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“Equity Mutual Funds are the perfect solution for people who want to own stocks without doing their own research”. – Peter Lynch
When planning to invest in Mutual Funds many investors look for higher return funds. Well, Equity Funds are known for it. Over the long-run, these funds have proven to deliver high returns. Equity funds are a type of Mutual Funds that invests major of its corpus in stocks or equities. Buying an equity fund is one of the best ways to own a business (in a small proportion) without Investing or starting a company directly. These funds can be actively or passively managed, depending on their objective. Let’s know about different equity oriented fund types, equity fund taxation, best equity oriented mutual funds to invest, etc.
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Equity Oriented Funds Types
There are various types of equity mutual funds such as Large cap funds, mid & Small cap funds, Diversified Funds, sector funds, etc. These funds come with different investment objectives & risk. Since, equity funds invest in stocks/shares they can be highly risky. So, investors who can handle the risk of equities should only prefer investing in these funds. Ideally, equities are meant for long-term plan. To get the best results, investors should preferably investing in equities for more than 5 years. The various types of equity funds are as follows:
Large Cap Funds
These funds invest major of its corpus with companies of large market capitalization. These are essentially large companies with large businesses with big team size. The market cap of such companies is more than 1000 Cr. Large cap funds, also known as blue-chip funds, invest in those companies that have the potential of showing year on year steady growth and profits. This, in turn, offers stability to the investors in the long-run.
Mid & Small Cap Funds
These funds invest in the shares of the most emerging companies in India. The market caps of mid-cap companies are around 500-1000 Cr and the market cap of small-cap companies could be more around 100-500 Cr. These funds are riskier than large-cap funds. That’s why is it suggested that the investing period of both mid & small caps should be much higher than large-caps. If the companies of these funds perform well in the long run, then it could make good profits to the investors.
Diversified Funds
Diversified funds invest across all three market capitalizations, i.e., across large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap funds. They typically invest anywhere between 40–60% in large-cap stocks, 10–40% in mid-cap stocks and about 10% in small-cap stocks. Sometimes, the exposure to small-caps may be very small or none at all. It is said that a diversified fund tends to balance out the risk in the Portfolio. For instance, if one fund fails to perform, others are there to balance the returns in the portfolio. But, being an equity fund, the risk still remains in the investment.
Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS)
ELSS is the tax savings scheme, where investors can save their taxes under Section 80C of the income tax Act. One can claim the tax deduction of up to INR 1,50,000 from their taxable income. ELSS comes with the shortest lock-in of three years. Also, the fund offers the twin advantage of Capital Gains and tax benefits, that’s one can also earn returns from their investments in ELSS.
Sector Funds and Thematic Funds
Sector funds invest in stocks of companies that trade in a particular sector or industry, for example- a pharma fund would invest only in pharmaceutical companies. Thematic funds can be across a wider sector than just keep a very narrow focus, for example, media and entertainment. In this theme, the Fund can invest in various companies across publishing, online, media or broadcasting. The risks with thematic funds are the highest since there is virtually very little diversification.
International Funds
These funds are also known as global fund invest in offshore or foreign equity markets. These funds aim to provide the Indian investors with avenues of international investing and diversification. These are increasingly becoming popular in the context of diversification.
value funds, contra funds, dividend yield funds and focused fund are some of the other types of equity funds.
Equity Oriented Mutual Funds Taxation
1) Taxation on all Equity Oriented Schemes
Depending on the holding period of Mutual Funds, there are two types of Mutual Fund Taxation on growth options-
| Equity Schemes | Holding Period | Tax Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) | More than 1 Year | 10% (with no indexation)***** |
| Short Term Capital Gains (STCG) | Less than or equal to a year | 15% |
| Tax on Distributed Dividend | 10%# |
*Gains up to INR 1 lakh are free of tax. Tax at 10% applies to gains above INR 1 lakh. Earlier rate was 0% cost calculated as closing price on Jan 31, 2018. #Dividend tax of 10% + Surcharge 12% + Cess 4% =11.648% Health & Education Cess of 4% introduced. Earlier, education Cess was 3%
Short Term Capital Gains
When Equity Mutual Funds with growth option are sold or redeemed within a one-year period, one is liable to pay a short term capital gain tax of 15% on returns.
Long Term Capital Gains
When you sell or redeem your equity funds after a year of investment, you are taxed at 10% (with no indexation) under long term capital gain tax.
New Tax Rules on Long Term Capital Gains Applicable from 1st April 2018
As per the Budget 2018 speech, a new Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) tax on equity oriented mutual funds & stocks will be applicable from 1st April. Long-term capital gains exceeding INR 1 lakh arising from redemption of Mutual Fund units or equities on or after 1st April 2018, will be taxed at 10 percent (plus cess) or at 10.4 percent. Long-term capital gains till INR 1 lakh will be exempt. For example, if you earn INR 3 lakhs in combined long-term capital gains from stocks or Mutual Fund investments in a financial year. The taxable LTCGs will be INR 2 lakh (INR 3 lakh - 1 lakh) and tax liability will be INR 20,000 (10 per cent of INR 2 lakh).
Illustrations
| Description | INR |
|---|---|
| Purchase of shares on 1st January, 2017 | 1,000,000 |
| Sale of shares on 1st April, 2018 | 2,000,000 |
| Actual gains | 1,000,000 |
| Fair market value of shares on 31st January, 2018 | 1,500,000 |
| Taxable gains | 500,000 |
| Tax | 50,000 |
Fair market value of the shares as on January 31, 2018 to be the cost of acquisition as per the grandfathering provision.
Fund Selection Methodology used to find 6 funds
Best Performing Equity Oriented Mutual Funds
Some of the Best equity funds as per category ranking are as follows-
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2025 (%) Sub Cat. Franklin Asian Equity Fund Growth ₹41.9104
↑ 0.31 ₹996 -5.6 5.4 22 20.4 6.3 23.7 Global Tata India Tax Savings Fund Growth ₹44.8577
↑ 0.18 ₹4,747 -3.4 0.1 -0.4 10.2 9.1 4.9 ELSS Bandhan Infrastructure Fund Growth ₹46.552
↑ 0.03 ₹1,500 -7.1 -2.3 -6.7 12.2 13.7 -6.9 Sectoral DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund Growth ₹102.794
↑ 0.42 ₹2,574 -3.2 -5.5 9.3 16.5 12.6 17.5 Sectoral Sundaram Rural and Consumption Fund Growth ₹89.584
↑ 0.40 ₹1,516 -2 1.6 -11.2 5.8 8.1 -0.1 Sectoral DSP US Flexible Equity Fund Growth ₹91.5409
↓ -1.79 ₹1,270 -2.9 9.1 29.3 26.7 17.5 33.8 Global Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 16 Oct 26 Research Highlights & Commentary of 6 Funds showcased
Commentary Franklin Asian Equity Fund Tata India Tax Savings Fund Bandhan Infrastructure Fund DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund Sundaram Rural and Consumption Fund DSP US Flexible Equity Fund Point 1 Bottom quartile AUM (₹996 Cr). Highest AUM (₹4,747 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹1,500 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹2,574 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹1,516 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹1,270 Cr). Point 2 Established history (18+ yrs). Established history (12+ yrs). Established history (15+ yrs). Established history (18+ yrs). Oldest track record among peers (20 yrs). Established history (14+ yrs). Point 3 Top rated. Rating: 5★ (upper mid). Rating: 5★ (upper mid). Rating: 5★ (lower mid). Rating: 5★ (bottom quartile). Rating: 5★ (bottom quartile). Point 4 Risk profile: High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: High. Risk profile: High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: High. Point 5 5Y return: 6.35% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 9.12% (lower mid). 5Y return: 13.68% (upper mid). 5Y return: 12.63% (upper mid). 5Y return: 8.12% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 17.51% (top quartile). Point 6 3Y return: 20.40% (upper mid). 3Y return: 10.24% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 12.16% (lower mid). 3Y return: 16.47% (upper mid). 3Y return: 5.80% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 26.71% (top quartile). Point 7 1Y return: 22.01% (upper mid). 1Y return: -0.38% (lower mid). 1Y return: -6.73% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 9.32% (upper mid). 1Y return: -11.24% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 29.30% (top quartile). Point 8 Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid). Alpha: 6.01 (top quartile). Alpha: 0.00 (lower mid). Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile). Alpha: 0.08 (upper mid). Alpha: -7.01 (bottom quartile). Point 9 Sharpe: 1.39 (upper mid). Sharpe: 0.40 (lower mid). Sharpe: -0.13 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 1.21 (upper mid). Sharpe: -0.27 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 1.42 (top quartile). Point 10 Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid). Information ratio: 0.18 (top quartile). Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid). Information ratio: 0.00 (lower mid). Information ratio: -0.71 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: -0.07 (bottom quartile). Franklin Asian Equity Fund
Tata India Tax Savings Fund
Bandhan Infrastructure Fund
DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund
Sundaram Rural and Consumption Fund
DSP US Flexible Equity Fund
An open-end diversified equity fund that seeks to provide medium to long term appreciation through investments primarily in Asian Companies / sectors (excluding Japan) with long term potential across market capitalisation. Below is the key information for Franklin Asian Equity Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To provide medium to long term capital gains along with income tax relief to its Unitholders, while at all times emphasising the importance of capital appreciation.. Research Highlights for Tata India Tax Savings Fund Below is the key information for Tata India Tax Savings Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of the scheme is to seek to generate long-term capital growth through an active diversified portfolio of predominantly equity and equity related instruments of companies that are participating in and benefiting from growth in Indian infrastructure and infrastructural related activities. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be realized. Research Highlights for Bandhan Infrastructure Fund Below is the key information for Bandhan Infrastructure Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To seek to generate capital appreciation and provide long term growth opportunities by investing in equity and equity related securities of companies domiciled in India whose predominant economic activity is in the (a) discovery, development, production, or distribution of natural resources, viz., energy, mining etc; (b) alternative energy and energy technology sectors, with emphasis given to renewable energy, automotive and on-site power generation, energy storage and enabling energy technologies. also invest a certain portion of its corpus in the equity and equity related securities of companies domiciled overseas, which are principally engaged in the discovery, development, production or distribution of natural resources and alternative energy and/or the units shares of Merrill Lynch international Investment Funds New Energy Fund, Merrill Lynch International Investment Funds World Energy Fund and similar other overseas mutual fund schemes. Research Highlights for DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund Below is the key information for DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Sundaram Rural India Fund) The primary investment objective of the scheme is to generate consistent long-term returns by investing predominantly in equity & equity related instruments of companies that are focusing on Rural India. Research Highlights for Sundaram Rural and Consumption Fund Below is the key information for Sundaram Rural and Consumption Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The primary investment objective of the Scheme is to seek capital appreciation by investing predominantly in units of BGF – USFEF. The Scheme may, at the discretion of the Investment Manager also invest in the units of other similar overseas mutual fund schemes, which may constitute a significant part of its corpus. The Scheme may also invest a certain portion of its corpus in money market securities and/or money market/liquid schemes of DSP BlackRock Mutual Fund, in order to meet liquidity requirements from time to time. However, there is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized. It shall be noted ‘similar overseas mutual fund schemes’ shall have investment objective, investment strategy and risk profile/consideration similar to those of BGF – USFEF. Research Highlights for DSP US Flexible Equity Fund Below is the key information for DSP US Flexible Equity Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. Franklin Asian Equity Fund
Franklin Asian Equity Fund
Growth Launch Date 16 Jan 08 NAV (16 Oct 26) ₹41.9104 ↑ 0.31 (0.73 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹996 on 31 Aug 26 Category Equity - Global AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.54 Sharpe Ratio 1.39 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-3 Years (1%),3 Years and above(NIL) Sub Cat. Global Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Sep 21 ₹10,000 30 Sep 22 ₹7,482 30 Sep 23 ₹8,043 30 Sep 24 ₹10,049 30 Sep 25 ₹11,237 30 Sep 26 ₹14,891 Returns for Franklin Asian Equity Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 Oct 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -5.2% 3 Month -5.6% 6 Month 5.4% 1 Year 22% 3 Year 20.4% 5 Year 6.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 23.7% 2024 14.4% 2023 0.7% 2022 -14.5% 2021 -5.9% 2020 25.8% 2019 28.2% 2018 -13.6% 2017 35.5% 2016 7.2% Fund Manager information for Franklin Asian Equity Fund
Name Since Tenure Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 4.87 Yr. Shyam Sriram 26 Sep 24 1.93 Yr. Data below for Franklin Asian Equity Fund as on 31 Aug 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Technology 32.89% Consumer Cyclical 14.23% Financial Services 12.44% Industrials 10.79% Health Care 8.41% Communication Services 3.71% Real Estate 3.68% Basic Materials 2.45% Utility 1.87% Consumer Defensive 1.53% Energy 1.49% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 6.5% Equity 93.5% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 09 | 233010% ₹96 Cr 133,000 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 08 | 0059307% ₹74 Cr 41,012 SK hynix Inc (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 | 0006605% ₹52 Cr 4,450 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 25 | ICICIBANK3% ₹33 Cr 226,594 Divi's Laboratories Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 26 | DIVISLAB3% ₹27 Cr 28,750 Tencent Holdings Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 14 | 007002% ₹24 Cr 43,300
↓ -13,700 Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | TORNTPHARM2% ₹23 Cr 45,546 MediaTek Inc (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 20 | 24542% ₹22 Cr 19,000 Oberoi Realty Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 31 May 17 | OBEROIRLTY2% ₹21 Cr 114,827 King Slide Works Co Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 26 | 20592% ₹21 Cr 5,000 2. Tata India Tax Savings Fund
Tata India Tax Savings Fund
Growth Launch Date 13 Oct 14 NAV (16 Oct 26) ₹44.8577 ↑ 0.18 (0.40 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹4,747 on 31 Aug 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Tata Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.83 Sharpe Ratio 0.4 Information Ratio 0.18 Alpha Ratio 6.01 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Sub Cat. ELSS Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Sep 21 ₹10,000 30 Sep 22 ₹10,192 30 Sep 23 ₹12,034 30 Sep 24 ₹16,837 30 Sep 25 ₹15,781 30 Sep 26 ₹16,174 Returns for Tata India Tax Savings Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 Oct 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -3% 3 Month -3.4% 6 Month 0.1% 1 Year -0.4% 3 Year 10.2% 5 Year 9.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 13.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 4.9% 2024 19.5% 2023 24% 2022 5.9% 2021 30.4% 2020 11.9% 2019 13.6% 2018 -8.4% 2017 46% 2016 2.1% Fund Manager information for Tata India Tax Savings Fund
Name Since Tenure Sailesh Jain 16 Dec 21 4.71 Yr. Data below for Tata India Tax Savings Fund as on 31 Aug 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 35.22% Industrials 17.22% Consumer Cyclical 13.15% Health Care 6.74% Communication Services 5.44% Energy 4.66% Basic Materials 4.52% Technology 3.12% Utility 2.38% Real Estate 2.26% Consumer Defensive 1.57% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.73% Equity 96.27% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 26 | BHARTIARTL5% ₹258 Cr 1,426,428 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 16 | ICICIBANK5% ₹238 Cr 1,639,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 10 | HDFCBANK5% ₹228 Cr 3,210,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 | SBIN5% ₹216 Cr 2,040,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | RELIANCE4% ₹172 Cr 1,350,000 Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 | MOTHERSON3% ₹154 Cr 9,000,000
↓ -850,000 PB Fintech Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 26 | POLICYBZR3% ₹153 Cr 814,850 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 16 | LT3% ₹142 Cr 352,147 Pricol Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | PRICOLLTD3% ₹135 Cr 1,682,941 Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 25 | MOTILALOFS3% ₹128 Cr 1,231,123 3. Bandhan Infrastructure Fund
Bandhan Infrastructure Fund
Growth Launch Date 8 Mar 11 NAV (16 Oct 26) ₹46.552 ↑ 0.03 (0.07 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,500 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC IDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.11 Sharpe Ratio -0.13 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-365 Days (1%),365 Days and above(NIL) Sub Cat. Sectoral Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Sep 21 ₹10,000 30 Sep 22 ₹10,250 30 Sep 23 ₹13,814 30 Sep 24 ₹23,807 30 Sep 25 ₹20,793 30 Sep 26 ₹20,157 Returns for Bandhan Infrastructure Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 Oct 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -0.6% 3 Month -7.1% 6 Month -2.3% 1 Year -6.7% 3 Year 12.2% 5 Year 13.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 10.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 -6.9% 2024 39.3% 2023 50.3% 2022 1.7% 2021 64.8% 2020 6.3% 2019 -5.3% 2018 -25.9% 2017 58.7% 2016 10.7% Fund Manager information for Bandhan Infrastructure Fund
Name Since Tenure Vishal Biraia 24 Jan 24 2.61 Yr. Ritika Behera 7 Oct 23 2.9 Yr. Gaurav Satra 7 Jun 24 2.24 Yr. Data below for Bandhan Infrastructure Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 52.84% Utility 17.39% Basic Materials 7.99% Energy 6.6% Communication Services 3.8% Technology 3.8% Financial Services 3.12% Health Care 2.64% Consumer Cyclical 0.86% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.9% Equity 99.1% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | LT6% ₹88 Cr 218,018
↑ 1,273 Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 17 | KIRLOSBROS5% ₹73 Cr 381,585
↓ -1,834 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | RELIANCE5% ₹69 Cr 539,669 InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | INDIGO4% ₹57 Cr 108,438
↓ -2,201 UltraTech Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 14 | 5325384% ₹56 Cr 48,515
↑ 3,825 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 19 | BHARTIARTL4% ₹55 Cr 300,878
↓ -34,585 Bharat Electronics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 19 | BEL4% ₹54 Cr 1,308,836
↓ -13,220 GPT Infraprojects Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 | GPTINFRA4% ₹52 Cr 4,733,244 Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | ADANIPORTS3% ₹49 Cr 306,661
↓ -6,225 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | 5325553% ₹48 Cr 1,470,629 4. DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund
DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund
Growth Launch Date 25 Apr 08 NAV (15 Oct 26) ₹102.794 ↑ 0.42 (0.41 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹2,574 on 31 Aug 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.99 Sharpe Ratio 1.21 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 1,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Sub Cat. Sectoral Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Sep 21 ₹10,000 30 Sep 22 ₹9,283 30 Sep 23 ₹12,189 30 Sep 24 ₹18,475 30 Sep 25 ₹17,474 30 Sep 26 ₹19,673 Returns for DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 Oct 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -3.1% 3 Month -3.2% 6 Month -5.5% 1 Year 9.3% 3 Year 16.5% 5 Year 12.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 13.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 17.5% 2024 13.9% 2023 31.2% 2022 9.8% 2021 42.8% 2020 11.5% 2019 4.4% 2018 -15.3% 2017 43.1% 2016 43.1% Fund Manager information for DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund
Name Since Tenure Rohit Singhania 1 Jul 12 14.18 Yr. Data below for DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund as on 31 Aug 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Energy 52.32% Basic Materials 30.18% Utility 6.34% Industrials 1.55% Technology 0.81% Consumer Cyclical 0.03% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 8.56% Equity 91.44% Debt 0% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity BGF World Energy I2
Investment Fund | -10% ₹253 Cr 602,478 Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 08 | 5005478% ₹204 Cr 6,286,211 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 08 | RELIANCE8% ₹198 Cr 1,554,012
↑ 94,493 Jindal Steel Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 20 | 5322867% ₹180 Cr 1,511,761 Hindustan Zinc Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 09 | 5001886% ₹158 Cr 2,653,225
↑ 332,944 Tata Steel Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 16 | TATASTEEL6% ₹157 Cr 8,510,930 Indian Oil Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 25 | IOC6% ₹147 Cr 10,557,999 Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | 5003126% ₹142 Cr 6,127,650 Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 13 | HINDPETRO5% ₹133 Cr 3,649,839 Hindalco Industries Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 15 | HINDALCO4% ₹110 Cr 1,078,917 5. Sundaram Rural and Consumption Fund
Sundaram Rural and Consumption Fund
Growth Launch Date 12 May 06 NAV (16 Oct 26) ₹89.584 ↑ 0.40 (0.45 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,516 on 31 Aug 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.18 Sharpe Ratio -0.27 Information Ratio -0.71 Alpha Ratio 0.08 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Sub Cat. Sectoral Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Sep 21 ₹10,000 30 Sep 22 ₹11,010 30 Sep 23 ₹12,659 30 Sep 24 ₹18,223 30 Sep 25 ₹16,828 30 Sep 26 ₹15,606 Returns for Sundaram Rural and Consumption Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 Oct 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -3.7% 3 Month -2% 6 Month 1.6% 1 Year -11.2% 3 Year 5.8% 5 Year 8.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 11.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 -0.1% 2024 20.1% 2023 30.2% 2022 9.3% 2021 19.3% 2020 13.5% 2019 2.7% 2018 -7.8% 2017 38.7% 2016 21.1% Fund Manager information for Sundaram Rural and Consumption Fund
Name Since Tenure Rohit Seksaria 27 Feb 26 0.51 Yr. Shalav Saket 31 Dec 25 0.67 Yr. Anuj Bansal 27 Feb 26 0.51 Yr. Data below for Sundaram Rural and Consumption Fund as on 31 Aug 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Consumer Cyclical 47.88% Consumer Defensive 14.53% Communication Services 9.54% Health Care 7.74% Financial Services 6.34% Industrials 3.9% Technology 3.83% Basic Materials 3.08% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.05% Equity 97.95% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | ETERNAL9% ₹140 Cr 4,263,545 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | BHARTIARTL8% ₹120 Cr 664,101 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | M&M7% ₹111 Cr 336,803 Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 22 | APOLLOHOSP5% ₹76 Cr 85,724 Titan Co Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | TITAN5% ₹75 Cr 146,585 TVS Motor Co Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 | 5323435% ₹69 Cr 157,981 Nestle India Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 16 | NESTLEIND4% ₹65 Cr 431,406 InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 25 | INDIGO4% ₹59 Cr 113,060 SJS Enterprises Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | SJS3% ₹51 Cr 206,726
↓ -28,481 Varun Beverages Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 26 | VBL3% ₹46 Cr 1,146,148 6. DSP US Flexible Equity Fund
DSP US Flexible Equity Fund
Growth Launch Date 3 Aug 12 NAV (15 Oct 26) ₹91.5409 ↓ -1.79 (-1.91 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,270 on 31 Aug 26 Category Equity - Global AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.55 Sharpe Ratio 1.42 Information Ratio -0.07 Alpha Ratio -7.01 Min Investment 1,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Sub Cat. Global Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Sep 21 ₹10,000 30 Sep 22 ₹9,295 30 Sep 23 ₹11,197 30 Sep 24 ₹13,853 30 Sep 25 ₹17,875 30 Sep 26 ₹23,358 Returns for DSP US Flexible Equity Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 Oct 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -0.6% 3 Month -2.9% 6 Month 9.1% 1 Year 29.3% 3 Year 26.7% 5 Year 17.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 33.8% 2024 17.8% 2023 22% 2022 -5.9% 2021 24.2% 2020 22.6% 2019 27.5% 2018 -1.1% 2017 15.5% 2016 9.8% Fund Manager information for DSP US Flexible Equity Fund
Name Since Tenure Kaivalya Nadkarni 1 May 25 1.34 Yr. Data below for DSP US Flexible Equity Fund as on 31 Aug 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Technology 32.91% Industrials 12.97% Communication Services 11.37% Consumer Cyclical 9.78% Financial Services 9.58% Health Care 9.41% Energy 2.81% Basic Materials 2.31% Utility 2.1% Consumer Defensive 0.65% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 6.12% Equity 93.87% Debt 0.01% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity BGF US Flexible Equity I2
Investment Fund | -96% ₹1,220 Cr 1,784,131 Treps / Reverse Repo Investments
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -4% ₹52 Cr Net Receivables/Payables
Net Current Assets | -0% -₹2 Cr
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