UTI Mutual FundExchange Traded Funds (ETFs) - Gold ETF19.6 years
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 30 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 360 ONE Gold ETF if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
19.6 years of path to read.
Engine status
Fail
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.00% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
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.
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 ≈ 100.0% 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.
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
7 Aug 2020 – open
Trough 31 Mar 2021 · not recovered
-99.2%
28 Aug 2013 – 5 Aug 2019
Trough 31 Jul 2015 · recovered in 1466 days
-29.8%
27 Nov 2012 – 28 Aug 2013
Trough 28 Jun 2013 · recovered in 61 days
-23.2%
10 Oct 2008 – 30 Jan 2009
Trough 24 Oct 2008 · recovered in 98 days
-22.5%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
100
Vs category
45
Consistency
95
Risk-adjusted
n/a
Drawdown
0
Mean
60
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
Risk metrics are withheld because the NAV history contains an implausible daily move above 50%.
31 Aug 2026 · 2 holdings · top 10 are 100.0%.
Asset mix
Commodities
98.8%
Cash
1.2%
Sectors
Unspecified
100.0%
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UTI Mutual FundExchange Traded Funds (ETFs) - Gold ETF19.6 years
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 30 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 360 ONE Gold ETF if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
19.6 years of path to read.
Engine status
Fail
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.00% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
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.
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 ≈ 100.0% 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.
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
30 Oct 2026 · +15.7% over 1Y
117.0952
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
-97.6%
7 Aug 2020 – open
Trough 31 Mar 2021 · not recovered
-99.2%
28 Aug 2013 – 5 Aug 2019
Trough 31 Jul 2015 · recovered in 1466 days
-29.8%
27 Nov 2012 – 28 Aug 2013
Trough 28 Jun 2013 · recovered in 61 days
-23.2%
10 Oct 2008 – 30 Jan 2009
Trough 24 Oct 2008 · recovered in 98 days
-22.5%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
100
Vs category
45
Consistency
95
Risk-adjusted
n/a
Drawdown
0
Mean
60
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
Risk metrics are withheld because the NAV history contains an implausible daily move above 50%.
31 Aug 2026 · 2 holdings · top 10 are 100.0%.
Asset mix
Commodities
98.8%
Cash
1.2%
Sectors
Unspecified
100.0%