SBI ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund
The scheme seeks to provide investors with opportunities for long-term growth in capital through an active management of investments in a divemified basket of companies following Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria using exclusionary strategy.
Growthvine rating: 3/5 — ranked #80 of 179 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Thematic |
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| NAV | ₹242.07 (as of 2026-08-21) |
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| AUM | ₹5,347 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.59% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Rohit Shimpi |
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| Exit load | 1% for redemption within 365 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 10.32% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.33 |
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| Standard deviation | 14.49% |
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| Max drawdown | -63.89% |
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| Alpha | -0.22 |
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| Beta | 0.99 |
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Over 5 years, captured 90.0% of NIFTY100 ESG's upside and 86.8% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 71.5% |
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| Mid cap | 19.0% |
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| Small cap | 9.6% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 29.6% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 48.2% |
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| Total holdings | 43 |
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Top holdings
- ICICI Bank Ltd. — 8.9%
- HDFC Bank Ltd. — 7.4%
- AXIS Bank Ltd. — 4.6%
- Bajaj Finance Limited — 4.4%
- Infosys Ltd — 4.3%
- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. — 4.0%
- Larsen & Toubro Limited — 4.0%
- State Bank Of India — 3.8%
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. — 3.7%
- TVS Motor Company Ltd. — 3.1%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 30.2%
- Automobile — 10.1%
- Construction — 8.7%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | -1.8% | Q4 (Bottom) | #141 of 167 |
| 2025 | 7.4% | Q2 | #36 of 132 |
| 2024 | 12.1% | Q4 (Bottom) | #77 of 86 |
| 2023 | 24.6% | Q4 (Bottom) | #51 of 66 |
| 2022 | -2.3% | Q3 | #42 of 55 |