Top 7 Best Midcap and Smallcap Mutual Funds to invest now

top and best midcap funds to invest now in 2016Top 7 Best Midcap and Smallcap Mutual Funds to invest now


Stock markets have reached peak now. Many stocks have reached a 52 week high. While all mutual funds have been performing well, mid-cap and small cap mutual funds have performed well and gave amazing returns. What are the best performing mid cap mutual funds that gave the highest returns when markets reached peak? Which are the top mid cap mutual funds which you can invest now? How are your mid cap mutual funds performing?

Top 7 Best Midcap and Smallcap Mutual Funds to invest now


These top 7 mutual funds in India have been analyzed and shortlisted based on several key parameters.

  • Picked based on highest returns received in the last 5 years.
  • Since markets have reached the peak, we have considered 6 months returns too while ranking these funds.
  • Funds, which are rated by Crisil as Rank-1, Rank-2 and Rank-3 which indicates good fundamentals for these top 7 Midcap/small cap mutual funds.
  • Value research (VRO) rated these mutual funds as 5 star, 4 star and 3 star.
  • AUM (Assets under management) > 100 Crores. This proves investor confidence among these top 5 mutual funds.

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Top#1: Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund


best midcap funds - franklin india small cos fundFund Objective: This fund’s objective is to generate long-term capital appreciation from a portfolio of mid-cap and small-cap companies. It invests upto 75% in smaller companies.

Fund Performance: This was my first favorite mid-cap fund, which I have been included in the top 10 funds being recommended. This fund has beaten its benchmark and provided 27% annualised returns in last 5 years.

Why to invest: This fund is rated by Crisil as Rank-1 and Value Research Online as 4 Star. This fund performed well in last 5 years and given 27% annualised return compared to NIFTY free float Midcap 100 of 14%. This fund has limited downturn when markets were volatile and when markets crashed a few months back. If you would have invested Rs 1,000 per month for 5 years through SIP, your invested value would have been Rs 60,000 and your investment would have grown to Rs 131,000. One of the best midcap/smallcap mutual fund to invest now.

Top#2: DSP BR Micro Cap fund


top midcap funds - dsp br micro cap fundFund Objective: This fund’s objective is to generate long-term capital appreciation from a portfolio of small-cap companies.

Fund Performance: This was my second favorite mid-cap fund, which I have been included in the top 10 funds being recommended. This fund has beaten its benchmark and provided 27% annualised returns in last 5 years.

Why to invest: This fund is rated by Crisil as Rank-1 and Value Research Online as 4 Star. This fund performed well in last 5 years and given 27% annualised return compared to BSE Midcap / Smallcap returns of 10%.
Even this fund performed well during volatile markets. If you would have invested Rs 1,000 per month for 5 years through SIP, your invested value would have been Rs 60,000 and your investment would have grown to Rs 138,000. One of the top midcap mutual fund one can invest at any time.

Top#3: Mirae Asset Equities Blue Chip Fund


midcap funds - mirae emerging fundFund Objective: This fund aims to generate income and capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio predominantly investing in Indian equities and equity related securities of companies which are not part of the top 100 stocks by market capitalization and have a market capitalization of at least Rs.100 Crores at the time of investment.

Fund Performance: This is another favorite mid-cap fund, which I have included in last year's top 10 funds. This fund has beaten its benchmark and provided 26% annualised returns in last 5 years.

Why to invest: This fund performed well in last 5 years and given 26% annualised return compared to NIFTY free float Midcap 100 returns of 14%. This fund is rated by Crisil as Rank-1 and Value Research Online as 5 Star. If you would have invested Rs 1,000 per month for 5 years through SIP, your invested value would have been Rs 60,000 and your investment would have grown to Rs 127,000.

Top#4: SBI Magnum Midcap fund


midcap funds - sbi magnum midcap fundFund Objective: This fund’s objective is to generate long-term capital appreciation from a portfolio of mid-cap and small-cap companies.

Fund Performance: This fund has beaten its benchmark and provided 25% annualised returns in last 5 years.

Why to invest: This fund performed well in last 5 years and given 25% annualised return compared to NIFTY Midcap 400 returns of 14%. This fund is rated by Crisil as Rank-2 and Value Research Online as 4 Star. If you would have invested Rs 1,000 per month for 5 years through SIP, your invested value would have been Rs 60,000 and your investment would have grown to Rs 128,000.

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Top#5: Reliance Small Cap fund


good midcap funds - reliance small cap fundFund Objective: This fund’s objective is to generate long-term capital appreciation from small-cap companies.

Fund Performance: This fund has beaten its benchmark and provided 25% annualised returns in last 5 years compared to BSE Smallcap returns of 10%.

Why to invest: This fund performed well in last 5 years and given 25% annualised returns. This fund is rated by Crisil as Rank-2 and Value Research Online as 3 Star. If you would have invested Rs 1,000 per month for 5 years through SIP, your invested value would have been Rs 60,000 and your investment would have grown to Rs 127,000.

Top#6: Franklin India Prima fund


best midcap funds - franklin india prima fundFund Objective: This mutual fund's objective is to invest in mid sized companies.

Fund Performance: This fund has beaten its benchmark and provided 24% annualised returns in last 5 years compared to NIFTY 500 of 12% returns.

Why to invest: This fund performed well in last 5 years and given 24% annualised returns. This fund is rated by Crisil as Rank-2 and Value Research Online as 5 Star. If you would have invested Rs 1,000 per month for 5 years through SIP, your invested value would have been Rs 60,000 and your investment would have grown to Rs 120,000.

Top#7: HDFC Midcap opportunities fund


top and best midcap funds - hdfc midcap opps fundFund Objective: This mutual fund's objective is to encash opportunities in MNC companies that are operating from India.

Fund Performance: This is one of my favorite mid cap fund. This fund has beaten its benchmark and provided 22% annualised returns in last 5 years compared to Nifty Free Float Midcap 100 of 14% returns.

Why to invest: This fund performed well in last 5 years and given 22% annualised returns. This fund is rated by Crisil as Rank-3 and Value Research Online as 4 Star. If you would have invested Rs 1,000 per month for 5 years through SIP, your invested value would have been Rs 60,000 and your investment would have grown to Rs 115,000. One of the good midcap mutual fund which performed well in longer run.

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Here is the summary of all the midcap/small cap mutual funds


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Top 7 Best Midcap and Smallcap Mutual Funds to invest now

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73 comments

  1. Your Investment ideas site guide me lots of knowledge about Investments in mutual funds and diversified Portfolio

  2. morning this is sandeep this is first time i am investing in mutuval funds, 7500 paning to invest in sip for 20 years , please suggest best one with high returns

    1. Since you are investing for first time, you can invest in large cap funds or balanced funds like Aditya Birla SL Frontline equity fund, ICICI balanced fund and HDFC balanced funds

  3. Hello sir, 

    i want to start SIP of 3k per month for 20 years. please suggest me best funds in midcap & Small cap catagory.

  4. Hi
    sip in following funds, SBI bluechip, Bsl top 100, Kotak select focus, ICICI Pru value discovery, Mirae asset emerging bluechip, Franklin smaller cos, DSP BR micro cap, Rel small cap, ICICI pru balanced, Bsl pure value, L&T India value, HDFC mid-cap opp., Should I exit any of the funds or continue to invest. Kindly advise.

      1. Dear Sir, I want to invest 40K in SIPs. What suggest me some 6-7 good MF with higest returns after 5 years? I can take risk but I want highest return good funds only. Thanks

    1. You can look in these funds. 1) Large cap – Birla SL Frontline fund / ICICI Pru focussed blue chip fund 2) Balanced – You can check HDFC Balanced Fund / ICICI Balanced fund. 

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