UTI Mutual FundIndex Funds - Equity Funds4.7 years
The scheme seeks to provide returns that, before expenses, closely correspond to the total returns of the securities as represented by the underlying 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
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
In three lines
Watch if · Long-term category-relative performance remains stronger than the most recent rolling 1-year windows, which have deteriorated across multiple periods.
Watch if · Recent return trails the category median by 3 percentage points or more, with a weak rolling win rate.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Axis BSE Sensex Index Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Watch
4.7 years - usable, still building a track record.
Engine status
Fail
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.23% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -16.1%. 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
Lokesh Kulthia · 0.4 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
Watch
Top 10 holdings ≈ 63.7% 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 16%. 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
Review does not mean stop the SIP tomorrow - compare peers first. Stopping on a red label often locks in the worst path.
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
2 Jan 2026 – open
Trough 31 Mar 2026 · not recovered
-16.1%
26 Sept 2024 – 29 Oct 2025
Trough 4 Mar 2025 · recovered in 239 days
-14.8%
4 Apr 2022 – 17 Aug 2022
Trough 17 Jun 2022 · recovered in 61 days
-14.6%
2 Feb 2022 – 4 Apr 2022
Trough 7 Mar 2022 · recovered in 28 days
-11.1%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
15
Vs category
16
Consistency
17
Risk-adjusted
29
Drawdown
60
Mean
27
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.
30 Sept 2026 · 30 holdings · top 10 are 63.7%.
HDFC Bank Ltd
Financial
12.6%
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
11.0%
Reliance Industries Ltd
Energy & Utilities
9.2%
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Technology
6.4%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Industrials
5.1%
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
29 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
28 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
27 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
26 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
23 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
22 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
21 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
19 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
16 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
24 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
23 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
22 Sept 2026
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UTI Mutual FundIndex Funds - Equity Funds4.7 years
The scheme seeks to provide returns that, before expenses, closely correspond to the total returns of the securities as represented by the underlying 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
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
In three lines
Watch if · Long-term category-relative performance remains stronger than the most recent rolling 1-year windows, which have deteriorated across multiple periods.
Watch if · Recent return trails the category median by 3 percentage points or more, with a weak rolling win rate.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Axis BSE Sensex Index Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Watch
4.7 years - usable, still building a track record.
Engine status
Fail
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.23% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -16.1%. 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
Lokesh Kulthia · 0.4 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
Watch
Top 10 holdings ≈ 63.7% 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 16%. 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
Review does not mean stop the SIP tomorrow - compare peers first. Stopping on a red label often locks in the worst path.
NAV
29 Oct 2026 · -12.1% over 1Y
13.4177
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
-12.9%
2 Jan 2026 – open
Trough 31 Mar 2026 · not recovered
-16.1%
26 Sept 2024 – 29 Oct 2025
Trough 4 Mar 2025 · recovered in 239 days
-14.8%
4 Apr 2022 – 17 Aug 2022
Trough 17 Jun 2022 · recovered in 61 days
-14.6%
2 Feb 2022 – 4 Apr 2022
Trough 7 Mar 2022 · recovered in 28 days
-11.1%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
15
Vs category
16
Consistency
17
Risk-adjusted
29
Drawdown
60
Mean
27
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.
30 Sept 2026 · 30 holdings · top 10 are 63.7%.
HDFC Bank Ltd
Financial
12.6%
ICICI Bank Ltd
Financial
11.0%
Reliance Industries Ltd
Energy & Utilities
9.2%
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Technology
6.4%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Industrials
5.1%
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
29 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
28 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
27 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
26 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
23 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
22 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
21 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
19 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
16 Oct 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
24 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
23 Sept 2026
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
22 Sept 2026