Synopsis A key reason for the underperformance was that the stocks, which appreciated well in the benchmark index, were missing in the portfolio of the majority of the schemes. “In 2023, the markets were driven by liquidity. A large number of stocks went up irrespective of fundamentals. Since mutual funds avoided such momentum stocks, their … Read more
India’s markets regulator is looking at whether local mutual fund schemes investing in small and mid-cap stocks would be able to withstand sharp falls in stock prices or sudden outflows, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. Such funds have seen heavy inflows over the past year, pushing up the prices of … Read more
Feroze Azeez, Dy CEO, Anand Rathi Wealth, says “smallcap stocks are the bottom 250 stocks of NSE 500 as per SEBI’s definition for a mutual fund investor. Putting 250 companies in one judgment itself is fundamentally incorrect. The smallest stock in the smallcap index is a Rs 3,200-crore market cap company and the largest one … Read more