Trust Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Flexi Cap Fund2.5 years
The scheme seeks to provide long-term growth in capital and income to investors, through active management of investments in a diversified portfolio of equity and equity-related securities across the entire market capitalization spectrum and in debt and money market instruments.
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 61% of rolling 1-year windows.
Buy checklist
History depth
Fail
2.5 years - thin for judging consistency.
Engine status
Pass
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Expense ratio
Watch
1.74% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -18.9%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
Watch
Saurabh Kataria · 0.5 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 ≈ 36.8% 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 19%. 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 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
16 Dec 2024 – 31 Jul 2026
Trough 7 Apr 2025 · recovered in 480 days
-18.9%
26 Aug 2026 – open
Trough 23 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-8.7%
3 Jun 2024 – 13 Jun 2024
Trough 4 Jun 2024 · recovered in 9 days
-8.1%
24 Sept 2024 – 5 Dec 2024
Trough 13 Nov 2024 · recovered in 22 days
-6.8%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
30
Vs category
100
Consistency
61
Risk-adjusted
38
Drawdown
53
Mean
56
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 · 60 holdings · top 10 are 36.8%.
Repo/CBLO
Unspecified
7.8%
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
6.2%
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Technology
3.6%
Zomato Ltd
Technology
3.5%
Titan Company Ltd
Consumer Discretionary
3.3%
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Trust Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Flexi Cap Fund2.5 years
The scheme seeks to provide long-term growth in capital and income to investors, through active management of investments in a diversified portfolio of equity and equity-related securities across the entire market capitalization spectrum and in debt and money market instruments.
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 61% of rolling 1-year windows.
Buy checklist
History depth
Fail
2.5 years - thin for judging consistency.
Engine status
Pass
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Expense ratio
Watch
1.74% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -18.9%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
n/a
Category relative read still thin.
Manager tenure
Watch
Saurabh Kataria · 0.5 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 ≈ 36.8% 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 19%. 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 · +3.4% over 1Y
12.39
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
29 Oct 2026
-5.4%
16 Dec 2024 – 31 Jul 2026
Trough 7 Apr 2025 · recovered in 480 days
-18.9%
26 Aug 2026 – open
Trough 23 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-8.7%
3 Jun 2024 – 13 Jun 2024
Trough 4 Jun 2024 · recovered in 9 days
-8.1%
24 Sept 2024 – 5 Dec 2024
Trough 13 Nov 2024 · recovered in 22 days
-6.8%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
30
Vs category
100
Consistency
61
Risk-adjusted
38
Drawdown
53
Mean
56
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 · 60 holdings · top 10 are 36.8%.
Repo/CBLO
Unspecified
7.8%
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
6.2%
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Technology
3.6%
Zomato Ltd
Technology
3.5%
Titan Company Ltd
Consumer Discretionary
3.3%