Equity Savings Mutual Funds: Returns & NAV Today
NAVs as of · 25 schemes · Source: AMFI
Equity Savings funds lost +0.25% on average on Friday, 23 October 2026 across 49 plans; 6 rose and 43 fell. Over the past week the category is −1.14%. The best performer was Franklin India Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth (+0.09%).
What are Equity Savings funds?
Equity savings funds keep at least 65% in equity — much of it hedged through arbitrage — and at least 10% in debt.
- Who they suit
- Conservative investors who want some equity upside with lower volatility.
- Risk
- Moderate.
Best and worst Equity Savings funds today
Top 5 today
- 1 Franklin India Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Franklin Templeton · NAV ₹18.6553 +0.09%
- 2 ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Cumulative ICICI Prudential · NAV ₹25.1400 +0.08%
- 3 BANDHAN EQUITY SAVINGS FUND - Direct Plan - Growth Bandhan · NAV ₹36.2310 +0.07%
- 4 DSP Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth DSP · NAV ₹24.8590 -0.02%
- 5 SBI EQUITY SAVINGS FUND - Direct Plan - Growth SBI · NAV ₹27.0833 -0.04%
Bottom 5 today
- 1 quant Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option quant · NAV ₹10.7248 -0.89%
- 2 Kotak Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Kotak Mahindra · NAV ₹29.7442 -0.52%
- 3 HSBC Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth HSBC · NAV ₹40.1824 -0.46%
- 4 Mirae Asset Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Mirae Asset · NAV ₹22.5580 -0.42%
- 5 Baroda BNP Paribas Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Baroda BNP Paribas · NAV ₹18.3168 -0.40%
Equity Savings fund NAV and returns — 23 Oct 2026
One row per scheme (direct plan), sorted by one-day return. A dash means there is not yet a NAV inside that horizon's window — never a zero.
| # | Scheme | NAV (₹) | 1D | 1W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin India Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Franklin Templeton | 18.6553 | +0.09% | -0.43% |
| 2 | ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Cumulative ICICI Prudential | 25.1400 | +0.08% | -0.44% |
| 3 | BANDHAN EQUITY SAVINGS FUND - Direct Plan - Growth Bandhan | 36.2310 | +0.07% | -0.23% |
| 4 | DSP Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth DSP | 24.8590 | -0.02% | -0.91% |
| 5 | SBI EQUITY SAVINGS FUND - Direct Plan - Growth SBI | 27.0833 | -0.04% | -0.97% |
| 6 | Axis Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Axis | 26.0900 | -0.08% | -0.84% |
| 7 | Bajaj Finserv Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Bajaj Finserv | 10.4320 | -0.11% | -0.86% |
| 8 | Invesco India Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Invesco | 18.6777 | -0.14% | -1.14% |
| 9 | WhiteOak Capital Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option WhiteOak Capital | 11.6400 | -0.15% | -0.83% |
| 10 | Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH Aditya Birla Sun Life | 25.6500 | -0.16% | -0.97% |
| 11 | Nippon India Equity Savings Fund (Existing number of Segregated Portfolios - 2) - Direct Plan - Growth Option Nippon India | 17.8900 | -0.20% | -1.01% |
| 12 | HDFC Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option HDFC | 75.1970 | -0.20% | -1.15% |
| 13 | Sundaram Equity Savings Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Equity Savings Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH Sundaram | 81.4496 | -0.28% | -1.50% |
| 14 | UTI - Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth UTI | 19.9271 | -0.29% | -1.01% |
| 15 | Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Mahindra Manulife | 25.2031 | -0.31% | -1.18% |
| 16 | PGIM India Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Direct Growth PGIM India | 57.2556 | -0.31% | -0.90% |
| 17 | LIC MF Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth LIC | 31.7176 | -0.32% | -1.63% |
| 18 | Union Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Union | 17.7700 | -0.34% | -1.55% |
| 19 | Edelweiss Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Edelweiss | 30.0292 | -0.38% | -1.43% |
| 20 | Edelweiss Equity Savings Fund Edelweiss | 30.0392 | -0.38% | -1.43% |
| 21 | Baroda BNP Paribas Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Baroda BNP Paribas | 18.3168 | -0.40% | -1.14% |
| 22 | Mirae Asset Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Mirae Asset | 22.5580 | -0.42% | -1.58% |
| 23 | HSBC Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth HSBC | 40.1824 | -0.46% | -1.70% |
| 24 | Kotak Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Kotak Mahindra | 29.7442 | -0.52% | -1.72% |
| 25 | quant Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option quant | 10.7248 | -0.89% | -1.92% |
Frequently asked questions
What is a Equity Savings fund?
Equity savings funds keep at least 65% in equity — much of it hedged through arbitrage — and at least 10% in debt.
Who should invest in Equity Savings funds?
Conservative investors who want some equity upside with lower volatility.
How risky are Equity Savings funds?
Moderate.
Which Equity Savings fund performed best on 23 Oct 2026?
Franklin India Equity Savings Fund - Direct Plan - Growth had the largest one-day gain at +0.09%, against a category average of −0.25%. One day of performance says little about long-term quality.
How many Equity Savings funds are there?
AMFI's NAV file for 23 Oct 2026 lists 25 equity savings funds (counting each scheme once, by its direct plan), and 132 plans across all plan and option variants.
Other hybrid categories
Category definitions summarise SEBI's mutual fund categorisation rules; check each scheme's documents for its exact mandate. NAVs are AMFI's official figures; returns are computed from NAV history held on this site. Past performance says nothing about future returns. This is education, not investment advice.