Best Mutual Funds, Aug. 22 -- Before investing in a mutual fund scheme, investors should compare the past returns of different schemes in the same category.

However, it is important to note that past returns do not guarantee future returns. Other factors that investors must consider before deciding to invest in one scheme over another include the fund manager's past performance, the fund house's reputation, and overall macro-economic factors.

Here, we list out past returns of mid-cap mutual funds to find out which schemes delivered returns higher than 25 per cent in the past five years.

For those who do not know, mid-cap mutual funds refer to schemes that invest a minimum of 65 per cent of their assets in mid-cap stocks, i.e., the secu...