As 2025 draws to a close, one investment group distinguished itself by its explosive nature — high-risk mutual funds . These are funds that live off of volatility in the market and place concentrated wagers on individual sectors, market sizes, or themes to try to achieve top-notch returns.

But the same risk that drives these returns may also increase short-term drawdowns.

As investors prepare their strategies for 2026, the appetite for high-risk, high-return funds is rising once again.

Why? Because when markets consolidate after a strong phase — as we’ve seen through most of 2024 and 2025 — it’s often the next leg of the rally that rewards those who entered early, albeit with a strong stomach for volatility.

The Indian stock market continues to be propped up by solid domestic liqui

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