Best Large Cap Funds
Blue-chip leaders. Lower volatility, steady compounding — the core of most portfolios.
Data updated · 35 direct-growth funds ranked by a transparent 0–100 Smart Score
| ⚖ VS | Fund | Score ↓ | Verdict | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | Sharpe | Sortino | Std Dev | Alpha | Beta | VR★ | P/E | Expense | AUM | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taurus Large Cap Taurus | 80 | Strong Buy | 6.2% | 13.3% | 9.7% | 0.51 | 0.67 | 15.1 | 4.2 | 0.93 | — | — | — | ₹62 Cr | 13.8y | |
| Invesco India Large Cap Invesco | 80 | Strong Buy | -1.9% | 13.1% | 9.9% | 0.51 | 0.63 | 16.3 | 4.2 | 1.05 | 5★ | 26.1 | 0.93% | ₹1.9k Cr | 13.8y | |
| WhiteOak Capital Large Cap WhiteOak | 75 | Buy | -4.4% | 12.4% | — | 0.51 | 0.61 | 14.3 | 3.6 | 0.93 | 4★ | 22.6 | 0.92% | ₹1.2k Cr | 3.9y | |
| Nippon India Large Cap Nippon India | 72 | Buy | -6.6% | 10.2% | 11.3% | 0.35 | 0.37 | 14.4 | 1.4 | 0.95 | 5★ | 21.7 | 0.88% | ₹51.3k Cr | 13.8y | |
| Bandhan Large Cap Bandhan | 71 | Buy | -3.5% | 12.1% | 9.1% | 0.46 | 0.58 | 15.4 | 3.2 | 1.00 | 5★ | 23.0 | 1.06% | ₹2.1k Cr | 13.8y | |
| Baroda BNP Paribas Large Cap Baroda BNP Paribas | 71 | Buy | -3.0% | 10.5% | 9.0% | 0.38 | 0.41 | 15.2 | 1.9 | 0.99 | 5★ | 22.1 | 0.89% | ₹2.5k Cr | 13.8y | |
| Quant Large Cap Quant | 68 | Buy | 1.5% | 12.7% | — | 0.47 | 0.54 | 17.8 | 4.1 | 1.09 | 4★ | 32.2 | 1.53% | ₹3.7k Cr | 4.2y | |
| ICICI Pru Large Cap ICICI Pru | 68 | Buy | -7.5% | 9.8% | 9.6% | 0.35 | 0.37 | 13.8 | 1.3 | 0.90 | 5★ | 19.4 | 1.01% | ₹76.4k Cr | 13.8y | |
| Parag Parikh Large Cap Parag Parikh | 66 | Buy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.2 | 0.33% | ₹866 Cr | 0.7y | |
| DSP Large Cap DSP | 63 | Buy | -7.4% | 10.3% | 8.6% | 0.36 | 0.44 | 13.5 | 1.4 | 0.87 | 3★ | 18.5 | 1.21% | ₹6.6k Cr | 13.8y | |
| Canara Robeco Large Cap Canara Robeco | 61 | Hold | -6.6% | 9.5% | 7.7% | 0.23 | 0.32 | 13.2 | 2.0 | 0.97 | 5★ | 23.5 | 0.63% | ₹16.0k Cr | 13.8y | |
| Motilal Oswal Large Cap Motilal Oswal | 61 | Hold | -4.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.7 | 1.01% | ₹2.9k Cr | 2.7y | |
| Bank Of India Large Cap Bank of India | 60 | Hold | 0.3% | 11.3% | 7.9% | 0.45 | 0.42 | 16.2 | 3.4 | 1.03 | 4★ | 21.0 | 1.30% | ₹226 Cr | 5.3y | |
| Kotak Large Cap Kotak | 58 | Hold | -6.4% | 9.4% | 7.8% | 0.22 | 0.30 | 13.3 | 1.8 | 0.97 | 5★ | 21.2 | 0.76% | ₹10.5k Cr | 13.8y | |
| Edelweiss Large Cap Edelweiss | 56 | Hold | -4.3% | 9.5% | 8.7% | 0.32 | 0.32 | 14.3 | 0.9 | 0.94 | 5★ | 22.6 | 1.00% | ₹1.4k Cr | 13.8y | |
| HSBC Large Cap HSBC | 52 | Hold | -3.1% | 9.8% | 7.9% | 0.32 | 0.31 | 14.5 | 1.1 | 0.93 | 4★ | 24.2 | 1.43% | ₹1.8k Cr | 13.8y | |
| Tata Large Cap Tata | 51 | Hold | -4.7% | 9.7% | 8.1% | 0.29 | 0.31 | 15.3 | 0.6 | 1.01 | 4★ | 23.4 | 1.26% | ₹2.6k Cr | 13.8y | |
| SBI Large Cap SBI | 51 | Hold | -4.1% | 8.4% | 7.7% | 0.15 | 0.21 | 12.6 | 0.5 | 0.92 | 4★ | 23.8 | 0.90% | ₹52.4k Cr | 13.8y | |
| ABSL Large Cap Aditya Birla Sun Life | 50 | Hold | -6.3% | 9.0% | 7.8% | 0.19 | 0.26 | 13.1 | 1.4 | 0.96 | — | — | 1.04% | ₹27.9k Cr | 13.8y | |
| ITI Large Cap ITI | 48 | Hold | -3.7% | 9.6% | 7.2% | 0.35 | 0.27 | 15.7 | 1.6 | 1.00 | 4★ | 22.8 | 0.95% | ₹352 Cr | 5.8y | |
| JM Large Cap JM | 47 | Hold | -4.7% | 9.3% | 8.8% | 0.19 | 0.25 | 15.1 | 1.7 | 1.06 | 5★ | 27.9 | 1.18% | ₹357 Cr | 13.8y | |
| HDFC Large Cap HDFC | 45 | Hold | -6.6% | 7.8% | 8.9% | 0.10 | 0.14 | 13.6 | 0.3 | 0.99 | 4★ | 21.7 | 1.04% | ₹37.3k Cr | 13.8y | |
| FranklIn India Large Cap Franklin | 43 | Avoid | -6.0% | 9.0% | 6.6% | 0.20 | 0.27 | 12.9 | 1.5 | 0.93 | 3★ | 22.5 | 1.48% | ₹6.9k Cr | 13.8y | |
| Groww Large Cap Groww | 40 | Avoid | -5.4% | 9.4% | 7.5% | 0.21 | 0.29 | 13.9 | 1.8 | 1.00 | 4★ | — | 1.69% | ₹133 Cr | 13.8y | |
| Mirae Asset Large Cap Mirae Asset | 39 | Avoid | -5.6% | 8.1% | 6.4% | 0.12 | 0.16 | 13.4 | 0.5 | 0.98 | 4★ | 21.6 | 0.77% | ₹35.6k Cr | 13.8y | |
| Axis Large Cap Axis | 38 | Avoid | -5.4% | 8.1% | 4.4% | 0.13 | 0.18 | 12.8 | -0.0 | 0.93 | 3★ | 25.9 | 0.94% | ₹29.3k Cr | 13.8y | |
| Sundaram Large Cap Sundaram | 38 | Avoid | -4.6% | 7.2% | 6.9% | 0.06 | 0.08 | 12.9 | -0.3 | 0.94 | 3★ | 21.9 | 0.87% | ₹2.9k Cr | 6.0y | |
| Bajaj Finserv Large Cap Bajaj Finserv | 38 | Avoid | -3.1% | — | — | -0.52 | -0.70 | 12.9 | 0.9 | 0.94 | — | 24.5 | 1.25% | ₹1.6k Cr | 2.2y | |
| Mahindra Manulife Large Cap Mahindra Manulife | 35 | Avoid | -6.9% | 8.2% | 7.2% | 0.13 | 0.18 | 13.1 | 0.6 | 0.96 | 3★ | 19.7 | 1.08% | ₹647 Cr | 7.6y | |
| UTI Large Cap UTI | 26 | Avoid | -7.3% | 7.0% | 5.7% | 0.04 | 0.05 | 12.6 | -0.5 | 0.92 | 3★ | 18.5 | 1.19% | ₹11.4k Cr | 13.8y | |
| PGIM India Large Cap PGIM India | 24 | Avoid | -6.7% | 7.2% | 5.8% | 0.05 | 0.07 | 13.1 | -0.4 | 0.95 | 2★ | 22.3 | 1.09% | ₹502 Cr | 13.8y | |
| Samco Large Cap Samco | 18 | Avoid | -10.2% | — | — | -1.39 | -1.76 | 10.7 | -12.3 | 0.47 | — | 26.3 | 1.86% | ₹86 Cr | 1.6y | |
| LIC MF Large Cap LIC | 16 | Avoid | -8.4% | 7.2% | 5.0% | 0.05 | 0.07 | 14.0 | -0.4 | 1.00 | 2★ | 24.4 | 1.39% | ₹1.3k Cr | 13.8y | |
| Union Large Cap Union | 12 | Avoid | -7.4% | 6.8% | 5.5% | 0.02 | 0.03 | 13.9 | -0.8 | 1.00 | 3★ | — | 1.68% | ₹408 Cr | 9.5y | |
| JioBlackRock Large Cap JioBlackRock | 12 | Avoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.38% | ₹47 Cr | 0.6y |
Large Cap funds — quick answers
›Which is the best Large Cap mutual fund right now?
Taurus Large Cap currently ranks #1 of 35 Large Cap funds with a FundLens Smart Score of 80/100 (Strong Buy). It returned 13.3% over 3 years and 9.7% over 5 years at a — expense ratio (direct plan). Rankings are recomputed from data updated 18 Oct 2026.
›Which Large Cap fund has the best risk-adjusted returns?
Taurus Large Cap leads the category on the Sortino ratio at 0.67 (Sharpe 0.51) — meaning it has delivered the most return per unit of downside risk among Large Cap funds.
›Which Large Cap fund has the lowest expense ratio?
Parag Parikh Large Cap charges 0.33% a year (direct plan) — the lowest in the category. Lower fees compound in your favour over long holding periods.
›Which is the smallest Large Cap fund by AUM?
JioBlackRock Large Cap manages ₹47 Cr, the smallest in the category. Smaller funds can be nimbler, but check track record and costs before treating size alone as an edge.
›How long should I stay invested in a Large Cap fund?
Large Cap funds carry moderately high risk, so a horizon of 3–5 years is generally sensible. Blue-chip leaders. Lower volatility, steady compounding — the core of most portfolios. This is research, not investment advice.
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