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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

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1Edelweiss Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionPlatinum1.29-9.5%+10.93%75%+7.72%₹1,660 Cr1.14%
2HSBC Equity Savings Fund - Direct GrowthGold0.94-11.5%+14.21%100%+7.08%₹1,475 Cr1.47%
3Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth0.79-17.8%+8.86%22%+5.08%₹1,130 Cr1.21%
4Kotak Equity Savings Fund - Direct - GrowthPlatinum0.77-16.5%+10.40%53%+4.09%₹10,684 Cr1.07%
5Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan -GrowthSilver0.76-20.5%+11.90%77%+5.31%₹530 Cr1.24%
6Mirae Asset Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthSilver0.73-18.2%+12.10%96%+4.79%₹2,041 Cr0.73%
7Axis Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth0.73-17.6%+10.26%54%+4.33%₹886 Cr1.57%
8DSP Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth0.72-18.9%+10.02%46%+1.78%₹3,306 Cr1.11%
9Baroda BNP Paribas Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthGold0.71-8.4%+9.79%41%+4.64%₹289 Cr1.68%
10BANDHAN Equity Savings Fund-Direct Plan-Growth0.67-17.3%+7.74%3%+3.89%₹409 Cr0.65%
11Franklin India Equity Savings Fund- Growth Direct0.66-16.7%+9.50%35%+3.52%₹587 Cr0.82%
12Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth OptionBronze0.65-6.2%+12.61%89%+1.61%₹1,002 Cr1.34%
13UTI Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionBronze0.63-13.8%+11.44%84%+2.93%₹816 Cr1.04%
14HDFC Equity Savings Fund - Growth Option - Direct PlanBronze0.59-16.9%+11.34%71%+2.09%₹5,758 Cr1.27%
15Invesco India Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth0.52-13.6%+10.04%48%-0.83%₹280 Cr1.52%
16SBI Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth0.48-19.5%+10.26%52%+2.90%₹5,486 Cr1.49%
17ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Cumulative option0.41-19.2%+8.86%12%+2.28%₹15,795 Cr1.13%
18Nippon India Equity Savings Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Plan-Growth Option0.37-31.7%+7.82%12%+2.27%₹771 Cr0.95%
19Union Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option0.36-14.4%+8.41%9%+3.06%₹115 Cr2.10%
20WhiteOak Capital Equity Savings Fund Direct Plan Growth—-3.8%——+6.13%₹273 Cr1.54%

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.