Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 28 Oct 2026
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · Three-year return is above the category median.
Prefer peers if · Prefer ICICI Prudential Strategic Metal and Energy Equity Fund of Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
9.9 years of path to read.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.59% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -38.8%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Fail
29% 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
Monitor is recent mixed evidence - keep the SIP unless the buying brief says prefer peers, then swap with intent.
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
17 Feb 2021 – 10 Sept 2025
Trough 28 Oct 2022 · recovered in 1048 days
-38.8%
20 Jan 2020 – 9 Jul 2020
Trough 19 Mar 2020 · recovered in 112 days
-28.4%
31 Jan 2018 – 1 Nov 2019
Trough 2 Jan 2019 · recovered in 303 days
-15.0%
22 Jun 2026 – open
Trough 26 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-13.7%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
69
Vs category
100
Consistency
33
Risk-adjusted
46
Drawdown
3
Mean
50
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Why this status
Supporting reads
No holdings or recent changes on file for this scheme yet.
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher volatility
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Caveat: Higher volatility
Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
DSP Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher volatility · Higher TER
Edelweiss Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher TER · Lower trailing returns
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 28 Oct 2026
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · Three-year return is above the category median.
Prefer peers if · Prefer ICICI Prudential Strategic Metal and Energy Equity Fund of Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
9.9 years of path to read.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.59% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -38.8%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Fail
29% 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
Monitor is recent mixed evidence - keep the SIP unless the buying brief says prefer peers, then swap with intent.
NAV
28 Oct 2026 · +29.8% over 1Y
29.1011
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
28 Oct 2026
-11.9%
17 Feb 2021 – 10 Sept 2025
Trough 28 Oct 2022 · recovered in 1048 days
-38.8%
20 Jan 2020 – 9 Jul 2020
Trough 19 Mar 2020 · recovered in 112 days
-28.4%
31 Jan 2018 – 1 Nov 2019
Trough 2 Jan 2019 · recovered in 303 days
-15.0%
22 Jun 2026 – open
Trough 26 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-13.7%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
69
Vs category
100
Consistency
33
Risk-adjusted
46
Drawdown
3
Mean
50
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Why this status
Supporting reads
No holdings or recent changes on file for this scheme yet.