Should I invest in BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND?

We don't give personal investment advice. BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND-Growth Plan is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a lossrisk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-sellinggoal isn't capital preservation in the short termCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 21.9%. 5-year CAGR: 14.32%.

Baroda Pioneer

BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND-Growth Plan

Latest NAV

₹295.4906

As of

17 Jul 2026

4,987 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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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%	-0.10%	+0.33	2 / 15	Q1
1W	-0.19%	-0.43%	+0.23	4 / 15	Q2
2W	+1.01%	+0.04%	+0.97	2 / 15	Q1
1M	+2.03%	+1.60%	+0.43	7 / 15	Q2
3M	+5.10%	+4.64%	+0.46	6 / 15	Q2
6M	+3.78%	+4.18%	-0.40	9 / 15	Q3
YTD	+2.23%	+1.50%	+0.73	7 / 15	Q2
1Y	+2.73%	-0.87%	+3.61	5 / 15	Q2
2Y	+1.88%	-1.09%	+2.97	3 / 15	Q1
3Y	+14.99%	+11.89%	+3.10	4 / 14	Q2
4Y	+17.14%	+14.43%	+2.71	5 / 14	Q2
5Y	+14.32%	+12.35%	+1.97	4 / 11	Q2
7Y	+17.47%	+15.43%	+2.04	5 / 11	Q2
10Y	+14.10%	+12.28%	+1.82	6 / 11	Q3
Inception	+12.30%	+9.98%	+2.32	8 / 15	Q3

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
2026 YTD	+2.23%	+1.50%	+0.73	7 / 15
2025	-3.12%	-2.20%	-0.91	7 / 15
2024	+31.27%	+20.09%	+11.19	1 / 14
2023	+30.51%	+29.56%	+0.95	7 / 14
2022	-3.03%	+2.92%	-5.95	11 / 14
2021	+47.53%	+43.14%	+4.39	6 / 11
2020	+19.35%	+14.21%	+5.15	3 / 11
2019	+8.70%	+2.05%	+6.65	1 / 11
2018	-11.53%	-8.46%	-3.08	7 / 11
2017	+35.31%	+32.89%	+2.43	6 / 11
2016	+1.94%	-3.19%	+5.13	2 / 11

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

+15.72%

236 windows

min -48.2% · max 99.5%

75% positive

3-Year rolling

+13.35%

211 windows

min -5.6% · max 31.8%

91% positive

5-Year rolling

+12.46%

187 windows

min 0.0% · max 29.0%

99% positive

7-Year rolling

+11.95%

163 windows

min 6.5% · max 18.7%

100% positive

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

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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

14.71%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.58

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.94

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-19.58%

Dec 2024 → Feb 2025

% positive months

63.9%

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.

Peers in Multi Cap Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Multi Cap Fund - Growth Option	HDFC	₹18.8320	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Power Plan - Dividend	ICICI Prudential	₹34.1400	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Multi Cap Fund - Growth	Franklin India	₹10.6998	17 Jul 2026
BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND-Dividend Plan	Baroda Pioneer	₹52.0195	17 Jul 2026
Escorts Growth Plan-DIVIDEND OPTION	Escorts	₹75.8409	17 Jul 2026
Reliance Equity Opportunities Fund-Dividend Plan-Dividend Option	Reliance	₹59.7221	17 Jul 2026
Religare MID N SMALL CAP Fund - Dividend Option	Religare	₹117.6500	17 Jul 2026
Sundaram Multi Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund)- Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)	Sundaram	₹63.4028	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹295.4906
16 Jul 2026	₹294.8257
15 Jul 2026	₹295.7353
14 Jul 2026	₹294.2367
13 Jul 2026	₹296.5718
10 Jul 2026	₹296.0602
9 Jul 2026	₹291.7551
8 Jul 2026	₹288.7974
7 Jul 2026	₹294.2453
6 Jul 2026	₹294.8048

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.

As of 17 Jul 2026, the NAV of BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND-Growth Plan is ₹295.4906. It's a Multi Cap Fund from Baroda Pioneer, run as a Unknown plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND-Growth Plan has NAV history starting from 03 Apr 2006, a track record of about 20 years 3 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.

BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND-Growth Plan is managed by Baroda Pioneer. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Multi Cap Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND-Growth Plan has delivered a absolute return of 2.73% — +3.61 pp ahead of the Multi Cap Fund category average of -0.87%. The fund ranks #5 of 15 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND-Growth Plan has delivered a CAGR of 14.99% — +3.1 pp ahead of the Multi Cap Fund category average of 11.89%. The fund ranks #4 of 14 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND-Growth Plan has delivered a CAGR of 14.32% — +1.97 pp ahead of the Multi Cap Fund category average of 12.35%. The fund ranks #4 of 11 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND-Growth Plan exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹373,895 today — a multiplier of 3.74×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 14.10%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹318,386.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND-Growth Plan over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹830,837 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 12.98%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND-Growth Plan = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,678,691 (multiplier 2.23×). XIRR: 15.34%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND-Growth Plan ranks #4 out of 11 funds in the Multi Cap Fund category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is 12.35%; this fund delivered 14.32%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND-Growth Plan has experienced over the last 5-year window is 21.94% — its NAV fell from a high on 18 Oct 2021 to a low on 20 Jun 2022. 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, BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND-Growth Plan averaged 12.46% (best 29.02%, worst 0.00%). 99% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.51 — reasonable risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND-Growth Plan returned -3.12% — lagging the Multi Cap Fund category average of -2.20% by 0.91 pp. It ranked #7 of 15 in its category that year.

BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND-Growth Plan is classified as an Equity fund (at least 65% equity exposure). Tax rules (post Budget 2024): if you hold 12 months or more, gains are Long-Term and taxed at 12.5% on the amount exceeding ₹1.25 lakh per financial year. Held for under 12 months, gains are Short-Term and taxed at 20%. The ₹1.25 L exemption is per PAN per FY across all equity LTCG.

We don't give personal investment advice. BARODA PIONEER GROWTH FUND-Growth Plan is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a loss
risk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-selling
goal isn't capital preservation in the short term

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 21.9%. 5-year CAGR: 14.32%.

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