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Mutual Funds Vs Stocks
Mutual Funds or stock markets directly – where to invest, is one of the oldest debates when it comes to personal Wealth Management. Mutual funds allow you to invest a certain amount in a fund where the fund managers use their expertise to invest a client’s money in a variety of stocks to achieve the highest rate of return. Investing in stock markets gives you greater control over the investment on shares is made by the user. However, it makes them more prone to risks as they have to directly deal with the markets.
Difference: Mutual Funds Vs Stocks/Shares
1. Understanding Mutual Funds and Stocks
When compared on a risk Factor, stocks happen to be far riskier than mutual funds. The risk in mutual funds is spread across and hence reduced with the pooling in of diverse stocks. With stock,s one has to extensive research before investing, especially if you are a novice investor. Visit fincash for more details on the various areas of investments. In the case of mutual funds, the research is done, and the fund is managed by a mutual fund manager.
This service though is not free and comes with an annual Management Fee that is charged by the fund house under Total Expense Ration (TER).
2. When investing as a beginner
If you are a new investor with little or no experience in the financial markets, it is advisable to start with mutual funds as not only the risk is comparatively lesser but also because the decisions are made by an expert. These professionals have the insight to analyze and interpret financial data to gauge the outlook of a prospective investment.
3. Associated Costs
Though you have to pay a fee to mutual fund managers unlike in the case of stocks that you buy individually, the Economies of Scale also come into play. It is true that active management of funds is an affair that does not come free of cost. But the truth is that due to their large size, mutual funds pay only a small fraction of the brokerage charges that an individual shareholder pays for brokerage. Individual investors also have to pay the charges for DEMAT which is not needed in the case of mutual funds.
4. Risk and Return
It is already established that mutual funds have the advantage of reducing the risk by diversifying a Portfolio.
Stocks on the other hand are vulnerable to the Market conditions and the performance of one stock can’t compensate for the other.
5. Short Term Capital Gain
Remember when investing in stocks, you will be liable to pay 15 percent tax on your short term Capital gains (STCG) if you sell your stocks within a span of one year. On the other hand, there is no tax on capital gains on the stocks that are sold by the fund. This can mean substantial benefits for you. The tax saved is also available for you to invest it further thus making way for further Income generation through investment. But you will have to hold on to your equity for more than a year in order to avoid paying that short-term capital gains tax.
6. Long Term Capital Gain
Long Term Capital Gain (LTCG) is taxed at 10% for gains exceeding 1 Lakh gain (As announced in Budget of 2018). which means one has to pay tax on gains incurred in period over an year (Long term) if amount exceeds 1 Lakhs in a year at a Flat rate of 10%.
7. Control on your investment
In the case of mutual funds, the decision pertaining to the choice of stocks and their trading is solely in the hands of the funds manager. You do not have control over which stock is to be picked and for what duration. As an investor, if you invest in Mutual Funds you do not have the option to exit from some stocks that are in your portfolio. The decisions pertaining to the fate of the stocks rest in the hands of the fund manager. This way, an individual investing in stocks has more control over their investment than an investor who invests in mutual funds.
8. Diversification
A well-diversified portfolio should include at least 25 to 30 stocks but that would be a huge ask for a small investor. With mutual funds, investors with small funds can also get a diversified portfolio. Buying units of a fund allows you to invest in multiple stocks without having to invest a huge corpus.
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9. Time and Research
When you invest directly, you will need to invest a lot more time and research into your stock while in the case of mutual funds you can be passive. The fund manager is the one who invests his time to manage your portfolio.
10. Investment Tracking
With an investment in mutual funds, you have the benefit of a fund manager who has extensive expertise and experience in the field. Whether it is picking the stocks or monitoring them and making allocations, you do not have to worry about any of it. This service is not available in the case of stock investments. You are responsible for picking and tracking your investment.
11. Investment Horizon
When investing in mutual funds, remember that you will have to give the funds at least 8-10 years to generate good returns as these have a longer-term growth trajectory. In the case of stocks, you can get quick and good returns if you choose the right stocks and sell them at the right time.
Despite all of this if the stock market and its intricacies are something that an individual is familiar with, they can invest directly. They must be ready to play a long term game where a stock doesn’t provide immediate returns and must also have an increased appetite for risk. Unlike investors in mutual funds, they do not have the expertise on Smart investment which fund managers can provide. Even in the best of times, investment in stocks is a risk. In comparatively tougher times, it is better to invest in mutual funds due to the advantage of portfolio diversification, professional management and constant monitoring.
The choice between mutual funds or stocks generally boils down to personal factors like trust and an individual’s ability to take risks. It is a decision to be taken with the utmost of thought with all the options carefully weighed down. However what is important for an individual is the decision to plunge into personal wealth management and attempt to make their savings useful through either mutual funds or stocks, rather than simply sitting on it.
Top Equity MF investments FY 24 - 25
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2023 (%) Nippon India Small Cap Fund Growth ₹175.253
↑ 0.33 ₹56,469 15.1 25.1 54 31.9 37 48.9 Motilal Oswal Midcap 30 Fund Growth ₹97.8029
↓ -0.55 ₹12,628 18.7 33.8 67.7 38.2 33.8 41.7 Kotak Small Cap Fund Growth ₹271.641
↓ -0.49 ₹16,707 17.6 23.6 43.6 22.4 32.6 34.8 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 25 Jul 24
*Below is the list of best mutual funds based on 5 year CAGR/Annualized and AUM > 100 Crore.
The primary investment objective of the scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related instruments of small cap companies and the secondary objective is to generate consistent returns by investing in debt and money market securities. Nippon India Small Cap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 16 Sep 10. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Nippon India Small Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Motilal Oswal MOSt Focused Midcap 30 Fund) The investment objective of the Scheme is to achieve long term capital appreciation by investing in a maximum of 30 quality mid-cap companies having long-term competitive advantages and potential for growth. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme would be achieved. Motilal Oswal Midcap 30 Fund is a Equity - Mid Cap fund was launched on 24 Feb 14. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Motilal Oswal Midcap 30 Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Kotak Midcap Scheme) The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related securities. Kotak Small Cap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 24 Feb 05. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Kotak Small Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. Nippon India Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 23% since its launch. Ranked 6 in Small Cap category. Return for 2023 was 48.9% , 2022 was 6.5% and 2021 was 74.3% . Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 16 Sep 10 NAV (25 Jul 24) ₹175.253 ↑ 0.33 (0.19 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹56,469 on 30 Jun 24 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.82 Sharpe Ratio 2.9 Information Ratio 0.96 Alpha Ratio 7.12 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 30 Jun 19 ₹10,000 30 Jun 20 ₹8,706 30 Jun 21 ₹18,155 30 Jun 22 ₹19,715 30 Jun 23 ₹27,539 30 Jun 24 ₹42,883 Returns for Nippon India Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 25 Jul 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.5% 3 Month 15.1% 6 Month 25.1% 1 Year 54% 3 Year 31.9% 5 Year 37% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 23% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 48.9% 2022 6.5% 2021 74.3% 2020 29.2% 2019 -2.5% 2018 -16.7% 2017 63% 2016 5.6% 2015 15.1% 2014 97.6% Fund Manager information for Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Samir Rachh 2 Jan 17 7.5 Yr. Kinjal Desai 25 May 18 6.11 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Small Cap Fund as on 30 Jun 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 31.35% Financial Services 13.39% Consumer Cyclical 11.98% Basic Materials 10.72% Technology 9.83% Consumer Defensive 6.72% Health Care 6.64% Communication Services 1.51% Utility 1.32% Energy 0.91% Real Estate 0.36% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.15% Equity 95.85% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | HDFCBANK2% ₹1,120 Cr 6,650,000
↑ 500,000 Tube Investments of India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 18 | TIINDIA2% ₹1,064 Cr 2,499,222 Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 12 | KIRLOSBROS2% ₹930 Cr 4,384,076 Voltamp Transformers Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 16 | VOLTAMP2% ₹873 Cr 793,529
↓ -50,869 Apar Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 17 | APARINDS1% ₹818 Cr 965,116 Tejas Networks Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 17 | TEJASNET1% ₹814 Cr 5,763,697 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | BHEL1% ₹752 Cr 25,000,000 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | MCX1% ₹726 Cr 1,851,010 ELANTAS Beck India Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 13 | 5001231% ₹711 Cr 614,625 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 19 | SBIN1% ₹688 Cr 8,100,000 2. Motilal Oswal Midcap 30 Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 24.5% since its launch. Ranked 27 in Mid Cap category. Return for 2023 was 41.7% , 2022 was 10.7% and 2021 was 55.8% . Motilal Oswal Midcap 30 Fund
Growth Launch Date 24 Feb 14 NAV (25 Jul 24) ₹97.8029 ↓ -0.55 (-0.56 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹12,628 on 30 Jun 24 Category Equity - Mid Cap AMC Motilal Oswal Asset Management Co. Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.45 Sharpe Ratio 2.97 Information Ratio 1.3 Alpha Ratio 13.91 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 30 Jun 19 ₹10,000 30 Jun 20 ₹8,692 30 Jun 21 ₹14,156 30 Jun 22 ₹16,857 30 Jun 23 ₹23,241 30 Jun 24 ₹38,133 Returns for Motilal Oswal Midcap 30 Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 25 Jul 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 4.5% 3 Month 18.7% 6 Month 33.8% 1 Year 67.7% 3 Year 38.2% 5 Year 33.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 24.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 41.7% 2022 10.7% 2021 55.8% 2020 9.3% 2019 9.7% 2018 -12.7% 2017 30.8% 2016 5.2% 2015 16.5% 2014 Fund Manager information for Motilal Oswal Midcap 30 Fund
Name Since Tenure Niket Shah 1 Jul 20 4 Yr. Rakesh Shetty 22 Nov 22 1.61 Yr. Sunil Sawant 1 Jul 24 0 Yr. Data below for Motilal Oswal Midcap 30 Fund as on 30 Jun 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 20.44% Technology 19.88% Consumer Cyclical 18.37% Communication Services 10.98% Financial Services 10.48% Health Care 5.26% Real Estate 4.79% Basic Materials 4.65% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.15% Equity 94.85% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Jio Financial Services Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | 54394010% ₹1,200 Cr 33,500,000
↑ 3,500,000 Vodafone Idea Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | IDEA9% ₹1,199 Cr 670,000,000
↑ 15,000,000 Persistent Systems Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | PERSISTENT9% ₹1,153 Cr 2,717,757
↑ 579,865 Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | KALYANKJIL8% ₹965 Cr 19,250,000
↓ -750,000 Zomato Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 23 | 5433207% ₹903 Cr 45,000,000
↓ -2,500,000 Tube Investments of India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 20 | TIINDIA7% ₹892 Cr 2,094,862
↓ -155,138 Coforge Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 23 | COFORGE5% ₹628 Cr 1,150,000
↑ 324,381 Polycab India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 23 | POLYCAB5% ₹607 Cr 900,000
↑ 250,000 KPIT Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | KPITTECH4% ₹490 Cr 3,000,000
↑ 1,000,000 Balkrishna Industries Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 23 | BALKRISIND4% ₹452 Cr 1,400,000 3. Kotak Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 18.5% since its launch. Ranked 23 in Small Cap category. Return for 2023 was 34.8% , 2022 was -3.1% and 2021 was 70.9% . Kotak Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 24 Feb 05 NAV (25 Jul 24) ₹271.641 ↓ -0.49 (-0.18 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹16,707 on 30 Jun 24 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.48 Sharpe Ratio 2.17 Information Ratio -0.46 Alpha Ratio 1.12 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 19 ₹10,000 30 Jun 20 ₹8,955 30 Jun 21 ₹19,659 30 Jun 22 ₹20,657 30 Jun 23 ₹25,804 30 Jun 24 ₹37,103 Returns for Kotak Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 25 Jul 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.6% 3 Month 17.6% 6 Month 23.6% 1 Year 43.6% 3 Year 22.4% 5 Year 32.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 34.8% 2022 -3.1% 2021 70.9% 2020 34.2% 2019 5% 2018 -17.3% 2017 44% 2016 8.9% 2015 7.4% 2014 74% Fund Manager information for Kotak Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Arjun Khanna 30 Apr 22 2.17 Yr. Harish Bihani 20 Oct 23 0.7 Yr. Data below for Kotak Small Cap Fund as on 30 Jun 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 35.91% Consumer Cyclical 22.31% Basic Materials 14.89% Health Care 7.98% Financial Services 3.69% Consumer Defensive 2.88% Technology 2.51% Communication Services 2.23% Real Estate 1.53% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.57% Equity 94.43% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Cyient Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | CYIENT3% ₹583 Cr 3,174,852 Techno Electric & Engineering Co Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 18 | TECHNOE3% ₹553 Cr 3,559,792
↓ -158,517 Blue Star Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | BLUESTARCO3% ₹515 Cr 3,151,576
↓ -100,000 Carborundum Universal Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 18 | CARBORUNIV3% ₹496 Cr 2,968,155
↓ -405,377 Century Plyboards (India) Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | CENTURYPLY3% ₹485 Cr 6,353,571 Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | RATNAMANI3% ₹480 Cr 1,328,764 V-Guard Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | VGUARD2% ₹355 Cr 8,244,156 Blue Dart Express Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 19 | BLUEDART2% ₹354 Cr 444,525 Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 18 | GESHIP2% ₹349 Cr 2,851,787 Galaxy Surfactants Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | GALAXYSURF2% ₹348 Cr 1,268,161
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