A further analysis showed that, out of 553 funds, top 64 were sectoral and thematic funds and 52 being Also Read | NFO Insight: Will JioBlackRock Large Cap Fund’s combination of human insight & AI help manage market risk? , an international fund, offered the highest return of 158.46% in the financial year that started on April 1, 2025 and will end on March 31, 2026 (As on March 23, 2026). DSP World Mining Overseas Equity Omni FoF delivered a return of 83.26% in FY26.ICICI Pru Strategic Metal and Energy Equ ...

Core Insights - The analysis indicates that around 11 equity mutual funds have delivered over 50% returns since the last Holi celebrated on March 14, 2025, with two funds achieving returns exceeding 100% [12] Performance of Top Funds - Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund and DSP World Mining Overseas Equity Omni FoF achieved returns of 112.79% and 111.56% respectively since March 14, 2025 [12] - ICICI Pru Strategic Metal and Energy Equity FoF offered a return of 86.07%, while HSBC Brazil Fund yielded 66.85% [12] - Other notable performers include DSP Global Clean Energy Overseas Equity Omni FoF at 63.15%, and Edelweiss Emerging Markets Opp Eq. Offshore Fund and HSBC Global Emerging Markets Fund at 59.50% and 58.40% respectively [12] Performance of Specific Funds - Kotak Global Emerging Market Overseas Equity Omni FOF delivered a return of 56.18%, followed closely by Mirae Asset Global Electric & Autonomous Vehicles Equity Passive FOF at 55.44% [2][12] - HDFC Defence Fund, the only actively managed fund focused on the defence sector, provided a return of 41.68% [5][12] - Funds from Edelweiss Mutual Fund, including Edelweiss Europe Dynamic Equity Off-shore Fund and Edelweiss Greater China Equity Off-shore Fund, delivered returns of 39.40% and 39.05% respectively [5][12] Performance of Underperforming Funds - Quant Teck Fund, a technology sector-based fund, experienced the largest loss at approximately 17.19% since the last Holi [8][12] - Tata Digital India Fund and Samco Active Momentum Fund reported losses of 9.59% and 9.06% respectively [8][12] - Additional underperformers include Samco Multi Cap Fund and Quant Consumption Fund, which lost 5.06% and 4.92% respectively [9][12] Overall Fund Performance - A total of 551 equity mutual funds were analyzed, with 531 funds providing positive returns and 20 funds showing negative returns since the last Holi [12] - The performance evaluation was conducted from March 14, 2025, to March 2, 2026, considering all equity mutual funds, including regular and growth options [10][12]