Top Mutual Funds — India

Best-performing schemes across every major mutual-fund category in India — equity, hybrid, debt and passive — ranked by trailing 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and YTD returns from AMFI's official daily NAV data. Scroll down for a full ranked list per category. Descriptive model output only — never a personalised buy or sell recommendation.

🏆 Top performers · across all portfolios

Best 3 schemes in each category by 3-year CAGR. Tap a card to see the full ranked list.

Flexi Cap

Equity

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BANK OF INDIA FLEXI CAP FUND - Direct Plan - Growth +19.2%
ITI Flexi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option +19.0%
Motilal Oswal Flexi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth +18.1%

Large Cap

Equity

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quant Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option +13.9%
Invesco India Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth +13.9%
WhiteOak Capital Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option +12.8%

Mid Cap

Equity

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HSBC Midcap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth +24.5%
Invesco India Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth +23.6%
Invesco India Large & Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth +22.7%

Small Cap

Equity

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ITI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option +25.5%
BANDHAN Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth +25.0%
Invesco India Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth +23.4%

ELSS (Tax Saver)

Equity

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Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth +22.0%
SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series V - Direct Plan - Growth +20.3%
ITI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option +17.1%

Aggressive Hybrid

Hybrid

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Nippon India Equity Hybrid Fund - Segregated Portfolio 1 - Direct Plan - Growth Plan +31.2%
BANK OF INDIA AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUND - Direct Plan - Growth +17.5%
Bandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund - Direct Plan - Growth +14.2%

Multi Asset

Hybrid

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Quant Multi Asset Allocation Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option +22.6%
Nippon India Multi Asset Allocation Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option +19.0%
WhiteOak Capital Multi Asset Allocation Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option +16.8%

Index Fund

Passive

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ICICI Prudential NASDAQ 100 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth +31.6%
Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH +26.4%
UTI Nifty 500 Value 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth +21.2%

Corporate Bond

Debt

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Franklin India Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth +8.0%
BARODA BNP PARIBAS CORPORATE BOND FUND - Direct Plan - Growth Option +7.7%
AXIS Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option +7.7%

Gilt

Debt

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Bandhan Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth +7.9%
Bandhan 10 year Constant Maturity Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth +7.5%
ICICI Prudential 10 year Constant Maturity Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth +7.2%

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Index Fund · 420 Sectoral · 230 ETF · 142 Liquid · 120 Ultra Short · 95 Arbitrage · 93 Mid Cap · 89 Gilt · 76 ELSS (Tax Saver) · 72 Overnight · 65 Thematic · 64 Large Cap · 61 Small Cap · 61 Aggressive Hybrid · 58 Dynamic Asset · 57 Multi Asset · 56 Value / Contra · 55 Flexi Cap · 54 Equity Savings · 48 Focused · 48 Banking & PSU · 47 Multi Cap · 44 Corporate Bond · 43 Credit Risk · 42 Conservative Hybrid · 41 Money Market · 41 Low Duration · 32 Short Duration · 29 Medium Duration · 27 Dynamic Bond · 26 Dividendyield · 18 Floater · 7 Balanced Hybrid · 6 Medium-Long Duration · 6

YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y

🏆 Top by 3Y Return — Index Fund · Passive · Direct Growth plans

15 schemes ranked

Scheme	NAV	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
1 ICICI Prudential NASDAQ 100 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund 5y	—	+25.0%	+30.4%	+31.6%	—	—
2 Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund 6y	—	+19.3%	+25.2%	+26.4%	+18.0%	—
3 UTI Nifty 500 Value 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth UTI Mutual Fund 3y	—	+1.3%	+8.8%	+21.2%	—	—
4 ICICI Prudential Nifty Pharma Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund 4y	—	+18.3%	+17.9%	+20.0%	—	—
5 Kotak Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund 3y	—	+15.8%	+11.7%	+19.6%	—	—
6 Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Axis Mutual Fund 4y	—	+16.0%	+12.0%	+19.5%	—	—
7 Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund 5y	—	+15.9%	+11.8%	+19.5%	+13.6%	—
8 Edelweiss MSCI India Domestic & World Healthcare 45 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Edelweiss Mutual Fund 6y	—	+15.9%	+20.0%	+19.4%	+14.2%	—
9 ICICI Prudential Nifty Auto Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund 4y	—	-3.9%	+0.4%	+18.6%	—	—
10 Navi Nifty India Manufacturing Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Navi Mutual Fund 4y	—	+3.6%	+5.0%	+17.5%	—	—
11 Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund 3y	—	+16.6%	+8.1%	+17.3%	—	—
12 Kotak Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund 5y	—	+4.0%	+4.0%	+17.1%	+12.0%	—
13 Kotak Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund 5y	—	+4.0%	+4.0%	+17.1%	+12.0%	—
14 LIC MF Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth LIC Mutual Fund 3y	—	+4.3%	+4.2%	+17.0%	—	—
15 UTI - Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth UTI Mutual Fund 8y	—	+4.0%	+3.9%	+17.0%	+11.8%	—

Trailing returns computed from AMFI end-of-day NAV history (historical depth via MFAPI.in). 3Y / 5Y / 10Y are CAGR; 1Y and YTD are simple period returns. Direct Growth plans only. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Ny badge next to the fund house shows years of NAV history we have on file.

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Disclaimer: Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks. Read all scheme related documents carefully before investing. Past performance is not indicative of future results. This page publishes descriptive rank-and-return analysis only — not personalised advice on which fund to buy. Trailing returns are computed from AMFI's official daily NAV series. SEBI Registered Research Analyst · Equity Alfa Analytics · INH000024985 · BSE RAASB Enlistment 6942.