Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 12-05-2025

₹ 23.4

1.1%

1D

Inception Returns

10.8%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute
zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
77 people have invested ₹ 6L in Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 1 February, 2017. The fund is managed by Rahul Pal, Manish Lodha. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

Key Parameters

  1. Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has ₹563 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.8.

Returns

Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 10.76% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 8.62%, 12.41% and 15.71% respectively.

Holdings

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

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 Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

The Scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation and also income through investments in equity and equity related instruments, arbitrage opportunities and investments in debt and money market instruments. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved. The Scheme does not assure or guarantee any returns.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

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

Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.75%
Benchmark
NIFTY Equity Savings TR INR
AUM₹563 Cr
Inception Date1 February, 2017
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹1000/₹500
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
418.69%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
Risk meter
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Moderately High risk

Trailing Returns

as on (12-May-25)

Period
This Fund
Equity Savings Index
1 Month
3.34%
2.26%
3 Months
3.81%
0.97%
6 Months
2.64%
1.04%
1 Year
8.62%
7.84%
3 Years
12.41%
10.05%
5 Years
15.71%
12.12%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Equity 43%

  • Debt & Cash 57.1%

Large cap
56.4%

Mid cap
7.3%

Small cap
5.7%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Oct'24

Sep'24

Financial Services
30.9%
Basic Materials
15.8%
Consumer Cyclical
9.6%
Energy
8.5%
Industrial
7.7%
Consumer Defensive
7.5%
Tech
6.6%
Health
6.4%
Utilities
2.9%
Real Estate
2.8%
Communication
1.3%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 557 Cr
₹ 543.6 Cr
₹ 564.1 Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 557 Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM increased by 13.4 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation increased from 0.43% to 0.89%
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation increased from 0.43% to 0.89%
Persistent Systems Ltd's allocation increased from 0.66% to 0.78%
Persistent Systems Ltd's allocation increased from 0.66% to 0.78%
Bharti Telecom Limited's allocation increased from 0.87% to 0.87%
Bharti Telecom Limited's allocation increased from 0.87% to 0.87%
Top Stocks sold last month
Muthoot Finance Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.23 %
Muthoot Finance Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.23 %
Aditya Vision Ltd's allocation decreased from 0.72 % to 0.72 %
Aditya Vision Ltd's allocation decreased from 0.72 % to 0.72 %
Godrej Industries Limited's allocation decreased from 1.75 % to 0.61 %
Godrej Industries Limited's allocation decreased from 1.75 % to 0.61 %

Top 3 Sectors in March were Financial Services, Government & Basic Materials

Mar'25
Financial Services
31%
Government
21%
Basic Materials
16%
Feb'25
Financial Services
30%
Government
21%
Basic Materials
15%
  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
HDFC Bank Ltd
HDFC Bank Ltd
5.53%
3.2%
Ambuja Cements Ltd
Ambuja Cements Ltd
5.18%
0%
Reliance Industries Ltd
Reliance Industries Ltd
4.98%
0%
ICICI Bank Ltd
ICICI Bank Ltd
4.57%
13.9%
Bajaj Finance Ltd
Bajaj Finance Ltd
3.87%
0%
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd
3.22%
0%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
3.03%
0%
Tech Mahindra Ltd
Tech Mahindra Ltd
2.73%
0%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
2.57%
0%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
2.34%
0%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd
Hindustan Unilever Ltd
1.65%
0%
Hindalco Industries Ltd
Hindalco Industries Ltd
1.44%
13.1%
Canara Bank
Canara Bank
1.31%
0%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd
Divi's Laboratories Ltd
1.24%
0%
State Bank of India
State Bank of India
1.24%
0%
Axis Bank Ltd
Axis Bank Ltd
1.22%
262.5%
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd
1.18%
0%
ITC Ltd
ITC Ltd
1.04%
0%
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Bharti Airtel Ltd
1%
49.5%
NTPC Ltd
NTPC Ltd
0.95%
0%
Infosys Ltd
Infosys Ltd
0.92%
0%
Coromandel International Ltd
Coromandel International Ltd
0.81%
0%
L&T Finance Ltd
L&T Finance Ltd
0.72%
0%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
0.72%
0%
Shree Cement Ltd
Shree Cement Ltd
0.7%
-18.5%
L.G.Balakrishnan & Bros Ltd
L.G.Balakrishnan & Bros Ltd
0.69%
0%
GAIL (India) Ltd
GAIL (India) Ltd
0.67%
0%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd
Tata Consumer Products Ltd
0.63%
0%
Tata Steel Ltd
Tata Steel Ltd
0.63%
82.1%
Grasim Industries Ltd
Grasim Industries Ltd
0.61%
0%
SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd
SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd
0.6%
0%
Aditya Vision Ltd
Aditya Vision Ltd
0.59%
0%
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd
0.54%
0%
LTIMindtree Ltd
LTIMindtree Ltd
0.53%
0%
Persistent Systems Ltd
Persistent Systems Ltd
0.41%
0%
Hero MotoCorp Ltd
Hero MotoCorp Ltd
0.41%
0%
PTC Industries Ltd
PTC Industries Ltd
0.4%
0%
Asahi India Glass Ltd
Asahi India Glass Ltd
0.4%
0%
Coal India Ltd
Coal India Ltd
0.4%
0%
Voltas Ltd
Voltas Ltd
0.39%
0%
IndusInd Bank Ltd
IndusInd Bank Ltd
0.39%
0%
JK Cement Ltd
JK Cement Ltd
0.38%
0%
INOX India Ltd
INOX India Ltd
0.38%
0%
Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd
Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd
0.37%
0%
Tata Motors Ltd
Tata Motors Ltd
0.37%
0%
Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd
Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd
0.36%
0%
Bank of Baroda
Bank of Baroda
0.36%
-1.3%
United Spirits Ltd
United Spirits Ltd
0.36%
0%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
0.35%
0%
Carborundum Universal Ltd
Carborundum Universal Ltd
0.35%
35.7%
Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd
Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd
0.33%
0%
REC Ltd
REC Ltd
0.32%
13.1%
Archean Chemical Industries Ltd
Archean Chemical Industries Ltd
0.32%
0%
Petronet LNG Ltd
Petronet LNG Ltd
0.32%
0%
Tega Industries Ltd
Tega Industries Ltd
0.31%
9.3%
Kirloskar Brothers Ltd
Kirloskar Brothers Ltd
0.3%
13.1%
ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd
ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd
0.29%
7.4%
Technocraft Industries (India) Ltd
Technocraft Industries (India) Ltd
0.29%
0%
KEI Industries Ltd
KEI Industries Ltd
0.28%
0%
S.P. Apparels Ltd
S.P. Apparels Ltd
0.28%
24.3%
Gland Pharma Ltd
Gland Pharma Ltd
0.28%
0%
Afcons Infrastructure Ltd
Afcons Infrastructure Ltd
0.28%
0%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund
Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund
8.62%
12.41%
15.71%
10.76%
PGIM India Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
PGIM India Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
8.43%
8.35%
10.94%
9.04%
Union Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Union Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
7.37%
9.7%
10.5%
8.35%
Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Sundaram Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
11.89%
14.53%
16.84%
10.16%
DSP Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
DSP Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
12.72%
12.12%
14.52%
10.17%
Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
9.23%
13.02%
14.1%
10.22%
ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
9.82%
9.39%
11.79%
8.67%
SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
SBI Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
8.42%
11.47%
14.11%
9.84%
HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
HDFC Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
8.93%
12.45%
14.9%
10.52%
Fund
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
No of Holdings
99
101
121
Top 5 Company Concentration
23.5%
21.5%
19.2%
Company having highest exposure
HDFC Bank Ltd (5.3%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (5%)
Ambuja Cements Ltd (4.9%)
No of Sectors
14
13
13
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
86%
91.4%
93.2%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (30.9%)
Financial Services (30.4%)
Financial Services (27.3%)
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Rahul Pal
Rahul Pal
Fund Manager of Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 1 February 2017
Manish Lodha
Manish Lodha
Fund Manager of Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 21 December 2020
Top funds managed
Fund House
Mahindra Manulife Investment Management Pvt. Ltd.
Total AUM
₹25.98K Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
1st Floor, Sadhana House, Behind Mahindra Tower,570 P. B. Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400018
Phone
022-66327900
Website
mfinvestors@mahindra.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (equity savings). Its expense ratio is 0.75% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.06%.
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In the last 3 years, Sundaram Equity Savings - Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 14.53% 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 12.32% return, outperforming this fund by 3.7%.
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In the last 5 years, Sundaram Equity Savings - Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 16.84% return, outperforming this fund by 1.13% per annum.

Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Risk meter
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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 10.76% since inception which is more than its category average return of 8.23%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 42.95% in Equity, 17.32% in Debt and 39.73% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹563 Cr

AUM size ₹563 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹563 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 1652 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.75%

Expense Ratio 0.75%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.75% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.15%

Frequently Asked Questions for Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is ₹23.4 as on 12-May-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 12-May-2025.
Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
3.34%
3.34%
6 Month Returns
2.64%
2.64%
1 Year Returns
8.62%
8.62%
3 Years Returns
42.04%
12.41%
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0.75% as on April 2025
₹563 Cr as on April 2025
HDFC Bank Ltd(5.53%), Ambuja Cements Ltd(5.18%), Reliance Industries Ltd(4.98%), ICICI Bank Ltd(4.57%), Bajaj Finance Ltd(3.87%) as on April 2025
Cash Equivalent(39.73%), Financial Services(12.62%), Government(12.44%) as on April 2025
AAA
81.5
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18.5
Rahul Pal, Manish Lodha are the fund managers of Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is 1%