L&T Emerging Businesses Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW
Invests in smaller companies (ranked 251+). Can grow the fastest, but also drops the hardest during market slumps. From L&T Mutual Fund. It's been running since 15 May 2014.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 22% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.
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Fund info
- Fund house
- L&T Mutual Fund
- Category
- Equity Scheme - Small Cap Fund
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- IDCW
- ISIN (Growth)
- —
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- —
- Fund code
- 129222
- First price on record
- 15 May 2014 · 2,099 daily prices
About L&T Emerging Businesses Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is a Equity Scheme - Small Cap Fund offered by L&T Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 12 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the small cap category — Invests in smaller companies (ranked 251+). Can grow the fastest, but also drops the hardest during market slumps.
The current NAV of L&T Emerging Businesses Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹33.8903 (as of 24 Nov 2022). Historically, it has delivered 1.54% over the last year, 24.90% CAGR over 3 years, 7.44% 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 21.7% annualised volatility — a "very high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 58.6%. 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 L&T Emerging Businesses Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
The latest NAV of L&T Emerging Businesses Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹33.8903 as of 24 Nov 2022, up 0.40% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of L&T Emerging Businesses Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered 1-year return 1.54%, 3-year CAGR 24.90%, 5-year CAGR 7.44%, since-inception CAGR 15.28%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does L&T Emerging Businesses Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW belong to?+
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is categorised as Equity Scheme - Small Cap Fund. Invests in smaller companies (ranked 251+). Can grow the fastest, but also drops the hardest during market slumps.
How risky is L&T Emerging Businesses Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 21.7%, L&T Emerging Businesses Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW sits in the "very high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is L&T Emerging Businesses Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW a direct plan?+
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).
How old is L&T Emerging Businesses Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has NAV history available from 15 May 2014 — approximately 12 years of track record and 2,099 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.