Small-cap funds saw the highest AUM growth in the last year at 61 per cent, followed by multi-cap funds at 45 per cent and sectoral funds at 35 per cent.
The key is to remain invested; rebalance your portfolio if required as market touches new highs
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The sharp selloff shaved off Rs 5 trillion in market value of the beyond -top 50 companies, which account for less than half of the total market capitalisation
Still, the pace of gains in smaller stocks relative to large caps has raised caution about the near-term outlook for the latest uptrend in Indian stocks
The Assets Under Management for the large-cap equity category regained its peak, with assets totaling Rs 2,59,583 crore, as of June 2023. said Morningstar.
The first quarter of fiscal-year 2023-24 saw 25 new fund offerings (NFO). Cumulatively they were able to garner INR 5,539 crores during their NFO period.
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Combination of strong performance in small-cap stocks, the desire to participate in the market rally, and the resultant preference for mid and small-cap funds contributed to the massive surge
Small-cap funds benefit from better valuations and performance track record, say analysts
To curb volatility in small-cap counters, leading stock exchanges BSE and NSE have put in place an enhanced surveillance mechanism for companies that have a market cap of less than Rs 500 crore. The Enhanced Surveillance Measure (ESM) will be effective from June 5. Sebi and exchanges in a joint meeting have decided to introduce ESM framework for "micro-small" companies (on the main board with market cap less than Rs 500 crore), the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE said in two separate circulars on Friday. The parameters for shortlisting the securities under the ESM framework include high-low price variation and close-to-close price variation. Under the framework, the exchanges said, "... the trading for these securities will be settled through a trade for trade mechanism with a price band of 5 per cent or 2 per cent (if the scrip is already in the 2 per cent band)." "For securities in Stage II, the trading will be settled through a trade for trade mechanism with a price band
Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India plans to ease a rule that will make fund managers breathe a little easier
The week gone by had 4 trading sessions, but it had plenty of action and behaved on expected lines. It began positively, went sideways, gained and then crashed
SBI Small Cap Fund's consistent performance is a result of the fund manager's endeavour to find good businesses run by competent people at reasonable prices
Limit exposure to this volatile category to 10-15% of equity portfolio, enter with 7-10-year horizon
Large-cap companies are known to weather the market storm better, while smaller stocks tend to fall more during volatile market conditions
They will outperform if GDP, earnings growth sustain, but global risks pose threat
"Maximum returns are seen when small-caps of yesteryear become mid-caps of today and large-caps of tomorrow", says Krishna Kumar Karwa
Limit investments in this space to 10-15% of your corpus, though; pay attention to fund size