Looking for the best Mutual Fund to invest in 2026? While Investing in Mutual Funds, investors often find difficulty in choosing a fund that would give them consistent returns.
To solve all the hassles, we have come up with the list of top 10 Mutual Fund schemes that you could prefer investing in. These funds have been shortlisted by undertaking certain parameters like AUM, NAV, past performances, peer average returns, etc. You can invest in these schemes in two ways- either by taking a SIP route or a lump sum way.
In a lump sum mode of investment, investors can invest a considerable amount as a one-time down payment in the scheme, whereas in a SIP mode, investors can invest at regular intervals that can be monthly, quarterly and annually. The minimum investment amount in a lump sum could range from INR 1000-5000, while in a SIP you can start investing with just INR 500.
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Fund Selection Methodology used to find 10 funds
| Fund | NAV | Net Assets (Cr) | 3 MO (%) | 6 MO (%) | 1 YR (%) | 3 YR (%) | 5 YR (%) | 2025 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSP US Flexible Equity Fund Growth | ₹84.1359 ↑ 0.23 | ₹1,080 | 6.3 | 19.3 | 67.9 | 25.7 | 16.2 | 33.8 | |
| Franklin Asian Equity Fund Growth | ₹39.499 ↓ -0.28 | ₹427 | 6.1 | 15.8 | 47.2 | 15.8 | 4.1 | 23.7 | |
| DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund Growth | ₹109.248 ↑ 0.46 | ₹1,990 | 7 | 16 | 32.7 | 23.8 | 19.3 | 17.5 | |
| Franklin Build India Fund Growth | ₹147.592 ↑ 1.16 | ₹3,174 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 12.3 | 27 | 24.8 | 3.7 | |
| Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund Growth | ₹86.0144 ↑ 1.12 | ₹4,882 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 11.3 | 19.1 | 15 | -3.7 | |
| Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund Growth | ₹346.574 ↑ 2.98 | ₹30,712 | -1.5 | -0.7 | 10.3 | 18.6 | 16.3 | 5.6 | |
| Invesco India Growth Opportunities Fund Growth | ₹98.79 ↑ 1.13 | ₹9,392 | 0.7 | -5 | 10.3 | 24.3 | 18.2 | 4.7 | |
| ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund Growth | ₹61.7598 ↑ 0.86 | ₹8,396 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 9.6 | 22 | 15.2 | 2.1 | |
| IDBI Nifty Junior Index Fund Growth | ₹52.1037 ↑ 0.72 | ₹101 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 9.5 | 21.7 | 15.1 | 2 | |
| Kotak Standard Multicap Fund Growth | ₹85.385 ↑ 0.65 | ₹56,853 | -1.7 | -1.7 | 9.1 | 16.5 | 13.8 | 9.5 | |
| Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 16 Apr 26 | |||||||||
| Commentary | DSP US Flexible Equity Fund | Franklin Asian Equity Fund | DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund | Franklin Build India Fund | Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund | Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund | Invesco India Growth Opportunities Fund | ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund | IDBI Nifty Junior Index Fund | Kotak Standard Multicap Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point 1 | Bottom quartile AUM (₹1,080 Cr). | Bottom quartile AUM (₹427 Cr). | Lower mid AUM (₹1,990 Cr). | Lower mid AUM (₹3,174 Cr). | Upper mid AUM (₹4,882 Cr). | Top quartile AUM (₹30,712 Cr). | Upper mid AUM (₹9,392 Cr). | Upper mid AUM (₹8,396 Cr). | Bottom quartile AUM (₹101 Cr). | Highest AUM (₹56,853 Cr). |
| Point 2 | Established history (13+ yrs). | Established history (18+ yrs). | Established history (17+ yrs). | Established history (16+ yrs). | Established history (18+ yrs). | Oldest track record among peers (21 yrs). | Established history (18+ yrs). | Established history (15+ yrs). | Established history (15+ yrs). | Established history (16+ yrs). |
| Point 3 | Top rated. | Rating: 5★ (top quartile). | Rating: 5★ (upper mid). | Rating: 5★ (upper mid). | Rating: 5★ (upper mid). | Rating: 5★ (lower mid). | Rating: 5★ (lower mid). | Rating: 5★ (bottom quartile). | Rating: 5★ (bottom quartile). | Rating: 5★ (bottom quartile). |
| Point 4 | Risk profile: High. | Risk profile: High. | Risk profile: High. | Risk profile: High. | Risk profile: Moderately High. | Risk profile: Moderately High. | Risk profile: Moderately High. | Risk profile: Moderately High. | Risk profile: Moderately High. | Risk profile: Moderately High. |
| Point 5 | 5Y return: 16.25% (upper mid). | 5Y return: 4.08% (bottom quartile). | 5Y return: 19.32% (top quartile). | 5Y return: 24.81% (top quartile). | 5Y return: 14.96% (bottom quartile). | 5Y return: 16.26% (upper mid). | 5Y return: 18.18% (upper mid). | 5Y return: 15.19% (lower mid). | 5Y return: 15.08% (lower mid). | 5Y return: 13.80% (bottom quartile). |
| Point 6 | 3Y return: 25.68% (top quartile). | 3Y return: 15.82% (bottom quartile). | 3Y return: 23.78% (upper mid). | 3Y return: 27.04% (top quartile). | 3Y return: 19.06% (lower mid). | 3Y return: 18.63% (bottom quartile). | 3Y return: 24.27% (upper mid). | 3Y return: 21.99% (upper mid). | 3Y return: 21.73% (lower mid). | 3Y return: 16.48% (bottom quartile). |
| Point 7 | 1Y return: 67.90% (top quartile). | 1Y return: 47.25% (top quartile). | 1Y return: 32.68% (upper mid). | 1Y return: 12.35% (upper mid). | 1Y return: 11.29% (upper mid). | 1Y return: 10.32% (lower mid). | 1Y return: 10.28% (lower mid). | 1Y return: 9.59% (bottom quartile). | 1Y return: 9.51% (bottom quartile). | 1Y return: 9.06% (bottom quartile). |
| Point 8 | Alpha: 4.93 (top quartile). | Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid). | Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid). | Alpha: 0.00 (lower mid). | Alpha: 0.00 (lower mid). | Alpha: 4.65 (top quartile). | Alpha: -0.77 (bottom quartile). | 1M return: 8.15% (upper mid). | 1M return: 8.17% (top quartile). | Alpha: 3.98 (upper mid). |
| Point 9 | Sharpe: 1.23 (lower mid). | Sharpe: 2.74 (top quartile). | Sharpe: 2.40 (top quartile). | Sharpe: 1.51 (upper mid). | Sharpe: 0.95 (bottom quartile). | Sharpe: 1.60 (upper mid). | Sharpe: 1.02 (bottom quartile). | Alpha: -0.74 (bottom quartile). | Alpha: -0.85 (bottom quartile). | Sharpe: 1.34 (upper mid). |
| Point 10 | Information ratio: -0.34 (bottom quartile). | Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid). | Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid). | Information ratio: 0.00 (lower mid). | Information ratio: 0.00 (lower mid). | Information ratio: 0.01 (upper mid). | Information ratio: 0.70 (top quartile). | Sharpe: 1.22 (lower mid). | Sharpe: 1.22 (bottom quartile). | Information ratio: 0.11 (top quartile). |
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 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. Research Highlights for Franklin Asian Equity Fund Below is the key information for Franklin Asian Equity 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 The Scheme seeks to achieve capital appreciation by investing in companies engaged directly or indirectly in infrastructure related activities. Research Highlights for Franklin Build India Fund Below is the key information for Franklin Build India Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Aditya Birla Sun Life Small & Midcap Fund) An Open ended Small and Mid Cap Equity Scheme with an objective to generate consistent long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of companies considered to be small and midcap. The Scheme may also invest a certain portion of its corpus in fixed income securities including money market instruments, in order to meet liquidity requirements from time to time. Research Highlights for Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Kotak Opportunities Scheme) To generate capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of equity and equity
related securities. However, there is no assurance that the objective of the scheme will be realized. Research Highlights for Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund Below is the key information for Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Invesco India Growth Fund) The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate long-term capital growth from a diversified portfolio of predominantly equity and equity-related securities. However, there can be no assurance that the objectives of the scheme will be achieved. Research Highlights for Invesco India Growth Opportunities Fund Below is the key information for Invesco India Growth Opportunities Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The fund's objective is to invest in companies whose securities are included in Nifty Junior Index and to endeavor to achieve the returns of the above index as closely as possible, though subject to tracking error. The fund intends to track only 90-95% of the Index i.e. it will always keep cash balance between 5-10% of the Net Asset to meet the redemption and other liquidity requirements. However, as and when the liquidity in the Index improves the fund intends to track up to 100% of the Index. The fund will not seek to outperform the CNX Nifty Junior. The objective is that the performance of the NAV of the fund should closely track the performance of the CNX Nifty Junior over the same period subject to tracking error. Research Highlights for ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of the scheme is to invest in the stocks and equity related instruments comprising the CNX Nifty Junior Index in the same weights as these stocks represented in the Index with the intent to replicate the performance of the Total Returns Index of CNX Nifty Junior Index. The scheme will adopt a passive investment strategy and will seek to achieve the investment objective by minimizing the tracking error between the CNX Nifty Junior Index (Total Returns Index) and the scheme. Research Highlights for IDBI Nifty Junior Index Fund Below is the key information for IDBI Nifty Junior Index Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Kotak Select Focus Fund) The investment objective of the scheme is to generate long term appreciation from the portfolio of equity and equity related sectors, generally focussed on few selected sectors. Research Highlights for Kotak Standard Multicap Fund Below is the key information for Kotak Standard Multicap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. DSP US Flexible Equity Fund
DSP US Flexible Equity Fund
Growth Launch Date 3 Aug 12 NAV (16 Apr 26) ₹84.1359 ↑ 0.23 (0.28 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,080 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Global AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.55 Sharpe Ratio 1.23 Information Ratio -0.34 Alpha Ratio 4.93 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 31 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹11,276 31 Mar 23 ₹11,201 31 Mar 24 ₹14,200 31 Mar 25 ₹14,026 31 Mar 26 ₹20,367 Returns for DSP US Flexible Equity Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 Apr 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 7.7% 3 Month 6.3% 6 Month 19.3% 1 Year 67.9% 3 Year 25.7% 5 Year 16.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.8% 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 Jay Kothari 1 Mar 13 13.09 Yr. Data below for DSP US Flexible Equity Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Technology 30.88% Industrials 14.11% Financial Services 12.33% Communication Services 11.41% Health Care 10.09% Consumer Cyclical 9.41% Energy 2.56% Basic Materials 2.45% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 6.74% Equity 93.24% Debt 0.02% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity BGF US Flexible Equity I2
Investment Fund | -96% ₹1,013 Cr 1,817,053 Treps / Reverse Repo Investments
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -4% ₹45 Cr Net Receivables/Payables
Net Current Assets | -0% -₹2 Cr 2. Franklin Asian Equity Fund
Franklin Asian Equity Fund
Growth Launch Date 16 Jan 08 NAV (17 Apr 26) ₹39.499 ↓ -0.28 (-0.70 %) 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 16 Apr 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 6.8% 3 Month 6.1% 6 Month 15.8% 1 Year 47.2% 3 Year 15.8% 5 Year 4.1% 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 4.45 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 3. DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund
DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund
Growth Launch Date 25 Apr 08 NAV (16 Apr 26) ₹109.248 ↑ 0.46 (0.42 %) 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 16 Apr 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 4.9% 3 Month 7% 6 Month 16% 1 Year 32.7% 3 Year 23.8% 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 4. Franklin Build India Fund
Franklin Build India Fund
Growth Launch Date 4 Sep 09 NAV (17 Apr 26) ₹147.592 ↑ 1.16 (0.79 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,174 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.01 Sharpe Ratio 1.51 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Sub Cat. Sectoral Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹12,573 31 Mar 23 ₹14,151 31 Mar 24 ₹24,221 31 Mar 25 ₹25,876 31 Mar 26 ₹26,604 Returns for Franklin Build India Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 Apr 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 6.8% 3 Month 4.9% 6 Month 2.8% 1 Year 12.3% 3 Year 27% 5 Year 24.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 3.7% 2024 27.8% 2023 51.1% 2022 11.2% 2021 45.9% 2020 5.4% 2019 6% 2018 -10.7% 2017 43.3% 2016 8.4% Fund Manager information for Franklin Build India Fund
Name Since Tenure Ajay Argal 18 Oct 21 4.45 Yr. Kiran Sebastian 7 Feb 22 4.15 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 4.45 Yr. Data below for Franklin Build India Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 35.45% Financial Services 15.13% Utility 13.58% Energy 13.01% Basic Materials 7.31% Communication Services 7.17% Real Estate 2.41% Consumer Cyclical 1.51% Technology 1% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.44% Equity 96.56% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | LT9% ₹285 Cr 665,000 InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | INDIGO6% ₹203 Cr 420,000
↑ 70,000 Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 | ONGC6% ₹191 Cr 6,825,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | RELIANCE6% ₹176 Cr 1,260,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 16 | NTPC5% ₹152 Cr 3,978,727 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 12 | AXISBANK4% ₹138 Cr 1,000,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 09 | BHARTIARTL4% ₹133 Cr 710,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 25 | HDFCBANK4% ₹133 Cr 1,500,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 14 | SBIN4% ₹114 Cr 950,000
↓ -50,000 Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | POWERGRID3% ₹108 Cr 3,600,000 5. Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 31 May 07 NAV (17 Apr 26) ₹86.0144 ↑ 1.12 (1.32 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹4,882 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.89 Sharpe Ratio 0.95 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 1,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load 0-365 Days (1%),365 Days and above(NIL) Sub Cat. Small Cap Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹12,119 31 Mar 23 ₹11,626 31 Mar 24 ₹16,987 31 Mar 25 ₹17,771 31 Mar 26 ₹17,904 Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 Apr 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 9% 3 Month 3.3% 6 Month 0.2% 1 Year 11.3% 3 Year 19.1% 5 Year 15% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 -3.7% 2024 21.5% 2023 39.4% 2022 -6.5% 2021 51.4% 2020 19.8% 2019 -11.5% 2018 -22.6% 2017 56.7% 2016 9.7% Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Abhinav Khandelwal 31 Oct 24 1.42 Yr. Dhaval Joshi 21 Nov 22 3.36 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 22.08% Consumer Cyclical 16.48% Health Care 13.68% Industrials 13.66% Basic Materials 11.28% Consumer Defensive 7.96% Real Estate 3.8% Technology 2.7% Utility 1.48% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 6.87% Equity 93.13% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Navin Fluorine International Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 20 | NAVINFLUOR3% ₹142 Cr 230,000 Sai Life Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 25 | SAILIFE3% ₹125 Cr 1,286,665 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | MCX3% ₹114 Cr 478,000
↓ -88,000 CCL Products (India) Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | CCL3% ₹112 Cr 1,078,825 TD Power Systems Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | TDPOWERSYS3% ₹112 Cr 1,312,944 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | 5900032% ₹100 Cr 3,472,155 Arvind Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | 5001012% ₹89 Cr 2,642,013 Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 25 | UJJIVANSFB2% ₹86 Cr 17,107,129
↑ 2,276,736 PNB Housing Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | PNBHOUSING2% ₹82 Cr 1,081,130 Ramco Cements Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 25 | RAMCOCEM2% ₹79 Cr 858,998 6. Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund
Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund
Growth Launch Date 9 Sep 04 NAV (17 Apr 26) ₹346.574 ↑ 2.98 (0.87 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹30,712 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Large & Mid Cap AMC Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.6 Sharpe Ratio 1.6 Information Ratio 0.01 Alpha Ratio 4.65 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Sub Cat. Large & Mid Cap Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹12,006 31 Mar 23 ₹12,445 31 Mar 24 ₹17,534 31 Mar 25 ₹19,037 31 Mar 26 ₹19,120 Returns for Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 Apr 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 4.8% 3 Month -1.5% 6 Month -0.7% 1 Year 10.3% 3 Year 18.6% 5 Year 16.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 5.6% 2024 24.2% 2023 29.3% 2022 7% 2021 30.4% 2020 16.5% 2019 13.2% 2018 -5.6% 2017 34.9% 2016 9.6% Fund Manager information for Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund
Name Since Tenure Harsha Upadhyaya 4 Aug 12 13.67 Yr. Data below for Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 29.31% Industrials 17.11% Consumer Cyclical 11.93% Basic Materials 11.81% Health Care 7.97% Technology 5.79% Energy 4.87% Communication Services 2.97% Utility 2.64% Consumer Defensive 1.42% Real Estate 0.26% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.09% Equity 97.91% Other 0% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | HDFCBANK5% ₹1,427 Cr 19,500,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | SBIN4% ₹1,224 Cr 12,500,000 Bharat Electronics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | BEL4% ₹1,122 Cr 28,000,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 10 | ICICIBANK3% ₹844 Cr 7,000,000 Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | 5433203% ₹801 Cr 35,000,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 12 | 5322153% ₹720 Cr 6,200,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | BHARTIARTL2% ₹677 Cr 3,800,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 13 | LT2% ₹648 Cr 1,850,000 Ashok Leyland Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | 5004772% ₹647 Cr 42,000,000
↑ 10,780,000 Hero MotoCorp Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 20 | HEROMOTOCO2% ₹620 Cr 1,225,000 7. Invesco India Growth Opportunities Fund
Invesco India Growth Opportunities Fund
Growth Launch Date 9 Aug 07 NAV (17 Apr 26) ₹98.79 ↑ 1.13 (1.16 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹9,392 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Large & Mid Cap AMC Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.82 Sharpe Ratio 1.03 Information Ratio 0.7 Alpha Ratio -0.77 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Sub Cat. Large & Mid Cap Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹11,705 31 Mar 23 ₹11,599 31 Mar 24 ₹17,431 31 Mar 25 ₹19,995 31 Mar 26 ₹19,915 Returns for Invesco India Growth Opportunities Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 Apr 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 8.1% 3 Month 0.7% 6 Month -5% 1 Year 10.3% 3 Year 24.3% 5 Year 18.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 13% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 4.7% 2024 37.5% 2023 31.6% 2022 -0.4% 2021 29.7% 2020 13.3% 2019 10.7% 2018 -0.2% 2017 39.6% 2016 3.3% Fund Manager information for Invesco India Growth Opportunities Fund
Name Since Tenure Aditya Khemani 9 Nov 23 2.39 Yr. Data below for Invesco India Growth Opportunities Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 29.34% Health Care 19.45% Consumer Cyclical 18.71% Industrials 15.54% Real Estate 6.26% Basic Materials 4.7% Technology 2.68% Communication Services 2.01% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.29% Equity 98.69% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Max Healthcare Institute Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 | MAXHEALTH7% ₹594 Cr 6,175,405 InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | INDIGO6% ₹486 Cr 1,233,441
↑ 75,000 Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | 5433205% ₹435 Cr 18,980,746
↑ 2,505,437 BSE Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | BSE5% ₹424 Cr 1,580,775 Sai Life Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | SAILIFE5% ₹416 Cr 4,283,799 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | ICICIBANK4% ₹378 Cr 3,131,658
↑ 412,951 Trent Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 22 | 5002514% ₹359 Cr 1,089,122 Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | 5322963% ₹286 Cr 1,342,939 The Federal Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 | FEDERALBNK3% ₹285 Cr 10,987,013 ABB India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | ABB3% ₹276 Cr 465,045
↑ 12,293 8. ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund
ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund
Growth Launch Date 25 Jun 10 NAV (17 Apr 26) ₹61.7598 ↑ 0.86 (1.42 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹8,396 on 28 Feb 26 Category Others - Index Fund AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.66 Sharpe Ratio 1.22 Information Ratio -7.1 Alpha Ratio -0.74 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-7 Days (0.25%),7 Days and above(NIL) Sub Cat. Index Fund Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹12,037 31 Mar 23 ₹11,065 31 Mar 24 ₹17,741 31 Mar 25 ₹18,397 31 Mar 26 ₹17,649 Returns for ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 Apr 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 8.2% 3 Month 2.2% 6 Month 1.4% 1 Year 9.6% 3 Year 22% 5 Year 15.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.2% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 2.1% 2024 27.2% 2023 26.3% 2022 0.1% 2021 29.5% 2020 14.3% 2019 0.6% 2018 -8.8% 2017 45.7% 2016 7.6% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund
Name Since Tenure Nishit Patel 18 Jan 21 5.2 Yr. Ajaykumar Solanki 1 Feb 24 2.16 Yr. Ashwini Shinde 18 Dec 24 1.28 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.86% Equity 99.14% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Vedanta Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | 5002955% ₹392 Cr 5,992,168
↓ -132,011 Tata Motors Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 26 | TMCV4% ₹291 Cr 7,370,232
↑ 7,370,232 TVS Motor Co Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 23 | 5323434% ₹279 Cr 828,186
↓ -19,412 Divi's Laboratories Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | DIVISLAB4% ₹267 Cr 448,147
↓ -10,535 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | HAL3% ₹233 Cr 669,065
↓ -15,882 Britannia Industries Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 25 | 5008253% ₹225 Cr 415,480
↓ -10,277 Tata Power Co Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | 5004003% ₹224 Cr 5,903,688
↓ -158,524 Adani Power Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | 5330963% ₹219 Cr 14,586,133
↑ 344,570 Cummins India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 26 | 5004803% ₹214 Cr 476,362
↑ 476,362 Avenue Supermarts Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 17 | 5403763% ₹205 Cr 519,204
↓ -12,360 9. IDBI Nifty Junior Index Fund
IDBI Nifty Junior Index Fund
Growth Launch Date 20 Sep 10 NAV (17 Apr 26) ₹52.1037 ↑ 0.72 (1.40 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹101 on 28 Feb 26 Category Others - Index Fund AMC IDBI Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.86 Sharpe Ratio 1.22 Information Ratio -8.08 Alpha Ratio -0.85 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Sub Cat. Index Fund Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹12,048 31 Mar 23 ₹11,090 31 Mar 24 ₹17,679 31 Mar 25 ₹18,324 31 Mar 26 ₹17,576 Returns for IDBI Nifty Junior Index Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 Apr 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 8.2% 3 Month 2.2% 6 Month 1.3% 1 Year 9.5% 3 Year 21.7% 5 Year 15.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 11.2% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 2% 2024 26.9% 2023 25.7% 2022 0.4% 2021 29.6% 2020 13.7% 2019 0.5% 2018 -9.3% 2017 43.6% 2016 6.9% Fund Manager information for IDBI Nifty Junior Index Fund
Name Since Tenure Nikhil Kapoor 7 Apr 26 0 Yr. Data below for IDBI Nifty Junior Index Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.45% Equity 99.55% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Vedanta Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | 5002955% ₹5 Cr 71,443
↓ -2,201 Tata Motors Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 26 | TMCV4% ₹3 Cr 86,946
↑ 86,946 TVS Motor Co Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 23 | 5323434% ₹3 Cr 9,874
↓ -345 Divi's Laboratories Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | DIVISLAB4% ₹3 Cr 5,349
↓ -184 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | HAL3% ₹3 Cr 7,977
↓ -276 Britannia Industries Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 25 | 5008253% ₹3 Cr 4,954
↓ -184 Tata Power Co Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | 5004003% ₹3 Cr 70,443
↓ -2,741 Adani Power Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | 5330963% ₹3 Cr 174,108
↑ 2,773 Avenue Supermarts Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 17 | 5403763% ₹2 Cr 6,196
↓ -209 Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 21 | CHOLAFIN3% ₹2 Cr 18,006
↓ -360 10. Kotak Standard Multicap Fund
Kotak Standard Multicap Fund
Growth Launch Date 11 Sep 09 NAV (17 Apr 26) ₹85.385 ↑ 0.65 (0.77 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹56,853 on 28 Feb 26 Category Equity - Multi Cap AMC Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.47 Sharpe Ratio 1.34 Information Ratio 0.11 Alpha Ratio 3.98 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Sub Cat. Multi Cap Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 21 ₹10,000 31 Mar 22 ₹11,559 31 Mar 23 ₹11,791 31 Mar 24 ₹15,887 31 Mar 25 ₹17,208 31 Mar 26 ₹17,043 Returns for Kotak Standard Multicap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 Apr 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 5.1% 3 Month -1.7% 6 Month -1.7% 1 Year 9.1% 3 Year 16.5% 5 Year 13.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 13.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 9.5% 2024 16.5% 2023 24.2% 2022 5% 2021 25.4% 2020 11.8% 2019 12.3% 2018 -0.9% 2017 34.3% 2016 9.4% Fund Manager information for Kotak Standard Multicap Fund
Name Since Tenure Harsha Upadhyaya 4 Aug 12 13.67 Yr. Data below for Kotak Standard Multicap Fund as on 28 Feb 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 29.59% Industrials 18.07% Basic Materials 14.83% Consumer Cyclical 11.63% Energy 5.84% Technology 5.31% Communication Services 4.18% Health Care 2.86% Utility 2.8% Consumer Defensive 2.19% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.81% Equity 98.19% Other 0% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Bharat Electronics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 14 | BEL6% ₹3,025 Cr 75,500,000
↓ -3,000,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 10 | HDFCBANK6% ₹2,890 Cr 39,500,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 10 | ICICIBANK5% ₹2,653 Cr 22,000,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 12 | SBIN5% ₹2,331 Cr 23,800,000 Jindal Steel Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | 5322864% ₹2,115 Cr 19,000,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 12 | 5322154% ₹1,858 Cr 16,000,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 13 | LT4% ₹1,857 Cr 5,300,000 Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | 5433203% ₹1,557 Cr 68,000,000
↑ 4,000,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹1,551 Cr 8,700,000 SRF Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 18 | SRF3% ₹1,524 Cr 6,250,000
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