Bank of India Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic0.7 years
The scheme seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related instruments of banking and financial services companies.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Too thin to judge
History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
In three lines
Watch if · History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
Prefer peers if · Compare Aditya Birla Sun Life Business Cycle Fund - it has enough history to inspect beside this fund.
Buy checklist
History depth
Fail
0.7 years - thin for judging consistency.
Engine status
n/a
History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
Expense ratio
Watch
1.68% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -14.3%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
Watch
Nilesh Jethani · 0.8 years on the scheme.
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
Watch
Top 10 holdings ≈ 56.4% of the portfolio.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
Drawdown rehearsal
This scheme’s worst fall on file is about 14%. Before you SIP, ask whether you would keep contributing through a similar drop - pausing on fear is the usual India MF failure mode.
SIP discipline
If you start a SIP here, diary a 90-day check and an annual review - don’t react to every NAV print.
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
26 Feb 2026 – open
Trough 30 Mar 2026 · not recovered
-14.3%
18 Feb 2026 – 23 Feb 2026
Trough 19 Feb 2026 · recovered in 4 days
-0.9%
12 Feb 2026 – 18 Feb 2026
Trough 13 Feb 2026 · recovered in 5 days
-0.5%
4 Feb 2026 – 9 Feb 2026
Trough 5 Feb 2026 · recovered in 4 days
-0.1%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
n/a
Vs category
n/a
Consistency
n/a
Risk-adjusted
0
Drawdown
64
Mean
n/a
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Too thin to judge
History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
Why this status
No status reasons yet. History is still thin.
Supporting reads
No supporting reads in the current evidence set.
31 Aug 2026 · 37 holdings · top 10 are 56.4%.
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
13.4%
HDFC Bank Ltd
Financial
10.5%
State Bank of India
Financial
8.9%
Shriram Transport Finance Company Ltd
Financial
5.0%
Bajaj Finance Ltd
Financial
3.9%
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Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
Caveat: Deeper drawdown
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Caveat: Deeper drawdown
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Caveat: Deeper drawdown
Edelweiss Mutual Fund
Caveat: Deeper drawdown
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
Caveat: Deeper drawdown
Bank of India Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Sectoral/ Thematic0.7 years
The scheme seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related instruments of banking and financial services companies.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Too thin to judge
History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
In three lines
Watch if · History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
Prefer peers if · Compare Aditya Birla Sun Life Business Cycle Fund - it has enough history to inspect beside this fund.
Buy checklist
History depth
Fail
0.7 years - thin for judging consistency.
Engine status
n/a
History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
Expense ratio
Watch
1.68% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -14.3%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
Watch
Nilesh Jethani · 0.8 years on the scheme.
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
Watch
Top 10 holdings ≈ 56.4% of the portfolio.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
Drawdown rehearsal
This scheme’s worst fall on file is about 14%. Before you SIP, ask whether you would keep contributing through a similar drop - pausing on fear is the usual India MF failure mode.
SIP discipline
If you start a SIP here, diary a 90-day check and an annual review - don’t react to every NAV print.
NAV
29 Oct 2026 · -9.6% over 1Y
9.05
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
29 Oct 2026
-12.0%
26 Feb 2026 – open
Trough 30 Mar 2026 · not recovered
-14.3%
18 Feb 2026 – 23 Feb 2026
Trough 19 Feb 2026 · recovered in 4 days
-0.9%
12 Feb 2026 – 18 Feb 2026
Trough 13 Feb 2026 · recovered in 5 days
-0.5%
4 Feb 2026 – 9 Feb 2026
Trough 5 Feb 2026 · recovered in 4 days
-0.1%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
n/a
Vs category
n/a
Consistency
n/a
Risk-adjusted
0
Drawdown
64
Mean
n/a
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Too thin to judge
History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
Why this status
No status reasons yet. History is still thin.
Supporting reads
No supporting reads in the current evidence set.
31 Aug 2026 · 37 holdings · top 10 are 56.4%.
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
13.4%
HDFC Bank Ltd
Financial
10.5%
State Bank of India
Financial
8.9%
Shriram Transport Finance Company Ltd
Financial
5.0%
Bajaj Finance Ltd
Financial
3.9%