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Top 10 Best Performing Gold Funds for the year 2024

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Top 5 Best Performing Gold Funds for the year 2024

Updated on May 15, 2025 , 843 views

Gold Funds or Gold Mutual Funds refer to the schemes that invest their corpus money in gold ETFs or Exchange Traded Fund. Though Gold ETFs and Gold Funds both are offered by the same fund house but to purchase Gold ETFs customers need to have a Demat account which is not required in case of Gold Funds. In addition, Gold ETFs invest their money in physical gold while the gold funds in Gold ETFs. In Gold Funds, people can invest through SIP mode. These schemes have been able to earn commensurate returns for their investors in 2024. So, let us have a glance at the performance of the top 10 Best Gold Funds for the year 2024 on the Basis of returns.

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Best Performing Gold Funds for the year 2024

FundNAVNet Assets (Cr)2024 (%)2023 (%)2022 (%)2021 (%)2020 (%)
SBI Gold Fund Growth ₹27.4347
↑ 0.25
₹3,58219.614.112.6-5.727.4
ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund Growth ₹29.0265
↑ 0.18
₹1,90919.513.512.7-5.426.6
Axis Gold Fund Growth ₹27.4311
↑ 0.36
₹94419.214.712.5-4.726.9
Nippon India Gold Savings Fund Growth ₹35.9356
↑ 0.34
₹2,7441914.312.3-5.526.6
HDFC Gold Fund Growth ₹28.0619
↑ 0.26
₹3,55818.914.112.7-5.527.5
Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 16 May 25

Top 5 Performing Gold Funds for the year 2024

1. SBI Gold Fund

The scheme seeks to provide returns that closely correspond to returns provided by SBI - ETF Gold (Previously known as SBI GETS).

SBI Gold Fund is a Gold - Gold fund was launched on 12 Sep 11. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.7% since its launch.  Return for 2024 was 19.6% , 2023 was 14.1% and 2022 was 12.6% .

Below is the key information for SBI Gold Fund

SBI Gold Fund
Growth
Launch Date 12 Sep 11
NAV (16 May 25) ₹27.4347 ↑ 0.25   (0.92 %)
Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,582 on 31 Mar 25
Category Gold - Gold
AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited
Rating
Risk Moderately High
Expense Ratio 0.29
Sharpe Ratio 1.59
Information Ratio 0
Alpha Ratio 0
Min Investment 5,000
Min SIP Investment 500
Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

DateValue
30 Apr 20₹10,000
30 Apr 21₹9,632
30 Apr 22₹10,607
30 Apr 23₹12,124
30 Apr 24₹14,397
30 Apr 25₹18,635

SBI Gold Fund SIP Returns

   
My Monthly Investment:
Investment Tenure:
Years
Expected Annual Returns:
%
Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹426,080.
Net Profit of ₹126,080
Invest Now

Returns for SBI Gold Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25

DurationReturns
1 Month -1.7%
3 Month 7.4%
6 Month 25.6%
1 Year 24.8%
3 Year 21.3%
5 Year 13.1%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch 7.7%
Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
YearReturns
2024 19.6%
2023 14.1%
2022 12.6%
2021 -5.7%
2020 27.4%
2019 22.8%
2018 6.4%
2017 3.5%
2016 10%
2015 -8.1%
Fund Manager information for SBI Gold Fund
NameSinceTenure
Raj gandhi1 Jan 1312.34 Yr.

Data below for SBI Gold Fund as on 31 Mar 25

Asset Allocation
Asset ClassValue
Cash1.27%
Other98.73%
Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
NameHoldingValueQuantity
SBI Gold ETF
- | -
100%₹3,939 Cr483,231,791
↑ 15,977,871
Net Receivable / Payable
CBLO | -
1%-₹23 Cr
Treps
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -
0%₹15 Cr

2. ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund

ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund (the Scheme) is a fund of funds scheme with the primary objective to generate returns by investing in units of ICICI Prudential Gold Exchange Traded Fund (IPru Gold ETF). However, there can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the Scheme will be realized.

ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund is a Gold - Gold fund was launched on 11 Oct 11. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 8.2% since its launch.  Return for 2024 was 19.5% , 2023 was 13.5% and 2022 was 12.7% .

Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund

ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund
Growth
Launch Date 11 Oct 11
NAV (16 May 25) ₹29.0265 ↑ 0.18   (0.62 %)
Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,909 on 31 Mar 25
Category Gold - Gold
AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
Rating
Risk Moderately High
Expense Ratio 0.4
Sharpe Ratio 1.56
Information Ratio 0
Alpha Ratio 0
Min Investment 5,000
Min SIP Investment 100
Exit Load 0-15 Months (2%),15 Months and above(NIL)

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

DateValue
30 Apr 20₹10,000
30 Apr 21₹9,598
30 Apr 22₹10,545
30 Apr 23₹12,018
30 Apr 24₹14,252
30 Apr 25₹18,460

ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund SIP Returns

   
My Monthly Investment:
Investment Tenure:
Years
Expected Annual Returns:
%
Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹415,684.
Net Profit of ₹115,684
Invest Now

Returns for ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25

DurationReturns
1 Month -1.9%
3 Month 7.7%
6 Month 25.6%
1 Year 24.4%
3 Year 21%
5 Year 12.9%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch 8.2%
Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
YearReturns
2024 19.5%
2023 13.5%
2022 12.7%
2021 -5.4%
2020 26.6%
2019 22.7%
2018 7.4%
2017 0.8%
2016 8.9%
2015 -5.1%
Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund
NameSinceTenure
Manish Banthia27 Sep 1212.6 Yr.
Nishit Patel29 Dec 204.34 Yr.

Data below for ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund as on 31 Mar 25

Asset Allocation
Asset ClassValue
Cash2.21%
Other97.79%
Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
NameHoldingValueQuantity
ICICI Pru Gold ETF
- | -
99%₹1,897 Cr247,781,245
↑ 11,214,965
Treps
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -
1%₹14 Cr
Net Current Assets
Net Current Assets | -
0%-₹2 Cr

3. Axis Gold Fund

To generate returns that closely correspond to returns generated by Axis Gold ETF.

Axis Gold Fund is a Gold - Gold fund was launched on 20 Oct 11. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.7% since its launch.  Return for 2024 was 19.2% , 2023 was 14.7% and 2022 was 12.5% .

Below is the key information for Axis Gold Fund

Axis Gold Fund
Growth
Launch Date 20 Oct 11
NAV (16 May 25) ₹27.4311 ↑ 0.36   (1.32 %)
Net Assets (Cr) ₹944 on 31 Mar 25
Category Gold - Gold
AMC Axis Asset Management Company Limited
Rating
Risk Moderately High
Expense Ratio 0.24
Sharpe Ratio 1.58
Information Ratio 0
Alpha Ratio 0
Min Investment 5,000
Min SIP Investment 1,000
Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

DateValue
30 Apr 20₹10,000
30 Apr 21₹9,547
30 Apr 22₹10,528
30 Apr 23₹11,994
30 Apr 24₹14,258
30 Apr 25₹18,379

Axis Gold Fund SIP Returns

   
My Monthly Investment:
Investment Tenure:
Years
Expected Annual Returns:
%
Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹426,080.
Net Profit of ₹126,080
Invest Now

Returns for Axis Gold Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25

DurationReturns
1 Month -1.8%
3 Month 7.5%
6 Month 25.6%
1 Year 25.2%
3 Year 21.2%
5 Year 13.2%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch 7.7%
Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
YearReturns
2024 19.2%
2023 14.7%
2022 12.5%
2021 -4.7%
2020 26.9%
2019 23.1%
2018 8.3%
2017 0.7%
2016 10.7%
2015 -11.9%
Fund Manager information for Axis Gold Fund
NameSinceTenure
Aditya Pagaria9 Nov 213.47 Yr.
Pratik Tibrewal1 Feb 250.24 Yr.

Data below for Axis Gold Fund as on 31 Mar 25

Asset Allocation
Asset ClassValue
Cash3.75%
Other96.25%
Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
NameHoldingValueQuantity
Axis Gold ETF
- | -
98%₹1,009 Cr126,831,408
↑ 3,500,000
Clearing Corporation Of India Ltd
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -
3%₹28 Cr
Net Receivables / (Payables)
CBLO | -
0%-₹4 Cr

4. Nippon India Gold Savings Fund

The investment objective of the Scheme is to seek to provide returns that closely correspond to returns provided by Reliance ETF Gold BeES.

Nippon India Gold Savings Fund is a Gold - Gold fund was launched on 7 Mar 11. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 9.4% since its launch.  Return for 2024 was 19% , 2023 was 14.3% and 2022 was 12.3% .

Below is the key information for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund

Nippon India Gold Savings Fund
Growth
Launch Date 7 Mar 11
NAV (16 May 25) ₹35.9356 ↑ 0.34   (0.96 %)
Net Assets (Cr) ₹2,744 on 31 Mar 25
Category Gold - Gold
AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd.
Rating
Risk Moderately High
Expense Ratio 0.34
Sharpe Ratio 1.55
Information Ratio 0
Alpha Ratio 0
Min Investment 5,000
Min SIP Investment 100
Exit Load 0-1 Years (2%),1 Years and above(NIL)

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

DateValue
30 Apr 20₹10,000
30 Apr 21₹9,504
30 Apr 22₹10,441
30 Apr 23₹11,905
30 Apr 24₹14,095
30 Apr 25₹18,246

Nippon India Gold Savings Fund SIP Returns

   
My Monthly Investment:
Investment Tenure:
Years
Expected Annual Returns:
%
Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹415,684.
Net Profit of ₹115,684
Invest Now

Returns for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25

DurationReturns
1 Month -1.9%
3 Month 7.6%
6 Month 25.6%
1 Year 25%
3 Year 21.3%
5 Year 12.8%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch 9.4%
Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
YearReturns
2024 19%
2023 14.3%
2022 12.3%
2021 -5.5%
2020 26.6%
2019 22.5%
2018 6%
2017 1.7%
2016 11.6%
2015 -8.1%
Fund Manager information for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund
NameSinceTenure
Himanshu Mange23 Dec 231.35 Yr.

Data below for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund as on 31 Mar 25

Asset Allocation
Asset ClassValue
Cash1.45%
Other98.55%
Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
NameHoldingValueQuantity
Nippon India ETF Gold BeES
- | -
100%₹2,960 Cr374,289,097
↑ 4,429,805
Net Current Assets
Net Current Assets | -
0%-₹12 Cr
Triparty Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -
0%₹11 Cr
Cash Margin - Ccil
CBLO | -
0%₹0 Cr
Cash
Net Current Assets | -
0%₹0 Cr00

5. HDFC Gold Fund

To seek capital appreciation by investing in units of HDFC Gold Exchange Traded Fund (HGETF).

HDFC Gold Fund is a Gold - Gold fund was launched on 24 Oct 11. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.9% since its launch.  Return for 2024 was 18.9% , 2023 was 14.1% and 2022 was 12.7% .

Below is the key information for HDFC Gold Fund

HDFC Gold Fund
Growth
Launch Date 24 Oct 11
NAV (16 May 25) ₹28.0619 ↑ 0.26   (0.92 %)
Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,558 on 31 Mar 25
Category Gold - Gold
AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited
Rating
Risk Moderately High
Expense Ratio 0.49
Sharpe Ratio 1.62
Information Ratio 0
Alpha Ratio 0
Min Investment 5,000
Min SIP Investment 300
Exit Load 0-6 Months (2%),6-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL)

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

DateValue
30 Apr 20₹10,000
30 Apr 21₹9,590
30 Apr 22₹10,558
30 Apr 23₹12,021
30 Apr 24₹14,277
30 Apr 25₹18,463

HDFC Gold Fund SIP Returns

   
My Monthly Investment:
Investment Tenure:
Years
Expected Annual Returns:
%
Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹415,684.
Net Profit of ₹115,684
Invest Now

Returns for HDFC Gold Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25

DurationReturns
1 Month -1.7%
3 Month 7.5%
6 Month 25.6%
1 Year 24.9%
3 Year 21.2%
5 Year 13%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch 7.9%
Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
YearReturns
2024 18.9%
2023 14.1%
2022 12.7%
2021 -5.5%
2020 27.5%
2019 21.7%
2018 6.6%
2017 2.8%
2016 10.1%
2015 -7.3%
Fund Manager information for HDFC Gold Fund
NameSinceTenure
Arun Agarwal15 Feb 232.21 Yr.
Nandita Menezes29 Mar 250.09 Yr.

Data below for HDFC Gold Fund as on 31 Mar 25

Asset Allocation
Asset ClassValue
Cash1.77%
Other98.23%
Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
NameHoldingValueQuantity
HDFC Gold ETF
- | -
100%₹3,556 Cr462,353,678
↑ 12,154,034
Treps - Tri-Party Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -
0%₹10 Cr
Net Current Assets
Net Current Assets | -
0%-₹9 Cr

Disclaimer:
All efforts have been made to ensure the information provided here is accurate. However, no guarantees are made regarding correctness of data. Please verify with scheme information document before making any investment.
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