Bank of India Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Large Cap Fund5.3 years
The scheme seeks to provide investors with the opportunities long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity-related instruments of large cap companies.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 30 Oct 2026
Stance
Fit for a long SIP
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
In three lines
Fits if · The fund beat the category median in 61% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Three-year return is above the category median.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
5.3 years of path to read.
Engine status
Pass
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Expense ratio
Pass
1.29% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -22.6%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
61% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Pass
Alok Singh · 2.1 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
Pass
Top 10 holdings ≈ 41.0% of the portfolio.
Evidence supports a shortlist - confirm with peers before you buy elsewhere.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
Drawdown rehearsal
This scheme’s worst fall on file is about 23%. 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
18 Oct 2021 – 6 Jul 2023
Trough 17 Jun 2022 · recovered in 384 days
-22.6%
27 Sept 2024 – 9 Feb 2026
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · recovered in 346 days
-20.8%
18 Feb 2026 – 3 Aug 2026
Trough 30 Mar 2026 · recovered in 126 days
-13.0%
25 Aug 2026 – open
Trough 23 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-8.7%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
85
Vs category
74
Consistency
52
Risk-adjusted
43
Drawdown
44
Mean
60
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Fit for a long SIP
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Why this status
Supporting reads
30 Sept 2026 · 61 holdings · top 10 are 41.0%.
HDFC Bank Ltd
Financial
7.2%
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
5.8%
State Bank of India
Financial
4.6%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd
Industrials
4.5%
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.
Financial
3.5%
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Bank of India Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Large Cap Fund5.3 years
The scheme seeks to provide investors with the opportunities long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity-related instruments of large cap companies.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 30 Oct 2026
Stance
Fit for a long SIP
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
In three lines
Fits if · The fund beat the category median in 61% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Three-year return is above the category median.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
5.3 years of path to read.
Engine status
Pass
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Expense ratio
Pass
1.29% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -22.6%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
61% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Pass
Alok Singh · 2.1 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
Pass
Top 10 holdings ≈ 41.0% of the portfolio.
Evidence supports a shortlist - confirm with peers before you buy elsewhere.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
Drawdown rehearsal
This scheme’s worst fall on file is about 23%. 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
30 Oct 2026 · -2.8% over 1Y
17.01
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
-6.5%
18 Oct 2021 – 6 Jul 2023
Trough 17 Jun 2022 · recovered in 384 days
-22.6%
27 Sept 2024 – 9 Feb 2026
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · recovered in 346 days
-20.8%
18 Feb 2026 – 3 Aug 2026
Trough 30 Mar 2026 · recovered in 126 days
-13.0%
25 Aug 2026 – open
Trough 23 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-8.7%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
85
Vs category
74
Consistency
52
Risk-adjusted
43
Drawdown
44
Mean
60
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Fit for a long SIP
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Why this status
Supporting reads
30 Sept 2026 · 61 holdings · top 10 are 41.0%.
HDFC Bank Ltd
Financial
7.2%
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
5.8%
State Bank of India
Financial
4.6%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd
Industrials
4.5%
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.
Financial
3.5%