Wealth managers advise clients to reduce their exposure to smallcaps

Somnath Mukherjee of ASK Private Wealth says the risk in the smallcap space has more to do with the enhanced regulatory scrutiny and the slowdown in profit growth

The froth in the small and midcap (SMID) space is limited to a few pockets, but regulatory scrutiny could lead to sustained volatility, observe India’s top-drawer wealth managers. They add that they have been advising clients to reduce their exposure to smallcaps.

Anand Rathi Wealth, which manages investor wealth through mutual funds (MFs), reports that its exposure to smallcap stocks, both through MFs and directly, has decreased by nearly 7 percentage points in the past few months, now standing at 23 per cent.

 

Motilal Oswal Wealth says