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UTI Equity Savings Fund

Equity SavingsModerately HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
₹18.73+0.18%1 day
Return since launch
8.1%
52-week range
₹18.18 — ₹19.14
AUM
₹816 Cr

UTI Equity Savings Fund is a Equity Savings hybrid fund from UTI Mutual Fund with ₹816 Cr under management, launched in 2018. Over three years it has returned 4.1% a year, against 7.6% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.06% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Moderately High.

Performance

Returns

How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y-0.2%−3.7 pts3.5%1.9%
2Y2.4%−1.4 pts3.8%3.2%
3Y4.1%−3.4 pts7.6%4.3%
5Y6.9%+0.1 pts6.8%6.1%
7Y8.3%+0.4 pts7.9%6.9%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund-0.2%
Category3.5%
3Y
Fund4.1%
Category7.6%
5Y
Fund6.9%
Category6.8%

Since launch (10 Aug 2018): 8.1%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20258.4%+1.1 pts7.3%
20249.1%−2.8 pts11.9%
202315.7%+1.4 pts14.3%
20226.3%+2.1 pts4.2%
202114.0%+0.5 pts13.6%
202010.1%−0.3 pts10.5%

Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.

Costs & terms

Costs and terms

What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.

Costs

2.06%

Expense ratio as on 25 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.52%
Brokerage
0.04%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.50%
Exit load
Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 30 days.
Lock-in
None

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
CRISIL Equity Saving
Short-term capital gains
Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long-term capital gains
After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Risk

Risk

What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.

Moderately High

Your principal is treated as being at moderately high risk — typically balanced hybrid and index-led equity schemes.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha——Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.800.87How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.440.72Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.500.84Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation4.906.16How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

UTI Equity Savings Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity34.1%
  • Debt21.9%
  • Other44.0%

Market cap split

  • Large94.3%
  • Mid5.7%
P/E
18.92
P/B
2.62

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers36.73%₹300 Cr+97.61%+95.58%+108.47%
GOISovereign8.19%₹66.84 Cr+8.09%+8.10%+9.48%
Grasim Industries Ltd.Materials3.72%₹30.36 Cr-2.61%-2.29%-2.65%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial2.83%₹23.13 Cr-3.59%-4.74%-5.13%
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial2.58%₹21.05 Cr-1.49%-1.60%-1.90%
Axis Bank Ltd.Financial2.33%₹19.02 Cr-11.58%-12.18%-10.02%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.Construction2.04%₹16.62 Cr-0.91%-0.94%-0.92%
IRB InvIT FundConstruction2.02%₹16.52 Cr+1.84%+1.49%—
Indus Infra TrustConstruction1.78%₹14.50 Cr+0.52%+0.41%—
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy1.70%₹13.89 Cr+1.76%+2.51%-1.02%

Sectors

  • Others36.7%
  • Sovereign21.3%
  • Financial11.4%
  • Construction9.6%
  • Energy4.8%
  • Technology4.0%
  • Automobile3.3%
  • Healthcare1.9%

Instruments

  • Cash Margin32.7%
  • GOI Securities21.3%
  • Net Current Assets4.0%
  • Infrastructure Investment Trust3.8%
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts3.4%
  • Short Term Deposit0.6%
  • CBLO0.0%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Grasim Industries Ltd.-2.51%3.72%+6.23%
company:193270.00%-2.78%-2.78%
Others31.66%32.72%+1.05%
REC Ltd.0.77%0.25%-0.52%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-2.70%-3.03%-0.33%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT0.98%0.70%-0.28%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.0.61%0.82%+0.22%
Axis Bank Ltd.-3.59%-3.81%-0.22%
GOI7.99%8.19%+0.20%
IRB InvIT Fund1.90%2.02%+0.12%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.0.97%1.08%+0.12%
State Bank of India-2.23%-2.34%-0.11%
JSW Steel Ltd.-1.50%-1.60%-0.10%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.1.19%1.29%+0.10%
Reliance Industries Ltd.1.61%1.70%+0.09%
Life Insurance Corporation of India0.74%0.83%+0.09%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-2.35%-2.26%+0.09%
Shriram Finance Ltd1.07%1.15%+0.08%
Tata Motors Ltd.0.68%0.75%+0.07%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-3.40%-3.47%-0.07%
NTPC Ltd.0.75%0.68%-0.07%
Indus Infra Trust1.70%1.78%+0.07%
ITC Ltd.1.08%1.01%-0.07%
HCL Technologies Ltd.0.98%0.92%-0.06%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-2.32%-2.27%+0.05%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-1.11%-1.07%+0.04%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-0.57%-0.61%-0.04%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-0.82%-0.86%-0.04%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.0.88%0.84%-0.04%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.0.86%0.83%-0.04%
Knowledge Realty Trust0.99%0.95%-0.04%
Infosys Ltd.1.13%1.17%+0.04%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-1.78%-1.75%+0.04%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.39%-0.42%-0.03%
Embassy Office Parks REIT0.93%0.96%+0.03%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-2.26%-2.23%+0.03%
Tata Power Company Ltd.0.74%0.77%+0.03%
Nexus Select Trust0.78%0.81%+0.03%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.0.78%0.76%-0.03%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.43%-0.45%-0.02%
DLF Ltd.-0.40%-0.42%-0.02%
Wipro Ltd.0.57%0.59%+0.02%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.84%-0.86%-0.02%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.0.48%0.50%+0.02%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.0.87%0.86%-0.01%
Indus Towers Ltd.-0.96%-0.97%-0.01%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.-0.73%-0.74%-0.01%
Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd.0.63%0.62%-0.01%
Dabur India Ltd.-0.06%-0.05%0.00%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.19%-0.19%0.00%
Cipla Ltd.-0.52%-0.52%0.00%
Coal India Ltd.0.49%0.49%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹3,230 Cr2.25%5.0%7.1%8.8%
Kotak Equity Savings Fund₹10,684 Cr2.12%3.3%6.0%8.3%
Mirae Asset Equity Savings Fund₹2,041 Cr1.73%3.5%6.4%8.2%
Edelweiss Equity Savings Fund₹1,660 Cr2.15%8.3%8.7%9.5%
HSBC Equity Savings Fund₹1,475 Cr2.46%7.5%9.0%10.7%
Baroda BNP Paribas Equity Savings Fund₹289 Cr2.81%2.4%5.3%7.2%

About

About this fund

The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.

Investment objective

The Scheme seeks to provide capital appreciation and income distribution to the investors using arbitrage opportunities, investment in equity / equity related instruments and debt / money market instruments.

Fund managers

  • Anurag MittalMr. Mittal is B.Com. (Hons), CA and M.Sc. in Accounting and Finance (specialization in Finance) from London School of Economics & Political Science.Prior to joining UTI Mutual Fund, he worked with IDFC AMC, HDFC AMC ( Sept. 2012 - Oct. 2015), Axis AMC (July 2009 - Sept. 2012), ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. as Credit Research Analyst (2008-2009) and with Bank of America in Corporate Banking (2006-2008).
  • V SrivatsaMr. Srivatsa is a B.Com (H), Chartered Accountant, CWA. and PGDM from IIM Indore.Prior to joining UTI Mutual Fund in 2002 he has worked with Ford, Rhodes Parks & Co., Chartered Accountants and Madras Cements Ltd.
Scheme information document

Tools

Return calculator

What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.

₹
Over the pastTotal investmentWould’ve becomeGrowthReturns
6 months2.11% absolute₹60,000₹61,2662.11%
1 year2.53% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,21,6571.38%
3 years7.20% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,02,90611.92%
5 years7.47% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,29,21721.54%

Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.

How this is calculated

Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.

The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

The things people ask about this scheme.

What is the NAV of UTI Equity Savings Fund?
The NAV of UTI Equity Savings Fund is ₹18.73 as on 25 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of UTI Equity Savings Fund?
The expense ratio of UTI Equity Savings Fund is 2.06% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for UTI Equity Savings Fund?
You can start a SIP in UTI Equity Savings Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has UTI Equity Savings Fund given?
UTI Equity Savings Fund has returned -0.2% over 1 year, 4.1% over 3 years and 6.9% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on UTI Equity Savings Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 30 days..
How risky is UTI Equity Savings Fund?
UTI Equity Savings Fund is rated Moderately High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Equity Savings category.
Which fund house manages UTI Equity Savings Fund?
UTI Equity Savings Fund is managed by UTI Mutual Fund, which runs 66 schemes with ₹3,94,848 Cr under management.