Froth risks are bubbling up across high-momentum markets

by Hansraj Agrawal | Oct 11, 2025 | Share Market

Bill Harnisch is no permabear. His hedge fund is up 580 per cent since 2020 thanks to a honed portfolio of bets that this year alone has tripled the S&P 500’s return.

But right now the Wall Street veteran is on edge — just like the market itself, judging by the nervous trading that closed out the week.

“We look at the rally, we look at the uncertainty, I feel like I’m on another planet,” said Harnisch, whose Peconic Partners oversees $2.7 billion. “If there was a negative that comes out, boy oh boy, the market could be down big time. And it is very, very scary to me.”

The scope of the risk was brought home Friday as markets absorbed their biggest jolt yet amid a six-month run in credit, crypto and equities.

President Donald Trump’s threat of “massive tariffs” on China hammered high-valuation assets whose margins for bad news had grown thin thanks to the relentless buying of momentum-obsessed traders.

The dangers are everywhere. Trump’s tariff threats came out of nowhere Friday to wipe out stock gains for the week, boost Treasuries and dent the dollar. The ongoing US government shutdown is both obscuring the health of the economy and damaging it. And the implosion of auto-parts supplier First Brands has left the credit market reeling.

Alongside that are growing questions over whether artificial intelligence will ever justify the capital flowing its way, not to mention how the industry’s major players are funding each other. New ETFs are launching at a record clip and opening ever-more complex strategies to the retail crowd. Companies with little strategy beyond buying and holding cryptocurrency have been flourishing.

A popular theory has taken hold that gold, which topped $4,000 per ounce on Wednesday, has surged as part of a debasement trade, where investors are losing confidence in the US dollar. But there is surely a strong case that some have simply decided it’s a good time to be in the original safe-haven asset — especially since both bullion and the greenback gained this week. Gold added 3% and, despite a Friday dip, a dollar index rose 1%.

What makes Peconic’s Harnisch especially nervous is what he calls the “grand experiment” by Trump to hike tariffs against trading partners. While some of the harshest measures have been dialed back, their full impact on the economy is yet to be seen. Meanwhile Trump remains highly unpredictable — his Friday threats against China via social media rattled traders on an otherwise quiet day. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 suffered their worst session since April, each ending the week lower by more than 2 per cent.

“In 2008, 2009 I was afraid because of what was happening,” said Jeff Muhlenkamp, whose $250 million fund has beaten the market this year thanks to its gold miner holdings. “Today, I’m afraid because of what might happen.”

Muhlenkamp is worried about expensive stocks in particular, especially AI-linked names. He thinks it will be “difficult for future reality to match current expectations” when it comes to the trendy technology — and he’s not alone.

The International Monetary Fund this week drew a parallel between today’s market and the dot-com era, while the Bank of England warned stretched valuations were fueling the risks of a sharp correction. Billionaire investor Ray Dalio told a conference it “feels frothy to me.”

A glimpse of the risks came on Tuesday when Oracle Corp., whose stock has almost doubled since April amid the AI frenzy, slumped as much as 7 per cent on a report that profit margins in its cloud computing business were lower than estimated.

The ongoing government shutdown, in its second week, has disrupted official data, meaning even less visibility than usual into the health of the US economy. What’s more, by potentially depriving millions of federal employees their paychecks, the shutdown itself is yet another headwind to growth.

At the same time, the future pace of monetary easing remains an open question, after minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last meeting showed many policymakers remain concerned about inflation. Yields on the 10-year benchmark Treasury declined this week to around 4.05 per cent.

Of course, most investors have learned to live with anxiety through the 2020s. Thriving over the last five years has meant seeing through a litany of threats, from pandemic lockdowns to inflation to a global trade war. And every time, stocks and other risky assets seem to end up higher.

“So far earnings have delivered, and that’s been the North Star in this bull market,” said Keith Lerner, chief investment officer at Truist Advisory Services. If a bubble is forming, “you have to be careful about getting too negative too early, because the last part of the move can be very strong,” he said.

Expensive stocks and corporate bonds can get more expensive, and retail-driven euphoria has yet to dominate the smart-money set — a sign that the bull run may have more room to go. Net leverage at hedge funds has for weeks hovered near the midpoint of a five-year range, according to data compiled by Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s prime broker.

For most of 2025, Peconic has kept its leverage below its historic average. Last month, Harnisch bet against consumer-related stocks including Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. and McDonald’s Corp., while maintaining long holdings in what he sees will perform well even if the economy craters. Boosted by high-conviction infrastructure plays like Quanta Services Inc. and Dycom Industries Inc., his fund was up 52 per cent this year through Wednesday.

“I’ve got two companies that are going to do fine in any economy and they generate a lot of free cash,” said Harnisch, who started in the financial industry at Chase Manhattan Bank in 1968. “I always prefer up markets because it is easier for everybody. But I’m not counting on an up market next year.”

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Debt core, equity edge

by Hansraj Agrawal | Oct 11, 2025 | Share Market

Conservative Hybrid Funds (CHFs) cater to investors who prioritise capital stability but still seek limited equity exposure for incremental growth. By regulation, these funds allocate about 75–90 per cent of assets to debt instruments and 10–25 per cent to equities, making them predominantly debt-oriented. The debt component provides a steady foundation, while the equity portion enhances long-term return potential.

In recent budgets, CHFs have lost the earlier capital gains tax concessions and indexation benefits. Consequently, gains are now taxed at the investor’s applicable income tax slab, similar to interest earned on bank deposits. Dividends distributed by these funds are also taxed as per the investor’s slab rate.

Despite the tax revisions, these funds remain relevant for conservative investors, especially retirees or those earning up to ₹12 lakh annually, who fall under low or nil tax brackets and prefer regular income to cover living expenses. A Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SWP) in these funds can serve as an effective way to generate steady cash flows.

Among the better performers in this category is the HDFC Hybrid Debt Fund (HHDF), which has delivered a compounded annual return of 8.8 per cent over the past 10 years. Launched in 2003 and earlier known as the HDFC Monthly Income Plan, it has a strong performance track record.

Debt portfolio

On the debt side, which forms the larger portion of the portfolio, the fund follows an active strategy focused on optimising credit spreads, asset classes, and maturity profiles. It is among the few funds in the category that take moderate to high duration calls based on the interest rate outlook. As of now, the average maturity of the portfolio is around 11.9 years — the second highest among hybrid funds — as the fund management team expects interest rates to soften going ahead. The allocation to government securities increased from 26 per cent to 36 per cent over the last year, driven primarily by narrow spreads between sovereign and high-rated corporate bonds. Currently, around 33 per cent of the fund is in AAA-rated corporate bonds, and about 7 per cent in AA-rated papers.

Over the past five years, the allocation to AA-rated papers was as high as 34 per cent. Risk evaluation in the debt portfolio is guided by a proprietary internal model based on the “four Cs of credit”: Character, Capacity, Collateral, and Covenants. “Character” reflects the integrity and reputation of the borrowing company’s management, helping the fund avoid exposure to mismanaged firms. “Capacity” assesses the company’s ability to generate sufficient cash flows to repay its debt obligations. “Collateral” ensures adequate security backing for loans, protecting investors’ capital in the event of default. “Covenants” refer to contractual safeguards built into debt agreements that keep borrower behaviour within defined financial and operational limits.

This framework is further supported by an internal scoring model that considers company parentage, financial strength, and external credit ratings. Each company is assigned a score, and investments are made based on weighted criteria to ensure a balanced risk profile.

It is worth noting that the fund had an exposure of about 0.9 per cent to the distressed IL&FS assets during the 2018 bond crisis, which was later fully recovered.

Equity strategy

The equity allocation complements the debt portion by providing growth potential. HHDF has maintained an equity allocation between 19 and 25 per cent over the past five years, adjusting dynamically to market conditions. The equity strategy focuses on investing in quality businesses at reasonable valuations. Currently, the fund holds overweight positions in the healthcare and financial sectors while remaining underweight in materials.

In terms of market capitalisation, the fund has recently tilted more towards large-cap stocks and reduced exposure to mid- and small-caps. This shift reflects relative valuation dynamics, as large-caps currently appear more attractively priced compared to smaller companies.

Performance

A three-year rolling return analysis over the last seven years shows an average annualised return of 10.7 per cent versus the category average of 8.8 per cent, with returns ranging between 7.6 per cent and 14.2 per cent. As of August 31, 2025, the fund’s debt portfolio carried a yield to maturity (YTM) of 7.3 per cent, slightly higher than the category average of 7 per cent.

The regular plan has an expense ratio of 1.74 per cent, marginally below the category average of 1.77 per cent, while the direct plan’s expense ratio is 1.16 per cent, higher than the category average of 0.92 per cent. The relatively high expense ratios remain a weak point for this category, given their large debt exposure.

The fund also suits investors with short- to medium-term goals, typically over three to five years, who aim for returns slightly above fixed-income instruments while avoiding the volatility associated with full equity exposure.

Published on October 11, 2025

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Mutual Funds returns

by Hansraj Agrawal | Oct 11, 2025 | Share Market

EQUITY – VALUE FUNDS

Bandhan Value Fund

148.6

9942

1.8

0.7

-3.7

17.7

27.0

15.5

0.87

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

BOI AXA Mid & Small Cap Eq&Debt

38.2

1280

2.0

0.7

-1.5

18.9

22.3

–

0.63

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

Canara Robeco Large Cap Fund

63.6

16515

1.7

0.5

1.5

16.1

17.3

13.9

0.65

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

Edelweiss Equity Savings Fund

25.7

947

1.6

0.6

7.2

11.5

10.8

9.0

0.96

HYBRID – BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund

524.2

103041

1.3

0.7

3.1

19.4

24.1

14.8

1.18

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

HDFC ELSS Tax saver

1442.8

16645

1.7

1.1

4.4

22.5

25.2

14.2

1.02

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

HDFC Flexi Cap Fund

2049.6

85560

1.4

0.7

7.0

23.7

28.8

16.2

1.09

EQUITY – FOCUSED FUNDS

HDFC Focused Fund

236.8

23533

1.6

0.6

7.2

23.0

28.7

14.7

1.15

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

HDFC Large and Mid Cap Fund

345.2

26949

1.7

0.9

0.4

21.2

26.0

14.8

0.85

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

HDFC Mid Cap Fund

197.1

84855

1.4

0.7

3.4

25.7

29.3

18.0

0.94

HYBRID – BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund

75.8

66751

1.4

0.9

7.0

13.5

14.3

11.2

1.13

EQUITY – DIVIDEND YIELD FUNDS

ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund

53.7

5936

1.8

0.6

1.8

24.4

29.1

15.9

1.10

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

ICICI Prudential Equity & Debt Fund

403.6

46392

1.6

1.0

5.8

20.2

26.0

15.9

1.21

EQUITY – FOCUSED FUNDS

ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund

93.9

12909

1.7

0.6

4.9

23.5

24.9

15.4

0.90

EQUITY – THEMATIC – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund

197.3

7863

1.9

1.1

0.7

28.8

37.2

17.1

1.18

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund

1027.0

24424

1.7

0.8

4.2

22.2

27.4

16.2

1.01

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

ICICI Prudential Large Cap Fund

111.9

73035

1.4

0.9

2.6

19.0

21.2

14.5

0.84

EQUITY – SECTOR – IT FUNDS

ICICI Prudential Technology Fund

198.4

14414

1.8

1.0

-6.7

14.8

18.4

16.5

0.52

EQUITY – VALUE FUNDS

ICICI Prudential Value Fund

477.2

55445

1.5

1.0

3.5

22.3

25.9

15.3

1.11

HYBRID – CONSERVATIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Kotak Debt Hybrid Fund

59.2

3097

1.7

0.5

4.0

10.7

10.9

9.4

0.97

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

Motilal Oswal Midcap Fund

104.1

34749

1.6

0.7

-3.4

26.0

33.2

17.7

0.86

EQUITY – SECTOR – BANKING FUNDS

Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund

632.3

7185

1.9

1.0

8.9

18.4

24.8

13.8

0.75

EQUITY – THEMATIC – CONSUMPTION FUNDS

Nippon India Consumption Fund

202.5

2802

1.9

0.5

-4.4

15.8

23.5

14.2

0.79

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

Nippon India Growth Mid Cap Fund

4192.9

39329

1.6

0.7

0.1

24.8

29.1

17.9

0.86

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

Nippon India Large Cap Fund

92.4

46463

1.5

0.7

3.1

20.1

24.5

14.6

0.89

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

Nippon India Small Cap Fund

168.8

66136

1.4

0.6

-6.5

22.3

32.4

20.6

0.82

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund

85.4

119723

1.3

0.6

6.4

21.1

21.8

18.0

0.88

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Quant Aggressive Hybrid Fund

429.0

2087

2.0

0.8

-0.8

12.5

21.6

15.7

0.77

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund

370.4

11854

1.7

0.6

-7.7

15.2

26.0

20.7

0.70

EQUITY – THEMATIC – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

Quant Infrastructure Fund

38.2

3223

1.9

0.7

-7.6

18.8

32.7

19.0

0.79

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

Quant Small Cap Fund

257.6

29288

1.6

0.7

-6.6

23.9

33.4

19.4

0.78

HYBRID – CONSERVATIVE HYBRID FUNDS

SBI Conservative Hybrid Fund

73.5

9859

1.6

1.1

4.9

10.2

11.1

8.9

1.15

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund

439.1

30420

1.6

1.0

-1.3

24.6

24.7

14.5

0.90

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

Sundaram Equity Savings Fund

71.2

1153

2.2

0.6

4.2

11.6

12.8

9.4

0.91

EQUITY – FOCUSED FUNDS

360 ONE Focused Fund

47.1

7280

1.8

0.8

-3.0

16.7

20.1

16.1

0.67

HYBRID – BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

Aditya Birla SL Bal Advantage

107.2

8371

1.8

0.7

4.3

13.2

13.4

11.1

0.85

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

Aditya Birla Sun Life Large Cap Fund

531.8

30001

1.6

1.0

0.3

16.2

18.9

12.6

0.70

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

AXIS Small Cap Fund

106.2

25975

1.6

0.6

-1.5

18.6

25.9

18.3

0.80

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Bandhan ELSS Tax Saver Fund

153.6

6948

1.8

0.7

-1.8

15.8

22.7

14.9

0.76

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund

136.3

10818

1.7

0.6

0.8

24.5

25.1

16.1

0.83

EQUITY – THEMATIC – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

BOI AXA Manufacturing & Infra

57.7

621

2.3

0.6

-1.4

24.4

28.8

17.1

0.76

EQUITY – THEMATIC – CONSUMPTION FUNDS

Canara Robeco Consumer Trends Fund

111.1

1929

2.1

0.8

-3.5

15.9

20.9

15.8

0.68

EQUITY – THEMATIC – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

Canara Robeco Infrastructure Fund

162.6

912

2.3

1.0

-2.8

25.7

32.2

16.0

0.89

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund

140.0

16749

1.6

0.7

-0.8

20.3

22.9

16.0

0.81

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

DSP Small Cap Fund

193.5

16496

1.7

0.8

-4.5

19.1

26.2

16.4

0.70

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Edelweiss Aggressive Hybrid Fund

64.3

3161

1.9

0.4

2.5

17.7

19.5

12.6

0.90

HYBRID – BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund

51.4

12899

1.7

0.5

1.4

12.6

13.7

10.7

0.72

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

Edelweiss Mid Cap Fund

101.6

11731

1.7

0.4

0.5

24.3

29.1

17.9

0.82

EQUITY – THEMATIC – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

Franklin Build India Fund

142.8

2947

2.0

1.0

-0.8

28.1

33.1

17.4

0.98

EQUITY – DIVIDEND YIELD FUNDS

Franklin India Dividend Yield Fund

138.3

2352

2.1

1.2

-6.0

19.0

24.0

15.3

1.02

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund

1481.5

6531

1.8

1.0

-1.0

19.1

23.3

13.2

0.78

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund

1641.0

18912

1.7

0.9

-0.4

18.9

23.8

13.9

0.81

EQUITY – FOCUSED FUNDS

Franklin India Focused Equity Fund

109.6

12303

1.8

1.0

-0.4

17.0

24.1

14.1

0.81

HYBRID – CONSERVATIVE HYBRID FUNDS

HDFC Hybrid Debt Fund

82.8

3348

1.7

1.2

4.3

10.8

11.3

8.8

1.13

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

HDFC Large Cap Fund

1146.6

38251

1.6

1.0

-1.2

17.3

21.0

13.2

0.79

EQUITY – VALUE FUNDS

HSBC Value Fund

110.5

13712

1.7

0.8

0.3

24.3

25.2

15.9

0.78

HYBRID – CONSERVATIVE HYBRID FUNDS

ICICI Prudential Regular Savings Fund

77.1

3264

1.7

1.0

7.1

10.5

9.9

9.4

1.17

EQUITY – SECTOR – BANKING FUNDS

Invesco India Financial Services Fund

138.7

1422

2.1

0.8

8.9

21.5

21.2

15.2

0.62

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

JM Aggressive Hybrid Fund

122.1

796

2.3

0.7

-4.0

20.9

21.0

12.5

0.78

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

JM Flexicap Fund

98.6

5990

1.8

0.6

-7.4

22.8

25.5

16.8

0.80

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Kotak Aggressive Hybrid Fund

63.9

8116

1.8

0.5

3.1

16.3

18.9

13.2

0.81

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

Kotak Equity Savings Fund

26.8

8782

1.8

0.7

5.5

12.2

11.5

9.4

0.98

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

Kotak Large Cap Fund

579.0

10427

1.7

0.6

1.2

16.1

17.9

12.8

0.66

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Mirae Asset ELSS Tax Saver Fund

49.8

25911

1.6

0.6

2.8

17.9

20.4

–

0.70

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund

52.5

4377

1.8

0.6

-4.8

25.9

25.5

16.7

0.62

HYBRID – BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund

179.3

9480

1.7

0.6

4.2

12.8

13.6

10.5

0.85

EQUITY – FOCUSED FUNDS

Nippon India Focused Fund

121.7

8464

1.8

1.1

0.2

14.8

21.8

13.8

0.72

EQUITY – VALUE FUNDS

Nippon India Value Fund

229.1

8791

1.8

1.1

-0.8

22.5

25.5

15.6

0.81

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

Nippon India Vision Large & Mid Cap Fund

1490.6

6395

1.9

1.3

2.0

21.6

23.5

13.2

0.79

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

PGIM India Flexi Cap Fund

36.9

6193

1.8

0.4

1.8

14.1

18.6

13.7

0.58

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

PGIM India Midcap Fund

65.6

11326

1.7

0.5

0.3

13.3

23.5

15.4

0.72

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

Quant Mid Cap Fund

212.3

8262

1.8

0.7

-11.1

17.2

27.1

16.9

0.75

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund

125.2

218

2.1

0.9

-0.9

18.0

19.5

12.8

0.82

EQUITY – THEMATIC – CONSUMPTION FUNDS

SBI Consumption Opportunities Fund

309.0

3180

2.0

0.9

-11.6

14.3

24.4

15.1

0.80

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

SBI Equity Savings Fund

24.1

6169

1.6

1.0

3.7

10.8

11.5

9.0

0.78

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

SBI Large & Midcap Fund

625.4

34065

1.6

0.8

2.1

17.0

23.2

14.8

0.86

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

SBI Large Cap Fund

93.2

52830

1.5

0.8

15.1

18.3

12.7

0.71

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

SBI Midcap Fund

229.1

22209

1.7

0.9

-5.6

15.4

25.0

14.5

0.82

EQUITY – SECTOR – IT FUNDS

SBI Technology Opportunities Fund

218.1

4714

1.9

0.9

0.7

18.6

20.1

16.5

0.61

EQUITY – SECTOR – BANKING FUNDS

Sundaram Financial Services Opportunities Fund

102.7

1514

2.1

0.8

3.8

18.9

21.2

14.0

0.67

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

Union Flexi Cap Fund

51.9

2338

2.0

0.9

0.6

16.1

19.2

12.9

0.64

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

UTI Aggressive Hybrid Fund

405.8

6379

1.9

1.2

0.6

16.9

19.5

12.2

0.89

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

UTI Large & Mid Cap Fund

180.0

4993

1.9

1.0

-0.9

21.8

25.2

13.9

0.86

EQUITY – SECTOR – BANKING FUNDS

Aditya Birla SL Bank & Fin Serv

61.2

3451

2.0

1.1

7.5

16.4

20.7

14.0

0.60

EQUITY – THEMATIC – CONSUMPTION FUNDS

Aditya Birla Sun Life Consumption Fund

219.6

6363

1.8

0.8

-3.0

15.1

20.2

15.0

0.68

EQUITY – SECTOR – IT FUNDS

Aditya Birla Sun Life Digital India Fund

170.2

4510

1.9

0.9

-8.5

14.2

17.7

16.8

0.49

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund

1811.3

23266

1.7

0.9

17.7

19.6

14.1

0.66

EQUITY – FOCUSED FUNDS

Aditya Birla Sun Life Focused Fund

142.0

7649

1.8

0.9

-0.1

16.6

18.2

12.7

0.67

HYBRID – CONSERVATIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Aditya Birla Sun Life Regular Savings Fund

68.0

1539

1.8

0.9

7.0

9.5

10.8

8.5

1.09

HYBRID – BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

Axis Balanced Advantage Fund

21.1

3591

1.9

0.7

2.7

14.2

12.7

–

0.75

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Bandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund

26.5

1224

2.2

0.8

5.0

15.9

17.6

–

0.68

EQUITY – FOCUSED FUNDS

Bandhan Focused Fund

88.1

1974

2.1

0.8

0.0

18.7

16.7

12.9

0.53

EQUITY – THEMATIC – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

Bandhan Infrastructure Fund

49.9

1615

2.1

0.9

-9.2

27.2

33.3

15.7

0.80

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

Bandhan Large Cap Fund

78.2

1916

2.0

0.9

0.5

17.0

17.2

12.9

0.59

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver

159.3

1375

2.0

0.7

-7.2

17.3

20.7

15.3

0.57

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Baroda BNP Paribas Aggressive Hybrid Fund

27.9

1228

2.1

0.5

-1.0

14.8

16.1

–

0.66

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

Baroda BNP Paribas Large Cap Fund

220.2

2663

2.0

0.8

-4.2

16.5

17.6

12.6

0.64

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

Baroda BNP Paribas Mid Cap Fund

101.9

2190

2.0

0.6

-3.0

19.6

24.3

14.9

0.73

HYBRID – CONSERVATIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Canara Robeco Conservative Hybrid Fund

97.7

936

1.8

0.7

4.7

8.7

8.4

7.8

0.75

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Canara Robeco ELSS Tax Saver

177.3

8799

1.7

0.6

-1.0

15.3

18.8

14.5

0.66

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Canara Robeco Equity Hybrid Fund

364.5

11073

1.7

0.6

2.3

14.2

15.3

12.3

0.67

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

Canara Robeco Flexi Cap Fund

346.3

13363

1.7

0.5

2.0

16.3

18.1

13.9

0.64

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

Canara Robeco Large and Mid Cap Fund

258.2

25484

1.6

0.6

-1.2

16.8

20.4

15.3

0.66

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

DSP Aggressive Hybrid Fund

359.4

11565

1.7

0.7

2.1

16.3

16.9

12.7

0.69

HYBRID – BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund

27.8

3532

1.9

0.7

4.4

11.8

10.5

8.9

0.69

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

DSP Equity Savings Fund

22.0

3773

1.3

0.4

4.4

10.3

10.7

–

0.97

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

DSP Flexi Cap Fund

103.3

11911

1.7

0.7

-2.9

17.6

19.8

14.4

0.63

EQUITY – FOCUSED FUNDS

DSP Focused Fund

54.6

2571

2.0

0.9

-1.4

17.7

12.1

0.62

EQUITY – THEMATIC – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

DSP India T.I.G.E.R. Fund

314.8

5390

1.9

0.7

-8.5

26.4

32.8

16.5

0.90

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund

620.2

15857

1.7

0.6

-1.4

20.5

22.4

15.5

0.77

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

DSP Large Cap Fund

477.1

6621

1.8

0.9

1.6

18.7

18.0

12.0

0.70

HYBRID – CONSERVATIVE HYBRID FUNDS

DSP Regular Savings Fund

59.2

178

1.2

0.5

5.8

10.4

8.9

7.2

0.85

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

Edelweiss Flexi Cap Fund

38.6

2842

1.9

0.4

-2.1

19.0

21.5

14.5

0.69

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

Edelweiss Large & Mid Cap Fund

87.1

4133

1.9

0.4

-1.4

17.7

21.4

14.4

0.69

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

Edelweiss Large Cap Fund

84.7

1337

2.1

0.6

-1.5

16.1

17.5

12.8

0.64

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Franklin India Aggressive Hybrid Fund

272.3

2273

2.1

0.9

2.2

15.2

17.4

11.5

0.79

HYBRID – CONSERVATIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Franklin India Conservative Hybrid Fund

91.9

203

1.4

0.7

5.9

9.9

9.0

7.5

0.83

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

Franklin India Large Cap Fund

1033.8

7669

1.8

1.1

0.5

15.3

18.7

11.3

0.68

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

HDFC Equity Savings Fund

66.7

5739

1.9

0.9

3.9

10.6

12.4

9.8

0.97

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund

119.2

24081

1.7

1.0

3.4

13.4

17.0

10.8

0.81

EQUITY – THEMATIC – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

HDFC Infrastructure Fund

48.0

2522

2.1

1.1

-1.2

28.2

34.3

11.7

0.95

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

HDFC Small Cap Fund

141.9

36828

1.6

0.7

0.9

22.6

29.8

18.5

0.81

EQUITY – VALUE FUNDS

HDFC Value Fund

747.9

7267

1.8

1.0

0.3

19.7

21.8

14.1

0.75

HYBRID – CONSERVATIVE HYBRID FUNDS

HSBC Conservative Hybrid Fund

62.4

157

2.2

1.2

5.2

11.0

9.0

7.6

0.62

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

HSBC Equity Savings Fund

34.7

723

1.5

0.7

4.7

14.0

13.6

9.1

0.68

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

HSBC Flexi Cap Fund

221.6

5049

1.9

1.2

-0.7

20.6

13.5

0.61

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

HSBC Small Cap Fund

80.5

16041

1.7

0.7

-9.1

19.5

29.6

18.4

0.70

EQUITY – SECTOR – BANKING FUNDS

ICICI Prudential Banking & Financial Services Fund

134.8

10021

1.8

1.0

8.7

16.6

20.5

13.8

0.65

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

ICICI Pru Long Term Equity

952.3

14425

1.7

1.1

1.9

17.2

21.0

13.4

0.75

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund

22.9

16487

1.0

0.5

6.6

9.1

9.6

8.2

1.37

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

ICICI Prudential Midcap Fund

302.0

6589

1.9

1.1

1.7

21.9

26.4

15.6

0.78

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund

87.7

8449

1.8

0.7

-3.9

17.5

27.3

15.8

0.87

HYBRID – BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

Invesco India Balanced Advantage Fund

54.1

1050

2.1

0.8

1.5

13.2

12.4

9.6

0.60

EQUITY – THEMATIC – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

Invesco India Infrastructure Fund

63.9

1515

2.1

0.8

-5.5

26.0

30.7

17.1

0.78

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

Invesco India Large & Mid Cap Fund

102.6

8441

1.8

0.6

6.2

25.3

23.3

16.0

0.69

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

Invesco India Largecap Fund

70.5

1606

2.0

0.7

0.8

18.0

18.5

13.0

0.61

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

Invesco India Midcap Fund

183.0

8518

1.7

0.5

7.7

27.5

27.9

18.3

0.77

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund

49.7

213

2.4

1.1

-3.3

21.0

22.7

15.9

0.71

EQUITY – VALUE FUNDS

JM Value Fund

97.2

1001

2.2

1.0

-8.6

24.2

25.4

16.7

0.77

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund

116.6

6278

1.8

0.6

-1.9

16.6

20.1

14.2

0.67

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

Kotak Flexicap Fund

86.1

54083

1.4

0.6

3.9

17.9

18.8

14.0

0.64

EQUITY – THEMATIC – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

Kotak Infra & Economic Reform

65.7

2341

2.0

0.7

-7.5

22.2

30.6

15.6

0.81

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

Kotak Large & Midcap Fund

347.4

28381

1.6

0.5

1.0

19.8

22.0

15.5

0.74

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

Kotak Midcap Fund

139.2

58300

1.4

0.4

3.6

22.4

27.5

18.1

0.82

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

Kotak Small Cap Fund

258.6

17480

1.7

0.5

-9.7

15.8

26.4

17.2

0.73

EQUITY – THEMATIC – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

LIC MF Infrastructure Fund

50.1

1025

2.2

0.8

-3.5

28.0

31.3

15.9

0.81

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Mahindra Manulife ELSS Tax Saver Fund

28.7

942

2.2

0.6

0.9

15.3

20.2

–

0.70

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

Mahi Manu Eq Sav Dhan San Yojana

20.9

558

2.3

0.7

4.4

10.0

11.2

–

0.72

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

Mahindra Manulife Mid Cap Fund

33.1

3994

1.9

0.5

-4.3

23.3

27.1

–

0.75

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Mirae Asset Aggressive Hybrid Fund

32.6

9128

1.7

0.4

2.5

14.2

15.5

12.6

0.68

EQUITY – THEMATIC – CONSUMPTION FUNDS

Mirae Asset Great Consumer Fund

96.1

4632

1.8

0.4

-4.4

17.4

21.9

16.0

0.69

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

Mirae Asset Large & Midcap Fund

153.2

40822

1.5

0.6

1.3

17.5

20.7

17.4

0.67

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

Mirae Asset Large Cap Fund

114.2

39615

1.5

0.6

1.9

13.7

16.3

13.4

0.60

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

Motilal Oswal Flexi Cap Fund

62.6

13554

1.7

0.9

-0.7

22.6

19.1

13.4

0.55

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Nippon India Aggressive Hybrid Fund

106.1

3960

2.0

1.1

2.2

16.3

18.8

10.1

0.84

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver Fund

129.2

15060

1.7

1.0

-1.1

18.3

22.7

11.4

0.76

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

PGIM India ELSS Tax Saver Fund

35.0

757

2.3

0.7

1.3

13.7

19.3

–

0.69

EQUITY – FOCUSED FUNDS

Quant Focused Fund

85.7

975

2.2

0.8

-7.1

15.1

20.7

14.3

0.62

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

Quant Large & Mid Cap Fund

113.6

3482

1.9

0.7

-10.4

17.1

23.1

16.3

0.66

EQUITY – SECTOR – BANKING FUNDS

SBI Banking & Financial Services Fund

43.4

8693

1.8

0.8

14.5

19.8

21.0

16.7

0.64

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

SBI Equity Hybrid Fund

306.5

79008

1.4

0.7

8.3

14.3

16.5

12.3

0.78

EQUITY – FOCUSED FUNDS

SBI Focused Fund

358.3

38917

1.6

0.8

6.3

15.7

19.6

14.5

0.71

EQUITY – THEMATIC – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

SBI Infrastructure Fund

48.6

4785

1.9

1.0

-8.5

22.1

27.4

15.8

0.84

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Sundaram Aggressive Hybrid Fund

162.8

6944

1.8

0.7

0.8

13.0

15.7

12.4

0.69

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Sundaram ELSS Tax Saver Fund

514.6

1356

2.2

1.7

1.5

15.3

20.0

13.9

0.71

EQUITY – FOCUSED FUNDS

Sundaram Focused Fund

160.4

1073

2.3

1.3

-3.6

14.1

18.3

13.2

0.60

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

Sundaram Mid Cap Fund

1405.2

12585

1.8

0.9

0.5

23.4

26.6

15.1

0.77

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

Sundaram Small Cap Fund

260.4

3341

2.0

0.9

-2.9

20.2

27.1

13.9

0.71

EQUITY – SECTOR – BANKING FUNDS

Tata Banking and Financial Services Fund

43.4

2917

1.9

0.5

9.4

18.6

19.5

–

0.60

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

Tata Equity Savings Fund

55.6

270

1.1

0.5

5.6

10.1

9.7

7.5

0.92

EQUITY – THEMATIC – CONSUMPTION FUNDS

Tata India Consumer Fund

45.5

2531

2.0

0.7

-3.1

17.6

20.5

–

0.60

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

Tata Large & Mid Cap Fund

520.5

8510

1.8

0.7

-4.1

14.3

19.1

13.3

0.70

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

Tata Large Cap Fund

510.4

2684

2.0

1.0

0.4

16.0

18.8

12.1

0.70

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

Tata Mid Cap Fund

432.7

5043

1.9

0.6

-2.1

20.8

23.9

15.2

0.74

EQUITY – VALUE FUNDS

Templeton India Value Fund

714.7

2198

2.1

0.9

-4.0

18.5

26.6

14.2

0.92

HYBRID – BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

Union Balanced Advantage Fund

20.5

1345

2.2

1.0

3.2

10.8

10.4

–

0.66

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Union ELSS Tax Saver Fund

66.1

895

2.3

1.4

0.4

16.1

19.8

12.6

0.68

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

Union Small Cap Fund

49.7

1710

2.1

0.9

-2.9

16.4

25.5

15.0

0.63

HYBRID – CONSERVATIVE HYBRID FUNDS

UTI Conservative Hybrid Fund

70.0

1690

1.8

1.2

4.5

10.1

10.5

8.2

0.98

EQUITY – DIVIDEND YIELD FUNDS

UTI Dividend Yield Fund

178.4

3822

2.0

1.5

-3.6

20.8

21.3

14.2

0.76

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

UTI Large Cap Fund

277.2

12947

1.8

0.9

-0.1

13.1

16.4

11.9

0.59

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

UTI Mid Cap Fund

302.2

11666

1.8

0.9

-4.5

16.2

22.3

14.0

0.64

EQUITY – VALUE FUNDS

UTI Value Fund

170.4

9727

1.8

1.2

-1.3

19.0

21.5

13.7

0.78

HYBRID – BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

UTI-Unit Linked Insurance Plan

42.4

5294

1.6

1.0

4.4

9.4

10.0

7.9

0.62

EQUITY – DIVIDEND YIELD FUNDS

Aditya Birla Sun Life Dividend Yield Fund

443.9

1445

2.2

1.4

-8.2

20.2

22.0

12.3

0.72

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Hybrid ’95 Fund

1538.5

7368

1.9

1.1

1.5

13.8

15.6

10.5

0.63

EQUITY – THEMATIC – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

Aditya Birla Sun Life Infrastructure Fund

95.1

1136

2.3

1.4

-4.3

23.8

29.7

13.9

0.77

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

Aditya Birla Sun Life Midcap Fund

785.4

6008

1.9

1.0

-4.1

19.0

23.9

13.6

0.72

HYBRID – CONSERVATIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Axis Conservative Hybrid Fund

30.2

271

2.2

1.0

4.3

7.4

7.7

6.7

0.57

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

Axis Equity Savings Fund

22.4

936

2.3

1.1

3.4

10.3

10.2

8.4

0.67

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

Axis Flexi Cap Fund

27.1

12934

1.7

0.7

0.2

14.5

16.5

–

0.50

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

Axis Midcap Fund

114.3

31147

1.6

0.6

-0.5

18.6

21.8

16.0

0.65

HYBRID – BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

Bandhan Balanced Advantage Fund

24.5

2263

2.0

0.8

3.0

10.8

10.3

8.7

0.48

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

Bandhan Equity Savings Fund

31.5

355

1.1

0.2

5.2

7.8

8.0

6.5

0.83

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

Bandhan Flexi Cap Fund

210.9

7384

1.9

1.1

0.4

15.3

18.6

11.3

0.63

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

BOI Large & Mid Cap Equity Fund

88.4

414

2.3

0.8

-2.4

16.8

19.7

12.5

0.61

EQUITY – SECTOR – BANKING FUNDS

Baroda BNP Paribas Bank&Fin Serv

48.2

305

2.4

0.8

8.9

17.3

18.8

12.2

0.57

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Baroda BNP Paribas ELSS Tax Saver Fund

95.8

896

2.2

1.0

-0.8

18.7

17.9

12.4

0.58

EQUITY – FOCUSED FUNDS

Baroda BNP Paribas Focused Fund

21.8

674

2.3

0.5

-6.4

14.3

16.7

–

0.49

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Edelweiss Long Term Equity

111.5

417

2.3

0.7

-1.1

16.6

18.9

12.0

0.61

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

Franklin India Large & Mid Cap Fund

192.4

3529

2.0

1.3

0.9

17.1

21.1

12.0

0.70

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

Franklin India Mid Cap Fund

2736.6

12213

1.8

1.0

-1.6

21.7

24.2

15.3

0.71

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

Franklin India Small Cap Fund

167.8

13266

1.7

0.9

-8.0

21.2

28.4

15.7

0.73

HYBRID – BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

HSBC Balanced Advantage Fund

43.8

1556

2.1

0.9

3.3

12.3

10.0

8.0

0.56

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

HSBC ELSS Tax saver Fund

136.8

4088

1.9

1.2

-0.4

20.1

20.3

13.6

0.60

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

HSBC Large Cap Fund

479.3

1832

2.1

1.3

-1.9

15.6

16.6

12.6

0.56

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

HSBC Midcap Fund

402.4

11937

1.7

0.7

-1.5

24.7

24.0

16.3

0.61

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Invesco India Aggressive Hybrid Fund

22.7

787

2.3

0.7

-0.5

16.5

15.5

–

0.60

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Invesco India ELSS Tax Saver Fund

127.5

2793

1.9

0.8

-1.7

18.3

18.4

13.6

0.55

EQUITY – FOCUSED FUNDS

JM Focused Fund

20.3

292

2.4

0.7

-2.6

20.0

20.5

14.1

0.62

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

JM Large Cap Fund

155.2

485

2.4

0.8

-4.2

16.5

11.1

0.56

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

LIC MF ELSS Tax Saver

153.1

1087

2.2

1.0

-2.9

15.0

17.9

12.1

0.62

EQUITY – FOCUSED FUNDS

LIC MF Focused Fund

21.7

168

2.5

1.6

-2.3

12.8

16.0

–

0.53

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

LIC MF Large & Midcap Fund

38.7

3047

1.9

0.6

-2.9

16.2

19.7

14.7

0.64

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

LIC MF Large Cap Fund

56.2

1445

2.2

1.0

-0.9

12.5

15.1

10.7

0.51

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Navi Aggressive Hybrid Fund

20.9

123

2.3

0.6

2.0

13.4

14.4

–

0.61

HYBRID – CONSERVATIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Nippon India Conservative Hybrid Fund

59.0

902

1.9

1.1

8.2

9.2

8.9

5.6

1.26

EQUITY – VALUE FUNDS

Quantum Value Fund

126.1

1174

2.1

1.1

-0.9

18.1

19.5

12.7

0.81

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

SBI Flexicap Fund

110.5

22504

1.7

0.9

-1.0

13.7

18.0

12.9

0.65

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

SBI Small Cap Fund

170.2

35585

1.6

0.7

-8.4

13.9

24.0

18.2

0.73

HYBRID – BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund

35.5

1678

2.1

0.6

2.0

11.1

10.4

7.8

0.52

EQUITY – THEMATIC – CONSUMPTION FUNDS

Sundaram Consumption Fund

99.4

1590

2.2

1.3

-3.7

15.8

19.5

14.4

0.64

EQUITY – THEMATIC – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

Sundaram Infrastructure Advantage Fund

95.3

942

2.4

1.9

-2.2

22.2

27.3

14.3

0.76

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

Sundaram Large and Mid Cap Fund

86.5

6740

1.8

0.8

-0.4

16.4

20.2

14.3

0.63

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Tata Aggressive Hybrid Fund

439.8

4025

1.9

1.0

-0.7

12.2

15.4

10.0

0.68

EQUITY – SECTOR – IT FUNDS

Tata Digital India Fund

46.7

11203

1.7

0.4

-10.4

14.7

17.7

–

0.49

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Tata ELSS Fund

44.7

4550

1.8

0.7

-2.0

16.2

19.3

14.0

0.65

EQUITY – THEMATIC – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

Tata Infrastructure Fund

170.8

2144

2.1

1.1

-12.9

19.5

29.0

14.9

0.75

EQUITY – VALUE FUNDS

Tata Value Fund

351.6

8530

1.8

0.8

-4.1

20.4

20.6

15.3

0.70

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

Union Largecap Fund

23.8

461

2.5

1.6

0.0

14.0

16.4

–

0.58

EQUITY – SECTOR – BANKING FUNDS

UTI Banking and Financial Services Fund

192.2

1287

2.2

1.1

9.8

17.3

20.5

11.5

0.63

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

UTI Flexi Cap Fund

329.3

25187

1.7

1.0

-0.6

11.2

15.1

12.3

0.46

EQUITY – THEMATIC – CONSUMPTION FUNDS

UTI India Consumer Fund

59.4

719

2.4

1.6

-5.2

13.6

17.7

11.6

0.55

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Aditya Birla Sun Life ELSS Tax Saver Fund

61.4

15175

1.7

1.0

15.2

13.7

11.1

0.44

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund

22.4

912

1.1

0.6

7.1

9.2

9.4

7.9

0.54

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

Aditya Birla Sun Life Large & Mid Cap Fund

906.0

5692

1.9

1.2

-2.1

14.5

16.6

11.8

0.46

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund

84.9

4882

1.9

0.9

-7.6

17.1

22.9

13.1

0.58

EQUITY – VALUE FUNDS

Aditya Birla Sun Life Value Fund

124.0

6033

1.9

1.0

-6.7

19.8

22.2

12.4

0.59

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Axis ELSS Tax Saver Fund

97.2

34302

1.5

0.8

-1.0

13.6

15.2

12.1

0.43

EQUITY – FOCUSED FUNDS

Axis Focused Fund

55.8

12257

1.8

0.8

-0.7

11.2

12.9

12.1

0.36

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

Axis Large Cap Fund

61.3

32956

1.6

0.7

0.1

12.1

13.7

12.3

0.45

HYBRID – CONSERVATIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Bandhan Conservative Hybrid Fund

32.3

102

2.0

1.1

3.9

7.7

6.4

6.6

0.44

HYBRID – BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

Bank of India Balanced Advantage Fund

25.1

141

2.3

1.0

0.2

11.4

11.3

7.1

0.48

HYBRID – CONSERVATIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Baroda BNP Paribas Conser Hybrid

45.1

812

2.0

0.5

4.5

8.8

7.6

7.2

0.60

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

DSP Midcap Fund

148.3

19162

1.7

0.7

-1.9

19.2

19.1

15.1

0.56

EQUITY – SECTOR – IT FUNDS

Franklin India Technology Fund

519.4

1868

2.0

1.0

-4.6

23.4

17.9

15.8

0.52

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

Groww Largecap Fund

43.5

128

2.5

1.3

-0.6

14.9

15.6

11.1

0.53

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

HSBC Aggressive Hybrid Fund

57.4

5546

1.9

0.8

2.1

16.3

15.9

11.2

0.51

EQUITY – THEMATIC – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

HSBC Infrastructure Fund

46.7

2315

2.1

1.1

-7.6

23.4

29.6

15.9

0.76

EQUITY – THEMATIC – CONSUMPTION FUNDS

ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund

474.7

1956

2.1

1.3

-9.1

8.3

15.2

11.3

0.57

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

LIC MF Aggressive Hybrid Fund

199.0

522

2.5

1.4

1.5

13.9

13.3

9.2

0.54

EQUITY – SECTOR – BANKING FUNDS

LIC MF Banking & Financial Services Fund

21.4

271

2.5

1.2

8.5

13.2

17.4

8.4

0.52

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

LIC MF Flexi Cap Fund

101.5

1032

2.3

1.4

-1.9

15.1

16.1

10.0

0.50

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

LIC MF Midcap Fund

29.1

335

2.5

1.4

-5.1

19.9

21.8

–

0.60

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

LIC MF Small Cap Fund

30.6

632

2.4

1.0

-8.7

18.0

27.6

–

0.66

HYBRID – BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

Motilal Oswal Balanced Advantage Fund

20.2

928

2.2

0.9

-10.9

8.9

8.3

–

0.23

EQUITY – FOCUSED FUNDS

Motilal Oswal Focused Fund

43.7

1467

2.1

1.0

-12.6

9.7

12.5

10.5

0.34

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

Navi Large & Midcap Fund

35.4

311

2.3

0.5

-2.9

12.9

18.8

–

0.60

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

Nippon India Equity Savings Fund

16.1

831

1.8

0.7

3.8

9.0

9.4

4.6

0.77

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

PGIM India Aggressive Hybrid Equity Fund

131.4

216

2.3

0.8

4.4

13.4

13.2

8.7

0.50

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

PGIM India Large Cap Fund

344.4

593

2.4

0.9

1.1

13.2

14.5

10.5

0.50

EQUITY – DIVIDEND YIELD FUNDS

Sundaram Dividend Yield Fund

136.7

894

2.3

1.1

-4.1

17.3

19.5

14.7

0.71

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

Taurus Flexi Cap Fund

225.9

352

2.6

-4.7

14.0

16.3

9.6

0.52

EQUITY – MID CAP FUNDS

Taurus Mid Cap Fund

122.9

129

2.6

2.1

-2.8

18.0

20.8

15.0

0.56

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

UTI ELSS Tax Saver Fund

206.9

3678

1.9

0.9

-3.5

13.3

17.8

12.2

0.58

EQUITY – THEMATIC – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

UTI Infrastructure Fund

141.3

2132

2.2

1.9

-4.6

20.4

26.0

12.8

0.79

EQUITY – THEMATIC – MNC FUNDS

Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC Fund

–

1372.7

3682

2.0

1.3

-5.9

12.9

12.2

8.7

0.38

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Axis Aggressive Hybrid Fund

–

20.7

1538

2.2

1.1

0.7

11.2

13.0

–

0.50

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

Axis Large & Mid Cap Fund

–

33.0

14906

1.7

0.6

-0.7

17.9

21.7

–

0.64

HYBRID – CONSERVATIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Bank of India Conservative Hybrid Fund

–

34.4

2.1

1.2

3.5

7.8

10.8

7.4

0.94

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

Bank of India Small Cap Fund

–

46.5

1925

2.0

0.7

-6.5

19.3

27.7

–

0.66

HYBRID – BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund

–

24.7

4362

1.9

0.7

4.2

14.6

13.9

–

0.64

EQUITY – THEMATIC – CONSUMPTION FUNDS

Baroda BNP Paribas India Consumption Fund

–

32.1

1530

2.1

0.6

-5.1

16.0

19.7

–

0.64

EQUITY – MULTI CAP FUNDS

Baroda BNP Paribas Multi Cap Fund

–

286.8

2956

2.0

0.9

-2.8

19.2

23.2

14.1

0.69

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

Canara Robeco Small Cap Fund

–

38.8

12858

1.7

0.5

-6.3

16.2

27.5

–

0.74

EQUITY – SECTOR – PHARMA FUNDS

DSP Healthcare Fund

–

39.2

3074

1.9

0.6

-3.8

23.0

17.0

–

0.57

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

Edelweiss Small Cap Fund

–

43.7

5057

1.8

0.4

-4.5

19.6

28.5

–

0.78

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

Franklin India Equity Savings Fund

–

16.6

657

1.1

0.3

5.4

8.5

9.9

–

0.74

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Groww Aggressive Hybrid Fund

–

21.0

2.4

1.4

0.3

12.8

14.0

–

0.58

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Groww ELSS Tax Saver Fund

–

20.1

2.3

0.9

-4.5

15.2

15.9

–

0.52

EQUITY – VALUE FUNDS

Groww Value Fund

–

27.1

2.3

0.9

1.8

17.6

18.9

10.0

0.66

EQUITY – LARGE & MID CAP FUNDS

HSBC Large & Mid Cap Fund

–

27.7

4417

1.9

0.8

-1.7

21.5

22.2

–

0.57

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund

–

95.3

240

2.5

1.8

2.4

19.9

21.1

13.4

0.65

EQUITY – MULTI CAP FUNDS

ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund

–

795.4

15443

1.7

0.9

-1.2

20.4

24.0

14.4

0.84

EQUITY – SECTOR – PHARMA FUNDS

ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare and Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund

–

40.5

6227

1.9

1.0

4.1

27.9

20.0

–

0.71

EQUITY – CONTRA FUNDS

Invesco India Contra Fund

–

136.7

19170

1.6

0.5

-1.5

20.5

21.9

16.2

0.72

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

Invesco India Equity Savings Fund

–

17.0

460

2.3

0.7

1.7

11.1

9.1

–

0.52

EQUITY – MULTI CAP FUNDS

Invesco India Multicap Fund

–

131.1

4084

1.9

0.7

-4.6

18.7

22.1

14.0

0.63

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

Invesco India Smallcap Fund

–

42.2

8055

1.7

0.4

-0.4

24.8

30.2

–

0.76

HYBRID – BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund

–

20.7

17475

1.7

0.6

3.6

12.3

11.7

–

0.70

EQUITY – CONTRA FUNDS

Kotak Contra Fund

–

153.2

4716

1.9

0.6

0.2

22.3

22.9

15.9

0.79

HYBRID – CONSERVATIVE HYBRID FUNDS

LIC MF Conservative Hybrid Fund

–

82.1

2.3

1.4

3.2

6.8

6.2

6.3

0.43

EQUITY – DIVIDEND YIELD FUNDS

LIC MF Dividend Yield Fund

–

31.1

660

2.3

0.8

-2.7

22.0

21.7

–

0.68

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

LIC MF Equity Savings Fund

–

28.0

2.3

1.2

7.2

10.1

9.9

6.8

0.57

EQUITY – SECTOR – PHARMA FUNDS

LIC MF Healthcare Fund

–

30.0

2.5

1.2

1.0

20.1

13.7

–

0.44

EQUITY – VALUE FUNDS

LIC MF Value Fund

–

24.1

195

2.5

1.4

-6.8

15.5

18.6

–

0.52

EQUITY – THEMATIC – CONSUMPTION FUNDS

Mahindra Manulife Consumption Fund

–

23.1

540

2.4

0.6

-6.3

15.5

19.5

–

0.65

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

Mahindra Manulife Large Cap Fund

–

23.0

705

2.3

0.7

0.2

14.2

17.5

–

0.65

EQUITY – MULTI CAP FUNDS

Mahindra Manulife Multi Cap Fund

–

35.5

5720

1.8

0.4

-1.9

19.6

24.8

–

0.71

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

Mirae Asset Equity Savings Fund

–

20.5

1670

1.4

0.4

5.9

11.4

11.7

–

0.85

EQUITY – SECTOR – PHARMA FUNDS

Mirae Asset Healthcare Fund

–

39.0

2762

1.9

0.5

-0.1

21.2

17.1

–

0.57

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Navi ELSS Tax Saver Fund

–

28.5

2.3

0.4

-4.5

12.4

15.2

–

0.48

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

Navi Flexi Cap Fund

–

23.0

253

2.2

0.6

-3.0

13.0

17.2

–

0.56

EQUITY – MULTI CAP FUNDS

Nippon India Multi Cap Fund

–

302.3

47294

1.5

0.7

-0.3

22.4

30.1

15.1

0.95

EQUITY – SECTOR – PHARMA FUNDS

Nippon India Pharma Fund

–

512.6

8114

1.8

0.9

-1.9

21.6

16.9

12.6

0.58

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

PGIM India Equity Savings Fund

–

49.7

1.3

0.6

5.1

7.2

8.3

7.1

1.01

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

Quant Flexi Cap Fund

–

97.4

6777

1.8

0.7

-9.0

16.8

26.0

18.7

0.71

EQUITY – MULTI CAP FUNDS

Quant Multi Cap Fund

–

622.9

9240

1.7

0.6

-9.7

12.2

22.5

17.4

0.58

EQUITY – CONTRA FUNDS

SBI Contra Fund

–

383.3

47205

1.5

0.7

-2.5

20.5

28.9

16.0

1.13

EQUITY – SECTOR – PHARMA FUNDS

SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund

–

433.3

3933

1.9

0.9

3.3

25.4

18.8

10.9

0.68

EQUITY – THEMATIC – MNC FUNDS

SBI MNC Fund

–

353.3

5876

1.9

1.2

-6.7

7.0

13.5

10.1

0.45

HYBRID – AGGRESSIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Shriram Aggressive Hybrid Fund

–

31.7

2.4

0.9

-5.2

11.4

12.5

9.1

0.47

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Shriram ELSS Tax Saver Fund

–

21.1

2.3

0.8

-12.2

10.8

13.0

–

0.36

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

Shriram Flexi Cap Fund

–

20.1

133

2.4

0.8

-12.7

10.8

13.7

–

0.38

HYBRID – CONSERVATIVE HYBRID FUNDS

Sundaram Conservative Hybrid Fund

–

29.6

1.9

0.9

2.8

7.5

8.3

6.7

0.75

EQUITY – MULTI CAP FUNDS

Sundaram Multi Cap Fund

–

387.7

2829

2.0

0.9

0.7

17.5

22.3

15.1

0.72

EQUITY – VALUE FUNDS

Sundaram Value Fund

–

220.8

1442

2.2

1.7

0.4

13.3

18.1

11.7

0.66

HYBRID – BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUNDS

Tata Balanced Advantage Fund

–

20.6

9749

1.7

0.4

1.3

11.2

12.4

–

0.82

EQUITY – FLEXI CAP FUNDS

Tata Flexi Cap Fund

–

24.7

3476

1.9

0.6

3.7

16.3

16.7

–

0.59

EQUITY – SECTOR – PHARMA FUNDS

Tata India Pharma & Healthcare Fund

–

30.8

1296

2.1

0.6

-1.0

22.6

17.3

–

0.60

EQUITY – SMALL CAP FUNDS

Tata Small Cap Fund

–

39.7

11637

1.7

0.3

-9.0

19.8

29.5

–

0.80

EQUITY – SECTOR – BANKING FUNDS

Taurus Banking & Financial Services Fund

–

54.6

2.4

1.6

8.1

15.5

18.7

12.7

0.58

EQUITY – TAX SAVING (ELSS) FUNDS

Taurus ELSS Tax Saver Fund

–

186.5

2.4

1.8

-0.2

17.8

13.4

0.65

EQUITY – THEMATIC – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

Taurus Infrastructure Fund

–

68.9

2.5

2.0

-4.9

19.7

23.9

15.0

0.64

EQUITY – LARGE CAP FUNDS

Taurus Large Cap Fund

–

158.3

2.6

2.4

-1.3

13.8

16.1

9.8

0.50

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

Union Equity Savings Fund

–

17.0

136

2.0

1.5

3.4

8.6

8.0

–

0.59

EQUITY – VALUE FUNDS

Union Value Fund

–

28.4

340

2.5

1.3

-0.4

18.6

21.3

–

0.74

HYBRID – EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

UTI Equity Savings Fund

–

18.5

733

1.6

0.7

4.4

11.0

11.7

–

1.00

EQUITY – SECTOR – PHARMA FUNDS

UTI Healthcare Fund

–

292.7

1097

2.3

1.3

24.5

17.1

11.1

0.57

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Stability With Scale

by Hansraj Agrawal | Oct 4, 2025 | Share Market

Large-cap funds have long anchored equity investing, though recent years have tested this as mid- and small-cap funds stole the limelight. For retail investors seeking steady compounding and controlled volatility, large-cap funds provide the comfort of investing in India’s most established businesses and serve as the core of a long-term portfolio.

At a time when earnings growth is normalising and valuations in mid- and small-caps look stretched, a disciplined large-cap fund provides balance. SBI Large Cap Fund, formerly SBI Bluechip, is one of the most seasoned offerings in the segment.

With assets of over ₹52,000 crore, it is the second largest in the category and has been around since 2006. The size and scale lend liquidity and stability, while the long track record of nearly 20 years, allows investors to judge its performance across cycles.

Approach

SBI Large Cap Fund stands out for its disciplined, quality-oriented style. The portfolio leans on financially sound companies with strong balance sheets and avoids speculative bets, giving it a more defensive character compared to some peers that run aggressive momentum strategies. Its slight bias towards quality (portfolio P/E of 40.8 vs 38.7 for category) has meant the fund may lag during euphoric rallies but tends to cushion investors better in down markets.

Stock selection is spread across 40–50 names, with lower concentration in the top holdings than many peers, reducing volatility. Importantly, after a change in the fund’s management team in April 2024, performance has remained largely steady, suggesting the process remains intact.

The fund sticks firmly to its mandate, with close to 88 per cent in large-caps as of August 2025. Mid-cap exposure is used sparingly, generally within a 9–14 per cent band, and small-cap allocations rarely cross 2 per cent. This discipline differentiates SBI Large Cap from some peers that have strayed into mid-caps more aggressively to chase returns. Over the past five years, its large-cap allocation has dipped to around 80 per cent but has reverted quickly, reinforcing its positioning as a core large-cap fund.

Returns

Performance over long periods has been respectable, if not flashy. The direct plan has delivered a 5-year CAGR of 19.6 per cent, slightly ahead of both benchmark and category averages. The 10-year record at 13.6 per cent is higher than the category. On shorter timeframes, the fund has occasionally trailed some peers that run higher mid-cap risk, but this is consistent with its conservative style.

On rolling return metrics, SBI Large Cap has outperformed large-cap fund category average in one-, three- and five-year periods, underscoring consistency across market cycles.

Portfolio

Where SBI Large Cap stands out is in its portfolio construction. Financial services account for nearly a third of the corpus, led by HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Kotak Bank. The fund maintains significant exposure to consumption plays such as FMCG, while also holding energy majors like Reliance. Healthcare and IT act as diversifiers, but the fund has resisted overweighting them even during periods of sector exuberance. Stock concentration is contained, with top holdings rarely breaching double digits. This keeps volatility low and makes the scheme less vulnerable to sharp sectoral swings.

Against peers, SBI Large Cap may not always top return charts, but its risk-adjusted performance is sound. Upside capture is 96.5 per cent (category average: 98.6 per cent) while downside capture is 83.9 per cent (category average: 95.2 per cent), indicating that the fund falls less during corrections.

Fund’s ratios such as Sharpe and Sortino also suggest healthy risk-adjusted outcomes compared to the category. For example, a Sharpe ratio of 0.28, above the category’s 0.24, underscores its relatively efficient risk-adjusted returns. Similarly, a Sortino ratio of 0.58, higher than the category average of 0.50, highlights its stronger ability to reward investors while containing downside risks. This balance between modest upside participation and stronger downside protection explains why the fund is better suited for conservative compounding than for investors chasing aggressive alpha.

In essence, SBI Large Cap is not the fund to buy if one wants the thrill of outperformance every year. It is the fund to own if the objective is to anchor a portfolio with stability, scale and predictability. For retail investors with a 5–7 year horizon, this fund, which is rated 4 stars by bl.portfolio Star Track Mutual Fund Ratings, is a reliable core holding.

Published on October 4, 2025

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Systematic, Data-Driven Approach

by Hansraj Agrawal | Oct 4, 2025 | Share Market

Jio BlackRock Mutual Fund has opened subscription for its first active equity scheme, the JioBlackRock Flexi Cap Fund, with the new fund offer (NFO) closing on October 7. The scheme comes after a set of passive launches earlier in the year. With this fund, the asset manager enters the well-established flexi-cap category which already has 40+ options and manages nearly ₹5 lakh crore in assets. JioBlackRock fund’s distinct proposition is that it will be managed using a rules-based, technology-led approach rather than a purely discretionary style.

Decoding model

At the core of the design is BlackRock’s Systematic Active Equity (SAE) framework. It combines human expertise with data-driven models and draws from a wide universe of about 750 Indian stocks, narrowed down from more than 1,000 using liquidity, turnover, and execution feasibility filters.

Each stock is scored on the basis of signals (over 400 of them specific to India) covering fundamentals, market behaviour, and alternative data. The models appear to be refreshed weekly. A benchmark-aware risk process is meant to keep deviations controlled vis-a-vis Nifty 500 Total Return Index whose current top holdings include HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, RIL, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, L&T, ITC, TCS and SBI.

The fund’s aim will be to deliver consistent long-term alpha while managing volatility. For perspective, flexi-cap funds as a category have a three-year monthly standard deviation of 3.7 per cent and a Sortino ratio of 0.25, according to ACEMF.

The technology backbone is BlackRock’s Aladdin platform, which is widely used by global institutions for portfolio risk analytics, transaction cost modelling, and compliance. In principle, this could provide the fund managers with an advantage in managing costs and risks at scale. Another selling point is that a systematic approach can reduce behavioural biases that affect human decision-making, such as overconfidence or recency.

Pros & cons

On the investor-facing side, JioBlackRock Flexi Cap Fund has several interesting features. It has no exit load, unlike many equity funds that impose a fee for exits within a year (0.10-1 per cent). The indicative total expense ratio for the direct plan is 0.5 per cent, placing it in the 1st quartile (lowest cost group) basis direct plan offerings. Fund managers Tanvi Kacheria and Sahil Chaudhary bring experience in quantitative and index portfolio management.

India’s equity market has expanded significantly in recent years, with higher trading volumes, broader sector representation, and more IPOs adding to the listed universe. A larger opportunity set makes systematic strategies easier to apply.

That said, the gaps are clear. As an NFO, there is no live performance record. The back-tested numbers shown in the presentation are hypothetical and cannot substitute for real-world data. Investors should also be aware that regular rebalancing, while intended to capture opportunities quickly, could increase churn and costs if not managed tightly.

Flexi-cap funds are designed to provide long-term growth by giving managers the freedom to invest across large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks without restriction. They can suit investors who want equity exposure but prefer to leave the market-cap allocation decisions to professionals.

The flexi-cap space already has proven schemes with long track records. On average, existing actively managed funds in the category have delivered about 16.9 per cent CAGR over three years and 20.9 per cent over five years, broadly in line with the Nifty 500 TRI’s returns of 16.9 per cent and 20.8 per cent over the same periods. Fund portfolios are typically tilted towards large-caps (57 per cent), with decent allocations to mid-caps (20 per cent) and small-caps (17 per cent). Investors will need to weigh whether an untested quant-driven offering is worth adding alongside established names.

Our Take

Overall, JioBlackRock Flexi Cap Fund represents an ambitious attempt to bring systematic active investing into India’s retail mutual fund space. Its differentiators are breadth of stock coverage, use of alternative data and AI, governance filters, and lower cost.

The risks are the lack of a live record and dependence on models that may behave differently in stressed conditions. Also, small bets across a large number of stocks to beat Nifty 500 may result in a very diffused portfolio.

For investors seeking core flexi-cap exposure, established funds remain more reliable choices. JioBlackRock Flexi Cap may be tracked as an option for satellite allocation once it builds a live record.

bl.portfolio Star Track Mutual Fund Ratings’ current preferred choices include HDFC Flexi Cap Fund, Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund, and Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund.

Published on October 4, 2025

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Strong Footing In Rocky Terrain

by Hansraj Agrawal | Oct 4, 2025 | Share Market

ICICI Prudential Conglomerate Fund’s NFO will be open till October 17. The fund will invest in conglomerates and group companies with strong parent backing that can tide over business cycles and also gain from the diversified presence of these groups. The fund investing in parts of the conglomerates will be benchmarked to BSE Select Business Group Index which itself was launched in December 2024. Here we analyse the fund rationale and investor prospects.

Group advantages

Conglomerates are Indian companies with a minimum of two listed businesses in different sectors. The fund estimates that there are 70+ groups in India with 240 stocks in the investible universe.

These companies do possess a higher chance of surviving economic cycles. The parent backing can help group companies tide over liquidity, funding, and working capital challenges which can be highly magnified in times of harsh downturns. This is also a reason why these companies receive better credit ratings compared to a similar but non-conglomerate entity.

Not only do these companies have improved survivorship rates, but these firms can also emerge stronger post any eventual downturn. The ongoing consolidation in the cement industry or a similar phase for steel companies are prime examples. Adani-backed Ambuja Cements and Aditya Birla-backed Ultra Tech Cements, have acquired cement companies that have suffered weak business conditions post-Covid to emerge stronger, partly owing to the parent backing. Tata Steel, JSW Steel and Jindal Steel have similarly expanded their base inorganically in the lean phase of the last decade partly owing to the conglomerate status.

Supportive factors

There are other positives for group companies with conglomerate backing. But these are highly dependent on the holding structure of the group and not a general positive for all companies, and henceforth, are to be analysed on a case-to-case basis.

The financial and management bandwidth of these companies allows them to participate in sunrise sectors; for instance, the Tata’s with semiconductors, several auto companies in the EV ecosystem, steel and cement firms in renewable energy, energy storage or nuclear power. The large risk capital requirement, the long gestation period for profitability and technology barriers in sunrise sectors make it suitable for conglomerate participation. But the fund and investor benefits depend on the group holding structure. Tata Sons holds the semiconductor play in Tata Electronics and only those investors have that risk exposure; all group companies may not benefit.

Similarly, the group concerns may also have access to a captive financing arm, tech support, power, logistics arm and deep talent pool, which could benefit the individual companies, but again dependent on the holding structure of the group. A group company in a conglomerate is also more likely to be part of a value chain which ensures backward and forward supply chain integration and ready vendor/customer base along with cross-selling opportunities.

JSW Cement utilises the slag from JSW Steel, Tata Motors can utilise Tata Elxsi, TCS and Tata Steel for automobile production and soon from Tata Electronics for semiconductors. But the other companies may also be listed entities which should serve their shareholder interests with arm’s length transactions between sister concerns which should cap any benefit.

Investor prospects

Firstly, the index and two other funds in the theme have less than a year of performance which is inadequate to ascertain if the theme can outperform across business cycles. In the year to date, which has several characteristics of a change in business cycle, the fund has returned 3.3 per cent compared to 3 per cent for BSE Sensex. The top five index constituents as on Sep-30 are Reliance (23 per cent), L&T (13 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra (9 per cent), TCS (5.9 per cent), and Ultra Tech Cements (4.5 per cent).

The benefits of a lower cost of funds, inorganic expansion, sunrise sectors and capital, management and technology bandwidth do provide a head start to this theme, but on a selective and case-to-case basis. We recommend investors earmark a small portion of their satellite portfolio to this fund on this basis.

The will be benchmarked to BSE Select Business Group Index which was launched in December 2024

Published on October 4, 2025

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