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SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series IV - Direct Plan - 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
₹41.9885
▼ 0.19% today
As of 4 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹1.02 L
▲ ₹1.8k gain · 1.8% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.31 L
▲ ₹31.3k gain · 9.5% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹1.71 L
▲ ₹71.0k gain · 11.3% / 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₹1.90 L
Gain / loss+₹10.3k
XIRR (annualised)3.82%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.91 L
Projected gain*+₹11.0k
*at this fund's historical rate of 3.82% 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
1.78%median 9.42% (-7.64%)
Rank #25 of 30Beats 17% of peers
3-year return
9.52%median 15.68% (-6.16%)
Rank #27 of 30Beats 10% of peers
5-year return
11.32%median 15.69% (-4.37%)
Rank #22 of 30Beats 9% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
13.56%median 14.88% (-1.32%)
Rank #5 of 30Less risky than 86% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-34.40%median -35.94% (+1.53%)
Rank #25 of 30Less risky than 17% 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. 6 of last 7 years were positive.

+33%
2020
+59%
2021
+5%
2022
+24%
2023
+21%
2024
+4%
2025
-4%
2026
Best year
2021 · 58.73%
Worst year
2026 · -3.90%

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
-34.40%

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 IV - Direct Plan - IDCW against other elss funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year1.78%
CAGR — 3 years9.52%
CAGR — 5 years11.32%
CAGR — since launch18.59%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)14.29%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)13.56%
Max drawdown — 1 year-14.67%
Max drawdown — 3 years-20.98%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-0.30
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)0.24

Fund info

Fund house
SBI Mutual Fund
Category
ELSS
Plan
Direct
Option
IDCW
ISIN (Growth)
INF200KA1LT7
ISIN (Div re-invest)
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Fund code
140486
First price on record
3 Jul 2018 · 2,022 daily prices

About SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series IV - Direct Plan - IDCW

SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series IV - Direct Plan - 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 IV - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹41.9885 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 1.78% over the last year, 9.52% CAGR over 3 years, 11.32% 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 34.4%. 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 SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series IV - Direct Plan - IDCW?+

The latest NAV of SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series IV - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹41.9885 as of 4 Sep 2026, down 0.19% 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 IV - Direct Plan - IDCW?+

SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series IV - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered 1-year return 1.78%, 3-year CAGR 9.52%, 5-year CAGR 11.32%, since-inception CAGR 18.59%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series IV - Direct Plan - IDCW belong to?+

SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series IV - Direct Plan - 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 IV - Direct Plan - IDCW?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 13.6%, SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series IV - Direct Plan - 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 IV - Direct Plan - IDCW?+

SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series IV - Direct Plan - 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 IV - Direct Plan - IDCW a direct plan?+

SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series IV - 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 SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series IV - Direct Plan - IDCW?+

SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series IV - Direct Plan - IDCW has NAV history available from 3 Jul 2018 — approximately 8 years of track record and 2,022 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.