Funds like Taurus Starshare capitalise on market conditions by holding concentrated portfolios and taking on higher risk, but this only reveal a part of the true picture.
From the BSE 30-share blue chip pack, 27 scrips ended with losses led by SBI and Tata Steel.
The spike in volatility, amid election uncertainty, has done little to dent the confidence of retail investors, shows demat account addition and equity mutual fund (MF) investment data. In May, investors opened a net 3.6 million demat accounts, taking the total to 158 million. MF data released on Monday pegged the net inflows into equity schemes and SIP investments at new record highs of Rs 34,697 crore and Rs 20,904 crore, respectively.
Non-resident Indians are investing in well-established small and medium enterprises in India
Annualised staff attrition rate at Infosys rose to a record 20.1 per cent in the September quarter.
Measured by returns in 2013, the top 10 funds had only three from large houses; nimble strategy could be a factor.
'To ensure you remain with the better performers, you need to consistently monitor your MF portfolios and weed out the non-performers, even if they are from a star fund manager or a fund house with a sound record.'
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