Business Today-Value Research rankings of best mutual funds and fund managers
Business Today in association with Value Research ranks the best mutual funds and fund managers in India. Here's the list.

Business Today in association with Value Research ranks the best mutual funds and fund managers in India. Here's the list.
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Rank | Scheme | Overall score | Value Research rating | Return score | Return rating | Risk score | Risk rating | 1 Year | 2 Year | 3 Year | 6 Months AAUM (Cr) |
Equity: Aggressive Growth | |||||||||||
1 | Magnum Emerging Businesses | 69.12 | ***** | 169.22 | High | 100.09 | Average | -10.58 | 9.09 | 35.48 | 442.36 |
2 | ICICI Prudential Discovery | 60.97 | ***** | 143.38 | High | 82.41 | Below Average | -23.73 | -1.31 | 31.66 | 1691.12 |
3 | Magnum Global | 53.57 | ***** | 143.88 | High | 90.32 | Below Average | -14.21 | 0.66 | 30.54 | 932.64 |
4 | IDFC Premier Equity | 50.29 | ***** | 131.58 | High | 81.29 | Below Average | -18.00 | 4.07 | 29.84 | 2397.59 |
5 | Tata Dividend Yield | 45.84 | ***** | 119.00 | Above Average | 73.16 | Low | -16.93 | 4.86 | 27.49 | 241.39 |
6 | Tata Ethical | 44.14 | ***** | 122.05 | Above Average | 77.90 | Low | -16.64 | -0.08 | 27.42 | 105.25 |
7 | HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities | 42.68 | **** | 124.08 | Above Average | 81.40 | Below Average | -18.31 | 3.89 | 28.03 | 1653.38 |
8 | Birla Sun Life Dividend Yield Plus | 40.70 | **** | 114.18 | Above Average | 73.48 | Low | -18.81 | 2.68 | 26.00 | 1033.98 |
9 | DSPBR Micro Cap Reg | 39.02 | **** | 151.07 | High | 112.05 | Above Average | -27.16 | 2.36 | 31.26 | 452.23 |
10 | IDFC Sterling Equity | 36.98 | **** | 114.97 | Above Average | 77.99 | Low | -22.36 | -0.78 | 26.39 | 1104.90 |
11 | Reliance Equity Opportunities | 31.88 | **** | 131.68 | High | 99.79 | Average | -21.63 | 1.11 | 28.75 | 3161.67 |
12 | DSPBR Small and Mid Cap Reg | 25.77 | **** | 128.64 | Above Average | 102.87 | Average | -27.21 | -2.87 | 27.38 | 1210.71 |
13 | AIG India Equity Reg | 25.47 | **** | 99.41 | Average | 73.94 | Low | -15.18 | -2.68 | 22.85 | 150.32 |
14 | HDFC Capital Builder | 23.66 | **** | 104.37 | Average | 80.71 | Low | -23.64 | -0.97 | 23.68 | 497.98 |
15 | UTI Master Value | 23.19 | **** | 127.10 | Above Average | 103.91 | Average | -25.16 | -2.45 | 27.41 | 680.04 |
16 | HDFC Equity | 21.15 | **** | 114.28 | Above Average | 93.13 | Below Average | -26.72 | -2.69 | 24.86 | 9305.87 |
17 | Franklin India Prima | 19.22 | **** | 113.46 | Above Average | 94.24 | Average | -22.06 | -3.65 | 24.42 | 739.49 |
18 | HDFC Core & Satellite | 18.50 | **** | 111.90 | Average | 93.40 | Average | -25.96 | -2.53 | 24.33 | 366.83 |
19 | Principal Emerging Bluechip | 14.44 | **** | 118.66 | Above Average | 104.22 | Average | -34.73 | -11.59 | 24.56 | 285.58 |
20 | HDFC Premier Multi-Cap | 14.04 | *** | 105.80 | Average | 91.76 | Below Average | -22.60 | -2.12 | 23.07 | 428.58 |
21 | Sundaram Select Midcap Reg | 13.37 | *** | 128.54 | Above Average | 115.17 | Above Average | -23.67 | -3.99 | 25.54 | 2065.10 |
22 | Templeton India Equity Income | 12.71 | *** | 112.07 | Above Average | 99.36 | Average | -23.66 | -2.66 | 24.61 | 1009.04 |
23 | UTI Mid Cap | 10.90 | *** | 111.58 | Average | 100.68 | Average | -23.92 | -4.87 | 24.00 | 297.08 |
24 | Fidelity International Opportunities | 9.10 | *** | 94.41 | Average | 85.31 | Below Average | -17.82 | 0.08 | 21.42 | 344.11 |
25 | Morgan Stanley A.C.E. | 8.46 | *** | 104.77 | Average | 96.31 | Average | -26.21 | -4.63 | 23.07 | 335.75 |
26 | Birla Sun Life Small & Midcap | 8.38 | *** | 113.50 | Above Average | 105.12 | Above Average | -23.32 | -4.41 | 23.74 | 126.95 |
27 | HDFC Growth | 6.87 | *** | 92.05 | Average | 85.18 | Below Average | -21.24 | 0.29 | 20.80 | 1248.76 |
28 | Taurus Starshare | 6.06 | *** | 108.40 | Average | 102.33 | Average | -20.53 | -0.95 | 22.07 | 161.11 |
29 | Tata Equity PE | 2.59 | *** | 99.64 | Average | 97.05 | Average | -23.76 | -5.62 | 21.95 | 665.11 |
30 | Birla Sun Life Mid Cap | 1.98 | *** | 109.33 | Average | 107.35 | Above Average | -26.45 | -8.72 | 22.35 | 1415.79 |
31 | Goldman Sachs Nifty Junior BeES | 1.61 | *** | 107.95 | Average | 106.34 | Above Average | -31.62 | -10.24 | 22.21 | 137.46 |
32 | DSPBR Equity | -0.40 | *** | 89.51 | Below Average | 89.91 | Below Average | -23.89 | -4.50 | 20.25 | 2366.88 |
33 | Franklin India Smaller Companies | -0.56 | *** | 102.80 | Average | 103.37 | Average | -25.91 | -6.26 | 21.58 | 383.59 |
34 | JP Morgan India Smaller Companies | -0.93 | *** | 100.76 | Average | 101.69 | Average | -24.78 | -2.60 | 21.42 | 150.40 |
35 | Birla Sun Life Long Term Advantage | -6.32 | *** | 85.97 | Below Average | 92.29 | Below Average | -24.20 | -4.00 | 19.42 | 210.16 |
36 | HDFC Long-term Equity | -7.29 | *** | 83.51 | Below Average | 90.80 | Below Average | -22.84 | -2.98 | 18.83 | 630.66 |
37 | Kotak Mid-Cap | -7.47 | *** | 96.82 | Average | 104.29 | Above Average | -26.90 | -3.27 | 20.81 | 284.15 |
38 | Fidelity India Special Situations | -7.96 | *** | 94.70 | Average | 102.65 | Average | -22.58 | -2.65 | 19.78 | 731.72 |
39 | Magnum Multiplier Plus | -8.14 | ** | 80.95 | Below Average | 89.09 | Below Average | -25.75 | -5.88 | 18.43 | 1076.23 |
40 | Principal Dividend Yield | -11.63 | ** | 76.17 | Below Average | 87.80 | Below Average | -26.84 | -4.49 | 17.64 | 100.39 |
41 | Templeton India Growth | -11.92 | ** | 95.26 | Average | 107.18 | Above Average | -29.57 | -7.32 | 20.70 | 761.00 |
42 | Kotak Opportunities | -12.42 | ** | 81.76 | Below Average | 94.18 | Average | -22.85 | -4.38 | 18.09 | 830.11 |
43 | Tata Equity Opportunities | -12.98 | ** | 83.04 | Below Average | 96.02 | Average | -23.03 | -8.07 | 18.15 | 305.26 |
44 | Reliance Growth | -15.85 | ** | 87.52 | Below Average | 103.37 | Average | -27.40 | -7.77 | 18.86 | 5925.67 |
45 | Franklin India High Growth Companies | -15.95 | ** | 91.56 | Below Average | 107.51 | Above Average | -24.97 | -7.19 | 19.61 | 614.85 |
46 | Reliance Regular Savings Equity | -16.13 | ** | 91.86 | Average | 107.99 | Above Average | -29.98 | -8.49 | 19.33 | 2965.39 |
47 | Tata Capital Builder | -21.30 | ** | 72.47 | Below Average | 93.77 | Average | -24.97 | -7.67 | 16.51 | 104.19 |
48 | Magnum Midcap | -24.52 | ** | 106.32 | Average | 130.84 | High | -25.79 | -7.74 | 20.22 | 230.44 |
49 | ICICI Prudential Midcap | -25.20 | ** | 83.29 | Below Average | 108.49 | Above Average | -32.60 | -10.24 | 17.39 | 268.48 |
50 | Reliance Long Term Equity | -27.03 | ** | 78.38 | Below Average | 105.42 | Above Average | -28.61 | -5.16 | 17.27 | 1158.26 |
51 | Sundaram S.M.I.L.E. Reg | -35.51 | ** | 89.66 | Below Average | 125.17 | High | -32.72 | -13.90 | 17.79 | 494.69 |
52 | Birla Sun Life Equity | -39.64 | * | 70.33 | Low | 109.96 | Above Average | -29.38 | -10.21 | 15.12 | 783.00 |
53 | Birla Sun Life Special Situations | -54.25 | * | 61.99 | Low | 116.24 | High | -26.50 | -9.29 | 13.45 | 197.41 |
54 | Sundaram Equity Multiplier | -54.52 | * | 57.80 | Low | 112.32 | Above Average | -23.26 | -7.60 | 12.73 | 216.58 |
55 | JM Multi Strategy | -100.18 | * | 34.30 | Low | 134.49 | High | -36.05 | -17.90 | 7.16 | 227.49 |
56 | HSBC Midcap Equity | -111.50 | * | 45.80 | Low | 157.29 | High | -43.47 | -20.28 | 8.17 | 114.61 |
57 | HSBC Progressive Themes | -153.06 | * | -13.43 | Low | 139.63 | High | -40.51 | -20.63 | -1.04 | 174.69 |
Overall score | Value Research rating | Return score | Return rating | Risk score | Return (%) | ||||||
Rank | Scheme | Risk rating | 1 Year | 2 Year | 3 Year | 6 Months AAUM (Cr) | |||||
Equity: Long Term Growth | |||||||||||
1 | UTI Opportunities | 84.08 | ***** | 159.49 | High | 75.40 | Low | -12.11 | 2.44 | 27.53 | 2017.63 |
2 | ICICI Prudential Focused Bluechip Equity Retail | 72.64 | ***** | 153.24 | High | 80.59 | Low | -16.41 | 3.06 | 26.63 | 3271.27 |
3 | Mirae Asset India Opportunities Regular | 66.65 | ***** | 166.44 | High | 99.79 | Average | -19.64 | -0.53 | 27.47 | 187.47 |
4 | UTI Dividend Yield | 59.38 | ***** | 134.82 | Above Average | 75.43 | Low | -17.54 | 1.23 | 23.94 | 3445.42 |
5 | Canara Robeco Equity Diversified | 58.08 | ***** | 149.34 | High | 91.26 | Below Average | -15.86 | 0.76 | 25.13 | 462.44 |
6 | Fidelity India Growth | 55.92 | ***** | 139.55 | High | 83.62 | Below Average | -21.18 | 0.13 | 24.19 | 322.67 |
7 | Principal Large Cap | 50.14 | **** | 139.85 | High | 89.71 | Below Average | -25.71 | -5.18 | 23.63 | 398.38 |
8 | Fidelity Equity | 49.05 | **** | 132.96 | Above Average | 83.91 | Below Average | -20.96 | 0.16 | 23.14 | 3379.03 |
9 | Franklin India Bluechip | 48.48 | **** | 130.85 | Above Average | 82.37 | Low | -18.25 | 0.26 | 22.86 | 4143.27 |
10 | ICICI Prudential Indo Asia Equity Retail | 40.08 | **** | 122.99 | Above Average | 82.91 | Low | -15.05 | -0.16 | 21.73 | 183.71 |
11 | UTI Equity | 39.85 | **** | 123.23 | Above Average | 83.39 | Below Average | -19.09 | -1.26 | 21.76 | 1905.64 |
12 | HDFC Top 200 | 36.61 | **** | 134.09 | Above Average | 97.48 | Average | -24.30 | -2.70 | 22.56 | 10614.58 |
13 | ICICI Prudential Dynamic | 33.18 | **** | 112.46 | Above Average | 79.27 | Low | -20.32 | -1.70 | 20.24 | 4010.62 |
14 | Magnum Equity | 31.33 | **** | 125.84 | Above Average | 94.51 | Average | -19.71 | -2.53 | 21.32 | 453.96 |
15 | DSPBR Opportunities | 24.70 | **** | 115.75 | Above Average | 91.06 | Below Average | -25.06 | -3.53 | 20.17 | 665.95 |
16 | Franklin India Flexi Cap | 24.08 | **** | 126.22 | Above Average | 102.14 | Average | -22.25 | -3.00 | 21.09 | 1800.29 |
17 | Birla Sun Life Frontline Equity | 22.35 | **** | 120.49 | Above Average | 98.14 | Average | -22.93 | -4.35 | 20.33 | 2845.33 |
18 | Franklin India Prima Plus | 21.61 | **** | 116.14 | Above Average | 94.53 | Average | -16.42 | -0.07 | 20.01 | 1750.86 |
19 | DSPBR Top 100 Equity Inst | 21.03 | **** | 105.83 | Average | 84.79 | Below Average | -19.52 | -2.82 | 18.91 | 164.21 |
20 | Tata Pure Equity | 16.96 | *** | 106.03 | Average | 89.07 | Below Average | -21.22 | -3.20 | 18.41 | 580.30 |
21 | DSPBR Top 100 Equity Reg | 16.83 | *** | 102.46 | Average | 85.63 | Below Average | -19.85 | -3.25 | 18.36 | 2869.25 |
22 | UTI Mastershare | 13.45 | *** | 102.03 | Average | 88.59 | Below Average | -19.72 | -2.48 | 18.32 | 2386.15 |
23 | JP Morgan India Equity | 9.08 | *** | 108.64 | Average | 99.56 | Average | -22.60 | -1.09 | 18.85 | 333.16 |
24 | ICICI Prudential Top 100 | 6.59 | *** | 99.90 | Average | 93.30 | Average | -20.33 | -3.23 | 17.81 | 294.45 |
25 | Tata Equity Management | 5.45 | *** | 91.87 | Average | 86.41 | Below Average | -21.10 | -4.54 | 16.51 | 136.12 |
26 | Kotak 50 | 2.88 | *** | 91.34 | Average | 88.46 | Below Average | -18.46 | -2.62 | 16.49 | 834.21 |
27 | Birla Sun Life Top 100 | 0.45 | *** | 99.62 | Average | 99.17 | Average | -21.60 | -3.80 | 17.51 | 292.65 |
28 | Reliance Quant Plus Retail | -1.27 | *** | 108.79 | Above Average | 110.05 | Above Average | -25.16 | -3.13 | 18.33 | 156.38 |
29 | ICICI Prudential Top 200 | -4.83 | *** | 103.09 | Average | 107.92 | Average | -27.41 | -5.98 | 17.67 | 481.92 |
30 | SBI Bluechip | -5.52 | *** | 101.37 | Average | 106.90 | Average | -24.23 | -7.92 | 16.79 | 722.53 |
31 | IDFC Imperial Equity | -6.53 | *** | 85.71 | Below Average | 92.24 | Average | -20.57 | -3.82 | 15.58 | 361.40 |
32 | Sundaram India Leadership Reg | -7.87 | *** | 102.66 | Average | 110.53 | Above Average | -24.32 | -4.34 | 17.09 | 131.28 |
33 | SBI One India | -10.98 | *** | 96.80 | Average | 107.78 | Average | -24.92 | -7.81 | 16.17 | 498.66 |
34 | BNP Paribas Equity | -11.15 | *** | 82.03 | Below Average | 93.18 | Average | -17.82 | -1.49 | 15.01 | 119.78 |
35 | UTI Master Plus '91 | -12.43 | *** | 88.71 | Average | 101.14 | Average | -21.57 | -4.35 | 15.56 | 834.41 |
36 | IDFC Equity | -12.77 | *** | 96.01 | Average | 108.78 | Above Average | -23.34 | -4.68 | 16.51 | 384.56 |
37 | HSBC India Opportunities | -13.49 | *** | 78.22 | Below Average | 91.72 | Average | -18.66 | -2.97 | 14.65 | 161.55 |
38 | Goldman Sachs Nifty ETS | -13.84 | *** | 100.93 | Average | 114.78 | Above Average | -23.87 | -4.91 | 16.87 | 609.24 |
39 | Birla Sun Life International Equity Plan B | -15.40 | *** | 74.64 | Below Average | 90.04 | Below Average | -18.41 | -4.23 | 14.03 | 251.48 |
40 | Morgan Stanley Growth | -17.36 | *** | 93.57 | Average | 110.93 | Above Average | -29.16 | -7.55 | 15.81 | 1321.97 |
41 | Franklin India Opportunities | -18.95 | ** | 86.93 | Below Average | 105.88 | Average | -23.32 | -6.29 | 15.11 | 346.70 |
42 | LIC Nomura MF Growth | -19.83 | ** | 95.36 | Average | 115.19 | Above Average | -26.89 | -7.32 | 15.46 | 103.76 |
43 | Franklin India Index NSE Nifty | -19.97 | ** | 95.86 | Average | 115.83 | Above Average | -24.40 | -5.56 | 16.07 | 136.71 |
44 | Birla Sun Life Advantage | -23.89 | ** | 97.31 | Average | 121.20 | High | -28.03 | -9.26 | 15.53 | 304.53 |
45 | HSBC Equity | -25.13 | ** | 68.16 | Below Average | 93.29 | Average | -22.68 | -4.48 | 13.09 | 756.59 |
46 | Reliance Top 200 Retail | -25.15 | ** | 87.60 | Below Average | 112.75 | Above Average | -26.45 | -6.30 | 15.04 | 845.57 |
47 | UTI Nifty Index | -25.56 | ** | 91.88 | Average | 117.44 | High | -24.83 | -5.93 | 15.43 | 180.66 |
48 | Reliance Vision | -29.35 | ** | 87.06 | Below Average | 116.41 | Above Average | -28.55 | -9.25 | 14.47 | 2348.43 |
49 | Magnum Contra | -29.94 | ** | 86.82 | Below Average | 116.76 | Above Average | -28.24 | -11.32 | 14.44 | 2752.27 |
50 | Sundaram Growth Reg | -32.17 | ** | 84.60 | Below Average | 116.77 | Above Average | -27.17 | -7.46 | 14.07 | 164.40 |
51 | UTI Leadership Equity | -32.66 | ** | 75.29 | Below Average | 107.95 | Above Average | -23.98 | -7.12 | 13.37 | 639.43 |
52 | Principal Growth | -35.51 | ** | 66.54 | Below Average | 102.06 | Average | -30.91 | -11.21 | 12.35 | 197.55 |
53 | DWS Alpha Equity Regular | -37.12 | ** | 65.60 | Low | 102.72 | Average | -26.17 | -7.14 | 12.51 | 104.86 |
54 | IDFC Classic Equity Plan A | -39.47 | * | 63.36 | Low | 102.83 | Average | -26.79 | -8.49 | 11.84 | 168.07 |
55 | Sundaram Select Focus Reg | -48.74 | * | 74.14 | Below Average | 122.88 | High | -23.67 | -7.32 | 12.45 | 715.69 |
56 | Magnum MultiCap | -52.19 | * | 63.52 | Low | 115.71 | Above Average | -30.69 | -12.78 | 11.21 | 415.35 |
57 | UTI Contra | -76.69 | * | 46.95 | Low | 123.64 | High | -32.26 | -14.03 | 8.81 | 157.52 |
58 | LIC Nomura MF Top 100 | -83.93 | * | 34.29 | Low | 118.22 | High | -29.00 | -11.26 | 7.17 | 228.74 |
59 | Reliance Equity | -121.24 | * | 4.75 | Low | 125.99 | High | -30.11 | -16.28 | 2.74 | 1149.22 |
Overall score | Value Research rating | Return score | Return rating | Risk score | Return (%) | ||||||
Rank | Scheme | Risk rating | 1 Year | 2 Year | 3 Year | 6 Months AAUM (Cr) | |||||
Hybrid: Conservative Growth | |||||||||||
1 | HDFC Balanced | 67.39 | ***** | 142.90 | Above Average | 75.51 | Below Average | -10.57 | 5.94 | 24.85 | 462.08 |
2 | HDFC Prudence | 51.41 | **** | 150.89 | High | 99.49 | Average | -15.83 | 3.11 | 25.26 | 6228.29 |
3 | Tata Balanced | 32.57 | **** | 120.08 | Above Average | 87.51 | Below Average | -12.02 | 0.53 | 20.94 | 317.98 |
4 | Birla Sun Life 95 | 19.46 | **** | 118.87 | Average | 99.41 | Average | -13.86 | 1.53 | 20.61 | 475.46 |
5 | ICICI Prudential Eq & Der Volatility Advantage Reg | 12.13 | *** | 84.87 | Average | 72.74 | Low | -8.77 | 2.54 | 16.30 | 155.90 |
6 | ICICI Prudential Balanced | 9.47 | *** | 93.71 | Average | 84.23 | Below Average | -9.33 | 3.69 | 17.46 | 294.67 |
7 | Canara Robeco Balance | 3.60 | *** | 113.82 | Average | 110.22 | Above Average | -9.76 | 2.91 | 19.63 | 185.47 |
8 | Reliance Regular Savings Balanced | -7.30 | *** | 119.19 | Above Average | 126.49 | High | -19.27 | -0.71 | 20.10 | 708.35 |
9 | FT India Balanced | -11.32 | *** | 82.04 | Below Average | 93.36 | Average | -12.40 | 0.29 | 15.42 | 226.95 |
10 | DSPBR Balanced | -14.02 | ** | 91.83 | Average | 105.85 | Average | -16.95 | -1.99 | 16.59 | 709.89 |
11 | UTI Balanced | -32.01 | ** | 83.58 | Below Average | 115.58 | Above Average | -19.23 | -3.06 | 15.14 | 913.38 |
12 | Magnum Balanced | -55.22 | ** | 70.63 | Below Average | 125.85 | Above Average | -22.23 | -6.46 | 12.87 | 397.64 |
13 | LIC Nomura MF ULIS | -76.15 | * | 27.61 | Low | 103.76 | Average | -14.89 | -3.97 | 7.67 | 123.89 |
BSE Sensex | -24.64 | -5.93 | 17.01 | ||||||||
S&P CNX Nifty | -24.62 | -5.71 | 16.04 | ||||||||
Trailing Returns as on December 31, 2011 | |||||||||||
AAUM: Average assets under management | |||||||||||
Source: BT-Value Research Best Mutual Funds Study |