SBI Magnum Multicap Fund Vs Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund

SBI Magnum Multicap Fund and Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund have numerous differences between them though they belong to the same category of diversified Equity Fund. Diversified Funds are also known as Multicap or Flexicap funds. In simple terms, these schemes invest their corpus in stocks of all Market-caps that is- large-cap, mid-cap, and small cap stocks. Diversified funds are a good investment option for mid and long-term. Based on the Asset Allocation of the schemes, diversified funds invest around 10% of their corpus in small-cap stocks, 10-40% in mid-cap stocks, and around 40-60% in large-cap stocks. Sometimes, diversified funds may not invest in stocks of small-cap companies. So, let us understand the differences between SBI Magnum Multicap Fund and Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund through this article.

SBI Magnum Multicap Fund

SBI Magnum Multicap Fund is suitable for individuals seeking for long-term Capital appreciation along with long-term investment horizon. The aim of SBI Magnum Multicap Fund is to achieve for capital growth in the long term by Investing the fund money in shares of companies across market capitalization spectrum. The scheme uses S&P BSE 500 Index as its benchmark to construct its Portfolio. Based on the asset allocation objective of SBI Magnum Multicap Fund, it invests around 50-90% of its pooled money in shares of large-cap companies, 10-40% in mid-cap companies, and 0-10% in small-cap companies. SBI Magnum Multicap Fund is managed by Mr. Anup Upadhyay. As on March 31, 2018, the top 10 holdings of SBI Magnum Multicap Fund’s portfolio consisted of HDFC Bank Limited, Infosys Limited, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, and Maruti Suzuki India Limited.

Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund

Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund (earlier known as Kotak Opportunities Scheme) is offered and managed by Kotak Mutual Fund. This scheme was launched on September 09, 2004. The investment objective of Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund is to invest the pooled money in a diversified portfolio predominantly consisting of equity and equity-related instruments thereby; attaining capital appreciation. Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund uses Nifty 500 as its benchmark to build its portfolio. Reliance Industries Limited, Larsen & Toubro Limited, ICICI Bank Limited, Coromandel International Limited, and Infosys Limited, are some of the Top 10 constituents of Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund’s portfolio as on March 31, 2018. Kotak Opportunities Scheme is solely managed by Mr. Harsha Upadhyaya. Kotak Opportunities Scheme invests around 65-100% of its accumulated fund money in equity and equity-related securities while the remaining in fixed Income and money market securities.

SBI Magnum Multicap Fund Vs Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund

Both SBI Magnum Multicap Fund and Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund belong to the same category nevertheless; they differ on numerous parameters. So, let us analyze the differences between these schemes that are classified into four sections, listed below as follows.

Basics Section

Being the first section in the comparison, it includes parameters such as current NAV, scheme category, and Fincash Rating. With respect to the scheme category, it can be said that both the schemes are a part of Equity Diversified. The comparison of current NAV reveals that there is a significant difference between the NAV of both the schemes. As on April 30, 2018, the NAV of SBI Magnum Multicap Fund was approximately INR 48 while of Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund was around INR 116. Comparing Fincash Category, it can be said that SBI Magnum Multicap Fund is rated as a 4-Star scheme, while Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund is rated as a 5-Star Scheme. The summary of the basics section is as follows.

Performance Section

It is the second section in the comparison of the schemes. The comparable element forming part of the performance section is Compounded Annual Growth Rate or CAGR returns. The CAGR returns are compared at different time intervals such as 1 Month Return, 1 Year Return, 5 Year Return, and Return since Inception. The comparison of performance section reveals that in most instances, SBI Magnum Multicap Fund leads the race.

Yearly Performance Section

Being the third section, it compares the absolute returns generated by both schemes for a particular year. This analysis or yearly performance section states that in certain years, SBI Magnum Multicap Fund leads the race and in others, Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund leads the race. The summary comparison of the yearly performance section is tabulated as follows.

Other Details Section

AUM, minimum SIP investment, minimum lumpsum investment, and exit load are some of the details forming part of other details section. The minimum SIP and lumpsum investment are different for both the schemes. In case of SBI Magnum Multicap Fund, the minimum SIP and lumpsum amounts are INR 500 and INR 1,000 respectively. Similarly, for Kotak Opportunities Scheme, the minimum SIP and lumpsum amount are INR 1,000 and INR 5,000 respectively. Even the AUM of both the schemes is not same. The AUM of SBI Mutual Fund’s scheme was around INR 4,704 Crores while of Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund was nearly INR 2,356 Crores as of March 31, 2018. The summary comparison of other details section is as shown in the table given below.

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