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Insights from Fund Comparison

• Both Franklin Asian Equity Fund (G) and Motilal Oswal Digital India Fund - Direct (IDCW) are Sectoral / Thematic, Equity schemes. Franklin Asian Equity Fund (G) is 18 yrs 4 m old and manages ₹426.9 Crs, whereas Motilal Oswal Digital India Fund - Direct (IDCW) is 1 yrs 5 m old with ₹730.43 Crs.
• Franklin Asian Equity Fund (G) is older, but Motilal Oswal Digital India Fund - Direct (IDCW) is larger — suggesting that while Franklin Asian Equity Fund (G) has more experience, Motilal Oswal Digital India Fund - Direct (IDCW) may be attracting recent investor interest.
• Franklin Asian Equity Fund (G) has its top 3 sectors in IT - Hardware (24.43%), Banks (10.71%), and IT - Software (6.97%), while Motilal Oswal Digital India Fund - Direct (IDCW) focuses on IT - Software (64.50%), E-Commerce/App based Aggregator (16.20%), and IT - Hardware (4.90%).
• The funds share exposure to IT - Hardware and IT - Software, but differ in the rest, which means they will partially move together but may diverge depending on how the unique sectors perform.
• Franklin Asian Equity Fund (G) holds Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (9.50%), Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd (5.85%), Call, Cash & Other Assets (5.80%), HDFC Bank Ltd (4.77%), and SK Hynix Inc (4.03%), whereas Motilal Oswal Digital India Fund - Direct (IDCW) holds Birlasoft Limited (7.95%), Zensar Technologies Limited (6.78%), Coforge Limited (6.34%), Sonata Software Limited (6.28%), and One 97 Communications Limited (5.82%).
• The funds have completely different top holdings, which means their performance could diverge significantly depending on which stocks or sectors lead the market.
• In terms of risk profile, Franklin Asian Equity Fund (G) has 39.47% equity and 0.00% debt, while Motilal Oswal Digital India Fund - Direct (IDCW) has 95.91% equity and 0.00% debt.
• Motilal Oswal Digital India Fund - Direct (IDCW) is more aggressive with higher equity allocation, which could lead to higher returns but more volatility.
• Franklin Asian Equity Fund (G) outperformed Motilal Oswal Digital India Fund - Direct (IDCW) in 6 Months, 1 Year (returns: 5.71%, 25.91% ) but underperformed in 3 Months, 3 Years, 5 Years (returns: -1.92%, 11.53%, 2.06%). This mixed performance indicates strength in certain market cycles while highlighting periods of relative weakness, suggesting selective timing or careful monitoring may be needed.