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LIC MF Large & Mid Cap Fund

Large & Mid CapEquityVery High risk Rank 17 of 30

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹42.86-0.37-0.86%

As of 1 Oct 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth-3.0%
Oct ’25Oct ’26
Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Beats category

1Y, 3Y, 5Y all ahead

Cost

Low

0.55% vs 0.72% peers

Volatility

Above average

17.4% vs 16.2% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Steady

positive in 8 of 11 years

Beats its Large & Mid Cap category on 1Y, 3Y & 5Y — but has run more volatile than peers.

1Y return

-3.6%

+0.5 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+12.1%

+2.7 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+10.0%

+0.8 vs cat

AUM

₹3.0K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.55%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

17.4%

▲ vs 16.2%

Go deeper on LIC MF Large & Mid Cap Fund

Two data-only views, computed from this fund's real NAV history — no projections.

In plain English

LIC MF Large & Mid Cap Fund is a Large & Mid Cap scheme from LIC. The portfolio is ~98% in equities. Long-run track record: about 10.0% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -34% in Mar 2020, recovered in 8 months. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 5 years.

Auto-generated from holdings, returns and risk data. No paid placement, no copy-pasted boilerplate.

NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF767K01NE9

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹42.8555

Last 1Y

-2.98%

Oct 25Min ₹39.38 · Max ₹46.80 · 247 ptsOct 26

Drawdown stories

The crashes you should know about — and how long the fund took to recover.

Mar 2020

-33.9%

Peak ₹18.09 on 20 Feb 2020 → trough ₹11.95 on 23 Mar 2020 (1 months down).

Recovered in 8 months· 17 Nov 2020

Feb 2016

-22.1%

Peak ₹10.81 on 5 Aug 2015 → trough ₹8.42 on 25 Feb 2016 (7 months down).

Recovered in 5 months· 28 Jul 2016

Feb 2025

-18.7%

Peak ₹46.39 on 27 Sept 2024 → trough ₹37.72 on 28 Feb 2025 (5 months down).

Recovered in 17 months· 5 Aug 2026

Jun 2022

-17.5%

Peak ₹28.38 on 17 Jan 2022 → trough ₹23.40 on 20 Jun 2022 (5 months down).

Recovered in 3 months· 13 Sept 2022

Computed from the full NAV history. We show drawdowns deeper than 10%, sorted by depth.

Honesty score

A 1–5 grade on the dimensions other sites won't surface — expense bloat, AUM bloat, concentration, mandate compliance.

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Honesty score

3 / 5

Watch a few items. Read the signal detail before investing.

  • Expense ratio

    0.55% — well below typical 1% for equity.

  • AUM size

    ₹3.0K Cr — reasonable for a mid-cap fund.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 60.9% — fairly concentrated.

  • Style drift

    Only 45% in mid caps — SEBI mandate is 65%+.

Computed from expense ratio, AUM, sector concentration and SEBI mandate compliance. No paid review.

Performance

Returns for various periods, with category average and peer rank.

PeriodReturnsCategory avgRank
1W-3.48%-3.13%34/ 43
1M-6.48%-5.71%36/ 43
3M-5.58%-4.13%34/ 41
6M+6.25%+4.46%27/ 39
YTD-5.12%-6.89%27/ 39
1Y-3.61%-4.14%32/ 39
2Y-2.25%-3.36%30/ 35
3Y+12.13%+9.44%17/ 30
5Y+10.00%+9.21%20/ 30
7Y+15.19%+14.73%18/ 26
10Y+13.53%+11.94%13/ 24

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity97.67%
  • Cash2.33%

By market cap

  • Large cap42.09%
  • Mid cap45.33%
  • Small cap17.52%

Concentration

Holdings

48

Avg market cap

₹1.18 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

31.05%

Top 5 stocks

17.91%

Top 3 sectors

60.88%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 2

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —4.83%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —4.57%
  • 3

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —4.52%
  • 3

    Bharti Airtel Ltd

    —3.86%
  • 4

    Infosys Ltd

    —3.30%
  • 5

    Bajaj Finance Ltd

    —3.09%
  • 6

    Larsen & Toubro Ltd

    —3.08%
  • 7

    Schaeffler India Ltd

    —2.80%
  • 8

    Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd

    —2.68%
  • 9

    Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd

    —2.58%
  • 10

    Marico Ltd

    —2.57%
  • 11

    Maruti Suzuki India Ltd

    —2.52%
  • 12

    JSW Infrastructure Ltd

    —2.51%
  • 13

    InterGlobe Aviation Ltd

    —2.43%
  • 4

    Reliance Industries Ltd

    —2.32%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio34.5227.72+6.80
  • P/B ratio5.613.90+1.71
  • Price / Sales4.533.27+1.26
  • Price / Cash Flow24.5919.86+4.73
  • Dividend yield0.55%1.00%-0.45
  • Return on equity (ROE)18.53%17.21%+1.32

Risk metrics

Standard deviation, Sharpe, Sortino, Beta — all vs category average.

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    18.1216.7515.2218.0516.2415.16
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    -0.330.620.57-0.220.590.59
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    -0.430.940.89-0.280.890.91
  • Beta

    1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.

    0.921.010.970.960.970.95

Peers in Large & Mid Cap

Other schemes in the same SEBI category, ranked by AUM.

Available plans & options

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