Winners of 2026 Morningstar Awards for Investing Excellence

Mar 17, 2026
 

This year, we bought you the 18th edition of the Morningstar Awards for Investing Excellence, a programme that recognizes excellence in the Indian fund industry.

This annual exercise is designed to help investors identify the retail funds and fund houses that added the most value for investors within the context of their relevant peer group in 2025 and over longer time periods.

Here are this year’s winners, as well as the nominees.

Best Large Cap Equity Fund: Nippon India Large Cap

  • Mahindra Manulife Large Cap
  • Mirae Asset Large Cap
  • Nippon India Large Cap

Best Flexi Cap Equity Fund: Parag Parikh Flexi Cap

  • Edelweiss Flexi Cap
  • Franklin India Flexi Cap
  • Parag Parikh Flexi Cap

Best Small/Mid-Cap Equity Fund: HDFC Mid Cap

  • Edelweiss Small Cap
  • HDFC Mid Cap
  • HDFC Small Cap

Best Short Duration Fund: ICICI Prudential Short Term

  • Bandhan Short Duration
  • ICICI Prudential Short Term
  • Kotak Bond Short Term

Best Corporate Bond Fund: Kotak Corporate Bond

  • Kotak Corporate Bond
  • Nippon India Corporate Bond
  • SBI Corporate Bond

Best Medium to Long Duration Fund: ICICI Prudential All Seasons Bond

  • 360 ONE Dynamic Bond
  • ICICI Prudential All Seasons Bond
  • Kotak Bond

Best Asset Manager: Edelweiss Asset Management Limited

  • Edelweiss Asset Management Limited
  • Kotak Mahindra Asset Management
  • Mahindra Manulife Investment Management Pvt. Ltd

Read how the selection was done.

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