Year Ender 2025: These Mutual Funds Gave Investors a Big Shock, Losing More Than 21%

December, the last month of 2025, is underway. This year, some equity mutual funds have given investors tremendous negative returns. Let's find out which funds have disappointed investors the most...

Year Ender 2025: December, the last month of 2025, is underway. This year, some equity mutual funds have given investors tremendous negative returns. According to a report published in Economic Times Hindi, out of a total of 654 equity funds, 171 funds have recorded negative returns so far this year.

Of these, about 12 funds saw investors suffer losses of more than 10 percent. These funds are mostly related to net equity, sectoral, and thematic categories. Let's find out which funds have disappointed investors the most....

1. Investors suffered the biggest losses from the Shriram Multi Sector Rotation Fund. The fund gave a negative return of approximately 21.45 percent. Investors in the Samco Flexi Cap Fund also suffered a loss of approximately 19.84 percent.

Funds based on momentum strategies also saw pressure. The Union Active Momentum Fund recorded a decline of approximately 17.67 percent, and the Samco Active Momentum Fund saw a drop of 17.06 percent. The Quant Tech Fund, focused on the technology sector, also fell by about 16.07 percent.

2. So far in 2025, many equity mutual funds have given negative returns to investors. The LIC MF Small Cap Fund gave a negative return of 14.65 percent, while the Samco ELSS Tax Saver Fund gave a negative return of 13.80 percent.

The Tata Small Cap Fund caused investors a loss of 12.78 percent. Motilal Oswal Midcap Fund and Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund disappointed investors, resulting in losses of 11.17 percent and 10.76 percent, respectively. Tata Digital India Fund delivered a negative return of 9.72 percent. The IT and Healthcare fund also saw a negative return of 9.60 percent. HSBC Small Cap Fund and Samco Special Opportunities Fund also fell by up to 12 percent.

3. UTI Innovation Fund and Quant Manufacturing Fund gave a negative return of approximately 8 percent. Motilal Oswal Quant Fund and Manufacturing Fund also declined by about 6.3 percent. Kotak Technology Funds delivered a negative return of 5.33 percent.

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