Compare two funds, side by side

Look at returns over several periods, not one, and at where each fund ranks among funds of its own category. Then compare each with an index fund for the same part of the market, and check what the regular plan costs against the direct plan. This page puts all of that side by side.

You can, and the page will show both. Keep in mind that a small cap fund and a large cap fund carry very different risk, so a gap in returns says as much about the category as about the fund. Each fund is ranked against its own category.

Diversified equity funds with at least a year of history: large cap, flexi cap, large and mid cap, mid cap, small cap, multi cap, focused, value, dividend yield and ELSS. Debt, hybrid, sector and index funds are left out, because ranking them by return would mislead.

Not necessarily. The fund ahead over the last five years is often not the one ahead over the next five. Consistency across periods, cost, and how the fund fits with what you already own matter as much.