Liquid funds, side by side
12 Liquid funds with a complete record, in alphabetical order. Every figure is the fund's own, from AMFI and the fund house. This page ranks nothing and recommends nothing.
The funds
| Fund | 3 years, a year | 5 years, a year | Expense ratio | Worst fall | ₹1 lakh after 5 years, after tax | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund | +7.0% | +6.5% | 0.21% | -0.2% | ₹1,31,929 | ₹61,167 cr |
| Axis Liquid FundAxis Mutual Fund | +7.0% | +6.5% | 0.13% | -0.2% | ₹1,31,885 | ₹53,470 cr |
| DSP Liquid FundDSP Mutual Fund | +6.9% | +6.4% | 0.14% | -0.1% | ₹1,31,703 | ₹24,726 cr |
| HDFC Liquid FundHDFC Mutual Fund | +6.9% | +6.4% | 0.20% | -0.2% | ₹1,31,477 | ₹66,295 cr |
| ICICI Prudential Liquid FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund | +6.9% | +6.4% | 0.20% | -0.2% | ₹1,31,503 | ₹55,340 cr |
| Kotak Liquid FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund | +6.9% | +6.4% | 0.15% | -0.3% | ₹1,31,555 | ₹55,461 cr |
| Nippon India Liquid FundNippon India Mutual Fund | +7.0% | +6.4% | 0.20% | -0.2% | ₹1,31,746 | ₹40,490 cr |
| Parag Parikh Liquid FundPPFAS Mutual Fund | +6.7% | +6.1% | 0.11% | -0.0% | ₹1,30,093 | ₹5,228 cr |
| Quant Liquid Fundquant Mutual Fund | +6.7% | +6.3% | 0.31% | -0.4% | ₹1,31,155 | ₹1,149 cr |
| SBI Liquid FundSBI Mutual Fund | +6.9% | +6.4% | 0.20% | -0.1% | ₹1,31,433 | ₹77,481 cr |
| Tata Liquid FundTata Mutual Fund | +6.9% | +6.4% | 0.18% | -0.2% | ₹1,31,633 | ₹28,037 cr |
| UTI - Liquid FundUTI Mutual Fund | -50.4% | -32.9% | 0.15% | -90.0% | ₹13,650 | ₹27,453 cr |
The spread
How far these funds differ.
The lowest and highest figure in each column. The spread says how much the choice within a category matters; it does not say which fund to choose.
Expense ratio, Direct plan0.11% to 0.31%lowest to highest
Return a year over 5 years-32.9% to +6.5%lowest to highest
Worst fall from a peak-90.0% to -0.0%lowest to highest
Reading the table
What each column is.
- Returns. The yearly rate the Direct plan grew at over three and five years to the NAV date. Past returns do not tell you what the next five years will bring. How returns are computed
- Expense ratio. What the fund charges each year, taken from the fund's value before returns are reported. Where it comes from
- Worst fall. The largest drop from a peak to the low that followed, since 2015. How a fall is measured
- After tax. What an investor would have kept, on stated assumptions. Your own tax depends on your other gains and income.
- Fund size. The fund's net assets, from the fund house's monthly statement.
More
Other categories.
- Aggressive Hybrid funds11
- Arbitrage funds13
- Banking and PSU funds10
- Conservative Hybrid funds10
- Corporate Bond funds11
- Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage funds12
- Dynamic Bond funds10
- ELSS funds23
- Flexi Cap funds22
- Focused funds20
- Gilt funds11
- Index funds54
- Large & Mid Cap funds20
- Large Cap funds20
- Mid Cap funds20
- Multi Asset Allocation funds11
- Multi Cap funds21
- Small Cap funds19
- Ultra Short Duration funds11
- Ultra Short to Short Term funds11
- Value funds15
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