SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth

SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Flexi Cap

NAV as on 24-03-2025

₹ 113.99

1.2%

1D

Inception Returns

15.9%

/yr

About SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth

SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Dinesh Balachandran, Anup Upadhyay. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth has ₹20030 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jan 2025 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 1.

Returns

SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 15.88% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 8.00%, 11.82% and 25.65% respectively.

Holdings

SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical, Tech, Basic Materials, Industrial, Communication, Health, Energy, Consumer Defensive, Government, Utilities. Its top holdings are ICICI Bank Ltd, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, Infosys Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd

Taxation

As it is a flexi cap mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.

Investment objective of SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth

To provide investors with opportunities for longterm 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 spanning the entire market capitalization spectrum and in debt and money market instruments.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 1000.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
6046 people have invested ₹ 3.1Cr in SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank for SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth

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32% Performance
34% Risk Management
50% Cost
15 out of 21 among flexi cap
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Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
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Has not generated consistent returns
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Underperforms benchmarks during bull run
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3Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category

SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.95%
Benchmark
S&P BSE 500 India TR INR
AUM₹20030 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹1000/₹500
Exit Load
0.1%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
55.7%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
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Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (24-Mar-25)

Period
SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
flexi cap
1M
3.7%
5%
4.2%
3M
-4.8%
-4.3%
-7.3%
6M
-10.7%
-12%
-13%
1Y
8%
7.2%
8.4%
3Y
11.8%
13.5%
14.5%
5Y
25.7%
26.1%
26.8%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Jan-25)

  • Equity 91.6%

  • Debt & Cash 8.4%

Large cap
57.4%

Small cap
14%

Mid cap
13.9%

Sector Allocation

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Financial Services
37.4%
Consumer Cyclical
17.1%
Tech
11.3%
Basic Materials
7.5%
Industrial
6.5%
Communication
6.4%
Health
5.3%
Energy
5.1%
Consumer Defensive
3.2%
Utilities
0.2%
All changes are between Nov'24 and Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
Fund Returns
-0.49%
0.38%
Nifty 500
-2.02%
-0.60%
Parameters
Feb'25
Jan'25
Dec'24
AUM
₹ 20K Cr
₹ 21.6K Cr
₹ 22.1K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 20K Cr as of Feb'25
  • AUM decreased by 1.6K Cr between Feb'25 and Jan'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Infosys Ltd's allocation increased from 3.17% to 5.1%
Infosys Ltd's allocation increased from 3.17% to 5.1%
ICICI Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 7.05% to 8.88%
ICICI Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 7.05% to 8.88%
Muthoot Finance Ltd's allocation increased from 1.76% to 3.24%
Muthoot Finance Ltd's allocation increased from 1.76% to 3.24%
Top Stocks sold last month
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.07 % to 3.99 %
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.07 % to 3.99 %
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation decreased from 1.84 % to 1.77 %
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation decreased from 1.84 % to 1.77 %
State Bank of India's allocation decreased from 1.37 % to 1.36 %
State Bank of India's allocation decreased from 1.37 % to 1.36 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 19.1% to 13.9%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 19.1% to 13.9%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 50.4% to 57.4%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 50.4% to 57.4%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 16.3% to 14%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 16.3% to 14%
Debt allocation has gone up from 0.1% to 0.1%
Debt allocation has gone up from 0.1% to 0.1%
Cash allocation has gone up from 7.7% to 8.3%
Cash allocation has gone up from 7.7% to 8.3%

Top 3 Sectors in February were Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical & Tech

Feb'25
Financial Services
37%
Consumer Cyclical
17%
Tech
11%
Jan'25
Financial Services
30%
Consumer Cyclical
17%
Tech
11%
Fund
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
No of Holdings
85
102
107
Top 5 Company Concentration
27%
22.7%
20%
Company having highest exposure
ICICI Bank Ltd (8.9%)
ICICI Bank Ltd (7.1%)
Reliance Industries Ltd (4.5%)
No of Sectors
11
11
10
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
74.3%
72.4%
74.4%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (30.1%)
Financial Services (26.9%)
Financial Services (24.9%)
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Dinesh Balachandran
Dinesh Balachandran
Fund Manager of SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth, since 1 December 2024
Anup Upadhyay
Anup Upadhyay
Fund Manager of SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth, since 1 December 2024
Top funds managed
Scheme
Annualised Returns(3Y)
Category Returns(3Y)
SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth
11.82%
14.53%
Fund House
SBI Funds Management Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹7.67L Cr
as on 31-Jan-2025
Address
9th Floor, Crescenzo,,C-38 & 39, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex,,Bandra (East), Mumbai
Phone
91-22-66142900
Website
partnerforlife@sbimf.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (flexi cap). Its expense ratio is 0.95% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.17%.
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In the last 5 years, Quant Flexi Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 41.96% return, outperforming this fund by 16.31% per annum.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 12.9% drop in AUM moving from 22.98K Cr to 20.02K Cr.
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In the last 1 year, Motilal Oswal Flexicap Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 21.6% return, outperforming this fund by 13.6%.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 15.9% moving from 0.82 to 0.95.

SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Very High Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 15.88% since inception which is more than its category average return of 15.71%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 91.56% in Equity, 0.15% in Debt and 8.3% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹20030 Cr

AUM size ₹20030 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹20030 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 8529 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.95%

Expense Ratio 0.95%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.95% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.33%

Frequently Asked Questions for SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth is ₹113.99 as on 24-Mar-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 24-Mar-2025.
SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
3.69%
3.69%
6 Month Returns
-10.7%
-10.7%
1 Year Returns
8%
8%
3 Years Returns
39.8%
11.82%
5 Years Returns
213.25%
25.65%
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0.95% as on February 2025
₹20030 Cr as on February 2025
ICICI Bank Ltd(9.2%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd(6.88%), Infosys Ltd(4.93%), Reliance Industries Ltd(4.68%), HDFC Bank Ltd(4.39%) as on February 2025
Financial Services(34.22%), Consumer Cyclical(15.68%), Tech(10.3%) as on January 1
The alpha ratio for the SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth
1.84
-1.07
-1.42
As on February 2025
The alpha for SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Higher alpha indicates that this fund has generated extra returns compared to the benchmark index. An alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%.
The Beta ratio for the SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth
0.93
0.85
0.94
As on February 2025
The Beta for SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Beta tells the volatility of the mutual fund relative to its benchmark. If the beta of a mutual fund is more than 1, then the mutual fund is more volatile than its benchmark. If beta is less than 1, then the mutual fund is less volatile than the benchmark.
The sharpe ratio for the SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth
-0.28
0.37
0.59
As on February 2025
The sharpe ratio for SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Sharpe ratio tells risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's returns have been relative to the risk it has taken on.
The standard deviation for the SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth
13.98
12.63
18.44
As on February 2025
Standard deviation tells the volatility of the returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Standard deviation, the higher the volatility of the fund's returns.
Sortino ratio is 0.56 as on February 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Dinesh Balachandran, Anup Upadhyay are the fund managers of SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth is 0.1%