It is a listing of the worst-performing fairness mutual funds over each potential 5, 4, and three intervals between 1st Jan 2013 (introduction date of direct plans) to Jan fifth 2023.
Some caveats earlier than we start: (1) The definition of a “worst mutual fund” is as arbitrary because the definition of a “greatest mutual fund”. We hope that it’s a affordable definition, contemplating the excessive charges demanded by the MF trade. This is likely one of the highest on this planet, based on a Morningstar examine. (2) We select a consultant class benchmark and evaluate the fund’s returns with the benchmark over the above-mentioned intervals. The selection of the benchmark can be arbitrary however moderately consultant. (3) SEBI mutual fund categorization guidelines had been totally in place by Could-June 2018. Some funds (significantly these from smaller AMCs) might have modified considerably modified in type after that. An exhaustive filtration taking these modifications under consideration is past the capabilities of this examine.
(4) A fund labelled as “worst” means a cautious, deeper investigation of its previous efficiency is important, significantly when you put money into it or contemplate future investments in it. (5) Sectoral funds/ thematic funds are in contrast with Nifty 100 TRI. As a knowledge analyst, this selection is wrong. Nevertheless, as an investor, it is smart, and that’s extra essential! We aren’t attempting to submit a thesis right here! If a thematic fund fails towards a big cap index, it’s an avoidable fund for many traders.
How a worst mutual fund is outlined
Say there are 800 five-year return intervals potential; 1025 four-year return intervals; 1300 three-year return intervals. We will outline a fund as “worst” if it has crushed the benchmark for lower than 50% of the 5Y and 4Y and 3Y return intervals.
Allow us to take, for instance, Sundaram Centered Fund (Previously Often known as Principal Centered Multicap Fund)- Direct Plan – Progress Possibility. We evaluate it with Nifty Largemidcap 250 TRI.
- No of rolling return entries (3 Years) 1469
- No of instances the fund has outperformed the index (3 years) 517
- rolling return outperformance Consistency Rating (3 years) 35%
- No of rolling return entries (4 Years) 1224
- No of instances the fund has outperformed the index (4 years) 534
- rolling return outperformance Consistency Rating (4 years) 41%
- No of rolling return entries (5 Years) 976
- No of instances the fund has outperformed the index (5 years) 226
- rolling return outperformance Consistency Rating (5 years) 23%
Utilizing our month-to-month Fairness Mutual Fund Screener, we filer out all funds with a rolling return outperformance consistency of lower than 50% over 5 years and 4 years and three years. This might be our definition of a “worst fund”. We make no declare of superiority over this definition. We simply really feel that is affordable whereas appreciating that not all readers will agree with the methodology used.
NOTE: Buyers holding these funds needn’t exit them in a rush. Please use this as an indication to dig deeper and re-evaluate these funds. A fund absent from this listing doesn’t imply it’s a “good fund” or an outperformer!
The filtration course of
A complete of 391 fairness mutual funds had been studied from these classes and towards these benchmarks.
| Class | Benchmark |
| Aggressive Hybrid Fund | Crisil6535 |
| Dividend Yield Fund | Nifty 100 TRI |
| ELSS | N200TRI |
| Focussed Fund | Nifty Largemidcap 250 TRI |
| Massive & Mid Cap Fund | Nifty Largemidcap 250 TRI |
| Massive Cap Fund | Nifty 100 TRI |
| Mid Cap Fund | NiftyMidcap150TRI |
| Multi Cap Fund | Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 TRI |
| Flexi Cap Fund | Nifty Largemidcap 250 TRI |
| Sectoral/ Thematic | Nifty 100 TRI |
| Sectoral/ Thematic (worldwide) | Nifty 100 TRI |
| Small Cap Fund | NiftyMidcap150TRI |
| Worth Fund | Nifty 100 TRI |
We’re left with 132 funds after making use of the above filter.
Aggressive Hybrid Funds
| JM Fairness Hybrid Fund (Direct) – Progress Possibility |
| Franklin India Fairness Hybrid Fund – Direct – Progress |
| Tata Hybrid Fairness Fund -Direct Plan- Progress Possibility |
| UTI – Hybrid Fairness Fund -Direct Plan – Progress |
| Aditya Birla Solar Life Fairness Hybrid’95 Fund – Direct Plan-Progress |
| Nippon India Fairness Hybrid Fund- Direct Plan Progress Plan |
| LIC MF Fairness Hybrid Fund-Direct Plan-Progress |
| L&T Hybrid Fairness Fund – Direct Plan-Progress |
| Baroda BNP Paribas Aggressive Hybrid Fund- DIRECT PLAN – GROWTH OPTION |
| Shriram Hybrid Fairness Fund- Direct Progress |
| PGIM India Hybrid Fairness Fund – Direct Plan – Progress |
| IDBI Hybrid Fairness Fund Progress Direct |
| IDFC Hybrid Fairness Fund-Direct Plan Progress |
Dividend Yield Funds
| UTI-Dividend Yield Fund.-Progress-Direct |
| Aditya Birla Solar Life Dividend Yield Fund – Progress – Direct Plan |
| ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Fairness Fund Direct Plan Progress Possibility |
ELSS Funds
| Franklin India TAXSHIELD – Direct – Progress |
| HDFC Taxsaver – Progress Possibility – Direct Plan |
| HSBC Tax Saver Fairness Fund – Progress Direct |
| Nippon India Tax Saver Fund – Direct Plan Progress Plan – Progress Possibility |
| SBI LONG TERM EQUITY FUND – DIRECT PLAN -GROWTH |
| LIC MF Tax Plan-Direct Plan-Progress |
| Edelweiss Lengthy Time period Fairness Fund (Tax Financial savings) – Direct Plan-Progress Possibility |
| L&TTax Benefit Fund-Direct Plan-Progress |
| IDBI Fairness Benefit Fund – Progress Direct |
| Shriram Lengthy Time period Fairness Fund – Direct Progress |
| Sundaram Tax Financial savings Fund(G)-Direct Plan |
| UTI – Lengthy Time period Fairness Fund (Tax Saving) – Direct Plan – Progress Possibility |
| Principal Private Tax Saver Fund – Direct Plan |
| Tata India Tax Financial savings Fund-Progress-Direct Plan |
| Union Lengthy Time period Fairness Fund – Direct Plan – Progress Possibility |
| Navi ELSS Tax Saver Fund- Direct Plan- Progress Possibility |
| Mahindra Manulife ELSS Kar Bachat Yojana – Direct Plan -Progress |
| Indiabulls Tax Financial savings Fund- Direct Plan- Progress Possibility |
Focussed Funds
| Franklin India Centered Fairness Fund – Direct – Progress |
| HDFC Centered 30 Fund – Progress Possibility – Direct Plan |
| DSP Focus Fund – Direct Plan – Progress |
| IDFC Centered Fairness Fund-Direct Plan-Progress |
| Aditya Birla Solar Life Centered Fairness Fund – Progress – Direct Plan |
| ICICI Prudential Centered Fairness Fund – Direct Plan – Progress |
| Motilal Oswal Centered 25 Fund (MOF25)- Direct Plan Progress Possibility |
| Sundaram Multi Cap Fund (Previously Often known as Principal Multi Cap Progress Fund)-Direct Plan – Progress Possibility |
| Sundaram Centered Fund (Previously Often known as Principal Centered Multicap Fund)- Direct Plan – Progress Possibility |
| IDBI FOCUSED 30 EQUITY FUND – Progress Direct |
Massive & Midcap Funds
| Franklin India Fairness Benefit Fund – Direct – Progress |
| BOI AXA Massive & Mid Cap Fairness Fund Direct Plan-Progress |
| ICICI Prudential Massive & Mid Cap Fund – Direct Plan – Progress |
| IDFC Core Fairness Fund-Direct Plan-Progress |
| Nippon India Imaginative and prescient Fund – Direct Plan Progress Plan – Progress Possibility |
| Tata Massive & MId Cap Fund -Direct Plan- Progress Possibility |
| UTI – Core Fairness Fund – Direct Plan – Progress Possibility |
| Aditya Birla Solar Life Fairness Benefit Fund – Progress – Direct Plan |
| L&T Massive and Midcap Fund-Direct Plan-Progress |
| HDFC Massive and Mid Cap Fund – Progress Possibility – Direct Plan |
Massive cap funds
| Franklin India Bluechip Fund- Direct – Progress |
| HDFC High 100 Fund – Progress Possibility – Direct Plan |
| DSP High 100 Fairness Fund – Direct Plan – Progress |
| HSBC Massive Cap Fairness Fund – Progress Direct |
| IDFC Massive Cap Fund-Direct Plan-Progress |
| Tata Massive Cap Fund -Direct Plan Progress Possibility |
| Aditya Birla Solar Life Frontline Fairness Fund – Progress – Direct Plan |
| JM Massive Cap Fund (Direct) – Progress Possibility |
| Taurus Largecap Fairness Fund – Direct Plan – Progress |
| LIC MF Massive Cap Fund-Direct Plan-Progress |
| L&T India Massive Cap Fund – Direct Plan – Progress |
| Navi Massive Cap Fairness Fund-Direct Plan-Progress Possibility |
| PGIM India Massive Cap Fund – Direct Plan – Progress |
| Union Largecap Fund – Direct Plan – Progress Possibility |
Midcap funds
| Franklin India Prima Fund – Direct – Progress |
| HDFC Mid-Cap Alternatives Fund – Progress Possibility – Direct Plan |
| ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund – Direct Plan -Progress |
| Nippon India Progress Fund – Direct Plan Progress Plan – Progress Possibility |
| SBI Magnum MIDCAP FUND – DIRECT PLAN – GROWTH |
| Taurus Discovery (Midcap) Fund – Direct Plan – Progress |
| Sundaram Mid Cap Fund Direct Plan – Progress |
| Aditya Birla Solar Life Midcap Fund – Progress – Direct Plan |
| quant Mid Cap Fund – Progress Possibility – Direct Plan |
| BARODA BNP PARIBAS Mid Cap Fund – Direct Plan – Progress Possibility |
| Motilal Oswal Midcap 30 Fund (MOF30)-Direct Plan-Progress Possibility |
| BOI AXA MID & SMALL CAP EQUITY & DEBT FUND – DIRECT PLAN GROWTH |
| IDBI Midcap Fund Progress Direct |
Multicap funds
| IDFC MULTI CAP FUND – GROWTH – DIRECT PLAN |
| Nippon India Multi Cap Fund – Direct Plan Progress Plan – Progress Possibility |
| Baroda BNP Paribas MULTI CAP FUND – Direct Plan – Progress Possibility |
Flexicap Funds
| Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund – Direct – Progress |
| HDFC Flexi Cap Fund – Progress Possibility – Direct Plan |
| HSBC Flexi Cap Fund – Progress Direct |
| Taurus Flexi Cap Fund – Direct Plan – Progress |
| Union Flexi Cap Fund – Direct Plan – Progress Possibility |
| LIC MF Flexi Cap Fund-Direct Plan-Progress |
| L&T Flexicap Fund-Direct Plan-Progress |
| IDBI FLEXI CAP FUND Progress Direct |
| Motilal Oswal Flexi cap Fund Direct Plan-Progress Possibility |
Sectoral or Thematic funds
| Franklin India Alternatives Fund – Direct – Progress |
| HDFC Infrastructure Fund – Progress Possibility – Direct Plan |
| ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund – Direct Plan -Progress |
| IDFC Infrastructure Fund-Direct Plan-Progress |
| Invesco India PSU Fairness Fund – Direct Plan – Progress |
| Nippon India Banking & Monetary Companies Fund – Direct Plan Progress Plan – Progress Possibility |
| Nippon India Energy & Infra Fund – Direct Plan Progress Plan – Progress Possibility |
| Nippon India Quant Fund – Direct Plan Progress Plan – Progress Possibility |
| UTI – MNC Fund – Progress Possibility – Direct |
| UTI India Client Fund – Direct Plan – Progress Possibility |
| UTI Infrastructure Fund-Progress Possibility- Direct |
| UTI-Transpotation and LogisticsFund-Progress Possibility- Direct |
| Aditya Birla Solar Life Infrastructure Fund – Progress – Direct Plan |
| Aditya Birla Solar Life MNC Fund – Progress – Direct Plan |
| Baroda BNP Paribas Banking and Monetary Companies Fund – Direct – Progress Possibility |
| SBI PSU Fund – DIRECT PLAN – GROWTH |
| LIC MF Infrastructure Fund-Direct Plan-Progress |
| HSBC Infrastructure Fairness Fund – Progress Direct |
| Sundaram Infrastructure Benefit Fund Direct Plan – Progress |
| L&T Enterprise Cycles Fund – Direct Plan – Progress |
| Kotak Infrastructure & Financial Reform Fund- Direct Plan- Progress Possibility |
| Aditya Birla Solar Life Manufacturing Fairness Fund – Direct Plan – Progress |
| LIC MF Banking and Monetary Companies Fund-Direct Plan-Progress |
| HDFC Housing Alternatives Fund- Progress Possibility – Direct Plan |
Sectoral/ Thematic (worldwide)
| Franklin Asian Fairness Fund – Direct – Progress |
| Aditya Birla Solar Life Commodity Equities Fund – World Agri Plan – Progress – Direct Plan |
| Aditya Birla Solar Life Worldwide Fairness Fund – Plan A – Progress – Direct Plan |
| Aditya Birla Solar Life Worldwide Fairness Fund – Plan B – Progress – Direct Plan |
| Nippon India Japan Fairness Fund- Direct Plan- Progress Plan- Progress Possibility |
Small Cap Funds
| Franklin India Smaller Corporations Fund – Direct – Progress |
| Sundaram Small Cap Fund – Direct Plan – Progress Possibility |
| Aditya Birla Solar Life Small Cap Fund – Progress – Direct Plan |
| quant Small Cap Fund – Progress Possibility – Direct Plan |
| HSBC Small Cap Fairness Fund – Progress Direct |
| ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund – Direct Plan – Progress |
| Union Small Cap Fund – Direct Plan – Progress Possibility |
Worth funds
| Aditya Birla Solar Life Pure Worth Fund – Progress – Direct Plan |
| UTI Worth Alternatives Fund- Direct Plan – Progress Possibility |
| Indiabulls Worth Fund – Direct Plan – Progress Possibility |
To reiterate: Buyers holding these funds needn’t exit them in a rush. Please use this as an indication to dig deeper and re-evaluate these funds. A fund absent from this listing doesn’t imply it’s a “good fund” or an outperformer!
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