Why Equity Funds should be a part of your investment plan
Equity Funds are mutual funds that invest predominantly in stocks that are listed on Stock Exchanges like the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) or the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in India as well as Global stock exchanges like the Dow Jones, London Stock Exchange or LSE etc. These mutual funds are actively or passively managed. Equity Funds can also be divided as per Market Capitalisation, i.e. Large Cap, Midcap, Small or Micro Cap Funds. Another popular equity mutual funds are Index Funds and Sectoral / Thematic Mutual Funds.
- Ideal for building wealth over the long term
- Asset class with the highest potential gains, therefore come with the highest risk
- Large Cap funds invest in well-established companies known as Blue-chip. The aim of the fund is to generate steady capital appreciation and less volatility
- Large and Midcap funds invest in blue-chip and medium-sized companies. These funds have potential to generate higher return with additional risk of midcap companies
- Midcap funds invest in medium-sized companies that has potential to grow faster. These funds are ideal for high-risk investors because of the volatility during tough market conditions
- Multicap funds invest across large, mid and small sized companies. It covers overall potential of stock market as it has the flexibility to invest across market capitalization depending on opportunities
- Index funds are passively managed funds that mimic their benchmark. The investment in these funds is done in companies as per the weightage in benchmark like Nifty 50, BSE Sensex, etc.
Fund Returns
- Monthly SIP
- Lumpsum Investment
- 1 Year
- 3 Years
- 5 Years
- 10 Years
ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹60,125
-
36.30%
-
22.49%
-
-
Quant Infrastructure Fund
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹54,977
-
29.51%
-
22.49%
-
-
HDFC Infrastructure Fund
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹61,948
-
38.61%
-
22.49%
-
-
Aditya Birla Sun Life PSU Equity Fund
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹62,027
-
38.71%
-
22.49%
-
-
DSP India T.I.G.E.R. Fund
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹57,727
-
33.18%
-
22.49%
-
-
Nippon India Power & Infra Fund
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹59,899
-
36.01%
-
22.49%
-
-
ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹50,781
-
23.65%
-
22.49%
-
-
IDFC Infrastructure Fund
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹55,442
-
30.14%
-
22.49%
-
-
Tata Infrastructure Fund
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹55,850
-
30.69%
-
22.49%
-
-
Franklin Build India Fund
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹58,563
-
34.28%
-
22.49%
-
-
Kotak Infra & Eco Fund Std
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹54,357
-
28.66%
-
22.49%
-
-
L&T Infrastructure Fund
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹55,287
-
29.93%
-
22.49%
-
-
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹54,566
-
28.95%
-
22.49%
-
-
Canara Robeco Infrastructure
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹53,811
-
27.91%
-
22.49%
-
-
SBI-Infrastructure FunD-I
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹57,150
-
32.42%
-
22.49%
-
-
Invesco India Infrastructure Fund
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹55,527
-
30.25%
-
22.49%
-
-
Invesco India PSU Equity Fund
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹58,925
-
34.75%
-
22.49%
-
-
Aditya Birla Sun Life Infrastructure Fund
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹54,095
-
28.30%
-
22.49%
-
-
BOI AXA Manufacturing And Infrastructure Fund
Equity
Sectoral/Thematic-
₹54,210
-
28.46%
-
22.49%
-
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