SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth

SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Focused Fund

NAV as on 13-01-2025

₹ 355.27

-2%

1D

Inception Returns

15.7%

/yr

About SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth

SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth aims to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in a concentrated portfolio of a maximum of 30 stocks across market capitalizations and sectors, with a focus on quality and growth.

Managed by SBI Mutual Fund, the fund deploys a bottom-up stock picking approach to identify companies with a high growth potential, sustainable competitive advantage, and sound management. The SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth's portfolio is designed to be actively managed, with the fund manager making changes based on prevailing market conditions and economic trends.

This fund is suitable for investors who are comfortable with a higher level of risk and seeking potentially higher returns through concentrated equity exposure.

Key Parameters

  1. SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth has ₹34680 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Nov 2024 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.8.

Returns

SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 15.70% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 13.28%, 8.93% and 16.55% respectively.

Holdings

SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical, Communication, Corporate, Health, Basic Materials, Consumer Defensive, Industrial, Government, Utilities. Its top holdings are Alphabet Inc Class A, Bharti Airtel Ltd (Partly Paid Rs.1.25), Muthoot Finance Ltd, State Bank of India, Divi's Laboratories Ltd

Taxation

As it is a focused fund mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 15%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 10% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt in case of long term.

Investment objective of SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth

To provide the investor with the opportunity of long-term capital appreciation by investing in a concentrated portfolio of equity and equity related securities.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
10103 people have invested ₹ 7.9Cr in SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank for SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth

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36% Performance
44% Risk Management
73% Cost
11 out of 19 among focused fund
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Larger AUM within category
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3Y returns in the top 25% of the category
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Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
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Underperforms benchmarks during bull run

SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.75%
Benchmark
S&P BSE 500 India TR INR
AUM₹34680 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹5000/₹500
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
21.87%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
Risk meter
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Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (13-Jan-25)

Period
SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
focused fund
1M
-6.5%
-8%
-9%
3M
-5.9%
-9.5%
-9.7%
6M
-3.5%
-7%
-5.8%
1Y
13.3%
8.8%
11.6%
3Y
8.9%
10.9%
11.8%
5Y
16.5%
16.3%
16.6%

Fund Distribution

as on (30-Nov-24)

  • Equity 93.7%

  • Debt & Cash 5.5%

Large cap
43.3%

Mid cap
32%

Small cap
4.4%

Sector Allocation

Nov'24

Oct'24

Sep'24

Financial Services
33.2%
Consumer Cyclical
20.4%
Communication
14.4%
Health
9.4%
Basic Materials
8.3%
Consumer Defensive
7.8%
Industrial
6.6%
All changes are between Sep'24 and Nov'24
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
Fund Returns
-0.56%
-3.65%
2.83%
Nifty 500
-0.60%
-6.52%
2.04%
  • This fund’s returns stands at -0.56% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at -0.60% as on Nov'24
  • This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 0.04% in Nov'24
Parameters
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
AUM
₹ 34.7K Cr
₹ 34.9K Cr
₹ 36.4K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 34.7K Cr as of Nov'24
  • AUM decreased by 193.2 Cr between Nov'24 and Oct'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Lonza Group Ltd ADR's allocation increased from 3.12% to 3.79%
Lonza Group Ltd ADR's allocation increased from 3.12% to 3.79%
Jubilant Foodworks Ltd's allocation increased from 3.74% to 4.21%
Jubilant Foodworks Ltd's allocation increased from 3.74% to 4.21%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd's allocation increased from 4.55% to 4.8%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd's allocation increased from 4.55% to 4.8%
Top Stocks sold last month
Alphabet Inc Class A's allocation decreased from 7.82 % to 7.17 %
Alphabet Inc Class A's allocation decreased from 7.82 % to 7.17 %
Muthoot Finance Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.97 % to 4.97 %
Muthoot Finance Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.97 % to 4.97 %
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.39 % to 4.35 %
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.39 % to 4.35 %
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 43% to 43.6%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 43% to 43.6%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 5.9% to 4.7%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 5.9% to 4.7%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 30.3% to 30.1%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 30.3% to 30.1%
Cash allocation has gone up from 6.9% to 7.8%
Cash allocation has gone up from 6.9% to 7.8%

Top 3 Sectors in November were Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical & Communication

Nov'24
Financial Services
33%
Consumer Cyclical
20%
Communication
14%
Oct'24
Financial Services
33%
Consumer Cyclical
20%
Communication
15%
  • Gainers

  • Losers

Fund
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
No of Holdings
30
32
32
Top 5 Company Concentration
28.4%
28.6%
27.5%
Company having highest exposure
Alphabet Inc Class A (7.2%)
Alphabet Inc Class A (7.8%)
Alphabet Inc Class A (7.3%)
No of Sectors
8
8
8
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
87.5%
90.5%
92.2%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (33.2%)
Financial Services (32.7%)
Financial Services (33.8%)
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R. Srinivasan
R. Srinivasan
Fund Manager of SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth, since 1 May 2009
Fund House
SBI Funds Management Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹7.65L Cr
as on 29-Nov-2024
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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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 4.6% drop in AUM moving from 36.36K Cr to 34.67K Cr.
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In the last 5 years, ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 23.6% return, outperforming this fund by 7.05% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, Invesco India Focused Fund Direct Growth has given 27.16% return, outperforming this fund by 13.88%.
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This fund with AUM at ₹34679.53Cr is among the largest funds in the focused fund category.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (focused fund). Its expense ratio is 0.75% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.27%.
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In the last 3 years, HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 22.36% return, outperforming this fund by 13.43% per annum.

SBI Focused Equity 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 15.7% since inception which is more than its category average return of 15.48%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 93.67% in Equity, 0.21% in Debt and 5.26% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹34680 Cr

AUM size ₹34680 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹34680 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 4688 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.75%

Expense Ratio 0.75%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.75% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.47%

Frequently Asked Questions for SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth is ₹355.27 as on 13-Jan-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 13-Jan-2025.
SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-6.45%
-6.45%
6 Month Returns
-3.55%
-3.55%
1 Year Returns
13.28%
13.28%
3 Years Returns
29.27%
8.93%
5 Years Returns
115.04%
16.55%
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0.75% as on December 2024
₹34680 Cr as on December 2024
Alphabet Inc Class A(8.16%), Bharti Airtel Ltd (Partly Paid Rs.1.25)(5.77%), Muthoot Finance Ltd(5.54%), State Bank of India(5.27%), Divi's Laboratories Ltd(4.75%) as on December 2024
Financial Services(30.59%), Consumer Cyclical(18.96%), Communication(13.93%) as on December 2024
The alpha ratio for the SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
4.91
-2.11
1
As on December 2024
The alpha for SBI Focused Equity 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 Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
0.64
0.72
0.82
As on December 2024
The Beta for SBI Focused Equity 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 Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
1.1
0.39
0.73
As on December 2024
The sharpe ratio for SBI Focused Equity 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 Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
9.4
11.8
17.39
As on December 2024
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 0.62 as on December 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
R. Srinivasan is the fund manager of SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth is 1%