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Top 6 Equity - Sectoral Funds
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 (%) 2023 (%) Nippon India Large Cap Fund Growth ₹75.911
↓ -0.33 ₹21,454 5.1 13.2 43.3 22.1 16.9 32.1 ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund Growth ₹93.79
↓ -0.67 ₹49,838 7 16 41.7 19.5 17.5 27.4 HDFC Top 100 Fund Growth ₹1,009.6
↓ -7.76 ₹30,980 4.5 14.2 39.6 19.3 15.6 30 BNP Paribas Large Cap Fund Growth ₹192.605
↓ -1.29 ₹1,743 8.5 16.4 40.2 17 17.5 24.8 TATA Large Cap Fund Growth ₹434.172
↓ -2.98 ₹1,888 2.9 11.6 34.6 15.8 15.1 24.5 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 15 Mar 24
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2023 (%) Motilal Oswal Midcap 30 Fund Growth ₹75.8432
↑ 0.04 ₹7,972 6.2 17.8 52.8 31.4 25.1 41.7 Edelweiss Mid Cap Fund Growth ₹74.241
↑ 0.06 ₹4,915 2.8 16.2 47.6 23.1 23.1 38.4 ICICI Prudential MidCap Fund Growth ₹231.53
↓ -0.85 ₹5,418 5 17.9 46.8 21.5 19.6 32.8 TATA Mid Cap Growth Fund Growth ₹348.367
↓ -2.41 ₹3,224 0.9 11.5 47 20.9 20.4 40.5 Invesco India Mid Cap Fund Growth ₹122.65
↑ 0.07 ₹4,169 3.1 12.3 45.1 20.4 20.4 34.1 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 15 Mar 24
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2023 (%) Nippon India Small Cap Fund Growth ₹135.944
↑ 0.19 ₹45,894 -0.2 9.6 50 31.4 27.7 48.9 L&T Emerging Businesses Fund Growth ₹66.6516
↑ 0.16 ₹13,981 -3.2 6.5 42 29.7 22 46.1 HDFC Small Cap Fund Growth ₹114.445
↑ 0.34 ₹28,607 -0.1 8.3 44 29 21.2 44.8 Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Growth ₹142.419
↑ 0.18 ₹11,834 -1.1 12 49.3 27.6 21.5 52.1 ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Growth ₹73.21
↑ 0.31 ₹7,455 0 6.8 39.3 25.5 24.5 37.9 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 15 Mar 24
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2023 (%) ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund Growth ₹805.34
↓ -3.78 ₹10,854 6.3 15.9 43.5 24.3 20.4 29.9 HDFC Growth Opportunities Fund Growth ₹280.969
↓ -1.84 ₹16,033 3.3 13.5 47.5 23.3 20 37.7 IDFC Core Equity Fund Growth ₹104.861
↓ -0.48 ₹3,723 5.4 16.8 49.1 22.1 18.6 36.2 Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund Growth ₹183.316
↑ 2.03 ₹3,124 2.9 13.6 38.9 21.9 19.2 UTI Core Equity Fund Growth ₹142.56
↓ -0.67 ₹2,500 5.3 13.2 46.1 20.9 18.1 34.4 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 15 Mar 24
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2023 (%) SBI Magnum Tax Gain Fund Growth ₹361.809
↓ -2.51 ₹20,085 11 21.5 56.9 25.1 20.5 40 HDFC Tax Saver Fund Growth ₹1,144.85
↓ -7.59 ₹13,441 5.9 17.2 45.8 24.4 17.2 33.2 BOI AXA Tax Advantage Fund Growth ₹144.89
↓ -0.34 ₹1,090 6.3 19.6 51.7 22.2 24.1 34.8 IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund Growth ₹134.825
↓ -0.88 ₹5,976 4.6 10.7 39 20.9 19.3 28.3 IDBI Equity Advantage Fund Growth ₹43.39
↑ 0.04 ₹485 9.7 15.1 16.9 20.8 10 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 15 Mar 24
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2023 (%) Nippon India Multi Cap Fund Growth ₹237.894
↓ -0.75 ₹25,723 4.7 11.6 48.6 26.7 19.4 38.1 JM Multicap Fund Growth ₹82.7177
↓ -0.59 ₹1,438 7.4 19.9 54.7 24.5 21.8 40 HDFC Equity Fund Growth ₹1,580.66
↓ -7.79 ₹47,642 5.9 15.6 43.3 24 19 30.6 Mahindra Badhat Yojana Growth ₹29.3097
↓ -0.08 ₹2,936 4.8 14.2 47.3 23 22.5 34.2 Parag Parikh Long Term Equity Fund Growth ₹68.6216
↑ 0.41 ₹55,034 6.5 15.6 41.5 21.7 22.5 36.6 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 15 Mar 24
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2023 (%) SBI PSU Fund Growth ₹27.0244
↓ -0.33 ₹1,432 14.5 34.3 80.6 34.9 21.7 54 Invesco India PSU Equity Fund Growth ₹52.74
↓ -0.82 ₹775 13.6 35.4 78.2 33.3 25.1 54.5 HDFC Infrastructure Fund Growth ₹39.979
↑ 0.01 ₹1,476 7.6 25.6 74 34.2 18.6 55.4 Nippon India Power and Infra Fund Growth ₹293.585
↓ -0.45 ₹3,885 9.7 25.7 68.6 33.2 24.5 58 Franklin Build India Fund Growth ₹115.071
↓ -0.39 ₹2,035 7 25.8 64.4 30.8 22.5 51.1 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 15 Mar 24
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2023 (%) HDFC Focused 30 Fund Growth ₹181.667
↓ -0.80 ₹9,317 5.5 15.2 40.9 26 18.7 29.6 ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund Growth ₹71.71
↓ -0.39 ₹6,823 8.1 16.2 45.2 21.3 19.1 28.3 Franklin India Focused Equity Fund Growth ₹91.4101
↓ -0.23 ₹10,643 5.2 11.4 37.4 19.2 17.8 23.5 IIFL Focused Equity Fund Growth ₹39.9764
↓ -0.28 ₹6,266 2 9.7 35.1 17.9 21.2 29.8 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 15 Mar 24
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2023 (%) ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund Growth ₹43.78
↓ -0.28 ₹3,454 9.4 23.2 51.6 28.8 21.6 38.8 Aditya Birla Sun Life Dividend Yield Fund Growth ₹393.27
↑ 5.65 ₹1,277 6.7 19.8 49 25.7 19.9 40.3 Templeton India Equity Income Fund Growth ₹124.716
↑ 2.10 ₹1,994 13 23.4 43.2 24.7 21.8 33.3 Principal Dividend Yield Fund Growth ₹120.433
↓ -1.14 ₹783 3.8 17.3 41.6 19.5 18.1 34 UTI Dividend Yield Fund Growth ₹142.645
↓ -1.28 ₹3,527 5.1 13.9 39.2 19.1 16.9 35.4 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 15 Mar 24
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2023 (%) ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund Growth ₹391.04
↑ 3.19 ₹39,376 9.5 17.9 43.8 25.8 22.3 31.4 IDFC Sterling Value Fund Growth ₹128.788
↓ -1.00 ₹8,161 6.1 13.5 42.5 25.3 20.2 32.6 JM Value Fund Growth ₹83.3207
↓ -0.80 ₹499 4.9 17.5 54.7 25 21.5 47.7 L&T India Value Fund Growth ₹88.6305
↓ -0.29 ₹11,239 3.8 17.1 48.8 24.4 20.2 39.4 Templeton India Value Fund Growth ₹625.522
↑ 5.76 ₹1,728 7.2 15.5 43.2 24 19.8 33.7 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 14 Mar 24
*Below is list of Equity Funds
having AUM >= 50 Crore
having best returns in last 1 Year
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The objective of the scheme would be to provide investors with opportunities for long-term growth in capital along with the liquidity of an open-ended scheme through an active management of investments in a diversified basket of equity stocks of domestic Public Sector Undertakings and in debt and money market instruments issued by PSUs AND others. SBI PSU Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 7 Jul 10. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for SBI PSU Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To generate capital appreciation by investing in Equity and Equity Related Instruments of companies where the Central / State Government(s) has majority shareholding or management control or has powers to appoint majority of directors. However, there is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved. The Scheme does not assure or guarantee any returns. Invesco India PSU Equity Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 18 Nov 09. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Invesco India PSU Equity Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To seek long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of companies engaged in or expected to benefit from growth and development of infrastructure. HDFC Infrastructure Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 10 Mar 08. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for HDFC Infrastructure Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Reliance Diversified Power Sector Fund) The primary investment objective of the scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of companies in the power sector. Nippon India Power and Infra Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 8 May 04. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Nippon India Power and Infra Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The Scheme seeks to achieve capital appreciation by investing in companies engaged directly or indirectly in infrastructure related activities. Franklin Build India Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 4 Sep 09. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Franklin Build India Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of the scheme is to seek to generate long-term capital growth through an active diversified portfolio of predominantly equity and equity related instruments of companies that are participating in and benefiting from growth in Indian infrastructure and infrastructural related activities. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be realized. IDFC Infrastructure Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 8 Mar 11. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for IDFC Infrastructure Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. SBI PSU Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 7.5% since its launch. Ranked 31 in Sectoral
category. Return for 2023 was 54% , 2022 was 29% and 2021 was 32.4% . SBI PSU Fund
Growth Launch Date 7 Jul 10 NAV (15 Mar 24) ₹27.0244 ↓ -0.33 (-1.22 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,432 on 31 Jan 24 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.52 Sharpe Ratio 2.16 Information Ratio -0.95 Alpha Ratio -9.21 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 28 Feb 19 ₹10,000 29 Feb 20 ₹10,352 28 Feb 21 ₹11,711 28 Feb 22 ₹13,873 28 Feb 23 ₹15,944 29 Feb 24 ₹30,740 Returns for SBI PSU Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 15 Mar 24 Duration Returns 1 Month -7.8% 3 Month 14.5% 6 Month 34.3% 1 Year 80.6% 3 Year 34.9% 5 Year 21.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 54% 2022 29% 2021 32.4% 2020 -10% 2019 6% 2018 -23.8% 2017 21.9% 2016 16.2% 2015 -11.1% 2014 41.5% Fund Manager information for SBI PSU Fund
Name Since Tenure Richard D'souza 1 Aug 14 9.59 Yr. Data below for SBI PSU Fund as on 31 Jan 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 42.1% Industrials 17.94% Utility 14.56% Basic Materials 12.13% Energy 10.94% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.32% Equity 97.68% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 10 | SBIN10% ₹170 Cr 2,277,500 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 10 | 5325558% ₹146 Cr 4,343,244
↑ 1,500,000 Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 10 | 5328987% ₹128 Cr 4,535,554
↑ 1,200,000 Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | 5003125% ₹91 Cr 3,455,000 Housing & Urban Development Corp Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 | 5405305% ₹83 Cr 4,350,000 RITES Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | RITES4% ₹73 Cr 930,000
↑ 235,000 Indian Oil Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 15 | IOC4% ₹71 Cr 4,281,804
↑ 3,000,000 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | 5001034% ₹68 Cr 3,000,000 NHPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | NHPC4% ₹67 Cr 7,600,000
↑ 4,100,000 Punjab National Bank (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | 5324614% ₹66 Cr 5,425,000 2. Invesco India PSU Equity Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 12.3% since its launch. Ranked 33 in Sectoral
category. Return for 2023 was 54.5% , 2022 was 20.5% and 2021 was 31.1% . Invesco India PSU Equity Fund
Growth Launch Date 18 Nov 09 NAV (15 Mar 24) ₹52.74 ↓ -0.82 (-1.53 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹775 on 31 Jan 24 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.46 Sharpe Ratio 2.52 Information Ratio -1.26 Alpha Ratio -0.88 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 28 Feb 19 ₹10,000 29 Feb 20 ₹12,329 28 Feb 21 ₹13,890 28 Feb 22 ₹16,264 28 Feb 23 ₹18,772 29 Feb 24 ₹35,374 Returns for Invesco India PSU Equity Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 15 Mar 24 Duration Returns 1 Month -5.7% 3 Month 13.6% 6 Month 35.4% 1 Year 78.2% 3 Year 33.3% 5 Year 25.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 54.5% 2022 20.5% 2021 31.1% 2020 6.1% 2019 10.1% 2018 -16.9% 2017 24.3% 2016 17.9% 2015 2.5% 2014 54.5% Fund Manager information for Invesco India PSU Equity Fund
Name Since Tenure Dhimant Kothari 19 May 20 3.79 Yr. Data below for Invesco India PSU Equity Fund as on 31 Jan 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Utility 27.26% Industrials 26.01% Financial Services 23.09% Energy 19.61% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.04% Equity 95.96% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Bharat Electronics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 17 | BEL9% ₹78 Cr 3,801,222
↑ 62,232 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 May 19 | 5325559% ₹76 Cr 2,254,157
↑ 16,754 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | SBIN9% ₹73 Cr 975,626
↓ -5,256 Coal India Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | COALINDIA8% ₹67 Cr 1,526,429
↓ -106,386 Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 22 | 5328987% ₹60 Cr 2,126,667
↑ 477,183 Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 18 | 5005476% ₹50 Cr 833,087 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | HAL6% ₹49 Cr 157,644 NHPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | NHPC6% ₹48 Cr 5,435,618
↑ 144,875 Bank of Baroda (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | 5321345% ₹38 Cr 1,431,527 Container Corporation of India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 17 | CONCOR4% ₹38 Cr 386,333 3. HDFC Infrastructure Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of since its launch. Ranked 26 in Sectoral
category. Return for 2023 was 55.4% , 2022 was 19.3% and 2021 was 43.2% . HDFC Infrastructure Fund
Growth Launch Date 10 Mar 08 NAV (15 Mar 24) ₹39.979 ↑ 0.01 (0.03 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,476 on 31 Jan 24 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.56 Sharpe Ratio 3.14 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 300 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 28 Feb 19 ₹10,000 29 Feb 20 ₹8,716 28 Feb 21 ₹10,755 28 Feb 22 ₹12,802 28 Feb 23 ₹14,937 29 Feb 24 ₹27,153 Returns for HDFC Infrastructure Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 15 Mar 24 Duration Returns 1 Month -2.6% 3 Month 7.6% 6 Month 25.6% 1 Year 74% 3 Year 34.2% 5 Year 18.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 55.4% 2022 19.3% 2021 43.2% 2020 -7.5% 2019 -3.4% 2018 -29% 2017 43.3% 2016 -1.9% 2015 -2.5% 2014 73.9% Fund Manager information for HDFC Infrastructure Fund
Name Since Tenure Srinivasan Ramamurthy 12 Jan 24 0.13 Yr. Dhruv Muchhal 22 Jun 23 0.69 Yr. Data below for HDFC Infrastructure Fund as on 31 Jan 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 44.34% Financial Services 20.29% Basic Materials 10.04% Energy 6.36% Utility 4.48% Consumer Cyclical 2.77% Technology 2.11% Real Estate 1.29% Communication Services 1.11% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.72% Equity 92.8% Debt 1.47% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | ICICIBANK7% ₹111 Cr 1,075,000
↑ 260,000 J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 15 | JKIL7% ₹104 Cr 1,613,625 Coal India Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | COALINDIA6% ₹88 Cr 2,165,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 12 | LT5% ₹73 Cr 209,762 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 17 | 5325554% ₹66 Cr 2,084,125 Premier Explosives Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 May 17 | PREMEXPLN4% ₹58 Cr 414,877 Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | KPIL4% ₹54 Cr 683,608 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | HDFCBANK3% ₹51 Cr 350,000
↑ 180,000 Inox Wind Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | 5390833% ₹46 Cr 966,489
↑ 106,548 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 08 | SBIN3% ₹45 Cr 704,361 4. Nippon India Power and Infra Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 18.6% since its launch. Ranked 13 in Sectoral
category. Return for 2023 was 58% , 2022 was 10.9% and 2021 was 48.9% . Nippon India Power and Infra Fund
Growth Launch Date 8 May 04 NAV (15 Mar 24) ₹293.585 ↓ -0.45 (-0.15 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,885 on 31 Jan 24 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.23 Sharpe Ratio 3.39 Information Ratio 1.76 Alpha Ratio 12.06 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 28 Feb 19 ₹10,000 29 Feb 20 ₹9,918 28 Feb 21 ₹13,467 28 Feb 22 ₹16,119 28 Feb 23 ₹19,031 29 Feb 24 ₹33,826 Returns for Nippon India Power and Infra Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 15 Mar 24 Duration Returns 1 Month -1.9% 3 Month 9.7% 6 Month 25.7% 1 Year 68.6% 3 Year 33.2% 5 Year 24.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18.6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 58% 2022 10.9% 2021 48.9% 2020 10.8% 2019 -2.9% 2018 -21.1% 2017 61.7% 2016 0.1% 2015 0.3% 2014 50.8% Fund Manager information for Nippon India Power and Infra Fund
Name Since Tenure Sanjay Doshi 2 Jan 17 7.16 Yr. Kinjal Desai 25 May 18 5.77 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Power and Infra Fund as on 31 Jan 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 37.72% Utility 14.4% Basic Materials 9.78% Energy 8.03% Communication Services 6.62% Consumer Cyclical 6.41% Technology 5.2% Real Estate 4.25% Health Care 1.82% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.78% Equity 94.22% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 | RELIANCE6% ₹270 Cr 925,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 07 | LT6% ₹261 Cr 750,000
↑ 110,663 Bosch Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 21 | 5005306% ₹239 Cr 83,500 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 May 09 | 5325556% ₹235 Cr 7,000,000 UltraTech Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 19 | ULTRACEMCO5% ₹208 Cr 210,000
↑ 10,000 Kaynes Technology India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 | KAYNES5% ₹198 Cr 670,000
↑ 92,352 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 18 | BHARTIARTL4% ₹169 Cr 1,500,000
↑ 150,000 Cyient DLM Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | 5439333% ₹137 Cr 1,708,669
↑ 158,099 Honeywell Automation India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | HONAUT3% ₹137 Cr 36,000
↑ 13,882 Container Corporation of India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | CONCOR3% ₹125 Cr 1,274,151 5. Franklin Build India Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 18.3% since its launch. Ranked 4 in Sectoral
category. Return for 2023 was 51.1% , 2022 was 11.2% and 2021 was 45.9% . Franklin Build India Fund
Growth Launch Date 4 Sep 09 NAV (15 Mar 24) ₹115.071 ↓ -0.39 (-0.34 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹2,035 on 31 Jan 24 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.29 Sharpe Ratio 3.16 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 28 Feb 19 ₹10,000 29 Feb 20 ₹9,954 28 Feb 21 ₹13,237 28 Feb 22 ₹16,015 28 Feb 23 ₹18,267 29 Feb 24 ₹31,368 Returns for Franklin Build India Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 15 Mar 24 Duration Returns 1 Month -2.7% 3 Month 7% 6 Month 25.8% 1 Year 64.4% 3 Year 30.8% 5 Year 22.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 51.1% 2022 11.2% 2021 45.9% 2020 5.4% 2019 6% 2018 -10.7% 2017 43.3% 2016 8.4% 2015 2.1% 2014 93.8% Fund Manager information for Franklin Build India Fund
Name Since Tenure Ajay Argal 18 Oct 21 2.37 Yr. Kiran Sebastian 7 Feb 22 2.06 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 2.37 Yr. Data below for Franklin Build India Fund as on 31 Jan 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 40.22% Utility 14.64% Financial Services 12.07% Energy 10.06% Basic Materials 5.65% Consumer Cyclical 4.75% Communication Services 4.09% Real Estate 3.49% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.05% Equity 94.95% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 20 | LT9% ₹179 Cr 513,211 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 16 | 5325557% ₹146 Cr 4,600,000 Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 | 5003126% ₹121 Cr 4,800,000 Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | 5328985% ₹106 Cr 4,100,000 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | RELIANCE4% ₹84 Cr 293,024
↑ 55,024 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 09 | BHARTIARTL4% ₹83 Cr 710,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 12 | ICICIBANK4% ₹82 Cr 800,000 Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | KIRLOSENG4% ₹80 Cr 1,119,847 KEI Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | KEI4% ₹73 Cr 229,407 Sobha Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 17 | SOBHA3% ₹71 Cr 490,000
↓ -20,000 6. IDFC Infrastructure Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 11.4% since its launch. Ranked 1 in Sectoral
category. Return for 2023 was 50.3% , 2022 was 1.7% and 2021 was 64.8% . IDFC Infrastructure Fund
Growth Launch Date 8 Mar 11 NAV (15 Mar 24) ₹40.579 ↓ -0.08 (-0.19 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹965 on 31 Jan 24 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC IDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.44 Sharpe Ratio 3.34 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-365 Days (1%),365 Days and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 28 Feb 19 ₹10,000 29 Feb 20 ₹9,597 28 Feb 21 ₹13,458 28 Feb 22 ₹16,871 28 Feb 23 ₹18,229 29 Feb 24 ₹31,471 Returns for IDFC Infrastructure Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 15 Mar 24 Duration Returns 1 Month -0.8% 3 Month 10.5% 6 Month 24.3% 1 Year 63.5% 3 Year 29.7% 5 Year 21.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 11.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 50.3% 2022 1.7% 2021 64.8% 2020 6.3% 2019 -5.3% 2018 -25.9% 2017 58.7% 2016 10.7% 2015 -0.2% 2014 43.2% Fund Manager information for IDFC Infrastructure Fund
Name Since Tenure Vishal Biraia 24 Jan 24 0.1 Yr. Ritika Behera 7 Oct 23 0.4 Yr. Data below for IDFC Infrastructure Fund as on 31 Jan 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 61.6% Basic Materials 16.49% Utility 8.76% Consumer Cyclical 4.02% Communication Services 2.96% Technology 2.75% Financial Services 1.29% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.14% Equity 97.86% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | LT6% ₹57 Cr 163,980
↓ -75,139 Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 15 | AHLUCONT5% ₹51 Cr 431,238 Torrent Power Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | 5327795% ₹48 Cr 442,900 UltraTech Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 14 | ULTRACEMCO4% ₹44 Cr 44,530
↓ -7,257 Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 17 | KIRLOSBROS4% ₹43 Cr 466,186 Bharat Electronics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 19 | BEL4% ₹42 Cr 2,028,839
↓ -635,761 JK Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 17 | JKCEMENT4% ₹41 Cr 91,403
↓ -5,477 GPT Infraprojects Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 | GPTINFRA3% ₹30 Cr 1,619,950 Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | 5322863% ₹28 Cr 366,666 ITD Cementation India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 15 | 5094963% ₹28 Cr 843,106
↓ -128,598
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 |
---|---|---|
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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