SBI Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Dividend Yield Fund3.6 years
The scheme seeks to provide investors with opportunities for capital appreciation and/or dividend distribution by investing predominantly in a well-diversified portfolio of equity and equity related instruments of dividend yielding companies.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 31 Oct 2026
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Prefer peers if · Prefer LIC MF Dividend Yield Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Watch
3.6 years - usable, still building a track record.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Pass
1.12% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -17.8%. 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
Watch
Nidhi Chawla · 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 ≈ 32.7% 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 18%. 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
Date-aligned against NIFTY 500 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
26 Sept 2024 – 5 Aug 2026
Trough 7 Apr 2025 · recovered in 485 days
-17.8%
5 Aug 2026 – open
Trough 23 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-9.9%
3 Jun 2024 – 7 Jun 2024
Trough 4 Jun 2024 · recovered in 3 days
-5.9%
15 Sept 2023 – 23 Nov 2023
Trough 26 Oct 2023 · recovered in 28 days
-4.8%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
33
Vs category
72
Consistency
21
Risk-adjusted
54
Drawdown
55
Mean
47
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
No status reasons yet. History is still thin.
Supporting reads
30 Sept 2026 · 62 holdings · top 10 are 32.7%.
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
4.8%
ACME Solar Holdings Ltd.
Energy & Utilities
4.1%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Industrials
3.9%
Life Insurance Corporation of India
Financial
3.9%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
Financial
3.4%
DECISION
Status moved from HEALTHY to MONITOR.
22 Sept 2026
DECISION
Status moved from MONITOR to HEALTHY.
11 Sept 2026
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Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund
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SBI Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Dividend Yield Fund3.6 years
The scheme seeks to provide investors with opportunities for capital appreciation and/or dividend distribution by investing predominantly in a well-diversified portfolio of equity and equity related instruments of dividend yielding companies.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 31 Oct 2026
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Prefer peers if · Prefer LIC MF Dividend Yield Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Watch
3.6 years - usable, still building a track record.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Pass
1.12% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -17.8%. 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
Watch
Nidhi Chawla · 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 ≈ 32.7% 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 18%. 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
31 Oct 2026 · -2.6% over 1Y
15.4589
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 500 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
31 Oct 2026
-6.6%
26 Sept 2024 – 5 Aug 2026
Trough 7 Apr 2025 · recovered in 485 days
-17.8%
5 Aug 2026 – open
Trough 23 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-9.9%
3 Jun 2024 – 7 Jun 2024
Trough 4 Jun 2024 · recovered in 3 days
-5.9%
15 Sept 2023 – 23 Nov 2023
Trough 26 Oct 2023 · recovered in 28 days
-4.8%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
33
Vs category
72
Consistency
21
Risk-adjusted
54
Drawdown
55
Mean
47
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
No status reasons yet. History is still thin.
Supporting reads
30 Sept 2026 · 62 holdings · top 10 are 32.7%.
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
4.8%
ACME Solar Holdings Ltd.
Energy & Utilities
4.1%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Industrials
3.9%
Life Insurance Corporation of India
Financial
3.9%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
Financial
3.4%
DECISION
Status moved from HEALTHY to MONITOR.
22 Sept 2026
DECISION
Status moved from MONITOR to HEALTHY.
11 Sept 2026