Quant Infrastructure Fund leads infrastructure sectoral mutual funds in one-month returns; delivers 3.3% gain
Quant Infrastructure Fund delivered 3.3% returns over the last one month and 21.5% CAGR over three years, according to ACE MF data on June 28.
Moneycontrol Desk
June 29, 2026 / 13:39 IST
Quant Infrastructure Fund currently leads the infrastructure sectoral mutual fund category with a one-month return of 3.3 percent. It is followed by Kotak Infra & Eco Reform Fund and Tata Infrastructure Fund, which delivered returns of 3.3 percent and 2.9 percent, respectively, over the same period, according to ACE MF data on June 28.
The ranking considers only schemes with assets under management of at least Rs 1,500 crore. Among the top five funds that meet this criterion, ICICI Pru Infrastructure Fund has the largest corpus at Rs 8,351.3 crore.
The benchmark comparison is also important. Quant Infrastructure Fund was ahead of its benchmark by 2.9 percentage points on a one-month basis, with the benchmark returning 0.4%. It was also ahead of its benchmark by 14.6 percentage points on a one-year basis, with the benchmark returning -3.5%.
The lead does not change on a six-month basis either. Quant Infrastructure Fund also tops this comparison with a return of 11.0 percent.
The same scheme also stays ahead on the one-year return chart. Quant Infrastructure Fund delivered 11.1 percent over this period.
The order changes on a three-year basis. ICICI Pru Infrastructure Fund delivered the strongest return among these five schemes at 22.6 percent.
Return rankings across mutual funds can shift when the comparison window changes. This makes it useful to read the headline return along with shorter and longer return periods.
Table: Top 5 infrastructure sectoral funds by one-month return
| Fund name | 1-month return (%) | AUM (Rs crore) | 3-month return (%) | 6-month return (%) | 1-year return (%) | 3-year return (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quant Infrastructure Fund | 3.3 | 3,193.9 | 24.7 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 21.5 |
| Kotak Infra & Eco Reform Fund | 3.3 | 2,384.6 | 13.6 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 17.8 |
| Tata Infrastructure Fund | 2.9 | 2,092.8 | 16.9 | 10.7 | 6.2 | 17.3 |
| ICICI Pru Infrastructure Fund | 2.7 | 8,351.3 | 12.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 22.6 |
| HDFC Infrastructure Fund | 1.8 | 2,392.7 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 21.6 |
Note: The ranking considers only schemes with minimum assets under management of Rs 1,500 crore. Returns and AUM are according to ACE MF data on June 28. One-year and three-year returns are CAGR; one-month, three-month and six-month returns are absolute returns. AUM is in Rs crore.
What is an infrastructure sectoral fund?
Sector funds invest in companies belonging to a defined sector. Their return profile can be more concentrated than diversified equity funds because performance is linked to a narrower investment universe.