New Delhi, April 14 -- With the stock markets in a tailspin, most equity mutual fund (MF) categories have come up with a poor show in the last one year. But MFs investing in overseas markets and global ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) have bucked the trend delivering a strong performance in the past year and have also managed to post positive returns so far in 2026.

Equity MFs, which invest in global markets and ETFs, have surged 55.2% on an average in the one-year timeframe and provided 6.7% returns on an annualised basis so far in 2026 (as on April 10). "The primary reason behind the strong performance of overseas equity mutual funds is the relative underperformance of Indian markets over the past year compared to global peers," said Sachi...