Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 24 Sept 2021
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 · Maximum drawdown exceeded 35%.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Kotak India Fund Series 4 if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
8.6 years of path to read.
Engine status
Fail
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Expense ratio
n/a
TER not on file yet.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -42.6%. 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
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 ≈ 55.1% 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
30 Apr 2018 – 4 Dec 2020
Trough 24 Mar 2020 · recovered in 255 days
-42.6%
15 Feb 2021 – 24 May 2021
Trough 12 Apr 2021 · recovered in 42 days
-7.9%
13 Jan 2021 – 2 Feb 2021
Trough 29 Jan 2021 · recovered in 4 days
-4.8%
16 Dec 2020 – 29 Dec 2020
Trough 21 Dec 2020 · recovered in 8 days
-4.7%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
43
Vs category
100
Consistency
21
Risk-adjusted
35
Drawdown
0
Mean
40
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.
31 Aug 2026 · 59 holdings · top 10 are 55.1%.
Asset mix
Equity
92.7%
Cash
7.3%
Sectors
Others
100.0%
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
24 Sept 2021
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
Nippon India Mutual Fund
Nippon India Mutual Fund
Nippon India Mutual Fund
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 24 Sept 2021
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 · Maximum drawdown exceeded 35%.
Prefer peers if · Prefer Kotak India Fund Series 4 if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
8.6 years of path to read.
Engine status
Fail
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Expense ratio
n/a
TER not on file yet.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -42.6%. 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
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 ≈ 55.1% 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
24 Sept 2021 · +54.5% over 1Y
13.1836
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
24 Sept 2021
0.0%
30 Apr 2018 – 4 Dec 2020
Trough 24 Mar 2020 · recovered in 255 days
-42.6%
15 Feb 2021 – 24 May 2021
Trough 12 Apr 2021 · recovered in 42 days
-7.9%
13 Jan 2021 – 2 Feb 2021
Trough 29 Jan 2021 · recovered in 4 days
-4.8%
16 Dec 2020 – 29 Dec 2020
Trough 21 Dec 2020 · recovered in 8 days
-4.7%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
43
Vs category
100
Consistency
21
Risk-adjusted
35
Drawdown
0
Mean
40
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.
31 Aug 2026 · 59 holdings · top 10 are 55.1%.
Asset mix
Equity
92.7%
Cash
7.3%
Sectors
Others
100.0%
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
24 Sept 2021