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Best Equity Savings in India

25 equity savings in India, of which 20 meet the eligibility criteria, ranked on Sharpe ratio. Income with less volatility than equity?

Ranked on risk-adjusted return, not raw return — the point of this group is smoother outcomes.

Equity Savings ranked by Sharpe ratio

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1Edelweiss Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionPlatinum1.17-9.5%+10.93%76%+4.57%₹1,704 Cr1.08%
2HSBC Equity Savings Fund - Direct GrowthGold0.78-11.5%+14.12%100%+4.53%₹1,558 Cr1.41%
3Kotak Equity Savings Fund - Direct - GrowthGold0.62-16.5%+10.35%53%+0.29%₹10,443 Cr1.09%
4Mirae Asset Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthPlatinum0.60-18.2%+12.07%94%+1.66%₹1,994 Cr0.73%
5Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth0.58-17.8%+8.83%23%+2.52%₹1,116 Cr1.19%
6Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan -Growth0.57-20.5%+11.87%76%+2.20%₹519 Cr1.28%
7DSP Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth0.57-18.9%+10.00%47%-0.17%₹3,087 Cr1.10%
8Axis Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth0.54-17.6%+10.23%54%+1.76%₹855 Cr1.56%
9Baroda BNP Paribas Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthBronze0.52-8.4%+9.75%40%+1.01%₹267 Cr1.71%
10Franklin India Equity Savings Fund- Growth DirectBronze0.45-16.7%+9.48%35%+2.14%₹560 Cr0.82%
11Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth Option0.42-6.2%+12.49%85%-2.68%₹943 Cr1.34%
12UTI Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionBronze0.41-13.8%+11.40%82%+0.26%₹804 Cr1.04%
13Invesco India Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth0.41-13.6%+9.98%48%-2.14%₹268 Cr1.51%
14HDFC Equity Savings Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan0.39-16.9%+11.33%70%-0.30%₹5,533 Cr1.29%
15BANDHAN Equity Savings Fund-Direct Plan-GrowthSilver0.38-17.3%+7.72%3%+2.85%₹393 Cr0.63%
16SBI Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth0.36-19.5%+10.21%52%+0.81%₹5,413 Cr1.46%
17ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Cumulative optionBronze0.30-19.2%+8.84%12%+1.58%₹14,905 Cr1.12%
18Union Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option0.18-14.4%+8.39%10%-0.06%₹114 Cr2.11%
19Nippon India Equity Savings Fund (Existing number of Segregated Portfolios - 2) - Growth Option - Direct Plan0.18-31.7%+7.74%13%-0.08%₹744 Cr0.99%
20WhiteOak Capital Equity Savings Fund Direct Plan Growth—-3.8%——+3.73%₹146 Cr1.51%

Badges are our own quality tiers — Platinum (top 10%), Gold (25%), Silver (50%), Bronze (75%) — scored within each sub-category, so they compare a fund with its peers and not with funds of a different type. “3Y typical” is the median annualised return across every 3-year holding period the fund has lived through, not a single 3-year figure; “3Y loss odds” is the share of those periods that ended down. “Beat peers” is the share in which it beat its category's median, and “worst fall” is its deepest peak-to-trough drop. Open a fund for the full distribution. Click any column heading to re-sort — including the fund name, which groups a house’s funds together. Funds with no value for a column sort last. Returns over 1 year are annualised (CAGR). Past performance does not indicate future returns. Eligibility: Direct, Growth only, minimum AUM ₹100 Cr, at least 1 year(s) old. Past performance. Returns for 3y/5y are annualised (CAGR) and are withheld where the NAV series does not support the period.

Equity Savings — FAQs
Why rank these on risk-adjusted return?

The purpose of this group is a smoother path, not the highest possible number. A fund that earned slightly less with much less volatility is doing the job better, which is what a risk-adjusted measure captures and a raw return does not.

What risks do debt funds carry?

Two main ones. Interest-rate risk: when yields rise, existing bonds fall in value, and longer-duration funds move more. Credit risk: a borrower may be downgraded or default, which affects the NAV directly. Categories differ substantially in how much of each they take.

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