First Capital Gilt Edged Fund vs NDB Wealth Gilt Edged Fund
Prices as at 26 Aug 2026. Both are gilt / short-term treasury funds, so they are measured over the same window on the same basis. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
In short
Over the last 180 days First Capital Gilt Edged Fund returned +3.81% and NDB Wealth Gilt Edged Fund returned +1.19%, both to 26 Aug 2026. First Capital Gilt Edged Fund is the cheaper of the two at 0.50% a year against 0.65%. First Capital Gilt Edged Fund has been the steadier, moving 3.5 times less than NDB Wealth Gilt Edged Fund.
Side by side
Returns are price returns on the bid side, computed by us from daily published prices.
| First Capital Gilt Edged Fund | NDB Wealth Gilt Edged Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund manager | First Capital Asset Management Limited | NDB Wealth Management Ltd |
| Category | Gilt / Short-Term Treasury | Gilt / Short-Term Treasury |
| 180-day returnPrice return, bid side | +3.81% | +1.19% |
| Management feeA year, deducted before pricing | 0.50% | 0.65% |
| VolatilityAnnualised, from daily prices | 1.12% | 3.90% |
| Largest fallPeak to trough, our record | – | −4.65% |
| Minimum investment | LKR 1,000 | LKR 5,000 |
| Pricing days we hold | 327 | 327 |
A blank means unknown, not zero: our price record for that fund does not reach back far enough, or the figure is not published.
What actually differs
First Capital Gilt Edged Fund is run by First Capital Asset Management Limited and NDB Wealth Gilt Edged Fund by NDB Wealth Management Ltd, so this compares two houses as well as two funds. Both are gilt / short-term treasury funds licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka, which means they are doing broadly the same job, and the differences below are differences in how each house has chosen to do it.
The clearest difference is the management fee. First Capital Gilt Edged Fund charges 0.50% a year against NDB Wealth Gilt Edged Fund's 0.65%, a gap of 0.15 percentage points. On LKR 100,000 held for a year that is about LKR 150 more retained by a holder of First Capital Gilt Edged Fund, before any difference in what the two funds actually earn. The fee is deducted from the fund's assets before the unit price is struck, so it applies whatever the market does — which makes it the one number here that is knowable in advance.
Over the 180 days to the date shown, First Capital Gilt Edged Fund returned +3.81% against NDB Wealth Gilt Edged Fund's +1.19%, a gap of 2.62 percentage points. That is one window: a different 180 days would very likely order them differently, and neither figure predicts the next six months. Both are price returns on the bid side and exclude income a fund distributed rather than accrued into its price.
They have not moved by the same amount. First Capital Gilt Edged Fund has annualised volatility of 1.12% against NDB Wealth Gilt Edged Fund's 3.90%, meaning NDB Wealth Gilt Edged Fund's unit price has swung roughly 3.5 times as much day to day. Volatility describes how the price has behaved, not how likely a loss is, and a fund that has been steady can still fall.
First Capital Gilt Edged Fund opens at LKR 1,000 where NDB Wealth Gilt Edged Fund requires LKR 5,000, so for a smaller first investment only one of the two is available at all.
Among the 8 gilt / short-term treasury funds we price daily, First Capital Gilt Edged Fund ranks 2nd on 180-day return and NDB Wealth Gilt Edged Fund 8th, against a category median of +3.11% over the same window. On fee they sit 1st and 7th cheapest of the 8, where the median is 0.50%. On how much the price has moved, First Capital Gilt Edged Fund is 5th steadiest and NDB Wealth Gilt Edged Fund 8th.
Common questions
Which has the lower fee, First Capital Gilt Edged Fund or NDB Wealth Gilt Edged Fund?
First Capital Gilt Edged Fund, at 0.50% a year against 0.65%. The management fee is deducted before the unit price is struck, so the returns shown on this page are already after it.
Which is less volatile, First Capital Gilt Edged Fund or NDB Wealth Gilt Edged Fund?
First Capital Gilt Edged Fund, with annualised volatility of 1.12% against 3.90%, measured from the daily prices we collect. That describes how much each price has moved in the past; it is not a prediction and not a risk rating.
Can I hold both funds at the same time?
Yes. Unit trusts are bought independently of each other and holding two does not affect either. Whether holding both makes sense for a particular person depends on their circumstances, which is a question for a licensed investment adviser rather than for this page.
What is the minimum investment for each?
First Capital Gilt Edged Fund opens at LKR 1,000 and NDB Wealth Gilt Edged Fund at LKR 5,000. Minimums are set by each fund manager and can change, so treat these as the last published figures rather than a quotation.
This page sets out how two funds differ on measures we can state and date. It is not a recommendation, it does not say which fund is better, and CeylonFunds is not a licensed investment adviser. How every figure is calculated is in our methodology.
Related
Daily unit prices published by the Unit Trust Association of Sri Lanka (utasl.lk). Performance figures as published by the respective fund managers.