Best Children’s Fund Mutual Funds
Children's funds are solution-oriented schemes locked in for five years or until the child reaches majority, designed for goals like education costs.
We currently track 13 direct-plan Children’s Fund schemes from 10 fund houses with a median 5-year CAGR of 7.1%. Every figure below is calculated from official daily NAV history and refreshed each day. Use the column headers to re-rank the table by any period — the best 1-year performer is often not the best over 5 or 10 years, which is exactly why we default to the longer horizon.
Showing 13 of 13 schemes · sorted by Y5 high to low · page 1 of 1
- SBI Children's Fund - Investment Plan - Direct Plan - GrowthSBI · Solution Oriented₹52.91#11Y+13.23%3Y+20.22%5Y+18.45%10Y—
- ICICI Prudential Children's Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthICICI Prudential · Solution Oriented₹346.43#21Y-4.25%3Y+11.22%5Y+10.81%10Y+11.16%
- SBI CHILDREN'S FUND - SAVINGS PLAN - Direct Plan - GrowthSBI · Solution Oriented₹130.76#31Y+9.09%3Y+11.14%5Y+10.27%10Y+11.15%
- HDFC Children's Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionHDFC · Solution Oriented₹314.13#41Y-3.54%3Y+7.54%5Y+9.29%10Y+12.46%
- ADITYA BIRLA SUN LIFE BAL BHAVISHYA YOJNA - Direct Plan - GROWTHAditya Birla Sun Life · Solution Oriented₹22.43#51Y+0.49%3Y+9.30%5Y+8.57%10Y—
- LIC MF Children's Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthLIC · Solution Oriented₹37.37#61Y+2.58%3Y+7.98%5Y+7.13%10Y+8.34%
- UTI Children's Hybrid Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthUTI · Solution Oriented₹40.30#71Y-3.03%3Y+5.77%5Y+5.61%10Y+7.08%
- UTI Children's Equity Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthUTI · Solution Oriented₹85.16#81Y-9.92%3Y+5.66%5Y+5.13%10Y+11.11%
- Axis Children's Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionAxis · Solution Oriented₹29.55#91Y-3.03%3Y+7.54%5Y+5.11%10Y+10.34%
- Tata Childrens Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionTata · Solution Oriented₹59.15#101Y-11.85%3Y+2.92%5Y+5.00%10Y+9.61%
- Axis Children's Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionAxis · Solution Oriented₹28.99#111Y-3.03%3Y+7.43%5Y+4.95%10Y+10.18%
- Union Children's Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionUnion · Solution Oriented₹12.62#121Y-2.40%3Y—5Y—10Y—
- Baroda BNP Paribas Children's Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionBaroda BNP Paribas · Solution Oriented₹10.95#131Y+0.02%3Y—5Y—10Y—
Children’s Fund funds — frequently asked questions
Which Children’s Fund fund has the highest 5-year CAGR?
SBI Children's Fund - Investment Plan - Direct Plan - Growth currently leads the Children’s Fund category with a 5-year CAGR of 18.5%. Past returns describe what already happened and do not predict future performance — treat the ranking as a starting point for research, not a recommendation.
What is a good 5-year return for a Children’s Fund fund?
Across the 13 Children’s Fund schemes we track, the median 5-year CAGR is 7.1%. Comparing a fund against that median, rather than against the category's single best performer, is a more realistic benchmark.
How is CAGR calculated on this page?
CAGR is the compound annual growth rate between the NAV on the horizon start date and the latest NAV, using growth-plan NAVs published by the AMCs. Where a scheme's NAV history has a gap or a re-denomination, we adjust for it rather than report a distorted figure. Expense ratios are already reflected in NAV; exit loads and taxes are not.
Why does this list only show direct plans?
Direct plans have no distributor commission, so their expense ratio is lower and their NAV growth is higher than the regular plan of the same scheme. Showing both would list every fund twice, so we rank direct plans only.