E-Gold

Updated on March 19, 2026 , 80636 views

What is E-Gold?

E-Gold is another form of Investing in Gold where no physical gold is traded. In 2010, National Spot Exchange (NSE) launched e-gold in India in order to benefit investors who wish to invest in gold.

The biggest benefit of e-gold is that it allows investors to invest in gold with much lower denominations than physical gold. But, before going into details, let us understand the basics of Investing in gold in the electronic form.

E-Gold Investment

E-gold is the process of buying gold electronically. To invest here, one should have a Trading Account with specified NSEL dealers. E-gold units can be bought and sold through the exchange (NSE) just like shares. Here one unit of e-gold is equal to 1 gram of gold.

Investors who wish to invest in gold as part of their long-term Financial goals can buy e-gold in small quantities and keep it in their Demat account. Once their target is achieved, they can take the physical delivery of gold through the exchange. Those who don’t wish to take the physical delivery can always sell the electronic units and encash them.

By buying gold in electronic form, one need not worry about the purity of gold and the safe-keeping of gold.

Advantages of E-Gold

Gold rates on NSE are based on Indian market rates.
Investors can buy and sell gold in small denominations. For e.g.- 1gm, 2gm of gold.
Transparency in pricing and seamless trading is one of the major advantages of this product.
This product is high in liquidity. One can sell it at any point of time.
No impurity risks.

Advantages	Disadvantages
Buy/Sell gold in small denominations	Storage cost- 60 paise/per unit/pm
Seamless Trading	Hacking Issue
Liquidity	-
No impurity risks	-

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Disadvantages of E-Gold

The storage charge of this product is 60 paisa per unit per month.
Hacking of an account can sometimes be an issue, however with today's security systems in place with exchanges this does not usually take place. At a client account level, the customer should maintain the secrecy of passwords and ensure that the account is protected.

How to Invest in E-Gold?

Open a Demat Account

For purchasing commodities in NSE, it is necessary to have a Demat account. One can keep a separate Demat account for equities and commodities or keep the same one. To open an account, one can submit all the required documentation to NSE.

Trading

Once your account is opened, you can log in and buy e-gold. You can trade from 10 am to 11:30 pm on weekdays. Your gold units would get credited to your Demat account in T+2 days (date plus one day).

Physical Delivery

If you want, you can take physical delivery of gold at any time by redeeming e-gold units to your Demat account.

E-Gold- Taxes and Charges

It charges INR 100 as a conversion rate of 1 gram coin and INR 400 for conversion of 8 gram/10 gram coins. In case of 100-gram coins and one-kg bar, the exchange doesn't charge any cost.
If you hold this product for less than 36 months, then short-term capital gain tax is applicable as per the slab rates. And if e-gold is held for than 36 months, then e-Gold Capital gain tax applicable at 10 percent.
One is also required to pay VAT @ 1% throughout the country as well as octroi charges (when your purchase enters the state) to convert electronic units into physical coins.
The storage charge of this product which is held in physical form by NSE is 60 paisa per unit per month.

Invest in Gold Funds Without Demat Account

In Gold Mutual Funds you don't need a Demat account to invest. These funds invest in a Gold ETF floated by the same AMC (Asset Management Company). Investors can invest in Gold Mutual Funds through the SIP route, which is not possible when investing in the ETF or other gold investments.

Feature of Gold Funds

Minimum investment amount in gold mutual funds is of INR 1,000 (as monthly SIP)
Since gold mutual funds are not traded in the market, they can be bought/sold based on NAV for the day
As gold mutual fund’s units can be bought or sold from the fund house, investors do not face liquidity risks.

Fund Selection Methodology used to find 5 funds

Sub-category: Gold
Sorted On : drat (high to low)
No Of Funds: 5

Best Gold Funds to Invest 2026

1. 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 (₹1,782 Cr).
Established history (14+ yrs).
Top rated.
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 24.88% (upper mid).
3Y return: 33.23% (upper mid).
1Y return: 62.96% (top quartile).
1M return: -5.05% (lower mid).
Alpha: 0.00 (top quartile).
Sharpe: 2.57 (bottom quartile).
Information ratio: 0.00 (top quartile).
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Largest holding Aditya BSL Gold ETF (~99.9%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~100.7%.

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 (20 Mar 26)	₹42.3416 ↓ -0.38 (-0.89 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹1,782 on 28 Feb 26
Category	Gold - Gold
AMC	Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	0.51
Sharpe Ratio	2.57
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
28 Feb 21	₹10,000
28 Feb 22	₹10,843
28 Feb 23	₹11,807
29 Feb 24	₹12,989
28 Feb 25	₹17,497
28 Feb 26	₹32,252

Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹556,833.
Net Profit of ₹256,833 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 20 Mar 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-5.1%
3 Month	10.1%
6 Month	32.5%
1 Year	63%
3 Year	33.2%
5 Year	24.9%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	10.9%

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	1.16 Yr.

Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund as on 28 Feb 26

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	1.53%
Other	98.47%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Aditya BSL Gold ETF - \| -	100%	₹1,780 Cr	127,353,077 ↑ 4,794,311
Clearing Corporation Of India Limited CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	0%	₹7 Cr
Net Receivables / (Payables) Net Current Assets \| -	0%	-₹6 Cr

2. Invesco India Gold Fund

To provide returns that closely corresponds to returns provided by Invesco India Gold Exchange Traded Fund.

Research Highlights for Invesco India Gold Fund

Bottom quartile AUM (₹486 Cr).
Established history (14+ yrs).
Rating: 3★ (upper mid).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 24.58% (bottom quartile).
3Y return: 32.37% (bottom quartile).
1Y return: 60.69% (bottom quartile).
1M return: -4.82% (upper mid).
Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid).
Sharpe: 2.82 (lower mid).
Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid).
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Largest holding Invesco India Gold ETF (~99.4%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~100.0%.

Below is the key information for Invesco India Gold Fund

Invesco India Gold Fund Growth
Launch Date	5 Dec 11
NAV (20 Mar 26)	₹40.855 ↑ 0.15 (0.38 %)
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
28 Feb 21	₹10,000
28 Feb 22	₹10,780
28 Feb 23	₹11,724
29 Feb 24	₹12,975
28 Feb 25	₹17,425
28 Feb 26	₹31,567

Invesco India Gold Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹556,833.
Net Profit of ₹256,833 Invest Now

Returns for Invesco India 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 20 Mar 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-4.8%
3 Month	10.2%
6 Month	32.1%
1 Year	60.7%
3 Year	32.4%
5 Year	24.6%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	10.4%

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

3. 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 (₹15,700 Cr).
Established history (14+ yrs).
Rating: 2★ (lower mid).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 25.07% (top quartile).
3Y return: 33.53% (top quartile).
1Y return: 62.66% (upper mid).
1M return: -5.14% (bottom quartile).
Alpha: 0.00 (lower mid).
Sharpe: 2.95 (upper mid).
Information ratio: 0.00 (lower mid).
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Largest holding SBI Gold ETF (~100.0%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~100.8%.

Below is the key information for SBI Gold Fund

SBI Gold Fund Growth
Launch Date	12 Sep 11
NAV (20 Mar 26)	₹42.671 ↓ -0.02 (-0.06 %)
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
28 Feb 21	₹10,000
28 Feb 22	₹10,758
28 Feb 23	₹11,753
29 Feb 24	₹13,021
28 Feb 25	₹17,592
28 Feb 26	₹32,463

SBI Gold Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹570,326.
Net Profit of ₹270,326 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 20 Mar 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-5.1%
3 Month	10.4%
6 Month	32.6%
1 Year	62.7%
3 Year	33.5%
5 Year	25.1%
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

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

Upper mid AUM (₹7,223 Cr).
Oldest track record among peers (15 yrs).
Rating: 2★ (bottom quartile).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 24.80% (lower mid).
3Y return: 32.99% (bottom quartile).
1Y return: 61.88% (bottom quartile).
1M return: -5.10% (bottom quartile).
Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Sharpe: 2.55 (bottom quartile).
Information ratio: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Largest holding Nippon India ETF Gold BeES (~100.0%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~100.3%.

Below is the key information for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund

Nippon India Gold Savings Fund Growth
Launch Date	7 Mar 11
NAV (20 Mar 26)	₹55.7395 ↓ -0.12 (-0.22 %)
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
28 Feb 21	₹10,000
28 Feb 22	₹10,782
28 Feb 23	₹11,684
29 Feb 24	₹12,966
28 Feb 25	₹17,402
28 Feb 26	₹32,081

Nippon India Gold Savings Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹556,833.
Net Profit of ₹256,833 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 20 Mar 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-5.1%
3 Month	10.1%
6 Month	32.3%
1 Year	61.9%
3 Year	33%
5 Year	24.8%
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. Kotak Gold Fund

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

Lower mid AUM (₹6,866 Cr).
Established history (15+ yrs).
Rating: 1★ (bottom quartile).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 24.72% (bottom quartile).
3Y return: 33.10% (lower mid).
1Y return: 62.31% (lower mid).
1M return: -4.76% (top quartile).
Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Sharpe: 3.49 (top quartile).
Information ratio: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Largest holding Kotak Gold ETF (~99.8%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~100.4%.

Below is the key information for Kotak Gold Fund

Kotak Gold Fund Growth
Launch Date	25 Mar 11
NAV (20 Mar 26)	₹56.1539 ↑ 0.01 (0.01 %)
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
28 Feb 21	₹10,000
28 Feb 22	₹10,681
28 Feb 23	₹11,678
29 Feb 24	₹12,912
28 Feb 25	₹17,286
28 Feb 26	₹31,914

Kotak Gold Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹556,833.
Net Profit of ₹256,833 Invest Now

Returns for Kotak 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 20 Mar 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-4.8%
3 Month	10.6%
6 Month	32.9%
1 Year	62.3%
3 Year	33.1%
5 Year	24.7%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	12.2%

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

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