Top 5 Best Performing Gold Funds for the year 2024

Updated on January 5, 2026 , 1009 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

Fund	NAV	Net Assets (Cr)	2024 (%)	2023 (%)	2022 (%)	2021 (%)	2020 (%)
IDBI Gold Fund Growth	₹35.3796 ↑ 0.06	₹524	79	18.7	14.8	12	-4
Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund Growth	₹39.6016 ↓ -0.05	₹1,136	72	18.7	14.5	12.3	-5
ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund Growth	₹42.163 ↓ -0.06	₹3,987	72	19.5	13.5	12.7	-5.4
SBI Gold Fund Growth	₹39.7779 ↓ -0.08	₹9,324	71.5	19.6	14.1	12.6	-5.7
HDFC Gold Fund Growth	₹40.642 ↓ -0.10	₹7,633	71.3	18.9	14.1	12.7	-5.5
Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 7 Jan 26

Research Highlights & Commentary of 5 Funds showcased

Commentary	IDBI Gold Fund	Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund	ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund	SBI Gold Fund	HDFC Gold Fund
Point 1	Bottom quartile AUM (₹524 Cr).	Bottom quartile AUM (₹1,136 Cr).	Lower mid AUM (₹3,987 Cr).	Highest AUM (₹9,324 Cr).	Upper mid AUM (₹7,633 Cr).
Point 2	Established history (13+ yrs).	Established history (13+ yrs).	Oldest track record among peers (14 yrs).	Established history (14+ yrs).	Established history (14+ yrs).
Point 3	Not Rated.	Top rated.	Rating: 1★ (lower mid).	Rating: 2★ (upper mid).	Rating: 1★ (bottom quartile).
Point 4	Risk profile: Moderately High.	Risk profile: Moderately High.	Risk profile: Moderately High.	Risk profile: Moderately High.	Risk profile: Moderately High.
Point 5	5Y return: 20.48% (top quartile).	5Y return: 20.29% (upper mid).	5Y return: 20.26% (bottom quartile).	5Y return: 20.26% (lower mid).	5Y return: 20.07% (bottom quartile).
Point 6	3Y return: 33.30% (lower mid).	3Y return: 33.04% (bottom quartile).	3Y return: 33.34% (upper mid).	3Y return: 33.36% (top quartile).	3Y return: 32.98% (bottom quartile).
Point 7	1Y return: 73.84% (bottom quartile).	1Y return: 74.39% (top quartile).	1Y return: 74.02% (upper mid).	1Y return: 73.85% (lower mid).	1Y return: 73.74% (bottom quartile).
Point 8	1M return: 5.53% (bottom quartile).	1M return: 6.02% (top quartile).	1M return: 5.72% (upper mid).	1M return: 5.59% (bottom quartile).	1M return: 5.67% (lower mid).
Point 9	Alpha: 0.00 (top quartile).	Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid).	Alpha: 0.00 (lower mid).	Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile).	Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Point 10	Sharpe: 3.44 (bottom quartile).	Sharpe: 3.57 (top quartile).	Sharpe: 3.47 (bottom quartile).	Sharpe: 3.54 (upper mid).	Sharpe: 3.54 (lower mid).

IDBI Gold Fund

Bottom quartile AUM (₹524 Cr).
Established history (13+ yrs).
Not Rated.
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 20.48% (top quartile).
3Y return: 33.30% (lower mid).
1Y return: 73.84% (bottom quartile).
1M return: 5.53% (bottom quartile).
Alpha: 0.00 (top quartile).
Sharpe: 3.44 (bottom quartile).

Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund

Bottom quartile AUM (₹1,136 Cr).
Established history (13+ yrs).
Top rated.
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 20.29% (upper mid).
3Y return: 33.04% (bottom quartile).
1Y return: 74.39% (top quartile).
1M return: 6.02% (top quartile).
Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid).
Sharpe: 3.57 (top quartile).

ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund

Lower mid AUM (₹3,987 Cr).
Oldest track record among peers (14 yrs).
Rating: 1★ (lower mid).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 20.26% (bottom quartile).
3Y return: 33.34% (upper mid).
1Y return: 74.02% (upper mid).
1M return: 5.72% (upper mid).
Alpha: 0.00 (lower mid).
Sharpe: 3.47 (bottom quartile).

SBI Gold Fund

Highest AUM (₹9,324 Cr).
Established history (14+ yrs).
Rating: 2★ (upper mid).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 20.26% (lower mid).
3Y return: 33.36% (top quartile).
1Y return: 73.85% (lower mid).
1M return: 5.59% (bottom quartile).
Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Sharpe: 3.54 (upper mid).

HDFC Gold Fund

Upper mid AUM (₹7,633 Cr).
Established history (14+ yrs).
Rating: 1★ (bottom quartile).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 20.07% (bottom quartile).
3Y return: 32.98% (bottom quartile).
1Y return: 73.74% (bottom quartile).
1M return: 5.67% (lower mid).
Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Sharpe: 3.54 (lower mid).

Top 5 Performing Gold Funds for the year 2024

1. IDBI Gold Fund

The investment objective of the Scheme will be to generate returns that correspond closely to the returns generated by IDBI Gold Exchange Traded Fund (IDBI GOLD ETF).

Research Highlights for IDBI Gold Fund

Bottom quartile AUM (₹524 Cr).
Established history (13+ yrs).
Not Rated.
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 20.48% (top quartile).
3Y return: 33.30% (lower mid).
1Y return: 73.84% (bottom quartile).
1M return: 5.53% (bottom quartile).
Alpha: 0.00 (top quartile).
Sharpe: 3.44 (bottom quartile).
Information ratio: 0.00 (top quartile).
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Largest holding LIC MF Gold ETF (~99.5%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~100.5%.

Below is the key information for IDBI Gold Fund

IDBI Gold Fund Growth
Launch Date	14 Aug 12
NAV (07 Jan 26)	₹35.3796 ↑ 0.06 (0.17 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹524 on 30 Nov 25
Category	Gold - Gold
AMC	IDBI Asset Management Limited
Rating	Not Rated
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	0.64
Sharpe Ratio	3.44
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL)

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 Dec 20	₹10,000
31 Dec 21	₹9,603
31 Dec 22	₹10,753
31 Dec 23	₹12,340
31 Dec 24	₹14,642
31 Dec 25	₹26,206

IDBI Gold Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹505,644.
Net Profit of ₹205,644 Invest Now

Returns for IDBI 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 7 Jan 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	5.5%
3 Month	13.2%
6 Month	37.4%
1 Year	73.8%
3 Year	33.3%
5 Year	20.5%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	9.9%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	79%
2023	18.7%
2022	14.8%
2021	12%
2020	-4%
2019	24.2%
2018	21.6%
2017	5.8%
2016	1.4%
2015	8.3%

Fund Manager information for IDBI Gold Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Sumit Bhatnagar	1 Jun 24	1.5 Yr.

Data below for IDBI Gold Fund as on 30 Nov 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	2.64%
Other	97.36%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
LIC MF Gold ETF - \| -	99%	₹522 Cr	458,752 ↑ 27,800
Treps CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	1%	₹4 Cr
Net Receivables / (Payables) CBLO \| -	0%	-₹1 Cr

2. Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund

An Open ended Fund of Funds Scheme with the investment objective to provide returns that tracks returns provided by Birla Sun Life Gold ETF (BSL Gold ETF).

Research Highlights for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund

Bottom quartile AUM (₹1,136 Cr).
Established history (13+ yrs).
Top rated.
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 20.29% (upper mid).
3Y return: 33.04% (bottom quartile).
1Y return: 74.39% (top quartile).
1M return: 6.02% (top quartile).
Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid).
Sharpe: 3.57 (top quartile).
Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid).
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Largest holding Aditya BSL Gold ETF (~100.1%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~100.6%.

Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund Growth
Launch Date	20 Mar 12
NAV (07 Jan 26)	₹39.6016 ↓ -0.05 (-0.13 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹1,136 on 30 Nov 25
Category	Gold - Gold
AMC	Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	0.51
Sharpe Ratio	3.57
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	100
Min SIP Investment	100
Exit Load	0-365 Days (1%),365 Days and above(NIL)

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 Dec 20	₹10,000
31 Dec 21	₹9,496
31 Dec 22	₹10,665
31 Dec 23	₹12,209
31 Dec 24	₹14,492
31 Dec 25	₹24,925

Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹505,644.
Net Profit of ₹205,644 Invest Now

Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life 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 7 Jan 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	6%
3 Month	13.3%
6 Month	40.1%
1 Year	74.4%
3 Year	33%
5 Year	20.3%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	10.5%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	72%
2023	18.7%
2022	14.5%
2021	12.3%
2020	-5%
2019	26%
2018	21.3%
2017	6.8%
2016	1.6%
2015	11.5%

Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Priya Sridhar	31 Dec 24	0.92 Yr.

Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund as on 30 Nov 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	1.32%
Other	98.68%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Aditya BSL Gold ETF - \| -	100%	₹1,137 Cr	102,475,557 ↑ 3,970,835
Net Receivables / (Payables) Net Current Assets \| -	0%	-₹3 Cr
Clearing Corporation Of India Limited CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	0%	₹2 Cr

3. 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.

Research Highlights for ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund

Lower mid AUM (₹3,987 Cr).
Oldest track record among peers (14 yrs).
Rating: 1★ (lower mid).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 20.26% (bottom quartile).
3Y return: 33.34% (upper mid).
1Y return: 74.02% (upper mid).
1M return: 5.72% (upper mid).
Alpha: 0.00 (lower mid).
Sharpe: 3.47 (bottom quartile).
Information ratio: 0.00 (lower mid).
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Largest holding ICICI Pru Gold ETF (~99.9%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~100.6%.

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 (07 Jan 26)	₹42.163 ↓ -0.06 (-0.15 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹3,987 on 30 Nov 25
Category	Gold - Gold
AMC	ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	0.38
Sharpe Ratio	3.47
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.

Date	Value
31 Dec 20	₹10,000
31 Dec 21	₹9,461
31 Dec 22	₹10,666
31 Dec 23	₹12,108
31 Dec 24	₹14,470
31 Dec 25	₹24,881

ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹505,644.
Net Profit of ₹205,644 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 7 Jan 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	5.7%
3 Month	13.3%
6 Month	40.3%
1 Year	74%
3 Year	33.3%
5 Year	20.3%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	10.6%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	72%
2023	19.5%
2022	13.5%
2021	12.7%
2020	-5.4%
2019	26.6%
2018	22.7%
2017	7.4%
2016	0.8%
2015	8.9%

Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Manish Banthia	27 Sep 12	13.19 Yr.
Nishit Patel	29 Dec 20	4.93 Yr.
Ashwini Bharucha	1 Nov 25	0.08 Yr.
Venus Ahuja	1 Nov 25	0.08 Yr.

Data below for ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund as on 30 Nov 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	1.46%
Other	98.54%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
ICICI Pru Gold ETF - \| -	100%	₹3,983 Cr	368,492,474 ↑ 3,839,372
Treps CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	0%	₹16 Cr
Net Current Assets Net Current Assets \| -	0%	-₹12 Cr

4. SBI Gold Fund

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

Research Highlights for SBI Gold Fund

Highest AUM (₹9,324 Cr).
Established history (14+ yrs).
Rating: 2★ (upper mid).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 20.26% (lower mid).
3Y return: 33.36% (top quartile).
1Y return: 73.85% (lower mid).
1M return: 5.59% (bottom quartile).
Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Sharpe: 3.54 (upper mid).
Information ratio: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Largest holding SBI Gold ETF (~100.0%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~100.9%.

Below is the key information for SBI Gold Fund

SBI Gold Fund Growth
Launch Date	12 Sep 11
NAV (07 Jan 26)	₹39.7779 ↓ -0.08 (-0.21 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹9,324 on 30 Nov 25
Category	Gold - Gold
AMC	SBI Funds Management Private Limited
Rating	☆☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	0.3
Sharpe Ratio	3.54
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.

Date	Value
31 Dec 20	₹10,000
31 Dec 21	₹9,431
31 Dec 22	₹10,624
31 Dec 23	₹12,126
31 Dec 24	₹14,507
31 Dec 25	₹24,880

SBI Gold Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹505,644.
Net Profit of ₹205,644 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 7 Jan 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	5.6%
3 Month	13.4%
6 Month	39.9%
1 Year	73.8%
3 Year	33.4%
5 Year	20.3%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	10.1%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	71.5%
2023	19.6%
2022	14.1%
2021	12.6%
2020	-5.7%
2019	27.4%
2018	22.8%
2017	6.4%
2016	3.5%
2015	10%

Fund Manager information for SBI Gold Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Raviprakash Sharma	12 Sep 11	14.23 Yr.

Data below for SBI Gold Fund as on 30 Nov 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	1.55%
Other	98.45%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
SBI Gold ETF - \| -	100%	₹9,323 Cr	864,580,590 ↑ 43,695,502
Treps CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	0%	₹42 Cr
Net Receivable / Payable CBLO \| -	0%	-₹42 Cr

5. HDFC Gold Fund

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

Research Highlights for HDFC Gold Fund

Upper mid AUM (₹7,633 Cr).
Established history (14+ yrs).
Rating: 1★ (bottom quartile).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 20.07% (bottom quartile).
3Y return: 32.98% (bottom quartile).
1Y return: 73.74% (bottom quartile).
1M return: 5.67% (lower mid).
Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Sharpe: 3.54 (lower mid).
Information ratio: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Largest holding HDFC Gold ETF (~100.0%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~100.6%.

Below is the key information for HDFC Gold Fund

HDFC Gold Fund Growth
Launch Date	24 Oct 11
NAV (07 Jan 26)	₹40.642 ↓ -0.10 (-0.24 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹7,633 on 30 Nov 25
Category	Gold - Gold
AMC	HDFC Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	0.49
Sharpe Ratio	3.54
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.

Date	Value
31 Dec 20	₹10,000
31 Dec 21	₹9,454
31 Dec 22	₹10,654
31 Dec 23	₹12,158
31 Dec 24	₹14,461
31 Dec 25	₹24,770

HDFC Gold Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹505,644.
Net Profit of ₹205,644 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 7 Jan 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	5.7%
3 Month	13.2%
6 Month	39.9%
1 Year	73.7%
3 Year	33%
5 Year	20.1%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	10.4%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	71.3%
2023	18.9%
2022	14.1%
2021	12.7%
2020	-5.5%
2019	27.5%
2018	21.7%
2017	6.6%
2016	2.8%
2015	10.1%

Fund Manager information for HDFC Gold Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Arun Agarwal	15 Feb 23	2.79 Yr.
Nandita Menezes	29 Mar 25	0.68 Yr.

Data below for HDFC Gold Fund as on 30 Nov 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	1.53%
Other	98.47%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
HDFC Gold ETF - \| -	100%	₹7,632 Cr	707,335,417 ↑ 19,433,622
Treps - Tri-Party Repo CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	0%	₹22 Cr
Net Current Assets Net Current Assets \| -	0%	-₹21 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.