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Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund

Equity SavingsModerately HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
₹21.54+0.10%1 day
Return since launch
8.3%
52-week range
₹20.39 — ₹21.76
AUM
₹530 Cr

Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund is a Equity Savings hybrid fund from Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund with ₹530 Cr under management, launched in 2017. Over three years it has returned 5.5% a year, against 7.6% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.80% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Moderately High.

Performance

Returns

How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y3.6%+0.1 pts3.5%1.8%
2Y4.7%+1.0 pts3.8%3.2%
3Y5.5%−2.1 pts7.6%4.4%
5Y7.2%+0.4 pts6.8%6.1%
7Y8.5%+0.7 pts7.9%7.0%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund3.6%
Category3.5%
3Y
Fund5.5%
Category7.6%
5Y
Fund7.2%
Category6.8%

Since launch (10 Jan 2017): 8.3%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20257.1%−0.2 pts7.3%
20248.2%−3.7 pts11.9%
202314.6%+0.3 pts14.3%
20222.3%−1.9 pts4.2%
202116.3%+2.8 pts13.6%
202013.3%+2.8 pts10.5%

Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.

Costs & terms

Costs and terms

What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.

Costs

2.79%

Expense ratio as on 23 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
2.08%
Brokerage
0.16%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.55%
Exit load
Exit load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 15 days.
Lock-in
None

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
NIFTY Equity Savings TRI
Short-term capital gains
Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long-term capital gains
After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Risk

Risk

What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.

Moderately High

Your principal is treated as being at moderately high risk — typically balanced hybrid and index-led equity schemes.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha——Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta—0.87How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.450.72Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.610.84Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation5.446.16How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity35.6%
  • Debt25.9%
  • Other38.5%

Market cap split

  • Large80.7%
  • Mid7.2%
  • Small12.1%
P/E
21.80
P/B
2.80

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers34.22%₹181 Cr+0.24%+94.56%+95.76%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancial2.83%₹15.02 Cr+1.92%+1.86%+1.82%
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial2.46%₹13.06 Cr-7.28%-7.56%-4.72%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial2.30%₹12.20 Cr-4.06%-4.66%-5.04%
REC Ltd.Financial1.92%₹10.19 Cr+1.94%+0.33%+0.33%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.Financial1.88%₹9.98 Cr+0.57%——
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.Financial1.88%₹9.97 Cr+1.90%+1.82%+1.84%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REITConstruction1.62%₹8.58 Cr+1.52%+1.54%+3.18%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.Communication1.44%₹7.61 Cr+1.53%+1.50%+1.13%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy1.40%₹7.40 Cr-5.06%-5.06%-5.00%

Sectors

  • Others34.7%
  • Financial26.3%
  • Communication6.1%
  • Construction4.8%
  • Energy3.7%
  • Automobile3.3%
  • Healthcare3.3%
  • Metals & Mining3.3%

Instruments

  • Net Receivables31.5%
  • Debenture12.9%
  • Bonds3.8%
  • Treasury Bills3.7%
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts3.6%
  • GOI Securities2.8%
  • Repo2.7%
  • Mutual Fund1.0%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Reliance Industries Ltd.3.90%-2.45%-6.35%
GOI1.88%0.48%-1.40%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.0.43%0.00%-0.43%
company:194820.00%0.37%+0.37%
company:25300.00%0.36%+0.36%
company:12700.00%0.31%+0.31%
ITC Ltd.0.31%0.00%-0.31%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-4.86%-4.59%+0.27%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-4.20%-3.96%+0.24%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.1.14%1.35%+0.21%
Tega Industries Ltd.0.19%0.00%-0.19%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.1.62%1.44%-0.18%
PTC Industries Ltd.0.58%0.74%+0.16%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-4.02%-4.13%-0.11%
Jindal Steel Ltd.-1.54%-1.64%-0.10%
Axis Bank Ltd.0.96%0.87%-0.09%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-2.02%-1.94%+0.08%
Aditya Vision Ltd.0.97%0.89%-0.08%
Gland Pharma Ltd.0.48%0.56%+0.08%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-0.70%-0.77%-0.07%
Technocraft Industries (India) Ltd.0.47%0.54%+0.07%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.0.40%0.34%-0.06%
LG Balakrishnan & Bros Ltd.0.70%0.76%+0.06%
K.P.R. Mill Ltd.0.40%0.46%+0.06%
Titan Company Ltd.-0.78%-0.83%-0.05%
Coromandel International Ltd.0.69%0.64%-0.05%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-1.42%-1.47%-0.05%
Grasim Industries Ltd.0.47%0.52%+0.05%
Anthem Biosciences Ltd.0.48%0.53%+0.05%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-2.85%-2.80%+0.05%
SPR Auto Technologies Ltd.0.92%0.97%+0.05%
Eternal Ltd.0.55%0.60%+0.05%
Inox India Ltd.0.66%0.71%+0.05%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.0.38%0.33%-0.05%
Ingersoll-Rand (India) Ltd.0.32%0.37%+0.05%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.0.74%0.70%-0.04%
Union Bank of India0.35%0.39%+0.04%
State Bank of India1.05%1.09%+0.04%
Canara Bank-1.77%-1.81%-0.04%
Shriram Finance Ltd0.53%0.57%+0.04%
NTPC Ltd.0.68%0.65%-0.03%
Shree Cement Ltd.0.36%0.33%-0.03%
Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust0.64%0.67%+0.03%
Tata Power Company Ltd.0.36%0.33%-0.03%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.0.45%0.42%-0.03%
S.P. Apparels Ltd.0.42%0.45%+0.03%
Tata Motors Ltd.0.37%0.40%+0.03%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.0.33%0.36%+0.03%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.0.39%0.36%-0.03%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.0.43%0.45%+0.02%
Oil India Ltd.0.36%0.38%+0.02%
Kirloskar Brothers Ltd.0.40%0.38%-0.02%
JK Cement Ltd.0.39%0.37%-0.02%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.0.35%0.33%-0.02%
Mahindra Manulife Liquid Fund Direct -Growth0.99%1.01%+0.02%
Archean Chemical Industries Ltd.0.32%0.30%-0.02%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT1.60%1.62%+0.02%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.0.36%0.34%-0.02%
Persistent Systems Ltd.0.72%0.74%+0.02%
Reserve Bank of India0.92%0.94%+0.02%
L&T Finance Ltd.0.43%0.45%+0.02%
Embassy Office Parks REIT1.11%1.13%+0.02%
ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd.0.35%0.34%-0.01%
Tata Steel Ltd.0.52%0.51%-0.01%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.1.87%1.88%+0.01%
Kajaria Ceramics Ltd.0.34%0.35%+0.01%
Nexus Select Trust0.81%0.82%+0.01%
Others0.08%0.07%-0.01%
Piramal Finance Ltd.0.56%0.57%+0.01%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.09%-0.08%+0.01%
Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd.0.48%0.49%+0.01%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-2.12%-2.13%-0.01%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.94%0.94%0.00%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%0.00%
Infosys Ltd.0.57%0.57%0.00%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.95%0.95%0.00%
Godrej Industries Ltd.0.66%0.66%0.00%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.1.31%1.31%0.00%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.0.95%0.95%0.00%
Bank Of Baroda-0.37%-0.37%0.00%
Maharashtra State0.47%0.47%0.00%
REC Ltd.1.92%1.92%0.00%
TVS Credit Services Ltd.0.96%0.96%0.00%
GAIL (India) Ltd.0.29%0.29%0.00%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.0.94%0.94%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹3,230 Cr2.25%4.9%7.1%8.8%
Kotak Equity Savings Fund₹10,684 Cr2.12%3.2%6.0%8.3%
Mirae Asset Equity Savings Fund₹2,041 Cr1.73%3.4%6.4%8.3%
Edelweiss Equity Savings Fund₹1,660 Cr2.15%8.1%8.7%9.5%
HSBC Equity Savings Fund₹1,475 Cr2.46%7.4%9.0%10.8%
Baroda BNP Paribas Equity Savings Fund₹289 Cr2.81%2.3%5.4%7.2%

About

About this fund

The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.

Investment objective

The Scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation and also income through investments in equity and equity related instruments, arbitrage opportunities and investments in debt and money market instruments.

Fund managers

  • Kush SonigaraMr. Sonigara is a B.Com (FM), FRMPrior to joining Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund, he has worked with Taurus Asset Management Co. Ltd., My Capital Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and TBNG Financial Consultants.
  • Rahul PalMr. Pal is a B.Com (H) and Chartered Accountant.Prior to joining Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund, he has worked with Taurus AMC, Sundaram Mutual Fund and IDBI Mutual Fund.
  • Renjith Sivaram RadhakrishnanMr. Sivaram is an MBA in Finance and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical engineeringPrior to joining Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund, he was associated with ICCI Securities, Antique Stock Broking, B&K Securities and Indian Seamless Steels and Alloys Ltd
Scheme information document

Tools

Return calculator

What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.

₹
Over the pastTotal investmentWould’ve becomeGrowthReturns
6 months4.78% absolute₹60,000₹62,8684.78%
1 year4.29% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,22,8252.35%
3 years7.65% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,05,79412.72%
5 years6.74% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,15,12619.19%

Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.

How this is calculated

Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.

The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

The things people ask about this scheme.

What is the NAV of Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund?
The NAV of Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund is ₹21.54 as on 25 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund?
The expense ratio of Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund is 2.80% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund?
You can start a SIP in Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund given?
Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund has returned 3.6% over 1 year, 5.5% over 3 years and 7.2% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 15 days..
How risky is Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund?
Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund is rated Moderately High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Equity Savings category.
Which fund house manages Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund?
Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund is managed by Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund, which runs 27 schemes with ₹34,805 Cr under management.