New Delhi, March 1 -- Prior to investing in a mutual fund scheme, investors are expected to examine the historical returns delivered by the scheme in comparison to its peers in the same category.

Here, we list out the top performing schemes in large cap category based on their past five-year returns. Notably, there are other factors also which should influence the investing decision of investors. These are macro-economic factors, past performance of scheme and reputation of fund house, among others.

Those who are not aware, large cap mutual funds refer to the schemes which invest 80 percent in large cap stocks. Securities of top 100 companies -- when ranked on the basis of their market cap -- are known as large cap stocks.

(Source: AMF...