E-Gold

Updated on January 13, 2026 , 80470 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 (₹1,136 Cr).
Established history (13+ yrs).
Top rated.
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 22.11% (lower mid).
3Y return: 34.05% (bottom quartile).
1Y return: 79.63% (top quartile).
1M return: 7.79% (lower mid).
Alpha: 0.00 (top quartile).
Sharpe: 3.57 (upper mid).
Information ratio: 0.00 (top quartile).
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 (14 Jan 26)	₹41.2433 ↑ 0.48 (1.17 %)
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 ₹530,691.
Net Profit of ₹230,691 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 14 Jan 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	7.8%
3 Month	11.7%
6 Month	44%
1 Year	79.6%
3 Year	34.1%
5 Year	22.1%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	10.8%

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

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 (₹302 Cr).
Oldest track record among peers (14 yrs).
Rating: 3★ (upper mid).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 21.51% (bottom quartile).
3Y return: 33.98% (bottom quartile).
1Y return: 76.17% (bottom quartile).
1M return: 7.17% (bottom quartile).
Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid).
Sharpe: 3.52 (bottom quartile).
Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid).
Top bond sector: Cash Equivalent.
Largest holding Invesco India Gold ETF (~97.6%).
Top-3 holdings concentration ~100.2%.

Below is the key information for Invesco India Gold Fund

Invesco India Gold Fund Growth
Launch Date	5 Dec 11
NAV (14 Jan 26)	₹39.8294 ↓ -0.11 (-0.28 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹302 on 30 Nov 25
Category	Gold - Gold
AMC	Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	0.37
Sharpe Ratio	3.52
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 Dec 20	₹10,000
31 Dec 21	₹9,448
31 Dec 22	₹10,655
31 Dec 23	₹12,200
31 Dec 24	₹14,499
31 Dec 25	₹24,593

Invesco India Gold Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹518,033.
Net Profit of ₹218,033 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 14 Jan 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	7.2%
3 Month	12.3%
6 Month	42.6%
1 Year	76.2%
3 Year	34%
5 Year	21.5%
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	0.08 Yr.

Data below for Invesco India Gold Fund as on 30 Nov 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	3.91%
Other	96.09%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Invesco India Gold ETF - \| -	98%	₹294 Cr	268,798 ↑ 10,750
Triparty Repo CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	3%	₹8 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 (₹9,324 Cr).
Established history (14+ yrs).
Rating: 2★ (lower mid).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 22.37% (top quartile).
3Y return: 34.68% (top quartile).
1Y return: 78.77% (upper mid).
1M return: 8.00% (top quartile).
Alpha: 0.00 (lower mid).
Sharpe: 3.54 (lower mid).
Information ratio: 0.00 (lower mid).
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 (14 Jan 26)	₹41.687 ↑ 0.64 (1.56 %)
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 ₹530,691.
Net Profit of ₹230,691 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 14 Jan 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	8%
3 Month	12.5%
6 Month	44.2%
1 Year	78.8%
3 Year	34.7%
5 Year	22.4%
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
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

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

Lower mid AUM (₹4,849 Cr).
Established history (14+ yrs).
Rating: 2★ (bottom quartile).
Risk profile: Moderately High.
5Y return: 22.09% (bottom quartile).
3Y return: 34.27% (upper mid).
1Y return: 78.02% (bottom quartile).
1M return: 7.63% (bottom quartile).
Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Sharpe: 3.61 (top 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 ~101.1%.

Below is the key information for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund

Nippon India Gold Savings Fund Growth
Launch Date	7 Mar 11
NAV (14 Jan 26)	₹54.382 ↑ 0.76 (1.41 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹4,849 on 30 Nov 25
Category	Gold - Gold
AMC	Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd.
Rating	☆☆
Risk	Moderately High
Expense Ratio	0.35
Sharpe Ratio	3.61
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 Dec 20	₹10,000
31 Dec 21	₹9,446
31 Dec 22	₹10,611
31 Dec 23	₹12,129
31 Dec 24	₹14,434
31 Dec 25	₹24,706

Nippon India Gold Savings Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹300,000
expected amount after 5 Years is ₹530,691.
Net Profit of ₹230,691 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 14 Jan 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	7.6%
3 Month	12.2%
6 Month	43.8%
1 Year	78%
3 Year	34.3%
5 Year	22.1%
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	1.94 Yr.

Data below for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund as on 30 Nov 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	1.48%
Other	98.52%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Nippon India ETF Gold BeES - \| -	100%	₹4,848 Cr	463,431,511 ↑ 9,277,000
Triparty Repo CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	1%	₹27 Cr
Net Current Assets Net Current Assets \| -	1%	-₹26 Cr
Cash Margin - Ccil CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	0%	₹0 Cr
Cash Net Current Assets \| -	0%	₹0 Cr	00

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: 22.19% (upper mid).
3Y return: 34.22% (lower mid).
1Y return: 78.68% (lower mid).
1M return: 7.99% (upper mid).
Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile).
Sharpe: 3.54 (bottom quartile).
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 (14 Jan 26)	₹42.586 ↑ 0.63 (1.49 %)
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 ₹530,691.
Net Profit of ₹230,691 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 14 Jan 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	8%
3 Month	12.5%
6 Month	44%
1 Year	78.7%
3 Year	34.2%
5 Year	22.2%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	10.7%

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

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