Nippon India Large Cap Fund has entered the ₹50,000-crore assets under management (AUM) club. The fund now joins ICICI Prudential and SBI, whose large-cap funds have AUMs of ₹50,000 crore.
The surge in AUM comes even as the flows into large-cap funds have softened in the last few months due to profit booking after the recent market rally and the impact of liquidity needs which arise during the festival season.
Large-cap funds are considered a safe haven for new and risk-averse investors, as the portfolio consists of blue-chip companies with robust business models and typically lead the sectors they operate in. Hence, these funds are inherently stable and resilient to economic downturns and market fluctuations, when compared with mid-and small-cap funds.
Healthy returns
The Nippon India Large Cap fund has topped the charts, delivering returns of 18 per cent and 22 per cent in the last three and five years respectively. In the same period, ICICI Prudential Large Cap fund has given 17 per cent and 20 per cent respectively, while that of Invesco India was 17 per cent and 18 per cent.
Market experts opine that large-cap mutual funds remain the backbone of MF investing, since they provide relatively consistent and stable returns over the long term and potential regular dividends.
Interestingly, large-cap companies also drive over 65 per cent of the India’s market cap, 60 per cent of BSE 500’s revenue and about 65 per cent of its profits.
Published on December 11, 2025
