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An equity fund is a mutual fund that invests principally in stocks. It can be actively or passively (index fund) managed. These are also known as stock funds.
Equity Funds should be the vehicle of choice when Investing for long-term goals as they have created huge profits for investors in the past few years. But as there is a wide choice before investors, choosing the right equity fund becomes critical.
With right qualitative and quantitative measures (discussed below), one can ideally choose the best equity Mutual Funds to invest.
Since stocks are actively traded across all major exchanges, every day, this makes equity funds a highly liquid investment. It provides investors, the convenience of buying and selling their stocks depending on the Market situation. By investing in equity mutual funds, the money is usually credited to your Bank account in 3 days.
Investing into blue-chip companies may help investors earn a steady Income in the form of dividends. A majority of such companies usually pay out regular dividends even in volatile market conditions, typically paid quarterly. Having a diversified portfolio can provide investors with a steady dividend income in the year.
With best equity mutual funds investors can diversify their portfolio through regularly investing. It means that they can invest in stocks of different economic sectors. So, even if a particular stock drops in value, the others may help investors make up for that loss depending on the market situation.
In many ways, equity funds are ideal investment vehicles for investors that are not as well-versed in financial investing or do not possess a large amount of Capital with which to invest. They are practical investments for most people.
The attributes that make equity funds most suitable for small individual investors are the reduction of risk resulting from a fund's portfolio diversification and the relatively small amount of capital required to acquire shares of an equity fund. A large amount of investment capital would be required for an individual investor to achieve a similar degree of risk reduction through diversification of a portfolio of direct stock holdings. Pooling small investors capital allows an equity fund to diversify effectively without burdening each investor with large capital requirements.
The price of the equity fund is based on the fund's net asset value (NAV) less its liabilities. A more diversified fund means that there is less negative effect of an individual stock's adverse price movement on the overall portfolio and on the share price of the equity fund.
Equity funds are managed by experienced professional portfolio managers, and their past performance is a matter of public record. Transparency and reporting requirements for equity funds are heavily regulated by the Security Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
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Best equity mutual funds are categorised according to its types- ELSS, Large cap funds, mid cap funds, Small cap funds, Diversified Funds, sector funds and Balanced Fund.
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2022 (%) ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund Growth ₹68.22
↓ -0.90 ₹35,049 -0.7 7.4 4.6 15.2 10.2 6.9 Nippon India Large Cap Fund Growth ₹53.8991
↓ -0.77 ₹12,612 -1.2 7.1 8.7 14.6 9.2 11.3 HDFC Top 100 Fund Growth ₹739.349
↓ -11.83 ₹22,703 0.4 7.9 7.8 14.2 8.7 10.6 SBI Bluechip Fund Growth ₹62.4239
↓ -0.68 ₹34,622 -0.7 5.6 4.9 14.1 9.6 4.4 Canara Robeco Bluechip Equity Fund Growth ₹40.87
↓ -0.51 ₹8,667 -2.1 4.5 -0.1 13.9 11.9 0.8 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 27 Jan 23
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2022 (%) PGIM India Midcap Opportunities Fund Growth ₹42.3
↓ -0.29 ₹7,558 -5.2 0.7 -1.1 29.2 15.3 -1.7 SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund Growth ₹140.992
↓ -0.45 ₹8,426 -5 1.3 2.8 22.2 10.5 3 Motilal Oswal Midcap 30 Fund Growth ₹49.6086
↓ -0.21 ₹3,627 -4.5 7.7 10.3 20.5 13.2 10.7 Edelweiss Mid Cap Fund Growth ₹50.396
↓ -0.39 ₹2,481 -4.9 2.4 2.7 20.5 10.1 2.4 UTI Mid Cap Fund Growth ₹182.183
↓ -1.88 ₹7,230 -5 1.4 -0.3 19.5 9.4 -0.8 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 27 Jan 23
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2022 (%) Nippon India Small Cap Fund Growth ₹89.5307
↓ -1.67 ₹23,701 -3 7 5.6 29.1 13.3 6.5 Kotak Small Cap Fund Growth ₹158.504
↓ -1.35 ₹8,498 -3.8 1.7 -1.4 25.8 13.7 -3.1 SBI Small Cap Fund Growth ₹109.775
↓ -0.95 ₹15,348 -4.8 6.8 7 24.2 11.9 8.1 ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Growth ₹52.71
↓ -0.67 ₹4,599 -3.7 2.5 5.6 24.1 11.3 5.7 L&T Emerging Businesses Fund Growth ₹45.8236
↓ -0.69 ₹8,697 -3.2 4.9 1 23.9 9.7 1 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 27 Jan 23
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2022 (%) Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund Growth ₹183.316
↑ 2.03 ₹3,124 2.9 13.6 38.9 21.9 19.2 ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund Growth ₹575.06
↓ -8.00 ₹6,210 -0.6 7.9 8 19.2 11 11.7 HDFC Growth Opportunities Fund Growth ₹194.726
↓ -2.76 ₹7,866 -1.5 5.4 6.4 18.2 10.6 8.2 SBI Large and Midcap Fund Growth ₹383.96
↓ -4.32 ₹9,077 -4.2 6.9 5.2 17 10.9 7.3 UTI Core Equity Fund Growth ₹100.926
↓ -1.10 ₹1,519 -1 5.2 3.7 16.7 8.4 4.6 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 31 Dec 21
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2022 (%) HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund Growth ₹595.168
↑ 0.28 ₹1,318 1.2 15.4 35.5 20.6 17.4 IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund Growth ₹98.588
↓ -1.52 ₹4,026 -2.3 5.3 2.6 20.1 10 4.2 BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund Growth ₹97.13
↓ -1.68 ₹693 -3.8 5.7 0.7 19.3 10.6 -1.3 Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver Growth ₹112.93
↓ -1.54 ₹4,559 -3.8 2.5 -1.3 17.7 13.1 -0.2 PGIM India Tax Savings Fund Growth ₹24.29
↓ -0.28 ₹448 -0.9 6 2.2 17.6 10.7 4.7 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 14 Jan 22
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2022 (%) Parag Parikh Long Term Equity Fund Growth ₹48.4481
↓ -0.11 ₹28,248 -0.7 6.2 -0.6 21.1 14.8 -7.2 PGIM India Diversified Equity Fund Growth ₹24.59
↓ -0.37 ₹5,284 -2.5 2.7 -5.5 19.4 12 -6.4 HDFC Equity Fund Growth ₹1,126.31
↓ -18.66 ₹32,155 0 10 12.2 18.8 10.6 18.3 Mahindra Badhat Yojana Growth ₹19.8141
↓ -0.48 ₹1,545 -6.2 2.9 -3.6 18.3 11.7 1.6 Baroda Pioneer Multi Cap Fund Growth ₹168.02
↓ -2.21 ₹1,678 -2.3 5.2 -1 18 10 -3 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 27 Jan 23
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2022 (%) ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Growth ₹98.97
↓ -1.50 ₹2,273 3.6 17 20.6 24.4 11.3 28.8 ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund Growth ₹382.56
↑ 1.00 ₹1,189 0.9 4.7 19.6 14.6 11.1 18.3 SBI PSU Fund Growth ₹15.2522
↓ -0.43 ₹535 0.9 16.7 15.9 13.7 3.7 29 SBI Consumption Opportunities Fund Growth ₹203.465
↑ 0.05 ₹1,173 -2.7 7.4 14.1 18.7 10.6 13.9 Kotak Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund Growth ₹36.311
↓ -0.26 ₹665 -0.1 10 13.5 19.4 9 15.6 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 27 Jan 23
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2022 (%) ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund Growth ₹51.19
↓ -0.60 ₹3,956 -1.1 7 5.2 19.8 11.2 6 HDFC Focused 30 Fund Growth ₹130.7
↓ -1.93 ₹3,198 -0.9 10.5 14.3 19.1 8.4 18.3 Nippon India Focused Equity Fund Growth ₹78.8518
↓ -1.12 ₹6,236 -4.5 2.8 1.6 17.8 8.8 7.7 Franklin India Focused Equity Fund Growth ₹69.5847
↓ -1.02 ₹8,414 -1.3 7.3 4.7 17.4 10.5 8.9 Sundaram Select Focus Fund Growth ₹264.968
↓ -1.18 ₹1,354 -5 8.5 24.5 17 17.3 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 27 Jan 23
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2022 (%) Templeton India Equity Income Fund Growth ₹87.5329
↓ -0.50 ₹1,327 3.9 6.3 7.5 22.4 11.7 5.3 ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth ₹29.1
↓ -0.33 ₹1,216 1.1 10.3 8.6 21.5 8.9 9.2 Aditya Birla Sun Life Dividend Yield Fund Growth ₹269.64
↓ -4.24 ₹873 2.6 11.8 10.1 16.8 7.5 5.2 Principal Dividend Yield Fund Growth ₹86.3153
↓ -0.81 ₹368 -0.7 4.8 2.4 15.6 9.2 1.3 UTI Dividend Yield Fund Growth ₹102.777
↓ -1.02 ₹2,811 0.4 4.1 0.9 15.3 9.3 -5.3 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 27 Jan 23
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2022 (%) ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund Growth ₹276.74
↓ -2.70 ₹27,515 2.5 11.3 11.3 23.8 12.9 15 IDFC Sterling Value Fund Growth ₹90.74
↓ -1.37 ₹5,178 -2 5.1 2.6 21.7 8.9 3.2 Templeton India Value Fund Growth ₹439.282
↓ -7.78 ₹826 -1.8 8.6 8.7 21 9.1 15.5 Nippon India Value Fund Growth ₹123.754
↓ -2.35 ₹4,849 -3 5 1.8 17.6 9.5 4.8 L&T India Value Fund Growth ₹59.4801
↓ -0.94 ₹8,076 0.1 8.8 3.9 16.9 8.3 5.2 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 27 Jan 23
*Below is list of Equity Funds
having AUM >= 50 Crore
having best returns in last 1 Year
.
The primary objective of the Scheme is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity & equity related instruments of mid cap & small cap companies. Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund is a Equity - Large & Mid Cap fund was launched on 12 Nov 08. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To generate long term capital appreciation from a portfolio that is predominantly in equity and equity related instruments HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund is a Equity - ELSS fund was launched on 2 Jan 01. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The primary objective of the Scheme will be to generate capital appreciation by investing predominantly in a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related securities of growth oriented mid cap stocks. However, there is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized. Baroda Pioneer Mid-Cap Fund is a Equity - Mid Cap fund was launched on 4 Oct 10. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Baroda Pioneer Mid-Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To achieve capital appreciation by investing in
equity and equity related instruments of select
stocks Sundaram Select Focus Fund is a Equity - Focused fund was launched on 30 Jul 02. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Sundaram Select Focus Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The primary investment objective of the Scheme is to seek capital appreciation by investing predominantly in the units of BlackRock Global Funds – World Mining Fund. The Scheme may, at the discretion of the Investment Manager, also invest in the units of other similar overseas mutual fund schemes, which may
constitute a significant part of its corpus. The Scheme may also invest a certain portion of its corpus in money market securities and/or money market/liquid schemes of DSP BlackRock Mutual Fund, in order to meet liquidity requirements from time to time. DSP BlackRock World Mining Fund is a Equity - Global fund was launched on 29 Dec 09. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for DSP BlackRock World Mining Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To generate capital appreciation and income distribution to unit holders by investing predominantly in equity/equity related securities of the companies belonging to the infrastructure development and balance in debt securities and money market instruments. ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 31 Aug 05. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 24.8% since its launch. Ranked 1 in Large & Mid Cap
category. . Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund
Growth Launch Date 12 Nov 08 NAV (31 Dec 21) ₹183.316 ↑ 2.03 (1.12 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,124 on 30 Nov 21 Category Equity - Large & Mid Cap AMC Principal Pnb Asset Mgmt. Co. Priv. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.08 Sharpe Ratio 2.74 Information Ratio 0.22 Alpha Ratio 2.18 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Dec 17 ₹10,000 31 Dec 18 ₹8,901 31 Dec 19 ₹9,503 31 Dec 20 ₹11,623 Returns for Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 31 Dec 21 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.9% 3 Month 2.9% 6 Month 13.6% 1 Year 38.9% 3 Year 21.9% 5 Year 19.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 24.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Fund Manager information for Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund
Name Since Tenure Data below for Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund as on 30 Nov 21
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 2. HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 21.4% since its launch. Ranked 23 in ELSS
category. . HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund
Growth Launch Date 2 Jan 01 NAV (14 Jan 22) ₹595.168 ↑ 0.28 (0.05 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,318 on 30 Nov 21 Category Equity - ELSS AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.25 Sharpe Ratio 2.27 Information Ratio -0.15 Alpha Ratio 1.75 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Dec 17 ₹10,000 31 Dec 18 ₹9,610 31 Dec 19 ₹10,581 31 Dec 20 ₹11,798 31 Dec 21 ₹15,911
Purchase not allowed Returns for HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 31 Dec 21 Duration Returns 1 Month 4.4% 3 Month 1.2% 6 Month 15.4% 1 Year 35.5% 3 Year 20.6% 5 Year 17.4% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 21.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Fund Manager information for HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund
Name Since Tenure Data below for HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund as on 30 Nov 21
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 3. Baroda Pioneer Mid-Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 4.5% since its launch. Ranked 42 in Mid Cap
category. . Baroda Pioneer Mid-Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 4 Oct 10 NAV (11 Mar 22) ₹16.5124 ↑ 0.15 (0.91 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹97 on 31 Jan 22 Category Equity - Mid Cap AMC Baroda Pioneer Asset Management Co. Ltd. Rating ☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.54 Sharpe Ratio 3.23 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-365 Days (1%),365 Days and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Dec 17 ₹10,000 31 Dec 18 ₹8,541 31 Dec 19 ₹8,473 31 Dec 20 ₹11,169 31 Dec 21 ₹17,633 Returns for Baroda Pioneer Mid-Cap Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 31 Dec 21 Duration Returns 1 Month -3.8% 3 Month -8.1% 6 Month 0.1% 1 Year 26.2% 3 Year 22.5% 5 Year 15.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 4.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Fund Manager information for Baroda Pioneer Mid-Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Data below for Baroda Pioneer Mid-Cap Fund as on 31 Jan 22
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 4. Sundaram Select Focus Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 18.4% since its launch. Ranked 55 in Focused
category. . Sundaram Select Focus Fund
Growth Launch Date 30 Jul 02 NAV (24 Dec 21) ₹264.968 ↓ -1.18 (-0.45 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,354 on 30 Nov 21 Category Equity - Focused AMC Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.52 Sharpe Ratio 1.85 Information Ratio -0.52 Alpha Ratio -5.62 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Dec 17 ₹10,000 31 Dec 18 ₹10,116 31 Dec 19 ₹11,631 31 Dec 20 ₹13,017 Returns for Sundaram Select Focus Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 31 Dec 21 Duration Returns 1 Month -2.6% 3 Month -5% 6 Month 8.5% 1 Year 24.5% 3 Year 17% 5 Year 17.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Fund Manager information for Sundaram Select Focus Fund
Name Since Tenure Data below for Sundaram Select Focus Fund as on 30 Nov 21
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 5. DSP BlackRock World Mining Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 4.6% since its launch. Ranked 19 in Global
category. Return for 2022 was 12.2% , 2021 was 18% and 2020 was 34.9% . DSP BlackRock World Mining Fund
Growth Launch Date 29 Dec 09 NAV (25 Jan 23) ₹17.9669 ↑ 0.12 (0.69 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹181 on 31 Dec 22 Category Equity - Global AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.18 Sharpe Ratio 0.36 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 1,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Dec 17 ₹10,000 31 Dec 18 ₹9,056 31 Dec 19 ₹11,004 31 Dec 20 ₹14,844 31 Dec 21 ₹17,520 31 Dec 22 ₹19,651 Returns for DSP BlackRock World Mining Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 31 Dec 21 Duration Returns 1 Month 10.3% 3 Month 27.8% 6 Month 38.9% 1 Year 22.6% 3 Year 26.1% 5 Year 15.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 4.6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2022 12.2% 2021 18% 2020 34.9% 2019 21.5% 2018 -9.4% 2017 21.1% 2016 49.7% 2015 -36% 2014 -21% 2013 -14.1% Fund Manager information for DSP BlackRock World Mining Fund
Name Since Tenure Jay Kothari 1 Mar 13 9.84 Yr. Data below for DSP BlackRock World Mining Fund as on 31 Dec 22
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Basic Materials 93.48% Energy 1.9% Financial Services 0.83% Industrials 0.5% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.85% Equity 97.15% Debt 0% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity BGF World Mining I2
Investment Fund | -99% ₹176 Cr 294,627
↓ -1,373 Treps / Reverse Repo Investments / Corporate Debt Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -1% ₹3 Cr Net Receivables/Payables
CBLO | -0% ₹0 Cr 6. ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 14.1% since its launch. Ranked 27 in Sectoral
category. Return for 2022 was 28.8% , 2021 was 50.1% and 2020 was 3.6% . ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund
Growth Launch Date 31 Aug 05 NAV (27 Jan 23) ₹98.97 ↓ -1.50 (-1.49 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹2,273 on 31 Dec 22 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.32 Sharpe Ratio 1.42 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Dec 17 ₹10,000 31 Dec 18 ₹8,604 31 Dec 19 ₹8,823 31 Dec 20 ₹9,141 31 Dec 21 ₹13,718 31 Dec 22 ₹17,673 Returns for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 31 Dec 21 Duration Returns 1 Month -1.1% 3 Month 3.6% 6 Month 17% 1 Year 20.6% 3 Year 24.4% 5 Year 11.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2022 28.8% 2021 50.1% 2020 3.6% 2019 2.6% 2018 -14% 2017 40.8% 2016 2% 2015 -3.4% 2014 56.2% 2013 -5% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund
Name Since Tenure Ihab Dalwai 3 Jun 17 5.58 Yr. Sharmila D’mello 30 Jun 22 0.51 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund as on 31 Dec 22
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 31.47% Financial Services 24.63% Utility 12.66% Energy 9.69% Basic Materials 7.05% Communication Services 6.78% Consumer Cyclical 1.51% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.34% Equity 93.78% Debt 0.88% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 16 | 5325559% ₹208 Cr 12,079,890
↑ 379,890 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 09 | LT9% ₹197 Cr 950,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 16 | BHARTIARTL7% ₹153 Cr 1,800,000 Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 17 | 5003126% ₹126 Cr 8,900,534 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 22 | HDFCBANK5% ₹117 Cr 730,000 Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 22 | HDFC4% ₹89 Cr 330,000 Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 06 | KALPATPOWR4% ₹81 Cr 1,600,000
↓ -88,700 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 20 | 5322153% ₹69 Cr 770,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 16 | SBIN3% ₹60 Cr 1,000,000 NCC Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 21 | NCC2% ₹51 Cr 6,170,863
A perfect way to invest in the best equity mutual funds is by looking at its both qualitative and quantitative measures.
The credit of performance of a Mutual Fund scheme lies with the fund manager. A fund manager is responsible for making investment decisions for the fund’s portfolio. So, investors should go through the performance of the funds managed by the particular fund manager, especially during the tough market phases. Also, investors should give more priority to a fund manager who has an experience of managing a similar kind of funds, for example- small and mid caps. Going for a fund manager who has been consistent over his career is a preferred choice.
While choosing the best equity mutual funds to invest, always look at the quality & reputation of the fund house. A fund house with a long-standing record, large assets under management, star funds or good performing fund etc., is the one to invest in. Hence a fund house having a strong presence in the financial industry with a consistent track record should be ideally preferred.
An investor should do a fair assessment of the funds’ performances for over a period of time. Also, it is suggested to go for a fund that consistently beats its benchmark over 4-5 years, additionally, one should see each period and see if the fund is able to beat the benchmark or not.
Investors should always go for a fund that is neither too big nor too small in size. While there is no perfect definition and relation between the size of the fund, it is said that both too small and too large, can hinder a fund’s performance. Thus, while choosing a fund, it is advisable to go for the one whose AUM (Asset Under Management) is approximately same as the category.
Investors who have Mutual Fund Investments have to bear certain charges like operation costs, management fees, etc., charged by the Asset Management Company (AMC). Generally, the expense ratio is higher for schemes that are actively managed than it is for passively managed schemes (such as Index Funds or ETFs). As per the SEBI rules, an expense ratio for equity funds are a minimum of 2.5%.However, the expense ratio is something which should not supersede other important factors such as fund performance etc. It is better to pay a higher expense ratio in a fund knowing that it will beat it competitors by a good margin.
Some of the important ratios to measure fund performance are:
Alpha is a measure of the success of your investment or rather outperformance against the benchmark. It measures on how much the fund or stock has performed in the general market. A positive alpha of 1 means that the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%, while a negative alpha of -1 would indicate that the fund has produced 1% lower returns than its market benchmark. So, basically, an investor’s strategy should be to buy securities with positive alpha.
It measures volatility in a stock’s price or fund relative to a benchmark and is denoted in positive or negative figures. A Beta of 1 signifies that the stock’s price moves in line with the market, beta of a greater than 1 designates that the stock is riskier than the market, and a beta of less than 1 means that the stock is less risky than the market. So, lower beta is better in a falling market. In a rising market, high-beta is better.
In simple terms, SD is a statistical measure representing the volatility or risk in an instrument. The higher the SD, higher will be the fluctuations in the returns.
Sharpe Ratio measures returns (both negative & positive) with respect to the risk taken. Here the risk is defined by the Standard Deviation. A higher Sharpe ratio means, a higher return without too much risk. Thus, while investing, investors should choose a fund that shows a higher Sharpe ratio.
The Sortino Ratio is a variation of Sharpe Ratio. But, unlike Sharpe ratio, Sortino ratio considers only the downside or negative return. Such a ratio is helpful for investors to assess risk in a better manner than just looking at the returns to the total volatility.
Upside/downside capture ratio guide an investor- whether a fund is outperformed i.e. gained more or lost less than a broad market benchmark- during the phase of the market upside (strong) or downside (weak), and more importantly by how much.
Well, an upside ratio of over 100 means that a given fund has beaten the benchmark during the period of positive returns. And a downside ratio of less than 100 shows that a given fund has lost less than its benchmark during the phase of dull returns. So, generally, investors should go for a fund that has a lower downside capture ratio and a higher upside capture ratio.
LTCGs exceeding INR 1 lakh arising from Redemption of Mutual Fund units or equities will be taxed at 10 percent (plus cess) or at 10.4 percent. Long-term Capital Gains till INR 1 lakh will be exempt.
For example, if you earn INR 3 lakhs in combined long-term capital gains from stocks or Mutual Fund investments in a financial year. The taxable LTCGs will be INR 2 lakh (INR 3 lakh - 1 lakh) and Tax Liability will be INR 20,000 (10 per cent of INR 2 lakh).
Long-term capital gains are the profit arising from selling or redemption of equity funds held more than a year.
If Mutual Fund units are sold before one year of holding, Short Term Capital Gains (STCGs) tax will apply. The STCGs tax has been kept unchanged at 15 percent.
Equity Schemes | Holding Period | Tax Rate |
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Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) | More than 1 Year | 10% (with no indexation)***** |
Short Term Capital Gains (STCG) | Less than or equal to a year | 15% |
Tax on Distributed Dividend | - | 10%# |
*Gains up to INR 1 lakh are free of tax. Tax at 10% applies to gains above INR 1 lakh.
#Dividend tax of 10% + Surcharge 12% + Cess 4% =11.648% Health & Education Cess of 4% introduced. Earlier, education Cess was 3%.
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While looking for best equity mutual funds, investors should choose equity funds which are doing well in the market. One should know how a fund behaves and performs when the market goes bad. A deep analysis of fund’s last three years’ performances is an ideal way to buy one of the best equity mutual funds.
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