Should I invest in Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme (Gold BeES)?

We don't give personal investment advice. Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme (Gold BeES) 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.

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Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme (Gold BeES)

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	+0.66%	+0.60%	+0.06	1 / 2	Q2
1W	+1.19%	+1.79%	-0.59	2 / 2	Q4
2W	+10.54%	+6.47%	+4.06	1 / 2	Q2
1M	+14.28%	+8.02%	+6.26	1 / 2	Q2
3M	+21.58%	+8.35%	+13.23	1 / 2	Q2
6M	+29.82%	+15.62%	+14.20	1 / 2	Q2
YTD	+28.23%	+24.72%	+3.50	1 / 2	Q2
1Y	+41.26%	+29.23%	+12.04	1 / 2	Q2
2Y	+32.22%	+20.38%	+11.84	1 / 2	Q2
3Y	+32.29%	+16.07%	+16.22	1 / 2	Q2
4Y	+30.25%	+14.69%	+15.55	1 / 2	Q2
5Y	—	—	—	—	—
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+25.49%	+18.53%	+6.96	1 / 2	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
2011 YTD	+28.23%	+29.64%	-1.42	2 / 2
2010	+21.67%	+21.68%	-0.01	2 / 2
2009	+22.05%	+21.68%	+0.37	1 / 2
2008	+25.56%	+24.46%	+1.10	1 / 2
2007	—	—	—	—

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

+23.92%

42 windows

min 2.2% · max 49.2%

100% positive

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

3-Year rolling

+23.16%

18 windows

min 16.1% · max 32.3%

100% positive

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

5-Year rolling

—

Insufficient history

7-Year rolling

—

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

19.72%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

1.20

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

3.60

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-22.48%

Oct 2008 → Oct 2008

% positive months

66.7%

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
18 Aug 2011	₹2,576.1705
17 Aug 2011	₹2,559.2655
16 Aug 2011	₹2,534.3383
12 Aug 2011	₹2,507.6740
11 Aug 2011	₹2,545.7585
10 Aug 2011	₹2,496.8753
9 Aug 2011	₹2,518.0562
8 Aug 2011	₹2,422.1981
5 Aug 2011	₹2,351.6101
4 Aug 2011	₹2,330.6122

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.

Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme (Gold BeES) is a GOLD ETFs from Benchmark (Unknown plan, IDCW (dividend) option). Latest NAV isn't currently available in our feed — the AMC publishes it once per business day after market close.

Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme (Gold BeES) has NAV history starting from 16 Mar 2007, a track record of about 19 years 2 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.

Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme (Gold BeES) is managed by Benchmark. It's classified by AMFI under the 'GOLD ETFs' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme (Gold BeES) has delivered a absolute return of 41.26% — +12.04 pp ahead of the GOLD ETFs category average of 29.23%. The fund ranks #1 of 2 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme (Gold BeES) has delivered a CAGR of 32.29% — +16.22 pp ahead of the GOLD ETFs category average of 16.07%. The fund ranks #1 of 2 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme (Gold BeES) doesn't have a complete 5-year window yet (we need at least 5 year of NAVs). Check the shorter-window returns above.

₹1 lakh invested in Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme (Gold BeES) exactly 3 years ago would be worth approximately ₹231,525 today — a multiplier of 2.32×, based on the 3-year CAGR of 32.29%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹156,392.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme (Gold BeES) over the last 3 years — total invested ₹360,000 — would be worth ₹571,011 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 32.35%.

Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme (Gold BeES) doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (3-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹571,011 — XIRR 32.35%.

On a 3-year basis, Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme (Gold BeES) ranks #1 out of 2 funds in the GOLD ETFs category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is 16.07%; this fund delivered 32.29%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme (Gold BeES) has experienced over the last 3-year window is 22.48% — its NAV fell from a high on 10 Oct 2008 to a low on 24 Oct 2008. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 3-year rolling windows, Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme (Gold BeES) averaged 23.16% (best 32.29%, worst 16.13%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 3-year Sharpe ratio is 1.20 — strong risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2010, Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme (Gold BeES) returned 21.67% — lagging the GOLD ETFs category average of 21.68% by 0.01 pp. It ranked #2 of 2 in its category that year.

Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme (Gold BeES) 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. Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme (Gold BeES) 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.

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