Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
According to an analysis by Value Research, the 'diversified equity' schemes that are most popular among investors lost an average of 28.3% in the past three months period. Although there were losses in the January-March period, there were huge positive returns in the previous three quarters. Funds in the diversified equity category gained an average of 21.4% over the four quarters in FY 2007-08, with individual schemes returns ranging from a gain of 53.7% to a loss of 7.9%.
MFs are planning schemes that will give fund managers the leeway to adopt strategies in line with the market conditions. Fund houses want to ensure they are not restricted by the fund's investment mandate about having to invest in certain sectors even in case of change in sentiment. According to the offer document, if the fund manager expects the markets to head downwards, the scheme can hedge exposure to equity either fully or partially by initiating short futures positions.
The payouts were 22 per cent lower than the previous year's tally of Rs 7,938 crore.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Keep working on your portfolio according to market conditions. But don't do it too often
Mid cap stocks (and subsequently mid cap funds) have been the worst hit in the recent stock market crash. Investors who added mid cap investments to their portfolios without understanding their true nature are a dismayed lot. Typically, mid caps are presented as an opportunity to make quick money; sadly, investors are rarely made aware of the higher risk involved. While there is no doubt that if identified correctly, mid caps can contribute significantly.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Infosys has reclaimed the top spot from ITC on the funds' popularity chart, according to an analysis by Crisil.
In an online chat with readers on August 10, Vidya Bala, Vidya Bala, head of mutual fund research at FundsIndia, answered their queries. For hose who missed the chat, here is the transcript.
Total exposure of equity mutual funds to banking stocks is over Rs 42,000 crore - the highest level in more than three years.
Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your Mutual Fund queries.
Zee and its lenders had decided to enter into an agreement to not offload the pledged shares amid a sharp slide in the prices of the underlying securities during end-Janury. The terms give the lenders a greater say, upside benefit from the proposed strategic sale, more cover and personal guarantee.
According to a strategist at a leading foreign brokerage, the inflows into India can be sourced to a host of India dedicated funds and some global funds.
While FIIs have pumped in nearly Rs 17,000 crore, MFs have been net buyers to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore.
ffIn an hour-long chat on on rediff.com on Friday, MCX-Zee Business award winning Mutual Fund expert, Ashok Kumar offered some tips on mutual funds.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, will answer your queries.
Retail investors have gained significant heft in the past year amid a sustained uptick in Indian equities. The share of retail investors in companies listed on the NSE reached an all-time high of 7.32 per cent in the quarter ended December 31, 2021, up from 7.13 per cent in the previous quarter and 6.9 per cent a year ago, the data from PRIME Infobase shows. This was despite the Nifty's 1.5 per cent decline during the quarter.
Sudhanshu Singh, director IBBM, MM Securities, answers your mutual fund queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.
With market regulator SEBI having no objection, leading mutual funds including UTI AMC are now awaiting Reserve Bank's nod to invest in the equity of Fortune-500 companies.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Will 2022 be a year of contrasting narratives -- one filled with caution and the other with continued optimism?
The Indian mutual funds, hit hard by redemption pressure, have something to cheer with the government allowing navratnas and mini-ratnas to invest 30 per cent of their surplus funds in equity market through public sector mutual funds.
Investors must factor in the risks borne by them, if they wish to aptly evaluate the profitability of their investments.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The BSE's arm Asia Index has announced Wipro will replace Bajaj Auto in the 30-share Sensex. The move is part of a semi-annual rebalancing exercise and will take effect when the market opens for trading on December 20. On account of the rejig, Wipro will see buying by passive funds to the tune of Rs1,300 crore, while Bajaj Auto will see selling of Rs 636 crore, estimate analysts.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Under the new guidelines, the top 10 active equity schemes in terms of assets would collectively require investments of around Rs 365 crore -- up from mandated Rs 50 lakh at present -- in their own schemes.
The Sensex comprises 30 large-cap stocks. So a rise in this index does not imply that all listed stocks have risen. The portfolio of the mutual fund may be totally different from the Sensex basket. It will declare its NAV purely on the basis of the performance of its own stock portfolio on that day.
The one-year returns for equity-oriented mutual fund (MFs) schemes have largely mirrored the gains made in the secondary market. However, schemes that invest in infrastructure (infra), small-cap, and public sector undertaking (PSU) banks have emerged standout performers, with gains in excess of 100 per cent in some cases. Of the total 484 equity schemes, 353 have managed to beat the Sensex, reveals the data provided by Value Research. Around 20 have delivered returns in excess of 90 per cent and six schemes have given returns of over 100 per cent in the past one year. The S&P BSE Sensex Total Return Index (TRI) has given returns of 51 per cent in the last one year, ended October 29.
Thus far in 2017-18, FIIs and MFs have invested Rs 198.91 billion and Rs 1,119.49 billion in the Indian equity markets. Of this, around Rs 152.46 billion has come in January alone.
Diversification is the key to achieve optimal risk-adjusted returns. Often, an investor is confused whilst deciding on the number of mutual funds you should consider holding in your portfolio.
Fund managers said they were now waiting for first-quarter results of IT firms, which begin with Infosys Technologies next Wednesday (July 11), to decide their investment strategy for the sector.
Coming down heavily on MF players who in recent past chose to use shareholder fund to buy out debt of bleeding invested companies, Sebi said MFs can't have standstill agreements with companies and will take action against fund houses for such deals.
Reliance Mutual Fund topped the AUM chart with its AUM in excess of Rs 660 billion, while ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund came second with an AUM of Rs 487 billion.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
