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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 ₹39.3047
↑ 1.06 ₹427 3.1 12.8 42.4 14.3 3.3 23.7 Global Tata India Tax Savings Fund Growth ₹44.6845
↑ 0.77 ₹4,674 -1.2 -0.2 9.6 15.9 14.4 4.9 ELSS Bandhan Infrastructure Fund Growth ₹47.271
↑ 1.21 ₹1,469 1.2 -5 2.1 23 21 -6.9 Sectoral DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund Growth ₹107.903
↓ -0.03 ₹1,990 7 15 35.3 23.3 19.3 17.5 Sectoral Sundaram Rural and Consumption Fund Growth ₹88.1613
↑ 1.36 ₹1,458 -7.2 -11.7 -4 13.4 12.7 -0.1 Sectoral Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund Growth ₹61.58
↑ 0.82 ₹3,673 -4.1 -0.4 8.6 15.7 14.1 17.5 Sectoral Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 15 Apr 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 Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund Point 1 Bottom quartile AUM (₹427 Cr). Highest AUM (₹4,674 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹1,469 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹1,990 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹1,458 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹3,673 Cr). Point 2 Established history (18+ yrs). Established history (11+ yrs). Established history (15+ yrs). Established history (17+ yrs). Oldest track record among peers (19 yrs). Established history (12+ 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: 3.33% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 14.36% (upper mid). 5Y return: 21.05% (top quartile). 5Y return: 19.34% (upper mid). 5Y return: 12.69% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 14.14% (lower mid). Point 6 3Y return: 14.31% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 15.92% (upper mid). 3Y return: 22.96% (upper mid). 3Y return: 23.27% (top quartile). 3Y return: 13.40% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 15.66% (lower mid). Point 7 1Y return: 42.42% (top quartile). 1Y return: 9.58% (upper mid). 1Y return: 2.10% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 35.33% (upper mid). 1Y return: -4.02% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 8.57% (lower mid). Point 8 Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid). Alpha: 2.29 (top quartile). Alpha: 0.00 (lower mid). Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile). Alpha: -8.06 (bottom quartile). Alpha: 1.16 (upper mid). Point 9 Sharpe: 2.74 (top quartile). Sharpe: 1.18 (lower mid). Sharpe: 0.60 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 2.40 (upper mid). Sharpe: 0.03 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 1.34 (upper mid). Point 10 Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid). Information ratio: -0.21 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid). Information ratio: 0.00 (lower mid). Information ratio: -0.67 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: 0.24 (top 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
Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services 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 generate long-term capital appreciation to unit holders from a portfolio that is invested predominantly in equity and equity related securities of companies engaged in banking and financial services. The Scheme does not guarantee/indicate any returns. There can be no assurance that the schemes’ objectives will be achieved. Research Highlights for Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. Franklin Asian Equity Fund
Franklin Asian Equity Fund
Growth Launch Date 16 Jan 08 NAV (15 Apr 26) ₹39.3047 ↑ 1.06 (2.78 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹427 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Global AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.54 Sharpe Ratio 2.74 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 31 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹8,539 31 Mar 23 ₹8,187 31 Mar 24 ₹8,284 31 Mar 25 ₹8,915 31 Mar 26 ₹11,204 Returns for Franklin Asian Equity Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 15 Apr 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.3% 3 Month 3.1% 6 Month 12.8% 1 Year 42.4% 3 Year 14.3% 5 Year 3.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.6% 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 4.45 Yr. Shyam Sriram 26 Sep 24 1.51 Yr. Data below for Franklin Asian Equity Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Technology 27.67% Consumer Cyclical 22.22% Financial Services 16.78% Industrials 8.6% Health Care 5.42% Communication Services 4.6% Real Estate 3.06% Basic Materials 2.68% Utility 1.81% Energy 1.38% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.8% Equity 94.2% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 09 | 233010% ₹41 Cr 70,000 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 08 | 0059306% ₹25 Cr 18,255
↓ -2,656 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 25 | HDFCBANK5% ₹20 Cr 229,214
↑ 41,772 SK Hynix Inc (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 | 0006604% ₹17 Cr 2,567
↓ -1,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 25 | ICICIBANK4% ₹17 Cr 124,273
↑ 30,718 Tencent Holdings Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 14 | 007004% ₹16 Cr 26,500
↑ 1,300 Hyundai Motor Co (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | 0053803% ₹14 Cr 3,275 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | LT3% ₹14 Cr 31,555
↑ 7,084 MediaTek Inc (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 20 | 24543% ₹11 Cr 19,000 Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | TORNTPHARM2% ₹10 Cr 23,997
↑ 9,570 2. Tata India Tax Savings Fund
Tata India Tax Savings Fund
Growth Launch Date 13 Oct 14 NAV (15 Apr 26) ₹44.6845 ↑ 0.77 (1.75 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹4,674 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - ELSS AMC Tata Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.83 Sharpe Ratio 1.18 Information Ratio -0.21 Alpha Ratio 2.29 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Sub Cat. ELSS Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹12,160 31 Mar 23 ₹12,153 31 Mar 24 ₹16,152 31 Mar 25 ₹17,712 31 Mar 26 ₹17,493 Returns for Tata India Tax Savings Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 15 Apr 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 6.4% 3 Month -1.2% 6 Month -0.2% 1 Year 9.6% 3 Year 15.9% 5 Year 14.4% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 13.9% 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 4.29 Yr. Data below for Tata India Tax Savings Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 34.54% Industrials 13.63% Consumer Cyclical 13% Basic Materials 7.18% Health Care 6.4% Communication Services 6.22% Energy 5.77% Technology 5.29% Utility 3.13% Real Estate 1.84% Consumer Defensive 1.06% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.95% Equity 98.05% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 26 | BHARTIARTL6% ₹254 Cr 1,426,428
↑ 1,426,428 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 16 | ICICIBANK6% ₹253 Cr 2,100,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 10 | HDFCBANK6% ₹251 Cr 3,425,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 | SBIN5% ₹200 Cr 2,040,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | RELIANCE4% ₹181 Cr 1,350,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | 5325553% ₹128 Cr 3,451,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 16 | LT3% ₹123 Cr 352,147 Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 | MOTHERSON3% ₹107 Cr 10,200,000 Cummins India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 20 | 5004803% ₹104 Cr 230,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 18 | INFY2% ₹102 Cr 816,081 3. Bandhan Infrastructure Fund
Bandhan Infrastructure Fund
Growth Launch Date 8 Mar 11 NAV (15 Apr 26) ₹47.271 ↑ 1.21 (2.63 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,469 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC IDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.1 Sharpe Ratio 0.6 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 31 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹12,330 31 Mar 23 ₹13,558 31 Mar 24 ₹23,354 31 Mar 25 ₹24,830 31 Mar 26 ₹22,397 Returns for Bandhan Infrastructure Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 15 Apr 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 7.7% 3 Month 1.2% 6 Month -5% 1 Year 2.1% 3 Year 23% 5 Year 21% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 10.8% 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 2.19 Yr. Ritika Behera 7 Oct 23 2.48 Yr. Gaurav Satra 7 Jun 24 1.82 Yr. Data below for Bandhan Infrastructure Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 54.3% Utility 15.23% Basic Materials 9.05% Energy 5.4% Communication Services 4.79% Technology 4.13% Health Care 2.63% Financial Services 2.33% Real Estate 0.97% Consumer Cyclical 0.21% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.96% Equity 99.04% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | LT6% ₹79 Cr 225,830
↑ 9,147 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | RELIANCE5% ₹69 Cr 513,178 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 19 | BHARTIARTL5% ₹61 Cr 343,670 Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 17 | KIRLOSBROS4% ₹55 Cr 410,546 Bharat Electronics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 19 | BEL4% ₹55 Cr 1,362,488 UltraTech Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 14 | 5325384% ₹52 Cr 48,772 InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | INDIGO4% ₹49 Cr 125,492
↑ 6,500 GPT Infraprojects Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 | GPTINFRA4% ₹46 Cr 4,733,244 Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | ADANIPORTS3% ₹39 Cr 296,403 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | 5325553% ₹33 Cr 902,609 4. DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund
DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund
Growth Launch Date 25 Apr 08 NAV (13 Apr 26) ₹107.903 ↓ -0.03 (-0.03 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,990 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.99 Sharpe Ratio 2.4 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 31 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹13,651 31 Mar 23 ₹13,304 31 Mar 24 ₹19,252 31 Mar 25 ₹20,029 31 Mar 26 ₹24,600 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 15 Apr 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.9% 3 Month 7% 6 Month 15% 1 Year 35.3% 3 Year 23.3% 5 Year 19.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.2% 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 13.76 Yr. Data below for DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Energy 40.61% Basic Materials 32.04% Utility 5.84% Industrials 1.43% Technology 0.97% Consumer Cyclical 0.12% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 18.99% Equity 81.01% Debt 0% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity BGF World Energy I2
Investment Fund | -12% ₹244 Cr 602,478 Tata Steel Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 16 | TATASTEEL8% ₹169 Cr 8,808,711 Jindal Steel Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 20 | 5322868% ₹168 Cr 1,511,761 Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | 5003128% ₹168 Cr 5,905,732 Oil India Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | OIL5% ₹105 Cr 2,214,812
↑ 413,000 Petronet LNG Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | 5325224% ₹86 Cr 3,461,007 BGF Sustainable Energy I2
Investment Fund | -4% ₹82 Cr 330,203 National Aluminium Co Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 22 | 5322344% ₹74 Cr 1,928,199 Coal India Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 22 | COALINDIA3% ₹69 Cr 1,533,115 Indian Oil Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 25 | IOC3% ₹59 Cr 4,371,802 5. Sundaram Rural and Consumption Fund
Sundaram Rural and Consumption Fund
Growth Launch Date 12 May 06 NAV (15 Apr 26) ₹88.1613 ↑ 1.36 (1.57 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,458 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.18 Sharpe Ratio 0.03 Information Ratio -0.67 Alpha Ratio -8.06 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 31 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹11,291 31 Mar 23 ₹11,963 31 Mar 24 ₹16,448 31 Mar 25 ₹17,972 31 Mar 26 ₹16,376 Returns for Sundaram Rural and Consumption Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 15 Apr 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 5.8% 3 Month -7.2% 6 Month -11.7% 1 Year -4% 3 Year 13.4% 5 Year 12.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 11.5% 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 0.09 Yr. Shalav Saket 31 Dec 25 0.25 Yr. Anuj Bansal 27 Feb 26 0.09 Yr. Data below for Sundaram Rural and Consumption Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Consumer Cyclical 45.64% Consumer Defensive 24.87% Communication Services 11.76% Health Care 4.92% Financial Services 2.93% Industrials 1.92% Real Estate 1.76% Basic Materials 1.61% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.59% Equity 95.41% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | BHARTIARTL10% ₹131 Cr 735,559 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | M&M9% ₹119 Cr 402,064 ITC Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 13 | ITC8% ₹107 Cr 3,733,186
↑ 548,170 Titan Co Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | TITAN6% ₹84 Cr 212,692 Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | 5433206% ₹74 Cr 3,240,850
↑ 348,014 Hindustan Unilever Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 16 | HINDUNILVR5% ₹65 Cr 317,789
↓ -129,035 Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 22 | APOLLOHOSP5% ₹64 Cr 85,724 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 12 | MARUTI4% ₹52 Cr 42,610 Nestle India Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 16 | NESTLEIND4% ₹51 Cr 431,406 SJS Enterprises Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | 5433873% ₹44 Cr 282,069 6. Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund
Growth Launch Date 14 Dec 13 NAV (15 Apr 26) ₹61.58 ↑ 0.82 (1.35 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,673 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.99 Sharpe Ratio 1.34 Information Ratio 0.24 Alpha Ratio 1.16 Min Investment 1,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load 0-365 Days (1%),365 Days and above(NIL) Sub Cat. Sectoral Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹11,183 31 Mar 23 ₹11,662 31 Mar 24 ₹15,203 31 Mar 25 ₹16,913 31 Mar 26 ₹16,571 Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 15 Apr 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 5.9% 3 Month -4.1% 6 Month -0.4% 1 Year 8.6% 3 Year 15.7% 5 Year 14.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 17.5% 2024 8.7% 2023 21.7% 2022 11.5% 2021 16.8% 2020 1.1% 2019 14.9% 2018 -2.4% 2017 47.6% 2016 15.7% Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund
Name Since Tenure Dhaval Gala 26 Aug 15 10.61 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking And Financial Services Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 95.92% Technology 1.04% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.05% Equity 96.95% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 13 | ICICIBANK14% ₹448 Cr 3,717,929 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 13 | HDFCBANK13% ₹396 Cr 5,408,496 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | 5322158% ₹267 Cr 2,302,100 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 17 | SBIN6% ₹188 Cr 1,918,689 Bajaj Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 16 | 5000345% ₹171 Cr 2,137,250 Shriram Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | SHRIRAMFIN5% ₹165 Cr 1,886,669
↑ 688,287 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 19 | KOTAKBANK4% ₹125 Cr 3,546,665 AU Small Finance Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | 5406114% ₹114 Cr 1,346,861 ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | ICICIGI3% ₹97 Cr 565,076 SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | SBILIFE3% ₹79 Cr 444,152
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