12 equity mutual funds offer over 25% CAGR in 5 years, smallcap funds lead
An analysis of equity mutual funds reveals that around 12 funds have yielded over 25% CAGR in the last five years. Small cap funds dominated the high-return category, with Bandhan Small Cap Fund leading at 35.61%. While most equity funds delivered...

A further analysis of the performance of these 12 funds showed that the first four were small caps. There were around eight small cap funds, two mid cap funds, and one flexi cap, and one large & mid cap fund gave over 25% CAGR in the last five years.
Bandhan Small Cap Fund gave the highest CAGR of 35.61% in the last five years based on daily rolling returns. Bank of India Small Cap Fund and Canara Rob Small Cap Fund gave 33.88% and 31.77% CAGR respectively in the said time period based on the same parameters.
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Edelweiss Small Cap Fund delivered 31.55% CAGR in the last five years, followed by Union Midcap Fund which gave 30.44% CAGR in the same period.
Bank of India Flexi Cap Fund, the only flexi cap fund among these 12 funds, posted a CAGR of 28.06% in the last five years based on daily rolling return.
Mirae Asset Midcap Fund gave a CAGR of 27.47% in the last five years. Quant Small Cap Fund, the largest fund managed by Quant Mutual Fund, delivered a CAGR of 26.71% in the mentioned period.
Motilal Oswal Large & Midcap Fund, the only large & mid cap fund among these 12 funds, gave a CAGR of 26.70% in the last five years based on daily rolling returns.
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We considered all equity mutual funds. We considered regular and growth options. We considered daily rolling returns of these funds.
Note, the above exercise is not a recommendation. The exercise was done to find which equity funds gave over 25% CAGR in the last five years based on daily rolling returns. One should not make investment or redemption decisions based on the above exercise.
One should always consider risk appetite, investment horizon, and goals before making investment decisions.
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