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 · Peak-to-trough drawdown has stayed shallower than 15%.
Buy checklist
History depth
Watch
4.6 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
0.16% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -2.7%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Fail
1% 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
Watch
Top 10 holdings ≈ 88.4% 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 3%. 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
31 Mar 2022 – 4 Aug 2022
Trough 9 May 2022 · recovered in 87 days
-2.7%
13 Sept 2022 – 11 Nov 2022
Trough 26 Sept 2022 · recovered in 46 days
-1.3%
2 Mar 2026 – 15 Apr 2026
Trough 2 Apr 2026 · recovered in 13 days
-0.7%
21 Sept 2023 – 2 Nov 2023
Trough 9 Oct 2023 · recovered in 24 days
-0.5%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
42
Vs category
95
Consistency
23
Risk-adjusted
45
Drawdown
93
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
31 Aug 2026 · 34 holdings · top 10 are 88.4%.
GOI Sec 8.28 21/09/2027
Entities
24.1%
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOAN 20061 GOI 08JN28 7.17 FV RS 100
Entities
22.1%
GOI Sec 8.60 02/06/2028
Entities
15.7%
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 32829 GOI 10AP28 7.06 FV RS 100
Entities
7.3%
STATE DEVELOPMENT LOAN 20372 GUJ 25AP28 8.25 FV RS 100
Industrials
7.0%
DECISION
Status moved from MONITOR to HEALTHY.
22 Sept 2026
DECISION
Status moved from HEALTHY to MONITOR.
8 Sept 2026
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
DSP Mutual Fund
Nippon India Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher TER
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
Edelweiss Mutual Fund
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
Axis Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher TER
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 · Peak-to-trough drawdown has stayed shallower than 15%.
Buy checklist
History depth
Watch
4.6 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
0.16% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -2.7%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Fail
1% 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
Watch
Top 10 holdings ≈ 88.4% 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 3%. 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 · +4.6% over 1Y
13.3847
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
-0.2%
31 Mar 2022 – 4 Aug 2022
Trough 9 May 2022 · recovered in 87 days
-2.7%
13 Sept 2022 – 11 Nov 2022
Trough 26 Sept 2022 · recovered in 46 days
-1.3%
2 Mar 2026 – 15 Apr 2026
Trough 2 Apr 2026 · recovered in 13 days
-0.7%
21 Sept 2023 – 2 Nov 2023
Trough 9 Oct 2023 · recovered in 24 days
-0.5%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
42
Vs category
95
Consistency
23
Risk-adjusted
45
Drawdown
93
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
31 Aug 2026 · 34 holdings · top 10 are 88.4%.
GOI Sec 8.28 21/09/2027
Entities
24.1%
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOAN 20061 GOI 08JN28 7.17 FV RS 100
Entities
22.1%
GOI Sec 8.60 02/06/2028
Entities
15.7%
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 32829 GOI 10AP28 7.06 FV RS 100
Entities
7.3%
STATE DEVELOPMENT LOAN 20372 GUJ 25AP28 8.25 FV RS 100
Industrials
7.0%
DECISION
Status moved from MONITOR to HEALTHY.
22 Sept 2026
DECISION
Status moved from HEALTHY to MONITOR.
8 Sept 2026