
As, India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world with over 5 percent GDP growth for many years, it attracts thousands of NRI investors from abroad. World Bank and IMF have projected India’s GDP to grow at 7.4 percent and 7.8 percent in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Currently, India is world’s fifth largest Economy at $2.7 trillion GDP.
Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) living in Singapore can plan their investment in Mutual Funds India in order to earn optimal returns in the long-run. Singapore-based NRIs can invest in stocks in India via mutual funds by Investing in Equity Funds. Equities are ideal for long-term investments, if you have goals like retirement, purchase of a house, or if you just want to build wealth these funds can be an ideal option. And in case, if you want to earn returns higher than bank savings accounts than investing in debt funds for short-term is advisable. Before investing, one should always access their risk ability.
The size of the Indian economy is expected to double to $5 trillion by 2025. Also, a report by the US Department of Agriculture projects India to become the third largest economy at $6.6 trillion by 2030.
Singapore-based NRIs who want to invest in Mutual Funds in India there are some of the important guidelines & rules that need to be followed in order to begin their investment.

To invest in Mutual Funds in India one is supposed to open any of the following accounts with an Indian bank:
This is Non-Resident External (NRE) account which can be in the form of savings, current, fixed or Recurring deposit. You need to deposit the foreign currency in this account. To be able to deposit Indian currency, you must open NRO account. There is no upper limit on the transaction amount in an NRE account.
The NRO or Non-Resident Ordinary account is in the form of savings or current account that is meant for NRIs to manage their Income earned in India. In NRO account, foreign currency gets converted into Indian rupees after it gets deposited. An NRO account can be held jointly with another NRI as well as resident Indian (close relatives).
This stands for Foreign Currency Non-Repatriable account deposits. In this account, NRIs can remit their Earnings in one of the six currencies such as Canadian $, US$, Euro, AU$, Yen, and Pound. Funds can be transferred from other FCNR or NRE accounts. In FCNR, the principal and interest don’t accrue any tax.
Once you open any of these accounts, you need successfully complete your KYC (Know Your Customer), under KYC norms, which is set by SEBI (Securities Exchange Board of India). One can complete their KYC with any of the SEBI-registered intermediates.
To successfully complete your KYC procedure, Singapore NRIs need to complete certain important steps and furnish documents like:
An NRI needs to submit the KYC Form with all the necessary details filled to the SEBI registered intermediate. The documents can be sent by courier/post to the intermediate.
Following are the necessary documents that need to be submitted:
In case of NRIs in the Merchant Navy, a mariner’s declaration or certified copy of Continuous Discharge Certificate must be submitted.
NRIs or PIOs (Person of India Origin) can get the above documents attested by the authorised officials of overseas branches of scheduled commercial banks registered in India, judge, court magistrate, public notaries, or the Indian embassy/consulate general in the country that they are located.
As per SEBI rules, IPV is mandatory for KYC process. The intermediate should conduct the IPV of NRIs/PIOs.
Please note that all the above documents/proofs while submitting should be in the English language.
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Capital Gains Tax Rates on NRI Mutual Fund Investments for the Financial Year 2017-18 (Assessment Year 2018-19) are as below:
NRI taxation on Mutual Funds- Capital Gains Tax Rates- FY 2017/2018 (AY- 2018-19)
| Types of Mutual Fund Scheme | Short Term Capital Gains (STCG) | Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) | 
|---|---|---|
| Equity Funds- STCG- Units held less than or equal to a year, LTCG- Units held more than a year | 15% | Nil | 
| Non-Equity Funds- STCG- Units held for 3 years or less, LTCG- Units held for more than 3 years | As per Individual’s income tax bracket | On listed funds-20% (with indexation), Unlisted funds- 10% (without indexation) | 
Dividends on Equity Funds: The dividend received in the hands of unit holder for equity funds is completely tax-free. The dividend is also tax-free to the AMC.
Dividends on Debt Funds: The AMC has to pay a dividend distribution tax (DDT) of 28.84% before distributing this dividend income to its unit-holders. The dividend income received by a Debt fund unit holder is also tax-free.
Below is the TDS rate applicable on MF redemptions by NRIs for AY 2018-19.
NRI Taxation on Mutual Funds- Capital Gains Tax Rates- FY 2017/2018 (AY- 2018-19)
| Mutual Fund Redemptions by NRIs & TDS Rate | STCG & TDS Rate | LTCG & TDS Rate | 
|---|---|---|
| Type of MF Scheme | ||
| Equity Oriented Funds | 15% | Nil | 
| Debt Funds | 30% | On listed funds- 20% (with indexation), unlisted funds- 10% (without indexation) | 
Fund 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2024 (%) Sub Cat. Franklin India Short Term Income Plan -  Retail Plan Growth  192.1 192.1 192.1 47.3 32.5     Short term Bond  DSP World Gold Fund Growth  34.5 47.3 75.7 44.7 16.3 15.9  Global  IDBI Gold Fund Growth  21.4 23.6 48.9 31.8 17.7 18.7  Gold  Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund Growth  22 24.5 50.4 31.7 17.6 18.7  Gold  ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund Growth  21.6 24.1 50 31.7 17.4 19.5  Gold  Nippon India Gold Savings Fund Growth  21.9 24.6 50.2 31.7 17.2 19  Gold  HDFC Gold Fund Growth  21.6 24.1 50 31.7 17.3 18.9  Gold  SBI Gold Fund Growth  21.7 24.4 50.1 31.7 17.3 19.6  Gold  Axis Gold Fund Growth  21.6 24.2 49.2 31.5 17.2 19.2  Gold  Kotak Gold Fund Growth  22 24.8 50 31.4 17.1 18.9  Gold  Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 2 May 25   Research Highlights & Commentary of 10 Funds showcased
Commentary Franklin India Short Term Income Plan -  Retail Plan DSP World Gold Fund IDBI Gold Fund Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund Nippon India Gold Savings Fund HDFC Gold Fund SBI Gold Fund Axis Gold Fund Kotak Gold Fund Point 1 Bottom quartile AUM (₹13 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹1,421 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹254 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹725 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹2,603 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹3,439 Cr). Top quartile AUM (₹4,915 Cr). Highest AUM (₹5,221 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹1,272 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹3,506 Cr). Point 2 Oldest track record among peers (23 yrs). Established history (18+ yrs). Established history (13+ yrs). Established history (13+ yrs). Established history (14+ yrs). Established history (14+ yrs). Established history (14+ yrs). Established history (14+ yrs). Established history (14+ yrs). Established history (14+ yrs). Point 3 Rating: 2★ (upper mid). Top rated. Not Rated. Rating: 3★ (top quartile). Rating: 1★ (lower mid). Rating: 2★ (upper mid). Rating: 1★ (lower mid). Rating: 2★ (upper mid). Rating: 1★ (bottom quartile). Rating: 1★ (bottom quartile). Point 4 Risk profile: Moderate. Risk profile: High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Point 5 1Y return: 192.10% (top quartile). 5Y return: 16.34% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 17.71% (top quartile). 5Y return: 17.59% (upper mid). 5Y return: 17.40% (upper mid). 5Y return: 17.21% (lower mid). 5Y return: 17.25% (lower mid). 5Y return: 17.35% (upper mid). 5Y return: 17.19% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 17.11% (bottom quartile). Point 6 1M return: 192.10% (top quartile). 3Y return: 44.72% (top quartile). 3Y return: 31.79% (upper mid). 3Y return: 31.74% (upper mid). 3Y return: 31.74% (upper mid). 3Y return: 31.71% (lower mid). 3Y return: 31.69% (lower mid). 3Y return: 31.69% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 31.52% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 31.36% (bottom quartile). Point 7 Sharpe: -90.89 (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 75.74% (top quartile). 1Y return: 48.94% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 50.37% (upper mid). 1Y return: 49.97% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 50.19% (upper mid). 1Y return: 50.01% (lower mid). 1Y return: 50.09% (upper mid). 1Y return: 49.21% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 50.05% (lower mid). Point 8 Information ratio: -2.42 (bottom quartile). Alpha: 3.15 (top quartile). 1M return: 3.44% (bottom quartile). 1M return: 3.56% (lower mid). 1M return: 3.36% (bottom quartile). 1M return: 4.18% (upper mid). 1M return: 3.72% (lower mid). 1M return: 3.77% (upper mid). 1M return: 3.87% (upper mid). 1M return: 4.34% (top quartile). Point 9 Yield to maturity (debt): 0.00% (top quartile). Sharpe: 1.80 (bottom quartile). Alpha: 0.00 (top quartile). Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid). Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid). Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid). Alpha: 0.00 (lower mid). Alpha: 0.00 (lower mid). Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile). Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile). Point 10 Modified duration: 0.00 yrs (top quartile). Information ratio: -1.09 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 2.38 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 2.66 (top quartile). Sharpe: 2.55 (upper mid). Sharpe: 2.52 (lower mid). Sharpe: 2.55 (lower mid). Sharpe: 2.58 (upper mid). Sharpe: 2.57 (upper mid). Sharpe: 2.58 (top quartile). Franklin India Short Term Income Plan -  Retail Plan
DSP World Gold Fund
IDBI Gold Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund
ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund
Nippon India Gold Savings Fund
HDFC Gold Fund
SBI Gold Fund
Axis Gold Fund
Kotak Gold Fund
*List of funds is based on past 3 Year Returns in decending order.
 The objective of the Scheme is to provide investors stable returns by investing in fixed income securities.   Below is the key information for Franklin India Short Term Income Plan -  Retail Plan   Returns up to 1 year are on   "The primary investment objective of the Scheme is to seek capital appreciation by investing predominantly in units of MLIIF - WGF. 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 units of money market/liquid schemes of DSP Merrill Lynch Mutual Fund, in order to meet liquidity requirements from time to time. However, there is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized."   Research Highlights for DSP World Gold Fund   Below is the key information for DSP World Gold Fund   Returns up to 1 year are on   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   Below is the key information for IDBI Gold Fund   Returns up to 1 year are on   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   Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund   Returns up to 1 year are on   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   Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings 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 seek capital appreciation by investing in units of HDFC Gold Exchange Traded Fund (HGETF).   Research Highlights for HDFC Gold Fund   Below is the key information for HDFC 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   To generate returns that closely correspond to returns generated by Axis Gold ETF.   Research Highlights for Axis Gold Fund   Below is the key information for Axis Gold 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 1. Franklin India Short Term Income Plan -  Retail Plan
Franklin India Short Term Income Plan -  Retail Plan 
 Growth Launch Date   31 Jan 02  NAV (02 May 25)   ₹15,041.3  ↑ 0.11   (0.00 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹13 on 31 Mar 25  Category  Debt - Short term Bond AMC   Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd  Rating  ☆☆ Risk  Moderate Expense Ratio  0 Sharpe Ratio  -90.89 Information Ratio  -2.42 Alpha Ratio  -6.74 Min Investment   5,000  Min SIP Investment   500  Exit Load   0-1 Years (0.5%),1 Years and above(NIL)  Yield to Maturity  0% Effective Maturity  Modified Duration   Growth of 10,000 investment over the years. 
Date Value 30 Sep 20 ₹10,000 30 Sep 21 ₹12,081 30 Sep 22 ₹13,040 30 Sep 23 ₹14,242 30 Sep 24 ₹14,242 
Purchase not allowed Returns for Franklin India Short Term Income Plan -  Retail Plan
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 2 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  192.1%  3 Month  192.1%  6 Month  192.1%  1 Year  192.1%  3 Year  47.3%  5 Year  32.5%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  12.4%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 2024    2023    2022    2021    2020    2019    2018    2017    2016    2015     Fund Manager information for Franklin India Short Term Income Plan -  Retail Plan 
Name Since Tenure Data below for Franklin India Short Term Income Plan -  Retail Plan as on 31 Mar 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value  Debt Sector Allocation 
Sector Value  Credit Quality 
Rating Value  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity 2. DSP World Gold Fund
DSP World Gold Fund 
 Growth Launch Date   14 Sep 07  NAV (28 Oct 25)   ₹41.2272  ↑ 0.49   (1.20 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹1,421 on 31 Aug 25  Category  Equity - Global AMC   DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd.  Rating  ☆☆☆ Risk  High Expense Ratio  1.41 Sharpe Ratio  1.8 Information Ratio  -1.09 Alpha Ratio  3.15 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 30 Sep 20 ₹10,000 30 Sep 21 ₹7,753 30 Sep 22 ₹6,406 30 Sep 23 ₹7,497 30 Sep 24 ₹10,968 30 Sep 25 ₹21,899  Returns for DSP World Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 2 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  -4.7%  3 Month  34.5%  6 Month  47.3%  1 Year  75.7%  3 Year  44.7%  5 Year  16.3%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  8.1%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 2024  15.9%  2023  7%  2022  -7.7%  2021  -9%  2020  31.4%  2019  35.1%  2018  -10.7%  2017  -4%  2016  52.7%  2015  -18.5%   Fund Manager information for DSP World Gold Fund 
Name Since Tenure Jay Kothari 1 Mar 13 12.59 Yr. Data below for DSP World Gold Fund as on 31 Aug 25 
 Equity Sector Allocation 
Sector Value Basic Materials 95.54%  Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 1.83% Equity 95.6% Debt 0.01% Other 2.56%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  BGF World Gold I2  
Investment Fund  | -76% ₹1,268 Cr 1,456,030 
 ↓ -89,620  VanEck Gold Miners ETF  
-  | GDX23% ₹389 Cr 573,719  Treps / Reverse Repo Investments  
CBLO/Reverse Repo  | -1% ₹18 Cr  Net Receivables/Payables  
Net Current Assets  | -0% ₹3 Cr 3. IDBI Gold Fund
IDBI Gold Fund 
 Growth Launch Date   14 Aug 12  NAV (29 Oct 25)   ₹31.173  ↑ 1.32   (4.40 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹254 on 31 Aug 25  Category  Gold - Gold AMC   IDBI Asset Management Limited  Rating  Risk  Moderately High Expense Ratio  0.64 Sharpe Ratio  2.38 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 30 Sep 20 ₹10,000 30 Sep 21 ₹9,217 30 Sep 22 ₹10,058 30 Sep 23 ₹11,430 30 Sep 24 ₹14,833 30 Sep 25 ₹22,097  Returns for IDBI Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 2 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  3.4%  3 Month  21.4%  6 Month  23.6%  1 Year  48.9%  3 Year  31.8%  5 Year  17.7%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  9%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 2024  18.7%  2023  14.8%  2022  12%  2021  -4%  2020  24.2%  2019  21.6%  2018  5.8%  2017  1.4%  2016  8.3%  2015  -8.7%   Fund Manager information for IDBI Gold Fund 
Name Since Tenure Sumit Bhatnagar 1 Jun 24 1.33 Yr. Data below for IDBI Gold Fund as on 31 Aug 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 2.75% Other 97.25%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  LIC MF Gold ETF  
-  | -99% ₹369 Cr 353,644 
 ↑ 83,600  Treps  
CBLO/Reverse Repo  | -2% ₹7 Cr  Net Receivables / (Payables)  
CBLO  | -1% -₹4 Cr 4. Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund 
 Growth Launch Date   20 Mar 12  NAV (29 Oct 25)   ₹35.0149  ↑ 1.47   (4.40 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹725 on 31 Aug 25  Category  Gold - Gold AMC   Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd  Rating  ☆☆☆ Risk  Moderately High Expense Ratio  0.51 Sharpe Ratio  2.66 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 30 Sep 20 ₹10,000 30 Sep 21 ₹8,974 30 Sep 22 ₹9,669 30 Sep 23 ₹11,048 30 Sep 24 ₹14,179 30 Sep 25 ₹21,356  Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 2 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  3.6%  3 Month  22%  6 Month  24.5%  1 Year  50.4%  3 Year  31.7%  5 Year  17.6%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  9.6%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 2024  18.7%  2023  14.5%  2022  12.3%  2021  -5%  2020  26%  2019  21.3%  2018  6.8%  2017  1.6%  2016  11.5%  2015  -7.2%   Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund 
Name Since Tenure Priya Sridhar 31 Dec 24 0.75 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund as on 31 Aug 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 0.93% Other 99.07%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  Aditya BSL Gold ETF  
-  | -100% ₹913 Cr 89,486,826 
 ↑ 9,590,606  Net Receivables / (Payables)  
Net Current Assets  | -2% -₹15 Cr  Clearing Corporation Of India Limited  
CBLO/Reverse Repo  | -1% ₹11 Cr 5. ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund
ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund 
 Growth Launch Date   11 Oct 11  NAV (29 Oct 25)   ₹37.1768  ↑ 1.07   (2.95 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹2,603 on 31 Aug 25  Category  Gold - Gold AMC   ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited  Rating  ☆ Risk  Moderately High Expense Ratio  0.38 Sharpe Ratio  2.55 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 30 Sep 20 ₹10,000 30 Sep 21 ₹9,035 30 Sep 22 ₹9,753 30 Sep 23 ₹11,088 30 Sep 24 ₹14,321 30 Sep 25 ₹21,617  Returns for ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 2 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  3.4%  3 Month  21.6%  6 Month  24.1%  1 Year  50%  3 Year  31.7%  5 Year  17.4%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  9.8%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 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 
Name Since Tenure Manish Banthia 27 Sep 12 13.02 Yr. Nishit Patel 29 Dec 20 4.76 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund as on 31 Aug 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 1.47% Other 98.53%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  ICICI Pru Gold ETF  
-  | -100% ₹3,301 Cr 331,508,144 
 ↑ 37,135,052  Treps  
CBLO/Reverse Repo  | -1% ₹40 Cr  Net Current Assets  
Net Current Assets  | -1% -₹36 Cr 6. Nippon India Gold Savings Fund
Nippon India Gold Savings Fund 
 Growth Launch Date   7 Mar 11  NAV (29 Oct 25)   ₹46.0957  ↑ 1.43   (3.21 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹3,439 on 31 Aug 25  Category  Gold - Gold AMC   Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd.  Rating  ☆☆ Risk  Moderately High Expense Ratio  0.35 Sharpe Ratio  2.52 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 30 Sep 20 ₹10,000 30 Sep 21 ₹8,958 30 Sep 22 ₹9,692 30 Sep 23 ₹11,032 30 Sep 24 ₹14,174 30 Sep 25 ₹21,300  Returns for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 2 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  4.2%  3 Month  21.9%  6 Month  24.6%  1 Year  50.2%  3 Year  31.7%  5 Year  17.2%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  11%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 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 
Name Since Tenure Himanshu Mange 23 Dec 23 1.77 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund as on 31 Aug 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 1.14% Other 98.86%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  Nippon India ETF Gold BeES  
-  | -100% ₹4,139 Cr 431,810,511 
 ↑ 28,940,000  Net Current Assets  
Net Current Assets  | -1% -₹29 Cr  Triparty Repo  
CBLO/Reverse Repo  | -1% ₹21 Cr  Cash Margin - Ccil  
CBLO  | -0% ₹0 Cr  Cash  
Net Current Assets  | -0% ₹0 Cr 00 7. HDFC Gold Fund
HDFC Gold Fund 
 Growth Launch Date   24 Oct 11  NAV (29 Oct 25)   ₹35.8909  ↑ 1.11   (3.18 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹4,915 on 31 Aug 25  Category  Gold - Gold AMC   HDFC Asset Management Company Limited  Rating  ☆ Risk  Moderately High Expense Ratio  0.49 Sharpe Ratio  2.55 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 30 Sep 20 ₹10,000 30 Sep 21 ₹8,979 30 Sep 22 ₹9,716 30 Sep 23 ₹11,065 30 Sep 24 ₹14,244 30 Sep 25 ₹21,453  Returns for HDFC Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 2 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  3.7%  3 Month  21.6%  6 Month  24.1%  1 Year  50%  3 Year  31.7%  5 Year  17.3%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  9.6%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 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 
Name Since Tenure Arun Agarwal 15 Feb 23 2.63 Yr. Nandita Menezes 29 Mar 25 0.51 Yr. Data below for HDFC Gold Fund as on 31 Aug 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 1.13% Other 98.87%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  HDFC Gold ETF  
-  | -100% ₹6,356 Cr  Net Current Assets  
Net Current Assets  | -1% -₹49 Cr  Treps - Tri-Party Repo  
CBLO/Reverse Repo  | -0% ₹22 Cr 8. SBI Gold Fund
SBI Gold Fund 
 Growth Launch Date   12 Sep 11  NAV (29 Oct 25)   ₹35.126  ↑ 1.09   (3.21 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹5,221 on 31 Aug 25  Category  Gold - Gold AMC   SBI Funds Management Private Limited  Rating  ☆☆ Risk  Moderately High Expense Ratio  0.3 Sharpe Ratio  2.58 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 30 Sep 20 ₹10,000 30 Sep 21 ₹9,030 30 Sep 22 ₹9,763 30 Sep 23 ₹11,132 30 Sep 24 ₹14,369 30 Sep 25 ₹21,663  Returns for SBI Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 2 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  3.8%  3 Month  21.7%  6 Month  24.4%  1 Year  50.1%  3 Year  31.7%  5 Year  17.3%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  9.3%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 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 
Name Since Tenure Raviprakash Sharma 12 Sep 11 14.06 Yr. Data below for SBI Gold Fund as on 31 Aug 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 0.27% Other 99.73%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  SBI Gold ETF  
-  | -101% ₹7,118 Cr 717,924,671 
 ↑ 124,207,431  Net Receivable / Payable  
CBLO  | -4% -₹255 Cr  Treps  
CBLO/Reverse Repo  | -2% ₹171 Cr 9. Axis Gold Fund
Axis Gold Fund 
 Growth Launch Date   20 Oct 11  NAV (29 Oct 25)   ₹34.9789  ↑ 1.30   (3.85 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹1,272 on 31 Aug 25  Category  Gold - Gold AMC   Axis Asset Management Company Limited  Rating  ☆ Risk  Moderately High Expense Ratio  0.5 Sharpe Ratio  2.57 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. 
Date Value 30 Sep 20 ₹10,000 30 Sep 21 ₹9,072 30 Sep 22 ₹9,818 30 Sep 23 ₹11,221 30 Sep 24 ₹14,428 30 Sep 25 ₹21,617  Returns for Axis Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 2 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  3.9%  3 Month  21.6%  6 Month  24.2%  1 Year  49.2%  3 Year  31.5%  5 Year  17.2%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  9.3%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 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 
Name Since Tenure Aditya Pagaria 9 Nov 21 3.9 Yr. Pratik Tibrewal 1 Feb 25 0.66 Yr. Data below for Axis Gold Fund as on 31 Aug 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 1.23% Other 98.77%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  Axis Gold ETF  
-  | -100% ₹1,562 Cr 161,319,805 
 ↑ 14,191,095  Net Receivables / (Payables)  
CBLO  | -1% -₹11 Cr  Clearing Corporation Of India Ltd  
CBLO/Reverse Repo  | -0% ₹5 Cr 10. Kotak Gold Fund
Kotak Gold Fund 
 Growth Launch Date   25 Mar 11  NAV (29 Oct 25)   ₹46.2564  ↑ 1.78   (4.01 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹3,506 on 31 Aug 25  Category  Gold - Gold AMC   Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd  Rating  ☆ Risk  Moderately High Expense Ratio  0.5 Sharpe Ratio  2.58 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 30 Sep 20 ₹10,000 30 Sep 21 ₹9,088 30 Sep 22 ₹9,774 30 Sep 23 ₹11,029 30 Sep 24 ₹14,222 30 Sep 25 ₹21,257  Returns for Kotak Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 2 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  4.3%  3 Month  22%  6 Month  24.8%  1 Year  50%  3 Year  31.4%  5 Year  17.1%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  11.1%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 2024  18.9%  2023  13.9%  2022  11.7%  2021  -4.7%  2020  26.6%  2019  24.1%  2018  7.3%  2017  2.5%  2016  10.2%  2015  -8.4%   Fund Manager information for Kotak Gold Fund 
Name Since Tenure Abhishek Bisen 25 Mar 11 14.53 Yr. Jeetu Sonar 1 Oct 22 3 Yr. Data below for Kotak Gold Fund as on 31 Aug 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 1.64% Other 98.36%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  Kotak Gold ETF  
-  | -100% ₹4,154 Cr 431,854,687 
 ↑ 25,081,904  Net Current Assets/(Liabilities)  
Net Current Assets  | -1% -₹24 Cr  Triparty Repo  
CBLO/Reverse Repo  | -1% ₹22 Cr 
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