Large-cap funds, by market regulator Sebi's mandate, must invest at least 80 per cent of their assets in large companies.
The report is based on a detailed analysis using long-period data of S&P BSE Sensex TRI (last 27 years) and considers all those periods when equity market has fallen more than 20% from its top.
Even though net inflows into small-cap funds were down by 37% at Rs 2,678.47 in September 2023, fund houses are undeterred when it comes to new fund offers.
Since June, the ratio has consistently remained below 0.56, largely due to the attractive returns generated by most equity schemes
The MF industry has not yet released the inflow data for September
Hybrid funds are ideal for investors who are looking for a balance between returns and risk. They are suitable for investors who are looking to generate regular income or grow their wealth.
The Fund seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity & equity-related instruments across large cap, mid cap and small cap stocks.
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.
Mutual funds have an inherent advantage when it comes to investing as they offer a variety of products depending on the preferences of the investors
Among the Top 10 funds, the highest MoM rise was seen in Mirae Asset Mutual Fund (+3.5%) followed by Nippon India Mutual Fund (+3.1%), DSP Mutual Fund (+1.8%), HDFC Mutual Fund (+1.6%), and ICICI Prud
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Aggressive hybrid funds are those that invest maximum 65-80 percent in equities and the rest in debt, whereas Multi Asset Funds allocate their corpus across equity, debt, commodities, REITs
The minimum allocation of 65% to equities allows investors in this fund to benefit from Long Term Capital Gains tax of 10%.
Eight Seven per cent of women opt for equity-oriented SIP investments, slightly below men at 89.9%.
Among the Top 10 funds, the highest MoM rise was seen in Nippon India Mutual Fund (+6.5%) followed by ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund (+6.4%), HDFC Mutual Fund (+6.3%), DSP Mutual Fund (+5.1%)
Before you start investing, it is essential to cover the basics, i.e., emergency fund, term life insurance, and health insurance.
Unless you are good at building your own stock portfolio, it is advisable to invest through mutual funds or index ETFs.
Instant settlement refers to the process where the transaction of buying or selling shares or units is processed and completed immediately
Among large cap stocks, Adani Green, Adani Transmission, Adani Energy, Coal India, JSW Steel, Bajaj Auto, LIC were among the top ten purchases
Union Mutual Fund, which has been an also-ran since its launch in 2012, is on a growth path now and is looking at adding at least 50 per cent more to the AUM this fiscal, sniffing at Rs 15,000 crore by March. Despite having 22 funds (21 open-ended and one close-ended funds), the fund house sponsored by Union Bank of India and Japanese major Daiichi Life could not reach anywhere in the pecking order in the 43-player scattered industry that controls more than Rs 43 lakh crore of public money in its over 11 years of operations.. In the year to March 2023, it had an AUM of just Rs 9,853 crore across 4.96 lakh live folios from 21 cities. Daiichi picked a 39.64 per cent stake in the MF in May 2018. But in terms of its presence in small towns, Union MF does reasonably well with 32 per cent of the AUM coming in from the B30 (beyond top 30) cities and the rest from the T30 (top 30) cities. "As of June our AUM stood at Rs 10,700 crore, up from Rs 9,853 crore in March 2023. We hope to take th