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Best Mutual Funds
in India 2026

Real returns, live NAV data, zero guesswork. Top-performing direct growth plans ranked by 3-year CAGR across every major category.

Large CapMid CapSmall CapELSSIndex / ETFAll funds →
1,549
Funds with 1Y returns
988
Funds with 3Y CAGR
8
Categories covered

Large Cap funds

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Blue-chip Indian companies — lower volatility, steady compounders.

1
Invesco India Largecap Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthInvesco
+12.6%
3Y CAGR
₹83.02
NAV
2
quant Large Cap Fund - Growth Option - Direct Planquant
+12.5%
3Y CAGR
₹16.20
NAV
3
Taurus Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthTaurus
+12.4%
3Y CAGR
₹175.04
NAV
4
WhiteOak Capital Large Cap Fund Direct Plan GrowthWhiteOak Capital
+11.9%
3Y CAGR
₹14.97
NAV
5
BANK OF INDIA Large Cap Fund Direct Plan GrowthBank of India
+11.5%
3Y CAGR
₹17.17
NAV

Mid Cap funds

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High-growth potential with moderate-to-high risk.

1
Invesco India Midcap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionInvesco
+21.8%
3Y CAGR
₹229.39
NAV
2
HSBC Midcap Fund - Direct GrowthHSBC
+21.8%
3Y CAGR
₹513.13
NAV
3
WhiteOak Capital Mid Cap Fund Direct Plan GrowthWhiteOak Capital
+20.1%
3Y CAGR
₹22.34
NAV
4
ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthICICI Prudential
+19.3%
3Y CAGR
₹364.41
NAV
5
Edelweiss Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionEdelweiss
+19.0%
3Y CAGR
₹121.84
NAV

Small Cap funds

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Highest long-term upside; suited for patient investors.

1
TRUSTMF SMALL CAP FUND -DIRECT PLAN-GROWTHTrust
+29.2%1Y
1Y return
₹13.65
NAV
2
BANDHAN SMALL CAP FUND - DIRECT PLAN GROWTHBandhan
+23.2%
3Y CAGR
₹56.09
NAV
3
ITI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionITI
+23.1%
3Y CAGR
₹37.35
NAV
4
BANK OF INDIA Small Cap Fund Direct Plan GrowthBank of India
+21.6%
3Y CAGR
₹66.33
NAV
5
Invesco India Smallcap Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthInvesco
+21.6%
3Y CAGR
₹52.22
NAV

Flexi Cap funds

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Fund manager picks across market caps — true all-weather.

1
BANK OF INDIA Flexi Cap Fund Direct Plan -GrowthBank of India
+18.0%
3Y CAGR
₹41.36
NAV
2
ITI Flexi Cap Fund- Direct Plan- GrowthITI
+17.7%
3Y CAGR
₹20.55
NAV
3
Motilal Oswal Flexi cap Fund Direct Plan-Growth OptionMotilal Oswal
+17.2%
3Y CAGR
₹68.34
NAV
4
360 ONE FLEXICAP FUND-DIRECT PLAN- GROWTH360 ONE
+16.2%
3Y CAGR
₹16.69
NAV
5
Invesco India Flexi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthInvesco
+16.1%
3Y CAGR
₹19.82
NAV

ELSS (tax-saving)

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80C deduction up to ₹1.5 L/yr with a 3-year lock-in.

1
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionMotilal Oswal
+19.9%
3Y CAGR
₹63.50
NAV
2
SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series V - Direct Plan - GrowthSBI
+19.3%
3Y CAGR
₹32.43
NAV
3
ITI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionITI
+15.4%
3Y CAGR
₹27.75
NAV
4
JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Direct) - Growth OptionJM Financial
+15.2%
3Y CAGR
₹58.46
NAV
5
WhiteOak Capital ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Plan GrowthWhiteOak Capital
+15.0%
3Y CAGR
₹18.42
NAV

Index & ETF funds

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Low-cost passive exposure to Nifty 50, Sensex, and more.

1
ICICI Prudential NASDAQ 100 Index Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthICICI Prudential
+33.6%
3Y CAGR
₹25.38
NAV
2
Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund - Direct Plan GrowthMotilal Oswal
+27.4%
3Y CAGR
₹33.84
NAV
3
Motilal Oswal Nifty Capital Market Index Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthMotilal Oswal
+20.1%1Y
1Y return
₹11.99
NAV
4
Tata Nifty Capital Markets Index Fund - Direct Plan Growth OptionTata
+19.9%1Y
1Y return
₹13.74
NAV
5
ICICI Prudential Nifty Pharma Index Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthICICI Prudential
+19.5%
3Y CAGR
₹20.37
NAV

Liquid funds

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Parking surplus cash — better post-tax returns than savings.

1
Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund - Growth - Direct PlanAditya Birla Sun Life
+7.0%
3Y CAGR
₹460.55
NAV
2
Edelweiss Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionEdelweiss
+7.0%
3Y CAGR
₹3,684.58
NAV
3
Axis Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionAxis
+7.0%
3Y CAGR
₹3,171.40
NAV
4
Sundaram Liquid Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Cash Management Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth OptionSundaram
+7.0%
3Y CAGR
₹2,519.76
NAV
5
Franklin India Liquid Fund - Super Institutional - Direct - GrowthFranklin Templeton
+7.0%
3Y CAGR
₹4,285.08
NAV

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Methodology

Funds are ranked by 3-year CAGR where available, falling back to 1-year returns. Only direct growth plans are included. Data is pulled from MFAPI and refreshes hourly.