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Holding period statement in mutual funds

Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A holding period statement is a mutual fund investor report that lists each lot of units (typically per-SIP-instalment or per-purchase) along with the holding period (months/years held). The statement enables FIFO-based tax computation per SIP tax FIFO and verifies LTCG vs STCG qualification for each lot.

For Indian retail investors using mutual funds for long-term goals, the holding period statement is particularly useful at tax-filing time to:

Identify which units have crossed the 12-month LTCG threshold (equity).
Identify the cost basis of each lot (FIFO ordering).
Plan tax-efficient redemptions (preferentially redeem LTCG-qualified lots).

Statement structure

A typical holding period statement includes:

Holding-period statement for mutual funds

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A holding-period statement for mutual fund units is a pre-redemption planning document generated by RTAs (CAMS and KFintech ) and available through platforms such as MFCentral, that lists each individual purchase lot held in a folio with its purchase date, purchase NAV, cost of acquisition, number of units in the lot, and the number of days (or months and years) the lot has been held as of the statement generation date. Investors use the holding-period statement to determine which lots of units have crossed the threshold for long-term capital gains (LTCG) treatment and to plan redemptions in a tax-efficient manner.

Taxation of SIPs (FIFO method)

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Taxation of Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) in India follows the same capital gains framework as lump-sum mutual fund investments, but with a critical difference in lot tracking: each SIP instalment creates a separate lot of units with its own acquisition date and purchase NAV. When units are redeemed, the tax computation must identify which lot is being redeemed and what the holding period of that lot is. The income-tax rules and mutual fund industry practice both apply the FIFO (First In, First Out) method, meaning the earliest-purchased units are treated as sold first. This creates a situation where a SIP investor who redeems a portion of their holdings may have a mix of long-term and short-term units in the same redemption transaction.