Rising markets boost infra scheme returns to 85% on average past one year

Industry players see this theme doing well going forward due to green shoots in some segments on the economy and govt's infra thrust

The booming stock markets have boosted returns for infrastructure funds, which had fallen out of favour. The data from Value Research shows that on an average infrastructure funds offered by mutual funds (MFs) have delivered returns of 85 per cent in the last one year

Industry players expect this theme to do well going forward due to green shoots seen in some segments on the economy and the government’s thrust on infrastructure development.

Quant Infrastructure Fund and Aditya Birla Sun Life Infrastructure Fund have given highest returns of 152 per cent and 100 per cent respectively in the last one year.

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