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Best Retirement Solution Funds in 2025

What are Solution: Retirement funds?


Funds Included All Fund Returns
(3Y annualised)
Top 5 fund Returns
(3Y annualised)
30 14.26% 21.25%

This fund category is an example of Solution Oriented Schemes โ€“ Funds for Retirement and Children.

Solution-oriented schemes are designed to meet specific financial goals such as retirement planning and childrenโ€™s education. These funds typically have lock-in periods to encourage long-term investing discipline. Asset allocation is managed to align with the investorโ€™s life stage or goal horizon. Suitable for investors with defined objectives and a long-term investment commitment.

Trailing returns for Solution: Retirement funds

These are average returns over the indicated period.

Monthly trailing returns:
Returns Oct-2025 Sep-2025 Aug-2025 Jul-2025
Value 2.55% 1.03% -1.3% -1.25%

Quarterly trailing returns:
Returns 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2024Q4
Value -1.54% 7.81% -2.72% -2.87%

Yearly trailing returns:
Returns 2024 2023 2022 2021
Value 15.82% 21.36% 2.72% 18.4%

Fundwise SIP and SWP returns


Rolling SIP returns
Fund Any 1Y SIPAny 3Y SIPAny 5Y SIP
Franklin India Retirement Fund9.87%10.24%9.01%
Tata Retirement Savings Progressive Fund17.39%16.53%14.9%
Tata Retirement Savings Moderate Fund15.87%16.02%14.15%
Tata Retirement Savings Conservative Fund10.69%9.61%9.12%
Nippon India Retirement Wealth Creation Scheme Fund10.66%15.96%13.64%
Nippon India Retirement Income Generation Scheme Fund8.99%8.18%8.49%
Nippon India Retirement Income Generation Scheme Bonus Fund8.99%8.18%8.49%
Nippon India Retirement Wealth Creation Scheme Bonus Fund10.66%15.96%13.64%
HDFC Retirement Savings Equity Fund16.36%23.37%22.24%
HDFC Retirement Savings Hybrid Equity Fund13.04%16.87%17.07%
HDFC Retirement Savings Hybrid Debt Fund9.27%9.2%9.54%
ICICI Prudential Retirement Pure Equity Fund23.8%25.96%28.04%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement The 30s Fund14.8%13.86%15.91%
ICICI Prudential Retirement Hybrid Conservative Fund11.27%10.66%10.99%
ICICI Prudential Retirement Hybrid Aggressive Fund18.28%19.52%21.89%
ICICI Prudential Retirement Pure Debt Fund7.15%6.17%6.8%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement The 40s Fund12.97%12.86%14.34%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement The 50s Fund7.94%8.11%8.42%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement The 50s Plus Debt Fund6.25%5.07%5.68%
Axis Retirement Aggressive Fund14.44%14.55%13.63%
Axis Retirement Dynamic Fund15.16%15.48%14.73%
Axis Retirement Conservative Fund10.9%10.5%10.04%
SBI Retirement Benefit Aggressive Fund16.18%17.21%0%
SBI Retirement Benefit Aggressive Hybrid Fund14.52%15.65%0%
SBI Retirement Benefit Conservative Fund8.72%9.97%0%
SBI Retirement Benefit Conservative Hybrid Fund9.5%11.68%0%
Union Retirement Fund21.93%16.97%0%
Bandhan Retirement Fund8.22%0%0%
PGIM India Retirement Fund11.91%0%0%
Baroda BNP Paribas Retirement Fund9.52%0%0%
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Rolling SWP returns
Fund Any 1Y SWPAny 3Y SWPAny 5Y SWP
Franklin India Retirement Fund9.02%8.89%8.73%
Tata Retirement Savings Progressive Fund16.25%15.65%15.07%
Tata Retirement Savings Moderate Fund15.1%14.46%13.88%
Tata Retirement Savings Conservative Fund9.86%9.81%9.52%
Nippon India Retirement Wealth Creation Scheme Fund11.57%10.84%7.89%
Nippon India Retirement Income Generation Scheme Fund8.56%8.05%8.22%
Nippon India Retirement Income Generation Scheme Bonus Fund8.56%8.05%8.22%
Nippon India Retirement Wealth Creation Scheme Bonus Fund11.57%10.84%7.89%
HDFC Retirement Savings Equity Fund18.13%17.4%15.36%
HDFC Retirement Savings Hybrid Equity Fund15.22%14.16%13.43%
HDFC Retirement Savings Hybrid Debt Fund10.08%8.85%9.0%
ICICI Prudential Retirement Pure Equity Fund19.34%23.44%20.06%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement The 30s Fund10.46%11.49%14.39%
ICICI Prudential Retirement Hybrid Conservative Fund8.62%9.47%9.77%
ICICI Prudential Retirement Hybrid Aggressive Fund15.29%15.57%16.23%
ICICI Prudential Retirement Pure Debt Fund7.35%6.44%7.54%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement The 40s Fund9.82%10.79%12.94%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement The 50s Fund7.89%5.7%6.13%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement The 50s Plus Debt Fund6.4%4.55%5.09%
Axis Retirement Aggressive Fund17.62%11.12%18.16%
Axis Retirement Dynamic Fund19.67%12.81%19.16%
Axis Retirement Conservative Fund11.06%9.31%11.84%
SBI Retirement Benefit Aggressive Fund19.77%17.88%0%
SBI Retirement Benefit Aggressive Hybrid Fund18.05%16.04%0%
SBI Retirement Benefit Conservative Fund9.58%8.33%0%
SBI Retirement Benefit Conservative Hybrid Fund11.68%10.9%0%
Union Retirement Fund23.49%21.04%0%
Bandhan Retirement Fund12.12%0%0%
PGIM India Retirement Fund4.39%0%0%
Baroda BNP Paribas Retirement Fund3.18%0%0%

SIP and SWP returns with step-up


Rolling SIP returns with 10% step-up
Fund Any 1Y SIPAny 3Y Step-up SIPAny 5Y Step-up SIP
Franklin India Retirement Fund9.87%10.24%9.08%
Tata Retirement Savings Progressive Fund17.39%16.48%14.84%
Tata Retirement Savings Moderate Fund15.87%16.04%14.0%
Tata Retirement Savings Conservative Fund10.69%9.54%9.1%
Nippon India Retirement Wealth Creation Scheme Fund10.66%15.79%14.13%
Nippon India Retirement Income Generation Scheme Fund8.99%8.24%8.52%
Nippon India Retirement Income Generation Scheme Bonus Fund8.99%8.24%8.52%
Nippon India Retirement Wealth Creation Scheme Bonus Fund10.66%15.79%14.13%
HDFC Retirement Savings Equity Fund16.36%23.41%22.38%
HDFC Retirement Savings Hybrid Equity Fund13.04%16.79%17.09%
HDFC Retirement Savings Hybrid Debt Fund9.27%9.19%9.59%
ICICI Prudential Retirement Pure Equity Fund23.8%25.74%28.13%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement The 30s Fund14.8%13.88%16.04%
ICICI Prudential Retirement Hybrid Conservative Fund11.27%10.71%11.09%
ICICI Prudential Retirement Hybrid Aggressive Fund18.28%19.5%21.96%
ICICI Prudential Retirement Pure Debt Fund7.15%6.22%6.86%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement The 40s Fund12.97%12.92%14.43%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement The 50s Fund7.94%8.25%8.57%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement The 50s Plus Debt Fund6.25%5.12%5.76%
Axis Retirement Aggressive Fund14.44%14.51%13.64%
Axis Retirement Dynamic Fund15.16%15.32%14.71%
Axis Retirement Conservative Fund10.9%10.44%10.02%
SBI Retirement Benefit Aggressive Fund16.18%17.02%0%
SBI Retirement Benefit Aggressive Hybrid Fund14.52%15.5%0%
SBI Retirement Benefit Conservative Fund8.72%10.0%0%
SBI Retirement Benefit Conservative Hybrid Fund9.5%11.68%0%
Union Retirement Fund21.93%16.76%0%
Bandhan Retirement Fund8.22%0%0%
PGIM India Retirement Fund11.91%0%0%
Baroda BNP Paribas Retirement Fund9.52%0%0%

Rolling SWP returns with 10% step-up
Fund Any 1Y SWPAny 3Y Step-up SWPAny 5Y Step-up SWP
Franklin India Retirement Fund9.02%8.93%8.73%
Tata Retirement Savings Progressive Fund16.25%15.69%14.94%
Tata Retirement Savings Moderate Fund15.1%14.42%13.92%
Tata Retirement Savings Conservative Fund9.86%9.8%9.47%
Nippon India Retirement Wealth Creation Scheme Fund11.57%10.96%7.9%
Nippon India Retirement Income Generation Scheme Fund8.56%8.04%8.21%
Nippon India Retirement Income Generation Scheme Bonus Fund8.56%8.04%8.21%
Nippon India Retirement Wealth Creation Scheme Bonus Fund11.57%10.96%7.9%
HDFC Retirement Savings Equity Fund18.13%17.6%15.65%
HDFC Retirement Savings Hybrid Equity Fund15.22%14.29%13.71%
HDFC Retirement Savings Hybrid Debt Fund10.08%8.87%9.04%
ICICI Prudential Retirement Pure Equity Fund19.34%23.43%20.82%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement The 30s Fund10.46%11.74%14.44%
ICICI Prudential Retirement Hybrid Conservative Fund8.62%9.49%9.76%
ICICI Prudential Retirement Hybrid Aggressive Fund15.29%15.65%16.65%
ICICI Prudential Retirement Pure Debt Fund7.35%6.47%7.43%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement The 40s Fund9.82%10.94%12.95%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement The 50s Fund7.89%5.78%6.12%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Retirement The 50s Plus Debt Fund6.4%4.61%5.06%
Axis Retirement Aggressive Fund17.62%11.27%17.73%
Axis Retirement Dynamic Fund19.67%13.04%18.78%
Axis Retirement Conservative Fund11.06%9.4%11.67%
SBI Retirement Benefit Aggressive Fund19.77%17.95%0%
SBI Retirement Benefit Aggressive Hybrid Fund18.05%16.13%0%
SBI Retirement Benefit Conservative Fund9.58%8.33%0%
SBI Retirement Benefit Conservative Hybrid Fund11.68%11.02%0%
Union Retirement Fund23.49%21.08%0%
Bandhan Retirement Fund12.12%0%0%
PGIM India Retirement Fund4.39%0%0%
Baroda BNP Paribas Retirement Fund3.18%0%0%

Note:N.A. in returns indicate that the fund does not have sufficient history.

How are Solution: Retirement funds taxed on selling?

Solution Funds
Tax for FY2025-26
STCG Rate LTCG Eligibility LTCG Rate
Bought Anytime Slab Always STCG Slab

Note:

  • Dividends from mutual funds (called IDCW or Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal funds), are added to the income of the investor and taxed at their highest applicable (slab) rate.
  • Cess and surcharge (if applicable) is to be applied to taxes from mutual funds from selling and dividends.
  • Switches, SWP and selling any lump sum amount are taxable as per the table above.

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Note: NAVs and returns updated on 23-Nov-2025.