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29 August, 2025
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Name of Scheme Inception Date SEBI Categorisation Riskometer** Aggressive Modetare Conservative NAV Rs Returns for
Large Cap Funds






6 m 1 yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs Incep
DSP Large Cap Fund 10 Mar 03 Large Cap Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 460.57 9.23% -1.55% 16.52% 18.42% 18.57%
Nippon India Large Cap Fund 8 Aug 07 Large Cap Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 89.87 14.96% 0.08% 18.76% 23.42% 12.92%
ICICI Prudential Large Cap Fund 23 May 08 Large Cap Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 108.84 13.01% -0.99% 17.29% 21.11% 14.82%
HDFC Large Cap Fund 11 Oct 96 Large Cap Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 1113.15 9.51% -5.30% 15.05% 20.31% 18.52%
Baroda BNP Paribas Large Cap Fund 23 Sep 04 Large Cap Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 215.41 11.23% -6.72% 14.82% 18.03% 15.79%
Nifty 50 TRI Index






11.33% -2.01% 12.49% 17.92% --
NIFTY 100 TRI Index






12.12% -3.73% 12.54% 18.16% --













Multi Cap Funds











Nippon India Multi Cap Fund 28 Mar 05 Multi Cap Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 295.88 17.98% -1.07% 22.56% 28.95% 18.03%
Kotak Multicap Fund 29 Sep 21 Multi Cap Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 18.59 16.88% -5.32% 21.74% -- 17.14%
NIFTY 500 TRI Index






13.75% -4.42% 14.67% 20.36% --
Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 - TRI






15.25% -5.04% 17.18% 23.33% --













Flexi Cap Funds











HDFC Flexi Cap Fund 1 Jan 95 Flexi Cap Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 1970.16 13.58% 3.99% 21.60% 27.33% 18.79%
Motilal Oswal Flexi Cap Fund 28 Apr 14 Flexi Cap Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 61.12 15.83% 2.98% 21.89% 19.48% 17.30%
Invesco India Flexi Cap Fund 14 Feb 22 Flexi Cap Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 18.69 19.27% 1.19% 21.62% -- 19.33%
ICICI Prudential Flexicap Fund 19 Jul 21 Flexi Cap Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 18.70 17.61% -2.00% 17.29% -- 16.41%
NIFTY 500 TRI Index






13.75% -4.42% 14.67% 20.36% --













Large & Mid Cap Funds











ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund 9 Jul 98 Large & Mid Cap Very High Yes Yes Yes 985.19 13.02% -0.41% 20.35% 25.93% 18.41%
Invesco India Large & Mid Cap Fund 9 Aug 07 Large & Mid Cap Very High Yes Yes Yes 98.98 22.26% 5.17% 23.64% 23.78% 13.53%
Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund 9 Aug 05 Large & Mid Cap Very High Yes Yes Yes 131.00 14.78% -4.17% 22.66% 24.90% 13.67%
UTI Large & Mid Cap Fund 20 May 09 Large & Mid Cap Very High Yes Yes Yes 174.07 12.80% -5.05% 19.84% 24.41% 12.85%
NIFTY Large Midcap 250 TRI Index






14.70% -4.16% 16.94% 22.94% --













Mid Cap Funds











HDFC Mid Cap Fund 25 Jun 07 Mid Cap Fund Very High Yes Yes No 189.96 16.84% 0.27% 24.59% 28.64% 17.57%
Motilal Oswal Midcap Fund 24 Feb 14 Mid Cap Fund Very High Yes Yes No 101.99 15.02% 0.04% 27.30% 33.08% 22.34%
Invesco India Midcap Fund 19 Apr 07 Mid Cap Fund Very High Yes Yes No 176.44 24.93% 7.44% 26.28% 27.74% 16.91%
NIFTY Midcap 150 TRI Index






17.31% -4.85% 21.19% 27.62% --













Small Cap Funds











Bandhan Small Cap Fund 25 Feb 20 Small cap Fund Very High Yes Yes No 45.06 18.63% -4.41% 27.92% 30.51% 31.36%
Tata Small Cap Fund 12 Nov 18 Small cap Fund Very High Yes Yes No 39.43 17.10% -6.85% 20.75% 29.77% 22.35%
Nippon India Small Cap Fund 16 Sep 10 Small cap Fund Very High Yes Yes No 164.40 17.87% -8.72% 22.43% 32.31% 20.58%
Franklin India Small Cap Fund 13 Jan 06 Small cap Fund Very High Yes Yes No 165.63 15.65% -10.77% 22.09% 29.18% 15.37%
Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI Index






19.63% -8.65% 21.93% 28.86% --













Value / Contra / Dividend Yield Funds











ICICI Prudential Value Fund 16 Aug 04 Value Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 464.18 12.47% -0.54% 20.87% 25.81% 20.00%
SBI Contra Fund 5 Jul 99 Contra Very High Yes Yes Yes 373.02 9.26% -6.36% 19.51% 28.96% 18.97%
HSBC Value Fund 8 Jan 10 Value Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 107.50 18.25% -3.16% 22.69% 25.59% 16.39%
Nippon India Value Fund 8 Jun 05 Value Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 218.35 11.17% -5.51% 20.28% 24.90% 16.46%
Nifty 500 TRI Index






13.75% -4.42% 14.67% 20.36% --













Funds Recommended based on Long Term Trends











Focused Funds











HDFC Focused Fund 17 Sep 04 Focused Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 229.13 13.47% 5.18% 21.79% 27.33% 16.11%
ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund 28 May 09 Focused Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 90.81 17.90% 1.45% 21.33% 24.05% 14.53%
Mahindra Manulife Focused Fund 17 Nov 20 Focused Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 25.76 9.38% -7.68% 18.10% -- 21.87%
Franklin India Focused Equity Fund 26 Jul 07 Focused Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 106.70 12.53% -3.45% 15.79% 23.05% 13.97%
Nifty 500 TRI Index






13.75% -4.42% 14.67% 20.36% --













Arbitrage Funds











SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund 3 Nov 06 Arbitrage Fund Low Yes Yes Yes 34.13 3.35% 6.81% 7.17% 5.81% 6.73%
UTI Arbitrage Fund 29 Jun 06 Arbitrage Fund Low Yes Yes Yes 35.36 3.31% 6.91% 7.06% 5.69% 6.80%
Kotak Arbitrage Fund 29 Sep 05 Arbitrage Fund Low Yes Yes Yes 37.82 3.24% 6.87% 7.20% 5.87% 6.90%
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund 30 Apr 07 Arbitrage Fund Low Yes Yes Yes 32.20 3.22% 6.73% 7.17% 5.81% 6.58%
Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index






3.60% 7.65% 7.43% 5.96% --













Aggressive Hybrid Funds











ICICI Prudential Equity & Debt Fund 3 Nov 99 Aggressive Hybrid Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 391.47 12.59% 2.85% 18.78% 24.32% 15.25%
DSP Aggressive Hybrid Fund 27 May 99 Aggressive Hybrid Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 350.10 8.73% 1.22% 14.77% 16.63% 14.49%
UTI Aggressive Hybrid Fund 2 Jan 95 Aggressive Hybrid Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 394.42 8.30% -2.45% 15.28% 19.20% 14.94%
Franklin India Aggressive Hybrid Fund 10 Dec 99 Aggressive Hybrid Fund Very High Yes Yes Yes 266.47 9.23% -0.74% 14.26% 17.32% 13.60%
NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index






8.55% 1.18% 10.80% 13.87% --













Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage Funds











SBI Balanced Advantage Fund 31 Aug 21 Balanced Advantage Very High Yes Yes Yes 15.11 6.74% 1.69% 12.89% -- 10.87%
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund 1 Feb 94 Balanced Advantage Very High Yes Yes Yes 508.24 8.67% -0.90% 17.90% 22.49% 18.03%
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund 30 Dec 06 Balanced Advantage High Yes Yes Yes 74.07 10.42% 5.17% 12.72% 14.27% 11.32%
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund 1 Aug 17 Balanced Advantage Very High Yes Yes Yes 20.63 6.84% 1.08% 12.68% 12.93% 9.37%
NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index






8.55% 1.18% 10.80% 13.87% --













Equity Savings Funds











Name of Scheme Inception Date SEBI Categorisation Riskometer**


NAV Rs Equity Exposure * Arbitrage Exposure * Returns for








6 m 1 yr Incep
DSP Equity Savings Fund 28 Mar 16 Equity Savings Moderate Yes Yes Yes 21.68 27.74% 37.95% 4.31% 4.40% 8.55%
ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund 5 Dec 14 Equity Savings Moderate Yes Yes Yes 22.67 19.91% 46.54% 5.64% 6.35% 7.92%
Mirae Asset Equity Savings Fund 17 Dec 18 Equity Savings Moderately High Yes Yes Yes 20.09 40.50% 26.04% 8.50% 3.93% 10.97%
34% NIFTY Short Duration Debt Index, 33% Nifty 50 TRI & 33% Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index








6.41% 4.63% --













Equity Linked Saving Schemes











Name of Scheme Inception Date SEBI Categorisation Riskometer**


NAV Rs Returns for








6 m 1 yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs Incep
HDFC ELSS Tax saver 31 Mar 96 ELSS Very High Yes Yes Yes 1397.69 13.83% 1.31% 21.00% 24.38% 23.06%
SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund 31 Mar 93 ELSS Very High Yes Yes Yes 425.25 10.36% -5.13% 22.59% 24.59% 16.24%
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund 21 Jan 15 ELSS Very High Yes Yes Yes 49.62 20.11% -4.70% 23.22% 24.55% 16.29%
DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund 18 Jan 07 ELSS Very High Yes Yes Yes 134.67 10.84% -5.14% 18.02% 22.56% 14.98%
Nifty 500 TRI Index






13.75% -4.42% 14.67% 20.36% --













Index Funds











Name of Scheme Inception Date SEBI Categorisation Riskometer**


NAV Rs Returns for








6 m 1 yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs Incep
SBI Nifty Index Fund 17 Jan 02 Index Funds Very High Yes Yes Yes 216.06 11.05% -2.50% 11.87% 17.21% 13.88%
ICICI Prudential Nifty 50 Index Fund 26 Feb 02 Index Funds Very High Yes Yes Yes 245.98 11.09% -2.43% 12.00% 17.33% 14.59%
UTI Nifty 50 Index Fund 4 Mar 00 Index Funds Very High Yes Yes Yes 168.08 11.17% -2.29% 12.10% 17.53% 11.67%
HDFC Nifty 50 Index Fund 17 Jul 02 Index Funds Very High Yes Yes Yes 231.93 11.12% -2.39% 12.02% 17.39% 14.40%
Nifty 50 TRI Index






11.33% -2.01% 12.49% 17.92% --













Sectoral/Thematic and Other Funds











ICICI Prudential Business Cycle Fund 18 Jan 21 Thematic Fund Very High Yes No No 24.25 16.81% 3.55% 21.35% -- 21.17%
Nifty 500 TRI Index






13.75% -4.42% 14.67% 20.36% --













Multi Asset Allocation











ICICI Prudential Multi-Asset Fund 31 Oct 02 Multi Asset Allocation Very High Yes Yes Yes 757.15 9.88% 6.83% 18.69% 22.88% 20.85%
UTI Multi Asset Allocation Fund 17 Dec 08 Multi Asset Allocation Very High Yes Yes Yes 73.68 9.95% 0.92% 18.30% 15.39% 12.70%
SBI Multi Asset Allocation Fund 30 Nov 05 Multi Asset Allocation Very High Yes Yes Yes 58.91 10.28% 5.46% 15.23% 14.24% 9.42%
NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index






8.55% 1.18% 10.80% 13.87% --













Gold Funds











Name of Scheme Inception Date SEBI Categorisation Riskometer**


NAV Rs Returns for








6 m 1 yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs Incep
Kotak Gold Fund 25 Mar 11 Gold High Yes Yes Yes 39.54 19.97% 40.01% 24.30% 13.09% 9.99%
HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund 1 Nov 11 Gold Very High Yes Yes Yes 30.74 20.04% 39.53% 24.33% 13.13% 8.45%
Physical Gold






19.97% 39.95% 24.16% 13.20% --

Source for entire data stated above is ACEMF & ICRA Analytics Ltd. (For Disclaimer of ICRA Analytics Ltd, refer https://icraanalytics.com/home/disclaimer)
'Source for Physical Gold returns is Kotak Asset Management Company Limited.
As per SEBI circular dated September 13, 2012, fresh subscriptions/switch-ins will be accepted only under a single plan for all the schemes w.e.f from 1st October 2012.
Note: Return figures for all schemes are absolute for <= 1 year and compounded annualised for > 1 year.
Past returns cannot be taken as an indicator of future performance.
All the NAVs and return calculations are for the Growth Oriented Plans, unless mentioned otherwise.
* Data As On 31 July, 2025 Equity Oriented Scheme recommendations have been made based on the methodology, which assigns weightages to parameters like FAMA, Sharpe Ratio, Sortino Ratio, Corpus, Past Performance, Beta and Volatility.
** As disclosed by the respective Asset Management Companies. Refere to the Riskometer Index




Riskometer Index

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