Best Equity Savings in India

24 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

#Fund
1Edelweiss Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionPlatinum1.21-9.5%+10.89%73%+9.08%₹1,444 Cr1.15%
2HSBC Equity Savings Fund - Direct GrowthGold0.94-11.5%+14.31%100%+10.81%₹1,127 Cr1.66%
3Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth0.81-17.8%+8.89%22%+7.21%₹1,122 Cr1.22%
4Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan -GrowthBronze0.76-20.5%+11.94%76%+8.13%₹530 Cr1.25%
5Kotak Equity Savings Fund - Direct - GrowthGold0.74-16.5%+10.36%52%+7.94%₹10,223 Cr1.10%
6DSP Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth0.72-18.9%+10.05%45%+3.82%₹3,513 Cr1.10%
7Axis Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth0.71-17.6%+10.26%52%+7.42%₹875 Cr1.49%
8Franklin India Equity Savings Fund- Growth Direct0.70-16.7%+9.53%34%+5.21%₹619 Cr0.82%
9Mirae Asset Equity Savings Fund- Direct Plan- GrowthSilver0.70-18.2%+12.16%97%+7.25%₹1,983 Cr0.72%
10BANDHAN Equity Savings Fund-Direct Plan-Growth0.67-17.3%+7.76%3%+5.69%₹401 Cr0.66%
11Baroda BNP Paribas Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthSilver0.63-8.4%+9.76%40%+6.91%₹278 Cr1.66%
12Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth OptionBronze0.62-6.2%+12.72%96%+3.73%₹1,044 Cr1.33%
13UTI Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionSilver0.60-13.8%+11.47%85%+6.28%₹853 Cr1.07%
14SBI Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth0.59-19.5%+10.30%52%+4.75%₹5,610 Cr1.47%
15HDFC Equity Savings Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan0.57-16.9%+11.36%71%+5.30%₹5,640 Cr1.27%
16Invesco India Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth0.52-13.6%+10.15%49%+1.07%₹266 Cr1.49%
17ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Cumulative option0.46-19.2%+8.87%11%+4.17%₹16,500 Cr1.12%
18Nippon India Equity Savings Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Plan-Growth Option0.40-31.7%+7.87%12%+4.93%₹835 Cr0.93%
19Union Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option0.29-14.4%+8.44%8%+4.76%₹141 Cr2.14%
20WhiteOak Capital Equity Savings Fund Direct Plan GrowthBronze-3.8%+9.45%₹144 Cr1.57%

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 numeric column to re-sort; funds with no value for that 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.