SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth

SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Focused Fund

NAV as on 20-02-2025

₹ 358.28

▼-0.3%

1D

Inception Returns

15.6%

/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 ₹34678 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jan 2025 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 15.63% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 14.01%, 12.23% and 15.64% 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, Tech, Government, Utilities. Its top holdings are Alphabet Inc Class A, Bharti Airtel Ltd (Partly Paid Rs.1.25), State Bank of India, Muthoot Finance Ltd, Bajaj Finance 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 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 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

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9580 people have invested ₹ 7.5Cr 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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45% Performance
58% Risk Management
76% Cost
6 out of 19 among focused fund
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Larger AUM within category
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3Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category

SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.75%
Benchmark
S&P BSE 500 India TR INR
AUM₹34678 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
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Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (20-Feb-25)

Period
SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
focused fund
1M
-2.2%
-2.8%
-4.9%
3M
-1.4%
-4.5%
-6.4%
6M
-2%
-10.9%
-9.9%
1Y
14%
3.5%
5.7%
3Y
12.2%
12.6%
13.3%
5Y
15.6%
15.9%
15.8%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Jan-25)

  • Equity 94%

  • Debt & Cash 5.2%

Large cap
39.6%
Mid cap
32%
Small cap
8.1%
Sector Allocation

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Financial Services
32%
Consumer Cyclical
19.6%
Communication
13.1%
Health
8.5%
Basic Materials
8.1%
Consumer Defensive
6.8%
Industrial
5.4%
Tech
3.6%
Utilities
2.6%
All changes are between Nov'24 and Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
Fund Returns
0.09%
-0.56%
Nifty 500
-2.02%
-0.60%
Parameters
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
AUM
₹ 34.7K Cr
₹ 34.7K Cr
₹ 34.7K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 34.7K Cr as of Jan'25
  • AUM decreased by 1.5 Cr between Jan'25 and Dec'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Bajaj Finance Ltd's allocation increased from 4.13% to 4.77%
Bajaj Finance Ltd's allocation increased from 4.13% to 4.77%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd's allocation increased from 1.46% to 1.89%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd's allocation increased from 1.46% to 1.89%
Torrent Power Ltd's allocation increased from 2.14% to 2.49%
Torrent Power Ltd's allocation increased from 2.14% to 2.49%
Top Stocks sold last month
Alphabet Inc Class A's allocation decreased from 8.16 % to 7.14 %
Alphabet Inc Class A's allocation decreased from 8.16 % to 7.14 %
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Partly Paid Rs.1.25)'s allocation decreased from 5.77 % to 5.19 %
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Partly Paid Rs.1.25)'s allocation decreased from 5.77 % to 5.19 %
State Bank of India's allocation decreased from 5.27 % to 5.13 %
State Bank of India's allocation decreased from 5.27 % to 5.13 %
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 4.4% to 4%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 4.4% to 4%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 32% to 30.7%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 32% to 30.7%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 43.3% to 43.1%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 43.3% to 43.1%
Cash allocation has gone down from 5.3% to 5%
Cash allocation has gone down from 5.3% to 5%
Debt allocation has gone up from 0.2% to 0.2%
Debt allocation has gone up from 0.2% to 0.2%

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

Jan'25
Financial Services
32%
Consumer Cyclical
20%
Communication
13%
Dec'24
Financial Services
33%
Consumer Cyclical
20%
Communication
15%

  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
Alphabet Inc Class A
Alphabet Inc Class A
7.14%
-19.8%
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Partly Paid Rs.1.25)
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Partly Paid Rs.1.25)
5.19%
-11.8%
State Bank of India
State Bank of India
5.13%
0%
Muthoot Finance Ltd
Muthoot Finance Ltd
5.02%
-14.4%
Bajaj Finance Ltd
Bajaj Finance Ltd
4.77%
0%
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  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
14.01%
12.23%
15.64%
15.63%
Invesco India Focused Fund Direct Growth
Invesco India Focused Fund Direct Growth
16.05%
20.27%
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25.49%
HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option
HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option
14.49%
24.05%
23.84%
15.64%
ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth
ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth
13.31%
19.77%
24.18%
15.9%
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  • Gainers

  • Losers

Top Growth Drivers
1M Return
Shree Cement Ltd
Shree Cement Ltd
14%
Bajaj Finance Ltd
Bajaj Finance Ltd
13.4%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
3.4%
Fund
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
No of Holdings
32
32
30
Top 5 Company Concentration
27.2%
29.5%
28.4%
Company having highest exposure
Alphabet Inc Class A (7.1%)
Alphabet Inc Class A (8.2%)
Alphabet Inc Class A (7.2%)
No of Sectors
11
10
8
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
85.2%
90.3%
87.5%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (32%)
Financial Services (32.7%)
Financial Services (33.2%)
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R. Srinivasan
R. Srinivasan
Fund Manager of SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth, since 1 May 2009
Top funds managed
Scheme
Annualised Returns(3Y)
Category Returns(3Y)
SBI Equity Hybrid Fund Direct Growth
11.58%
12.45%
SBI Small Cap Fund Direct Plan Growth
15.55%
17.51%
SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth
12.23%
13.28%
Fund House
SBI Funds Management Ltd
Total Schemes
69
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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 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 5 years, ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 24.18% return, outperforming this fund by 8.54% per annum.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has increased expense ratio by 2.7% moving from 0.73 to 0.75.
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In the last 3 years, HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 24.05% return, outperforming this fund by 11.82% per annum.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 2.9% drop in AUM moving from 35.72K Cr to 34.67K Cr.
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This fund with AUM at ₹34677.99Cr is among the largest funds in the focused fund category.
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In the last 1 year, Invesco India Focused Fund Direct Growth has given 16.05% return, outperforming this fund by 2.04%.

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 15.63% since inception which is more than its category average return of 14.91%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 94.02% in Equity, 0.21% in Debt and 4.98% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹34678 Cr

AUM size ₹34678 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹34678 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 4908 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 1.44%

Frequently Asked Questions for SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth is ₹358.28 as on 20-Feb-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 20-Feb-2025.
SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-2.2%
-2.2%
6 Month Returns
-2.02%
-2.02%
1 Year Returns
14.01%
14.01%
3 Years Returns
41.38%
12.23%
5 Years Returns
106.81%
15.64%
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0.75% as on January 2025
₹34678 Cr as on January 2025
Alphabet Inc Class A(7.14%), Bharti Airtel Ltd (Partly Paid Rs.1.25)(5.19%), State Bank of India(5.13%), Muthoot Finance Ltd(5.02%), Bajaj Finance Ltd(4.77%) as on January 2025
Financial Services(30.1%), Consumer Cyclical(18.47%), Communication(12.32%) as on January 2025
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
8.37
0.97
1.02
As on January 2025
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
0.6
0.69
0.82
As on January 2025
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
1.09
0.59
0.69
As on January 2025
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
9.42
11.05
17.38
As on January 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 1.04 as on January 2025. 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%