Should I invest in Sahara Liquid Fund-Variable Pricing - Daily Dividend option?

We don't give personal investment advice. Sahara Liquid Fund-Variable Pricing - Daily Dividend option is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon matches the fund's modified duration — short-duration funds for 1-3 year goals, long-duration for 7+ yearsprimary goal is capital preservation or steady accrual, not high growthtax slab is moderate — high-slab investors should evaluate post-tax yield against tax-free alternatives (PPF, tax-free bonds)Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 0.0%. 5-year CAGR: 5.34%.

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Sahara Liquid Fund-Variable Pricing - Daily Dividend option

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	0.00%	-3.56%	+3.56	72 / 84	Q4
1W	-0.01%	-3.52%	+3.51	70 / 84	Q4
2W	+0.01%	-3.50%	+3.51	39 / 84	Q2
1M	+0.19%	-6.74%	+6.93	29 / 87	Q2
3M	+0.86%	-6.22%	+7.08	27 / 86	Q2
6M	+1.92%	-6.43%	+8.35	23 / 84	Q2
YTD	+0.79%	-6.15%	+6.94	28 / 85	Q2
1Y	+4.56%	-5.38%	+9.94	22 / 84	Q2
2Y	+5.12%	-6.52%	+11.64	18 / 86	Q1
3Y	+5.37%	-6.38%	+11.75	19 / 85	Q1
4Y	+5.54%	-7.58%	+13.11	16 / 74	Q1
5Y	+5.34%	-4.41%	+9.75	17 / 61	Q2
7Y	+3.89%	+0.51%	+3.39	18 / 50	Q2
10Y	+2.77%	+0.08%	+2.69	15 / 47	Q2
Inception	+1.98%	-6.05%	+8.03	24 / 88	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
2020 YTD	+0.79%	+1.38%	-0.59	11 / 22
2019	+5.06%	+2.92%	+2.14	10 / 24
2018	+5.78%	+1.53%	+4.24	6 / 32
2017	+5.76%	+2.08%	+3.68	9 / 40
2016	+6.24%	+2.54%	+3.70	12 / 49
2015	+2.92%	+2.88%	+0.04	19 / 50
2014	+0.18%	+2.21%	-2.04	23 / 50
2013	+0.67%	+2.22%	-1.56	24 / 51
2012	+0.47%	+2.94%	-2.47	31 / 58
2011	+0.00%	-4.13%	+4.13	42 / 67
2010	+0.00%	-2.87%	+2.87	46 / 68

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

+2.01%

159 windows

min 0.0% · max 6.6%

82% positive

3-Year rolling

+1.87%

134 windows

min 0.0% · max 6.1%

97% positive

5-Year rolling

+1.63%

110 windows

min 0.0% · max 5.3%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+1.52%

86 windows

min 0.1% · max 3.9%

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

0.24%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

—

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

—

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-0.02%

Jul 2019 → Jul 2019

% positive months

100.0%

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
27 Mar 2020	₹1,346.9485
26 Mar 2020	₹1,346.9665
25 Mar 2020	₹1,346.9845
24 Mar 2020	₹1,347.0026
23 Mar 2020	₹1,347.0206
22 Mar 2020	₹1,347.0386
20 Mar 2020	₹1,347.0747
19 Mar 2020	₹1,347.0927
18 Mar 2020	₹1,347.1108
17 Mar 2020	₹1,347.1288

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.

Sahara Liquid Fund-Variable Pricing - Daily Dividend option is a Liquid from Sahara (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.

Sahara Liquid Fund-Variable Pricing - Daily Dividend option has NAV history starting from 01 Apr 2006, a track record of about 20 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.

Sahara Liquid Fund-Variable Pricing - Daily Dividend option is managed by Sahara. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Liquid' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Sahara Liquid Fund-Variable Pricing - Daily Dividend option has delivered a absolute return of 4.56% — +9.94 pp ahead of the Liquid category average of -5.38%. The fund ranks #22 of 84 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Sahara Liquid Fund-Variable Pricing - Daily Dividend option has delivered a CAGR of 5.37% — +11.75 pp ahead of the Liquid category average of -6.38%. The fund ranks #19 of 85 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Sahara Liquid Fund-Variable Pricing - Daily Dividend option has delivered a CAGR of 5.34% — +9.75 pp ahead of the Liquid category average of -4.41%. The fund ranks #17 of 61 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Sahara Liquid Fund-Variable Pricing - Daily Dividend option exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹131,419 today — a multiplier of 1.31×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 2.77%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹100,791.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Sahara Liquid Fund-Variable Pricing - Daily Dividend option over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹687,361 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 5.37%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in Sahara Liquid Fund-Variable Pricing - Daily Dividend option = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,471,774 (multiplier 1.23×). XIRR: 4.00%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, Sahara Liquid Fund-Variable Pricing - Daily Dividend option ranks #17 out of 61 funds in the Liquid category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is -4.41%; this fund delivered 5.34%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Sahara Liquid Fund-Variable Pricing - Daily Dividend option has experienced over the last 5-year window is 0.02% — its NAV fell from a high on 30 Jul 2019 to a low on 31 Jul 2019. 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, Sahara Liquid Fund-Variable Pricing - Daily Dividend option averaged 1.63% (best 5.34%, worst 0.00%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive.

In calendar year 2019, Sahara Liquid Fund-Variable Pricing - Daily Dividend option returned 5.06% — beating the Liquid category average of 2.92% by 2.14 pp. It ranked #10 of 24 in its category that year.

Sahara Liquid Fund-Variable Pricing - Daily Dividend option is classified as a Debt fund. For units acquired on or after 1 April 2023, all gains are taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of holding period — there's no LTCG concession or indexation. For pre-April-2023 units, the old rules with indexation still apply on long-term gains.

We don't give personal investment advice. Sahara Liquid Fund-Variable Pricing - Daily Dividend option is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon matches the fund's modified duration — short-duration funds for 1-3 year goals, long-duration for 7+ years
primary goal is capital preservation or steady accrual, not high growth
tax slab is moderate — high-slab investors should evaluate post-tax yield against tax-free alternatives (PPF, tax-free bonds)

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 0.0%. 5-year CAGR: 5.34%.

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