SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 28-04-2025

₹ 25.66

-0.7%

1D

Inception Returns

9.9%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
306 people have invested ₹ 1.9Cr in SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 27 May, 2015. The fund is managed by Mansi Sajeja, Neeraj Kumar, Nidhi Chawla. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

Key Parameters

  1. SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has ₹5671 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.9.

Returns

SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 9.91% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 7.92%, 10.69% and 14.32% respectively.

Holdings

SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Corporate, Consumer Cyclical, Industrial, Government, Basic Materials, Energy, Securitize, Health, Real Estate, Utilities, Communication, Tech, Consumer Defensive.

Taxation

As it is a equity savings mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is equity oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in equity instruments:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Long term gains up to Rs 1 lakh are exempt from taxation (more than 12 months).

Investment objective of SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

The scheme aims to generate income by investing in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivatives segment of the equity market, and capital appreciation through a moderate exposure in equity.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 1000.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.89%
Benchmark
NIFTY Equity Savings TR INR
AUM₹5671 Cr
Inception Date27 May, 2015
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹1000/₹500
Exit Load
0.1%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
86.59%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
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Moderately High risk

INDmoney Rank for SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

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7
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25% Performance
54% Risk Management
45% Cost
7 out of 13 among equity savings

Trailing Returns

as on (28-Apr-25)

Period
SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Equity Savings Index
1M
2.1%
0.6%
3M
2.3%
1.1%
6M
1.7%
1%
1Y
7.9%
6.7%
3Y
10.7%
9.2%
5Y
14.3%
12.1%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Equity 44.5%

  • Debt & Cash 55.5%

Large cap
44.4%

Small cap
15.6%

Mid cap
7.9%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Oct'24

Sep'24

Financial Services
36.9%
Consumer Cyclical
16.4%
Industrial
12.2%
Basic Materials
11.4%
Energy
8.2%
Health
4.9%
Real Estate
3.8%
Utilities
2.1%
Communication
2%
Tech
2%
Consumer Defensive
0.2%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 5.7K Cr
₹ 5.5K Cr
₹ 5.7K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 5.7K Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM increased by 158.7 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
State Bank of India's allocation increased from 0.83% to 2.66%
State Bank of India's allocation increased from 0.83% to 2.66%
Muthoot Finance Limited's allocation increased from 0.43% to 0.86%
Muthoot Finance Limited's allocation increased from 0.43% to 0.86%
Muthoot Finance Limited's allocation increased from 0.43% to 0.43%
Muthoot Finance Limited's allocation increased from 0.43% to 0.43%
Top Stocks sold last month
Cube Highways Trust's allocation decreased from 1.85 % to 0.59 %
Cube Highways Trust's allocation decreased from 1.85 % to 0.59 %
Muthoot Finance Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.43 %
Muthoot Finance Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.43 %
Canara Bank's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.38 %
Canara Bank's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.38 %

Top 3 Sectors in March were Financial Services, Corporate & Consumer Cyclical

Mar'25
Financial Services
37%
Corporate
27%
Consumer Cyclical
16%
Feb'25
Financial Services
38%
Corporate
25%
Consumer Cyclical
18%
  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
HDFC Bank Ltd
HDFC Bank Ltd
9.12%
0%
Reliance Industries Ltd
Reliance Industries Ltd
5.51%
39.3%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
4.16%
-14.2%
ICICI Bank Ltd
ICICI Bank Ltd
3.01%
0%
Axis Bank Ltd
Axis Bank Ltd
2.48%
0%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
7.92%
10.69%
14.32%
9.91%
DSP Equity Savings Fund Direct Plan Growth
DSP Equity Savings Fund Direct Plan Growth
12.95%
11.31%
14.28%
10.23%
Sundaram Equity Savings - Direct Plan - Growth Option
Sundaram Equity Savings - Direct Plan - Growth Option
10.79%
12.81%
16.58%
10.15%
Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
9.49%
12.21%
14%
10.26%
Fund
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
No of Holdings
194
201
218
Top 5 Company Concentration
24.3%
22.2%
19.2%
Company having highest exposure
HDFC Bank Ltd (9.1%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (8.9%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (5%)
No of Sectors
14
14
14
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
104.2%
107.8%
104.7%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (36.9%)
Financial Services (38.4%)
Financial Services (33.8%)
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Mansi Sajeja
Mansi Sajeja
Fund Manager of SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 1 June 2021
Top funds managed
Scheme
Annualised Returns(3Y)
Category Returns(3Y)
SBI Equity Hybrid Fund Direct Growth
13.28%
14.13%
SBI Conservative Hybrid Fund Direct Plan Growth
10.43%
8.96%
SBI Short Term Debt Fund Direct Growth
7.44%
6.85%
Neeraj Kumar
Neeraj Kumar
Fund Manager of SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 27 May 2015
Top funds managed
Scheme
Annualised Returns(3Y)
Category Returns(3Y)
SBI Equity Savings Direct Growth
10.72%
9.18%
SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
7.39%
6.48%
Nidhi Chawla
Nidhi Chawla
Fund Manager of SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 1 January 2022
Top funds managed
Scheme
Annualised Returns(3Y)
Category Returns(3Y)
SBI Equity Savings Direct Growth
10.72%
9.18%
Fund House
SBI Funds Management Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹7.37L Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
9th Floor, Crescenzo,,C-38 & 39, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex,,Bandra (East), Mumbai
Phone
91-22-66142900
Website
partnerforlife@sbimf.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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Over the last 6 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 34.8% moving from 0.66 to 0.89.
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In the last 5 years, Sundaram Equity Savings - Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 16.62% return, outperforming this fund by 2.29% per annum.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 3.4% drop in AUM moving from 5.87K Cr to 5.67K Cr.
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In the last 3 years, Sundaram Equity Savings - Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 12.81% return, outperforming this fund by 2.12% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, DSP Equity Savings Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 12.28% return, outperforming this fund by 4.36%.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (equity savings). Its expense ratio is 0.89% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.06%.

SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Moderately High risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Moderately High risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 9.91% since inception which is more than its category average return of 8.14%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 44.54% in Equity, 24.51% in Debt and 30.95% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹5671 Cr

AUM size ₹5671 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹5671 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 1647 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.89%

Expense Ratio 0.89%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.89% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.15%

Frequently Asked Questions for SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is ₹25.66 as on 28-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 28-Apr-2025.
SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
2.11%
2.11%
6 Month Returns
1.7%
1.7%
1 Year Returns
7.92%
7.92%
3 Years Returns
35.62%
10.69%
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0.89% as on March 2025
₹5671 Cr as on March 2025
HDFC Bank Ltd(9.12%), Reliance Industries Ltd(5.51%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd(4.16%), ICICI Bank Ltd(3.01%), Bharti Telecom Limited 8.75%(2.69%) as on March 2025
Cash Equivalent(30.95%), Financial Services(16.42%), Corporate(15.15%) as on March 2025
AAA
53.41
AA
46.59
Mansi Sajeja, Neeraj Kumar, Nidhi Chawla are the fund managers of SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is 0.1%