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Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund struggled in its initial years, but has performed well over the past few years

Last updated: 14-Nov-2022•Research Desk

A fund with a quality bias in the volatile mid- and small-cap category, this fund has risen from a three-star ranking to a five-star one in the last three years. The fund seeks to invest in stocks with a market cap below that of the 100th stock in the CNX 500 index. Like all Frankl

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