The risk in SIP varies for different Types of Mutual Funds. investing in Mutual Funds via SIP (Systematic Investment plan) involves Market linked risks, that are certainly higher for Equity Funds than debt and balanced Mutual Funds. The risk in SIP depends on the investment option that is chosen considering the risk profile, risk appetite and liquidity. However, the risk in SIP can be managed and reduced by the fund managers and the fund house.

To calculate the risk in SIP there are various tools available like sip calculator (also known as SIP return calculator).
Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks, is a commonly heard term. What this means is that your investment in a SIP can go down and you can end up with a value lower than what you invested depending on how the market behaves.
The risk in SIP is however related to the holding period and usually, the longer the holding period, the lower the risk. With higher holding period the probability of making profit increases. For e.g. have a look below for equity, a longer holding period for equity results in a lowering chance of loss. (The below is an analysis done on the BSE Sensex from 1979 to 2016).
The ability to get your money back quickly depends on the Underlying investments. Usually with mutual funds, this is not an issue, however, there have been periods (such in 2008), when there was an issue in selling securities(Bonds) and that certain mutual funds had to limit withdrawals from some schemes. The equity market is fairly liquid (meaning that buying and selling do not pose an issue). However, if the sale quantity exceeds the numbers of buyers by a large amount, then this will result in an issue, hence making subsequent payouts a problem and hence liquidity risk.
When the bond of a particular company/entity undergoes a downgrade by a credit rating agency, its price falls. If the price falls, this impacts the overall value of the Portfolio. This is called credit risk.
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When a company defaults on its payments to the bond holders, it’s called Default Risk.

With the investor not getting their money back, this will impact their portfolio, negatively.
Today, all transactions take place in the electronic mode. With the various touch-points, there is a possibility of a technological failure at various places, at the R & T Agent, the Bank to debit funds etc.
The non-processing of a transaction is also a risk in SIP.

Another risk in SIP is that the chosen scheme may not deliver upto expectations, and performance may be much lower than expected. The Fund Manager may under-deliver on performance, and this will lead to low returns on the SIP investment.
These are the major risks in a SIP, while we can go on and elaborate further risks in SIP like Economy risk etc., most of these risks would fall under one or more of the categories above.
Though there is definitely a risk in SIP, one should always remember that SIP or lump sum, this is just an investment route and NOT the underlying investment. One needs to look at the underlying investment, its risks, and then make a final decision.
*Below is the list of Top SIP's one can evaluate to invest in
"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." Below is the key information for DSP World Gold Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of Franklin India Opportunities Fund (FIOF) is to generate capital appreciation by capitalizing on the long-term growth opportunities in the Indian economy. Research Highlights for Franklin India Opportunities Fund Below is the key information for Franklin India Opportunities Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To generate capital appreciation by investing in Equity and Equity Related Instruments of companies where the Central / State Government(s) has majority shareholding or management control or has powers to appoint majority of directors. However, there is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved. The Scheme does not assure or guarantee any returns. Research Highlights for Invesco India PSU Equity Fund Below is the key information for Invesco India PSU Equity Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The objective of the scheme would be to provide investors with opportunities for long-term growth in capital along with the liquidity of an open-ended scheme through an active management of investments in a diversified basket of equity stocks of domestic Public Sector Undertakings and in debt and money market instruments issued by PSUs AND others. Research Highlights for SBI PSU Fund Below is the key information for SBI PSU Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of the scheme is to provide long term growth from a portfolio of equity / equity related instruments of companies engaged either directly or indirectly in the infrastructure sector. Research Highlights for LIC MF Infrastructure Fund Below is the key information for LIC MF Infrastructure Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. DSP World Gold Fund
DSP World Gold Fund
Growth Launch Date 14 Sep 07 NAV (29 Dec 25) ₹53.0249 ↓ -1.72 (-3.14 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,689 on 30 Nov 25 Category Equity - Global AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.41 Sharpe Ratio 2.51 Information Ratio -1.02 Alpha Ratio -4.29 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 Nov 20 ₹10,000 30 Nov 21 ₹9,903 30 Nov 22 ₹8,659 30 Nov 23 ₹9,599 30 Nov 24 ₹12,026 30 Nov 25 ₹27,573 Returns for DSP World Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 29 Dec 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 7% 3 Month 19.3% 6 Month 78.6% 1 Year 162.8% 3 Year 48.2% 5 Year 22.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 9.5% 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 12.76 Yr. Data below for DSP World Gold Fund as on 30 Nov 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Basic Materials 93.58% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.5% Equity 93.84% Debt 0.01% Other 2.64% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity BGF World Gold I2
Investment Fund | -74% ₹1,246 Cr 1,278,985
↓ -68,948 VanEck Gold Miners ETF
- | GDX25% ₹427 Cr 573,719 Treps / Reverse Repo Investments
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -1% ₹24 Cr Net Receivables/Payables
Net Current Assets | -0% -₹8 Cr 2. Franklin India Opportunities Fund
Franklin India Opportunities Fund
Growth Launch Date 21 Feb 00 NAV (29 Dec 25) ₹257.023 ↓ -1.37 (-0.53 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹8,304 on 30 Nov 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.83 Sharpe Ratio -0.04 Information Ratio 1.67 Alpha Ratio -2.06 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 Nov 20 ₹10,000 30 Nov 21 ₹13,952 30 Nov 22 ₹14,394 30 Nov 23 ₹19,801 30 Nov 24 ₹29,167 30 Nov 25 ₹30,396 Returns for Franklin India Opportunities Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 29 Dec 25 Duration Returns 1 Month -1.7% 3 Month 1.4% 6 Month 1.6% 1 Year 2.3% 3 Year 29.3% 5 Year 22.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 13.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 37.3% 2023 53.6% 2022 -1.9% 2021 29.7% 2020 27.3% 2019 5.4% 2018 -10.1% 2017 35.6% 2016 4.2% 2015 2.3% Fund Manager information for Franklin India Opportunities Fund
Name Since Tenure Kiran Sebastian 7 Feb 22 3.82 Yr. R. Janakiraman 1 Apr 13 12.68 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 4.12 Yr. Data below for Franklin India Opportunities Fund as on 30 Nov 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 22.81% Technology 16.14% Consumer Cyclical 15.05% Health Care 12.45% Basic Materials 8.58% Industrials 8.2% Communication Services 6.02% Energy 3.14% Utility 2.49% Real Estate 0.47% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.65% Equity 95.34% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 25 | AXISBANK6% ₹505 Cr 3,948,707 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 25 | SBIN6% ₹488 Cr 4,981,006 Amphenol Corp Class A (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 25 | APH4% ₹295 Cr 234,384
↑ 78,643 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | RELIANCE3% ₹260 Cr 1,661,519 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹243 Cr 1,158,502 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 25 | HAL3% ₹241 Cr 531,519
↑ 531,519 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | M&M3% ₹240 Cr 637,966 Mphasis Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | MPHASIS3% ₹229 Cr 814,231 APL Apollo Tubes Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 24 | APLAPOLLO3% ₹222 Cr 1,289,735
↑ 258,433 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | NTPC2% ₹207 Cr 6,333,312 3. Invesco India PSU Equity Fund
Invesco India PSU Equity Fund
Growth Launch Date 18 Nov 09 NAV (30 Dec 25) ₹65.2 ↑ 0.17 (0.26 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,445 on 30 Nov 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.14 Sharpe Ratio 0.06 Information Ratio -0.49 Alpha Ratio -0.45 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 Nov 20 ₹10,000 30 Nov 21 ₹13,532 30 Nov 22 ₹16,574 30 Nov 23 ₹21,911 30 Nov 24 ₹33,100 30 Nov 25 ₹34,463 Returns for Invesco India PSU Equity Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 29 Dec 25 Duration Returns 1 Month -0.4% 3 Month 2.5% 6 Month -0.2% 1 Year 9.5% 3 Year 28.2% 5 Year 27.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 25.6% 2023 54.5% 2022 20.5% 2021 31.1% 2020 6.1% 2019 10.1% 2018 -16.9% 2017 24.3% 2016 17.9% 2015 2.5% Fund Manager information for Invesco India PSU Equity Fund
Name Since Tenure Hiten Jain 1 Jul 25 0.42 Yr. Sagar Gandhi 1 Jul 25 0.42 Yr. Data below for Invesco India PSU Equity Fund as on 30 Nov 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 31.46% Financial Services 29.47% Utility 20.02% Energy 13.28% Basic Materials 2.92% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.85% Equity 97.15% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | SBIN10% ₹140 Cr 1,426,314 Bharat Electronics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 17 | BEL9% ₹123 Cr 2,997,692 Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 18 | BPCL7% ₹104 Cr 2,901,565 Indian Bank (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | INDIANB7% ₹94 Cr 1,080,618 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | HAL6% ₹89 Cr 196,158 NTPC Green Energy Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | NTPCGREEN6% ₹83 Cr 8,790,786 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 May 19 | NTPC5% ₹66 Cr 2,024,963 Bharat Dynamics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | BDL4% ₹64 Cr 424,045 Bank of Baroda (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | BANKBARODA4% ₹61 Cr 2,116,392 Dredging Corp of India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 25 | DREDGECORP4% ₹55 Cr 646,300
↑ 174,490 4. SBI PSU Fund
SBI PSU Fund
Growth Launch Date 7 Jul 10 NAV (30 Dec 25) ₹33.4117 ↑ 0.22 (0.67 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹5,763 on 30 Nov 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.89 Sharpe Ratio 0.03 Information Ratio -0.53 Alpha Ratio -0.83 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 Nov 20 ₹10,000 30 Nov 21 ₹13,886 30 Nov 22 ₹18,323 30 Nov 23 ₹23,973 30 Nov 24 ₹36,302 30 Nov 25 ₹38,023 Returns for SBI PSU Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 29 Dec 25 Duration Returns 1 Month -0.5% 3 Month 3.4% 6 Month 2.6% 1 Year 10.4% 3 Year 27.8% 5 Year 28.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 8.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 23.5% 2023 54% 2022 29% 2021 32.4% 2020 -10% 2019 6% 2018 -23.8% 2017 21.9% 2016 16.2% 2015 -11.1% Fund Manager information for SBI PSU Fund
Name Since Tenure Rohit Shimpi 1 Jun 24 1.5 Yr. Data below for SBI PSU Fund as on 30 Nov 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 36.69% Utility 27.73% Energy 13.4% Industrials 12.38% Basic Materials 5.83% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.88% Equity 96.04% Debt 0.08% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 10 | SBIN17% ₹972 Cr 9,927,500 Bharat Electronics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | BEL9% ₹534 Cr 12,975,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 10 | NTPC8% ₹475 Cr 14,543,244 GAIL (India) Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | GAIL8% ₹453 Cr 25,750,000 Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 10 | POWERGRID8% ₹446 Cr 16,535,554 Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | BPCL6% ₹348 Cr 9,700,000 Bank of Baroda (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | BANKBARODA6% ₹319 Cr 11,000,000 Indian Bank (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | INDIANB4% ₹211 Cr 2,427,235 NMDC Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | NMDC4% ₹206 Cr 27,900,000 General Insurance Corp of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | GICRE3% ₹161 Cr 4,150,000 5. LIC MF Infrastructure Fund
LIC MF Infrastructure Fund
Growth Launch Date 29 Feb 08 NAV (30 Dec 25) ₹48.7703 ↓ -0.07 (-0.14 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,022 on 30 Nov 25 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC LIC Mutual Fund Asset Mgmt Co Ltd Rating Risk High Expense Ratio 2.21 Sharpe Ratio -0.18 Information Ratio 0.31 Alpha Ratio -13.09 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 Nov 20 ₹10,000 30 Nov 21 ₹15,227 30 Nov 22 ₹17,048 30 Nov 23 ₹22,071 30 Nov 24 ₹35,282 30 Nov 25 ₹34,336 Returns for LIC MF Infrastructure Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 29 Dec 25 Duration Returns 1 Month -1.8% 3 Month -0.6% 6 Month -4% 1 Year -3.9% 3 Year 26.7% 5 Year 26.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 9.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 47.8% 2023 44.4% 2022 7.9% 2021 46.6% 2020 -0.1% 2019 13.3% 2018 -14.6% 2017 42.2% 2016 -2.2% 2015 -6.2% Fund Manager information for LIC MF Infrastructure Fund
Name Since Tenure Yogesh Patil 18 Sep 20 5.21 Yr. Mahesh Bendre 1 Jul 24 1.42 Yr. Data below for LIC MF Infrastructure Fund as on 30 Nov 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 45.19% Consumer Cyclical 12.36% Basic Materials 9.57% Financial Services 6.3% Utility 4.97% Technology 3.89% Real Estate 3.77% Health Care 3.17% Communication Services 3.1% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 7.68% Equity 92.32% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | SHAKTIPUMP5% ₹47 Cr 693,857 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 09 | LT4% ₹45 Cr 109,584 Tata Motors Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 25 | TMCV4% ₹44 Cr 1,247,959
↑ 1,247,959 Garware Hi-Tech Films Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | 5006554% ₹37 Cr 94,287 REC Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | RECLTD3% ₹33 Cr 911,009 Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 25 | APOLLOHOSP3% ₹32 Cr 44,149 Afcons Infrastructure Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 24 | AFCONS3% ₹31 Cr 769,765 Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | MAHLIFE3% ₹28 Cr 666,245 Avalon Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | AVALON3% ₹28 Cr 286,134 Bharat Bijlee Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 22 | BBL3% ₹27 Cr 93,633
Research Highlights for DSP World Gold Fund