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Mutual Fund Insight - January 2020
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Welcome enhancement
I noticed the modified Fund Analyst’s Choice pages.
The inclusion of direct plans is welcome. Retail investors
who invest in such plans can now get their data readily.
One remarkable thing in the SIP graphs is the difference
between regular and direct plans. With direct plans, you
can accumulate more corpus. In the short term, this
trend may not be visible but over the long term, the dif-
ference is substantial. In other words, you would give
away the difference to the distributor. Over five years,
this looks like a high amount. Thus, retail investors who
want to earn extra should look at direct plans. Of course,
that requires some degree of sophistication, which any
serious investor can attain.
– BIHARI
COVER STORY
Only death and taxes are certain
Investors evolve various practices to escape taxes, with tax-harvesting one of them. They appear cool and smart but
they are sooner or later plugged by the government. They are also not hassle-free. Sometimes the hassles are so
drastic that they don’t justify the cost saved. It’s better to follow the straight path and not get carried away by the
latest fad. Benjamin Franklin said that only death and taxes are certain. Why try to escape the taxes? Just do the
needful and pay the rest.
– RAMIYAA SITARAMAN
E-KYC rebooted
The reintroduction of e-KYC can expedite the growth of industry’s assets
and make the KYC process painless
W
hen it comes to first-time investment in In order to ensure client’s privacy, the following
mutual funds, KYC (know your customer) steps will be taken, among others:
documentation is a major pain point. If you z The Aadhaar number won’t be stored with KUAs or
are going through the direct route, you will have to sub-KUAs.
visit the office of an RTA (registrar and transfer agent) z For sharing of e-KYC data with a sub-KUA, the KUA
or the AMC in which you want to invest, fill up a form, will have to obtain special permission from the UIDAI.
and wait till your KYC is processed. Then only you can z A KUA cannot share e-KYC data with other KUAs.
start investing in mutual funds. Of course, KYC is a No investment limit has been mentioned in the
one-time process, so once you have passed through the circular. So, it’s likely that there is no upper limit.
KYC ordeal, you can invest in any
AMC’s scheme. The significance of e-KYC
For about three years, you could It is yet to be seen how e-KYC will
use your Aadhaar card to invest up get operationalised but it will be a
to `50,000 per fund house. But the step in the right direction. Its
Supreme Court struck down this reintroduction will boost the growth
facility, citing privacy concerns. of direct plans. Apart from
Lately, the regulator has come up enhancing convenience of
with revised guidelines on e-KYC transacting, e-KYC will be an
and tried to address the concerns. essential enabler in the otherwise
SEBI registered intermediaries will automated chain of investments.
now be able to make use of Aadhaar- With it, any informed investor can
based e-KYC. The process involved seamlessly invest in mutual funds.
is as follows: The current in-person verification
A COMEBACK TALE
z Entities in the securities market is the only impediment in the KYC
can register themselves with the ` For a brief period, it was possible process. It discourages the first-time
UIDAI as KYC user agency (KUA). to invest `50,000 per fund house investors above all. Other factors
Such entities can then do Aadhaar- through Aadhaar-based e-KYC. crucial for making online
based KYC. As an investor, you can investments are already in place.
` The Supreme Court ordered
get your KYC done by visiting a discontinuation of the practice, citing The internet has reached the masses
KUA’s website. privacy concerns. and fund houses have the necessary
z SEBI-registered intermediaries/ digital infrastructure. The awareness
mutual fund distributors who want ` SEBI has now come up with a about mutual funds is increasing,
to undertake Aadhaar-based new e-KYC method that doesn’t with AMFI’s ‘Mutual Fund Sahi Hai’
authentication will have to get into compromise one’s privacy. initiative becoming popular. Thanks
an agreement with a KUA and ` The new mechanism requires entities to financial websites like www.
register themselves with the UIDAI in the securities market to register valueresearchonline.com, mutual
as sub-KUAs. as KYC user agencies (KUAs) to fund data and research are just a
z KUAs and sub-KUAs will be undertake the e-KYC process. click away.
provided e-KYC details from the Currently, 89 per cent of the
UIDAI on successful Aadhaar ` Distributors and other intermediaries population (116 crore) has Aadhaar.
authentication carried out through a
can register themselves with KUAs This statistic is more than enough to
and the UIDAI, the Aadhaar issuer, as
one-time password on mobile or depict the potential that e-KYC can
sub-KUAs.
through biometrics. unleash.
T
he Government of India is launching India’s first the 10-year variant can hope for about 7.5 per cent per
bond ETF, called Bharat Bond ETF, investing in annum. But remember that no mutual fund, including
AAA rated bonds of select public-sector Bharat Bond ETF, guarantees returns. Still, investors
companies (see the table ‘Constituents of Bharat Bond can expect to earn slightly higher returns than a bank
ETF’). Edelweiss Mutual Fund will be managing it. FD. And with better tax treatment, those returns get
The government has a threefold objective behind this bumped up a bit more. To put things in perspective,
product. One, to deepen the liquidity of the Indian debt SBI fixed deposits of three-year and 10-year durations
markets and provide a gateway for easy retail are both currently yielding 6.25 per cent.
participation. Two, to solve investors’ dilemma of Transparency: There will be daily portfolio disclosures
picking premium bonds. Three, to help the underlying on an independent website. On that front too, it scores
PSUs raise funding for their operations. over the conventional debt funds which disclose their
portfolios once a month.
What is the product? Tax efficiency: As with other debt mutual funds held for
It is an exchange-traded fund, whose units can be more than a period of three years, investors will be able
bought and sold at the stock exchange. It will have two to get the benefit of indexation here. In comparison to
variants: one maturing in three years and the other in your interest from deposits which is taxed at your
10. Upon maturity, the fund will be redeemed and the marginal rate of tax, this ETF, at 20 per cent inflation-
money returned to its investors. adjusted rate, is a better alternative.
The issue size of the three-year variant is set at
`3,000 crore (with the option to extend it by an What about liquidity?
additional `2,000 crore) and for the 10-year variant, it Large investors who wish to buy or sell units worth `25
is `4,000 crore (with the option to extend it by `6,000
crore).
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Bharat Bond ETF will have the following PSU bonds
What makes it stand out? Allocations (%)
The fund has a lot of things going for it. Issuer 3Y variant 10Y variant
Low-cost structure: The USP of this fund is its wafer-thin Export-Import Bank 8.00 2.83
expense ratio. At 0.0005 per cent, this bond ETF will
HPCL 4.87 —
be the cheapest mutual fund product in India and one
HUDCO 11.84 —
of the cheapest debt funds in the world. In the debt
IndianOil — 8.00
segment, costs matter a lot and this provides it a
Indian Railway Finance Corporation 1.88 15.01
massive advantage over the more conventional debt-
fund alternatives. With a fairly similar kind of maturity NABARD 14.98 1.48
profile and safe portfolio, even direct plans of Banking National Highways Authority 3.86 14.99
and PSU funds charge about an average of 0.3 per cent NHPC 1.21 1.27
(see the graph ‘Least expensive’). NLC India — 3.92
High-quality portfolio: Because this ETF comprises bonds NTPC 6.65 11.64
issued by government-owned entities, the default risk Nuclear Power Corporation 2.43 6.61
in its holdings is low.
Power Finance Corporation 15.01 6.51
Predictability of returns: The fixed-maturity feature of the
Power Grid Corporation 7.24 15.00
ETF will provide predictability of returns. If held till
REC 15.02 12.73
maturity, the investors of the three-year variant can
Small Industries Development Bank 7.01 —
expect about 6.5 per cent per annum, while those of
18.11 0.20%
0.17
One-year average daily turnover as of Nov ’19 and one-year average AUM as of Oct ’19. For Direct-plan expenses. Data as of October 2019.
all liquid ETFs, turnover includes values from both NSE and BSE.
crore or more can directly do transact with the fund concerns. The FoF variant will be better for small-ticket
house. Smaller investors would be able to transact on a investors or those who do not have a demat account.
stock exchange. Edelweiss AMC claims that it will
ensure adequate liquidity. The reality will be known Should you invest?
only with time. At the time of the ongoing mess in the fixed-income
Presently there are six debt ETFs in the market, space, a debt fund that offers a high-quality portfolio,
three in the liquid and three in the gilt category. As on predictable returns (though not guaranteed) and ultra-
October 31, 2019, these schemes collectively manage low costs seems attractive. Bharat Bond ETF comes
just about `2,400 crore, indicating their struggle to across as a good option for fixed-income investors,
become mainstream. If we go by their trading turnover particularly those whose investment horizon coincides
on stock exchanges in the last on year, the liquid with the maturity period of its two variants.
funds have experienced decent volumes but that has If you are interested in its 10-year variant, note that it
not been the case with the gilt ones (see the graph can be fairly volatile initially. Its long maturity profile
‘Liquidity of debt ETFs’). will make it quite sensitive to interest-rate movements.
However, given a different investment mandate and But this shouldn’t matter much if you are looking to
with the AMC planning to raise a much higher sum of hold the fund for the entire 10-year duration.
money, Bharat Bond ETF is not directly comparable The NFO period for retail investors is from 13th to
with the existing debt ETF offerings. The AMC is also 20th December 2019. One can invest in multiples of
planning to come up with the fund of fund (FoF) `1,000 but only up to a maximum investment amount
variant simultaneously, which will check the liquidity of `2 lakh.
‘Money can
be earned
but wealth
has to be
created’
A
nshuman Kumar, 37, is a firm believer in the Prashant Jain, Sankaren Naren, Nilesh Shah,
power of investing for a brighter future. Raamdeo Agrawal and Feroz Aziz.
“Thinking long term is the only sine qua non Associated with Allahabad Bank in the clearing
for equity investments but hardly anyone does that,” department in Ranchi, this alumnus of the prestigious
starts a clear-minded Anshuman. A travel enthusiast Loyola School, Jamshedpur, is presently on leave
and an avid reader of financial journals and books, he because of some health issues. He lives with his
likes listening to and following great financial minds, mother, who is a teacher, wife, and his retired father.
including Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger. Among During his formative years, even though money
Indian financial icons, he follows Dhirendra Kumar, was scarce, his parents fulfilled his demands. “Video
Anshuman’s goals range from building a retirement have employer-provided medical and life insurance. He
corpus of about `5 crore, of which he has already also wanted to get a personal cover to avoid dependence
accumulated `50 lakh, taking international and on his organisation. But owing to his health issues, he
domestic trips every few years, buying a car and pre- doesn’t enjoy this freedom, “This clips my wings to fly,
paring for any medical emergencies. For the last, he just a bit,” says the investor sadly.
has already accumulated `10 lakh and aims to contin-
uously add more. The current annualised growth rate Helping others
of his portfolio is around 14 per cent. He likes making financial plans for his closed ones. To
The criteria he uses while selecting a fund are enhance his knowledge regarding different aspects of
based on his risk profile, investment horizon, fund financial planning, he has been actively giving various
manager’s consistency and pedigree of the fund. He exams in related fields.
has also created boundaries within his asset alloca- “Money can be earned but wealth has to be created”
tion. Sixty per cent of his corpus is in large-cap, is Anshuman’s adage in life. He feels that most people
multi-cap and ELSS funds; 25 per cent in mid-cap know the art of making money but do not have the
funds; and 15 per cent in small-cap funds. knowledge to create wealth. And he likes to be the per-
But what does a sorted Anshuman do if his funds son who bridges the gap, as he himself had once been
underperform? “When my fund does not perform for at that place. And he is not someone who just speaks.
a few quarters, I first compare it with both
its peers and benchmark. Unless my con-
viction in the fund manager changes, I usu- ¸3PRLL]LY``V\UNWLYZVU0[VVKYLHT[VM
ally give it at least two years,” says ILJVTPUNYPJO^P[OV\[OH]PUN[V^VYRHSV[MVY
Anshuman.
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allocation makes for an insightful approach. [OH[VIQLJ[P]LVMSPMLZLLTZULHY¹
“My personal asset allocation is a function
of multiple factors. Any money not needed for five With his knowledge and experience, he has been
years goes into equity funds. This is because for lon- empowering many of his family members and friends.
ger-duration goals, I am prepared to allocate to a During 2013-14, he ran a website for a year under
more volatile category of funds,” says Anshuman. His an initiative by Google to gauge how much people
debt allocation comprises liquid funds. It is meant for would be interested in taking his help for their invest-
any medical emergencies that may arise due to his ments. Through the website, he understood the kind of
health issues. His job profile and family’s financial help people were looking for. “Presently, I am actively
background also have a bearing on his asset alloca- helping over 75 families achieve their goals through
tion. “My government job is like a very safe debt mutual funds,” says a satisfied Anshuman.
fund. So, it gives me the flexibility to take a consider- A famous person once said, “To get rich, you have
able degree of risk. Also, my wife is associated with a to be making money while you’re asleep.” Anshuman
wonderful IT company, which brings a lot of financial is quite a real-life example of the quote. Developing a
stability. All these factors let me stick to this asset habit of saving early in his life, Anshuman now has
allocation,” says the clear-headed investor. become the master of his money, which works for
Anshuman likes being the owner of a company rath- him day and night. He feels having sufficient money
er than a trader of its stock. Although he hasn’t been gives him clarity of thought and freedom of choice. “I
much into stocks lately, he has about `2 lakh invested was 22 when all this started and like every young
in direct equity. He doesn’t invest more than this in person, I too dreamt of becoming rich without having
stocks. He feels that having a limit on stock investing to work a lot for it. Today, having more than 300-350
keeps his belief in mutual funds intact and his action or times my monthly expenses invested in mutual
emotion-based investing in check. His current stock funds, that objective of life seems near. I’m sure that
holdings include Coal India, Asian Paints, Power Grid, this investment amount will only keep on growing,
L&T, Reliance Capital, Tata Steel and Tata Motors. thanks to the power of compounding,” signs off an
As for his insurance, Anshuman and his wife both elated Anshuman.
I
t’s no news that digital revolution has taken over office (where they want to invest). In-person KYC is
the world. With smartphones becoming ubiquitous, necessary. However, once you become KYC-compliant,
we all have round-the-clock access to the internet. you can transact online with any AMC. Fortunately, the
In fact, many of us would find it difficult to imagine a idea of e-KYC is again in the works. As soon as it gets
life without the internet and smartphones. With rising operationalised, you can get your KYC done online. That
digitisation, e-commerce has also grown rapidly, with will do away with in-person verification, thus further
many of us even buying groceries, fruits and vegetables aiding the swiftness in mutual fund transactions.
online. Naturally, the financial world has also AMC websites also allow you to set up an SIP. You
transformed dramatically. can even give a standing instruction to your bank such
However, there are still apprehensions in people’s that the SIP amount is automatically deducted from
minds when it comes to online financial transactions. your bank account every month on a particular date.
For instance, many of us still don’t like to use internet This automating of SIPs not just saves effort but also
banking and prefer to visit the bank branch. Cheques brings discipline to investing. Of course, it’s also the
haven’t gone out of fashion yet, even when they require ultimate remedy for forgetting!
a couple of days to clear. Though consumers are Today many mobile apps such as Paytm Money,
increasingly shopping online, many still prefer the ETMoney, myCAMS, etc., help you invest in mutual
cash-on-delivery mode. funds through SIPs. These apps have little or no
This anxiety about financial transactional costs. Still, many investors don’t
transactions stems from a lack of trust them. In reality, these apps just act as a
knowledge and hesitation to take channel through which your investment is
the first step. Digital frauds have passed on to an AMC. It’s the AMC that allots
also spooked many. Given the you a folio number and manages your
convenience of digital investment in the end. You can always
transactions, it’s worthwhile that approach the AMC for any details of your
we educate ourselves. Also, the investment or for redeeming it. Even if
authorities concerned have the app shuts down or is unavailable,
taken steps to make digital there is no need to worry as you can
transactions safer. For directly get in touch with the AMC.
instance, many banking However, do ensure the authenticity
transactions now require two- and the credibility of the app.
factor authentication: you need Digital transactions are the
to use both your password mainstay for do-it-yourself investors
and a one-time password. and for direct-plan investors of
Mutual funds and SIPs mutual funds. They provide
are not untouched by the immense flexibility and ease of
digital revolution. Retail transacting. The only requirement
investors who want to is that you educate yourself in
invest through direct plans can their use. Start small. Do small
now simply go to the AMC’s transactions first and as you
website to transact, provided gain more confidence, go the
they are KYC-compliant. If they whole hog. You will
are not, they can go to a registrar-or- definitely like the
transfer agent (such as CAMS) or an AMC experience.
Mid-cap magic
Over the last one year, the fund has returned 8 percentage points more than the
category and 13 percentage points more than the benchmark
Beating the index One-year returns (as on December 9, 2019)
1200 Fund S&P BSE Mid Cap TRI 13.45% 0.77 5.11
Fund S&P BSE Mid-cap category
Mid Cap TRI
1100
1000
Fund portfolio
Large caps Mid caps Small caps Cash
900
Fund 29.43% 69.59– 0.96
Index 8.48% 64.37
26.98 –
800 Rebased to 1,000
Nov 2018 Nov 2019 Average stocks in the portfolio 24
Successful stocks with gains Losing stocks and the amount of Top holdings with the asset Stocks added during Oct–Nov ’19,
(` cr) during Nov ’18–’19 losses (` cr) during Nov ’18–’19 allocations (%) as on Nov 30, ’19 with asset allocations (%)
All values are estimates derived from monthly portfolio disclosures. The fund has net assets of `1,768 crore as on November 30, 2019.
% of funds’ equity assets invested in oil and gas stocks Technology 7.96 8.11 7.38 7.23 6.50
36
27
18
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Financial Energy Technology FMCG Automobile Construction Chemicals Communication Metals Healthcare
Omkar Vasudev Bhat highest equity allocation. On the other end of the
spectrum are conservative hybrid funds that invest
M
utual fund investors have to deal 10–25 per cent in equity and the rest in debt. You also
with broadly two asset classes: have other types such as multi asset-allocation funds,
equity and debt. Depending on your equity-savings funds and so on.
goals, both have a role to play in Hybrid funds can solve the problem of asset allocation
your portfolio. At Value Research, for many investors. If you are happy with the equity–
we have frequently professed equity debt split of your hybrid fund, by buying just one fund,
for long-term goals – those that are at least five years you can get advantage of both equity and debt in the
away. Children’s education and marriage, your own desired proportion. What’s more, you don’t have to
retirement, etc., are classic long-term goals. maintain that proportion as the fund manager will do
Debt is for short-term goals. Unlike equity, debt that for you.
carries less risk and hence will not likely cause a capital Aggressive hybrid funds are ideal for first-time
loss in the short term. However, this safety comes with investors. Because newcomers have limited experience
comparatively lower returns than equity. An investor of tolerating market volatility, such funds naturally
has to find out the right asset allocation for him, i.e., contain the volatility in equity with their debt allocation.
combine equity and debt in the right proportion. To These funds tend to fall less than pure equity funds and
fulfil your equity and debt requirements, you have hence help novice investors digest the market’s ups and
equity and debt funds. downs. Return-wise they are not far from their pure-
equity counterparts.
The convenience of hybrid funds
Hybrid funds, as their name suggests, combine both But what about the cost?
equity and debt in various proportions. For someone The devil is in the detail. While hybrid funds do provide
who wants the convenience of readymade asset convenience of asset allocation, they charge a premium
allocation, they can be a good choice. Currently, you can for that. Their expenses are like those of their equity
invest in seven types of hybrid funds (see Scoreboard counterparts in spite of a sizeable debt allocation.
fund classification towards the end of this magazine). Logically, the more the debt portion in their asset mix,
Aggressive hybrid funds invest 65–80 per cent in equity the closer their expenses should be to those for debt
and the rest in debt. Among hybrid funds, they have the funds. However, that’s not the case. As the graph titled
As expensive as equity
The expenses of most hybrid funds are around those of multi-cap funds in spite of their part debt holdings.
REGULAR PLANS DIRECT PLANS
2.44%
2.35 1.3%
2.24 2.24
2.2 2.18 1.18
1.14
1.01 0.99
0.94
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Asset Hybrid Asset Hybrid Savings Asset Hybrid Asset Savings Hybrid
Allocation Allocation Allocation Allocation
Data as of October 2019. Expenses for open-end schemes with growth option.
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funds in 16 out of 18 cases under consideration. The investor, you don’t have any such restriction. You can
average pre-tax outperformance of the DIY hybrids was invest in funds from different AMCs and get the best
about 0.65 percentage points per annum. As stated funds, which could further boost your overall returns.
earlier, a DIY hybrid would require yearly rebalancing. In terms of asset allocation, hybrid funds are bound
So, you will have to sell part of the equity or debt by their mandates. Your DIY hybrid doesn’t have any
component that has gained and buy the one that has such restrictions. You can invest in any debt-equity
lost in value in such a way that the original equity–debt proportion of your choice.
allocation of 25:75 is restored. This selling would If you can handle an online investment account,
require you to pay tax. rebalancing might take a few minutes of your time per
For equity, one has to pay the long-term capital-gains year! You can also create your portfolio on www.
tax of 10 per cent of the gains above `1 lakh. In order to valueresearchonline.com to get an instant idea about
make our analysis rigorous, we did not consider the `1 how much rebalancing is to be done. In many cases, you
lakh exemption. For debt, your capital gain would may not have to even rebalance; you can maintain
be a short-term gain and would be taxed the desired allocation by inflows alone. Just
according to your tax slab. In our What invest more in the asset class that has
analysis, we considered the should you do? fallen in value such that your
highest tax slab of 30 per cent. The final call rests with you. By desired allocation is achieved.
Even after taking the tax creating your own hybrid fund, you can
effect into account, the DIY save on expenses. But this comes at the cost
hybrids outperformed the of convenience. When you create your own
conservative hybrid hybrid, you will have to not only rebalance
funds in 16 out of the 18 periodically, but also pick the right funds and monitor
cases. The graphic ‘DIY them. If either of your debt or equity funds goes
hybrid vs conservative haywire, you will have to replace it. The reward will be
hybrid’ captures the in terms of less expenses and hopefully better returns.
analysis. If you choose to go with the readymade hybrid,
Overall, the DIY your fund manager will take care of rebalancing
hybrids outperformed the and there will be no capital-gains taxes unless
conservative hybrids by 0.55 you sell. By picking a couple of good
percentage points per annum hybrids, you can virtually be on
post tax. While this difference an autopilot.
might not look substantial, over very
long periods, such as 15 or 20 years, the
impact will be much more pronounced, thanks to the
power of compounding.
Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund 1.87 0.53 7.81 2,12,080
1.34 8.07 2,17,197
In a hybrid fund, short-duration and multi-cap funds were taken in the proportion of 75:25. *Alternative funds considered due to the absence of either multi-cap fund or short-duration fund: BOI AXA: large-
and mid-cap fund; L&T: money market fund; LIC: low-duration fund. Regular-plan data. Expenses as of October 2019. Returns for January 2012 to January 2019.
India’s best
small-cap funds
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Ashutosh Gupta & Omkar Vasudev Bhat this time frame have delivered 24 and 12 per cent,
respectively). Even their volatility, which seems
I
n 2017, the seductive nature of small-cap funds unpalatable over shorter three-year time spans, is much
lured many investors into investing in them in line with that of multi-caps over seven-year periods
solely for the magnitude of returns that they (see the graph ‘Antidote to small-cap volatility’).
had whisked out over one to three years SIP returns are more useful than trailing or point-to-
previously. Recently, when the Nifty and Sensex point returns while analysing equity funds, including
have been scaling new peaks, the performance small-cap ones. That’s so because one should invest in
of small-cap funds has been found wanting. equity funds through SIPs to get the best results. Seven-
Over three years (as of November 2019), among equity year and 10-year monthly SIP returns of the small-cap
funds, the small-cap category stands at the second-last category are still 0.39 and 1.22 percentage points higher
position in terms of returns (5.44 per cent per annum). Only than those of the multi-cap category (see the graph
pharma funds have performed worse (-0.71 per cent per ‘Worth of `10,000 monthly SIP’).
annum). Clearly, no one signed up for this. For investors This provides a wider frame of reference for judging
who had seen more than 50 per cent returns from their the performance of the small-cap category. There is no
small-cap chap in 2017, this dismal performance is nothing doubt that this category would test your patience but its
short of a shocker. However, there’s more to the small-cap potential to compensate for that by delivering
story that investors need to comprehend before making handsomely in the long run stands out.
any decision about their small-cap investments.
Is it all sunshine and rainbows?
The promise The prospect of higher returns in small caps makes
History provides hope. If one looks at the average investors’ eyes glitter. However, one should also be
calendar-year returns of small-cap funds vs multi-cap aware of the risks associated with small-cap investments.
funds, one can see that the small-cap category has had If you invest in small-cap funds, have at least a seven-
higher highs and lower lows except for 2013. But the year horizon. This is because small-cap stocks can be
long-term picture is different. When we take a look at very volatile in the short run. This volatility engenders
any seven-year period within the past 11 years (small- from their business models, which are not fully evolved
cap funds have become prominent over the last 11 and have low scales. Small-cap companies also tend to
years), the small-cap category has beaten the multi-cap have high mortality rates.
one every single time (see the graphs ‘The short-term This uncertainty explains the allocations to
and long-term factors’). individual companies in small-cap portfolios. While in
Despite a poor run in the last couple of years, the a multi-cap fund, the top holdings could command as
category’s average annual seven-year return stands at an much as 8–10 per cent of the assets, in small-cap
impressive 16 per cent (the best and worst funds over funds, this allocation tends to be under 5 per cent.
Over the short term (the first chart), small-cap funds tend to rise/fall more than multi-cap funds during bull/bear runs. However, a comparison of the seven-year rolling returns
(the second chart), from December 2014 to November 2019, of small-cap and multi-cap funds shows that the former have handsomely outperformed the latter.
120% 30%
80 25
40 20
0 15
-40 10
-80 5
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 YTD Dec 2014 Nov 2019
Year-to-date returns as of November 2019 Rolling returns calculated over period Dec 1, 2007 to Nov 30, 2019
Choice matters index funds, good small-cap funds have been able to
The universe of small-cap stocks is much wider as provide handsome alpha. This is because stock-picking
compared to the universes of large-cap and mid-cap matters even more in this space. Due to the limited
stocks. As per SEBI’s guidelines, small caps comprise all availability of data and the evolving business models of
companies beyond the 250th company by market small-cap companies, what you pick and what you reject
capitalisation. This wide universe presents both can make or break your returns in this space. This also
opportunities and threats to an investor. The opportunity makes the role of the fund
is the variety of options available. The threat is a lack of For the lay manager even more important. A
information and research on smaller companies. That’s investor, it’s seasoned, experienced fund
why investing through a mutual fund is even more difficult to manager can navigate this space
important with small caps. For the lay investor, it’s gather all the much more skilfully than
difficult to gather all the necessary information about a necessary someone who has limited
small cap. But a fund manager, with greater resources at information experience. Hence, do check the
his disposal, is better placed to invest in a small cap. about a small tenure and experience of the
Tracking a small-cap stock and staying invested in it cap. But a fund fund manager before investing in
during tough times is also a tough job for the individual manager, with a small-cap fund.
investor. Again, taking the fund route helps here. By greater
taking the fund route, you will have a seasoned fund resources at his Asset allocation matters
manager take care of your small-cap investments, track disposal, is Though during indiscriminate
them, replace them with better ideas and so on. better placed to bull runs, it is tempting to invest
At a time when large-cap funds are finding it difficult invest in a in small-cap funds, your
to beat their benchmarks due to the restrictions placed small cap. investments should always be
by SEBI’s reclassification and are fast giving way to guided by your asset allocation
and goals. At Value Research, we have held the view that
multi-cap funds are most suitable for most investors.
Antidote to 11.29% Multi-cap standard deviation
Those who want extra returns and are willing to take extra
small-cap volatility Small-cap standard deviation
A comparison of the
risk for them can also allocate about 15 per cent of their
standard deviation of
7.20%
7.77 portfolio to small-cap funds. But avoid going overboard on
three-, five- and seven-
them. Do have a longer investment horizon. Also, invest in
year returs of
small-cap and multi- small-cap funds through SIPs. Given the volatility in small
4.26
cap funds shows that 3.40 caps, SIPs are the best mode of investment.
the volatility in small- 2.66
cap funds diminishes
as the investment Our choice
period increases.
3Y 5Y 7Y
The following pages have our select list of funds from
Data as of November 2019
the small-cap category along with their detailed analyses.
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` Why liquid funds? Liquid
funds have the potential to
earn slightly higher return
than that from a bank fixed
deposit without
compromising on liquidity.
AVOID BORROWING SET-UP A TRAVELLING FUND You do not have to commit
a minimum time period for
Raghav has recently bought a credit card In order to fulfil his passion for trav- which you plan to invest.
from the bank where he holds the salary elling, Raghav can do the following: You can also withdraw
account. Although the credit card has money anytime from a
z Invest `4,000 every month in a
been offered to Raghav at no extra liquid fund. It usually takes
charges, he should note the following: good liquid mutual fund. This way
he will be able to earmark around one to two working days for
`50,000 on an annual basis for
the withdrawn amount to
z The interest rate which banks charge
travelling. come to your bank account.
on credit cards is usually in the range
of 30-36 per cent.
z Avoid opting for a credit-card EMI
because of its high cost structure. Emergency fund: Life insurance: Buy a
Create an term plan when you
z Even the ‘no-cost’ EMI often has emergency corpus have financial dependents.
hidden processing charges. equivalent to at
least six months Health insurance: Buy
z First accumulate the required amount sufficient health insurance
and then buy something. DON’T of your expenses.
Park it in a mix of of your own even if you
z Do not deviate from your monthly
IGNORE sweep-in FD and have an employer-
budget, whatever be the credit limit THESE liquid fund. provided one.
granted to you.
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Monthly Investment Rate of Accumulated
If Raghav starts at investment tenure return corpus
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Monthly Investment Rate of Accumulated
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nvestors tend to have a love-and-hate relationship
with small-cap funds. In bull runs, small caps leap
ahead of all and make their investors as proud as a
peacock. However, in slumps, they rush towards the
bottom, making their investors lose sleep. With the Nifty
hitting all time highs but returns from mid and small caps
still remaining subdued, investors are asking if the funds I hope so! I’m not a macro expert. Corporate earnings
investing in them are poised for a turnaround. We speak over the last five years have been extremely
to R Srinivasan of SBI Mutual Fund about the outlook for disappointing. Our in-house analysis shows this has
small caps and the challenges of small-cap investing. He been due to a break down in the correlation between
manages SBI Small Cap, a five-star fund, which also fea- nominal GDP growth (which is already impacted by
tures in our recommendations. lower inflation) and sales growth, a resultant negative
operating leverage, high real interest rates and higher
Small caps are usually the worst hit in an economic taxes as a percentage of sales. This was probably
downturn. With the Indian economy still not out of the driven by demonetisation, a subsequent GST, the
woods yet, what’s your view on them as a segment? NBFC and real-estate crisis and more lately the
I don’t know how to answer this question. To talk elections. Taxes have been partly addressed; maybe
about small caps as a segment is complicated. I don’t there’s a case to address personal taxes. Monetary
think it’s a homogeneous basket with common policy is easy (for now!) and should address rates. If
characteristics. The small-cap index, for instance, has sales pick up, hopefully, the operating leverage will
some 700 plus stocks. If you take a call based on index turn positive.
fundamentals, then you are exposing yourself to a
fallacy of the average, especially since most of this What’s your approach to pick stocks in the small-cap
universe, in absolute numbers, is not even investible. universe? What are some of those red flags you use to
If you are a top-down guy, I guess, you could presume weed out the minefields which otherwise look
small caps will do worse in a falling market and better in promising going by the numbers?
a fast-rising market. But this has largely to do with volatil- We practise a stock-selection philosophy that centres
ity, which in turn is a function of flows and liquidity. around the business model, management quality and
We are largely bottom-up. From a long-term-investing valuations. That enables us to screen the universe for
perspective (three to five years), what matters is the out- aligned parameters such as growth, return on capital,
look on the business, the quality of management and cash conversion, leverage, fundamental volatility or
valuations. Here, I see no reason to differentiate between valuation multiples. We may choose to make
a small cap and a large cap. Even in this economic envi- exceptions here but basically this exercise makes the
ronment, there are mid and small caps that are doing universe manageable and aligned to our objectives.
very well. Two, the experience of the team helps in the sense that
an analyst or a fund manager typically has some
Do you think the steps taken so far by the government, history with a majority of the stocks in the universe.
such as the corporate tax cuts, are adequate to revive Three, the hundreds of meetings we have as a team
growth? Is there anything on your wish list? and the multiple reads keep throwing up ideas. Not to
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Large & mid cap At least 35% each in large and Balanced hybrid 40–60% in equity and the rest in debt 10
mid caps 28
Conservative hybrid 10–25% in equity and the rest in debt 131
Multi cap Any proportion across large, mid
and small caps 108 Equity savings At least 65% in equity and at least
10% in debt 24
Mid cap At least 65% in mid caps 34
Arbitrage Investments in arbitrage opportunities 25
Small cap At least 65% in small caps 43
Dynamic asset Dynamic asset allocation 24
Value-oriented Following the value strategy 19 allocation between equity and debt
ELSS Across proportion across large, Multi asset Investments in 3 different asset classes, 15
mid and small caps 68 allocation with a minimum 10% in all three
Medium to long duration Instruments with Macaulay duration between 4 and 7 years; under anticipated adverse situation, 1 year to 4 years** 14
Medium duration Instruments with Macaulay duration between 3 and 4 years; under anticipated adverse situation, 1 year to 4 years** 19
Short duration Instruments with Macaulay duration between 1 year and 3 years 30
Ultra short duration Instruments with Macaulay duration between 3 and 6 months 29
Banking and PSU At least 80% in the debt instruments of banks, PSUs, public financial institutions and municipal bonds 19
Floater At least 65% in floating-rate instruments (including fixed-rate ones converted to floating rate) 7
*Include dividend-yield funds. **Anticipated adverse situation is if the fund manager expects the interest rates to move adversely
The Value Research Scoreboard is designed to help you make the best possible investment deci-
sions. The Scoreboard captures essential data on every mutual fund scheme in an easy-to-use for-
mat. The data are updated each month and undergo rigorous validation. In the following pages,
you will find the details of both regular and direct plans.
REGULAR DIRECT
Return (%) Rank Return (%) Rank Assets
No Fund Name Rating 1Y 3Y 5Y 10 Y 3 Y 5 Y Expense NAV Rating 1Y 3Y 5Y 3 Y 5 Y Expense NAV (` cr)
No.
A serial number is generated Return
for every fund scheme and is Return calculations are based on month-end net asset values
the first column of the (NAVs), assuming reinvestment of dividends, readjusted for
Scoreboard. To locate a spe- any bonus or rights. The return is computed by adjusting for
cific fund, look for this num- the dividend tax paid by the fund in the past. All trailing
ber in the Index against the returns for one-year period and above are annualised, while
name of the fund. returns for less than one year are absolute.
Performance as on November 30, 2019 AUM and Expense Ratio as on October 31, 2019
Performance as on November 30, 2019 AUM and Expense Ratio as on October 31, 2019
Performance as on November 30, 2019 AUM and Expense Ratio as on October 31, 2019
Performance as on November 30, 2019 AUM and Expense Ratio as on October 31, 2019
Performance as on November 30, 2019 AUM and Expense Ratio as on October 31, 2019
Performance as on November 30, 2019 AUM and Expense Ratio as on October 31, 2019
Performance as on November 30, 2019 AUM and Expense Ratio as on October 31, 2019
Performance as on November 30, 2019 AUM and Expense Ratio as on October 31, 2019
Performance as on November 30, 2019 AUM and Expense Ratio as on October 31, 2019
Performance as on November 30, 2019 AUM and Expense Ratio as on October 31, 2019
Performance as on November 30, 2019 AUM and Expense Ratio as on October 31, 2019
Performance snapshot
Here are the performance data of the Indian mutual fund industry as of November 2019
REGULAR DIRECT
Category/benchmark 1 mth 3 mths 1 yr 3 yrs 5 yrs 10 yrs 20 yrs 1 mth 3 mths 1 yr 3 yrs 5 yrs
Equity: Large Cap 0.65 8.82 10.34 13.39 7.85 10.06 13.36 0.86 9.43 11.23 13.52 8.67
Equity: Large & MidCap 1.16 10.26 8.72 10.68 8.59 11.54 13.98 1.20 10.48 10.24 11.98 9.65
Equity: Multi Cap 0.76 9.75 9.89 11.14 8.29 11.47 15.11 0.85 10.07 11.07 12.22 9.27
Equity: Mid Cap 0.84 9.90 4.76 7.75 8.55 14.08 17.31 0.82 10.18 6.17 9.04 9.76
Equity: Small Cap -0.17 7.89 -0.47 5.90 8.05 12.05 - -0.08 8.22 0.70 6.97 9.12
Equity: Value Oriented 0.88 8.04 3.13 8.09 7.19 11.51 16.45 0.96 8.29 4.17 9.19 8.19
Equity: ELSS 0.53 9.48 8.47 10.82 8.10 11.27 14.75 0.61 9.75 9.60 11.99 9.10
Equity: International 3.06 6.11 15.42 9.72 5.97 5.05 - 3.14 6.26 16.22 10.22 6.50
S&P BSE Sensex TRI 1.66 9.39 14.01 16.67 8.70 10.76 13.27 1.66 9.39 14.01 16.67 8.70
S&P BSE SENSEX Next 50 TRI 0.37 6.96 0.18 6.16 6.99 10.10 - 0.37 6.96 0.18 6.16 6.99
S&P BSE 500 TRI 1.20 9.51 9.16 13.00 8.62 10.48 13.14 1.20 9.51 9.16 13.00 8.62
S&P BSE Large Cap TRI 1.23 9.18 11.75 14.65 8.34 10.35 - 1.23 9.18 11.75 14.65 8.34
S&P BSE Mid Cap TRI 1.58 12.18 1.32 7.61 9.19 10.35 - 1.58 12.18 1.32 7.61 9.19
S&P BSE Small Cap TRI 0.09 8.53 -5.02 4.11 4.67 7.33 - 0.09 8.53 -5.02 4.11 4.67
Equity: Sectoral-Banking 5.86 14.44 16.87 14.59 7.79 10.13 - 5.56 14.91 21.64 17.66 12.63
S&P BSE Bankex TRI 6.68 16.93 21.24 19.85 12.00 14.81 - 6.68 16.93 21.24 19.85 12.00
Equity: Sectoral-Infrastructure -0.26 8.58 4.64 6.30 4.96 6.41 - -0.23 8.70 5.33 7.26 6.26
S&P BSE India Infrastructure TRI -2.45 4.09 -2.49 0.61 1.37 4.17 - -2.45 4.09 -2.49 0.61 1.37
Equity: Sectoral-Pharma 2.64 7.24 1.59 -1.29 1.38 13.11 12.36 2.79 7.64 2.88 -0.13 2.40
S&P BSE Healthcare TRI 2.86 5.74 -4.36 -4.12 -1.29 11.82 10.61 2.86 5.74 -4.36 -4.12 -1.29
Equity: Sectoral-Technology 0.01 -2.19 5.09 14.96 7.43 13.35 9.22 0.09 -1.95 6.15 16.14 8.31
S&P BSE IT TRI -3.34 -7.36 5.94 17.00 7.93 14.21 10.78 -3.34 -7.36 5.94 17.00 7.93
Hybrid: Aggressive Hybrid 0.84 7.35 8.00 8.72 7.58 10.64 12.93 0.93 7.66 9.20 9.91 8.61
Hybrid: Balanced Hybrid 0.85 6.18 7.32 6.97 6.98 8.89 10.32 0.87 6.34 8.08 7.71 7.64
Hybrid: Conservative Hybrid 0.71 3.53 7.02 5.89 7.09 8.23 8.05 0.78 3.76 7.93 6.85 7.98
VR Balanced TRI 1.33 8.10 11.74 13.44 8.22 9.89 - 1.33 8.10 11.74 13.44 8.22
VR MIP TRI 0.77 3.61 9.83 8.60 7.68 8.19 - 0.77 3.61 9.83 8.60 7.68
Debt: Long Duration 0.58 0.63 14.56 6.63 9.05 7.94 8.83 0.61 0.74 15.05 7.38 9.93
Debt: Medium Duration 0.35 1.41 5.15 5.27 7.00 7.36 7.49 0.41 1.61 5.89 6.04 7.81
Debt: Short Duration 0.66 1.82 5.68 5.36 6.77 7.54 - 0.71 1.99 6.37 6.08 7.49
Debt: Ultra Short Duration 0.49 1.63 6.85 6.30 7.15 7.97 7.36 0.53 1.75 7.28 6.78 7.62
Debt: Liquid 0.44 1.35 6.59 6.61 7.15 7.74 7.44 0.47 1.41 6.80 6.75 7.29
Debt: Dynamic Bond 0.49 1.33 8.61 4.72 7.50 7.96 8.04 0.54 1.50 9.33 5.46 8.29
Debt: Corporate Bond 0.73 2.21 6.51 4.94 6.78 6.89 7.58 0.78 2.34 6.95 5.43 7.32
Debt: Credit Risk 0.39 0.95 0.76 3.62 6.89 7.21 - 0.46 1.15 1.58 4.50 7.82
CCIL All Sovereign Bond - TRI 0.60 0.49 14.04 6.32 9.34 8.33 - 0.60 0.49 14.04 6.32 9.34
CCIL T Bill Liquidity Weight 0.33 0.94 4.49 4.19 4.56 4.68 - 0.33 0.94 4.49 4.19 4.56
VR Bond Index 0.40 0.80 8.59 5.77 7.33 7.20 - 0.40 0.80 8.59 5.77 7.33
Returns (%) as on November 30, 2019
SIP returns
Worth of the monthly SIP of `10,000 across various time periods
REGULAR DIRECT
3-year 5-year 10-year 3-year 5-year
Return Value Return Value Return Value Return Value Return Value
Rating (%) (` lakh) (%) (` lakh) (%) (` lakh) Rating (%) (` lakh) (%) (` lakh)
Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Equity: Large & MidCap 11.72 4.29 14.85 8.69 - - 12.72 4.35 15.85 8.91
Axis Bluechip Equity: Large Cap 15.7 4.54 13.79 8.47 - - 17.22 4.64 15.19 8.77
Axis Focused 25 Equity: Multi Cap 13.03 4.37 13.78 8.47 - - 14.47 4.46 15.21 8.77
SBI Focused Equity Equity: Multi Cap 13.13 4.38 13.01 8.31 16.09 27.87 14.24 4.45 14.09 8.53
IIFL Focused Equity Equity: Multi Cap 13.49 4.4 12.89 8.29 - - 15.17 4.51 14.4 8.6
SBI ETF Sensex Equity: Large Cap Not rated 13.55 4.4 12.52 8.21 - - Not rated - - - -
Nippon India ETF Sensex Equity: Large Cap Not rated 13.55 4.4 12.5 8.21 - - Not rated - - - -
Mirae Asset Large Cap Equity: Large Cap 11.09 4.25 12.48 8.2 15.45 26.93 12.16 4.31 13.49 8.41
ICICI Pru Sensex ETF Equity: Large Cap Not rated 13.43 4.39 12.38 8.18 11.92 22.3 Not rated - - - -
Axis Midcap Equity: Mid Cap 13.4 4.39 12.33 8.17 - - 14.78 4.48 13.66 8.44
Kotak Sensex ETF Equity: Large Cap Not rated 13.32 4.39 12.27 8.16 11.76 22.11 Not rated - - - -
Axis Long Term Equity Equity: ELSS 12.73 4.35 12.21 8.15 - - 13.84 4.42 13.35 8.38
HDFC Index Sensex Equity: Large Cap 13.09 4.37 12.12 8.13 11.51 21.82 13.28 4.39 12.29 8.16
Sundaram Large & Midcap Equity: Large & MidCap 10.81 4.23 12.07 8.12 13.23 23.92 11.97 4.3 13.08 8.32
Axis Small Cap Equity: Small Cap 11.47 4.27 11.77 8.06 - - 12.75 4.35 13.04 8.32
Tata Index Sensex Equity: Large Cap 12.94 4.36 11.75 8.05 10.9 21.12 13.32 4.39 12.18 8.14
JM Multicap Equity: Multi Cap 10.27 4.2 11.69 8.04 12.83 23.41 11.15 4.25 12.87 8.28
Tata Retrmnt Svngs Progressive Equity: Multi Cap 9.3 4.14 11.61 8.03 - - 10.97 4.24 13.29 8.37
Sundaram Select Focus Equity: Large Cap 11.95 4.3 11.52 8.01 10.92 21.14 13.18 4.38 12.56 8.22
SBI Small Cap Equity: Small Cap 6.25 3.96 11.51 8.01 20.05 34.5 7.53 4.03 12.9 8.29
Parag Parikh Long Term Equity Equity: Multi Cap 10.76 4.23 11.49 8 - - 11.52 4.28 12.21 8.15
Kotak Standard Multicap Equity: Multi Cap 9.76 4.17 11.45 7.99 14.9 26.16 10.88 4.24 12.64 8.23
Canara Robeco Bluechip Eqt Equity: Large Cap 12.11 4.31 11.44 7.99 - - 13.45 4.4 12.72 8.25
ICICI Pru Nifty ETF Equity: Large Cap Not rated 11.52 4.28 11.31 7.97 - - Not rated - - - -
Invesco India Nifty ETF Equity: Large Cap Not rated 11.51 4.27 11.31 7.97 - - Not rated - - - -
Nippon India ETF Nifty BeES Equity: Large Cap Not rated 11.59 4.28 11.28 7.96 11.43 21.73 Not rated - - - -
Nippon India Index Sensex Equity: Large Cap 12.34 4.33 11.26 7.96 - - 13.17 4.38 12.01 8.11
Invesco India Growth Opp Equity: Large & MidCap 10.39 4.21 11.24 7.95 13.54 24.31 11.87 4.3 12.9 8.29
ABSL Nifty ETF Equity: Large Cap Not rated 11.36 4.27 11.21 7.95 - - Not rated - - - -
Quantum Nifty ETF Equity: Large Cap Not rated 11.45 4.27 11.2 7.95 11.38 21.67 Not rated - - - -
Tata India Tax Savings Equity: ELSS 9.51 4.15 11.19 7.95 14.45 25.53 11.05 4.25 12.65 8.24
JM Tax Gain Equity: ELSS 9.77 4.17 11.1 7.93 13 23.62 10.62 4.22 12.32 8.17
Kotak India EQ Contra Equity: Value Oriented 10.12 4.19 11.08 7.92 12.27 22.72 11.7 4.29 12.75 8.26
Kotak Nifty ETF Equity: Large Cap Not rated 11.47 4.27 11.08 7.92 - - Not rated - - - -
DSP Tax Saver Equity: ELSS 9.46 4.15 11.06 7.92 14.39 25.44 10.58 4.22 12.18 8.14
UTI Nifty Index Equity: Large Cap 11.31 4.26 11.05 7.92 11.01 21.25 11.39 4.27 11.14 7.93
LIC MF Index Sensex Equity: Large Cap 12.25 4.32 11 7.91 10.47 20.64 12.65 4.35 11.47 8
JM Core 11 Equity: Large Cap 7.9 4.05 10.94 7.89 12.1 22.52 9.5 4.15 12.58 8.22
IDFC Nifty Equity: Large Cap 11.15 4.25 10.92 7.89 - - 11.28 4.26 11.05 7.92
HDFC Index Nifty 50 Equity: Large Cap 11.15 4.25 10.92 7.89 10.99 21.22 11.35 4.26 11.11 7.93
DSP Equity Equity: Multi Cap 10.32 4.2 10.87 7.88 12.63 23.16 11.17 4.25 11.7 8.05
SBI Equity Hybrid Hybrid: Aggressive Hybrid 11.04 4.25 10.7 7.85 13.42 24.16 11.94 4.3 11.73 8.05
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into account the return as well as risk undertaken to achieve that return.
Risk-adjusted return from a fund is the sole basis of Value Research fund
rating (detailed methodology on page 53). Below are the schemes in various
categories that have been rated five and four star.
Aditya Birla Sun Life Regular Savings Edelweiss Dynamic Bond
DEBT: SHORT DURATION
Baroda Conservative Hybrid Axis Short Term Fund Franklin India Dynamic Accrual Fund
Franklin India Life Stage FoF 50s Plus Franklin India Short Term Income Plan ICICI Prudential All Seasons Bond Fund
Franklin India Life Stage FoF 50sPlus - FR HDFC Short Term Debt Fund IDFC Dynamic Bond
ICICI Prudential Regular Savings Fund IDFC All Seasons Bond Kotak Dynamic Bond
IDFC Asset Allocation - Conservative IDFC Bond Fund Short Term Plan Mirae Asset Dynamic Bond
Indiabulls Savings Income Indiabulls Short Term PGIM India Dynamic Bond Fund
Kotak Asset Allocator Kotak Bond - Short Term Regular Fund Quantum Dynamic Bond
Kotak Debt Hybrid L&T Short Term Bond Fund SBI Dynamic Bond Fund
SBI Debt Hybrid Fund PGIM India Short Maturity Fund DEBT: CORPORATE BOND
SBI Magnum Children’s Benefit Fund
DEBT: LOW DURATION Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund
Tata Retirement Savings - Conservative
Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund HDFC Corporate Bond Fund
HYBRID: EQUITY SAVINGS Axis Treasury Advantage Fund ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund
Axis Equity Saver Canara Robeco Savings Kotak Corporate Bond Fund
Edelweiss Equity Savings Franklin India Low Duration Fund Nippon India Prime Debt Fund
HDFC Equity Savings Fund ICICI Prudential Savings Fund DEBT: CREDIT RISK
ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund IDFC Low Duration Aditya Birla Sun Life Credit Risk
Kotak Equity Savings Invesco India Treasury Advantage Fund Franklin India Credit Risk Fund
DEBT: MEDIUM TO LONG DURATION Kotak Low Duration Fund HDFC Credit Risk Debt
Canara Robeco Income Mahindra Low Duration Bachat Yojana ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund
ICICI Prudential Bond Fund SBI Magnum Low Duration Fund IDFC Credit Risk
ICICI Pru Debt Management Fund (FOF) Kotak Credit Risk
DEBT: ULTRA SHORT TERM
IDFC Bond Fund Income Plan SBI Credit Risk Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund
Nippon India Income Fund
BOI AXA Ultra Short Duration DEBT: BANKING AND PSU
DEBT: MEDIUM DURATION Franklin India Ultra Short Bond Fund Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund
Franklin India Income Opportunities Fund ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund Edelweiss Banking and PSU Debt
HDFC Medium Term Debt Fund Kotak Savings Franklin India Banking & PSU Debt Fund
IDFC Bond Fund Medium Term Plan PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund IDFC Banking & PSU Debt
Indiabulls Income SBI Magnum Ultra Short Duration Fund Kotak Banking and PSU Debt
SBI Magnum Medium Duration Fund LIC MF Banking & PSU Debt Fund
DEBT: DYNAMIC BOND
RATING DOWNGRADE List of funds that moved out of the five- and four-star grades in November 2019
Axis Strategic Bond Fund DSP Strategic Bond Fund - Regular Plan HDFC Retirement Savings Fund - Hybrid Debt Plan
Baroda Short Term Bond Fund Franklin India Life Stage Fund of Funds 40s HSBC Debt Fund
Baroda Conservative Hybrid Fund Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Fund Franklin India Dynamic Accrual Fund
BNP Paribas Conservative Hybrid Fund Axis Short Term Fund ICICI Prudential All Seasons Bond Fund
Essel Regular Savings Fund Baroda Short Term Bond Fund IDFC Dynamic Bond Fund
Franklin India Life Stage FoF 50s Plus Franklin India Short Term Income Plan Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund
HDFC Retirement Savings - Hybrid Debt HDFC Short Term Debt Fund L&T Flexi Bond Fund
ICICI Prudential Regular Savings Fund ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund Mirae Asset Dynamic Bond Fund
IDFC Asset Allocation - Conservative IDFC All Seasons Bond Fund PGIM India Dynamic Bond Fund
Indiabulls Savings Income Fund IDFC Bond Fund Short Term Plan SBI Dynamic Bond Fund
Kotak Asset Allocator Fund Kotak Bond - Short Term Fund
DEBT: CORPORATE BOND
Kotak Debt Hybrid Fund L&T Short Term Bond Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund
SBI Magnum Children’s Benefit Fund
DEBT: LOW DURATION Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund
Tata Retirement Savings - Conservative
Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund
HYBRID: EQUITY SAVINGS Axis Treasury Advantage Fund Kotak Corporate Bond Fund
Axis Equity Saver Fund Canara Robeco Savings Fund Nippon India Prime Debt Fund
Edelweiss Equity Savings Fund Franklin India Low Duration Fund
DEBT: CREDIT RISK
HDFC Equity Savings Fund IDFC Low Duration Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Credit Risk Fund
ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Invesco India Treasury Advantage Fund
Franklin India Credit Risk Fund
Kotak Equity Savings Fund Kotak Low Duration Fund - Standard Plan
HDFC Credit Risk Debt Fund
Mahindra Low Duration Bachat Yojana
DEBT: MEDIUM TO LONG DURATION ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund
SBI Magnum Low Duration Fund
Canara Robeco Income Fund IDFC Credit Risk Fund
ICICI Pru Debt Management Fund (FOF) DEBT: ULTRA SHORT TERM Kotak Credit Risk Fund
IDFC Bond Fund Income Plan Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund SBI Credit Risk Fund
Nippon India Income Fund BOI AXA Ultra Short Duration Fund
DEBT: BANKING AND PSU
SBI Magnum Income Fund Franklin India Ultra Short Bond Fund
Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund
ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund
DEBT: MEDIUM DURATION Franklin India Banking & PSU Debt Fund
Franklin India Income Opportunities Fund Indiabulls Ultra Short Term Fund
Invesco India Banking & PSU Debt Fund
HDFC Medium Term Debt Fund Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund
Kotak Banking and PSU Debt Fund
IDFC Bond Fund Medium Term Plan PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund
LIC MF Banking & PSU Debt Fund
Indiabulls Income Fund SBI Magnum Ultra Short Duration Fund
RATING DOWNGRADE List of funds that moved out of the five- and four-star grades in November 2019
Baroda Credit Risk Fund- Plan B Direct Kotak Savings
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history for debt funds. In the case of equity funds, a fund’s overall rating
stems from a weighted average of two time periods – three and five years –
where available. Equity funds less than three-year old are not rated and debt
funds with less than 18-month history are also not rated.
EQUITY REGULAR (76/220)
HYBRID: AGGRESSIVE HYBRID EQUITY: LARGE & MIDCAP Tata Midcap Growth Fund
Canara Robeco Equity Hybrid Fund Canara Robeco Emerging Equities Fund
EQUITY: SMALL CAP
DSP Equity & Bond Fund DSP Equity Opportunities Fund
Axis Small Cap Fund
HDFC Children’s Gift Fund Invesco India Growth Opportunities Fund
HDFC Small Cap Fund
HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
HDFC Retirement Savings - Hybrid Equity LIC MF Large & Mid Cap Fund
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
ICICI Prudential Equity & Debt Fund Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Fund
SBI Small Cap Fund
Mirae Asset Hybrid Equity Fund Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund
EQUITY: VALUE ORIENTED
Principal Hybrid Equity Fund Sundaram Large and Mid Cap Fund
Invesco India Contra Fund
SBI Equity Hybrid Fund
EQUITY: MULTI CAP Kotak India EQ Contra Fund
Sundaram Equity Hybrid Fund Axis Focused 25 Fund
L&T India Value Fund
Tata Retirement Savings - Moderate Canara Robeco Equity Diversified Fund
Nippon India Value Fund
EQUITY: LARGE CAP DSP Equity Fund
Tata Equity PE Fund
Axis Bluechip Fund Edelweiss Multi Cap Fund
EQUITY: ELSS
BNP Paribas Large Cap Fund IIFL Focused Equity Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief 96
Canara Robeco Bluechip Equity Fund JM Multicap Fund
Axis Long Term Equity Fund
Edelweiss Large Cap Fund Kotak Standard Multicap Fund
Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver Fund
HDFC Index Fund - Sensex Plan Motilal Oswal Multicap 35 Fund
DSP Tax Saver Fund
HDFC Index Fund Nifty 50 Plan Parag Parikh Long Term Equity Fund
Invesco India Tax Plan
ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund Quant Active Fund
JM Tax Gain Fund
Indiabulls Bluechip Fund SBI Focused Equity Fund
Kotak Tax Saver Regular Plan
JM Core 11 Fund SBI Magnum Multicap Fund
LIC MF Tax Plan
Mirae Asset Large Cap Fund Tata Retirement Savings - Progressive
Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund
Motilal Oswal Focused 25 Fund
EQUITY: MID CAP Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
Nippon India Large Cap Fund
Axis Midcap Fund
Quant Tax Plan
SBI Bluechip Fund
DSP Midcap Fund
Tata India Tax Savings Fund
Sundaram Select Focus Fund
Franklin India Prima Fund
Tata Index Sensex Fund
Kotak Emerging Equity Fund
UTI Nifty Index Fund
L&T Midcap Fund
RATING DOWNGRADE List of funds that moved out of the five- and four-star grades in November 2019
IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund
Canara Robeco Equity Hybrid Fund Canara Robeco Emerging Equities Fund L&T Midcap Fund
DSP Equity & Bond Fund Invesco India Growth Opportunities Fund
EQUITY: SMALL CAP
HDFC Children’s Gift Fund Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund
Axis Small Cap Fund
HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund LIC MF Large & Mid Cap Fund
HDFC Small Cap Fund
HDFC Retirement Savings - Hybrid Equity Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Fund
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
ICICI Prudential Equity & Debt Fund Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Mirae Asset Hybrid Equity Fund Sundaram Large and Mid Cap Fund
SBI Small Cap Fund
Principal Hybrid Equity Fund
EQUITY: MULTI CAP
EQUITY: VALUE ORIENTED
SBI Equity Hybrid Fund Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Fund
Invesco India Contra Fund
Sundaram Equity Hybrid Fund Axis Focused 25 Fund
Kotak India EQ Contra Fund
Tata Retirement Savings - Moderate Canara Robeco Equity Diversified Fund
L&T India Value Fund
EQUITY: LARGE CAP DSP Equity Fund
Tata Equity PE Fund
Axis Bluechip Fund Edelweiss Multi Cap Fund
EQUITY: ELSS
BNP Paribas Large Cap Fund Franklin India Focused Equity Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief 96
Canara Robeco Bluechip Equity Fund HDFC Retirement Savings Fund Equity
Axis Long Term Equity Fund
Edelweiss Large Cap Fund IIFL Focused Equity Fund
Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver Fund
Essel Large Cap Equity Fund JM Multicap Fund
DSP Tax Saver Fund
HDFC Index Fund - Sensex Plan Kotak Standard Multicap Fund
Invesco India Tax Plan
ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund Motilal Oswal Multicap 35 Fund
JM Tax Gain Fund
Indiabulls Bluechip Fund Parag Parikh Long Term Equity Fund
Kotak Tax Saver
Invesco India Largecap Fund SBI Focused Equity Fund
LIC MF Tax Plan
JM Core 11 Fund SBI Magnum Multicap Fund
Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund
Kotak Bluechip Fund Tata Retirement Savings - Progressive
Motilal Oswal Long Term Equity Fund
Mirae Asset Large Cap Fund
EQUITY: MID CAP Quant Tax Plan
Motilal Oswal Focused 25 Fund
Axis Midcap Fund
Tata India Tax Savings Fund
Nippon India Large Cap Fund
DSP Midcap Fund
SBI Bluechip Fund
Franklin India Prima Fund
Sundaram Select Focus Fund
Invesco India Mid Cap Fund
RATING DOWNGRADE List of funds that moved out of the five- and four-star grades in November 2019
ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund
mutual fund ratings are revised every month. The above ratings are as on October 31, 2019.
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Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks, read all scheme related documents carefully. .
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