Should I invest in SBI Focused Fund - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)?

We don't give personal investment advice. SBI Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (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: 22.5%. 5-year CAGR: 13.97%.

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SBI Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)

Latest NAV

₹108.5791

As of

17 Jul 2026

3,337 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	+0.61%	+0.35%	+0.26	8 / 29	Q2
1W	+0.37%	-0.02%	+0.39	6 / 29	Q1
2W	+0.41%	+0.35%	+0.06	16 / 29	Q3
1M	+2.97%	+1.88%	+1.08	8 / 29	Q2
3M	+4.53%	+3.92%	+0.61	12 / 29	Q2
6M	+4.90%	-1.14%	+6.04	5 / 29	Q1
YTD	+3.53%	-2.65%	+6.19	5 / 29	Q1
1Y	+12.05%	-1.46%	+13.51	1 / 29	Q1
2Y	+9.72%	-0.81%	+10.53	1 / 29	Q1
3Y	+16.72%	+9.65%	+7.07	2 / 28	Q1
4Y	+17.14%	+11.29%	+5.84	4 / 26	Q1
5Y	+13.97%	+9.28%	+4.69	4 / 23	Q1
7Y	+16.80%	+11.75%	+5.05	4 / 16	Q1
10Y	+13.47%	+9.22%	+4.25	4 / 13	Q2
Inception	+13.32%	+11.41%	+1.91	12 / 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	+3.53%	-2.65%	+6.19	5 / 29
2025	+16.12%	+1.64%	+14.48	1 / 29
2024	+18.32%	+16.89%	+1.43	11 / 28
2023	+22.89%	+23.20%	-0.30	15 / 26
2022	-7.56%	-1.34%	-6.22	19 / 24
2021	+43.96%	+29.51%	+14.44	1 / 21
2020	+15.79%	+13.97%	+1.82	7 / 18
2019	+16.78%	+8.17%	+8.61	3 / 13
2018	-12.59%	-10.01%	-2.59	9 / 13
2017	+32.33%	+30.76%	+1.57	4 / 13
2016	-6.53%	+0.70%	-7.23	11 / 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

+16.80%

153 windows

min -15.5% · max 73.4%

83% positive

3-Year rolling

+14.03%

129 windows

min -0.4% · max 28.5%

98% positive

5-Year rolling

+13.61%

105 windows

min 1.3% · max 24.4%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+13.29%

80 windows

min 7.8% · max 18.4%

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

9.56%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.98

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

1.91

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-12.86%

Jan 2026 → Mar 2026

% positive months

75.0%

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.

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
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
Mirae Asset Focused Fund Direct IDCW	Mirae Asset	₹24.9030	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹108.5791
16 Jul 2026	₹107.9202
15 Jul 2026	₹108.3149
14 Jul 2026	₹107.9851
13 Jul 2026	₹107.9157
10 Jul 2026	₹108.1772
9 Jul 2026	₹107.1854
8 Jul 2026	₹106.8056
7 Jul 2026	₹108.5787
6 Jul 2026	₹108.5661

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 SBI Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) is ₹108.5791. It's a Focused Fund from SBI, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

SBI Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) has NAV history starting from 02 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.

SBI Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) is managed by SBI. 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, SBI Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) has delivered a absolute return of 12.05% — +13.51 pp ahead of the Focused Fund category average of -1.46%. The fund ranks #1 of 29 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, SBI Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) has delivered a CAGR of 16.72% — +7.07 pp ahead of the Focused Fund category average of 9.65%. The fund ranks #2 of 28 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, SBI Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) has delivered a CAGR of 13.97% — +4.69 pp ahead of the Focused Fund category average of 9.28%. The fund ranks #4 of 23 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in SBI Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹353,837 today — a multiplier of 3.54×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 13.47%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹241,463.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in SBI Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹870,642 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 14.87%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in SBI Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,687,808 (multiplier 2.24×). XIRR: 15.40%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, SBI Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) ranks #4 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 13.97%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline SBI Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) has experienced over the last 5-year window is 22.46% — its NAV fell from a high on 15 Nov 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, SBI Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) averaged 13.61% (best 24.40%, worst 1.30%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.58 — reasonable risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, SBI Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) returned 16.12% — beating the Focused Fund category average of 1.64% by 14.48 pp. It ranked #1 of 29 in its category that year.

SBI Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (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. SBI Focused Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (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: 22.5%. 5-year CAGR: 13.97%.

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