New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Quant Mutual Fund's QSIF Hybrid Long-Short Fund delivered a 25.5% return over six months, outperforming six other hybrid long-short Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs) with available data for the period. Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund's Apex Hybrid Long-Short Fund ranked second, with a return of 6.78%, according to the SIF360 tracker.

QSIF's lead extends to shorter and longer periods. The fund returned 20.58% over three months and 28.82% since inception, ahead of its peers on both measures. Most of the funds with available six-month data returned less than 5% over the period. However, these schemes have relatively short track records, making it important for investors to assess their investment strategies, portfo...