{"id":1754,"date":"2024-04-24T12:19:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamawealth.com\/askguru\/?p=1754"},"modified":"2026-03-02T19:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:23:31","slug":"what-should-i-do-if-my-mutual-fund-is-under-performing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/24\/what-should-i-do-if-my-mutual-fund-is-under-performing\/","title":{"rendered":"What should I do if my mutual fund is under performing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You should put the fund under watch and see how it shapes up over the next 3\u20136 months. Abruptly quitting a fund is not a good idea. It is like pulling out a plant and trying to plant it elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fund performance should be benchmarked against peers in the category as well as the Index such as Nifty or BSE Sensex. If the fund is underperforming both relatively and absolutely then you must watch it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Relative underperformance can be tolerated for some time, and with he help of an advisor you can move out taking into account exit loads and tax implications.<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- mw-cta-block -->\n\n<div class=\"mw-cta-block\" style=\"background:#EEF3FC;border-left:5px solid #1C52A0;padding:22px 26px 20px;margin:36px 0 24px;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;\">\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:#276FC4;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;\">Maxiom Wealth \u2014 Free Tool<\/p>\n  <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;color:#113E81;line-height:1.3;\">Is Your Mutual Fund Working Hard Enough?<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;color:#444;font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;\">Two funds with similar star ratings can deliver very different outcomes. Use our fund comparison tool to check if you&#8217;re in the right scheme for your risk profile and investment horizon.<\/p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/resources\/calculators\/better-funds-checker\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#1C52A0;color:#fff!important;padding:11px 22px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;margin:0 10px 8px 0;\">Compare Funds \u2192<\/a>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/meeting\" style=\"display:inline-block;border:2px solid #1C52A0;color:#1C52A0!important;padding:9px 22px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8px;\">Talk to a Financial Advisor<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You should put the fund under watch and see how it shapes up over the next 3\u20136 months. Abruptly quitting a fund is not a good idea. It is like pulling out a plant and trying to plant it elsewhere. Fund performance should be benchmarked against peers in the category as well as the Index&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/24\/what-should-i-do-if-my-mutual-fund-is-under-performing\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What should I do if my mutual fund is under performing?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mutual-funds","category-strategies-mutual-funds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3353,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754\/revisions\/3353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}