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

We don't give personal investment advice. SBI Large Cap 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: 16.4%. 5-year CAGR: 11.82%.

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

Latest NAV

₹68.2645

As of

17 Jul 2026

3,338 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	+0.71%	+0.66%	+0.06	20 / 42	Q2
1W	+0.22%	+0.24%	-0.02	21 / 42	Q2
2W	-0.19%	+0.29%	-0.47	38 / 42	Q4
1M	+0.84%	+1.38%	-0.54	32 / 42	Q4
3M	+1.62%	+1.43%	+0.19	17 / 42	Q2
6M	-1.19%	-3.68%	+2.49	5 / 42	Q1
YTD	-2.00%	-5.26%	+3.26	5 / 41	Q1
1Y	+1.88%	-2.96%	+4.83	6 / 41	Q1
2Y	+3.23%	-2.28%	+5.50	3 / 41	Q1
3Y	+10.55%	+7.96%	+2.59	15 / 39	Q2
4Y	+13.75%	+10.18%	+3.57	9 / 37	Q1
5Y	+11.82%	+7.95%	+3.87	8 / 35	Q1
7Y	+14.23%	+10.04%	+4.19	1 / 31	Q1
10Y	+12.14%	+7.67%	+4.47	1 / 26	Q1
Inception	+12.91%	+8.43%	+4.48	3 / 42	Q1

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	-2.00%	-5.56%	+3.56	4 / 40
2025	+10.06%	+4.07%	+6.00	2 / 40
2024	+13.40%	+12.49%	+0.91	19 / 38
2023	+22.82%	+21.78%	+1.04	19 / 38
2022	+5.11%	+0.13%	+4.99	6 / 35
2021	+26.50%	+22.09%	+4.41	6 / 34
2020	+17.13%	+11.78%	+5.36	7 / 31
2019	+12.23%	+7.69%	+4.55	7 / 31
2018	-2.57%	-4.62%	+2.06	13 / 31
2017	+30.51%	+20.09%	+10.42	4 / 27
2016	+0.26%	-0.13%	+0.39	12 / 25

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

+15.53%

153 windows

min -22.8% · max 64.4%

84% positive

3-Year rolling

+13.47%

129 windows

min -2.9% · max 31.1%

98% positive

5-Year rolling

+13.28%

105 windows

min -1.2% · max 25.7%

98% positive

7-Year rolling

+12.72%

80 windows

min 6.7% · max 16.3%

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

11.07%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.38

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.63

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-15.44%

Sep 2024 → Feb 2025

% positive months

61.1%

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 Large Cap Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Large Cap Fund - IDCW Option - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹62.7550	17 Jul 2026
NIPPON INDIA LARGE CAP FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option	Nippon India	₹40.4906	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Large Cap Fund (erstwhile Bluechip Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW	ICICI Prudential	₹61.0000	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India Largecap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW (Payout / Reinvestment)	Invesco	₹35.4100	17 Jul 2026
BANDHAN Large Cap Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW	Bandhan	₹28.6160	17 Jul 2026
quant Large Cap Fund - IDCW Option - Direct Plan	Quant	₹17.2020	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Large Cap Fund-DIRECT - IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹92.9700	17 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal Large Cap Direct Plan IDCW	Motilal Oswal	₹12.7988	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Large Cap Fund - Direct - IDCW	Franklin India	₹49.8706	17 Jul 2026
Mirae Asset Large Cap Fund Direct IDCW	Mirae Asset	₹67.0620	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹68.2645
16 Jul 2026	₹67.7800
15 Jul 2026	₹67.9039
14 Jul 2026	₹67.6035
13 Jul 2026	₹68.0739
10 Jul 2026	₹68.1148
9 Jul 2026	₹67.4953
8 Jul 2026	₹67.1403
7 Jul 2026	₹68.4629
6 Jul 2026	₹68.7320

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 Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) is ₹68.2645. It's a Large Cap Fund from SBI, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

SBI Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) has NAV history starting from 04 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 Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) is managed by SBI. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Large Cap Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, SBI Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) has delivered a absolute return of 1.88% — +4.83 pp ahead of the Large Cap Fund category average of -2.96%. The fund ranks #6 of 41 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, SBI Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) has delivered a CAGR of 10.55% — +2.59 pp ahead of the Large Cap Fund category average of 7.96%. The fund ranks #15 of 39 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, SBI Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) has delivered a CAGR of 11.82% — +3.87 pp ahead of the Large Cap Fund category average of 7.95%. The fund ranks #8 of 35 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in SBI Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹314,590 today — a multiplier of 3.15×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 12.14%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹209,376.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in SBI Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹781,930 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 10.53%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in SBI Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,370,778 (multiplier 1.98×). XIRR: 13.06%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, SBI Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) ranks #8 out of 35 funds in the Large Cap Fund category — that places it in the top quartile (Q1) — strong outperformance. The category average return over the same window is 7.95%; this fund delivered 11.82%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline SBI Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) has experienced over the last 5-year window is 16.38% — its NAV fell from a high on 18 Oct 2021 to a low on 17 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 Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) averaged 13.28% (best 25.70%, worst -1.21%). 98% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.42 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, SBI Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) returned 10.06% — beating the Large Cap Fund category average of 4.07% by 6.00 pp. It ranked #2 of 40 in its category that year.

SBI Large Cap 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 Large Cap 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: 16.4%. 5-year CAGR: 11.82%.

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