IDFC Government Securities Fund - Provident Fund -Direct Plan-Annual Dividend
A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in. From IDFC Mutual Fund. It's been running since 2 Jan 2013.
What ₹1 lakh would have become
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 3 of last 6 years were positive.
Price over time
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 9% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.
A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.
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Technical details (for the pros)
Fund info
- Fund house
- IDFC Mutual Fund
- Category
- Income
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- Dividend
- ISIN (Growth)
- —
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- —
- Fund code
- 118764
- First price on record
- 2 Jan 2013 · 1,282 daily prices
About IDFC Government Securities Fund - Provident Fund -Direct Plan-Annual Dividend
IDFC Government Securities Fund - Provident Fund -Direct Plan-Annual Dividend is a Income offered by IDFC Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Dividend option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the other category — A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in.
The current NAV of IDFC Government Securities Fund - Provident Fund -Direct Plan-Annual Dividend is ₹12.5600 (as of 4 May 2018). Historically, it has delivered 1.07% over the last year, 1.18% CAGR over 3 years, 0.48% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.
Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 9.1% annualised volatility — a "moderate" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 13.8%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.
Frequently asked
What is the latest NAV of IDFC Government Securities Fund - Provident Fund -Direct Plan-Annual Dividend?+
The latest NAV of IDFC Government Securities Fund - Provident Fund -Direct Plan-Annual Dividend is ₹12.5600 as of 4 May 2018, down 0.04% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of IDFC Government Securities Fund - Provident Fund -Direct Plan-Annual Dividend?+
IDFC Government Securities Fund - Provident Fund -Direct Plan-Annual Dividend has delivered 1-year return 1.07%, 3-year CAGR 1.18%, 5-year CAGR 0.48%, since-inception CAGR 0.84%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does IDFC Government Securities Fund - Provident Fund -Direct Plan-Annual Dividend belong to?+
IDFC Government Securities Fund - Provident Fund -Direct Plan-Annual Dividend is categorised as Income. A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in.
How risky is IDFC Government Securities Fund - Provident Fund -Direct Plan-Annual Dividend?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 9.1%, IDFC Government Securities Fund - Provident Fund -Direct Plan-Annual Dividend sits in the "moderate" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is IDFC Government Securities Fund - Provident Fund -Direct Plan-Annual Dividend a direct plan?+
IDFC Government Securities Fund - Provident Fund -Direct Plan-Annual Dividend is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).
How old is IDFC Government Securities Fund - Provident Fund -Direct Plan-Annual Dividend?+
IDFC Government Securities Fund - Provident Fund -Direct Plan-Annual Dividend has NAV history available from 2 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 1,282 daily NAV observations.
Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.