Invesco India Mid Cap Fund Vs Invesco India Multicap Fund

Invesco India Mid Cap Fund and Invesco India Multicap Fund both the schemes are offered by the same Mutual Fund company. Also, these schemes are offered under the same category of Mid & Small-Cap domain of Equity Fund. mid cap funds in simple terms are the schemes whose accumulated pooled money is invested in equity and equity-related instruments of mid-cap companies. These schemes have a market capitalization of more than INR 500 Crores but less than INR 10,000 Crores. Mid-cap schemes are generally a good investment option in the long-term tenure. Mid-cap companies respond fast to the new innovations in the market by adapting them. Though Invesco India Mid Cap Fund andInvesco India Multicap Fund belong to the same category, nevertheless; numerous differences exist between them. So, let’s understand the differences between Invesco India Mid Cap Fund and Invesco India Multicap Fund through this article.

Invesco India Mid Cap Fund

Invesco India Mid Cap Fund is a part of Invesco Mutual Funds and its investment objective is to generate capital appreciation in the long-term by predominantly Investing in stocks of mid-cap companies. The scheme uses Nifty Midcap 100 Index as its base to build its portfolio. The risk-appetite of Invesco India Mid Cap Fund is moderately high. The fund managers of Invesco India Mid Cap Fund are Mr. Taher Badshah and Mr. Pranav Gokhale. As per the Asset Allocation objective of the scheme, it invests around 65-100% of its fund money in stocks of mid-cap companies. The remaining amount is invested in stocks of companies belonging to other market capitalization and debt and money market instruments. The scheme uses the bottom-up approach of stock selection. Piramal Enterprises Limited, IndusInd Bank Limited, United Breweries Limited, and Ajanta Pharma Limited are some of the holdings of Invesco India Mid Cap Fund’s portfolio as of March 31, 2018.

Invesco India Multicap Fund (Erstwhile Invesco India Mid N Small Cap Fund)

Invesco India Multicap Fund (earlier known as Invesco India Mid and small cap Fund) invests its corpus in stocks of companies across market capitalization. This scheme is known as Invesco India Multicap Fund. Invesco India Multicap Fund uses S&P BSE AllCap index as its benchmark to construct its portfolio. Some of the top holdings of this scheme of Invesco Mutual Fund as of March 31, 2018, include United Spirits Limited, MRF Limited, Coromandel International Limited, and IndusInd Bank Limited. Invesco’s this scheme is also managed by Mr. Taher Badshah and Mr. Pranav Gokhale. The risk-appetite of Invesco India Multicap Fund is also moderately high. As per the asset allocation of the scheme, it invests between 65-100% of its pooled money in equity and equity-related instruments.

Invesco India Mid Cap Fund Vs Invesco India Multicap Fund

Though both the schemes belong to the same category of Equity Funds and are offered by the same fund house, nevertheless; there are numerous differences between them. So, let us understand the differences between the schemes through this article.

Basics Section

Being the first section in the comparison, it includes parameters such as current NAV, Fincash Rating, and scheme category. With respect to Fincash Rating, it can be said that both the schemes are rated as 2-Star Schemes. Also with respect to the scheme category, it can be said that both the schemes are a part of Equity Mid & Small-Cap category. However, both the schemes differ marginally on account of NAV. The NAV of Invesco India Mid Cap Fund was approximately INR 49 and of Invesco India Multicap Fund was around INR 50 as on May 03, 2018. The comparison of the basics section is tabulated below as follows.

Performance Section

This section compares the differences in the Compounded Annual Growth Rate or CAGR returns between both the schemes at different intervals. These intervals are 3 Month Return, 1 Year Return, 3 Year Return, and 5 Year Return. Based on the CAGR returns, it can be stated that in certain time intervals, Invesco India Mid Cap Fund has done well, while in others; Invesco India Multicap Fund has performed better. The summary of performance section is tabulated as follows.

Yearly Performance Section

It is the third section in the comparison of the schemes. This section analyzes the differences in the absolute returns generated by both the schemes for a particular year. The comparison of absolute returns also states that in certain years, Invesco India Mid Cap Fund leads the race while in others, Invesco India Multicap Fund leads the race. The table given below summarizes the comparison of yearly performance section.

Other Details Section

Being the last section in the comparison, it includes parameters such as AUM, minimum lumpsum investment, minimum SIP investment, and exit load. The minimum SIP and lumpsum investment for both the schemes are same, that is, INR 500 and INR 5,000 respectively. Moreover, the exit load for both the schemes is also same. However, there is a considerable difference in the AUM of both the schemes. As of March 31, 2018, the AUM of Invesco India Mid Cap Fund was approximately INR 171 Crores while of Invesco India Multicap Fund was around INR 513 Crores. The table given below summarizes the comparison of other details section.

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