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SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)

An equity fund that also saves you tax under Section 80C. Money is locked in for 3 years. From SBI Mutual Fund. It's been running since 3 Jul 2018.

Latest price per unit
₹36.014
▲ 0.06% today
As of 30 Mar 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹97.4k
▼ ₹2.6k loss · -2.6% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.55 L
▲ ₹54.8k gain · 15.7% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹2.07 L
▲ ₹1.07 L gain · 15.7% / 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₹1.89 L
Gain / loss+₹9.1k
XIRR (annualised)3.23%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.89 L
Projected gain*+₹9.2k
*at this fund's historical rate of 3.23% 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 29 other funds in ELSS

Same plan
1-year return
-2.60%median 9.42% (-12.03%)
Rank #27 of 30Beats 10% of peers
3-year return
15.68%median 15.68% (+0.00%)
Rank #15 of 30Beats 52% of peers
5-year return
15.69%median 15.21% (+0.48%)
Rank #12 of 30Beats 52% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
13.57%median 14.88% (-1.31%)
Rank #7 of 30Less risky than 79% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-35.72%median -35.94% (+0.22%)
Rank #22 of 30Less risky than 28% 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. 5 of last 7 years were positive.

+27%
2020
+47%
2021
+4%
2022
+28%
2023
+27%
2024
-5%
2025
-7%
2026
Best year
2021 · 47.33%
Worst year
2026 · -6.95%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
13.6%

The value swings roughly 14% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-35.72%

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 SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) against other elss funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year-2.60%
CAGR — 3 years15.68%
CAGR — 5 years15.69%
CAGR — since launch17.04%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)11.47%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)13.57%
Max drawdown — 1 year-10.77%
Max drawdown — 3 years-20.80%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-0.76
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)0.61

Fund info

Fund house
SBI Mutual Fund
Category
ELSS
Plan
Direct
Option
IDCW
ISIN (Growth)
INF200KA1HO6
ISIN (Div re-invest)
—
Fund code
136006
First price on record
3 Jul 2018 · 1,912 daily prices

About SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)

SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) is a ELSS offered by SBI Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 8 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the elss category — An equity fund that also saves you tax under Section 80C. Money is locked in for 3 years.

The current NAV of SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) is ₹36.0140 (as of 30 Mar 2026). Historically, it has delivered -2.61% over the last year, 15.68% CAGR over 3 years, 15.69% 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 13.6% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 35.7%. 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 SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)?+

The latest NAV of SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) is ₹36.0140 as of 30 Mar 2026, up 0.06% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)?+

SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) has delivered 1-year return -2.61%, 3-year CAGR 15.68%, 5-year CAGR 15.69%, since-inception CAGR 17.04%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) belong to?+

SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) is categorised as ELSS. An equity fund that also saves you tax under Section 80C. Money is locked in for 3 years.

How risky is SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 13.6%, SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

What is the lock-in period for SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)?+

SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) is an ELSS (Equity Linked Savings Scheme) with a 3-year lock-in on each individual investment. Every SIP installment is locked separately for 3 years from its purchase date — the January 2024 units unlock in January 2027, February 2024 units in February 2027, and so on.

Is SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) a direct plan?+

SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (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 SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)?+

SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series III - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) has NAV history available from 3 Jul 2018 — approximately 8 years of track record and 1,912 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.