SEBI sub-category

Dividend Yield Fund funds

Funds

Direct plans only

Category 1Y avg

+2.10%

Category 5Y CAGR

+16.24%

Direct vs Regular

Direct Regular

5-Year return distribution

How the 11 Dividend Yield Fund funds spread across return buckets. Taller bars = more funds in that band.

Risk vs Return — Dividend Yield Fund

Each dot is a fund. Up-and-left = high return for low risk (the sweet spot). Down-and-right = under-performing with high volatility. Colour = 5-year peer quartile.

Q1 (top 25%) Q2 Q3 Q4 (bottom 25%) 6 funds plotted

All Dividend Yield Fund funds

Sort by: 1Y 3Y 5Y 7Y 10Y

#	Scheme	NAV	1Y	3Y	5Y	7Y	10Y	Peer Q (5Y)	Sharpe	Max DD
1	ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth Option ICICI Prudential	58.20	+2.50%	+19.87%	+20.17%	+18.60%	+16.85%	Q1	1.02	-15.9%
2	HDFC Dividend Yield Fund - Growth Option Direct Plan HDFC	25.98	+0.15%	+15.28%	+16.72%	—	—	Q2	0.63	-20.0%
3	Aditya Birla Sun Life Dividend Yield Fund - Growth - Direct Plan Aditya Birla Sun Life	493.26	+3.03%	+17.02%	+15.90%	+16.60%	+13.81%	Q2	0.75	-20.7%
4	Tata Dividend Yield Fund-Direct Plan-Growth Tata	20.73	+9.95%	+17.47%	+15.46%	—	—	Q3	0.74	-20.4%
5	Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund - Direct - Growth Franklin India	150.38	+1.27%	+15.41%	+15.29%	+17.46%	+15.91%	Q4	0.69	-15.9%
6	UTI-Dividend Yield Fund.-Growth-Direct UTI	185.90	+0.14%	+16.61%	+13.87%	+15.31%	+14.50%	Q4	0.75	-18.2%
7	Baroda BNP Paribas Dividend Yield Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Baroda BNP Paribas	9.56	+1.13%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Kotak Dividend Yield Fund - Direct - Growth Kotak	9.39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	LIC MF Dividend Yield Fund-Direct Plan-Growth LIC	33.96	+2.89%	+17.81%	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	SBI Dividend Yield Fund - Direct Plan - Growth SBI	15.31	+1.10%	+12.56%	—	—	—	—	0.52	-17.8%
11	Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Dividend Yield Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth Option Sundaram	142.94	-1.19%	+13.47%	—	—	—	—	0.55	-18.9%

Direct plans typically outperform Regular plans by around 50 basis points per year because they carry no distributor commission. The "Peer Q (5Y)" column shows the fund's quartile within this category over the 5-year window: Q1 = top 25%.

Frequently asked questions

Generated from this category's live aggregates — average returns, fund counts, quartile spreads. Updated daily.

Dividend Yield Fund is a SEBI-defined mutual-fund category. Each scheme in it must follow the asset-allocation and exposure rules set out in the SEBI October-2017 categorisation circular. Equity bucket for tax purposes.

We currently track 11 active Dividend Yield Fund schemes (Direct plan, Growth option). The list updates daily after AMFI publishes new NAVs and SEBI re-classifies schemes. 1 of them sit in the top quartile by 5-year CAGR.

Over the last 5 years, the average Dividend Yield Fund (Direct plan) has returned 16.24% CAGR — that turns ₹1 lakh into roughly ₹212,172. Over the last 12 months the category averaged 2.10%. Top-quartile funds in this category typically beat the average by 3-6 percentage points per year — fund selection within a category matters more than the category choice itself.

Over the trailing 5-year window, the highest-returning Dividend Yield Fund in our database is **ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth Option** (ICICI Prudential) with a CAGR of 20.17%. The category average is 16.24%. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns — top-quartile funds in one window often slip in the next.

The best 1-year return in the Dividend Yield Fund category right now is **Tata Dividend Yield Fund-Direct Plan-Growth** (Tata) at 9.95%. 1-year numbers are noisy and shouldn't be the sole basis for picking — cross-check rolling returns and 5-year CAGR before deciding.

Across all Dividend Yield Fund schemes with 5 years of history, the 5-year CAGR ranges from 13.87% (worst) to 20.17% (best), with a median of 15.90%. That spread of about 6 percentage points between top and bottom is a useful gauge of how much fund selection matters in this category.

On ProfitGuruOnline you can browse either Dividend Yield Fund Direct plans (lower expense ratio, no broker commission baked in) or Regular plans (sold through distributors). Use the filter on the category page. Direct typically outperforms Regular by 0.5-1% per year in the same scheme — meaningful over 10+ years.

Dividend Yield Fund is classified as an Equity scheme. Held for 12 months or more: 12.5% LTCG on gains exceeding ₹1.25 lakh per FY per PAN. Held for under 12 months: 20% STCG. Rates updated by Budget 2024.

Yes. Equity categories like Dividend Yield Fund are well-suited to SIP because the monthly drip averages out entry timing — you buy more units when NAVs are low. Over 7+ year horizons, SIP XIRRs typically end up within 1-2 pp of lump-sum, but with much less stress.

Match the horizon to the Equity bucket: equity ≥5 years, debt 1-3 years (or per modified duration), hybrid 3-5 years.

Risk profile follows the underlying asset mix — see the AMC's factsheet for current allocation and historical drawdown.

Two or three schemes from different AMCs is usually enough for a single category. Beyond that you'd be re-creating the category average minus your selection cost. Focus on consistency (% of rolling-return windows that ended positive) over chasing top performers — top quartile rarely repeats.

Quarterly is plenty for monitoring NAVs and aggregate gain; annually (or after major regulatory changes like Budget 2024) is the right cadence for re-evaluating against alternatives. Don't churn based on 1-month or even 1-year underperformance — equity funds need 3-5 year horizons to fairly judge.

We rank funds within each category by point-to-point CAGR over the chosen window (1Y, 3Y, 5Y, 7Y, 10Y, since inception), then assign quartile and decile bands so any fund's standing relative to peers is one click away. Numbers are recomputed nightly after AMFI's NAV publish.

Daily NAVs are pulled directly from AMFI's published feed. Category classification uses SEBI's October-2017 mutual-fund categorisation circular. We compute returns, rolling-window stats, SIP backtests, drawdowns and Sharpe ratios in-house — no third-party feeds, no hidden adjustments.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.