Best mutual funds in the market to invest in

Equity Funds

The assets under management (AUM) of the mutual fund industry was Rs 7,00,538 crore on 31 March 2011. Equity funds (diversified equity and tax-saving funds) accounted for Rs 1,95,323 crore, or 28%.

This is lower than Rs 1,98,120 crore on the same date last year. There are 394 pure equity funds offered by 41 fund houses in the country.

We have compiled a comprehensive list of all these funds and given a snapshot on the performance of each fund measured on parameters such as returns, risk grade and expense ratio.

Large cap Click here to Enlarge	Large and Mid-cap Click here to Enlarge	Multi-cap Click here to Enlarge
Mid- and small-cap Click here to Enlarge	Tax planning Click here to Enlarge	International and Banking Click here to Enlarge
Infra and Pharma Click here to Enlarge	Click here to Enlarge

Hybrid Funds

Hybrid funds or balanced funds accounted for 3% of the mutual fund industry's total asset under management till 31 March 2011.

This is an important category for retail investors as schemes like MIPs and asset allocation funds come in this category.

Equity oriented Click here to Enlarge	Debt oriented Click here to Enlarge
Asset allocation Click here to Enlarge	Gold funds Click here to Enlarge

Debt Funds

The number of debt funds increased from 290 last year to 470 this year. The categories listed below are more relevant to retail investors.

Find out how these funds fared in the past three years.

Debt: Income Click here to Enlarge	Debt: Income Click here to Enlarge	Debt: Medium and long-term Click here to Enlarge
Debt: Short-term Click here to Enlarge	Debt: Ultra-short term Click here to Enlarge	Debt: Ultra-short term Click here to Enlarge
Debt: Liquid Click here to Enlarge	Debt: Liquid Click here to Enlarge	Debt: Liquid Click here to Enlarge