UTI Mutual FundIndex Funds - Debt Funds3.8 years
The scheme seeks to track the Index by investing in securities as represented by CRISIL IBX SDL Index - June 2027, subject to tracking errors.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 30 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 55% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Three-year return is above the category median.
Buy checklist
History depth
Watch
3.8 years - usable, still building a track record.
Engine status
Pass
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.20% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -0.4%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
55% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Watch
Jaydeep Bhowal · 1.0 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 ≈ 91.1% 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 0%. 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
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
2 Feb 2023 – 13 Mar 2023
Trough 1 Mar 2023 · recovered in 12 days
-0.4%
26 Sept 2023 – 2 Nov 2023
Trough 10 Oct 2023 · recovered in 23 days
-0.4%
26 Jul 2023 – 10 Aug 2023
Trough 3 Aug 2023 · recovered in 7 days
-0.2%
14 Aug 2023 – 21 Aug 2023
Trough 17 Aug 2023 · recovered in 4 days
-0.2%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
85
Vs category
53
Consistency
44
Risk-adjusted
100
Drawdown
99
Mean
76
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 · 16 holdings · top 10 are 91.1%.
Gujarat State SDL 7.52 24/05/2027
Industrials
15.7%
Uttar Pradesh State SDL 7.64 29/03/2027
Unspecified
15.6%
Maharashtra State SDL 7.51 24/05/2027
Unspecified
14.9%
Haryana State SDL 7.53 24/05/2027
Unspecified
7.8%
Madhya Pradesh State SDL 7.76 01/03/2027
Unspecified
7.8%
DECISION
Status moved from HEALTHY to MONITOR.
15 Sept 2026
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
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UTI Mutual FundIndex Funds - Debt Funds3.8 years
The scheme seeks to track the Index by investing in securities as represented by CRISIL IBX SDL Index - June 2027, subject to tracking errors.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 30 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 55% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Three-year return is above the category median.
Buy checklist
History depth
Watch
3.8 years - usable, still building a track record.
Engine status
Pass
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.20% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -0.4%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
55% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Watch
Jaydeep Bhowal · 1.0 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 ≈ 91.1% 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 0%. 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
30 Oct 2026 · +5.6% over 1Y
13.0591
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
30 Oct 2026
-0.0%
2 Feb 2023 – 13 Mar 2023
Trough 1 Mar 2023 · recovered in 12 days
-0.4%
26 Sept 2023 – 2 Nov 2023
Trough 10 Oct 2023 · recovered in 23 days
-0.4%
26 Jul 2023 – 10 Aug 2023
Trough 3 Aug 2023 · recovered in 7 days
-0.2%
14 Aug 2023 – 21 Aug 2023
Trough 17 Aug 2023 · recovered in 4 days
-0.2%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
85
Vs category
53
Consistency
44
Risk-adjusted
100
Drawdown
99
Mean
76
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 · 16 holdings · top 10 are 91.1%.
Gujarat State SDL 7.52 24/05/2027
Industrials
15.7%
Uttar Pradesh State SDL 7.64 29/03/2027
Unspecified
15.6%
Maharashtra State SDL 7.51 24/05/2027
Unspecified
14.9%
Haryana State SDL 7.53 24/05/2027
Unspecified
7.8%
Madhya Pradesh State SDL 7.76 01/03/2027
Unspecified
7.8%
DECISION
Status moved from HEALTHY to MONITOR.
15 Sept 2026