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Below is the list of best mutual funds having Net Assets over 100 Crore and have given best returns in last 3 Months.
The primary investment objective of the Scheme is to seek capital appreciation by investing predominantly in the units of BlackRock Global Funds – World Mining Fund. The Scheme may, at the discretion of the Investment Manager, also invest in the units of other similar overseas mutual fund schemes, which may
constitute a significant part of its corpus. The Scheme may also invest a certain portion of its corpus in money market securities and/or money market/liquid schemes of DSP BlackRock Mutual Fund, in order to meet liquidity requirements from time to time. Below is the key information for DSP World Mining Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 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 Below is the key information for SBI Gold Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The Investment objective of the Scheme is to provide investors with the opportunities for long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of Equity and Equity related Instruments across market capitalization. However there can be no assurance that the investment objective under the Scheme will be realized Research Highlights for IDBI Diversified Equity Fund Below is the key information for IDBI Diversified Equity Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of the scheme is to generate returns by investing in units of Kotak Gold Exchange Traded Fund. Research Highlights for Kotak Gold Fund Below is the key information for Kotak Gold Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The primary investment objective of the Scheme is to seek capital appreciation by investing predominantly in the units of BlackRock Global Funds – World Energy Fund and BlackRock Global Funds – New Energy Fund. The Scheme may, at the discretion of the Investment Manager, also invest in the units of other similar overseas mutual fund schemes, which may constitute a significant part of its corpus. The Scheme may also invest a certain portion of its corpus in money market securities
and/or money market/liquid schemes of DSP BlackRock Mutual Fund, in order to meet liquidity
requirements from time to time. Research Highlights for DSP World Energy Fund Below is the key information for DSP World Energy Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. DSP World Mining Fund
DSP World Mining Fund
Growth Launch Date 29 Dec 09 NAV (30 Mar 26) ₹29.8445 ↑ 0.35 (1.17 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹194 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Global AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.14 Sharpe Ratio 3.84 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 1,000 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 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹13,536 31 Mar 23 ₹12,433 31 Mar 24 ₹11,747 31 Mar 25 ₹11,829 Returns for DSP World Mining Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Mar 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -13.1% 3 Month 11% 6 Month 31.7% 1 Year 83.1% 3 Year 22.4% 5 Year 17.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 79% 2023 -8.1% 2022 0% 2021 12.2% 2020 18% 2019 34.9% 2018 21.5% 2017 -9.4% 2016 21.1% 2015 49.7% Fund Manager information for DSP World Mining Fund
Name Since Tenure Jay Kothari 1 Mar 13 13.01 Yr. Data below for DSP World Mining Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Basic Materials 91.22% Energy 1.12% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 7.64% Equity 92.34% Debt 0.03% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity BGF World Mining I2
Investment Fund | -96% ₹186 Cr 143,137
↓ -6,090 Treps / Reverse Repo Investments
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -4% ₹8 Cr Net Receivables/Payables
Net Current Assets | -0% -₹1 Cr 2. SBI Gold Fund
SBI Gold Fund
Growth Launch Date 12 Sep 11 NAV (31 Mar 26) ₹42.7768 ↓ 0.00 (0.00 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹15,700 on 28 Feb 26 Category Gold - Gold AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.3 Sharpe Ratio 2.95 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 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹11,479 31 Mar 23 ₹13,282 31 Mar 24 ₹14,673 31 Mar 25 ₹19,214 Returns for SBI Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Mar 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -7.9% 3 Month 10.2% 6 Month 26.2% 1 Year 62.9% 3 Year 33.1% 5 Year 25.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 10.5% 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 Viral Chhadva 1 Mar 26 0 Yr. Data below for SBI Gold Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.42% Other 98.58% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity SBI Gold ETF
- | -100% ₹15,701 Cr 1,156,186,343
↑ 58,974,677 Net Receivable / Payable
CBLO | -0% -₹61 Cr Treps
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -0% ₹60 Cr 3. IDBI Diversified Equity Fund
IDBI Diversified Equity Fund
Growth Launch Date 28 Mar 14 NAV (28 Jul 23) ₹37.99 ↑ 0.14 (0.37 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹382 on 30 Jun 23 Category Equity - Multi Cap AMC IDBI Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.46 Sharpe Ratio 1.01 Information Ratio -0.53 Alpha Ratio -1.07 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 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹12,803 31 Mar 23 ₹12,394 Returns for IDBI Diversified Equity Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Mar 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.4% 3 Month 10.2% 6 Month 13.2% 1 Year 13.5% 3 Year 22.7% 5 Year 12% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Fund Manager information for IDBI Diversified Equity Fund
Name Since Tenure Data below for IDBI Diversified Equity Fund as on 30 Jun 23
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 4. Kotak Gold Fund
Kotak Gold Fund
Growth Launch Date 25 Mar 11 NAV (31 Mar 26) ₹55.9389 ↓ 0.00 (0.00 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹6,866 on 28 Feb 26 Category Gold - Gold AMC Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.5 Sharpe Ratio 3.49 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 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 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹11,442 31 Mar 23 ₹13,045 31 Mar 24 ₹14,423 31 Mar 25 ₹18,873 Returns for Kotak Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Mar 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -8.1% 3 Month 10.1% 6 Month 26.5% 1 Year 61.9% 3 Year 32.8% 5 Year 25% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 70.4% 2023 18.9% 2022 13.9% 2021 11.7% 2020 -4.7% 2019 26.6% 2018 24.1% 2017 7.3% 2016 2.5% 2015 10.2% Fund Manager information for Kotak Gold Fund
Name Since Tenure Abhishek Bisen 25 Mar 11 14.94 Yr. Jeetu Sonar 1 Oct 22 3.41 Yr. Data below for Kotak Gold Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.48% Other 98.52% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Kotak Gold ETF
- | -100% ₹6,851 Cr 515,900,023
↑ 13,086,061 Triparty Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -0% ₹30 Cr Net Current Assets/(Liabilities)
Net Current Assets | -0% -₹14 Cr 5. DSP World Energy Fund
DSP World Energy Fund
Growth Launch Date 14 Aug 09 NAV (30 Mar 26) ₹26.3091 ↓ -0.04 (-0.14 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹104 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Global AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.18 Sharpe Ratio 2.51 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 1,000 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 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹10,619 31 Mar 23 ₹11,605 31 Mar 24 ₹11,634 31 Mar 25 ₹10,149 Returns for DSP World Energy Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Mar 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -1.3% 3 Month 10% 6 Month 20.3% 1 Year 65.6% 3 Year 14.8% 5 Year 11.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 39.2% 2023 -6.8% 2022 12.9% 2021 -8.6% 2020 29.5% 2019 0% 2018 18.2% 2017 -11.3% 2016 -1.9% 2015 22.5% Fund Manager information for DSP World Energy Fund
Name Since Tenure Jay Kothari 1 Mar 13 13.01 Yr. Data below for DSP World Energy Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 33.46% Utility 25.92% Technology 24.27% Basic Materials 9.02% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 7.3% Equity 92.66% Debt 0.04% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity BGF Sustainable Energy I2
Investment Fund | -96% ₹100 Cr 404,670
↓ -12,368 Treps / Reverse Repo Investments
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -4% ₹4 Cr Net Receivables/Payables
Net Current Assets | -0% ₹0 Cr
Below is the list of best mutual funds having Net Assets over 100 Crore and have given best returns in last 6 Months.
The primary investment objective of the Scheme is to seek capital appreciation by investing predominantly in the units of BlackRock Global Funds – World Mining Fund. The Scheme may, at the discretion of the Investment Manager, also invest in the units of other similar overseas mutual fund schemes, which may
constitute a significant part of its corpus. The Scheme may also invest a certain portion of its corpus in money market securities and/or money market/liquid schemes of DSP BlackRock Mutual Fund, in order to meet liquidity requirements from time to time. Research Highlights for DSP World Mining Fund Below is the key information for DSP World Mining Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of the scheme is to generate returns by investing in units of Kotak Gold Exchange Traded Fund. Research Highlights for Kotak Gold Fund Below is the key information for Kotak Gold Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 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 Below is the key information for SBI Gold Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of the Scheme is to seek to provide returns that closely correspond to returns provided by Reliance ETF Gold BeES. Research Highlights for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund Below is the key information for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To provide returns that closely corresponds to returns provided by Invesco India Gold Exchange Traded Fund. Research Highlights for Invesco India Gold Fund Below is the key information for Invesco India Gold Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. DSP World Mining Fund
DSP World Mining Fund
Growth Launch Date 29 Dec 09 NAV (30 Mar 26) ₹29.8445 ↑ 0.35 (1.17 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹194 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Global AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.14 Sharpe Ratio 3.84 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 1,000 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 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹13,536 31 Mar 23 ₹12,433 31 Mar 24 ₹11,747 31 Mar 25 ₹11,829 Returns for DSP World Mining Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Mar 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -13.1% 3 Month 11% 6 Month 31.7% 1 Year 83.1% 3 Year 22.4% 5 Year 17.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 79% 2023 -8.1% 2022 0% 2021 12.2% 2020 18% 2019 34.9% 2018 21.5% 2017 -9.4% 2016 21.1% 2015 49.7% Fund Manager information for DSP World Mining Fund
Name Since Tenure Jay Kothari 1 Mar 13 13.01 Yr. Data below for DSP World Mining Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Basic Materials 91.22% Energy 1.12% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 7.64% Equity 92.34% Debt 0.03% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity BGF World Mining I2
Investment Fund | -96% ₹186 Cr 143,137
↓ -6,090 Treps / Reverse Repo Investments
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -4% ₹8 Cr Net Receivables/Payables
Net Current Assets | -0% -₹1 Cr 2. Kotak Gold Fund
Kotak Gold Fund
Growth Launch Date 25 Mar 11 NAV (31 Mar 26) ₹55.9389 ↓ 0.00 (0.00 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹6,866 on 28 Feb 26 Category Gold - Gold AMC Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.5 Sharpe Ratio 3.49 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 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 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹11,442 31 Mar 23 ₹13,045 31 Mar 24 ₹14,423 31 Mar 25 ₹18,873 Returns for Kotak Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Mar 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -8.1% 3 Month 10.1% 6 Month 26.5% 1 Year 61.9% 3 Year 32.8% 5 Year 25% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 70.4% 2023 18.9% 2022 13.9% 2021 11.7% 2020 -4.7% 2019 26.6% 2018 24.1% 2017 7.3% 2016 2.5% 2015 10.2% Fund Manager information for Kotak Gold Fund
Name Since Tenure Abhishek Bisen 25 Mar 11 14.94 Yr. Jeetu Sonar 1 Oct 22 3.41 Yr. Data below for Kotak Gold Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.48% Other 98.52% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Kotak Gold ETF
- | -100% ₹6,851 Cr 515,900,023
↑ 13,086,061 Triparty Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -0% ₹30 Cr Net Current Assets/(Liabilities)
Net Current Assets | -0% -₹14 Cr 3. SBI Gold Fund
SBI Gold Fund
Growth Launch Date 12 Sep 11 NAV (31 Mar 26) ₹42.7768 ↓ 0.00 (0.00 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹15,700 on 28 Feb 26 Category Gold - Gold AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.3 Sharpe Ratio 2.95 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 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹11,479 31 Mar 23 ₹13,282 31 Mar 24 ₹14,673 31 Mar 25 ₹19,214 Returns for SBI Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Mar 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -7.9% 3 Month 10.2% 6 Month 26.2% 1 Year 62.9% 3 Year 33.1% 5 Year 25.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 10.5% 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 Viral Chhadva 1 Mar 26 0 Yr. Data below for SBI Gold Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.42% Other 98.58% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity SBI Gold ETF
- | -100% ₹15,701 Cr 1,156,186,343
↑ 58,974,677 Net Receivable / Payable
CBLO | -0% -₹61 Cr Treps
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -0% ₹60 Cr 4. Nippon India Gold Savings Fund
Nippon India Gold Savings Fund
Growth Launch Date 7 Mar 11 NAV (31 Mar 26) ₹55.7878 ↓ 0.00 (0.00 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹7,223 on 28 Feb 26 Category Gold - Gold AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.35 Sharpe Ratio 2.55 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.
Date Value 31 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹11,507 31 Mar 23 ₹13,272 31 Mar 24 ₹14,664 31 Mar 25 ₹19,140 Returns for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Mar 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -7.9% 3 Month 9.9% 6 Month 26.2% 1 Year 62.8% 3 Year 32.9% 5 Year 25.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 71.2% 2023 19% 2022 14.3% 2021 12.3% 2020 -5.5% 2019 26.6% 2018 22.5% 2017 6% 2016 1.7% 2015 11.6% Fund Manager information for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund
Name Since Tenure Himanshu Mange 23 Dec 23 2.19 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.37% Other 98.63% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Nippon India ETF Gold BeES
- | -100% ₹7,221 Cr 548,676,679
↑ 21,617,000 Triparty Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -0% ₹14 Cr Net Current Assets
Net Current Assets | -0% -₹12 Cr Cash Margin - Ccil
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -0% ₹0 Cr Cash
Net Current Assets | -0% ₹0 Cr 00 5. Invesco India Gold Fund
Invesco India Gold Fund
Growth Launch Date 5 Dec 11 NAV (31 Mar 26) ₹40.7272 ↓ 0.00 (0.00 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹486 on 28 Feb 26 Category Gold - Gold AMC Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.37 Sharpe Ratio 2.82 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 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 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹11,313 31 Mar 23 ₹13,205 31 Mar 24 ₹14,609 31 Mar 25 ₹19,082 Returns for Invesco India Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Mar 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -7.6% 3 Month 9.5% 6 Month 25.8% 1 Year 59.9% 3 Year 32.2% 5 Year 25% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 10.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 69.6% 2023 18.8% 2022 14.5% 2021 12.8% 2020 -5.5% 2019 27.2% 2018 21.4% 2017 6.6% 2016 1.3% 2015 21.6% Fund Manager information for Invesco India Gold Fund
Name Since Tenure Abhisek Bahinipati 1 Nov 25 0.33 Yr. Data below for Invesco India Gold Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.08% Other 97.92% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Invesco India Gold ETF
- | -99% ₹483 Cr 350,048
↑ 20,750 Triparty Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -1% ₹3 Cr Net Receivables / (Payables)
CBLO | -0% ₹0 Cr
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Research Highlights for DSP World Mining Fund