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LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund

Q: What is the NAV of LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund?

As of 01 Oct 2026, the NAV of LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund is ₹37.79 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

Q: What returns has LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund delivered?

LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund has returned +20.55% over 1 year, +34.39% per year over 3 years and +31.30% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

Q: What is the expense ratio of LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund?

LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund charges an expense ratio of 0.61% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

Q: What are the top holdings of LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund?

LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund's largest holdings are LIC Mutual Fund (99.9%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

Q: How risky is LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund?

LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund is rated high on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 24.3% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -24.5%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

Q: What does the Sharpe ratio of 1.15 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund's 1.15 means it has rewarded its volatility with excess return. Higher is better.

Q: What is the benchmark of LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund?

LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund is benchmarked against the Domestic Price of Gold. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Q: Who manages LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund?

LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund is managed by Sumit Bhatnagar and Sasikant Aravamuthan at LIC.

Q: How is LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund taxed?

LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund is a non-equity fund (a fund-of-funds, gold, international or balanced-hybrid scheme). Since FY 2025-26 it's no longer taxed like a pure-debt fund: gains on units held more than 2 years are long-term, taxed at 12.5% (no indexation, no ₹1.25 lakh exemption); units held 2 years or less are taxed at your income-tax slab rate.

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NAV

₹37.79

-0.08% 1D

as of 01 Oct 2026

This is the Regular plan of LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund — bought through a distributor, whose commission is paid out of its expense ratio. Income is retained in the fund, so it shows up as NAV rather than as a payout.

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Performance

+25.72%CAGR

52-week rangePrev NAV ₹37.82

Latest ₹37.79

Low ₹29.8649th percentile of its 52-week rangeHigh ₹45.99

Scorecard

★★★☆☆3/5 vs 75 of 152 FoF Domestic peers

Performance 60%
Risk 15%
Cost 10%
Downside 15%

How this is computed

Each verdict is computed from this fund's own metrics against its sub-category — the number behind it is shown, not a black-box rating. The stars weight the same ground 60/15/10/15 (performance/risk/cost/downside) across every fund in the peer group. Ranked within FoF Domestic (same plan and option). 75 of the 152 FoF Domestic funds in this cohort carry the full record the stars need, so they are the ones ranked against.

PerformanceStrong

3Y CAGR +34.39% · ranks 21 of 75 FoF Domestic funds

RiskHigh

Volatility 24.3% vs 17.3% category avg

CostLow

0.6% expense vs 0.7% category avg

ConsistencyHigh

100% of rolling 3Y windows were positive

Strengths & concerns

Generated from this fund's own numbers against its sub-category — each point names the figure behind it.

Strengths

1-year return (+20.55%) beats the FoF Domestic average (+11.19%)
3-year return (+34.39%) beats the FoF Domestic average (+18.51%)
Stronger risk-adjusted returns — Sharpe 1.15 vs 0.62 FoF Domestic average
Low expense ratio (0.61%) vs the FoF Domestic average of 0.69%
Consistent — positive in 100% of rolling 3-year windows

Concerns

More volatile than its FoF Domestic peers (24.3% vs 17.3%)

Key Metrics

Annual fee charged by the fund, already deducted from NAV

0.61%

Category 0.69%▼0.08%

Portfolio-weighted harmonic mean P/E across the fund's equity holdings

—

Category —

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

1.15

Category 0.62▲0.53

Scheme Info

Definitions

Plan

Regular · Growth

Period before units can be redeemed — 3 years for ELSS, none for most open-ended funds

None

1% for exit (redemption/switch-out/transfer/SWP) within 15 days from the date of allotment. Nil, if units of scheme are redeemed or switched out after 15 days from the date of allotment.

Up to 1.00%

tiered — see the full terms

Statutory levy on every mutual-fund purchase since 1 Jul 2020 (SEBI / Govt of India) — the same for every scheme

0.005%

SIP Inv.

Allowed

Smallest recurring SIP instalment the scheme accepts

₹100

Smallest one-time (lumpsum) investment the scheme accepts

₹5,000

Domestic Price of Gold

Start of our NAV history for this plan. Direct plans begin 1 Jan 2013, so this is the plan's inception — not necessarily the scheme's original launch date.

31 Jul 2023

Period returns (<1Y, absolute — not annualized)

Definitions

Absolute return over the last 1 month (not annualized)

-3.59%

Absolute return over the last 3 months (not annualized)

+5.01%

Absolute return over the last 6 months (not annualized)

-1.26%

Absolute return since 1 Jan of this year (not annualized)

+5.19%

Annualized returns (≥1Y — CAGR)

Definitions

1-year point-to-point return, annualized (CAGR)

+20.55%

3-year annualized return (CAGR)

+34.39%

5-year annualized return (CAGR)

—

10-year annualized return (CAGR)

—

Annualized return (CAGR) since the first NAV we hold for this plan — the Inception date under Key metrics. AMFI's history starts in April 2006, so an older scheme is measured from there.

+31.30%

Advanced metrics — risk and benchmark ratios

Risk (trailing 3Y)

Definitions

Annualized standard deviation of daily returns

24.31%

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

1.15

Excess return per unit of downside deviation — upside swings aren't penalized (rf = 6.5%)

1.67

Largest peak-to-trough decline over full history

-24.50%

Benchmark ratios (vs Gold · 36 monthly returns)

Definitions

Jensen's alpha (annualized): return above what CAPM predicts for the fund's beta vs Gold

-1.21%

Sensitivity to Gold moves; 1 = moves with the index

1.04

How much of the fund's movement Gold explains

95.9%

Excess return per unit of beta (market risk)

27.02

Active return over the benchmark per unit of tracking error

-0.15

Annualized std dev of fund-minus-benchmark returns

4.05%

Fund's share of benchmark gains in up months (100 = matches index)

99.6%

Fund's share of benchmark losses in down months (lower is better)

102.6%

Computed vs the Gold over the last 36 complete months — the closest match to this fund's mandate. TRI means dividends reinvested, as they are in the fund's own NAV; ₹ means a US index converted at each day's USD/INR, since the fund is priced in rupees. Needs ~3 years of history; a low R² means the fund tracks the index loosely.

Fund vs category average (FoF Domestic)

Period	Fund	Category avg.	Diff
1M abs	-3.59%	-3.23%	-0.36%
3M abs	+5.01%	-0.36%	+5.37%
6M abs	-1.26%	+3.68%	-4.94%
1Y CAGR	+20.55%	+11.19%	+9.36%
3Y CAGR	+34.39%	+18.51%	+15.88%
5Y CAGR	—	+12.65%	—

Category average across peers in FoF Domestic (151 of 152 carry a figure for at least one period), same plan and option, excluding this fund. Under-1-year figures are absolute; 1Y and beyond are annualised (CAGR).

Not sure what a figure means? The glossary explains every metric, and the methodology shows the formulas.

Category rank

Vs 152 peers in FoF Domestic

1Y return

+20.55%

Beats 70.2% · rank #35

3Y return

+34.39%

Beats 73% · rank #21

5Y return

—

Sharpe

1.15

Beats 81.1% · rank #15

Sortino

1.67

Beats 83.8% · rank #13

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What a SIP or one-time investment would have grown to over this fund’s real NAV history.

Monthly investment (₹)

Period

Invested

₹3.60L

Current value

₹5.66L

Absolute

+57.16%

XIRR

+33.45%

Value vs. invested

ValueInvested

36 monthly installments of ₹10,000 into LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR annualizes for each installment’s timing.

Calendar-year returns

What the fund actually returned in each year, not the smoothed average.

Year	Fund	Gold	Diff
2026part	+5.19%	+10.42%	-5.23%
2025	+78.98%	+71.81%	+7.17%
2024	+18.66%	+19.44%	-0.78%
2023part	+6.15%	—	—

January–December, from this fund's NAV history. Absolute return, not annualised. “part” marks a year the fund didn't run end to end — its first year, the current year so far, or one it stopped reporting in; those years show no benchmark comparison.

History points

770

Expense ratio

0.61%

AUM

₹794.28Cr

Exit load

1% for exit (redemption/switch-out/transfer/SWP) within 15 days from the date of allotment. Nil, if units of scheme are redeemed or switched out after 15 days from the date of allotment.

Taxation

Taxed as non-equity

This is a non-equity fund — a fund-of-funds, gold/silver, international or balanced-hybrid scheme. It isn't equity-oriented, but since FY 2025-26 it's no longer taxed like a pure-debt fund either: gains held over 2 years get the 12.5% long-term rate; shorter holdings are taxed at your income-tax slab rate.

Short-term

30%

Held under 2 years

Added to your income at your slab rate

Long-term (LTCG)

12.5%

Held 2 years or more

No indexation, no ₹1.25 L exemption

Your income-tax slab

Sets the short-term (slab-rate) figure above.

Applies to capital gains on redemption. Excludes IDCW/dividend tax, STT, surcharge and cess, and pre-2018 equity grandfathering. For research only — consult a tax advisor before filing.

Peer comparison · FoF Domestic

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UTI Silver ETF Fund of Fund UTI · Regular · Growth	★★★★★	+47.56%	+42.77%	—	—	0.46%	₹620.81Cr
Axis Silver Fund of Fund Axis · Regular · Growth	★★★★☆	+48.05%	+42.65%	—	—	0.65%	₹1,209Cr
HDFC Silver ETF Fund of Fund HDFC · Regular · Growth	★★★★☆	+47.41%	+42.47%	—	—	0.55%	₹4,593Cr

Asset allocation

As on 31 Aug 2026 · AMC disclosure

Other99.93%
Cash & Equivalents0.07%

Worst falls, and the wait to get back

How far this fund has dropped from a high, and how long it took to reclaim it.

-24.5%29 Jan 2026 → 23 Mar 2026
Still below that high — 2 months down, and no recovery yet.
-12.8%17 Oct 2025 → 28 Oct 2025
Fell over 11 days, back to the old high on 15 Dec 2025 — 2 months under water after the low.
-9.0%09 Sep 2025 → 17 Sep 2025
Fell over 8 days, back to the old high on 01 Oct 2025 — 14 days under water after the low.

Measured on this fund’s own NAV history, peak to trough to the day it regained the peak. Falls shallower than 5% are left out. A recovery date is when the NAV got back, not when any particular investor did — that depends on when they bought.

AMC Profile

LIC Mutual Fund is sponsored by the Life Insurance Corporation of India and has been in business since 1989. It absorbed IDBI Mutual Fund's schemes in 2023 and runs a mix of equity, debt and index funds.

Launched

19 Apr 1994

Total AUM

₹49,535Cr+6.6% QoQ

Avg AUM · April - June 2026

Website

licmf.com

Fund Managers

SBSumit BhatnagarManaging since 01 Jun 2024

Role

Fund Manager - Equity

Education

• MBA (Finance) – Rotman School of Management, university of Toronto • CFA – CFA Institute, USA • MBA (Finance) – I.M.S., Devi Ahilya University, Indore • BBA – P.I.M.R, Devi Ahilya University, Indore

Experience

Mr. Sumit Bhatnagar has an overall experience of 25 years in financial markets. – • Fund Manager of (Equity) – LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management Limited (With – rd effect from 3 October 2023) • Fund Manager (Equity) – Indiabulls Asset – Management Co. Ltd. (May 2021 – June 2023) • Head – Equity - Indiabulls Asset Management Co. Ltd. (February 2009 – January 2019)

Funds managed (16)

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SASasikant AravamuthanManaging since 01 Jul 2026

Fund managers from the AMC's filed Scheme Summary — its most recent filing for this scheme. Benchmark and dealing terms from it and this scheme's SEBI-filed Scheme Information Document on AMFI. Each manager's qualifications and role are reconciled across every filing this fund house makes for them, including its Statement of Additional Information. Total AUM via AMFI.

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Returns and risk are computed from NAV history and may differ slightly from other portals due to methodology (rolling vs point-to-point, dividend treatment). For research only — not investment advice.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NAV of LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund?

As of 01 Oct 2026, the NAV of LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund is ₹37.79 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

What returns has LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund delivered?

LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund has returned +20.55% over 1 year, +34.39% per year over 3 years and +31.30% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

What is the expense ratio of LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund?

LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund charges an expense ratio of 0.61% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

What are the top holdings of LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund?

LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund's largest holdings are LIC Mutual Fund (99.9%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

How risky is LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund?

LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund is rated high on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 24.3% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -24.5%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

What does the Sharpe ratio of 1.15 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund's 1.15 means it has rewarded its volatility with excess return. Higher is better.

What is the benchmark of LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund?

LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund is benchmarked against the Domestic Price of Gold. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Who manages LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund?

LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund is managed by Sumit Bhatnagar and Sasikant Aravamuthan at LIC.

How is LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund taxed?

LIC MF Gold ETF Fund of Fund is a non-equity fund (a fund-of-funds, gold, international or balanced-hybrid scheme). Since FY 2025-26 it's no longer taxed like a pure-debt fund: gains on units held more than 2 years are long-term, taxed at 12.5% (no indexation, no ₹1.25 lakh exemption); units held 2 years or less are taxed at your income-tax slab rate.