SBI PSU Fund is an open-ended equity fund launched on 7th July 2010. SBI PSU Fund aims to invests in diversified equity stocks of domestic Public Sector Undertakings and in money market and debt instruments that are issued by PSUs and others with the objective for long-term capital appreciation.
This fund is managed by Mr. Richard D’Souza. SBI PSU Fund is a thematic fund which is exposed to large, mid and small cap stocks. SBI PSU Fund focuses on public sector undertaking sector allocation. Investment in SBI PSU Fund sip mode offer its investors with pocket-friendly payment method.
SBI PSU Fund Investment facts
- SBI PSU Fund under SBI fund house primarily invests in equity stocks of PSU and its subsidiaries’ companies.
- SBI PSU Fund invests in equity stocks of 88.51%, out of which 54.88% in large cap, 22.37% in mid cap and 11.26% in small cap stocks.
- SBI PSU Fund is a thematic mutual fund investment plan which aims to create long-term wealth generation.
- SBI PSU Fund growth option offers potentially higher returns as compared to dividend option.
- SBI PSU Fund is exposed to large cap stocks more than 50% of the portfolio ensuring a good amount of return adjusted risk.
- Individuals can easily invest in SBI PSU Fund growth option to build capital with PSU companies and their subsidiaries.
- SBI PSU Fund is suitable for those who are ready to take a higher risk in order to gain higher return than equity funds. Also, investors must have a good market knowledge and its trends.
- SBI PSU Fund offers higher return but there can be losses because of the volatile market.
Top 5 Sectors of SBI PSU Fund
| S.No. | Holding Name | Net Assets (in %) |
| 1 | Bank – Public | 21.94 |
| 2 | Power Generation/Distribution | 13.44 |
| 3 | Oil Exploration | 12.2 |
| 4 | Miscellaneous | 11.48 |
| 5 | Industrial Gases and Fuels | 7.46 |
(as on 28/03/2019)
Top 10 Holdings of SBI PSU Fund
| S.No. | Holding Name | Net Assets (in %) |
| 1 | State Bank of India | 11.09 |
| 2 | TREPS | 10.38 |
| 3 | Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. | 9.5 |
| 4 | NTPC Ltd. | 6.79 |
| 5 | Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. | 6.65 |
| 6 | Indraprastha Gas Ltd. | 5.86 |
| 7 | Rites Ltd. | 4.42 |
| 8 | National Aluminium Company Ltd. | 4.25 |
| 9 | Bank of Baroda | 3.95 |
| 10 | Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. | 3.83 |
(as on 28/03/2019)
SBI PSU Fund Details
Launch Date- July07, 2010
Fund Manager- Mr. Richard D’souza
Risk- High
Benchmark- S&P BSE PSU Index
Return Since Launch- 0.56%
AUM- Rs. 149.9 crore (as on 28th Feb, 2019)
The following table depicts the performance of SBI PSU Fund-
| 1-Year | 3-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year | |
| Fund | -5.19 | 8.09 | 6.27 | – |
| S&P BSE PSU TRI | -0.69 | 10.68 | 6.72 | – |
| Category | -2.8 | 10.29 | 9.65 | – |
| Rank within Category | 3 | 3 | 2 | – |
| Number of funds in category | 3 | 3 | 2 | – |
| As on Mar 29, 2019 |
