Planning for wealth creation over the next 5, 10, or even 20 years? Bluechip Mutual Funds are where most serious investors begin. These funds invest in India’s largest and most trusted companies — businesses that have not only survived economic downturns but also delivered steady growth for decades.

They’re called “bluechip” for a reason: just like the highest-value poker chip, these companies represent stability, strong fundamentals, and consistent long-term returns. For investors who want peace of mind while still participating in India’s equity growth story, Bluechip Funds are often the safest first step.
Bluechip Mutual Funds invest in the stocks of large-cap companies — typically those with a market capitalisation above ₹1,000 crore. These companies are leaders in their industries, often part of benchmark indices like Nifty 50 or Sensex.
Key characteristics:
Because they invest in these stable businesses, Bluechip Funds are considered less risky than mid-cap or small-cap funds — making them a preferred choice for conservative long-term investors.
Bluechip Mutual Funds are ideal for investors who:
Example: If you are 30 years old and start a ₹5,000 monthly SIP in a top Bluechip Fund, you could accumulate over ₹1 crore by retirement (assuming ~12% CAGR).
Here’s why millions of Indian investors prefer Bluechip Mutual Funds:
Data Insight: Over the past 10 years, Nifty 50 (large-cap index) has delivered ~12% CAGR. Bluechip funds, when chosen wisely, have outperformed or matched this benchmark.
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The Investment objective of the Scheme is to provide investors with the opportunities for long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in Equity and Equity related Instruments of Large Cap companies. However
there can be no assurance that the investment objective under the Scheme will be realized. Research Highlights for IDBI India Top 100 Equity Fund Below is the key information for IDBI India Top 100 Equity Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Reliance Top 200 Fund) The primary investment objective of the scheme is to seek to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in equity and equity related instruments of companies whose market capitalization is within the range of highest & lowest market capitalization of S&P BSE 200 Index. The secondary objective is to generate consistent returns by investing in debt and money market securities. Research Highlights for Nippon India Large Cap Fund Below is the key information for Nippon India Large Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The Fund is seeking to generate capital appreciation, from a portfolio that is substantially constituted of equity and equity related securities of the 100 largest corporates, by market capitalisation, listed in India. Research Highlights for DSP TOP 100 Equity Below is the key information for DSP TOP 100 Equity Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile ICICI Prudential Focused Bluechip Equity Fund) To generate long-term capital appreciation and income distribution to unit holders from a portfolio that is invested in equity and equity related securities of about 20 companies belonging to the large cap domain and the balance in debt securities and money market instruments. The Fund Manager will always select stocks for investment from among Top 200 stocks in terms of market capitalization on the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. If the total assets under management under this scheme goes above Rs. 1,000 crores the Fund
Manager reserves the right to increase the number of companies to more than 20. Research Highlights for ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile IDFC Equity Fund) The investment objective of the scheme is to seek to generate
capital growth from a portfolio of predominantly equity and equity
related instruments (including Equity Derivatives). The scheme
may also invest in debt & money market instruments to generate
reasonable income. However there is no assurance or guarantee that the objectives of the scheme will be realized. Research Highlights for Bandhan Large Cap Fund Below is the key information for Bandhan Large Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. IDBI India Top 100 Equity Fund
IDBI India Top 100 Equity Fund
Growth Launch Date 15 May 12 NAV (28 Jul 23) ₹44.16 ↑ 0.05 (0.11 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹655 on 30 Jun 23 Category Equity - Large Cap AMC IDBI Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.47 Sharpe Ratio 1.09 Information Ratio 0.14 Alpha Ratio 2.11 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 28 Feb 21 ₹10,000 28 Feb 22 ₹12,080 28 Feb 23 ₹12,376 Returns for IDBI India Top 100 Equity Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Jul 23 Duration Returns 1 Month 3% 3 Month 9.2% 6 Month 12.5% 1 Year 15.4% 3 Year 21.9% 5 Year 12.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.2% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Fund Manager information for IDBI India Top 100 Equity Fund
Name Since Tenure Data below for IDBI India Top 100 Equity Fund as on 30 Jun 23
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 2. Nippon India Large Cap Fund
Nippon India Large Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 8 Aug 07 NAV (18 Mar 26) ₹86.966 ↑ 0.83 (0.96 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹50,107 on 31 Jan 26 Category Equity - Large Cap AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.58 Sharpe Ratio 0.3 Information Ratio 1.22 Alpha Ratio 0.3 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 28 Feb 21 ₹10,000 28 Feb 22 ₹11,719 28 Feb 23 ₹13,065 29 Feb 24 ₹18,578 28 Feb 25 ₹19,042 28 Feb 26 ₹22,442 Returns for Nippon India Large Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Jul 23 Duration Returns 1 Month -7.4% 3 Month -6.5% 6 Month -7.1% 1 Year 7.2% 3 Year 17.7% 5 Year 16.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 9.2% 2023 18.2% 2022 32.1% 2021 11.3% 2020 32.4% 2019 4.9% 2018 7.3% 2017 -0.2% 2016 38.4% 2015 2.2% Fund Manager information for Nippon India Large Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Sailesh Raj Bhan 8 Aug 07 18.57 Yr. Kinjal Desai 25 May 18 7.77 Yr. Bhavik Dave 19 Aug 24 1.53 Yr. Lokesh Maru 5 Sep 25 0.48 Yr. Divya Sharma 5 Sep 25 0.48 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Large Cap Fund as on 31 Jan 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 34.95% Consumer Cyclical 14.54% Industrials 10.66% Consumer Defensive 9.64% Technology 7.34% Utility 5.7% Health Care 5.67% Energy 5.3% Basic Materials 5.01% Real Estate 0.31% Communication Services 0.19% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.69% Equity 99.31% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 08 | HDFCBANK9% ₹4,535 Cr 51,080,734
↑ 1,500,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | ICICIBANK7% ₹3,610 Cr 26,177,945
↑ 2,500,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 19 | RELIANCE5% ₹2,723 Cr 19,537,539 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 07 | LT4% ₹2,181 Cr 5,097,774
↑ 697,245 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 15 | AXISBANK4% ₹2,161 Cr 15,615,542 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 10 | SBIN4% ₹2,053 Cr 17,082,107
↓ -2,000,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 07 | INFY3% ₹1,512 Cr 11,626,097
↑ 2,035,291 GE Vernova T&D India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 12 | GVT&D3% ₹1,452 Cr 3,770,487
↓ -412,136 Bajaj Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 21 | BAJFINANCE3% ₹1,441 Cr 14,469,900
↓ -178,755 ITC Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 16 | ITC3% ₹1,343 Cr 42,829,812 3. DSP TOP 100 Equity
DSP TOP 100 Equity
Growth Launch Date 10 Mar 03 NAV (18 Mar 26) ₹449.616 ↑ 3.17 (0.71 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹7,163 on 31 Jan 26 Category Equity - Large Cap AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.94 Sharpe Ratio 0.17 Information Ratio 0.64 Alpha Ratio -1.18 Min Investment 1,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 28 Feb 21 ₹10,000 28 Feb 22 ₹10,955 28 Feb 23 ₹11,613 29 Feb 24 ₹15,576 28 Feb 25 ₹17,027 28 Feb 26 ₹19,178 Returns for DSP TOP 100 Equity
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Jul 23 Duration Returns 1 Month -7% 3 Month -6.7% 6 Month -6.3% 1 Year 3% 3 Year 16.8% 5 Year 12.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 8.4% 2023 20.5% 2022 26.6% 2021 1.4% 2020 19.5% 2019 7.5% 2018 14.8% 2017 -2.7% 2016 26.5% 2015 4.9% Fund Manager information for DSP TOP 100 Equity
Name Since Tenure Abhishek Singh 1 Jun 22 3.75 Yr. Data below for DSP TOP 100 Equity as on 31 Jan 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 44.2% Consumer Cyclical 10.14% Health Care 8.29% Utility 7.7% Consumer Defensive 6.67% Technology 6.01% Energy 3.64% Communication Services 1.23% Basic Materials 0.92% Industrials 0.61% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 11.58% Equity 88.42% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 14 | HDFCBANK9% ₹682 Cr 7,682,191
↑ 398,396 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 16 | ICICIBANK8% ₹607 Cr 4,401,409 ITC Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | ITC7% ₹485 Cr 15,463,587
↑ 3,054,722 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | AXISBANK6% ₹403 Cr 2,913,765
↓ -343,700 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | NTPC5% ₹383 Cr 10,021,653 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | INFY5% ₹374 Cr 2,872,960 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | KOTAKBANK5% ₹372 Cr 8,969,329
↑ 1,376,944 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 22 | M&M5% ₹340 Cr 1,000,725
↓ -201,267 Cipla Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 | CIPLA4% ₹284 Cr 2,102,906
↑ 109,214 Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 22 | MOTHERSON4% ₹256 Cr 19,164,171
↓ -3,940,694 4. ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund
ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund
Growth Launch Date 23 May 08 NAV (18 Mar 26) ₹105.95 ↑ 0.88 (0.84 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹76,646 on 31 Jan 26 Category Equity - Large Cap AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.46 Sharpe Ratio 0.3 Information Ratio 1.01 Alpha Ratio 0.35 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 28 Feb 21 ₹10,000 28 Feb 22 ₹11,875 28 Feb 23 ₹12,536 29 Feb 24 ₹17,488 28 Feb 25 ₹17,948 28 Feb 26 ₹20,904 Returns for ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Jul 23 Duration Returns 1 Month -7.4% 3 Month -7.3% 6 Month -6% 1 Year 6.4% 3 Year 16.7% 5 Year 14.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.2% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 11.3% 2023 16.9% 2022 27.4% 2021 6.9% 2020 29.2% 2019 13.5% 2018 9.8% 2017 -0.8% 2016 32.7% 2015 7.7% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund
Name Since Tenure Sankaran Naren 5 Feb 26 0.06 Yr. Vaibhav Dusad 18 Jan 21 5.12 Yr. Sharmila D'Silva 31 Jul 22 3.58 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund as on 31 Jan 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 28.88% Consumer Cyclical 12.57% Industrials 11.68% Energy 8.11% Basic Materials 6.74% Technology 5.59% Utility 4.88% Communication Services 4.67% Health Care 4.38% Consumer Defensive 3.61% Real Estate 1.16% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.69% Equity 95.31% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 08 | ICICIBANK9% ₹7,298 Cr 52,926,976
↑ 5,500,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 10 | HDFCBANK9% ₹7,091 Cr 79,879,508 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 12 | LT6% ₹4,908 Cr 11,472,877
↓ -1,101,146 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 08 | RELIANCE6% ₹4,631 Cr 33,220,500
↓ -2,235,481 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 14 | AXISBANK5% ₹3,569 Cr 25,789,059 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 09 | BHARTIARTL4% ₹3,186 Cr 16,951,029 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 16 | MARUTI4% ₹3,010 Cr 2,025,668 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 10 | INFY4% ₹2,718 Cr 20,905,674
↑ 4,656,963 UltraTech Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 17 | ULTRACEMCO3% ₹2,643 Cr 2,085,267
↓ -22,695 Nifty 50 Index
- | -3% ₹2,367 Cr 934,180
↓ -306,345 5. Bandhan Large Cap Fund
Bandhan Large Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 9 Jun 06 NAV (18 Mar 26) ₹73.954 ↑ 0.79 (1.08 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,980 on 31 Jan 26 Category Equity - Large Cap AMC IDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.07 Sharpe Ratio 0.35 Information Ratio 0.69 Alpha Ratio 0.9 Min Investment 5,000 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 28 Feb 21 ₹10,000 28 Feb 22 ₹11,754 28 Feb 23 ₹11,512 29 Feb 24 ₹15,838 28 Feb 25 ₹16,074 28 Feb 26 ₹18,960 Returns for Bandhan Large Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Jul 23 Duration Returns 1 Month -7.5% 3 Month -6.6% 6 Month -6.1% 1 Year 7% 3 Year 16.4% 5 Year 12.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 10.6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 8.2% 2023 18.7% 2022 26.8% 2021 -2.3% 2020 26.8% 2019 17.4% 2018 10.6% 2017 -4.2% 2016 34.2% 2015 5.3% Fund Manager information for Bandhan Large Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Manish Gunwani 2 Dec 24 1.24 Yr. Prateek Poddar 2 Dec 24 1.24 Yr. Ritika Behera 7 Oct 23 2.4 Yr. Gaurav Satra 7 Jun 24 1.73 Yr. Data below for Bandhan Large Cap Fund as on 31 Jan 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 32.66% Consumer Cyclical 13.92% Basic Materials 9.37% Technology 8.98% Health Care 7.07% Industrials 6.75% Energy 6.39% Consumer Defensive 4.67% Utility 4.29% Communication Services 3.03% Real Estate 1.36% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.51% Equity 98.49% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANK9% ₹173 Cr 1,252,693
↑ 189,119 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 07 | HDFCBANK8% ₹171 Cr 1,931,189 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 07 | RELIANCE6% ₹120 Cr 863,977 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 11 | INFY5% ₹94 Cr 721,514
↑ 108,681 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | SBIN4% ₹84 Cr 696,863
↓ -17,114 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | NTPC4% ₹80 Cr 2,085,598
↓ -54,710 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 19 | LT4% ₹72 Cr 167,356
↑ 5,245 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹61 Cr 325,940
↑ 10,171 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 | AXISBANK3% ₹56 Cr 402,398
↓ -149,275 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | M&M3% ₹54 Cr 159,168
Volatile Global Markets: Bluechip companies provide stability when small caps fluctuate heavily.
Government Push: Large-cap sectors like banking, infrastructure, and energy are expected to benefit from policy support.
Inflation Hedge: Bluechips often dominate essential sectors (FMCG, pharma, IT) that continue performing even during inflation.
India Growth Story: As India targets a $5 trillion economy, Bluechip companies are likely to lead this expansion.
While safer than mid/small caps, Bluechip Funds are not risk-free:
Investor Tip: Bluechip Funds are best for long-term stability, not for chasing quick returns.
| Feature | Bluechip (Large Cap) | Mid Cap | Small Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk | Low to Moderate | Moderate to High | Very High |
| Return Potential | 10–14% | 12–16% | 15%+ (with volatility) |
| Volatility | Lowest | Medium | Highest |
| Investor Type | Conservative, long-term | Growth-focused | Aggressive, risk-taking |
This shows why Bluechip Funds are often called the “foundation of a Portfolio.”
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A: They are safer than mid/small-cap funds, but still subject to market risk.
A: Bluechip Funds are actively managed, whereas Index Funds simply track the benchmark. Both have merits, but Bluechips aim to beat the index.
A: Yes, most Bluechip Funds allow SIPs starting as low as ₹500/month.
A: STCG (≤ 1 year): 15% and LTCG (> 1 year): 10% (on gains above ₹1 lakh)
Bluechip Mutual Funds are a foundation block of any Smart investment portfolio. They balance growth with safety, making them perfect for long-term goals like retirement or wealth creation. If you’re just starting your mutual fund journey, or looking to add stability to your portfolio, Bluechip Funds should be your first choice.
Pro Tip: Don’t judge performance yearly. Stay invested 7–10 years, and Bluechip Funds can help you beat inflation and achieve financial independence.
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