Top 3 Index, Top 3 Contra, Top 3 NPS Funds With Best SIP Returns in 5 Years: Rs 14,444 monthly SIP investment in No 1 fund is now worth Rs 18,69,341
Top index, contra, NPS funds: Index funds follow an index such as Nifty 50 and Nifty Next 50; contra funds take the contrarian view of the market, while NPS funds are meant for NPS account holders. All funds are suitable for investors with a long-term horizon.
Top index, contra, NPS funds: Index, contra, and NPS funds are equity funds that are considered suitable for the long term. Index funds are passive funds having their investments in the same proportion as in the index that they follow. Index funds can follow an index such as Nifty 50, BSE Sensex, Nifty Next 50, or BSE 500. Contra funds invest in stocks that are underperformers, while NPS funds follow the Nifty 50 index and are meant for National Pension System (NPS) account holders. Know about the top 3 index, contra, and NPS funds each in terms of highest SIP returns (XIRR) in the 5-year period. Also know how a Rs 14,444 monthly SIP investment in each of them has performed in that duration.
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Top 3 Index Funds
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The small cap fund has given 27.67 per cent annualised SIP return in the 5-year period.
It has assets under management (AUM) of Rs 6,257 crore, while its net asset value (NAV) is Rs 44.2.
Benchmarked against Nasdaq 100 TRI, the fund has given 26.11 per cent annualised return since its launch in November 2018.
Motilal Oswal Nasdaq 100 FOF Direct - Growth
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Motilal Oswal Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund Direct - Growth
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Motilal Oswal Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund Direct - Growth
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Motilal Oswal Nifty Next 50 Index Fund Direct - Growth
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Motilal Oswal Nifty Next 50 Index Fund Direct - Growth
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Top 3 contra funds in 5 years
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SBI Contra Direct Plan-Growth
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Kotak India EQ Contra Fund Direct-Growth
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Kotak India EQ Contra Fund Direct-Growth
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Invesco India Contra Fund Direct-Growth
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Invesco India Contra Fund Direct-Growth
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Top 3 NPS funds in 5 years
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UTI Pension Fund - Scheme E - TIER I
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Benchmarked against Nifty 50, the fund has 68 stocks in its portfolio.
The main stocks in its portfolio are ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, and Infosys.
It has mainly invested in financial, energy, technology, and capital goods sectors.
A Rs 14,444 monthly SIP investment in 5 years has grown to Rs 13,91,326.
ICICI Prudential Pension Fund - Scheme E - TIER I
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ICICI Prudential Pension Fund - Scheme E - TIER I
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Benchmarked against Nifty 50, the fund has 77 stocks from 14 sectors in its portfolio.
It has mainly invested in financial, energy, technology, and automobile sectors.
The main stocks in its portfolio are ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, and Infosys.
A Rs 14,444 monthly SIP investment in 5 years has grown to Rs 13,76,316.
Kotak Pension Fund - Scheme E - TIER I
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The fund has given 16.93 per cent annualised SIP return in the 5-year time frame.
Its unit price was Rs 61.6245 as on February 11, 2025.
The fund has 97.18 per cent of its investments in equity, 0.08 per cent in debt, and 2.74 per cent in cash and cash equivalent.
Benchmarked against Nifty 50, the fund has 48 stocks from 15 sectors in its portfolio.
Kotak Pension Fund - Scheme E - TIER I
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