# Dividend Yield funds

Mostly shares of companies that pay high dividends.

Full page: https://discovermf.com/categories/dividend-yield
Figures as of 3 Nov 2026, from DiscoverMF. Information, not investment advice. Past returns do not indicate future returns. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme-related documents carefully.

12 funds managing ₹30,453 cr. Category averages: -4.6% over one year, +11.2% a year over three years; typical expense ratio 2.39%.

## All funds, by three-year return

| Fund | 1 year | 3 years (a year) | 5 years (a year) | Volatility | Expense ratio | Fund size |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LIC MF Dividend Yield Fund](https://discovermf.com/funds/lic-mf-dividend-yield-fund-152019.md) | -1.9% | +16.6% | — | 15.7% | 2.50% | ₹722 cr |
| [ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Fund](https://discovermf.com/funds/icici-prudential-dividend-yield-fund-129310.md) | -7.8% | +12.8% | +13.5% | 13.0% | 1.92% | ₹6,348 cr |
| [UTI Dividend Yield Fund](https://discovermf.com/funds/uti-dividend-yield-fund-103026.md) | -5.0% | +12.5% | +9.6% | 11.5% | 1.99% | ₹3,603 cr |
| [Tata Dividend Yield Fund](https://discovermf.com/funds/tata-dividend-yield-fund-148948.md) | +0.0% | +11.5% | +10.7% | 15.4% | 2.32% | ₹1,088 cr |
| [SBI Dividend Yield Fund](https://discovermf.com/funds/sbi-dividend-yield-fund-151476.md) | -1.7% | +10.2% | — | 12.3% | 2.05% | ₹7,871 cr |
| [HDFC Dividend Yield Fund](https://discovermf.com/funds/hdfc-dividend-yield-fund-148610.md) | -5.6% | +9.8% | +11.0% | 13.5% | 1.92% | ₹5,246 cr |
| [Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund](https://discovermf.com/funds/franklin-india-dividend-yield-fund-103678.md) | -7.2% | +9.8% | +10.0% | 11.8% | 2.19% | ₹2,163 cr |
| [Aditya Birla Sun Life Dividend Yield Fund](https://discovermf.com/funds/aditya-birla-sun-life-dividend-yield-fund-101738.md) | -5.5% | +9.2% | +10.8% | 13.6% | 2.66% | ₹1,342 cr |
| [Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund](https://discovermf.com/funds/sundaram-dividend-yield-fund-149697.md) | -7.9% | +8.3% | — | 11.5% | 2.45% | ₹764 cr |
| [Kotak Dividend Yield Fund](https://discovermf.com/funds/kotak-dividend-yield-fund-154099.md) | — | — | — | 14.4% | 2.57% | ₹275 cr |
| [Baroda BNP Paribas Dividend Yield Fund](https://discovermf.com/funds/baroda-bnp-paribas-dividend-yield-fund-152807.md) | -3.5% | — | — | 12.7% | 2.54% | ₹525 cr |
| [WhiteOak Capital Dividend Yield Fund](https://discovermf.com/funds/whiteoak-capital-dividend-yield-fund-154553.md) | — | — | — | 4.6% | 2.88% | ₹506 cr |

## Questions

### How many Dividend Yield funds are there?

12 funds, managing ₹30,453 cr between them as of 3 Nov 2026. The largest is SBI Dividend Yield Fund, at ₹7,871 cr.

### What return have Dividend Yield funds given?

The average Dividend Yield fund returned -4.6% over the last year, +11.2% a year over three years, +10.9% a year over five years. Over the last year the funds ranged from -7.9% to +0.0%. Past returns do not tell you future returns.

### Which Dividend Yield fund has the lowest expense ratio?

ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Fund, at 1.92% a year, against 2.39% for the average fund in the category. The expense ratio is taken out of the fund every day, so every return shown is already after it.

### Which Dividend Yield fund has the highest three-year return?

LIC MF Dividend Yield Fund, at +16.6% a year over the last three years, against +11.2% for the average fund. Past returns do not tell you future returns.

### How risky are Dividend Yield funds?

Their volatility over the last year averaged 12.8%: the higher it is, the more the price swings from day to day. All of them carry the riskometer level Very High, on SEBI's six-step scale from Low to Very High.