ITI Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Large & Mid Cap Fund2.1 years
The scheme seek to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in equity and equity related securities of large cap & mid cap stocks.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · Risk-adjusted return (Sharpe) is negative over the available daily history.
Prefer peers if · Prefer DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Fail
2.1 years - thin for judging consistency.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Pass
1.06% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -20.2%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
Watch
Nilay Dalal · 0.5 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 ≈ 22.1% of the portfolio.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
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
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
11 Dec 2024 – 3 Aug 2026
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · recovered in 521 days
-20.2%
23 Sept 2026 – open
Trough 23 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-11.0%
24 Sept 2024 – 6 Dec 2024
Trough 18 Nov 2024 · recovered in 18 days
-8.1%
10 Sept 2026 – 23 Sept 2026
Trough 16 Sept 2026 · recovered in 7 days
-2.2%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
15
Vs category
54
Consistency
17
Risk-adjusted
8
Drawdown
50
Mean
29
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.
30 Sept 2026 · 90 holdings · top 10 are 22.1%.
ESDS Software Solution Ltd.
Technology
4.6%
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
2.3%
Indusind Bank Ltd
Financial
2.1%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd
Healthcare
2.0%
LG Electronics India Ltd.
Consumer Discretionary
2.0%
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ITI Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Large & Mid Cap Fund2.1 years
The scheme seek to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in equity and equity related securities of large cap & mid cap stocks.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · Risk-adjusted return (Sharpe) is negative over the available daily history.
Prefer peers if · Prefer DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Fail
2.1 years - thin for judging consistency.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Pass
1.06% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -20.2%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
Watch
Nilay Dalal · 0.5 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 ≈ 22.1% of the portfolio.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
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
Monitor is recent mixed evidence - keep the SIP unless the buying brief says prefer peers, then swap with intent.
NAV
29 Oct 2026 · -3.1% over 1Y
9.8042
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
-7.7%
11 Dec 2024 – 3 Aug 2026
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · recovered in 521 days
-20.2%
23 Sept 2026 – open
Trough 23 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-11.0%
24 Sept 2024 – 6 Dec 2024
Trough 18 Nov 2024 · recovered in 18 days
-8.1%
10 Sept 2026 – 23 Sept 2026
Trough 16 Sept 2026 · recovered in 7 days
-2.2%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
15
Vs category
54
Consistency
17
Risk-adjusted
8
Drawdown
50
Mean
29
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.
30 Sept 2026 · 90 holdings · top 10 are 22.1%.
ESDS Software Solution Ltd.
Technology
4.6%
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
2.3%
Indusind Bank Ltd
Financial
2.1%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd
Healthcare
2.0%
LG Electronics India Ltd.
Consumer Discretionary
2.0%