Bank of India Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Multi Cap Fund3.7 years
The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in equity and equity-related securities across various market capitalisation.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 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 100% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Three-year return is above the category median.
Buy checklist
History depth
Watch
3.7 years - usable, still building a track record.
Engine status
Pass
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Expense ratio
Pass
1.16% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -20.3%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
100% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Pass
Nitin Gosar · 3.7 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 ≈ 36.6% 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 20%. 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
27 Sept 2024 – 27 Oct 2025
Trough 3 Mar 2025 · recovered in 238 days
-20.3%
2 Jan 2026 – 4 May 2026
Trough 23 Mar 2026 · recovered in 42 days
-11.7%
3 Jun 2024 – 11 Jun 2024
Trough 4 Jun 2024 · recovered in 7 days
-8.6%
26 Aug 2026 – open
Trough 23 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-8.5%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
91
Vs category
78
Consistency
91
Risk-adjusted
73
Drawdown
49
Mean
76
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 · 69 holdings · top 10 are 36.6%.
Repo
Unspecified
9.0%
HDFC Bank Ltd
Financial
5.5%
Reliance Industries Ltd
Energy & Utilities
4.0%
Entero Healthcare Solutions Ltd.
Healthcare
2.8%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
Financial
2.7%
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Bank of India Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Multi Cap Fund3.7 years
The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in equity and equity-related securities across various market capitalisation.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 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 100% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Three-year return is above the category median.
Buy checklist
History depth
Watch
3.7 years - usable, still building a track record.
Engine status
Pass
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Expense ratio
Pass
1.16% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -20.3%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
100% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Pass
Nitin Gosar · 3.7 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 ≈ 36.6% 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 20%. 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 · +4.2% over 1Y
19.83
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
-5.5%
27 Sept 2024 – 27 Oct 2025
Trough 3 Mar 2025 · recovered in 238 days
-20.3%
2 Jan 2026 – 4 May 2026
Trough 23 Mar 2026 · recovered in 42 days
-11.7%
3 Jun 2024 – 11 Jun 2024
Trough 4 Jun 2024 · recovered in 7 days
-8.6%
26 Aug 2026 – open
Trough 23 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-8.5%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
91
Vs category
78
Consistency
91
Risk-adjusted
73
Drawdown
49
Mean
76
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 · 69 holdings · top 10 are 36.6%.
Repo
Unspecified
9.0%
HDFC Bank Ltd
Financial
5.5%
Reliance Industries Ltd
Energy & Utilities
4.0%
Entero Healthcare Solutions Ltd.
Healthcare
2.8%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
Financial
2.7%