Best Downside Protection
Equity funds that fell the least in bad markets.
Methodology: Ranked by the shallowest maximum drawdown (worst peak-to-trough fall) over their history — the funds that protected capital best when markets dropped.
| # | Fund | Category | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | Sharpe | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIC MF Healthcare Fund LIC | Sectoral/ Thematic | +15.9% | +22.6% | — | 1.09 | ||
| SBI Multicap Fund SBI | Multi Cap Fund | +2.4% | +15.2% | — | 0.61 | ||
| WhiteOak Capital Large Cap Fund WhiteOak Capital | Large Cap Fund | +3.5% | +15.5% | — | 0.59 | ||
| 360 ONE ELSS Tax Saver Nifty 50 Index Fund 360 ONE | ELSS | -2.0% | +8.7% | — | 0.25 | ||
| NAVI ELSS TAX SAVER NIFTY 50 INDEX FUND Navi | ELSS | -2.1% | +8.7% | — | 0.45 | ||
| WhiteOak Capital Flexi Cap Fund WhiteOak Capital | Flexi Cap Fund | +7.5% | +17.1% | — | 0.86 | ||
| Sundaram Flexicap Fund Sundaram | Flexi Cap Fund | -1.1% | +11.3% | — | 0.44 | ||
| Mirae Asset Flexi Cap Fund Mirae Asset | Flexi Cap Fund | +5.3% | +14.1% | — | 0.77 | ||
| Sundaram Large Cap Fund (Formerly Known as Sundaram Blue Chip Fund)Direct Sundaram | Large Cap Fund | +1.1% | +9.7% | +9.6% | 0.66 | ||
| WhiteOak Capital ELSS Tax Saver Fund WhiteOak Capital | ELSS | +7.5% | +18.8% | — | 0.92 | ||
| ICICI Prudential Quant Fund ICICI Prudential | Sectoral/ Thematic | +3.4% | +13.9% | +12.0% | 0.75 | ||
| Sundaram ELSS Tax Saver Fund Sundaram | ELSS | -1.9% | +10.5% | — | 0.31 | ||
| ICICI PRUDENTIAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FUND ICICI Prudential | Sectoral/ Thematic | +1.7% | +14.1% | — | 0.69 | ||
| Kotak Banking & Financial Services Fund Kotak Mahindra | Sectoral/ Thematic | +7.7% | +14.9% | — | 0.68 | ||
| ITI Banking and Financial Services Fund ITI | Sectoral/ Thematic | +9.6% | +13.9% | — | 0.40 | ||
| Edelweiss Focused Fund Edelweiss | Focused Fund | +5.3% | +15.4% | — | 0.68 | ||
| BANDHAN FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND Bandhan | Sectoral/ Thematic | +3.9% | +17.3% | — | 0.64 | ||
| BARODA BNP PARIBAS ELSS Tax Saver Fund Baroda BNP Paribas | ELSS | +9.1% | +17.9% | — | 0.67 | ||
| Bajaj Finserv Flexi Cap Fund Bajaj Finserv | Flexi Cap Fund | +10.8% | +18.3% | — | 0.88 | ||
| ITI Pharma and Healthcare Fund ITI | Sectoral/ Thematic | +12.2% | +20.3% | — | 0.67 | ||
| SBI Yield Fund SBI | Dividend Yield Fund | +7.2% | +13.3% | — | 0.73 | ||
| HDFC Business Cycle Fund HDFC | Sectoral/ Thematic | +4.6% | +13.0% | — | 0.57 | ||
| Axis Multicap Fund Axis | Multi Cap Fund | +12.6% | +22.0% | — | 0.76 | ||
| 360 ONE FLEXICAP FUND 360 ONE | Flexi Cap Fund | +11.6% | +19.6% | — | 0.82 | ||
| Canara Robeco Focused Fund Canara Robeco | Focused Fund | +0.6% | +14.9% | +13.5% | 0.69 | ||
| BARODA BNP PARIBAS LARGE CAP Fund Baroda BNP Paribas | Large Cap Fund | +3.8% | +13.7% | — | 0.58 | ||
| BANDHAN MULTI CAP FUND Bandhan | Multi Cap Fund | +5.3% | +15.2% | — | 0.62 | ||
| Canara Robeco Multi Cap Fund Canara Robeco | Multi Cap Fund | +6.2% | +16.6% | — | 0.72 | ||
| Kotak Business Cycle Kotak Mahindra | Sectoral/ Thematic | +8.3% | +17.8% | — | 0.83 | ||
| ITI Focused Fund ITI | Focused Fund | +12.6% | +20.8% | — | 0.86 |