Coronavirus is trending globally. With its massive outbreak in China, the country is experiencing a slowdown in its economic and fiscal growth. Other countries like the U.S, Singapore, UK, Malaysia, Thailand, etc., have felt some of the backfire as well.
The prices of various pharma products have gone up and the investors in the market are dead scared. And since India is one of the largest importers of Chinese products, the fear of a market meltdown has been in trend among the Indian investors.

Industry experts have studied the entire situation and are waving the green flag in every investors’ direction.
According to a recent report, secretary of economic affairs, Atanu Chakraborty, said that the outbreak of coronavirus won’t hit the Indian economic activity. Moreover, the report also informed that the bankers said that they haven’t been able to see anything yet that would suggest an impact on the economy.
Historically, the market reaction to emerging diseases has been short-lived. If you see, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) 2003, which was similar to coronavirus. In fact, it has affected to 8100 people and caused 770 deaths, but at that time SARS was the only thing when the stock bounced back.
Most notably, immense gains were followed after the swine flu crisis and a great rebound occurred after the recession.
India has witnessed various outbreaks globally that have hit the Indian economy too. However, the economy bounces back and investors are always encouraged to invest more when the economy is facing a setback.
Short-term market fluctuations may not affect the returns of investors who focus on long-term investment as the market bounce backs in the long-run.
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Investors should stay cool and keep their focus on the long term gains. Avoid short-term market fluctuations, stay disciplined and stick to your asset.
Divide your funds into different sectors and diversify your Portfolio. This one of the best ways to balance your risk and returns. This way, if one fund fails to perform, other funds can balance the returns.
You can best opt for SIP mode through Mutual Funds, where a small amount is invested in Equity Funds over a regular interval. As a SIP gives the benefit of the Power of Compounding and rupee cost averaging, the short-term pitfalls of the market doesn’t much affect your portfolio. The returns over the long-run are positive.
Fund Selection Methodology used to find 5 funds
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) Min SIP Investment 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2025 (%) ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Growth ₹201.31
↓ -3.96 ₹8,351 100 5.8 2.8 0.9 20.6 23.5 6.7 LIC MF Infrastructure Fund Growth ₹53.8126
↓ -1.00 ₹1,099 1,000 10.8 9.2 6.9 25.9 23.1 -3.7 SBI PSU Fund Growth ₹33.8591
↓ -0.57 ₹6,594 500 -2.4 0.3 4 25.2 22.7 11.3 DSP World Gold Fund Growth ₹50.9883
↓ -1.39 ₹1,679 500 -14.1 -6.6 66.4 45.6 22.6 167.1 DSP India T.I.G.E.R Fund Growth ₹355.942
↓ -4.59 ₹6,019 500 11.8 13.6 11.1 24 22.5 -2.5 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 8 Jul 26 Research Highlights & Commentary of 5 Funds showcased
Commentary ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund LIC MF Infrastructure Fund SBI PSU Fund DSP World Gold Fund DSP India T.I.G.E.R Fund Point 1 Highest AUM (₹8,351 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹1,099 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹6,594 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹1,679 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹6,019 Cr). Point 2 Established history (20+ yrs). Established history (18+ yrs). Established history (16+ yrs). Established history (18+ yrs). Oldest track record among peers (22 yrs). Point 3 Rating: 3★ (upper mid). Not Rated. Rating: 2★ (bottom quartile). Rating: 3★ (lower mid). Top rated. Point 4 Risk profile: High. Risk profile: High. Risk profile: High. Risk profile: High. Risk profile: High. Point 5 5Y return: 23.54% (top quartile). 5Y return: 23.06% (upper mid). 5Y return: 22.73% (lower mid). 5Y return: 22.58% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 22.52% (bottom quartile). Point 6 3Y return: 20.61% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 25.85% (upper mid). 3Y return: 25.19% (lower mid). 3Y return: 45.60% (top quartile). 3Y return: 24.02% (bottom quartile). Point 7 1Y return: 0.85% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 6.87% (lower mid). 1Y return: 3.97% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 66.42% (top quartile). 1Y return: 11.12% (upper mid). Point 8 Alpha: 0.00 (lower mid). Alpha: 4.51 (top quartile). Alpha: 0.16 (upper mid). Alpha: -0.46 (bottom quartile). Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile). Point 9 Sharpe: 0.00 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 0.26 (lower mid). Sharpe: 0.26 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 1.77 (top quartile). Sharpe: 0.48 (upper mid). Point 10 Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid). Information ratio: 0.55 (top quartile). Information ratio: -0.02 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: -0.78 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: 0.00 (lower mid). ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund
LIC MF Infrastructure Fund
SBI PSU Fund
DSP World Gold Fund
DSP India T.I.G.E.R Fund
*List of best mutual funds SIP's having Net Assets/ AUM more than To generate capital appreciation and income distribution to unit holders by investing predominantly in equity/equity related securities of the companies belonging to the infrastructure development and balance in debt securities and money market instruments. Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of the scheme is to provide long term growth from a portfolio of equity / equity related instruments of companies engaged either directly or indirectly in the infrastructure sector. Research Highlights for LIC MF Infrastructure Fund Below is the key information for LIC MF Infrastructure Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The objective of the scheme would be to provide investors with opportunities for long-term growth in capital along with the liquidity of an open-ended scheme through an active management of investments in a diversified basket of equity stocks of domestic Public Sector Undertakings and in debt and money market instruments issued by PSUs AND others. Research Highlights for SBI PSU Fund Below is the key information for SBI PSU 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 MLIIF - WGF. 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 units of money market/liquid schemes of DSP Merrill Lynch 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." Research Highlights for DSP World Gold Fund Below is the key information for DSP World Gold Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To generate capital appreciation, from a portfolio that is substantially constituted of equity securities and equity related securities of corporates, which could benefit from structural changes brought about by continuing liberalization in economic policies by the government and/or continuing investments in infrastructure, both by the public and private sector. Research Highlights for DSP India T.I.G.E.R Fund Below is the key information for DSP India T.I.G.E.R Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 200 Crore in Equity Category of mutual funds ordered based on 5 year CAGR returns.
1. ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund
ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund
Growth Launch Date 31 Aug 05 NAV (08 Jul 26) ₹201.31 ↓ -3.96 (-1.93 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹8,351 on 31 May 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.89 Sharpe Ratio 0 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 21 ₹10,000 30 Jun 22 ₹11,534 30 Jun 23 ₹16,346 30 Jun 24 ₹27,296 30 Jun 25 ₹28,743 30 Jun 26 ₹29,425 Returns for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 8 Jul 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.6% 3 Month 5.8% 6 Month 2.8% 1 Year 0.9% 3 Year 20.6% 5 Year 23.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 6.7% 2024 27.4% 2023 44.6% 2022 28.8% 2021 50.1% 2020 3.6% 2019 2.6% 2018 -14% 2017 40.8% 2016 2% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund
Name Since Tenure Ihab Dalwai 3 Jun 17 9.08 Yr. Sharmila D’mello 30 Jun 22 4.01 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund as on 31 May 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 47.57% Financial Services 10.57% Utility 10.32% Basic Materials 9.74% Real Estate 8.09% Energy 5.04% Consumer Cyclical 1.98% Communication Services 0.09% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.83% Equity 94.17% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 23 | INDIGO9% ₹745 Cr 1,691,985
↑ 50,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 09 | LT7% ₹614 Cr 1,505,704 Oberoi Realty Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 31 May 23 | OBEROIRLTY4% ₹365 Cr 2,139,426 Gujarat Energy Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | GUJGASLTD4% ₹340 Cr 8,482,024
↑ 156,557 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 16 | NTPC4% ₹334 Cr 8,626,448 Shree Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | SHREECEM3% ₹270 Cr 106,892
↑ 3,387 Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 06 | KPIL3% ₹262 Cr 2,005,608 AIA Engineering Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | AIAENG3% ₹258 Cr 572,697 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 22 | HDFCBANK3% ₹250 Cr 3,357,506
↑ 1,057,506 Container Corporation of India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 16 | CONCOR3% ₹227 Cr 4,885,153 2. LIC MF Infrastructure Fund
LIC MF Infrastructure Fund
Growth Launch Date 29 Feb 08 NAV (08 Jul 26) ₹53.8126 ↓ -1.00 (-1.83 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,099 on 31 May 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC LIC Mutual Fund Asset Mgmt Co Ltd Rating Risk High Expense Ratio 2.21 Sharpe Ratio 0.26 Information Ratio 0.55 Alpha Ratio 4.51 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 21 ₹10,000 30 Jun 22 ₹11,137 30 Jun 23 ₹14,179 30 Jun 24 ₹26,268 30 Jun 25 ₹26,896 30 Jun 26 ₹29,151 Returns for LIC MF Infrastructure Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 8 Jul 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.2% 3 Month 10.8% 6 Month 9.2% 1 Year 6.9% 3 Year 25.9% 5 Year 23.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 9.6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 -3.7% 2024 47.8% 2023 44.4% 2022 7.9% 2021 46.6% 2020 -0.1% 2019 13.3% 2018 -14.6% 2017 42.2% 2016 -2.2% Fund Manager information for LIC MF Infrastructure Fund
Name Since Tenure Sumit Bhatnagar 7 Apr 26 0.23 Yr. Mahesh Bendre 1 Jul 24 2 Yr. Data below for LIC MF Infrastructure Fund as on 31 May 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 37.05% Consumer Cyclical 20.88% Basic Materials 12.42% Utility 11.88% Communication Services 5.02% Financial Services 3.98% Real Estate 1.97% Health Care 1.89% Technology 1.08% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.82% Equity 96.18% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 09 | LT4% ₹44 Cr 106,968
↓ -10,884 Garware Hi-Tech Films Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | 5006554% ₹40 Cr 65,325
↓ -7,684 Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 26 | TMPV4% ₹39 Cr 982,891
↓ -332,760 Tata Motors Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 25 | TMCV4% ₹39 Cr 1,015,933
↑ 26,983 Tata Power Co Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | TATAPOWER3% ₹36 Cr 861,040
↑ 524,312 KSH International Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 25 | KSHINTL3% ₹34 Cr 432,816
↑ 6,280 Siemens Energy India Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 25 | ENRIN3% ₹34 Cr 87,106
↑ 24,800 JSW Infrastructure Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 26 | JSWINFRA3% ₹31 Cr 1,133,858
↑ 745,681 Carraro India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | CARRARO3% ₹31 Cr 572,991 Bharat Dynamics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 26 | BDL3% ₹29 Cr 242,954
↑ 157,744 3. SBI PSU Fund
SBI PSU Fund
Growth Launch Date 7 Jul 10 NAV (08 Jul 26) ₹33.8591 ↓ -0.57 (-1.65 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹6,594 on 31 May 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.89 Sharpe Ratio 0.26 Information Ratio -0.02 Alpha Ratio 0.16 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 21 ₹10,000 30 Jun 22 ₹9,973 30 Jun 23 ₹13,609 30 Jun 24 ₹26,792 30 Jun 25 ₹26,602 30 Jun 26 ₹28,255 Returns for SBI PSU Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 8 Jul 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -1.8% 3 Month -2.4% 6 Month 0.3% 1 Year 4% 3 Year 25.2% 5 Year 22.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 11.3% 2024 23.5% 2023 54% 2022 29% 2021 32.4% 2020 -10% 2019 6% 2018 -23.8% 2017 21.9% 2016 16.2% Fund Manager information for SBI PSU Fund
Name Since Tenure Rohit Shimpi 1 Jun 24 2.08 Yr. Data below for SBI PSU Fund as on 31 May 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 32.54% Utility 31.22% Industrials 14.07% Energy 11.97% Basic Materials 6.94% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.18% Equity 96.74% Debt 0.07% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 10 | SBIN17% ₹1,112 Cr 11,527,500
↑ 1,000,000 GAIL (India) Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | GAIL10% ₹628 Cr 38,150,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 10 | NTPC9% ₹597 Cr 15,443,244 Bharat Electronics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | BEL9% ₹583 Cr 14,185,000
↑ 800,000 Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 10 | POWERGRID9% ₹579 Cr 19,935,554 Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | ONGC6% ₹389 Cr 14,655,000 Bank of Baroda (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | BANKBARODA5% ₹352 Cr 13,100,000 Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | BPCL4% ₹289 Cr 9,700,000 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 25 | BHEL4% ₹271 Cr 6,500,000 NMDC Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | NMDC4% ₹245 Cr 27,900,000 4. DSP World Gold Fund
DSP World Gold Fund
Growth Launch Date 14 Sep 07 NAV (07 Jul 26) ₹50.9883 ↓ -1.39 (-2.66 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,679 on 31 May 26 Category Equity - Global AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.41 Sharpe Ratio 1.77 Information Ratio -0.78 Alpha Ratio -0.46 Min Investment 1,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 21 ₹10,000 30 Jun 22 ₹8,181 30 Jun 23 ₹9,294 30 Jun 24 ₹10,640 30 Jun 25 ₹16,808 30 Jun 26 ₹27,693 Returns for DSP World Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 8 Jul 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -4.6% 3 Month -14.1% 6 Month -6.6% 1 Year 66.4% 3 Year 45.6% 5 Year 22.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 167.1% 2024 15.9% 2023 7% 2022 -7.7% 2021 -9% 2020 31.4% 2019 35.1% 2018 -10.7% 2017 -4% 2016 52.7% Fund Manager information for DSP World Gold Fund
Name Since Tenure Kaivalya Nadkarni 1 May 25 1.17 Yr. Data below for DSP World Gold Fund as on 31 May 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Basic Materials 94.47% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.62% Equity 94.47% Debt 0% Other 1.91% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity BGF World Gold I2
Investment Fund | -68% ₹1,141 Cr 1,005,044 VanEck Gold Miners ETF
- | GDX29% ₹490 Cr 573,719 Treps / Reverse Repo Investments
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -3% ₹54 Cr Net Receivables/Payables
Net Current Assets | -0% -₹6 Cr 5. DSP India T.I.G.E.R Fund
DSP India T.I.G.E.R Fund
Growth Launch Date 11 Jun 04 NAV (08 Jul 26) ₹355.942 ↓ -4.59 (-1.27 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹6,019 on 31 May 26 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.89 Sharpe Ratio 0.48 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) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 21 ₹10,000 30 Jun 22 ₹10,551 30 Jun 23 ₹14,508 30 Jun 24 ₹25,980 30 Jun 25 ₹25,049 30 Jun 26 ₹28,384 Returns for DSP India T.I.G.E.R Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 8 Jul 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.3% 3 Month 11.8% 6 Month 13.6% 1 Year 11.1% 3 Year 24% 5 Year 22.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 -2.5% 2024 32.4% 2023 49% 2022 13.9% 2021 51.6% 2020 2.7% 2019 6.7% 2018 -17.2% 2017 47% 2016 4.1% Fund Manager information for DSP India T.I.G.E.R Fund
Name Since Tenure Rohit Singhania 21 Jun 10 16.04 Yr. Data below for DSP India T.I.G.E.R Fund as on 31 May 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 28.69% Basic Materials 13.29% Energy 9.47% Utility 9.46% Financial Services 8.49% Consumer Cyclical 6.52% Health Care 6.13% Communication Services 2.58% Technology 1.52% Real Estate 1.49% Consumer Defensive 0.71% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 11.66% Equity 88.34% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 19 | RELIANCE4% ₹262 Cr 1,983,815
↑ 1,304,235 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 | NTPC4% ₹249 Cr 6,433,748
↓ -94,844 Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | APOLLOHOSP4% ₹247 Cr 301,630 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 04 | LT4% ₹240 Cr 588,665 Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 23 | 5332933% ₹161 Cr 834,973 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹155 Cr 849,969 Coal India Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | COALINDIA3% ₹154 Cr 3,352,298
↑ 647,118 INOX India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | INOXINDIA2% ₹139 Cr 931,429
↓ -9,412 UltraTech Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 14 | ULTRACEMCO2% ₹135 Cr 118,010
↑ 51,464 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 25 | HAL2% ₹131 Cr 305,098
Stay calm, focus on the long-term returns and let your investments bounce back from short-term fluctuations!
Research Highlights for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund