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Sahara Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct

A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in. From Sahara Mutual Fund. It's been running since 1 Jan 2013.

Latest price per unit
₹31.6489
▼ 0.01% today
As of 27 Mar 2020 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹73.1k
▼ ₹26.9k loss · -26.9% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹82.0k
▼ ₹18.0k loss · -6.4% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹93.4k
▼ ₹6.6k loss · -1.4% / year

These are calculations from the fund's past prices, not a prediction. Real future returns can and often do differ.

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₹5.0k
Looking back · real
You would have invested₹1.80 L
Value today₹1.35 L
Gain / loss-₹45.5k
XIRR (annualised)-18.18%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.37 L
Projected gain*+-₹42.6k
*at this fund's historical rate of -18.18% per year. Actual future returns can be different — sometimes very different.
Value Cumulative invested
Reality check. The backward SIP is real math on real past NAVs. The forward projection assumes the fund keeps up its historical rate — which rarely happens exactly. Past performance is not a promise. MF Gyan does not recommend any specific investment.
How it compares to peers

Vs 260 other funds in Growth

Same plan
1-year return
-26.88%median 11.70% (-38.59%)
Rank #233 of 261Beats 6% of peers
3-year return
-6.40%median 8.92% (-15.31%)
Rank #164 of 261Beats 14% of peers
5-year return
-1.37%median 4.07% (-5.44%)
Rank #31 of 261Beats 6% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
16.55%median 18.29% (-1.75%)
Rank #106 of 261Less risky than 60% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-76.44%median -35.12% (-41.32%)
Rank #1 of 261Less risky than 100% of peers

Descriptive rankings within the same category and plan. Not a recommendation — one fund beating another historically does not mean it will continue to do so.

Year by year

Calendar-year returns. 4 of last 7 years were positive.

+35%
2014
-7%
2015
+3%
2016
+29%
2017
-6%
2018
+13%
2019
-32%
2020
Best year
2014 · 35.49%
Worst year
2020 · -32.29%

Price over time

How the per-unit price has moved. Tap a range to zoom in.

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
16.5%

The value swings roughly 17% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-76.44%

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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Head-to-head comparisons

Side-by-side comparisons of Sahara Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct against other other funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year-26.88%
CAGR — 3 years-6.40%
CAGR — 5 years-1.37%
CAGR — since launch2.93%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)22.73%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)16.55%
Max drawdown — 1 year-35.33%
Max drawdown — 3 years-35.33%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-1.68
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-0.77

Fund info

Fund house
Sahara Mutual Fund
Category
Growth
Plan
Direct
Option
Growth
ISIN (Growth)
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ISIN (Div re-invest)
—
Fund code
120288
First price on record
1 Jan 2013 · 1,779 daily prices

About Sahara Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct

Sahara Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct is a Growth offered by Sahara Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth 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 Sahara Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct is ₹31.6489 (as of 27 Mar 2020). Historically, it has delivered -26.93% over the last year, -6.40% CAGR over 3 years, -1.37% 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 16.5% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 76.4%. 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 Sahara Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct?+

The latest NAV of Sahara Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct is ₹31.6489 as of 27 Mar 2020, down 0.01% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of Sahara Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct?+

Sahara Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct has delivered 1-year return -26.93%, 3-year CAGR -6.40%, 5-year CAGR -1.37%, since-inception CAGR 2.93%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does Sahara Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct belong to?+

Sahara Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct is categorised as Growth. A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in.

How risky is Sahara Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 16.5%, Sahara Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is Sahara Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct a direct plan?+

Sahara Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the Growth option (all returns compound within the fund, no interim payouts).

How old is Sahara Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct?+

Sahara Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct has NAV history available from 1 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 1,779 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.