
Fund Consistency: 29 equity mutual funds offer more than 25% CAGR over 3 and 5 years
Around 29 equity mutual funds have delivered over 25% CAGR in both the last three and five years, according to an analysis by ETMutualFunds. A total of 199 funds in the market have completed five years of existence.Two funds from Bandhan Mutual Fund — Bandhan Core Equity Fund and Bandhan Small Cap Fund — delivered over 25% CAGR during both periods. Edelweiss Mid Cap Fund , the only offering from its fund house, posted a CAGR of 28.57% and 34.13% over the last three and five years, respectively.Mid-cap and small-cap funds from Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund — Franklin India Prima Fund and Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund — delivered over 25% CAGR in both the three- and five-year periods.Four funds from HDFC Mutual Fund — HDFC Flexi Cap Fund, HDFC Focused 30 Fund, HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund , and HDFC Small Cap Fund — also featured in the list of funds that delivered over 25% CAGR during both time frames.Three funds from Invesco Mutual Fund delivered over 25% CAGR in both the last three and five years. Mahindra Manulife Mid Cap Fund returned 26.68% and 31.07% CAGR over the same periods.Three schemes from Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund — Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund, Motilal Oswal Large & Midcap Fund, and Motilal Oswal Midcap Fund — also delivered over 25% CAGR during the mentioned time frames.Four funds from Nippon India Mutual Fund qualified, including the Nippon India Small Cap Fund, which is the largest small-cap fund by assets under management. Quant Small Cap Fund , the only fund from Quant Mutual Fund, delivered 27.95% and 48.17% CAGR over the last three and five years, respectively.SBI Long Term Equity Fund, the oldest ELSS fund, posted 27.84% and 29.89% CAGR over the respective time horizons.Sundaram Mid Cap Fund, the sole offering from its fund house, returned 27.83% and 30.93% CAGR in the last three and five years, respectively.Among the 29 qualifying funds, Motilal Oswal Midcap Fund posted the highest return of 32.65% over the last three years, while Bank of India Small Cap Fund recorded the lowest at around 25.31% during the same period.In the last five years, the Quant Small Cap Fund delivered the highest return of 48.17%, while the Invesco India Large & Mid Cap Fund posted the lowest return of 26.56% during the same period.This analysis considered all equity mutual funds, specifically the regular and growth options. CAGR was calculated for both the last three- and five-year periods.Note: This exercise is not an investment recommendation. It was conducted to identify equity mutual funds that delivered over 25% CAGR in both the last three and five years. Investors should not base investment or redemption decisions solely on past performance.One should always consider their risk appetite, investment horizon, and financial goals before making any investment decisions.
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