SBI Mutual FundOther Scheme - Gold ETF17.4 years
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
In three lines
Watch if · Maximum drawdown exceeded 35%.
Watch if · Risk metrics are withheld because the NAV history contains an implausible daily move above 50%.
Prefer peers if · Prefer KOTAK GOLD ETF if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
17.4 years of path to read.
Engine status
Fail
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Expense ratio
Watch
0.65% TER on Regular - Direct is usually cheaper for the same scheme.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -99.2%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
n/a
Manager not listed.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Plan class
Watch
Regular plan - switch the buy to Direct Growth of the same scheme when you can.
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
Review does not mean stop the SIP tomorrow - compare peers first. Stopping on a red label often locks in the worst path.
Regular plan drag
Regular TER compounds against you on long SIPs. Prefer the Direct Growth class of the same scheme when you buy.
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
7 Aug 2020 – open
Trough 11 Jan 2022 · not recovered
-99.2%
28 Aug 2013 – 5 Aug 2019
Trough 31 Jul 2015 · recovered in 1466 days
-29.5%
27 Nov 2012 – 28 Aug 2013
Trough 28 Jun 2013 · recovered in 61 days
-23.1%
3 Dec 2009 – 26 May 2010
Trough 5 Feb 2010 · recovered in 110 days
-13.1%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
100
Vs category
n/a
Consistency
n/a
Risk-adjusted
n/a
Drawdown
0
Mean
n/a
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Why this status
Supporting reads
No supporting reads in the current evidence set.
Risk metrics are withheld because the NAV history contains an implausible daily move above 50%.
No holdings or recent changes on file for this scheme yet.
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SBI Mutual FundOther Scheme - Gold ETF17.4 years
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
In three lines
Watch if · Maximum drawdown exceeded 35%.
Watch if · Risk metrics are withheld because the NAV history contains an implausible daily move above 50%.
Prefer peers if · Prefer KOTAK GOLD ETF if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
17.4 years of path to read.
Engine status
Fail
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Expense ratio
Watch
0.65% TER on Regular - Direct is usually cheaper for the same scheme.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -99.2%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
n/a
Manager not listed.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Plan class
Watch
Regular plan - switch the buy to Direct Growth of the same scheme when you can.
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
Review does not mean stop the SIP tomorrow - compare peers first. Stopping on a red label often locks in the worst path.
Regular plan drag
Regular TER compounds against you on long SIPs. Prefer the Direct Growth class of the same scheme when you buy.
NAV
29 Oct 2026 · +16.6% over 1Y
120.1706
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
-97.6%
7 Aug 2020 – open
Trough 11 Jan 2022 · not recovered
-99.2%
28 Aug 2013 – 5 Aug 2019
Trough 31 Jul 2015 · recovered in 1466 days
-29.5%
27 Nov 2012 – 28 Aug 2013
Trough 28 Jun 2013 · recovered in 61 days
-23.1%
3 Dec 2009 – 26 May 2010
Trough 5 Feb 2010 · recovered in 110 days
-13.1%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
100
Vs category
n/a
Consistency
n/a
Risk-adjusted
n/a
Drawdown
0
Mean
n/a
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Why this status
Supporting reads
No supporting reads in the current evidence set.
Risk metrics are withheld because the NAV history contains an implausible daily move above 50%.
No holdings or recent changes on file for this scheme yet.