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E-Gold
What is E-Gold?
E-Gold is another form of Investing in Gold where no physical gold is traded. In 2010, National Spot Exchange (NSE) launched e-gold in India in order to benefit investors who wish to invest in gold.
The biggest benefit of e-gold is that it allows investors to invest in gold with much lower denominations than physical gold. But, before going into details, let us understand the basics of Investing in gold in the electronic form.
E-Gold Investment
E-gold is the process of buying gold electronically. To invest here, one should have a Trading Account with specified NSEL dealers. E-gold units can be bought and sold through the exchange (NSE) just like shares. Here one unit of e-gold is equal to 1 gram of gold.
Investors who wish to invest in gold as part of their long-term Financial goals can buy e-gold in small quantities and keep it in their Demat account. Once their target is achieved, they can take the physical delivery of gold through the exchange. Those who don’t wish to take the physical delivery can always sell the electronic units and encash them.
By buying gold in electronic form, one need not worry about the purity of gold and the safe-keeping of gold.
Advantages of E-Gold
Gold rates on NSE are based on Indian Market rates.
Investors can buy and sell gold in small denominations. For e.g.- 1gm, 2gm of gold.
Transparency in pricing and seamless trading is one of the major advantages of this product.
This product is high in liquidity. One can sell it at any point of time.
No impurity risks.
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|
| Buy/Sell gold in small denominations | Storage cost- 60 paise/per unit/pm |
| Seamless Trading | Hacking Issue |
| Liquidity | - |
| No impurity risks | - |
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Disadvantages of E-Gold
The storage charge of this product is 60 paisa per unit per month.
Hacking of an account can sometimes be an issue, however with today's security systems in place with exchanges this does not usually take place. At a client account level, the customer should maintain the secrecy of passwords and ensure that the account is protected.
How to Invest in E-Gold?
Open a Demat Account
For purchasing commodities in NSE, it is necessary to have a Demat account. One can keep a separate Demat account for equities and commodities or keep the same one. To open an account, one can submit all the required documentation to NSE.
Trading
Once your account is opened, you can log in and buy e-gold. You can trade from 10 am to 11:30 pm on weekdays. Your gold units would get credited to your Demat account in T+2 days (date plus one day).
Physical Delivery
If you want, you can take physical delivery of gold at any time by redeeming e-gold units to your Demat account.
E-Gold- Taxes and Charges
It charges INR 100 as a conversion rate of 1 gram coin and INR 400 for conversion of 8 gram/10 gram coins. In case of 100-gram coins and one-kg bar, the exchange doesn't charge any cost.
If you hold this product for less than 36 months, then short-term Capital Gain tax is applicable as per the slab rates. And if e-gold is held for than 36 months, then e-Gold Capital gain tax applicable at 10 percent.
One is also required to pay
VAT @ 1%throughout the country as well as octroi charges (when your purchase enters the state) to convert electronic units into physical coins.The storage charge of this product which is held in physical form by NSE is 60 paisa per unit per month.
Invest in Gold Funds Without Demat Account
In Gold Mutual Funds you don't need a Demat account to invest. These funds invest in a Gold ETF floated by the same AMC (Asset Management Company). Investors can invest in Gold Mutual Funds through the SIP route, which is not possible when investing in the ETF or other gold investments.
Feature of Gold Funds
Minimum investment amount in gold mutual funds is of INR 1,000 (as monthly SIP)
Since gold mutual funds are not traded in the market, they can be bought/sold based on NAV for the day
As gold mutual fund’s units can be bought or sold from the fund house, investors do not face liquidity risks.
Best Gold Funds to Invest 2025
An Open ended Fund of Funds Scheme with the investment objective to provide returns that tracks returns provided by Birla Sun Life Gold ETF (BSL Gold ETF). Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund is a Gold - Gold fund was launched on 20 Mar 12. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To provide returns that closely corresponds to returns provided by Invesco India Gold Exchange Traded Fund. Invesco India Gold Fund is a Gold - Gold fund was launched on 5 Dec 11. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Invesco India Gold Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The scheme seeks to provide returns that closely correspond to returns provided by SBI - ETF Gold (Previously known as SBI GETS). SBI Gold Fund is a Gold - Gold fund was launched on 12 Sep 11. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for SBI Gold Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of the Scheme is to seek to provide returns that closely correspond to returns provided by Reliance ETF Gold BeES. Nippon India Gold Savings Fund is a Gold - Gold fund was launched on 7 Mar 11. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To seek capital appreciation by investing in units of HDFC Gold Exchange Traded Fund (HGETF). HDFC Gold Fund is a Gold - Gold fund was launched on 24 Oct 11. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for HDFC Gold Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 7.7% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 18.7% , 2023 was 14.5% and 2022 was 12.3% . Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund
Growth Launch Date 20 Mar 12 NAV (28 Mar 25) ₹26.1385 ↑ 0.21 (0.80 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹512 on 28 Feb 25 Category Gold - Gold AMC Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.51 Sharpe Ratio 1.74 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 100 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-365 Days (1%),365 Days and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 29 Feb 20 ₹10,000 28 Feb 21 ₹10,749 28 Feb 22 ₹11,655 28 Feb 23 ₹12,692 29 Feb 24 ₹13,962 28 Feb 25 ₹18,808 Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Mar 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 4.7% 3 Month 16.3% 6 Month 17% 1 Year 31.7% 3 Year 18.4% 5 Year 13.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 18.7% 2023 14.5% 2022 12.3% 2021 -5% 2020 26% 2019 21.3% 2018 6.8% 2017 1.6% 2016 11.5% 2015 -7.2% Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund
Name Since Tenure Priya Sridhar 31 Dec 24 0.16 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund as on 28 Feb 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.28% Other 97.72% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Aditya BSL Gold ETF
- | -100% ₹470 Cr 64,507,587
↑ 1,950,000 Clearing Corporation Of India Limited
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -1% ₹2 Cr Net Receivables / (Payables)
Net Current Assets | -0% -₹1 Cr 2. Invesco India Gold Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 7.3% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 18.8% , 2023 was 14.5% and 2022 was 12.8% . Invesco India Gold Fund
Growth Launch Date 5 Dec 11 NAV (28 Mar 25) ₹25.4645 ↑ 0.19 (0.74 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹127 on 28 Feb 25 Category Gold - Gold AMC Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.45 Sharpe Ratio 1.71 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-6 Months (2%),6-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 29 Feb 20 ₹10,000 28 Feb 21 ₹10,778 28 Feb 22 ₹11,619 28 Feb 23 ₹12,636 29 Feb 24 ₹13,984 28 Feb 25 ₹18,780 Returns for Invesco India Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Mar 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 4.6% 3 Month 15.7% 6 Month 15.4% 1 Year 30.6% 3 Year 18.3% 5 Year 14.4% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 18.8% 2023 14.5% 2022 12.8% 2021 -5.5% 2020 27.2% 2019 21.4% 2018 6.6% 2017 1.3% 2016 21.6% 2015 -15.1% Fund Manager information for Invesco India Gold Fund
Name Since Tenure Herin Shah 1 Aug 24 0.58 Yr. Data below for Invesco India Gold Fund as on 28 Feb 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.63% Other 96.37% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Invesco India Gold ETF
- | -98% ₹112 Cr 154,993
↑ 7,000 Triparty Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -2% ₹3 Cr Net Receivables / (Payables)
Net Current Assets | -1% -₹1 Cr 3. SBI Gold Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 7.4% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 19.6% , 2023 was 14.1% and 2022 was 12.6% . SBI Gold Fund
Growth Launch Date 12 Sep 11 NAV (28 Mar 25) ₹26.2535 ↑ 0.19 (0.75 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,225 on 28 Feb 25 Category Gold - Gold AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.29 Sharpe Ratio 1.72 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 29 Feb 20 ₹10,000 28 Feb 21 ₹10,751 28 Feb 22 ₹11,566 28 Feb 23 ₹12,636 29 Feb 24 ₹13,999 28 Feb 25 ₹18,912 Returns for SBI Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Mar 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 4.3% 3 Month 15.8% 6 Month 16.9% 1 Year 31% 3 Year 18.7% 5 Year 13.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 19.6% 2023 14.1% 2022 12.6% 2021 -5.7% 2020 27.4% 2019 22.8% 2018 6.4% 2017 3.5% 2016 10% 2015 -8.1% Fund Manager information for SBI Gold Fund
Name Since Tenure Raj gandhi 1 Jan 13 12.17 Yr. Data below for SBI Gold Fund as on 28 Feb 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.59% Other 98.41% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity SBI Gold ETF
- | -100% ₹2,921 Cr 410,544,211
↑ 18,966,225 Net Receivable / Payable
CBLO | -0% -₹12 Cr Treps
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -0% ₹11 Cr 4. Nippon India Gold Savings Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 9.2% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 19% , 2023 was 14.3% and 2022 was 12.3% . Nippon India Gold Savings Fund
Growth Launch Date 7 Mar 11 NAV (28 Mar 25) ₹34.2781 ↑ 0.17 (0.49 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹2,623 on 28 Feb 25 Category Gold - Gold AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.34 Sharpe Ratio 1.68 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (2%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 29 Feb 20 ₹10,000 28 Feb 21 ₹10,742 28 Feb 22 ₹11,583 28 Feb 23 ₹12,552 29 Feb 24 ₹13,928 28 Feb 25 ₹18,694 Returns for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Mar 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 4.3% 3 Month 15.4% 6 Month 16.6% 1 Year 30.5% 3 Year 18.2% 5 Year 13.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 9.2% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 19% 2023 14.3% 2022 12.3% 2021 -5.5% 2020 26.6% 2019 22.5% 2018 6% 2017 1.7% 2016 11.6% 2015 -8.1% Fund Manager information for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund
Name Since Tenure Himanshu Mange 23 Dec 23 1.19 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund as on 28 Feb 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.49% Other 98.51% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Nippon India ETF Gold BeES
- | -100% ₹2,440 Cr 353,229,792
↑ 9,506,000 Net Current Assets
Net Current Assets | -0% -₹8 Cr Triparty Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -0% ₹7 Cr Cash Margin - Ccil
CBLO | -0% ₹0 Cr 5. HDFC Gold Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 7.7% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 18.9% , 2023 was 14.1% and 2022 was 12.7% . HDFC Gold Fund
Growth Launch Date 24 Oct 11 NAV (28 Mar 25) ₹26.9108 ↑ 0.27 (1.00 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,303 on 28 Feb 25 Category Gold - Gold AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.49 Sharpe Ratio 1.71 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 300 Exit Load 0-6 Months (2%),6-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 29 Feb 20 ₹10,000 28 Feb 21 ₹10,825 28 Feb 22 ₹11,660 28 Feb 23 ₹12,652 29 Feb 24 ₹14,001 28 Feb 25 ₹18,814 Returns for HDFC Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Mar 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 5.1% 3 Month 16.1% 6 Month 17.1% 1 Year 31.3% 3 Year 18.4% 5 Year 13.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 18.9% 2023 14.1% 2022 12.7% 2021 -5.5% 2020 27.5% 2019 21.7% 2018 6.6% 2017 2.8% 2016 10.1% 2015 -7.3% Fund Manager information for HDFC Gold Fund
Name Since Tenure Arun Agarwal 15 Feb 23 2.04 Yr. Nirman Morakhia 15 Feb 23 2.04 Yr. Data below for HDFC Gold Fund as on 28 Feb 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.73% Other 98.27% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Gold ETF
- | -100% ₹3,060 Cr 431,026,280
↑ 12,600,000 Net Current Assets
Net Current Assets | -0% -₹4 Cr Treps - Tri-Party Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -0% ₹3 Cr
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