Top 10 Mutual Fund Investments you should consider in 2017
Last Updated: 14th December 2022 - 02:03 am
There are a lot of mutual fund schemes available in the market for investing. However, it is a very challenging task to choose the best scheme among all the schemes. In the last few years, mutual funds have been considered as the best investment option for wealth creation. Investing in the right mutual fund schemes can improve the performance of your portfolio and give you exceptional returns.
Below are 10 mutual funds across different categories which have performed consistently over the years.
Large-cap Mutual Funds Category
Large-cap funds are the one which invest a significant proportion of their corpus in companies with a large market capitalisation.
SBI Blue Chip Mutual Fund
Launched in the year 2006, SBI Blue Chip Fund weights heavily on the financial services sector. The fund comes with an exit load of 1% if an investor wishes to exit before 1 year of investing. If he exits after 1 year, there is no exit load applicable. The total assets under management (AUM) of the fund stands at Rs. 10,105.45 crore as on 31st December, 2016. The fund is suitable for investors who want exposure to blue chip Indian companies from a medium to long term perspective.
Trailing Returns (%) | ||||
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1-year | 3-year | 5-year | 10-year | |
SBI Blue Chip Fund | 8.01 | 19.33 | 19.76 | 9.82 |
Catogory | 7.73 | 13.36 | 13.55 | 8.64 |
Reliance Top 200 Mutual Fund
Launched in the year 2007, Reliance Top 200 Fund invests 23.10% of its corpus in the banking sector. Managed by Sailesh Raj Bhan and Ashwani Kumar, the total assets under management of the fund stand at Rs. 2,338 crore as on 31st December, 2016. This fund is suitable for investors who are willing to take moderately high level of risk.
Trailing Returns (%) | ||||
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1-year | 3-year | 5-year | 10-year | |
Reliance Top 200 Fund | 4.98 | 17.85 | 17.98 | - |
Catogory | 7.73 | 13.36 | 13.55 | - |
Diversified or Multi-cap Category
Diversified or multi-cap funds are the one which invest across all the categories like large cap, mid-cap and small-cap stocks.
Birla Sun Life Equity Mutual Fund
Birla Sun Life Equity Fund was launched in the year 1998 and the fund has given returns of 24.50% since then. The objective of the scheme is long term growth of capital, through a portfolio with a target allocation of 90% equity and 10% debt and money market securities. Managed by Anil Shah, the total assets under management of the fund currently stand at Rs. 3,451 crore as on 30th November, 2016.
Trailing Returns (%) | ||||
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1-year | 3-year | 5-year | 10-year | |
Birla Sun Life Equity Fund | 19.35 | 24.20 | 22.05 | 11.65 |
Catogory | 8.36 | 18.02 | 16.92 | 10.71 |
ICICI Pru Value Discovery Mutual Fund
ICICI Pru Value Discovery Fund is an open-ended equity fund which adopts a bottom-up approach to identify and pick its investments. Managed by Mrinal Singh, the total assets under management of the fund stand at Rs. 14,919 crore as on 31st Secember, 2016. The fund was launched in the year 2004 and has given returns of 22.17% since then.
Trailing Returns (%) | ||||
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1-year | 3-year | 5-year | 10-year | |
ICICI Pru Value Discovery Fund | 9.19 | 24.93 | 23.84 | 15.86 |
Catogory | 10.19 | 18.25 | 16.89 | 10.90 |
Small & Mid-cap Category
The funds which invest in a mix of small-cap and mid-cap stocks come under the category of small and mid-cap funds.
HDFC Mid-cap Opportunities Mutual Fund
HDFC Mid-cap Opportunities Fund is an open-ended equity scheme which was launched in the year 2007. Managed by Chirag Setalvad, the total assets under management of the fund stand at Rs. 12,848 crore as on 31st December, 2016. The fund has given returns of 16.65% since its launch. The fund is suitable for investors who are willing to take a moderately high level of risk.
Trailing Returns (%) | ||||
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1-year | 3-year | 5-year | 10-year | |
HDFC Mid-cap Opportunities Fund | 16.57 | 28.91 | 25.86 | - |
Catogory | 9.33 | 24.65 | 21.82 | - |
SBI Small & Mid-cap Mutual Fund
Managed by R Srinivasan, SBI Small & Mid-cap Fund was launched in the year 2009. The fund has given returns of 19.17% since then. The fund is suitable for high-risk appetite investors. The total assets under management of the fund stands at Rs. 719 crore as on 31st December, 2016. The fund invests majority of its corpus in the consumer goods sector.
Trailing Returns (%) | ||||
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1-year | 3-year | 5-year | 10-year | |
SBI Small & Mid-Cap Fund | 6.21 | 37.98 | 29.92 | - |
Catogory | 11.06 | 32.15 | 26.50 | - |
Hybrid Category
Hybrid funds are the one which consist a mix of equity and debt.
HDFC Prudence Mutual Fund
HDFC Prudence Fund is an open-ended balanced scheme which was launched in the year 1994. Managed by Prashant Jain, the total assets under management of the fund stands at Rs. 14,953 crore as on 31st December, 2016. The fund has a total of 94 stocks in its portfolio and has a higher exposure to the financial sector.
Trailing Returns (%) | ||||
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1-year | 3-year | 5-year | 10-year | |
HDFC Prudence Fund | 15.08 | 19.95 | 17.11 | 13.90 |
Catogory | 9.59 | 15.66 | 14.65 | 10.29 |
ICICI Prudential Balanced Mutual Fund
ICICI Prudential Balanced Fund was launched in the year 1999 and has given returns of 14.72% since its launch. The fund seeks to optimize the risk-adjusted return by distributing assets between both equity and debt markets. Managed by Atul Patel, Manish Banthia and Sankaran Naren, the total assets under management of the fund stands at Rs. 5,098 crore as on 31st December, 2016.
Trailing Returns (%) | ||||
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1-year | 3-year | 5-year | 10-year | |
ICICI Prudential Balanced Fund | 18.26 | 19.97 | 19.42 | 11.86 |
Catogory | 9.59 | 15.66 | 14.65 | 10.29 |
ELSS Category
The funds in the equity linked savings scheme (ELSS) category are eligible for a tax deduction of up to Rs. 1.5 lakh under section 80C of the Income Tax Act. ELSS funds come with a lock-in period of three years.
Birla Sun Life Tax Relief 96
Launched in the year 1996, Birla Sun Life Tax Relief 96 has given returns of 25.34% since its inception. The fund has a total of 51 stocks in its portfolio. Managed by Ajay Garg, the total assets under management (AUM) of the fund currently stands at Rs. 2,358 crore.
Trailing Returns (%) | ||||
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1-year | 3-year | 5-year | 10-year | |
Birla Sun Life Tax Relief 96 | 7.53 | 21.52 | 20.95 | 10.98 |
Catogory | 9.39 | 18.85 | 17.40 | 9.91 |
Reliance Tax Saver Mutual Fund
Launched in the year 2005, Reliance Tax Saver Fund has given returns of 14.85% since its inception. The fund has outperformed its category returns over a longer period of time. Managed by Ashwani Kumar, the fund has a total of 57 stocks in its portfolio. The total assets under management of the fund currently stand at Rs. 5,882 crore.
Trailing Returns (%) | ||||
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1-year | 3-year | 5-year | 10-year | |
Reliance Tax Saver Fund | 10.03 | 25.12 | 22.81 | 12.48 |
Catogory | 9.39 | 18.85 | 17.40 | 9.91 |
Source: Ace Equity
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