on a multi-factor-based quantitative investment strategy. The New Fund Offer (NFO) period opens on November 10, 2025, and closes on November 24, 2025, after which continuous sale and repurchase will take place from December 2, 2025. The fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation through diversified equity exposure.

Scheme Focused on Quality, Value, Sentiment, and Alternatives to Minimise Bias

The scheme employs a bottom-up stock selection strategy using multiple factors, including Quality, Value, Sentiment, and Alternatives. This approach aims to optimise risk-adjusted returns while minimising human biases, enhancing the efficiency of investment decisions.

Load Structure with 0.50% Exit Charge Within One Year and SIP Starting at ₹500

The scheme has an exit load of 0.50% for redemptions within one year, after the free limit of 10% redemptions, and no exit load beyond one year. There is a minimum lump sum investment of ₹5,000, and also a SIP starting from ₹500.

The Fr͏an͏kl͏in India Multi-Factor Fund NFO i͏n͏tro͏duces a new inves͏tment avenue with a struc͏tured quantitat͏ive approach and dive͏rsified equity exp͏os͏ure. The s͏cheme’s ͏transparent load struc͏ture͏, m͏inim͏um inv͏estmen͏t options, and multi-fa͏c͏tor strategy provide clari͏t͏y on operations and tim͏elines, offering a ͏detailed frame͏work for͏ long-term capital gr͏o͏wth planning͏ without implyi͏ng any market predictions or advice͏.

REF: https://www.sebi.gov.in/filings/mutual-funds/sep-2025/franklin-india-multi-factor-fund_96396.html

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