Best Funds for Beginners
Simple, steady starting points.
Methodology: Large-cap, flexi-cap and aggressive-hybrid funds with strong consistency and shallow drawdowns — easy to hold through your first market cycle.
| # | Fund | Category | NAV | 1D | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | Sharpe | FundScore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| quant Large Cap Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan quant | Large Cap Fund | ₹17.10 | ▼ 0.72% | +10.0% | +15.5% | — | 0.56 | ||
| BANK OF INDIA Flexi Cap Fund Direct Plan -Growth Bank of India | Flexi Cap Fund | ₹41.93 | ▼ 0.31% | +14.2% | +21.3% | +17.4% | 1.13 | ||
| ICICI Prudential Flexicap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth ICICI Prudential | Flexi Cap Fund | ₹22.15 | ▼ 0.27% | +13.8% | +18.6% | +16.9% | 0.78 | ||
| ITI Flexi Cap Fund- Direct Plan- Growth ITI | Flexi Cap Fund | ₹20.94 | ▼ 0.02% | +13.5% | +20.0% | — | 1.09 | ||
| HSBC Aggressive Hybrid Fund - Direct Growth HSBC | Aggressive Hybrid Fund | ₹68.00 | ▲ 0.04% | +7.6% | +14.5% | — | 0.66 | ||
| WhiteOak Capital Flexi Cap Fund Direct Plan-Growth WhiteOak Capital | Flexi Cap Fund | ₹19.34 | ▼ 0.22% | +7.9% | +16.9% | — | 0.87 | ||
| Baroda BNP Paribas Aggressive Hybrid Fund- DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH OPTION Baroda BNP Paribas | Aggressive Hybrid Fund | ₹32.93 | ▼ 0.38% | +3.6% | +12.7% | — | 0.65 | ||
| BARODA BNP PARIBAS LARGE CAP Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Baroda BNP Paribas | Large Cap Fund | ₹262.09 | ▼ 0.56% | +4.1% | +13.5% | — | 0.59 | ||
| WhiteOak Capital Large Cap Fund Direct Plan Growth WhiteOak Capital | Large Cap Fund | ₹16.15 | ▼ 0.43% | +5.2% | +15.4% | — | 0.62 | ||
| BANK OF INDIA Large Cap Fund Direct Plan Growth Bank of India | Large Cap Fund | ₹17.94 | ▼ 0.55% | +8.6% | +14.5% | +11.4% | 0.43 | ||
| Mirae Asset Aggressive Hybrid Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Mirae Asset | Aggressive Hybrid Fund | ₹39.85 | ▼ 0.34% | +6.5% | +12.5% | +11.2% | 0.58 | ||
| ICICI Prudential Equity & Debt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth ICICI Prudential | Aggressive Hybrid Fund | ₹458.73 | ▼ 0.52% | +6.3% | +15.4% | +16.5% | 0.84 | ||
| CANARA ROBECO EQUITY HYBRID FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH OPTION Canara Robeco | Aggressive Hybrid Fund | ₹428.01 | ▼ 0.46% | +5.9% | +12.6% | +11.0% | 0.65 | ||
| Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth PPFAS | Flexi Cap Fund | ₹93.36 | ▼ 0.27% | +1.8% | +15.2% | +14.0% | 0.97 | ||
| Tata Flexi Cap Fund-Direct Plan-Growth Tata | Flexi Cap Fund | ₹27.04 | ▼ 0.59% | +1.3% | +12.5% | +11.2% | 0.49 | ||
| Navi Aggressive Hybrid Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Navi | Aggressive Hybrid Fund | ₹25.98 | ▼ 0.24% | +11.5% | +13.3% | +12.8% | 0.47 | ||
| DSP Aggressive Hybrid Fund - Direct Plan - Growth DSP | Aggressive Hybrid Fund | ₹402.52 | ▼ 0.45% | +0.5% | +12.3% | +10.2% | 0.59 | ||
| Edelweiss Aggressive Hybrid Fund-Direct Plan-Growth Option Edelweiss | Aggressive Hybrid Fund | ₹77.03 | ▼ 0.10% | +5.8% | +15.1% | +14.7% | 0.62 | ||
| Union Aggressive Hybrid Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Union | Aggressive Hybrid Fund | ₹20.07 | ▼ 0.20% | +5.9% | +12.2% | +10.6% | 0.63 | ||
| Baroda BNP Paribas Flexi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Baroda BNP Paribas | Flexi Cap Fund | ₹17.18 | ▼ 0.43% | +6.4% | +14.8% | — | 0.62 | ||
| Franklin India Aggressive Hybrid Fund - Direct - Growth Franklin Templeton | Aggressive Hybrid Fund | ₹312.83 | ▼ 0.46% | +1.7% | +11.7% | +10.9% | 0.65 | ||
| SBI EQUITY HYBRID FUND - DIRECT PLAN - Growth SBI | Aggressive Hybrid Fund | ₹356.36 | ▼ 0.38% | +7.7% | +13.8% | +11.6% | 0.71 | ||
| Nippon India Flexi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Plan - Growth Option Nippon India | Flexi Cap Fund | ₹18.19 | ▼ 0.42% | +4.7% | +13.1% | — | 0.46 | ||
| Sundaram Large Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Sundaram Blue Chip Fund)Direct Plan - Growth Sundaram | Large Cap Fund | ₹23.22 | ▼ 0.54% | +3.1% | +9.9% | +10.3% | 0.68 | ||
| quant Aggressive Hybrid Fund-Growth Option-Direct Plan quant | Aggressive Hybrid Fund | ₹522.95 | ▼ 0.28% | +14.7% | +15.2% | +13.7% | 0.78 | ||
| JM Large Cap Fund (Direct) - Growth Option JM Financial | Large Cap Fund | ₹181.84 | ▼ 0.44% | +5.6% | +13.1% | +12.4% | 0.48 | ||
| Axis Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Axis | Large Cap Fund | ₹71.42 | ▼ 0.46% | +3.6% | +11.1% | +8.2% | 0.53 | ||
| Sundaram Flexicap Fund Direct Growth Sundaram | Flexi Cap Fund | ₹15.56 | ▼ 0.42% | +0.8% | +11.3% | — | 0.47 | ||
| Axis Aggressive Hybrid Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Axis | Aggressive Hybrid Fund | ₹23.33 | ▼ 0.34% | +4.2% | +10.8% | +8.6% | 0.41 | ||
| Mirae Asset Flexi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Mirae Asset | Flexi Cap Fund | ₹17.17 | ▼ 0.39% | +6.3% | +13.8% | — | 0.78 |