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Monthly performance

August 2026 report

A month-end review of India's Direct Growth SIF universe.

Report month

August 2026
September 2026August 2026SelectedJuly 2026June 2026May 2026April 2026March 2026February 2026January 2026December 2025November 2025October 2025

Performance report - August 2026

30 strategies, reviewed and ranked.

August closed with all 30 mapped Direct Plan Growth strategies on final 31-Aug NAVs. Twenty-six were positive, led by DynaSIF Equity Ex-Top 100 at +6.40%.

Top reported return

+6.40%

DynaSIF Ex-Top 100 - Equity Ex-Top 100 - 360 ONE

30

Strategies observed

30

Returns reported

26 / 30

Positive breadth

+1.38%

Equal-weight average

NAV observation window: 1 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2026

August 2026 in one view

+6.40%

DynaSIF Ex-Top 100

Strongest reported return

-1.04%

Arthaya Equity

Lowest reported return

+1.38%

Equal-weight SIF average

26 positive, 4 negative

N/A

Nifty 50 context

Context only, not strategy alpha

Category breadth

Equity Ex-Top 100

5 of 5 strategies reported a return

+2.72%

DynaSIF Ex-Top 100

Sector Rotation

1 of 1 strategies reported a return

+1.73%

qSIF Sector Rotation

Active Asset Allocator

3 of 3 strategies reported a return

+1.21%

iSIF AAA

Hybrid Long Short

11 of 11 strategies reported a return

+1.20%

Apex Hybrid

Equity Long Short

10 of 10 strategies reported a return

+0.93%

iSIF Equity

Strategy return matrix

Direct Plan Growth options ordered by the return observed for August 2026. Newer launches without a comparable observation remain unranked.

August 2026 SIF returns ordered from highest to lowest
RankStrategyCategoryMonthSince inception
1DynaSIF Ex-Top 100

360 ONE

Equity Ex-Top 100+6.40%+11.84%
2iSIF Equity

ICICI Prudential

Equity Long Short+4.10%+9.20%
3Summit Equity

Invesco Mutual Fund

Equity Long Short+3.62%+6.21%
4Altiva Ex-Top 100

Edelweiss

Equity Ex-Top 100+3.60%+12.40%
5qSIF Ex-Top 100

Quant

Equity Ex-Top 100+2.28%+15.62%
6Apex Hybrid

Aditya Birla Sun Life

Hybrid Long Short+2.09%+7.71%
7iSIF Hybrid

ICICI Prudential

Hybrid Long Short+2.08%+7.48%
8qSIF Sector Rotation

Quant

Sector Rotation+1.73%+2.94%
9qSIF Hybrid

Quant

Hybrid Long Short+1.73%+11.05%
10Infinity Hybrid

Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund

Hybrid Long Short+1.61%+2.83%
11Titanium Equity

Tata

Equity Long Short+1.44%+6.01%
12Prism Hybrid

Jio BlackRock Mutual Fund

Hybrid Long Short+1.41%+1.77%
13iSIF AAA

ICICI Prudential

Active Asset Allocator+1.32%+4.55%
14DynaSIF AAA

360 ONE

Active Asset Allocator+1.28%+5.48%
15qSIF Equity

Quant

Equity Long Short+1.23%+12.05%
16Altiva Hybrid

Edelweiss

Hybrid Long Short+1.14%+11.17%
17qSIF AAA

Quant

Active Asset Allocator+1.02%+15.24%
18Magnum Hybrid

SBI

Hybrid Long Short+0.92%+5.87%
19RedHex Hybrid

HSBC Mutual Fund

Hybrid Long Short+0.87%+1.76%
20WSIF Ex-Top 100

Wealth Company

Equity Ex-Top 100+0.73%+8.60%
21Titanium Hybrid

Tata

Hybrid Long Short+0.70%+3.04%
22iSIF Ex-Top 100

ICICI Prudential

Equity Ex-Top 100+0.58%+4.70%
23Platinum Hybrid

Mirae Asset

Hybrid Long Short+0.47%+2.36%
24Sapphire Equity

Franklin Templeton

Equity Long Short+0.39%+1.80%
25Arudha Equity

Bandhan

Equity Long Short+0.36%+7.67%
26Arudha Hybrid

Bandhan

Hybrid Long Short+0.20%+3.47%
27DynaSIF Equity

360 ONE

Equity Long Short-0.04%+7.30%
28Diviniti Equity

ITI

Equity Long Short-0.24%-6.03%
29WSIF Equity

Wealth Company

Equity Long Short-0.54%+6.23%
30Arthaya Equity

Union

Equity Long Short-1.04%+0.59%

Methodology and source notes

Returns use the first and last available AMFI-published NAV observations for Direct Plan Growth options in the selected month. Since-inception values use the strategy's published inception NAV and the month-end observation available in this archive.

Primary source

AMFI SIF NAV History for scheme identifiers, launch dates and daily NAV observations.

Comparability

SIF mandates and benchmarks differ. Equal-weight summaries are descriptive and do not represent a portfolio.

Risk note

Past performance does not indicate future results. Read the SID and KIM before investing.

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Cite this research

SIFPrime Research. SIF performance: august 2026. https://sifprime.com/performance/august-2026

Include the plan, NAV dates and calculation window when quoting a number. Historical observations are not forecasts. Redistribution of AMC documents remains subject to the source publisher's terms.

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