MF INVESTING

All things considered, and drawing parallels with the past cases, there is little logic in investors rushing to exit Quant funds based on what we know so far. While it’s possible that the circumstances may be worse than they currently appear to be, ...

Women show a higher persistency in mutual fund investments compared to men, claims a recent report by Axis Mutual Fund.

​The deal turnaround cycles are three months to six months. So, fundamentally the banks have a problem that the best customers of them can raise equity any point of time. Most of the India is getting deleveraged.

The client withdrawals are among the first indicators of the probe’s impact. The Securities and Exchange Board of India is reviewing alleged front-running trades by Quant Mutual Fund employees, Bloomberg News reported earlier this week, citing peopl...

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Most quant funds in India have a track record of only 3-4 years, which is too short to reliably judge their execution capabilities. Within this limited time frame, significant variance can be observed. Despite a few exceptions, most funds have strug...

Top mutual funds like SBI Mutual Fund, Axis MF, Nippon India MF bought 19 midcap stocks, including Suzlon Energy, NHPC, and PB Fintech, the parent of online insurance aggregator Policybazaar.

Most investors are best served by investing into diversified equity funds, where fund managers will express their conviction on sector/themes stocks, with graded underweight/overweight calls.

According to mutual funds research firm Value Research, at present flexi-cap schemes on average have an allocation of 50.9% to blue-chips, 19.9% to large-caps, 22.9% to mid-caps and 6.8% to small-caps.

"I am directly managing some of the flagship and strategic products. All the funds are sector-agnostic and across market cap. These include Balanced Advantage Fund, Flexi cap Fund, Large & Midcap Fund and Focused Fund. This accounts for close to 1/3...

In April, contra/value equity mutual funds witnessed a 68% AUM jump to Rs 1,57,946 crore, attracting investors with a higher risk appetite. These funds invest in out-of-favour or undervalued stocks, offering potential returns amid market volatility.

Index funds gain popularity, with AUM rising 30% to Rs 9.6 lakh crore in a year. Over 40 funds yield 50-100% returns. Index funds offer low-cost and straightforward equity market exposure.

Index funds and Index ETFs vary in investment requirements and cost structures, with ETFs requiring a demat account and having lower expense ratios compared to index funds.

Domestic equity-oriented mutual funds have outperformed foreign-themed schemes in the last year, with average 1-year returns at 44% for local equities compared to 21% for overseas funds. Experts recommend diversifying with foreign-themed mutual fund...

SBI Automotive Fund, managed by Tanmaya Desai and Pradeep Kesavan, offers high exposure to automotive stocks. Experts from WealthMills Securities recommend considering the fund for high-risk appetite investors.

Historical data suggests portfolios constructed on quality, value, growth, alpha, momentum, volatility were able to reward investors with better returns than that offered by market-cap based indices. Mutual fund houses are keen to launch ETFs that t...

LIC Mutual Fund alters exit load structure for four equity schemes, notified via notice-cum-addendum. Effective from May 27, the duration shifts from 12 to three months

Devadas Shenoy seeks SIP guidance for retirement planning. Girirajan Murugan advises diversifying across styles, increasing SIPs annually for accelerated growth, and warns on sector funds' risk. Strategic planning can optimize returns and mitigate r...