Focused funds: returns ranked
Focused funds hold at most 30 stocks, so each holding counts for more than in a diversified fund. 16 funds are ranked here by three-year return, with what a monthly SIP earned and the risk each carried, on net asset values to 11 Nov 2026.
The category at a glance
Average, 1 year
+6.3%
across 16 funds
Average, 3 years
+14.2%
a year, compounded
Average, 5 years
+11.0%
a year, compounded
Highest 3-year return
+18.7%
ICICI Prudential Focused Fund
Lowest volatility
11.9%
HDFC Focused Fund Option
Every fund in the category
On a phone, swipe the table sideways for every column. Returns for three and five years are yearly, compounded. SIP is the yearly return on a monthly instalment over three years. Volatility is the yearly swing in the fund’s value; deepest fall is its largest drop from a peak.
| # | Fund | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | SIP, 3 years | Volatility | Deepest fall | Sharpe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ICICI Prudential Focused FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund | +3.5% | +18.7% | +14.9% | +10.7% | 13.7% | -16.8% | 0.89 |
| 2 | HDFC Focused Fund OptionHDFC Mutual Fund | +4.0% | +17.4% | +17.3% | +10.6% | 11.9% | -14.0% | 0.92 |
| 3 | Bandhan Focused FundBandhan Mutual Fund | +5.3% | +17.2% | +12.4% | +10.4% | 15.3% | -17.8% | 0.70 |
| 4 | SBI FOCUSED FUNDSBI Mutual Fund | +12.3% | +16.8% | +10.8% | +14.3% | 12.2% | -12.9% | 0.84 |
| 5 | Kotak Focused Fund optionKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund | +8.3% | +16.7% | +12.0% | +11.5% | 14.4% | -17.9% | 0.71 |
| 6 | Motilal Oswal Focused FundMotilal Oswal Mutual Fund | +25.7% | +15.3% | +10.8% | +16.6% | 16.9% | -31.3% | 0.52 |
| 7 | Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund - GROWTHAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund | +5.9% | +15.2% | +10.7% | +9.7% | 13.6% | -16.5% | 0.64 |
| 8 | DSP Focused FundDSP Mutual Fund | +5.2% | +14.6% | +11.4% | +8.9% | 14.5% | -15.8% | 0.56 |
| 9 | Quant Focused Fund Optionquant Mutual Fund | +10.9% | +14.3% | +13.0% | +9.0% | 16.7% | -24.0% | 0.47 |
| 10 | Union Focused Fund OptionUnion Mutual Fund | +10.1% | +13.3% | +9.8% | +10.9% | 15.1% | -17.0% | 0.45 |
| 11 | 360 ONE Focused Fund - GROWTH Option360 ONE Mutual Fund | +7.1% | +13.2% | +11.1% | +8.3% | 15.1% | -16.9% | 0.44 |
| 12 | JM Focused Fund OptionJM Financial Mutual Fund | +1.6% | +12.5% | +11.8% | +5.9% | 16.7% | -19.5% | 0.36 |
| 13 | Axis Focused Fund OptionAxis Mutual Fund | +3.0% | +11.4% | +4.3% | +7.0% | 13.8% | -18.2% | 0.35 |
| 14 | Mirae Asset Focused FundMirae Asset Mutual Fund | +2.1% | +10.8% | +6.4% | +7.8% | 13.5% | -21.0% | 0.32 |
| 15 | Nippon India Focused Fund OptionNippon India Mutual Fund | +1.2% | +10.8% | +9.7% | +6.0% | 13.5% | -17.6% | 0.32 |
| 16 | Franklin India Focused Equity FundFranklin Templeton Mutual Fund | -6.1% | +9.6% | +9.4% | +2.1% | 13.3% | -17.8% | 0.23 |
Direct plans, growth option. Past returns describe what happened; they do not say what a fund will do next.
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