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Invesco India Equity Savings Fund vs HSBC Equity Savings Fund

Pick two or three funds. We’ll tell you in plain words which grew faster, which was calmer, which costs less and what your money would have become. Figures are for the Direct plan, Growth option, where a fund has one.

  • Invesco India Equity Savings Fund
  • HSBC Equity Savings Fund

The short version

Who comes out ahead on each measure, over the 3 years all of them have been around.

  • Grew faster

    BHSBC Equity Savings Fund

    HSBC Equity Savings Fund returned 13.4% a year over 3 years, against 8.9% for Invesco India Equity Savings Fund. ₹1 lakh invested 3 years ago would be about ₹1.46 Lakh today, against ₹1.29 Lakh.

  • Smoother ride

    AInvesco India Equity Savings Fund

    Invesco India Equity Savings Fund swung the least: about 5.4% a year either way, against 7.2% for HSBC Equity Savings Fund. Lower means fewer scary days.

  • Fell less in a crash

    No fair winner yet

    At its worst, HSBC Equity Savings Fund fell 11.5% from its peak, against 13.6% for Invesco India Equity Savings Fund. On ₹1 lakh, that's a dip to ₹86,403 at the bottom for Invesco India Equity Savings Fund. Could you have held on?

    Not a fair fight: we only have data for HSBC Equity Savings Fund (from Nov 2022), so it has not been through the 2020 crash the others fell in.

  • More consistent

    No fair winner yet

    Pick any day in the past and hold for a year: HSBC Equity Savings Fund ended up in profit 100% of the time, against 89% for Invesco India Equity Savings Fund.

    Not a fair fight: we only have data for HSBC Equity Savings Fund (from Nov 2022), so it has not been through the 2020 crash the others fell in.

What your money would have become

The same amount, put into each fund on the same day.

₹10k₹14.2kNov 2023Nov 2026

The dashed line is the ₹10,000 you put in. Above it is profit, below it is loss.

  • AInvesco India Equity Savings Fund₹12,866 from ₹10,000(8.8% a year)
  • BHSBC Equity Savings Fund₹14,442 from ₹10,000(13.1% a year)

A one-time ₹10,000 put in 3 years ago, valued at the latest NAV. This is what happened, not what will.

Strengths and watch-outs

Each fund judged against its own category, and against a 5-year SBI FD at 6.05%.

AInvesco India Equity Savings Fund

  • Strength: Beat a 5-year SBI FD: 7.6% a year over 5 years, against 6.05%
  • Watch out: Swings more than most funds in its category
  • Watch out: High cost: 1.51% a year
  • Watch out: Small fund (₹268 Cr), often newer or less tested

BHSBC Equity Savings Fund

  • Strength: Ahead of its category: 13.4% a year over 3 years, against a category average of 9.1%
  • Strength: In the top quarter of its category over 3 years (#1 of 20)
  • Strength: Beat a 5-year SBI FD: 13.4% a year over 3 years, against 6.05%
  • Watch out: Swings more than most funds in its category

All the numbers

The stronger figure in each row is marked Best. Under each return is the fund’s rank in its category and the category average.

Invesco India Equity Savings Fund compared with HSBC Equity Savings Fund
MeasureAInvesco India Equity Savings FundBHSBC Equity Savings Fund
ReturnsHow much the fund grew. Beyond a year, this is per year (annualised).
1 yearLast 12 months, the most noisy figure1.9%#22 of 23 · avg 4.7%9.8%Best#1 of 23 · avg 4.7%
3 yearsPer year, over a full market mood swing8.9%#11 of 20 · avg 9.1%13.4%Best#1 of 20 · avg 9.1%
5 yearsPer year, the fairest single test7.6%#11 of 17 · avg 7.9%–
RiskHow bumpy the ride was. This is what decides whether you stay invested.
Ups and downsVolatility: how far it swings in a typical year. Lower is calmer5.4%Bestcategory avg 4.6%7.2%category avg 4.6%
Worst fallThe biggest drop from a peak in 10 years. Lower is better−13.6%category avg −14%−11.5%data from 28 Nov 2022 only
Best 12 monthsIts strongest year26.6%28%data from 28 Nov 2022 only
Worst 12 monthsIts weakest year-5.5%0.1%data from 28 Nov 2022 only
Odds of a gainShare of all 1-year holding periods that ended in profit89%100%data from 28 Nov 2022 only
Cost and sizeThe fee comes out of your returns every year, whether the fund does well or not.
Expense ratioYearly fee. Lower keeps more for you1.51%1.47%Best
Fund sizeMoney managed (AUM). Neither better nor worse₹268 Cr₹1,558 Cr
Minimum SIPSmallest monthly amount₹100Best₹500
Lock-inTime before you can withdrawNoneNone

“Best” is not a recommendation: a fund that returned more usually took more risk to do it.

Which one fits you?

There is no best fund, only a better fit for what you need the money to do.

AInvesco India Equity Savings Fund

Might suit you if…

  • a smoother ride matters more to you than the top return

BHSBC Equity Savings Fund

Might suit you if…

  • you want the stronger long-run growth and can sit through sharper falls