+91-22-48913909SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund Vs L&T Midcap Fund
SBI Magnum mid cap fund and L&T Midcap Fund both belong to the Mid Cap Category of Equity Funds. Both these schemes invest their accumulated fund money in equity and equity-related instruments of companies having a Market capitalization between INR 500 – INR 10,000 Crores. Though both the schemes belong to the same category yet; there are differences with respect to their performance, AUM, current NAV, and many other related factors. So, let us understand the differences between SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund and L&T Midcap Fund through this article.
About SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
SBI Mid Cap Fund is offered by SBI Mutual Fund under Mid Cap category. It is an open-ended scheme which was launched on March 29, 2005. The scheme’s objective is to attain Capital growth in long-term by Investing in equity and equity-related instruments of Mid Cap companies. The scheme uses Nifty MidSmallcap 400 Index to construct its Portfolio.
The top 10 holdings of SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund’s portfolio include Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited, Dixon Technologies (India) Limited, Sheela Foam Limited, and Federal Bank Limited.
The fund is suitable for investors looking for capital appreciation for long-term tenure. The scheme follows bottom-up approach of stock selection.
Overview of L&T Midcap Fund
L&T Midcap Fund is an open-ended equity fund which was incepted on August 09, 2004. The fund house who owns the L&T Midcap Fund is L&T Mutual Fund. The scheme’s objective is to attain capital appreciation by investing in shares of Mid Cap companies. The scheme uses Nifty Free Float Midcap 100 Index to construct its portfolio.
The top 10 constituents of L&T Mid Cap Fund’s portfolio include Sundaram Finance Limited, IndusInd Bank Limited, Union Bank of India, Canara Bank, Oberoi Realty Limited, and much more.
SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund Vs L&T Midcap Fund
The parameters or elements that are used to compare both the scheme are divided into four categories, namely, basic section, performance section, yearly performance section, and other details section. So, let us have a look at each of these parameters and see how the funds stand against each other.
Basics Section
The elements compared in this section include Category of Scheme, Fincash Rating, Current NAV, AUM, expense ratio and much more. To begin with the scheme’s category, we can see that both the schemes belong to the same category, that is, Equity Mid Cap.
Fincash Rating, it can be said that L&T Midcap Fund has a 4-Star rating, while SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund has 3-Star rating.
The following table summarizes the various comparison components of the basics section.
Parameters Basics NAV Net Assets (Cr) Launch Date Rating Category Sub Cat. Category Rank Risk Expense Ratio Sharpe Ratio Information Ratio Alpha Ratio Benchmark Exit Load SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹226.829 ↑ 0.29 (0.13 %) ₹22,547 on 31 Jul 25 29 Mar 05 ☆☆☆ Equity Mid Cap 28 Moderately High 1.67 -0.57 -1.23 -3.78 Not Available 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Essel Large and Midcap Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹34.7215 ↑ 0.12 (0.35 %) ₹317 on 31 Jul 25 7 Dec 15 Equity Large & Mid Cap Moderately High 2.19 -0.54 -1.43 -2.32 Not Available 0-365 Days (1%),365 Days and above(NIL)
Performance Section
As the name mentions, this scheme compares the CAGR performance of both the schemes at various time frames. Some of the timeframes for which the performance is compared are 1 Month, 3 Months, 1 Year, 5 Years, and Since Inception. When we look at the performance of both the schemes in almost all the time periods, L&T Midcap Fund has performed better as compared to SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund. However, the difference between both the schemes is not much. The table given below tabulates the performance of both the schemes at different timeframes.
Parameters Performance 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since launch SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details -0.5% -2.2% 10.1% -6.6% 14.6% 25% 16.5% Essel Large and Midcap Fund
Growth
Fund Details 0.5% -0.3% 13.6% -5.8% 12.2% 18.6% 13.6%
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Yearly Performance
This category gives the absolute performance of both the schemes on a yearly Basis. Here, too we can say that; L&T Midcap Fund’s performance is better as compared to SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund in many instances. The yearly performance of both the schemes is tabulated as follows.
Parameters Yearly Performance 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details 20.3% 34.5% 3% 52.2% 30.4% Essel Large and Midcap Fund
Growth
Fund Details 16.1% 23.5% 0.3% 44.1% 8%
Other Details Section
This section is the last section in case of comparison between both the schemes. Some of the comparison elements that form part of this section include, Minimum SIP Investment and Minimum Lumpsum Investment. The Minimum SIP investment in case of both the schemes is same, that is, INR 500. Similarly, the Minimum Lumpsum Investment is also same for both the schemes, that is, INR 5,000.
SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund is managed by Ms Sohini Andani.
The Fund Managers managing the L&T Midcap Fund are Mr. S. N. Lahiri and Mr. Vihang Naik.
The table given below summarizes the elements of other details section.
Parameters Other Details Min SIP Investment Min Investment Fund Manager SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹500 ₹5,000 Bhavin Vithlani - 1.42 Yr. Essel Large and Midcap Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹500 ₹1,000 Ashutosh Shirwaikar - 2.09 Yr.
Growth of 10k Investments over the years
SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 20 ₹10,000 31 Aug 21 ₹17,626 31 Aug 22 ₹20,582 31 Aug 23 ₹24,278 31 Aug 24 ₹33,252 31 Aug 25 ₹30,751 Essel Large and Midcap Fund
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 20 ₹10,000 31 Aug 21 ₹16,092 31 Aug 22 ₹17,312 31 Aug 23 ₹19,900 31 Aug 24 ₹25,766 31 Aug 25 ₹24,009
Detailed Assets & Holdings Comparison
SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.93% Equity 94.94% Debt 0.13% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 25.19% Consumer Cyclical 17.47% Basic Materials 11.77% Industrials 11.51% Health Care 9.95% Technology 4.75% Real Estate 4.48% Consumer Defensive 4.09% Utility 2.73% Communication Services 1.61% Energy 1.39% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity CRISIL Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 21 | CRISIL4% ₹839 Cr 1,582,641
↓ -17,359 Sundaram Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | SUNDARMFIN3% ₹697 Cr 1,490,000 Shree Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | 5003873% ₹693 Cr 225,000 Tata Elxsi Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | TATAELXSI3% ₹640 Cr 1,050,000 Torrent Power Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 | 5327793% ₹616 Cr 4,700,000 Schaeffler India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 14 | SCHAEFFLER3% ₹604 Cr 1,465,945
↓ -134,055 Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 15 | M&MFIN3% ₹579 Cr 22,500,000 Biocon Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | BIOCON2% ₹547 Cr 13,969,697 The Federal Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 12 | FEDERALBNK2% ₹547 Cr 27,000,000 Bharat Forge Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 20 | 5004932% ₹526 Cr 4,500,000 Essel Large and Midcap Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.77% Equity 94.23% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 33.03% Industrials 14.53% Consumer Cyclical 10.47% Health Care 9.28% Basic Materials 7.24% Technology 6.04% Consumer Defensive 5.79% Communication Services 5.17% Energy 2.68% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | HDFCBANK6% ₹19 Cr 93,092 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 18 | ICICIBANK4% ₹13 Cr 86,900 UPL Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | UPL3% ₹10 Cr 140,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 18 | 5322153% ₹10 Cr 89,500 Shriram Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | SHRIRAMFIN3% ₹9 Cr 143,500 Astral Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | ASTRAL3% ₹9 Cr 62,500 Jubilant Foodworks Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 20 | JUBLFOOD3% ₹8 Cr 129,000 The Federal Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 21 | FEDERALBNK3% ₹8 Cr 410,000 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 25 | KOTAKBANK3% ₹8 Cr 40,500 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹8 Cr 41,650
Thus, from the above elements, it can be said that both the schemes differ on account of various parameters. However, it is always advised to individuals to understand a scheme’s modalities completely before investing. They should check if the fund’s objective is in-line with theirs. They should also check various parameters such as returns, Underlying asset portfolio, fund manager managing the scheme and much more. Additionally, they can take help of a financial advisor, if required. Through this individual can ensure that their money is safe and their objectives are met timely.
All efforts have been made to ensure the information provided here is accurate. However, no guarantees are made regarding correctness of data. Please verify with scheme information document before making any investment.
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