PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE
Planning to pick winning portfolios? Past performance is not the only way to go!
Many investors choose mutual funds by sorting them by highest returns and picking the top 2-3. However, selecting top-performing funds based solely on past performance can lead to disappointment. Let's explore why this strategy is flawed.
Muthoot Microfin to stay on the radar with a few tailwinds
A part of Muthoot Pappachan Group, the company provides micro loans to women with a focus on rural areas. It had 1,508 branches in 353 districts across 18 states of India as of March 2024. Its AUM grew by 32.4% year-on-year to ₹12,193.5 crore in FY24.
Nippon India Growth Fund review: 31% returns in three years; should you invest in this mid-cap fund?
Nippon India Growth Fund: This fund adopted the mid-cap mandate in 2018, shifting away from its previous market-cap agnostic approach. The emphasis is on identifying growth businesses that are potential market leaders at an early stage, but without overpaying. We examine the key fundamentals of the fund, its portfolio and performance to help you make an informed investment decision.
How are equity savings funds taxed?
Equity savings schemes are funds that belong to the hybrid category. They invest in a mix of equity, debt and arbitrage opportunities. A scheme in this category invests in equity and debt securities, employing a combination of three investment strategies — pure equity (net long equity), arbitrage plays, and debt.
High yield credit investing due for exponential growth in India
High Yield Credit funds, also called 'Performing Credit' funds, primarily invest in bonds issued by SMEs or structured corporate issuances. These bonds are typically bilateral agreements between issuers and investors, characterized by low liquidity, which translates into higher yields for investors.
Tweak NPS allocation, increase SIPs by 5% every year to achieve ambitious goals
The Portfolio Doctor assesses the health of the fund portfolio, examines the schemes and their suitability with regard to the goals and, if required, recommends corrective measures. The advice given is based on the performance of the funds, the risk profile of the investor as well as his financial goals.
This large-and mid-cap equity mutual fund gave 18.5% returns in five years; should you invest?
Canara Robeco Emerging Equities: This fund shifted its positioning from a mid- and small-cap offering to its current large- and mid-cap mandate a few years ago. It retains preference for businesses with improving fundamentals or experiencing temporary setbacks. We examine the key fundamentals of the fund, its portfolio and performance to help you make an informed investment decision.
ETMarkets PMS Talk: This fund manager with over Rs 350 cr in AUM generates 2x returns vs benchmark since June 2023
Within this we are managing roughly Rs 315 crore in AQUA, a Flexicap Quant PMS Strategy, which is our flagship style-adaptive, benchmark-agnostic, dynamic multi-factor strategy and roughly Rs 35 crore in our Multi Asset Quant Strategies.
HDFC Small cap mutual fund is lagging behind the index and its peers sharply; what should investors do
We examine the key fundamentals of the fund, its portfolio and performance to help you make an informed investment decision.
Diversify your portfolio to gain from post-elections policies: Mahantesh Sabarad
Mahantesh Sabarad, an Independent Market Expert, suggests that the capex theme will be lucrative, particularly for capital goods and industrial goods companies, if the current government continues. This outlook is based on the expectation of a strong emphasis on capex under the incumbent administration.
FPIs may adopt a cautious stance until the election results are clear
Foreign Portfolio Investments (FPI) in India may see a cautious approach until the election results are clear. India's economic performance attracts FPI flows driven by factors like interest rates, inflation, and GDP growth, along with a stable political environment.
ETMarkets AIF Talk: Fund Manager of Rs 1200 cr AUM reveals 4 key factors for wealth creation in small & midcaps
Aditya Sood, Fund Manager at InCred Asset Management, discusses small companies' growth potential in an interview with ETMarkets. Sood says that the cost of capital in India will structurally decline over the next 5-7 years, benefiting small and mid-cap companies. Many of the investee companies, though small in size, are already market leaders or challengers in niche industries with substantial growth potential
FPIs net sellers of Indian equities at Rs 22,046 crore in May so far
The trend started in April when FPIs offloaded shares worth Rs 8,671 crore though domestic institutional investors showed keenness on remaining buyers. On Friday, FIIs were net sellers of Indian equities at Rs 944.83 crore versus Rs 2,320.32 buying by the DIIs.
ETMarkets AIF Talk: Fund Manager with Rs 1,000 cr portfolio nearly doubles wealth in a year; holds 10% cash amid election uncertainty
Arun Chulani, Co-Founder of First Water Capital, discusses the fund's impressive performance, achieving over 90% growth in the last year and 40% CAGR in 3 years. The fund has consistently ranked no.1 on BarclayHedge's Top 10 equity funds. he says: "Our performance is a reflection of our core philosophy, which starts with value, concentration, and betting on a country with long-term tailwinds—that of India."
2 sectoral bets from Ganeshram Jayaraman for next 2 years
This has led to a very positive capex cycle, likely to start private sector capex cycle. This very good profit growth also led to strong government capex because tax collections were buoyant. So, it was a very strong demand, supply, earnings and valuations cycle.
Silver ETFs beat smallcap, largecap MFs with 26% return in 2024 so far
Silver ETFs outperformed smallcap and largecap mutual funds in 2024, with a 26% return so far. Silver funds, dedicated to investing in silver, delivered an average return of 26.08% in 2024, with top performers including HDFC Silver ETF and UTI Silver ETF FoF.
Is it wise to invest in the largecap category now?
Small & midcaps have been giving double-digit returns in the past few years. It has led to many investors running towards the two categories relentlessly but it does not mean that the footing of large caps is not strong enough.
PGIM India Flexi Cap mutual fund has seen sharp dip in return profile; should you stay invested?
We examine the key fundamentals of the fund, its portfolio and performance to help you make an informed investment decision.
Bad news flow & good stock prices: 5 agro-chemical stocks with upside potential of up to 30%
What is the news flow regarding the agrochemical sector today? Probably the following: China is dumping, there is over capacity in many segments, over inventory issues are plaguing the industry globally, erratic weather conditions in different parts of the world. One would feel agro chemical stocks are better avoided now. But in markets, when the news flow is bad, stock prices are probably good. Also, in the case of the agro chemicals sector, it's mostly short term issues. So, it is time to keep them on the watch list.
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