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.
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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.
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"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 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 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 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 The Scheme seeks to achieve capital appreciation by investing in companies engaged directly or indirectly in infrastructure related activities. Research Highlights for Franklin Build India Fund Below is the key information for Franklin Build India Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. DSP World Gold Fund
DSP World Gold Fund
Growth Launch Date 14 Sep 07 NAV (18 Mar 26) ₹56.4846 ↓ -3.29 (-5.50 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹2,191 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Global AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.41 Sharpe Ratio 4.06 Information Ratio -1.08 Alpha Ratio 6.9 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 28 Feb 21 ₹10,000 28 Feb 22 ₹10,843 28 Feb 23 ₹9,241 29 Feb 24 ₹8,778 28 Feb 25 ₹13,911 28 Feb 26 ₹41,909 Returns for DSP World Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 18 Mar 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -9.8% 3 Month 7.8% 6 Month 41.7% 1 Year 114.2% 3 Year 50.8% 5 Year 26.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 9.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 167.1% 2023 15.9% 2022 7% 2021 -7.7% 2020 -9% 2019 31.4% 2018 35.1% 2017 -10.7% 2016 -4% 2015 52.7% Fund Manager information for DSP World Gold Fund
Name Since Tenure Jay Kothari 1 Mar 13 13.01 Yr. Data below for DSP World Gold Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Basic Materials 94.27% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.92% Equity 94.27% Debt 0.01% Other 1.8% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity BGF World Gold I2
Investment Fund | -70% ₹1,531 Cr 1,103,589
↓ -74,069 VanEck Gold Miners ETF
- | GDX28% ₹604 Cr 573,719 Treps / Reverse Repo Investments
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -4% ₹90 Cr Net Receivables/Payables
Net Current Assets | -2% -₹35 Cr 2. SBI PSU Fund
SBI PSU Fund
Growth Launch Date 7 Jul 10 NAV (20 Mar 26) ₹34.0123 ↑ 0.18 (0.53 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹6,545 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.89 Sharpe Ratio 1.9 Information Ratio -0.27 Alpha Ratio 0.92 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 ₹11,846 28 Feb 23 ₹13,615 29 Feb 24 ₹26,250 28 Feb 25 ₹24,523 28 Feb 26 ₹34,330 Returns for SBI PSU Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 18 Mar 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -7.2% 3 Month 2.9% 6 Month 5.4% 1 Year 16.9% 3 Year 31.5% 5 Year 26.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 8.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 11.3% 2023 23.5% 2022 54% 2021 29% 2020 32.4% 2019 -10% 2018 6% 2017 -23.8% 2016 21.9% 2015 16.2% Fund Manager information for SBI PSU Fund
Name Since Tenure Rohit Shimpi 1 Jun 24 1.75 Yr. Data below for SBI PSU Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 32.81% Utility 30.45% Energy 14.36% Industrials 12.03% Basic Materials 6.19% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.09% Equity 95.84% Debt 0.07% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 10 | SBIN18% ₹1,193 Cr 9,927,500 Bharat Electronics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | BEL9% ₹610 Cr 13,725,000
↑ 750,000 Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 10 | POWERGRID9% ₹595 Cr 19,935,554 GAIL (India) Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | GAIL9% ₹593 Cr 34,950,000
↑ 5,800,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 10 | NTPC9% ₹590 Cr 15,443,244 Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | BPCL6% ₹374 Cr 9,700,000 Bank of Baroda (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | BANKBARODA5% ₹354 Cr 11,000,000 Indian Bank (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | INDIANB4% ₹240 Cr 2,427,235 NMDC Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | NMDC3% ₹228 Cr 27,900,000 Oil India Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | OIL3% ₹186 Cr 3,850,000 3. Invesco India PSU Equity Fund
Invesco India PSU Equity Fund
Growth Launch Date 18 Nov 09 NAV (20 Mar 26) ₹63.53 ↑ 0.26 (0.41 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,511 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.14 Sharpe Ratio 1.47 Information Ratio -0.78 Alpha Ratio -6.26 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 ₹11,709 28 Feb 23 ₹13,515 29 Feb 24 ₹25,468 28 Feb 25 ₹22,731 28 Feb 26 ₹31,469 Returns for Invesco India PSU Equity Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 18 Mar 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -7.1% 3 Month -0.6% 6 Month -1.5% 1 Year 14.1% 3 Year 28.9% 5 Year 24% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 10.3% 2023 25.6% 2022 54.5% 2021 20.5% 2020 31.1% 2019 6.1% 2018 10.1% 2017 -16.9% 2016 24.3% 2015 17.9% Fund Manager information for Invesco India PSU Equity Fund
Name Since Tenure Hiten Jain 1 Jul 25 0.66 Yr. Sagar Gandhi 1 Jul 25 0.66 Yr. Data below for Invesco India PSU Equity Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 31.73% Industrials 29.22% Utility 19.38% Energy 13.06% Basic Materials 3.8% Consumer Cyclical 1.44% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.37% Equity 98.63% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | SBIN9% ₹141 Cr 1,171,232
↓ -123,757 Indian Bank (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | INDIANB8% ₹115 Cr 1,157,444 Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 18 | BPCL7% ₹105 Cr 2,717,009 Bharat Electronics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 17 | BEL7% ₹103 Cr 2,316,519
↓ -681,173 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | HAL7% ₹102 Cr 261,137
↑ 73,494 NTPC Green Energy Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | NTPCGREEN5% ₹82 Cr 9,129,820 Bank of Baroda (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | BANKBARODA5% ₹80 Cr 2,477,556
↑ 233,334 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 May 19 | NTPC5% ₹69 Cr 1,801,543 Dredging Corp of India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 25 | DREDGECORP4% ₹61 Cr 646,300 REC Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | RECLTD4% ₹60 Cr 1,703,577
↑ 217,962 4. LIC MF Infrastructure Fund
LIC MF Infrastructure Fund
Growth Launch Date 29 Feb 08 NAV (20 Mar 26) ₹47.0179 ↑ 0.19 (0.40 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,007 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC LIC Mutual Fund Asset Mgmt Co Ltd Rating Risk High Expense Ratio 2.21 Sharpe Ratio 1.13 Information Ratio 0.34 Alpha Ratio 4.76 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 28 Feb 21 ₹10,000 28 Feb 22 ₹12,622 28 Feb 23 ₹13,475 29 Feb 24 ₹21,758 28 Feb 25 ₹22,556 28 Feb 26 ₹29,283 Returns for LIC MF Infrastructure Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 18 Mar 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -6.8% 3 Month -3.3% 6 Month -7.3% 1 Year 9.1% 3 Year 26.8% 5 Year 22.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 -3.7% 2023 47.8% 2022 44.4% 2021 7.9% 2020 46.6% 2019 -0.1% 2018 13.3% 2017 -14.6% 2016 42.2% 2015 -2.2% Fund Manager information for LIC MF Infrastructure Fund
Name Since Tenure Yogesh Patil 18 Sep 20 5.45 Yr. Mahesh Bendre 1 Jul 24 1.66 Yr. Data below for LIC MF Infrastructure Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 42.73% Consumer Cyclical 19.51% Utility 9.28% Basic Materials 9.23% Communication Services 5.72% Health Care 3.39% Technology 2.36% Real Estate 2.32% Financial Services 1.65% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.82% Equity 96.18% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 09 | LT5% ₹46 Cr 108,403 Tata Motors Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 25 | TMCV4% ₹40 Cr 796,158
↓ -255,806 Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 25 | APOLLOHOSP3% ₹34 Cr 43,674 Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 26 | TMPV3% ₹33 Cr 873,039
↑ 873,039 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 23 | NTPC3% ₹33 Cr 873,908
↑ 579,408 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 09 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹33 Cr 176,844
↑ 157,308 Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | SCHNEIDER3% ₹33 Cr 365,090
↓ -11,944 Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | SHAKTIPUMP3% ₹32 Cr 624,600
↓ -61,779 Garware Hi-Tech Films Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | 5006553% ₹31 Cr 73,005
↓ -20,266 Siemens Energy India Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 25 | ENRIN3% ₹28 Cr 95,701
↑ 42,000 5. Franklin Build India Fund
Franklin Build India Fund
Growth Launch Date 4 Sep 09 NAV (20 Mar 26) ₹136.521 ↑ 0.29 (0.21 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,174 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.01 Sharpe Ratio 1.51 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 ₹12,098 28 Feb 23 ₹13,800 29 Feb 24 ₹23,698 28 Feb 25 ₹23,292 28 Feb 26 ₹29,368 Returns for Franklin Build India Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 18 Mar 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -8.7% 3 Month -3.7% 6 Month -4.9% 1 Year 7.5% 3 Year 25.1% 5 Year 22.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 3.7% 2023 27.8% 2022 51.1% 2021 11.2% 2020 45.9% 2019 5.4% 2018 6% 2017 -10.7% 2016 43.3% 2015 8.4% Fund Manager information for Franklin Build India Fund
Name Since Tenure Ajay Argal 18 Oct 21 4.37 Yr. Kiran Sebastian 7 Feb 22 4.06 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 4.37 Yr. Data below for Franklin Build India Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 35.45% Financial Services 15.13% Utility 13.58% Energy 13.01% Basic Materials 7.31% Communication Services 7.17% Real Estate 2.41% Consumer Cyclical 1.51% Technology 1% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.44% Equity 96.56% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | LT9% ₹285 Cr 665,000 InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | INDIGO6% ₹203 Cr 420,000
↑ 70,000 Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 | ONGC6% ₹191 Cr 6,825,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | RELIANCE6% ₹176 Cr 1,260,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 16 | NTPC5% ₹152 Cr 3,978,727 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 12 | AXISBANK4% ₹138 Cr 1,000,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 09 | BHARTIARTL4% ₹133 Cr 710,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 25 | HDFCBANK4% ₹133 Cr 1,500,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 14 | SBIN4% ₹114 Cr 950,000
↓ -50,000 Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | POWERGRID3% ₹108 Cr 3,600,000
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