Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 20 Jan 2022
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · Long-term category-relative performance remains stronger than the most recent rolling 1-year windows, which have deteriorated across multiple periods.
Fits if · AUM fell by 30% or more versus the prior observation.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Kotak India Fund Series 4 if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
9.3 years of path to read.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
n/a
TER not on file yet.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -33.6%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Fail
0% 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
27 May 2019 – 11 Jan 2021
Trough 19 Mar 2020 · recovered in 298 days
-33.6%
23 Jan 2018 – 27 May 2019
Trough 28 Jun 2018 · recovered in 333 days
-13.3%
18 Oct 2021 – 17 Jan 2022
Trough 20 Dec 2021 · recovered in 28 days
-7.8%
14 Jan 2021 – 2 Feb 2021
Trough 29 Jan 2021 · recovered in 4 days
-6.2%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
51
Vs category
100
Consistency
19
Risk-adjusted
31
Drawdown
16
Mean
43
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 supporting reads in the current evidence set.
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
20 Jan 2022
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Nippon India Mutual Fund
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 20 Jan 2022
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · Long-term category-relative performance remains stronger than the most recent rolling 1-year windows, which have deteriorated across multiple periods.
Fits if · AUM fell by 30% or more versus the prior observation.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Kotak India Fund Series 4 if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
9.3 years of path to read.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
n/a
TER not on file yet.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -33.6%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Fail
0% 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
20 Jan 2022 · +23.6% over 1Y
13.298
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
20 Jan 2022
-2.5%
27 May 2019 – 11 Jan 2021
Trough 19 Mar 2020 · recovered in 298 days
-33.6%
23 Jan 2018 – 27 May 2019
Trough 28 Jun 2018 · recovered in 333 days
-13.3%
18 Oct 2021 – 17 Jan 2022
Trough 20 Dec 2021 · recovered in 28 days
-7.8%
14 Jan 2021 – 2 Feb 2021
Trough 29 Jan 2021 · recovered in 4 days
-6.2%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
51
Vs category
100
Consistency
19
Risk-adjusted
31
Drawdown
16
Mean
43
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 supporting reads in the current evidence set.
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
20 Jan 2022