Mahindra Manulife Mutual FundEquity Schemes - Thematic Fund0.7 years
The Scheme shall seek to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of companies following innovation theme.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Too thin to judge
History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
In three lines
Watch if · History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
Prefer peers if · Compare Axis Services Opportunities Fund - it has enough history to inspect beside this fund.
Buy checklist
History depth
Fail
0.7 years - thin for judging consistency.
Engine status
n/a
History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.98% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -11.4%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
Watch
Kirti Dalvi · 0.8 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 ≈ 26.8% 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 11%. 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 Aug 2026 – open
Trough 23 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-11.4%
11 Feb 2026 – 22 Apr 2026
Trough 23 Mar 2026 · recovered in 30 days
-10.4%
7 May 2026 – 26 May 2026
Trough 12 May 2026 · recovered in 14 days
-3.6%
27 May 2026 – 15 Jun 2026
Trough 11 Jun 2026 · recovered in 4 days
-2.9%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
n/a
Vs category
n/a
Consistency
n/a
Risk-adjusted
30
Drawdown
72
Mean
n/a
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Too thin to judge
History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
Why this status
No status reasons yet. History is still thin.
Supporting reads
No supporting reads in the current evidence set.
30 Sept 2026 · 57 holdings · top 10 are 26.8%.
Zomato Ltd
Technology
3.8%
Bajaj Finance Ltd
Financial
2.7%
One 97 Communications Ltd
Industrials
2.6%
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
2.6%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd
Financial
2.6%
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
Axis Mutual Fund
Caveat: Deeper drawdown
HSBC Mutual Fund
Caveat: Deeper drawdown
Mirae Asset Mutual Fund
Caveat: Deeper drawdown
Axis Mutual Fund
Caveat: Deeper drawdown · Higher TER
Axis Mutual Fund
Caveat: Deeper drawdown · Higher TER
Mahindra Manulife Mutual FundEquity Schemes - Thematic Fund0.7 years
The Scheme shall seek to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of companies following innovation theme.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Too thin to judge
History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
In three lines
Watch if · History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
Prefer peers if · Compare Axis Services Opportunities Fund - it has enough history to inspect beside this fund.
Buy checklist
History depth
Fail
0.7 years - thin for judging consistency.
Engine status
n/a
History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.98% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -11.4%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
Watch
Kirti Dalvi · 0.8 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 ≈ 26.8% 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 11%. 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 · +4.7% over 1Y
10.4896
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%
27 Aug 2026 – open
Trough 23 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-11.4%
11 Feb 2026 – 22 Apr 2026
Trough 23 Mar 2026 · recovered in 30 days
-10.4%
7 May 2026 – 26 May 2026
Trough 12 May 2026 · recovered in 14 days
-3.6%
27 May 2026 – 15 Jun 2026
Trough 11 Jun 2026 · recovered in 4 days
-2.9%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
n/a
Vs category
n/a
Consistency
n/a
Risk-adjusted
30
Drawdown
72
Mean
n/a
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Too thin to judge
History is short. Lean on older peers or a low-cost index until more evidence lands.
Why this status
No status reasons yet. History is still thin.
Supporting reads
No supporting reads in the current evidence set.
30 Sept 2026 · 57 holdings · top 10 are 26.8%.
Zomato Ltd
Technology
3.8%
Bajaj Finance Ltd
Financial
2.7%
One 97 Communications Ltd
Industrials
2.6%
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
2.6%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd
Financial
2.6%