Should I invest in IDFC Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund-Plan A?

We don't give personal investment advice. IDFC Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund-Plan A - GROWTH is suitable for an investor whose:understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizonCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 32.5%. 5-year CAGR: 8.88%.

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IDFC Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund-Plan A - GROWTH

Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	+0.23%	+0.06%	+0.17	97 / 299	Q2
1W	-0.48%	-3.61%	+3.13	190 / 303	Q3
2W	+0.75%	-4.52%	+5.27	104 / 303	Q2
1M	+2.02%	-5.64%	+7.66	88 / 302	Q2
3M	+8.67%	-4.27%	+12.94	61 / 302	Q1
6M	-4.77%	+1.48%	-6.25	206 / 307	Q3
YTD	-11.47%	-0.18%	-11.29	229 / 309	Q3
1Y	-4.63%	+7.10%	-11.73	208 / 307	Q3
2Y	-0.61%	+2.20%	-2.81	197 / 303	Q3
3Y	-7.78%	+0.76%	-8.54	217 / 264	Q4
4Y	+0.95%	+0.58%	+0.37	164 / 235	Q3
5Y	+8.88%	+0.02%	+8.86	60 / 208	Q2
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+7.41%	+0.51%	+6.90	105 / 310	Q2

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2013 YTD	-11.47%	+0.03%	-11.49	139 / 154
2012	+18.21%	+23.57%	-5.36	147 / 190
2011	-21.29%	-23.68%	+2.39	85 / 241
2010	+22.72%	+11.69%	+11.03	34 / 256
2009	+49.15%	+65.86%	-16.72	189 / 238
2008	—	—	—	—

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+9.97%

50 windows

min -19.1% · max 65.6%

64% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 1Y windows happen to be available.

3-Year rolling

+4.72%

26 windows

min -7.8% · max 19.8%

73% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 3Y windows happen to be available.

5-Year rolling

+8.68%

2 windows

min 8.5% · max 8.9%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 5Y windows happen to be available.

7-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

Period

Total invested

₹ —

Today's value

₹ —

XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Risk profile

Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.

Std deviation

16.42%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

-0.80

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

-1.03

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-32.53%

Nov 2010 → Aug 2013

% positive months

41.7%

Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window

Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
8 Nov 2013	₹13.0936
7 Nov 2013	₹13.0637
6 Nov 2013	₹13.0435
5 Nov 2013	₹13.0096
1 Nov 2013	₹13.1566
31 Oct 2013	₹13.1967
30 Oct 2013	₹13.1308
29 Oct 2013	₹13.0249
28 Oct 2013	₹12.8840
25 Oct 2013	₹12.9962

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

IDFC Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund-Plan A - GROWTH is a Growth from IDFC (Unknown plan, Growth option). Latest NAV isn't currently available in our feed — the AMC publishes it once per business day after market close.

IDFC Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund-Plan A - GROWTH has NAV history starting from 06 Oct 2008, a track record of about 17 years 8 months. Long-tenured funds like this have weathered multiple market cycles — the 2008 crash, 2013 taper tantrum, 2020 COVID drawdown — which makes their returns more credible than a 3-year track record alone.

IDFC Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund-Plan A - GROWTH is managed by IDFC. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Growth' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, IDFC Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund-Plan A - GROWTH has delivered a absolute return of -4.63% — -11.73 pp behind the Growth category average of 7.10%. The fund ranks #208 of 307 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, IDFC Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund-Plan A - GROWTH has delivered a CAGR of -7.78% — -8.54 pp behind the Growth category average of 0.76%. The fund ranks #217 of 264 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, IDFC Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund-Plan A - GROWTH has delivered a CAGR of 8.88% — +8.86 pp ahead of the Growth category average of 0.02%. The fund ranks #60 of 208 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in IDFC Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund-Plan A - GROWTH exactly 5 years ago would be worth approximately ₹153,000 today — a multiplier of 1.53×, based on the 5-year CAGR of 8.88%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹100,100.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in IDFC Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund-Plan A - GROWTH over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹628,384 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 1.82%.

IDFC Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund-Plan A - GROWTH doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (5-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹628,384 — XIRR 1.82%.

On a 5-year basis, IDFC Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund-Plan A - GROWTH ranks #60 out of 208 funds in the Growth category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is 0.02%; this fund delivered 8.88%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline IDFC Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund-Plan A - GROWTH has experienced over the last 5-year window is 32.53% — its NAV fell from a high on 09 Nov 2010 to a low on 21 Aug 2013. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 5-year rolling windows, IDFC Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund-Plan A - GROWTH averaged 8.68% (best 8.88%, worst 8.48%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.23 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2012, IDFC Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund-Plan A - GROWTH returned 18.21% — lagging the Growth category average of 23.57% by 5.36 pp. It ranked #147 of 190 in its category that year.

IDFC Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund-Plan A - GROWTH doesn't fit cleanly into the standard Equity/Debt buckets in our taxonomy. Tax treatment depends on actual asset allocation as disclosed by the AMC — check the factsheet or AMFI's classification table.

We don't give personal investment advice. IDFC Strategic Sector (50-50) Equity Fund-Plan A - GROWTH is suitable for an investor whose:

understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)
matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizon

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 32.5%. 5-year CAGR: 8.88%.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.