Navi Mutual FundOther Scheme - Index Funds4.6 years
The scheme seeks to achieve return equivalent to Nifty Midcap150 Index by investing in stocks of companies comprising Nifty Midcap 150 Index, subject to tracking error.
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 · The fund beat the category median in 100% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Three-year return is above the category median.
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
n/a
TER not on file yet.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -21.0%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
100% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Pass
Ashutosh Shirwaikar · 3.3 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 ≈ 16.9% 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 21%. 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
Date-aligned against NIFTY MIDCAP 150 TRI. Capture ratios use common month-end observations through 30 Oct 2026.
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
24 Sept 2024 – 17 Nov 2025
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · recovered in 262 days
-21.0%
11 Apr 2022 – 16 Aug 2022
Trough 20 Jun 2022 · recovered in 57 days
-18.3%
7 Jan 2026 – 7 May 2026
Trough 31 Mar 2026 · recovered in 37 days
-14.0%
31 Aug 2026 – open
Trough 23 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-12.6%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
86
Vs category
65
Consistency
88
Risk-adjusted
59
Drawdown
48
Mean
69
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
30 Sept 2026 · 150 holdings · top 10 are 16.9%.
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd
Financial
2.1%
The Federal Bank Ltd
Financial
1.9%
Laurus Labs Ltd
Healthcare
1.9%
One 97 Communications Ltd
Industrials
1.8%
Hero Motocorp Ltd
Consumer Discretionary
1.7%
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Navi Mutual FundOther Scheme - Index Funds4.6 years
The scheme seeks to achieve return equivalent to Nifty Midcap150 Index by investing in stocks of companies comprising Nifty Midcap 150 Index, subject to tracking error.
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 · The fund beat the category median in 100% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Three-year return is above the category median.
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
n/a
TER not on file yet.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -21.0%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
100% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Pass
Ashutosh Shirwaikar · 3.3 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 ≈ 16.9% 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 21%. 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 · -4.1% over 1Y
20.1143
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
Date-aligned against NIFTY MIDCAP 150 TRI. Capture ratios use common month-end observations through 30 Oct 2026.
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
29 Oct 2026
-9.8%
24 Sept 2024 – 17 Nov 2025
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · recovered in 262 days
-21.0%
11 Apr 2022 – 16 Aug 2022
Trough 20 Jun 2022 · recovered in 57 days
-18.3%
7 Jan 2026 – 7 May 2026
Trough 31 Mar 2026 · recovered in 37 days
-14.0%
31 Aug 2026 – open
Trough 23 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-12.6%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
86
Vs category
65
Consistency
88
Risk-adjusted
59
Drawdown
48
Mean
69
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
30 Sept 2026 · 150 holdings · top 10 are 16.9%.
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd
Financial
2.1%
The Federal Bank Ltd
Financial
1.9%
Laurus Labs Ltd
Healthcare
1.9%
One 97 Communications Ltd
Industrials
1.8%
Hero Motocorp Ltd
Consumer Discretionary
1.7%