Do the worst performing equity mutual funds beat FD?
This article explores if the worst performing equity mutual funds have beat FD and RD returns.
This article explores if the worst performing equity mutual funds have beat FD and RD returns.
Disclaimer: Mutual funds names in the article are not recommendations to invest in those funds. Infact given that these funds are the worst performers historically, no rational investor should invest in them.
A very common comparison that investors look for and see from many sales pitches is the FD vs. mutual fund debate. This is a classic apples to oranges comparison that we have ourselves covered here: Mutual Fund vs Fixed Deposit - where should you invest?.
A recent take on this debate says: āDid you know that even the worst performing equity mutual funds has beaten FD. Imagine what the best performing MF has done.ā We will now examine the claim of worst-FD vs equity mutual funds.
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The table below shows the historical 3,5 and 10Y FD/RD rates from the SBI website as on 13-Oct-2023. The actual FD returns, if you adjust for the tax you need to pay every year, will be slightly less than the post-tax figures in the table below.
SBI FD Rates | Rate announced on | Pre-tax | Post Tax (30%) |
---|---|---|---|
3Y | 10-Sep-2020 | 5.30 | 3.95 |
5Y | 30-Jul-2018 | 6.85 | 5.19 |
10Y | 01-Mar-2013 | 8.75 | 6.74 |
We have taken data from Valueresearchonline for 13-Oct-2023 for all equity mutual fund categories except international and thematic / sector funds.
Taxation of equity mutual funds is taken as per the latest rate of 10% tax on profits for after being held longer than 1 year.
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Fund name | 3Y Lumpsum % | 3Y after-tax % |
---|---|---|
SBI 3-Y FD | 5.30 | 3.95 |
Nippon India ETF Nifty 50 Shariah BeES | 11.41 | 10.37 |
Aditya Birla Sun Life ELSS Tax Relief 96 | 12.90 | 11.74 |
Axis Focused 25 Fund | 13.33 | 12.14 |
Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement Fund | 14.85 | 13.53 |
Axis Bluechip Fund | 15.01 | 13.68 |
Aditya Birla Sun Life Bal Bhavishya Yojna | 15.69 | 14.31 |
Taurus Largecap Equity Fund | 15.83 | 14.44 |
Motilal Oswal Flexi Cap Fund | 15.98 | 14.58 |
Bandhan Focused Equity Fund | 16.20 | 14.78 |
Axis Long Term Equity Fund | 16.49 | 15.05 |
Fund name | 5Y Lumpsum % | 5Y after-tax % |
---|---|---|
SBI 5-Y FD | 6.85 | 5.19 |
Aditya Birla Sun Life ELSS Tax Relief 96 | 9.84 | 9.00 |
Taurus Flexi Cap Fund | 11.09 | 10.17 |
Taurus Largecap Equity Fund | 11.09 | 10.17 |
ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund | 11.71 | 10.74 |
LIC MF Nifty Next 50 Index Fund | 11.79 | 10.82 |
Motilal Oswal Flexi Cap Fund | 11.87 | 10.89 |
Axis Focused 25 Fund | 12.00 | 11.01 |
UTI Nifty Next 50 Index Fund | 12.01 | 11.02 |
ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 ETF | 12.10 | 11.11 |
Nippon India ETF Nifty Next 50 Junior BeES | 12.12 | 11.13 |
Fund name | 10Y Lumpsum % | 10Y after-tax % |
---|---|---|
SBI 10-Y FD | 8.75 | 6.74 |
Taurus Flexi Cap Fund | 11.66 | 10.89 |
Taurus Largecap Equity Fund | 11.71 | 10.94 |
Sundaram Nifty 100 Equal Weight Fund | 11.73 | 10.96 |
Nippon India ETF Nifty 50 Shariah BeES | 11.84 | 11.06 |
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty 50 Index Fund | 12.86 | 12.04 |
LIC MF S&P BSE Sensex Index Plan | 12.89 | 12.07 |
DSP Top 100 Equity Fund | 12.93 | 12.11 |
Franklin India NSE Nifty 50 Index | 13.03 | 12.21 |
LIC MF Nifty 50 Index Plan | 13.04 | 12.21 |
Nippon India ETF Nifty 100 | 13.09 | 12.26 |
Fund name | 3Y SIP % | 3Y SIP after-tax% |
---|---|---|
Axis Focused 25 Fund | 5.09 | 4.60 |
SBI 3-Y RD | 5.30 | 3.95 |
Nippon India ETF Nifty 50 Shariah BeES | 6.46 | 5.85 |
UTI Flexi Cap Fund | 8.21 | 7.44 |
Axis Long Term Equity Fund | 8.61 | 7.81 |
Axis Bluechip Fund | 8.64 | 7.84 |
Aditya Birla Sun Life ELSS Tax Relief 96 | 9.48 | 8.60 |
LIC MF Large Cap Fund | 9.66 | 8.77 |
Axis Flexi Cap Fund | 10.10 | 9.17 |
HSBC Nifty Next 50 Index Fund | 10.25 | 9.31 |
Nippon India Nifty Next 50 Junior BeES FoF | 10.43 | 9.47 |
Fund name | 5Y SIP % | 5Y SIP after-tax% |
---|---|---|
SBI 5-Y RD | 6.85 | 5.19 |
Axis Focused 25 Fund | 10.48 | 9.60 |
Aditya Birla Sun Life ELSS Tax Relief 96 | 10.97 | 10.05 |
Nippon India ETF Nifty 50 Shariah BeES | 12.50 | 11.48 |
Axis Long Term Equity Fund | 12.62 | 11.59 |
Axis Bluechip Fund | 12.68 | 11.65 |
Taurus Largecap Equity Fund | 12.91 | 11.86 |
LIC MF Large Cap Fund | 13.25 | 12.18 |
ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund | 13.31 | 12.24 |
LIC MF Nifty Next 50 Index Fund | 13.34 | 12.26 |
UTI Nifty Next 50 Index Fund | 13.48 | 12.40 |
Fund name | 10Y SIP % | 10Y SIP after-tax% |
---|---|---|
SBI 10-Y RD | 8.75 | 6.74 |
Taurus Largecap Equity Fund | 10.12 | 9.42 |
Taurus Flexi Cap Fund | 10.27 | 9.56 |
Aditya Birla Sun Life ELSS Tax Relief 96 | 11.39 | 10.63 |
LIC MF Flexi Cap Fund | 11.45 | 10.69 |
Nippon India ETF Nifty 50 Shariah BeES | 11.59 | 10.82 |
DSP Top 100 Equity Fund | 11.75 | 10.98 |
LIC MF Nifty Next 50 Index Fund | 11.87 | 11.09 |
ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Fund | 11.89 | 11.11 |
Sundaram Nifty 100 Equal Weight Fund | 11.90 | 11.12 |
LIC MF Large Cap Fund | 12.02 | 11.24 |
There are some obvious caveats with the data shown above
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