Axis Mutual FundExchange Traded Funds (ETFs) - Gold ETF16 years
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 30 Oct 2026
Stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
In three lines
Watch if · Maximum drawdown exceeded 35%.
Watch if · Risk metrics are withheld because the NAV history contains an implausible daily move above 50%.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Mirae Asset Gold ETF if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
16.0 years of path to read.
Engine status
Fail
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Expense ratio
n/a
TER not on file yet.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -99.1%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Watch
53% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
n/a
Manager not listed.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
n/a
Holdings weights not on file for this scheme yet.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
SIP discipline
Review does not mean stop the SIP tomorrow - compare peers first. Stopping on a red label often locks in the worst path.
NAV
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
24 Jul 2020 – open
Trough 31 Mar 2021 · not recovered
-99.1%
28 Aug 2013 – 7 Aug 2019
Trough 31 Jul 2015 · recovered in 1468 days
-29.6%
27 Nov 2012 – 28 Aug 2013
Trough 28 Jun 2013 · recovered in 61 days
-23.0%
6 Mar 2020 – 7 Apr 2020
Trough 17 Mar 2020 · recovered in 21 days
-11.2%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
50
Vs category
100
Consistency
57
Risk-adjusted
n/a
Drawdown
0
Mean
52
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Why this status
Supporting reads
Risk metrics are withheld because the NAV history contains an implausible daily move above 50%.
No holdings or recent changes on file for this scheme yet.
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Axis Mutual FundExchange Traded Funds (ETFs) - Gold ETF16 years
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 30 Oct 2026
Stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
In three lines
Watch if · Maximum drawdown exceeded 35%.
Watch if · Risk metrics are withheld because the NAV history contains an implausible daily move above 50%.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Mirae Asset Gold ETF if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
16.0 years of path to read.
Engine status
Fail
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Expense ratio
n/a
TER not on file yet.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -99.1%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Watch
53% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
n/a
Manager not listed.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
n/a
Holdings weights not on file for this scheme yet.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
SIP discipline
Review does not mean stop the SIP tomorrow - compare peers first. Stopping on a red label often locks in the worst path.
NAV
30 Oct 2026 · +15.5% over 1Y
115.9454
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
30 Oct 2026
-97.4%
24 Jul 2020 – open
Trough 31 Mar 2021 · not recovered
-99.1%
28 Aug 2013 – 7 Aug 2019
Trough 31 Jul 2015 · recovered in 1468 days
-29.6%
27 Nov 2012 – 28 Aug 2013
Trough 28 Jun 2013 · recovered in 61 days
-23.0%
6 Mar 2020 – 7 Apr 2020
Trough 17 Mar 2020 · recovered in 21 days
-11.2%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
50
Vs category
100
Consistency
57
Risk-adjusted
n/a
Drawdown
0
Mean
52
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Why this status
Supporting reads
Risk metrics are withheld because the NAV history contains an implausible daily move above 50%.
No holdings or recent changes on file for this scheme yet.