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LIC MF Mid Cap Fund

Mid CapEquityVery High risk Rank 20 of 35

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹35.75+0.20+0.55%

As of 17 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+11.1%
Aug ’25Aug ’26
Arthkar verdictMixed picture

Returns

Beats category

1Y, 3Y, 5Y all ahead

Cost

Average

1.13% vs NaN% peers

Volatility

Above average

18.9% vs 18.0% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Patchy

positive in 5 of 9 years

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

1Y return

+12.3%

+5.1 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+19.1%

+3.2 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+14.9%

+0.7 vs cat

AUM

₹357.11 Cr

fund size

Expense

1.13%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

18.9%

▲ vs 18.0%

Go deeper on LIC MF Mid Cap Fund

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

In plain English

LIC MF Mid Cap Fund is a Mid Cap scheme from LIC. The portfolio is ~95% in equities. Long-run track record: about 14.9% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is high — expect 30 %+ paper losses during major corrections. Worst historical drawdown: -43% 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 · INF397L01JK8

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹35.7488

Last 1Y

+11.07%

Aug 25Min ₹28.27 · Max ₹35.75 · 246 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-42.8%

Peak ₹13.15 on 12 Jan 2018 → trough ₹7.52 on 23 Mar 2020 (27 months down).

Recovered in 8 months· 1 Dec 2020

Jun 2022

-24.9%

Peak ₹20.57 on 18 Oct 2021 → trough ₹15.44 on 20 Jun 2022 (8 months down).

Recovered in 13 months· 17 Jul 2023

Apr 2025

-21.5%

Peak ₹34.70 on 24 Sept 2024 → trough ₹27.25 on 7 Apr 2025 (7 months down).

Recovered in 16 months· 3 Aug 2026

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

4 / 5

Solid scheme on the dimensions we check. No red flags.

  • Expense ratio

    1.13% — above the typical 1% for equity.

  • AUM size

    ₹0.4K Cr — reasonable for a mid-cap fund.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 56.5% — diversified across sectors.

  • Style drift

    Allocation matches the declared category mandate.

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+0.80%+0.33%8/ 39
1M+4.28%+2.81%6/ 39
3M+9.38%+5.45%12/ 39
6M+11.16%+3.98%11/ 38
YTD+8.93%+3.17%15/ 37
1Y+12.30%+7.15%19/ 36
2Y+4.02%+2.11%26/ 35
3Y+19.10%+15.86%20/ 35
5Y+14.86%+14.14%22/ 29
7Y+19.49%+19.45%21/ 27

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity95.23%
  • Cash4.77%

By market cap

  • Large cap9.40%
  • Mid cap67.06%
  • Small cap15.15%
  • Others8.39%

Concentration

Holdings

67

Avg market cap

₹47.7K Cr

Top 10 stocks

22.53%

Top 5 stocks

12.84%

Top 3 sectors

56.49%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 2

    The Federal Bank Ltd

    3.10%
  • 2

    The Federal Bank Ltd

    2.98%
  • 3

    UNO Minda Ltd

    2.87%
  • 3

    UNO Minda Ltd

    2.68%
  • 4

    Hitachi Energy India Ltd Ordinary Shares

    2.68%
  • 5

    Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd

    2.34%
  • 4

    Bharat Electronics Ltd

    2.31%
  • 5

    Hitachi Energy India Ltd Ordinary Shares

    2.23%
  • 6

    Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd

    2.20%
  • 7

    SRF Ltd

    2.16%
  • 6

    Bharat Electronics Ltd

    2.15%
  • 8

    APL Apollo Tubes Ltd

    2.09%
  • 9

    Schaeffler India Ltd

    2.07%
  • 7

    Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd Ordinary Shares

    2.05%
  • 10

    Aurobindo Pharma Ltd

    1.95%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio33.8531.18+2.67
  • P/B ratio4.874.54+0.33
  • Price / Sales3.703.40+0.30
  • Price / Cash Flow27.4922.96+4.53
  • Dividend yield0.68%0.80%-0.12
  • Return on equity (ROE)17.76%18.19%-0.43

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    19.2018.9817.5519.4017.9716.47
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    -0.070.680.560.010.720.68
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    -0.101.080.900.041.131.09
  • Beta

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

    1.051.011.000.960.950.93

Peers in Mid Cap

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

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