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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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  1. Bank Of India Flexi Cap Fund +19.2%
  2. ITI Flexi Cap Fund +19.0%
  3. Motilal Oswal Flexi Cap Fund +18.1%
Large Cap
Equity
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  1. quant Large Cap Fund +13.9%
  2. Invesco India Large Cap Fund +13.9%
  3. WhiteOak Capital Large Cap Fund +12.8%
Mid Cap
Equity
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  1. HSBC Midcap Fund +24.5%
  2. Invesco India Mid Cap Fund +23.6%
  3. Invesco India Large & Mid Cap Fund +22.7%
Small Cap
Equity
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  1. ITI Small Cap Fund +25.5%
  2. BANDHAN Small Cap Fund +25.0%
  3. Invesco India Small Cap Fund +23.4%
ELSS (Tax Saver)
Equity
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  1. Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund +22.0%
  2. SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series V +20.3%
  3. ITI ELSS Tax Saver Fund +17.1%
Aggressive Hybrid
Hybrid
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  1. Nippon India Equity Hybrid Fund - Segregated Portfolio 1 - Direct Plan - Growth Plan +31.2%
  2. Bank Of India Aggressive Hybrid Fund +17.5%
  3. Bandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund +14.2%
Multi Asset
Hybrid
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  1. Quant Multi Asset Allocation Fund +22.6%
  2. Nippon India Multi Asset Allocation Fund +19.0%
  3. WhiteOak Capital Multi Asset Allocation Fund +16.8%
Index Fund
Passive
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  1. ICICI Prudential NASDAQ 100 Index Fund +31.6%
  2. Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund +26.4%
  3. UTI Nifty 500 Value 50 Index Fund +21.2%
Corporate Bond
Debt
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  1. Franklin India Corporate Bond Fund +8.0%
  2. Baroda Bnp Paribas Corporate Bond Fund +7.7%
  3. AXIS Corporate Bond Fund +7.7%
Gilt
Debt
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  1. Bandhan Gilt Fund +7.9%
  2. Bandhan 10 year Constant Maturity Gilt Fund +7.5%
  3. ICICI Prudential 10 year Constant Maturity Gilt Fund +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 1Y Return – Short Duration · Debt · Direct Growth plans
15 schemes ranked
Scheme NAV YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y
1 ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund 13y
– +4.1% +6.2% +7.8% +7.1% +7.8%
2 Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund 13y
– +3.8% +5.9% +7.6% +6.8% +7.5%
3 Sundaram Short Term Fund (Formerly Known as Sundaram Short Duration Fund)
Sundaram Mutual Fund 4y
– +3.8% +5.6% +7.4% – –
4 DSP Short Term Fund
DSP Mutual Fund 13y
– +3.6% +5.3% +7.2% +6.2% +7.0%
5 IDBI Short Term Bond Fund Growth Direct
IDBI Mutual Fund 13y
– +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +3.2% +4.7%
6 Franklin India Short Term Income Plan - Direct - Growth
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund 13y
– +0.0% +0.0% +42.9% +28.2% +16.4%
7 Essel Short Term Fund
Essel Mutual Fund 13y
– +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +1.9%
8 Union Short Term Fund
Union Mutual Fund 13y
– +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +1.4%
9 Principal Short Term Debt Fund
Principal Mutual Fund 13y
– +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +0.2% +2.9%
10 Principal Short Term Debt Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal Plan - Monthly
Principal Mutual Fund 13y
– +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% -0.1%
11 Sundaram Short Term Debt Fund
Sundaram Mutual Fund 13y
– +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +2.0% +3.4%
12 Sundaram Short Term Debt Fund - Direct Plan - Bonus Option
Sundaram Mutual Fund 13y
– +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +1.9%
13 Kotak Bond Short Term Plan-(Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option) - Direct
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund 13y
– +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +3.1%
14 L&T Short Term Bond Fund
L&T Mutual Fund 13y
– +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +0.6% +4.1%
15 HSBC Short Duration Fund - Growth Direct
HSBC Mutual Fund 13y
– +0.0% +0.0% +0.0% +0.7% +2.9%

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.