Should I invest in JM Focused Fund (Direct)?

We don't give personal investment advice. JM Focused Fund (Direct) - IDCW 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: 19.6%. 5-year CAGR: 15.28%.

JM Focused Fund (Direct) - IDCW

Latest NAV

₹23.3851

As of

17 Jul 2026

3,330 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	-0.10%	+0.35%	-0.45	26 / 29	Q4
1W	-0.57%	-0.02%	-0.55	26 / 29	Q4
2W	+0.40%	+0.35%	+0.05	17 / 29	Q3
1M	+3.09%	+1.88%	+1.21	6 / 29	Q1
3M	+4.88%	+3.92%	+0.96	11 / 29	Q2
6M	+2.44%	-1.14%	+3.58	10 / 29	Q2
YTD	+0.78%	-2.65%	+3.43	10 / 29	Q2
1Y	+4.18%	-1.46%	+5.64	7 / 29	Q1
2Y	+1.05%	-0.81%	+1.85	11 / 29	Q2
3Y	+15.12%	+9.65%	+5.47	5 / 28	Q1
4Y	+17.61%	+11.29%	+6.32	2 / 26	Q1
5Y	+15.28%	+9.28%	+6.00	1 / 23	Q1
7Y	+14.73%	+11.75%	+2.97	7 / 16	Q2
10Y	+13.51%	+9.22%	+4.30	2 / 13	Q1
Inception	+14.00%	+11.41%	+2.59	9 / 29	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
2026 YTD	+0.78%	-2.65%	+3.43	10 / 29
2025	-1.01%	+1.64%	-2.65	20 / 29
2024	+25.47%	+16.89%	+8.58	3 / 28
2023	+34.33%	+23.20%	+11.13	2 / 26
2022	+7.94%	-1.34%	+9.28	3 / 24
2021	+17.42%	+29.51%	-12.10	19 / 21
2020	+8.31%	+13.97%	-5.66	16 / 18
2019	+12.46%	+8.17%	+4.29	5 / 13
2018	-3.29%	-10.01%	+6.71	3 / 13
2017	+41.70%	+30.76%	+10.95	3 / 13
2016	+11.04%	+0.70%	+10.34	1 / 13

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

+17.99%

153 windows

min -26.9% · max 79.6%

78% positive

3-Year rolling

+15.87%

129 windows

min -3.7% · max 33.9%

95% positive

5-Year rolling

+14.63%

105 windows

min 3.6% · max 27.6%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+13.62%

80 windows

min 9.3% · max 18.1%

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

₹ —

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

15.11%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.58

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.88

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-19.50%

Sep 2024 → Mar 2026

% positive months

69.4%

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 Focused Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Focused Fund - IDCW Option - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹31.8880	17 Jul 2026
NIPPON INDIA FOCUSED FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option	Nippon India	₹45.4917	17 Jul 2026
SBI Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)	SBI	₹108.5791	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	ICICI Prudential	₹64.7800	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India Focused Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Payout / Reinvestment)	Invesco	₹23.1300	17 Jul 2026
Bandhan Focused Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Bandhan	₹33.7900	17 Jul 2026
quant Focused Fund - IDCW Option - Direct Plan	Quant	₹61.8201	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund -Direct - IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹59.6604	17 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal Focused Fund Direct - IDCW Payout/Reinvestment	Motilal Oswal	₹24.0610	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Focused Equity Fund - Direct - IDCW	Franklin India	₹40.5792	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹23.3851
16 Jul 2026	₹23.4077
15 Jul 2026	₹23.4525
14 Jul 2026	₹23.3247
13 Jul 2026	₹23.5945
10 Jul 2026	₹23.5191
9 Jul 2026	₹23.1676
8 Jul 2026	₹22.8116
7 Jul 2026	₹23.2982
6 Jul 2026	₹23.3509

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 JM Focused Fund (Direct) - IDCW is ₹23.3851. It's a Focused Fund from the fund house, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

JM Focused Fund (Direct) - IDCW has NAV history starting from 03 Jan 2013, a track record of about 13 years 6 months. That's enough history to evaluate the fund across one or two market cycles. Look at rolling returns rather than point-to-point to judge consistency.

JM Focused Fund (Direct) - IDCW is managed by the fund house. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Focused Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, JM Focused Fund (Direct) - IDCW has delivered a absolute return of 4.18% — +5.64 pp ahead of the Focused Fund category average of -1.46%. The fund ranks #7 of 29 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, JM Focused Fund (Direct) - IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 15.12% — +5.47 pp ahead of the Focused Fund category average of 9.65%. The fund ranks #5 of 28 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, JM Focused Fund (Direct) - IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 15.28% — +6 pp ahead of the Focused Fund category average of 9.28%. The fund ranks #1 of 23 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in JM Focused Fund (Direct) - IDCW exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹355,127 today — a multiplier of 3.55×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 13.51%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹241,463.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in JM Focused Fund (Direct) - IDCW over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹839,050 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 13.37%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in JM Focused Fund (Direct) - IDCW = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,446,643 (multiplier 2.04×). XIRR: 13.65%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, JM Focused Fund (Direct) - IDCW ranks #1 out of 23 funds in the Focused Fund category — that places it in the top quartile (Q1) — strong outperformance. The category average return over the same window is 9.28%; this fund delivered 15.28%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline JM Focused Fund (Direct) - IDCW has experienced over the last 5-year window is 19.65% — 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, JM Focused Fund (Direct) - IDCW averaged 14.63% (best 27.58%, worst 3.60%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.55 — reasonable risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, JM Focused Fund (Direct) - IDCW returned -1.01% — lagging the Focused Fund category average of 1.64% by 2.65 pp. It ranked #20 of 29 in its category that year.

JM Focused Fund (Direct) - IDCW 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. JM Focused Fund (Direct) - IDCW 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: 19.6%. 5-year CAGR: 15.28%.

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