SBI Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Large Cap Fund13.8 years
The scheme seeks to provide investors with opportunities for long-term growth in capital through an active management of investments in a diversified basket of large cap equity stocks (as specified by SEBI/AMFI from time to time).
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 · The fund beat the category median in 61% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Prefer peers if · Prefer BARODA BNP PARIBAS LARGE CAP FUND if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
13.8 years of path to read.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.89% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -37.1%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
61% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Pass
Saurabh Pant · 2.6 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 ≈ 47.6% 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 37%. 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
16 Jan 2020 – 9 Nov 2020
Trough 23 Mar 2020 · recovered in 231 days
-37.1%
16 May 2013 – 31 Oct 2013
Trough 28 Aug 2013 · recovered in 64 days
-16.8%
18 Oct 2021 – 1 Nov 2022
Trough 17 Jun 2022 · recovered in 137 days
-16.4%
26 Sept 2024 – 29 Oct 2025
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · recovered in 243 days
-15.4%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
30
Vs category
64
Consistency
65
Risk-adjusted
53
Drawdown
7
Mean
44
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
30 Sept 2026 · 58 holdings · top 10 are 47.6%.
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
8.3%
HDFC Bank Ltd
Financial
8.2%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Industrials
5.3%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
Financial
4.6%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd
Consumer Discretionary
3.8%
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund
Bank of India Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher TER
Edelweiss Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher TER
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher volatility
Bajaj Finserv Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher TER · Lower trailing returns
SBI Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Large Cap Fund13.8 years
The scheme seeks to provide investors with opportunities for long-term growth in capital through an active management of investments in a diversified basket of large cap equity stocks (as specified by SEBI/AMFI from time to time).
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 · The fund beat the category median in 61% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Prefer peers if · Prefer BARODA BNP PARIBAS LARGE CAP FUND if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
13.8 years of path to read.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.89% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -37.1%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
61% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Pass
Saurabh Pant · 2.6 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 ≈ 47.6% 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 37%. 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 · -5.2% over 1Y
99.5609
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
31 Oct 2026
-8.0%
16 Jan 2020 – 9 Nov 2020
Trough 23 Mar 2020 · recovered in 231 days
-37.1%
16 May 2013 – 31 Oct 2013
Trough 28 Aug 2013 · recovered in 64 days
-16.8%
18 Oct 2021 – 1 Nov 2022
Trough 17 Jun 2022 · recovered in 137 days
-16.4%
26 Sept 2024 – 29 Oct 2025
Trough 28 Feb 2025 · recovered in 243 days
-15.4%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
30
Vs category
64
Consistency
65
Risk-adjusted
53
Drawdown
7
Mean
44
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
30 Sept 2026 · 58 holdings · top 10 are 47.6%.
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
8.3%
HDFC Bank Ltd
Financial
8.2%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Industrials
5.3%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
Financial
4.6%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd
Consumer Discretionary
3.8%