Should I invest in SBI MGLT?

We don't give personal investment advice. SBI MGLT- DIVIDEND - PF (Fixed Period - 3 Yrs) 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: 3.3%. 5-year CAGR: 5.79%.

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SBI MGLT- DIVIDEND - PF (Fixed Period - 3 Yrs) Option

Latest NAV

₹20.4897

As of

12 Jun 2026

4,898 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%	+0.11%	-0.01	32 / 50	Q3
1W	+0.50%	+0.38%	+0.13	23 / 50	Q2
2W	+0.79%	+0.60%	+0.19	26 / 50	Q3
1M	+1.04%	+0.87%	+0.17	25 / 50	Q2
3M	+0.83%	+0.72%	+0.11	13 / 49	Q2
6M	+2.22%	+1.34%	+0.88	11 / 48	Q1
YTD	+1.75%	+1.06%	+0.69	10 / 48	Q1
1Y	+2.35%	+1.56%	+0.79	21 / 48	Q2
2Y	+5.48%	+4.11%	+1.37	21 / 47	Q2
3Y	+6.05%	+4.59%	+1.46	16 / 46	Q2
4Y	+6.90%	+4.92%	+1.97	9 / 44	Q1
5Y	+5.79%	+3.80%	+1.99	6 / 42	Q1
7Y	+6.16%	+4.45%	+1.71	16 / 42	Q2
10Y	+5.27%	+4.89%	+0.38	27 / 42	Q3
Inception	+3.60%	+5.11%	-1.51	35 / 50	Q3

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	+1.75%	+0.88%	+0.87	9 / 35
2025	+4.74%	+3.16%	+1.57	12 / 37
2024	+9.07%	+7.11%	+1.96	7 / 37
2023	+7.45%	+5.56%	+1.89	6 / 37
2022	+4.23%	+1.37%	+2.87	3 / 37
2021	+2.98%	+1.03%	+1.94	6 / 37
2020	+11.44%	+8.25%	+3.19	8 / 37
2019	+6.79%	+8.56%	-1.76	28 / 37
2018	+0.23%	+3.47%	-3.24	41 / 47
2017	-2.88%	+0.07%	-2.95	38 / 47
2016	+9.42%	+11.27%	-1.85	34 / 46

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

+3.68%

234 windows

min -10.1% · max 12.3%

81% positive

3-Year rolling

+3.71%

210 windows

min -3.1% · max 9.0%

89% positive

5-Year rolling

+3.77%

186 windows

min -0.9% · max 7.0%

99% positive

7-Year rolling

+3.81%

161 windows

min 0.4% · max 7.1%

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

2.65%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

-0.21

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

-0.49

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-3.35%

May 2025 → Aug 2025

% positive months

80.6%

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 Gilt Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Gilt Fund-Long Term-Dividend	HDFC	₹12.1795	12 Jun 2026
SBI MGLT- DIVIDEND - PF (Fixed Period - 1 Yr) Option	SBI	₹20.8823	12 Jun 2026
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund-Investment-Dividend	ICICI Prudential	₹17.3777	12 Jun 2026
Templeton India Govt.Sec. Fund-Long Term Plan - Dividend	Franklin Templeton	₹10.6530	12 Jun 2026
Kotak Gilt-Investment Provident Fund and Trust-Dividend	Kotak Mahindra	₹11.7481	12 Jun 2026
DSP BlackRock Government Securities Fund - Dividend	DSP BlackRock	₹12.5456	12 Jun 2026
BARODA PIONEER GILT FUND-Dividend Plan	Baroda Pioneer	₹25.7427	12 Jun 2026
Canara Robeco Gilt PGS-Growth Plan	Canara Robeco	₹76.1231	12 Jun 2026
UTI - GILT ADVANTAGE-LONG TERM PF-DIVIDEND	UTI	₹26.6658	12 Jun 2026
PGIM India Gilt Fund - Quarterly Dividend	PGIM India	₹13.3584	12 Jun 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
12 Jun 2026	₹20.4897
11 Jun 2026	₹20.4698
10 Jun 2026	₹20.4638
9 Jun 2026	₹20.4745
8 Jun 2026	₹20.4079
5 Jun 2026	₹20.3868
4 Jun 2026	₹20.3402
3 Jun 2026	₹20.3144
2 Jun 2026	₹20.3361
1 Jun 2026	₹20.3274

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 12 Jun 2026, the NAV of SBI MGLT- DIVIDEND - PF (Fixed Period - 3 Yrs) Option is ₹20.4897. It's a Gilt Fund from SBI, run as a Unknown plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

SBI MGLT- DIVIDEND - PF (Fixed Period - 3 Yrs) Option has NAV history starting from 03 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.

SBI MGLT- DIVIDEND - PF (Fixed Period - 3 Yrs) Option is managed by SBI. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Gilt Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, SBI MGLT- DIVIDEND - PF (Fixed Period - 3 Yrs) Option has delivered a absolute return of 2.35% — +0.79 pp ahead of the Gilt Fund category average of 1.56%. The fund ranks #21 of 48 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, SBI MGLT- DIVIDEND - PF (Fixed Period - 3 Yrs) Option has delivered a CAGR of 6.05% — +1.46 pp ahead of the Gilt Fund category average of 4.59%. The fund ranks #16 of 46 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, SBI MGLT- DIVIDEND - PF (Fixed Period - 3 Yrs) Option has delivered a CAGR of 5.79% — +1.99 pp ahead of the Gilt Fund category average of 3.80%. The fund ranks #6 of 42 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in SBI MGLT- DIVIDEND - PF (Fixed Period - 3 Yrs) Option exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹167,081 today — a multiplier of 1.67×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 5.27%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹161,142.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in SBI MGLT- DIVIDEND - PF (Fixed Period - 3 Yrs) Option over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹697,850 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 5.98%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in SBI MGLT- DIVIDEND - PF (Fixed Period - 3 Yrs) Option = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,610,301 (multiplier 1.34×). XIRR: 5.73%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, SBI MGLT- DIVIDEND - PF (Fixed Period - 3 Yrs) Option ranks #6 out of 42 funds in the Gilt Fund category — that places it in the top quartile (Q1) — strong outperformance. The category average return over the same window is 3.80%; this fund delivered 5.79%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline SBI MGLT- DIVIDEND - PF (Fixed Period - 3 Yrs) Option has experienced over the last 5-year window is 3.35% — its NAV fell from a high on 28 May 2025 to a low on 26 Aug 2025. 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 MGLT- DIVIDEND - PF (Fixed Period - 3 Yrs) Option averaged 3.77% (best 7.01%, worst -0.89%). 99% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is -0.35 — negative risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, SBI MGLT- DIVIDEND - PF (Fixed Period - 3 Yrs) Option returned 4.74% — beating the Gilt Fund category average of 3.16% by 1.57 pp. It ranked #12 of 37 in its category that year.

SBI MGLT- DIVIDEND - PF (Fixed Period - 3 Yrs) 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. SBI MGLT- DIVIDEND - PF (Fixed Period - 3 Yrs) 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: 3.3%. 5-year CAGR: 5.79%.

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