§01 · RESEARCH · MF GOALS · EQUITY · DEFENSIVE

Defensive equity compounders

Equity funds whose downside discipline ranks in the top quartile of their own peer group. Lower drawdowns vs same-style funds, lower rolling volatility, more consistent quartile placement — the kind of equity sleeve you want already on the books before the next correction.

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§02 · RESEARCH · MF GOALS · METHODOLOGY

How this goal is built.

Scored against same-style peers (Large Cap competes with Large Cap, Flexi Cap with Flexi Cap, never across), the primary pillar combines peer-relative down-capture, 3-year volatility, max drawdown, and rolling-quartile persistence. We require a top-third peer-percentile on the primary pillar and a verified data-quality bucket. Sort is by primary pillar descending.

What this goal doesn't tell you

This list ranks within-peer. A top-decile Large Cap on this list isn't more defensive than a top-decile Liquid Debt fund — they're solving different problems. If your goal is capital preservation regardless of asset class, use Liquid cash parking instead.

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What the screen returns.

Preview only — top 25 matches. Pillars are peer-relative percentiles; labels vary by asset class — open the X-Ray drawer for the per-fund labels.
Scheme	Class	Peer (N)	AUM

§05 · RESEARCH · MF GOALS · MORE

Other goals.

How the scores work

Wave 4.5 — every score is peer-relative within sub-category (Large Cap vs Large Cap, Liquid Debt vs Liquid Debt). Pillars are asset-class-aware: Equity / Hybrid funds get Resilience / Performance / Conviction / Cost; Debt funds get Yield Quality / Stability / Conviction / Cost; Index / ETF funds get Tracking / Cost / Liquidity / Stability. A separate Data Quality bucket gates whether each score is shown. This is not investment advice. MintByte is an AMFI-registered MFD (ARN-314872); SEBI Research Analyst and Investment Adviser registrations are under review.

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Nippon India US Equity Opportunities Fund- Growth Plan- Growth OptionNippon India Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity · 905	₹749 Cr	2.38%	71
Tata Mid Cap Fund Regular Plan- Growth OptionTata Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: Mid Cap · 55	₹6K Cr	1.87%	70
PGIM India Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW OptionPGIM India Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: Small Cap · 60	₹2K Cr	1.11%	70
BARODA BNP PARIBAS Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionBaroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: Mid Cap · 55	₹2K Cr	0.57%	69
DSP Healthcare Fund - Regular Plan - GrowthDSP Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: Sectoral-Phar… · 29	₹3K Cr	2.12%	69
SBI FOCUSED FUND - DIRECT PLAN -GROWTHSBI Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: Focused · 44	₹46K Cr	0.80%	69
ICICI Prudential Long Term Wealth Enhancement Fund - Cumulative OptionICICI Prudential Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: ELSS · 78	₹38 Cr	1.18%	69
ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - GrowthICICI Prudential Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: Thematic-ESG · 16	₹1K Cr	2.17%	69
ICICI Prudential ELSS Tax Saver Fund - GrowthICICI Prudential Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: ELSS · 78	₹14K Cr	1.71%	67
HDFC ELSS Tax saver - Growth PlanHDFC Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: ELSS · 78	₹16K Cr	1.69%	67
HDFC Focused Fund - GROWTH PLANHDFC Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: Focused · 44	₹26K Cr	1.60%	67
DSP India T.I.G.E.R. Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthDSP Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: Sectoral-Infr… · 27	₹6K Cr	0.89%	67
DSP Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthDSP Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: Large Cap · 57	₹7K Cr	1.57%	67
Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Regular Plan Growth OptionQuantum Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: ELSS · 78	₹209 Cr	2.10%	67
Edelweiss Large Cap Fund -Plan C - Growth optionEdelweiss Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: Large Cap · 57	₹1K Cr	2.12%	66
ICICI Prudential Value Fund (erstwhile Value Discovery Fund) - GrowthICICI Prudential Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: Value · 37	₹60K Cr	1.64%	66
Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund - Regular Plan - GrowthAxis Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: Large and Mid… · 57	₹16K Cr	2.01%	66
BANDHAN ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Regular Plan - GrowthBandhan Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: ELSS · 78	₹7K Cr	2.65%	66
DSP Value Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthDSP Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: Value · 37	₹1K Cr	1.02%	66
DSP Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthDSP Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: Sectoral-Phar… · 29	₹3K Cr	0.79%	65
Baroda BNP Paribas MULTI CAP FUND - Direct Plan - IDCW OptionBaroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: Multi Cap · 53	₹3K Cr	0.89%	65
SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series IV - Regular Plan - GrowthSBI Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: ELSS · 78	₹194 Cr	2.48%	65
UTI Large Cap Fund - Regular Plan - Growth OptionUTI Mutual Fund	Equity	Equity: Large Cap · 57	₹12K Cr	1.94%	65	15