Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 5 Nov 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 · Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Fits if · Peak-to-trough drawdown has stayed shallower than 15%.
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
0.15% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -2.7%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Fail
2% 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 ≈ 97.5% 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 3%. 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
13 Aug 2026 – open
Trough 28 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-2.7%
5 Mar 2026 – 8 Jun 2026
Trough 2 Apr 2026 · recovered in 67 days
-1.8%
27 May 2025 – 14 Oct 2025
Trough 26 Aug 2025 · recovered in 49 days
-1.5%
21 Sept 2023 – 15 Nov 2023
Trough 23 Oct 2023 · recovered in 23 days
-1.0%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
41
Vs category
69
Consistency
22
Risk-adjusted
63
Drawdown
93
Mean
57
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 · 13 holdings · top 10 are 97.5%.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 31909 GOI 22AG32 7.26 FV RS 100
Entities
36.6%
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 32584 GOI 06FB33 7.26 FV RS 100
Entities
13.2%
STATE DEVELOPMENT LOAN 32706 MH 08MR33 7.7 FV RS 100
Unspecified
12.1%
7.74% Maharashtra SDL 2033
Unspecified
10.5%
STATE DEVELOPMENT LOAN 32546 MH 25JN33 7.64 FV RS 100
Unspecified
9.4%
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
8 Sept 2026
DECISION
Status moved from HEALTHY to MONITOR.
8 Sept 2026
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
DSP Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher TER
Nippon India Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher TER
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
Edelweiss Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher TER · Lower trailing returns
Axis Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher TER
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 5 Nov 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 · Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Fits if · Peak-to-trough drawdown has stayed shallower than 15%.
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
0.15% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -2.7%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Fail
2% 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 ≈ 97.5% 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 3%. 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
5 Nov 2026 · +3.6% over 1Y
13.0886
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
5 Nov 2026
-1.0%
13 Aug 2026 – open
Trough 28 Oct 2026 · not recovered
-2.7%
5 Mar 2026 – 8 Jun 2026
Trough 2 Apr 2026 · recovered in 67 days
-1.8%
27 May 2025 – 14 Oct 2025
Trough 26 Aug 2025 · recovered in 49 days
-1.5%
21 Sept 2023 – 15 Nov 2023
Trough 23 Oct 2023 · recovered in 23 days
-1.0%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
41
Vs category
69
Consistency
22
Risk-adjusted
63
Drawdown
93
Mean
57
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 · 13 holdings · top 10 are 97.5%.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 31909 GOI 22AG32 7.26 FV RS 100
Entities
36.6%
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 32584 GOI 06FB33 7.26 FV RS 100
Entities
13.2%
STATE DEVELOPMENT LOAN 32706 MH 08MR33 7.7 FV RS 100
Unspecified
12.1%
7.74% Maharashtra SDL 2033
Unspecified
10.5%
STATE DEVELOPMENT LOAN 32546 MH 25JN33 7.64 FV RS 100
Unspecified
9.4%
PERFORMANCE
Recent rolling excess versus the category median has deteriorated.
8 Sept 2026
DECISION
Status moved from HEALTHY to MONITOR.
8 Sept 2026