SBI Long Term Advantage Fund Series III Direct Growth

SBI Long Term Advantage Fund Series III Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 7 April, 2016. The fund is managed by Nidhi Chawla. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

1. SBI Long Term Advantage Fund Series III Direct Growth has ₹70 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Aug 2025 and is more than category average.
2. The fund has an expense ratio 1.
   

SBI Long Term Advantage Fund Series III Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 17.09% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of -12.38%, 14.70% and 23.97% respectively.

SBI Long Term Advantage Fund Series III Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Industrial, Basic Materials, Consumer Defensive, Consumer Cyclical, Energy, Health, Real Estate, Communication. Its top holdings are HDFC Bank Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd, Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares, Jindal Stainless Ltd

As it is a elss (tax savings) mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
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
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.

"The investment objective of the scheme is to generate capital appreciation over a period of ten years by investing predominantly in equity and equityrelated instruments of companies along with income tax benefit.However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized."

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 500.00 and for SIP is INR 0.00. There is a lock in period for SBI Long Term Advantage Fund Series III Direct Growth of 3 Years