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SBI Equity Minimum Variance Fund

Sectoral / ThematicEquityVery High risk Rank 154 of 164

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹22.85-0.23-1.01%

As of 1 Oct 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth-6.4%
Oct ’25Oct ’26
Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Lags category

0 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

Low

0.42% vs 0.83% peers

Consistency

Strong

positive in 6 of 7 years

Trails its Sectoral / Thematic category on 1Y, 3Y & 5Y.

1Y return

-6.5%

-9.3 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+6.0%

-8.0 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+7.0%

-5.1 vs cat

AUM

₹208.93 Cr

fund size

Expense

0.42%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

14.9%

3Y std dev

Go deeper on SBI Equity Minimum Variance Fund

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

In plain English

SBI Equity Minimum Variance Fund is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from SBI. The portfolio is ~99% in equities. Long-run track record: about 7.0% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -33% in Mar 2020, recovered in 5 months. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 7 years.

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

NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF200KA1A71

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹22.8510

Last 1Y

-6.39%

Oct 25Min ₹22.26 · Max ₹25.57 · 251 ptsOct 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-33.0%

Peak ₹10.54 on 13 Feb 2020 → trough ₹7.07 on 23 Mar 2020 (1 months down).

Recovered in 5 months· 6 Aug 2020

Mar 2025 — ongoing

-20.3%

Peak ₹27.24 on 27 Sept 2024 → trough ₹21.69 on 4 Mar 2025 (5 months down).

Not yet recovered

Jun 2022

-14.1%

Peak ₹16.63 on 18 Oct 2021 → trough ₹14.28 on 17 Jun 2022 (8 months down).

Recovered in 2 months· 16 Aug 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

4 / 5

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

  • Expense ratio

    0.42% — well below typical 1% for equity.

  • AUM size

    ₹209 Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 62.9% — fairly concentrated.

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-3.74%-2.97%232/ 291
1M-5.34%-4.80%153/ 289
3M-7.88%-2.87%274/ 286
6M+1.90%+11.48%262/ 286
YTD-9.92%+0.50%242/ 273
1Y-6.52%+2.78%214/ 261
2Y-6.62%+1.38%187/ 211
3Y+6.03%+14.01%154/ 164
5Y+7.00%+12.09%112/ 126
7Y+13.11%+17.57%86/ 104

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity98.93%
  • Cash1.07%

By market cap

  • Large cap98.93%
  • Others1.07%

Concentration

Holdings

52

Avg market cap

₹2.77 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

53.93%

Top 5 stocks

37.58%

Top 3 sectors

62.90%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    Nestle India Ltd

    —8.90%
  • 1

    Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd

    —8.60%
  • 2

    Nestle India Ltd

    —8.23%
  • 2

    Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    —7.92%
  • 3

    Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    —7.84%
  • 3

    Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd

    —7.76%
  • 4

    ITC Ltd

    —7.36%
  • 4

    ITC Ltd

    —6.68%
  • 5

    Tata Consumer Products Ltd

    —6.32%
  • 5

    Cipla Ltd

    —4.97%
  • 6

    Cipla Ltd

    —4.88%
  • 6

    Tata Consumer Products Ltd

    —4.86%
  • 7

    Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd

    —3.60%
  • 7

    Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd

    —3.32%
  • 8

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —3.18%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio28.1328.47-0.34
  • P/B ratio4.254.25+0.00
  • Price / Sales3.293.21+0.08
  • Price / Cash Flow20.5519.97+0.58
  • Dividend yield2.00%1.23%+0.77
  • Return on equity (ROE)23.76%18.47%+5.29

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    12.6114.5013.75———
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    -0.400.250.38———
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    -0.540.350.58———
  • Beta

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

    ——————

Peers in Sectoral / Thematic

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

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