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Dhirendra Kumar
W
hen it comes to
mutual fund
investing, one of
the problems that
most of us create
for ourselves is that we think that
choosing a fund is the most import-
ant part. In fact, not just the most
important but the part that must be
done first. The entire activity of
mutual fund investing gets reduced
to choosing funds. Unfortunately,
this sets us up for failure, and if it
does get success, then that success To be a successful investor, there years and came to me for financial
is accidental and we don’t actually must be a match between asset allo- advice. He was completely focused
know why and how we succeeded. cation and ‘attention allocation’. And on choosing and optimising the
It’s just luck. by ‘successful’, I mean being able to equity funds that he was invested
This odd obsession with the meet your life’s financial goals. in. When I quizzed him closely, it
irrelevant parts of investing leads As a reader of Value Research turned out that some three-fourth of
us to give undue attention to the publications, you must have heard his investment portfolio, amounting
parts of our investments that can about asset allocation often, but to well over a crore of rupees, was
play only a small or an irrelevant ‘attention allocation’ may be a new in fixed income, spread between PF
role. Some months ago, I saw this concept for you. Let me explain. and various fixed deposits. And I’m
funny clip (bit.ly/jerry-helmet) from Your asset allocation is of course counting only financial assets for
a Jerry Seinfeld comedy show that the proportion of money that you the moment, ignoring the apartment
made me think of this problem in might have in different asset class- he owns.
investing. Here’s what Seinfeld es, whether directly or through Another, even more typical case
says, “Sky-diving was definitely the mutual funds, like equity, FDs, is that of an investor who wrote in
scariest thing that I’ve ever done. gold, real estate, PF, etc. Your atten- to the ‘Ask Value Research’ feature
Let me ask this question from the tion-allocation pattern is the on ValueResearchOnline.com. His
people who do sky-diving. What is amount of thinking and worrying total assets include about `6.8 lakh
the point of the helmet in sky-div- you do about each. As far as I have in equity mutual funds, about `74
ing?” So, if you dive from the plane observed, for a good majority of lakh in fixed deposits, and almost
and the parachute does not open, Indians, equity (both direct and `2 crore in real estate. However,
how exactly does the helmet help? equity-based mutual funds) gets an the worries he recounted and the
It’s funny, and as far as I can think undersized asset allocation and an advice he was seeking was entirely
of mutual fund investing, it defi- oversized attention allocation. centred on the equity funds,
nitely has a parallel and that paral- A typical case is an old acquain- which added up to a grand total of
lel is asset allocation. tance who will be retiring in a few roughly 4 per cent of his net
80
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Top asset gainers/losers of 2020
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Axis Bluechip Fund 10,212 22,517 12,305 ICICI HDFC SBI Mutual Kotak UTI Mutual
Prudential Mutual Fund Mahindra Fund
JM Large Cap Fund 3,308 271 -3,037 Mutual Fund Mutual
Fund Fund
DEBT Data as of December 2020
SBI Corporate Bond Fund 9,692 28,522 18,830
ICICI Pru Liquid Fund 55,665 42,177 -13,488
HYBRID
SBI Equity Hybrid Fund 31,620 35,655 4,036
ICICI Pru Equity & Debt Fund 23,073 16,688 -6,384
Small caps
BOUGHT
Indian Energy Exchange 678
EPL 639
JM Financial 450
SOLD
Future Retail 422
Indostar Capital Finance 314
Cochin Shipyard 312
SBI ETF Nifty 50 Not rated 0.07 24.57 36.42 15.71 11.12 13.29
`81,195 crore | Large cap This passive fund saw high investments from EPFO, which made it the largest fund.
SBI ETF Sensex Not rated 0.07 25.65 37.67 17.04 13.13 14.15 -
`34,664 crore | Large cap It proves to be a good investment option owing to low expenses, a low tracking error and a high daily-trading volume.
Nippon India ETF Bank BeES Not rated 0.18 45.67 46.16 -4.27 6.60 12.99 10.58
`7,031 crore | Sectoral-Banking In 2020, the ETF gave negative returns for the first time in the last five calendar years.
UTI Nifty Exchange Traded Fund Not rated 0.06 24.57 36.42 15.69 11.09 13.34 -
`20,901 crore | Large Cap This fund proves to be worth considering owing to low expenses, a low-tracking error and a high daily-trading volume.
CPSE Exchange Traded Fund Not rated 0.01 23.66 15.09 -13.50 -12.31 -1.14 -
`11,374 crore | Thematic-PSU This ETF had an extremely poor run in 2020.
UTI Sensex Exchange Traded Fund Not rated 0.06 25.65 37.68 17.05 13.14 14.21 -
`10,317 crore | Large Cap With a low-tracking error and a high daily-trading volume, this fund scores high but has a low average-trading volume.
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Not rated 1.67 24.51 27.30 7.57 3.67 9.28 10.24
`38,067 crore Not rated 1.12 24.68 27.67 8.20 4.52 10.28 -
Hybrid: Dynamic Asset Allocation Even though the fund delivered double-digit returns in 2020, its AUM declined due to net outflows.
SBI Equity Hybrid Fund 1.66 18.62 24.02 12.90 8.57 11.12 11.83
34,353 Crore 0.99 18.82 24.42 13.64 9.39 12.15 -
Hybrid: Aggressive Hybrid A strong track record led by a veteran fund manager has made this fund the largest in the category.
Kotak Standard Multicap Fund 1.64 20.10 29.32 11.79 7.53 12.82 12.57
32,441 Crore 0.7 20.38 29.93 12.89 8.61 14.02 -
Multi Cap The largest actively managed equity fund switched from the multi-cap to the flexi-cap category.
ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund 1.74 12.54 20.54 11.71 8.21 10.11 11.64
27,647 Crore 1.16 12.70 20.88 12.37 9.05 11.24 -
Hybrid: Dynamic Asset Allocation It has underperformed the category in just two calendar years since 2006.
Axis Long Term Equity Fund 1.67 27.62 36.92 20.52 12.39 14.15 16.38
25,618 Crore 0.74 27.90 37.50 21.50 13.41 15.28 -
ELSS Barring 2016 and 2017, the fund has comfortably beaten the category average every year since its launch in 2009.
ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund È 1.75 23.66 32.62 13.49 7.29 12.05 11.25
25,224 Crore È 1.14 23.84 33.06 14.20 8.11 12.99 -
Large Cap The fund may not be a star performer but has proved its mettle over longer investment horizons.
SBI Bluechip Fund 1.7 26.18 36.39 16.34 7.57 11.19 11.82
24,880 Crore 1.03 26.41 36.87 17.24 8.49 12.28 -
Large Cap This fund boasts of a stable fund management, with Sohini Andani at the helm for over 10 years.
HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund 2.01 19.78 36.85 21.75 2.70 11.30 14.84
24,215 Crore 1.16 19.98 37.31 22.58 3.56 12.29 -
Mid Cap The fund has given double-digit returns in 2020 but AUM grew by single-digit percentage points due to net outflows.
Mirae Asset Large Cap Fund 1.63 19.96 33.37 13.70 8.37 13.77 13.49
20,797 Crore 0.55 20.30 34.10 14.96 9.48 14.81 -
Large Cap The fund has an illustrious track record and has underperformed the category in just two calendar years since inception.
HDFC Equity Fund 1.75 28.28 34.02 6.44 3.12 9.98 9.13
20,546 Crore 1.3 28.45 34.41 7.05 3.83 10.82 -
Multi Cap Although the fund has a long-standing history, it has been struggling for quite a while to keep up with peers.
Axis Bluechip Fund 1.66 24.94 33.74 19.72 14.74 14.99 12.47
20,480 Crore 0.52 25.30 34.54 21.19 16.20 16.40 -
Large Cap Its focus on picking quality stocks at a reasonable price made it emerge as one of the most-consistent performers.
Aditya Birla SL Frontline Equity Fund 1.81 24.31 34.88 14.22 6.07 10.85 10.87
18,746 Crore 1.09 24.53 35.37 15.02 6.89 11.83 -
Large Cap Although it delivered superior performance earlier, the fund has been struggling to outperform its category since 2017.
HDFC Top 100 Fund 1.84 25.49 31.34 5.91 4.52 10.33 8.90
17,566 Crore Ç 1.21 25.68 31.73 6.53 5.19 11.07 -
Large Cap Although the fund was well known earlier, it has been struggling to beat the category for a few years now.
HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund 1.81 20.46 28.48 13.38 5.82 10.62 12.27
17,168 Crore 1.22 20.64 28.88 14.09 6.70 11.67 -
Hybrid: Aggressive Hybrid The fund has been struggling to outperform the category since 2019.
ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund 1.85 19.78 31.10 22.87 5.77 8.92 12.97
16,610 Crore 1.31 19.94 31.46 23.55 6.50 9.89 -
Value Oriented Even though the fund’s current rating is three stars, it emerged as the best performer in 2020 in the value category.
ICICI Prudential Equity & Debt Fund 1.78 21.58 23.76 8.95 5.31 10.62 12.37
16,331 Crore 1.3 21.72 24.08 9.52 6.14 11.76 -
Hybrid: Aggressive Hybrid Led by a veteran fund manager, this is a conservative fund with a strong track record.
UTI Equity Fund 1.78 27.89 46.44 31.55 14.97 14.87 13.04
13,546 Crore 1.26 28.10 47.00 32.45 15.63 15.48 -
Multi Cap The fund improved its performance in 2020, featuring in the category top quartile, which got it a four-star rating.
Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Fund 1.78 21.83 36.70 22.40 9.89 17.27 20.13
13,405 Crore 0.74 22.17 37.43 23.63 10.90 18.29 -
Large & MidCap Since Nov-20, the fund has restricted inflows to a maximum of Rs 2,500 monthly, considering its quickly rising asset size.
Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief 96 È 1.87 17.22 26.00 15.29 4.70 11.18 11.63
12,118 Crore È 0.93 17.42 26.49 16.33 5.74 12.28 -
ELSS The fund has lately been underperforming the category average owing to its mid-cap heavy portfolio.
Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Fund È 1.88 24.36 38.03 16.07 6.49 13.18 11.88
12,109 Crore 0.98 24.64 38.68 17.11 7.53 14.31 -
Multi Cap Its performance in 2020 was not particularly exceptional, but the fund continued to be above average in its category.
SBI Focused Equity Fund È 1.81 22.82 28.40 14.54 8.52 13.58 14.90
12,020 Crore 0.78 23.14 29.06 15.75 9.63 14.68 -
Multi Cap It remains a four-star fund because of its stellar long-term record, even after an average performance in 2020.
Motilal Oswal Multicap 35 Fund 1.75 19.01 29.79 10.30 3.12 11.21 -
11,791 Crore 0.92 19.26 30.41 11.37 4.08 12.23 -
Multi Cap Although it is a multi-cap fund, it follows a more focused approach for running its portfolio.
Nippon India Small Cap Fund 1.77 18.77 45.33 29.24 1.62 12.53 17.18
10,398 Crore 1.16 19.02 45.95 30.34 2.63 13.73 -
Small Cap With an increasing asset size, it has emerged as the largest fund in the small-cap category.
Nippon India Large Cap Fund 1.72 26.48 34.45 4.91 3.93 9.69 10.37
10,298 Crore 0.99 26.74 35.01 5.85 4.90 10.80 -
Large Cap Its intent to invest 20 per cent of its AUM in mid- and small-cap stocks has made it more aggressive than peers.
Nippon India Tax Saver (ELSS) Fund 1.73 24.46 33.96 -0.45 -7.10 4.05 9.51
9,987 Crore 1.2 24.68 34.43 0.27 -6.37 4.91 -
ELSS The fund management has been recently taken over by Sanjay Parekh and Ashutosh Bhargava.
SBI Magnum Multicap Fund 1.88 24.47 34.48 13.60 5.99 11.53 11.54
9,863 Crore 0.95 24.74 35.10 14.68 7.04 12.69 -
Multi Cap After an impressive run over the past few years, its performance in 2020 saw a dip vis-à-vis peers.
DSP Midcap Fund 1.88 15.16 32.42 23.64 6.64 13.56 13.99
9,467 Crore È 0.89 15.45 33.05 24.78 7.59 14.55 -
Mid Cap The fund remains a strong performer in the mid-cap space, which may not be evident in shorter time frames.
HDFC Small Cap Fund 2.1 21.09 44.79 20.17 -0.01 11.11 11.04
9,323 Crore 0.9 21.38 45.51 21.39 1.20 12.47 -
Small Cap The performance of the second-largest small-cap fund was below par compared to the peers in 2020.
Franklin India Equity Fund 1.83 27.20 34.51 15.98 4.64 9.46 11.50
8,841 Crore 1.1 27.44 35.01 16.86 5.55 10.52 -
Multi Cap This is one of the few funds in the multi-cap category having a track record of more than 26 years.
Kotak Emerging Equity Fund 1.86 20.39 39.22 21.89 5.40 13.06 14.48
8,654 Crore 0.61 20.76 40.09 23.47 6.69 14.55 -
Mid Cap Although its performance was below par than its category average in 2020, it continues to be a four-star fund.
Nippon India Multi Cap Fund 1.77 23.47 34.69 0.04 0.00 5.62 9.79
8,230 Crore 1.19 23.68 35.15 0.77 0.70 6.40 -
Multi Cap The fund emerged as the worst-performing fund in the multi-cap category for the year 2020.
SBI Long Term Equity Fund 1.87 20.30 33.36 18.87 4.24 8.99 10.04
8,185 Crore 1.3 20.49 33.76 19.61 4.93 9.70 -
ELSS The fund outperformed the category average in 2020 after underperforming for four consecutive calendar years.
Aditya Birla SL Equity Hybrid ‘95 Fund 1.88 19.25 30.39 11.67 3.57 8.77 10.28
7,995 Crore 1.06 19.50 30.93 12.56 4.51 9.92 -
Hybrid: Aggressive Hybrid Although it delivered strong performance in the past, it has been struggling to beat its category since 2017.
Axis Midcap Fund 1.99 17.88 33.33 26.01 13.20 14.82 -
7,878 Crore 0.55 18.29 34.30 27.77 14.63 16.24 -
Mid Cap Continuing with its impressive performance, the fund maintained its five-star rating throughout 2020.
Nippon India Growth Fund 1.87 20.09 40.34 22.05 5.10 11.62 10.78
7,843 Crore 1.2 20.31 40.84 22.90 5.80 12.43 -
Mid Cap The fund had a below-par performance in 2020 after beating the average category peer in the previous three years.
ICICI Pru Long Term Equity Fund 2.05 25.97 33.56 13.60 7.48 10.21 11.42
7,277 Crore 1.26 26.21 34.10 14.34 8.36 11.33 -
ELSS The fund has beaten the category average only once (2019) in the last five years with a miniscule margin.
HDFC Taxsaver Fund 2.01 21.05 28.93 5.76 -0.77 7.81 8.19
7,263 Crore 1.36 21.24 29.34 6.39 -0.12 8.53 -
ELSS The fund has been continuously underperforming the category average and benchmark since 2018.
Franklin India Focused Equity Fund 1.84 33.05 31.40 10.86 3.89 10.09 13.16
7,205 Crore 1.01 33.33 31.93 11.79 4.90 11.26 -
Multi Cap Its underperformance over the last two years has made it a two-star fund.
Franklin India Prima Fund 1.86 23.36 36.69 17.78 3.37 10.84 14.42
7,026 Crore 1.06 23.61 37.25 18.76 4.33 11.91 -
Mid Cap Although it gave double-digit returns, its AUM declined slightly because of continued outflows in 2020.
DSP Tax Saver Fund 1.89 23.99 32.84 15.05 6.84 13.08 12.38
7,015 Crore 0.91 24.29 33.48 16.14 7.88 14.21 -
ELSS With a blend of growth and value investment strategy, its annual return has been over 16 per cent since inception.
UTI Mastershare Fund 1.84 24.22 35.54 18.67 9.35 11.91 10.28
7,008 Crore 1.04 24.49 36.21 19.80 10.31 12.79 -
Large Cap This oldest equity fund was able to provide dividends even during the bear phases of 2000, 2008 and 2011.
Canara Robeco Emerging Equities Fund 1.91 20.79 37.47 24.55 7.06 13.86 17.60
6,880 Crore 0.76 21.13 38.27 26.00 8.32 15.23 -
Large & MidCap The fund continued to do well in its category and managed to become a five-star fund early last year.
No change in the primary fund manager in the 50 schemes mentioned above. Ç Ratings upgrade in the last 3 months. ÈRatings downgrade in the last 3 months.
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duration risk, is an important factor fund. As the original maturity remains
in debt-fund investing. This is the fixed, the fund is able to provide a
risk of a sudden drop in the NAV of a predictable return profile.
debt fund owing to a rise in interest This is not a new strategy in the
rates. However, a roll-down maturity mutual fund industry. Fixed maturity
portfolio can help you reduce this risk. plans (FMPs) are based on this premise
There are many debt funds that deploy it. only. The fund manager here buys and
But before you decide to invest in them, holds securities whose duration is
“As and when the fund
let’s first understand what this strategy is similar to the term of the fund.
gets closer to maturity,
and what its pros and cons are. Therefore, in a five-year FMP, the fund
the fund manager would
manager buys bonds with a maturity of
initiate deployment for the
What is the roll-down strategy? next phase of roll-down.
five years. FMPs are designed like fixed
When a fund manager creates a portfolio deposits, where investors can take their
For an investor who
and holds underlying securities till chooses to stay along the money out only at maturity.
maturity, the fund is said to be following a full roll-down of the fund, Earlier, there was a slew of FMP
roll-down maturity structure. Effectively, predictability factor for launches. However, now people shy away
here the maturity period comes down over every investment is very from FMPs. In the aftermath of the IL&FS
a period of time. So, the fund sets close to the yield of crisis, the long-established principles of
maturity at the beginning and then resets deployment/day-end risk management through diversification
it once the maturity rolls down to zero. valuation of the were violated by some AMCs in their
Since maturity reduces over a period of respective security.” FMPs. But many fund companies have
time, the interest-rate risk also reduces. started pursuing a similar investment
Saurabh Bhatia,
Whenever the fund sees inflows and Head – Fixed Income at strategy in their open-end funds, which
outflows, it buys bonds with a tenure DSP Investment Managers can be visualised as open-end FMPs.
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Consider two kinds of funds, one that keeps its Further, entering a fund having a longer-duration roll-
maturity in a relatively narrow range of, say, two to five down maturity at a time of lower yields may also not
years, while the other sets a roll-down duration at let’s be wise. Bhatia says that initiating a greater than three-
say seven years (look at the graphs titled ‘Conventional year roll-down strategy at current yields does not
strategy vs the roll-down strategy’). provide a favourable risk–reward. “One-year roll-down
In the case of a more conventional fund, the fund funds or funds bearing a residual roll-down of about
manager, in a steady state, keeps buying and selling 12–18 months may prove to be more beneficial as they
bonds while keeping the portfolio maturity within this will realign with the change (reversal) in the interest
defined range. Based on his/her views on interest rates, rate cycle,” adds Bhatia.
the fund manager may buy longer-dated or short-dated
bonds. However, the average maturity will oscillate Funds using the roll-down strategy
within the band of two to five years. On the contrary, Apart from the Bharat Bond ETFs, these days, several
the fund manager following the roll-down strategy will debt funds, particularly banking and PSU and
let the portfolio gradually roll down over the set corporate bond funds, seem to be following the roll-
duration of seven years to zero and then will reset it down strategy. While this strategy is followed by some
back to the original duration. So, this is the basic funds, it is not really a part of the mandate. The table
difference between the two strategies. Now comes the ‘Some funds following the roll-down strategy’
most important question – what are the implications of highlights some funds that have mentioned the roll-
the roll-down strategy for an investor? down strategy as their current investment style in their
product brochures/literature. However, this is not an
Advantages and the flip side exhaustive list.
Open-end funds running portfolios on the roll-down
strategy can act as an alternative to FMPs. If an investor :VTLM\UKZMVSSV^PUN[OLYVSSKV^UZ[YH[LN`
holds a debt fund following the roll-down strategy till Average maturity
maturity, then the intermittent volatility owing to Fund name as of Nov-20
interest rates would reduce proportionately. Further, Axis Banking & PSU Debt 1.90
the investor also gets an additional benefit of liquidity DSP Corporate Bond 1.34
because of the open-end structure. DSP Savings 0.26
According to Saurabh Bhatia, Head – Fixed Income IDFC Banking & PSU Debt 2.30
at DSP Investment Managers, a fixed-income investor IDFC Corporate Bond 3.30
should choose to see through the resets to get the L&T Banking and PSU Debt 2.68
benefit across rate cycles. “As and when the fund gets Nippon India Floating Rate 2.71
closer to maturity, the fund manager would initiate Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya 24.26
deployment for the next phase of roll-down. For an
investor who chooses to stay along the full roll-down of
the fund, predictability factor for every investment is For whom are these suitable?
very close to the yield of deployment/day-end valuation Fixed-income investors who have a very defined
of the respective security,” he says. investing time frame can consider such funds. One
But there are some limitations as well. In an FMP, an should make sure to choose a fund whose maturity
investor can be sure about the returns that he/she will profile matches with one’s investment horizon. This
get at the end of the period, provided there are no blow- contains the intermittent interest-rate risk to a large
ups in the portfolio. However, in the case of open-end extent. Having said that, if you opt for the roll-down
roll-down strategy, large intermittent inflows and strategy at this time, it may not be very prudent to go
outflows may alter the yields to some extent. This is for the one having a very long term.
because the fund manager will have to create liquidity at For investors who don’t have a specific time frame,
prevailing yields to deploy the fresh inflows or manage someone like a retiree, the steady fixed-income
the outflows, thereby impacting the predictability factor. allocation may find funds that keep their duration in a
If you invest in a fund following the roll-down narrow range of short to medium term, say three-five
strategy at a time when yields on offer are fairly low years, of more liking.
The rise of
investing
ESG funds seek to invest in companies that qualify on
environmental, social and governance criteria. Will they
prove to be a game changer and should you invest in them?
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COVER STORY
Omkar Vasudev Bhat Principles for Responsible have been improving their ESG
T
Investment (PRI), which centred disclosures over several years
he world of investing is around tackling the ESG issues (see now. This has given birth to a
always innovating. Over the illustration ‘A broad ESG number of third-party ESG data
time, many strategies, framework’). This created the PRI and ratings providers. This
models, systems, etc., network, the world’s leading support industry is itself worth
have made inroads into proponent of responsible investing. about a billion dollars, as per
the investment world. Many of The 521 signatories of the PRI some estimates.
these had their genesis in the group manage more than $103 India doesn’t have a long
developed markets. trillion (as of March 2020) in line history of ESG-focused
These days, fund investors with the ESG principles. ESG assets regulations. There has been some
frequently come across ‘ESG’ funds have grown at about 22 per cent per oversight on business by
which are being launched by many annum since the inception of this government bodies such as the
fund houses. In the last one year, theme in 2006. Ministry of Environment, Forest
ending December 2020, seven such and Climate Change and the
funds have been launched. Given the Ministry of Labour and
rise of this new category of funds, we Employment but it has been
felt it would make sense to delve nowhere close to the attention
deeper to understand what it offers given to the ESG theme
and whether one should invest in it. worldwide.
‘ESG’ funds seek to invest in On the brighter side, through
businesses that score high on the Companies Act 2013, India
environmental, social and became the first country in the
governance (ESG) standards. Over world to make corporate social
the last decade, ESG investing has responsibility (CSR) mandatory
become quite a rage in the developed for businesses with a certain
markets, as seen from the surge in turnover and profitability. Such
the number of funds and indices Global and Indian perspectives businesses are required to spend 2
constituting socially responsible While ESG funds are new to per cent of their average net profit
investing, impact investing, Indian investors, there are more of the past three years on CSR.
sustainable investing, etc. than 3,000 such schemes available More recently, in late 2020,
This trend has its roots in 2005, globally. This suggests a welcome SEBI introduced new norms for
when Kofi Annan, the then UN shift from the sole focus on ESG disclosures by the top 1,000
Secretary-General, had invited a profitability at any cost to listed entities by market
group of the world’s largest sustainable growth. capitalisation. These have to be
institutional investors to develop the Businesses across geographies complied with by FY22. Actually,
the market regulator’s ESG focus
dates back to 2012, when the top
(IYVHK,:.MYHTL^VYR 100 listed companies were
An overview of the broad issues covered under the ESG umbrella
mandated to include a business
Environmental Social Governance responsibility report as part of
their annual reports.
Energy
Human Rights
Quality Of So, while the ESG theme is
Consumption Management
new in India, a realisation of its
Pollution Child And Board importance has been around for
Control Forced Labor Independence several years now.
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There is a fair representation of stocks of ESG fund portfolios in their multi-cap counterparts of the same AMCs.
Net asset of multi-cap fund made
ESG funds Multi-cap funds No. of overlapping stocks up by the overlapping stocks (%)
Axis ESG Equity Fund Axis Multicap Fund 11 zzzzzz 50.02
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ICICI Prudential ESG Fund ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund 11 zzzzzz 29.45
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Quant ESG Equity Fund Quant Active Fund 11 zzzzzz 20.74
zzzzz
Quantum India ESG Equity Fund Quantum Long Term Equity Value Fund 15 zzzzzzzz 39.07
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SBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund SBI Magnum MultiCap Fund 17 zzzzzzzzz 54.1
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Data as of November 2020
On a cleaner slate
Taking a lesson from the previous episodes of defaults and downgrades, short-
duration funds have been able to move ahead tidier
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ith the idea of making 82 per cent. The short-duration
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life simpler for category has been raking in money
After a drop in the aftermath of the IL&FS
investors, SEBI’s crisis, the category’s assets have risen over as can be seen in the graph titled
reclassification exercise, in 80 per cent in the last one year. ‘Going strong’.
hindsight, puzzled investors by 1,55,000 in ` cr
creating several categories of debt Cleaning the mess
funds. Of all these 16 categories, 1,35,000 When it comes to short-duration
we have always held the view that 1,15,000 funds, the credit quality is left at
short-duration funds are quite the discretion of fund managers. In
95,000
suitable for a retail investor’s core the aftermath of the IL&FS crisis,
debt portfolio. As on December 31, 75,000 these funds were hit hard.
the category managed to deliver an However, given the risk aversion
55,000
average one- and three-year we saw in early 2020, the funds
Jan 2016 Nov 2020
returns of about 8.96 per cent and have cleaned up their portfolios.
6.67 per cent, respectively. Look at the graph titled ‘Changing
Even though the category was
*OHUNPUNYPZRH[[P[\KLZ risk attitudes’. While the years
The category has been considerably reducing
hit during the credit crisis of 2018, 2018 and 2019 saw many short-
exposure to lower-rated papers while increas-
it is on our preference list because ing the exposure to G-secs. duration funds moving out of
of some valuable reasons. The first sovereign bonds and shifting
35 % of AUM
and foremost reason is short- Average SOV exposure towards lower-rated papers in
duration funds’ reasonable 28 Average exposure to AA and below pursuit of returns, 2020 saw the
flexibility to invest across different category triple its investment in
21
kinds of debt investments. Second government securities and lower-
is their limited flexibility to take 14 rated exposures hit rock bottom.
duration calls, as they need to 7
Having said that, some funds have
maintain a Macaulay duration never drifted in their risk
between one and three years. The 0 assumptions and have always been
Jan 2017 Nov 2020
third point is that their direct quality-focused.
plans have fairly reasonable
expense ratios. In fixed-income 6UHOPNO Duration management
funds where the returns are not Short-duration funds have been increasing Although these funds have to
allocation to longer-duration bonds of over
very high, expenses can take away maintain the overall portfolio-level
three years.
a big chunk. duration within a tight band of one
40 In %
year to three years, they still have
The AUM story 35 the flexibility to go beyond the
It has been over two years since three-year maturity limit at the
30
the IL&FS crisis happened and the bond level as long as the overall
category has been able to win back 25 duration stays within the
investors’ interest. In the last one mandated range. In the aftermath
20
year, debt mutual funds have of the pandemic, the central bank
witnessed a modest increase of 24 15 has been taking various easing
per cent in assets, while the Nov 2018 Nov 2020 measures, including cutting
category’s total AUM has risen by Note: Median monthly allocation interest rates. Now as the gap
0
Liquidity management Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20
The flexibility of short-duration
funds to invest in any type of bond 9L[\YUZHJYVZZ[OL`LHYZ
is fairly valuable and has also been Though short-duration funds have given decent returns in the past, amid falling interest rates, one
validated recently. In mid-2020, needs to lower one’s return expectations now.
amid strained liquidity in the 15 % Minimum Median Maximum
corporate bond markets, while
10
AMCs had to take SEBI’s
permission to make additional 5
investments in treasury bills and
0
government securities across their
corporate bond, banking and PSU, -5
and credit-risk funds, short-
-10
duration funds were comfortably
taking suitable exposures. Thus, -15
liquidity management has been 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
better here. Look at the graph
titled ‘Median exposure to SOV/T- managed to give decent returns. to maintain its accommodative
bills’ to gain more insights. 2019 was an anomaly with broad stance well in the next financial
In view of this, SEBI has return variations across funds. year, it will be optimistic to expect
mandated all debt funds, However, most funds generated even a 6 per cent return from a
excluding overnight, liquid, gilt lucrative returns in 2020 returns high-quality short-duration fund in
and gilt funds with 10-year due to the rate cuts and easing the next one year. So, we have to
constant duration, to have a measures by the RBI over the past lower our expectations here.
minimum 10 per cent exposure to months.
such liquid assets. Aimed at But it is important for investors Conclusion
enhancing the liquidity of not to get carried away by these A retail investor’s core debt
portfolios across the board, the performance numbers, as they are portfolio must be able to check off
rule will come into effect from unlikely to be repeated in the near the boxes of safety, reasonable
February 1, 2021. future because the appreciation returns, broader investment
that had to happen owing to the universe, low risk and volatility. As
Resetting expectations interest rates coming down has the experience from the last two
Even though some short-duration already happened. If you look at years suggests that outlying returns
funds saw negative returns in the current net yield to maturity always come with higher risks, it is
some years (look at the graph across the category, it is under 5 important to be conservative with
‘Returns across the years’), the per cent, on average. As the RBI the return expectations from your
overall category has mostly has communicated that it is going debt allocation.
Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Fund 9.06 7.55 1.13 9.82 8.26 0.43 8,532 AAA
Axis Short Term Fund 10.20 7.56 1.01 10.92 8.30 0.3 14,362 AAA
Baroda Short Term Bond Fund 8.27 7.93 1.04 9.01 8.69 0.27 591 AAA
BNP Paribas Short Term Fund 9.05 7.07 1.05 9.91 7.73 0.35 510 AAA
BOI AXA Short Term Income Fund -8.22 2.93 1.10 -7.71 3.70 0.53 30 AAA
Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund 8.80 7.18 1.02 9.54 7.98 0.42 1,044 AAA
DSP Short Term Fund 9.50 7.05 0.95 10.26 7.88 0.3 3,775 AAA
HDFC Short Term Debt Fund 10.51 7.90 0.77 10.75 8.07 0.24 16,907 AAA
HSBC Short Duration Fund 1.62 4.82 1.29 2.60 5.81 0.29 274 AAA
ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund 10.24 7.63 1.16 11.07 8.50 0.4 22,802 AAA
IDBI Short Term Bond Fund 4.31 5.62 1.30 5.01 6.70 1 22 AAA
IDFC All Seasons Bond Fund 10.74 7.50 0.49 11.17 7.95 0.11 151 AAA
IDFC Bond Fund Short Term Plan 9.89 7.43 0.80 10.45 7.98 0.28 13,668 AAA
Indiabulls Short Term Fund 4.86 6.90 1.43 6.04 8.07 0.13 27 AAA
Invesco India Short Term Fund 9.56 6.89 1.25 10.49 7.70 0.4 1,278 AAA
Kotak Bond - Short Term 9.87 7.36 1.14 10.77 8.29 0.34 19,164 AAA
L&T Short Term Bond Fund 9.81 7.39 0.75 10.34 7.93 0.25 4,450 AAA
LIC MF Short Term Debt Fund 8.60 - 1.44 9.75 - 0.39 533 AAA
Mirae Asset Short Term Fund 9.00 - 1.17 9.85 - 0.3 728 AAA
Nippon India Short Term Fund 9.42 7.13 1.25 10.29 7.83 0.33 8,971 AAA
PGIM India Short Maturity Fund 7.08 5.41 1.46 7.90 6.32 0.76 42 AAA
Principal Short Term Debt Fund 4.13 5.29 1.03 4.59 6.08 0.59 143 AAA
SBI Short Term Debt Fund 9.88 7.40 0.84 10.43 8.01 0.34 22,429 AAA
Sundaram Short Term Debt Fund 2.35 4.76 1.01 3.02 5.72 0.28 137 AAA
Tata Short Term Bond Fund 9.61 5.57 1.23 10.62 6.48 0.28 3,931 AAA
UTI Short Term Income Fund 4.82 5.18 0.95 5.25 5.69 0.43 3,302 AAA
6 How it is managed
Nearly, 75–80 per cent of its portfolio
4
Jan 2014 Dec 2020
on average is devoted to AAA rated
corporate bonds, while exposure to
lower-rated papers is regulated and
doesn’t go beyond 10–13 per cent. The
(<4
rest is parked in sovereign bonds and
After dipping in July 2019, the fund’s
cash equivalents.
assets have gone up significantly.
Axis Mutual Fund, by and large, has
15 In ` ’000 cr been able to steer clear of the default
12 mess except for exposure to DHFL. This
fund had a small exposure of around
9 0.5 per cent of AUM (in May 2019) to
6 DHFL, which had to be written down.
The fund’s sustained drop in AUM
3
from close to `8,000 crore in
0 November 2017 to just over `2,000
Jan 2010 Nov 2020 crore by July 2019 was a bit of a con-
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mid caps 29
Conservative hybrid 10–25% in equity and the rest in debt 87
Multi cap Any proportion across large, mid
and small caps 99 Equity savings At least 65% in equity and at least
10% in debt 25
Mid cap At least 65% in mid caps 32
Arbitrage Investments in arbitrage opportunities 27
Small cap At least 65% in small caps 43
Dynamic asset Dynamic asset allocation 25
Value-oriented Following the value strategy 20 allocation between equity and debt
ELSS Across proportion across large, Multi asset Investments in 3 different asset classes, 18
mid and small caps 66 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** 15
Medium duration Instruments with Macaulay duration between 3 and 4 years; under anticipated adverse situation, 1 year to 4 years** 31
Short duration Instruments with Macaulay duration between 1 year and 3 years 29
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Banking and PSU At least 80% in the debt instruments of banks, PSUs, public financial institutions and municipal bonds 23
Floater At least 65% in floating-rate instruments (including fixed-rate ones converted to floating rate) 8
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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 5 Y 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 December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance as on December 31, 2020 AUM and Expense Ratio as on November 30, 2020
Performance snapshot
Here are the performance data of the Indian mutual fund industry as of December 2020
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 7.82 23.42 15.46 9.05 12.16 9.54 14.60 7.71 23.62 15.19 9.05 12.44
Equity: Large & MidCap 6.50 20.68 16.32 4.77 11.27 11.40 16.50 6.64 21.02 17.41 6.05 12.37
Equity: Multi Cap 7.17 21.66 15.50 6.29 11.14 10.51 16.53 7.28 22.00 16.83 7.37 12.20
Equity: Mid Cap 5.74 19.57 24.30 3.67 10.83 13.61 18.55 5.87 19.65 25.78 4.99 12.08
Equity: Small Cap 7.00 19.60 30.41 0.11 10.13 12.68 — 7.13 20.00 32.05 1.23 11.27
Equity: Value Oriented 6.86 22.37 16.43 2.65 9.75 10.82 18.34 6.95 22.66 17.49 3.65 10.86
Equity: ELSS 7.19 21.63 16.16 5.43 11.17 10.88 15.75 7.30 21.96 17.46 6.53 12.30
Equity: International 3.40 13.85 20.46 11.94 11.77 6.12 — 3.56 14.08 20.77 12.22 12.12
S&P BSE Sensex TRI 8.18 25.70 17.16 13.22 14.25 10.34 15.02 8.18 25.70 17.16 13.22 14.25
S&P BSE SENSEX Next 50 TRI 8.25 23.76 18.61 1.33 9.94 9.73 — 8.25 23.76 18.61 1.33 9.94
S&P BSE 500 TRI 7.70 23.52 18.41 8.19 12.87 10.17 15.20 7.70 23.52 18.41 8.19 12.87
S&P BSE Large Cap TRI 8.14 24.10 16.31 10.57 13.25 9.91 — 8.14 24.10 16.31 10.57 13.25
S&P BSE Mid Cap TRI 6.09 22.28 21.31 1.29 11.21 10.09 — 6.09 22.28 21.31 1.29 11.21
S&P BSE Small Cap TRI 7.27 21.86 33.53 -1.05 9.84 7.70 — 7.27 21.86 33.53 -1.05 9.84
Equity: Sectoral-Banking 5.94 40.92 -4.62 2.26 10.39 5.57 — 5.57 38.24 -0.01 6.26 14.26
S&P BSE Bankex TRI 5.92 47.36 -2.12 7.77 13.68 11.33 — 5.92 47.36 -2.12 7.77 13.68
Equity: Sectoral-Infrastructure 8.33 23.88 9.25 -3.34 6.49 5.57 — 8.50 24.40 10.05 -2.68 7.46
S&P BSE India Infrastructure TRI 12.59 32.86 8.31 -7.53 4.42 3.98 — 12.59 32.86 8.31 -7.53 4.42
Equity: Sectoral-Pharma 6.64 9.95 66.47 17.43 8.37 14.77 16.42 6.76 10.31 68.81 18.79 9.64
S&P BSE Healthcare TRI 6.71 9.57 62.61 14.31 5.77 13.15 15.34 6.71 9.57 62.61 14.31 5.77
Equity: Sectoral-Technology 11.61 21.41 57.73 26.26 18.12 14.98 13.78 11.85 21.40 59.35 27.60 19.30
S&P BSE IT TRI 12.08 22.14 60.05 31.48 19.33 15.68 13.16 12.08 22.14 60.05 31.48 19.33
Hybrid: Aggressive Hybrid 5.95 17.65 14.38 6.00 9.96 10.03 13.88 6.07 17.99 15.73 7.15 11.07
Hybrid: Balanced Hybrid 4.62 15.74 11.44 5.75 8.59 8.70 10.87 4.70 15.98 12.33 6.54 9.39
Hybrid: Conservative Hybrid 2.38 7.50 9.26 5.65 7.58 8.14 8.79 2.47 7.77 10.29 6.60 8.53
VR Balanced TRI 6.69 20.68 14.79 10.66 12.35 9.53 — 6.69 20.68 14.79 10.66 12.35
VR MIP TRI 2.99 9.00 10.41 8.65 9.19 8.33 — 2.99 9.00 10.41 8.65 9.19
Debt: Long Duration 0.37 3.35 12.53 9.93 9.88 8.87 8.79 0.50 3.40 12.69 10.56 10.64
Debt: Medium Duration 0.38 2.74 7.20 6.37 7.23 7.80 7.27 0.47 2.90 7.76 7.13 8.02
Debt: Short Duration 0.29 2.12 8.97 6.63 7.04 8.04 7.74 0.36 2.30 9.73 7.37 7.79
Debt: Ultra Short Duration 0.26 0.97 5.14 5.88 6.42 7.90 7.19 0.30 1.09 5.66 6.36 6.91
Debt: Liquid 0.24 0.76 3.96 5.80 6.29 7.62 7.06 0.25 0.80 4.16 5.96 6.43
Debt: Dynamic Bond 0.51 2.65 9.71 7.68 7.94 8.62 7.73 0.57 2.81 10.41 8.44 8.68
Debt: Corporate Bond 0.32 2.38 9.93 7.94 7.88 8.31 7.52 0.36 2.50 10.42 8.42 8.38
Debt: Credit Risk 0.54 2.45 0.25 1.34 3.82 7.63 — 0.61 2.66 1.09 2.19 4.71
CCIL All Sovereign Bond - TRI 0.77 3.48 13.01 11.00 10.10 9.32 — 0.77 3.48 13.01 11.00 10.10
CCIL T Bill Liquidity Weight 0.14 0.59 3.13 3.84 4.06 4.72 — 0.14 0.59 3.13 3.84 4.06
VR Bond 0.48 1.90 7.47 7.30 7.22 7.55 — 0.48 1.90 7.47 7.30 7.22
Returns (%) as on December 31, 2020
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)
Quant Tax Equity: ELSS 27.63 5.36 19.88 9.84 17.45 30.02 29.40 5.49 21.11 10.14
Quant Active Equity: Multi Cap 26.50 5.28 19.79 9.82 17.83 30.64 27.37 5.34 20.41 9.97
Parag Parikh Long Term Equity Equity: Multi Cap 23.16 5.04 18.64 9.55 - - 24.15 5.11 19.51 9.75
UTI Eqt Fund Equity: Multi Cap 24.40 5.13 18.57 9.53 15.93 27.66 25.08 5.18 19.19 9.68
IIFL Focused Equity Equity: Multi Cap 24.14 5.11 18.39 9.49 - - 25.82 5.23 19.98 9.87
Axis Midcap Equity: Mid Cap 21.25 4.91 18.00 9.40 - - 22.79 5.02 19.44 9.74
Mirae Asset Tax Saver Equity: ELSS 20.36 4.85 17.99 9.40 - - 22.11 4.97 19.69 9.80
Nippon India ETF NV20 Equity: Large Cap Not rated 20.36 4.85 17.90 9.38 - - Not rated - - - -
SBI Small Cap Equity: Small Cap 21.11 4.90 17.81 9.36 22.41 39.25 22.41 4.99 19.14 9.67
Axis Bluechip Equity: Large Cap 20.55 4.87 17.80 9.36 15.52 27.06 21.97 4.96 19.24 9.69
Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Equity: Large & MidCap 20.83 4.88 17.74 9.34 21.85 38.08 21.97 4.96 18.79 9.59
Kotak NV 20 ETF Equity: Large Cap Not rated 19.75 4.81 17.51 9.29 - - Not rated - - - -
Axis Focused 25 Equity: Multi Cap 20.15 4.84 17.51 9.29 - - 21.57 4.93 18.93 9.62
PGIM India Diversified Eqt Equity: Multi Cap 24.11 5.11 17.24 9.23 - - 26.30 5.27 19.26 9.70
BOI AXA Tax Advtg Fund Equity: ELSS 21.85 4.95 17.12 9.20 15.14 26.51 23.10 5.04 18.46 9.51
Canara Robeco Eqt Tax Saver Fund Equity: ELSS 21.31 4.92 17.03 9.18 14.81 26.04 22.42 4.99 18.06 9.42
PGIM India Midcap Opp Fund Equity: Mid Cap 26.35 5.27 16.95 9.16 - - 28.28 5.41 18.68 9.56
Canara Robeco Bluechip Eqt Equity: Large Cap 20.86 4.89 16.88 9.15 14.28 25.31 22.44 4.99 18.32 9.48
Nippon India ETF Shariah BeES Equity: Large Cap Not rated 22.33 4.99 16.83 9.14 13.55 24.35 Not rated - - - -
Axis Small Cap Fund Equity: Small Cap 21.58 4.94 16.74 9.12 - - 23.32 5.06 18.28 9.47
Quant Absolute Hybrid: Aggressive Hybrid Not rated 23.32 5.06 16.67 9.10 14.73 25.93 Not rated 24.51 5.14 17.57 9.30
Axis LT Eqt Fund Equity: ELSS 19.97 4.83 16.63 9.09 17.95 30.84 20.94 4.89 17.68 9.33
Quant Midcap Equity: Mid Cap Not rated 23.29 5.05 16.28 9.01 12.77 23.35 Not rated 24.81 5.16 17.35 9.25
LIC MF ETF - Sensex Equity: Large Cap Not rated 19.00 4.76 16.22 9.00 - - Not rated - - - -
UTI Sensex ETF Equity: Large Cap Not rated 18.98 4.76 16.21 9.00 - - Not rated - - - -
Quant Small Cap Equity: Small Cap Not rated 29.09 5.47 16.20 9.00 10.83 21.06 Not rated 29.64 5.51 16.60 9.08
HDFC Sensex ETF Equity: Large Cap Not rated 18.93 4.76 16.18 8.99 - - Not rated - - - -
SBI ETF Sensex Equity: Large Cap Not rated 18.96 4.76 16.18 8.99 - - Not rated - - - -
Nippon India ETF Sensex Equity: Large Cap Not rated 18.92 4.76 16.14 8.98 - - Not rated - - - -
ICICI Pru Sensex ETF Equity: Large Cap Not rated 18.93 4.76 16.10 8.97 13.38 24.12 Not rated - - - -
Kotak Sensex ETF Equity: Large Cap Not rated 18.72 4.74 15.94 8.94 13.22 23.92 Not rated - - - -
Canara Robeco Eqt Diversified Fund Equity: Multi Cap 18.74 4.74 15.81 8.91 13.84 24.73 20.02 4.83 16.91 9.15
HDFC Index Sensex Fund Equity: Large Cap 18.34 4.72 15.62 8.87 12.96 23.59 18.58 4.73 15.84 8.92
Tata Index Sensex Fund Equity: Large Cap 17.87 4.69 15.23 8.78 12.35 22.83 18.70 4.74 15.89 8.93
Nippon India Index Sensex Equity: Large Cap 18.12 4.70 15.21 8.78 12.30 22.78 18.70 4.74 15.86 8.92
JM Tax Gain Fund Equity: ELSS 18.40 4.72 15.14 8.77 14.90 26.17 19.23 4.78 16.11 8.98
Canara Robeco Emrgng Equities Fund Equity: Large & MidCap 18.05 4.70 15.14 8.77 19.63 33.77 19.32 4.78 16.48 9.06
DSP Eqt Fund Equity: Multi Cap 18.43 4.72 14.94 8.72 14.20 25.21 19.46 4.79 15.90 8.93
LIC MF Index Sensex Fund Equity: Large Cap 17.90 4.69 14.91 8.72 12.00 22.41 18.38 4.72 15.42 8.82
Kotak Small Cap Equity: Small Cap 21.77 4.95 14.84 8.70 16.40 28.37 23.29 5.05 16.34 9.03
Edelweiss ETF-Nifty 50 Equity: Large Cap Not rated 17.29 4.65 14.83 8.70 - - Not rated - - - -
LIC MF ETF - Nifty 50 Equity: Large Cap Not rated 17.49 4.66 14.76 8.68 - - Not rated - - - -
UTI Nifty ETF Equity: Large Cap Not rated 17.38 4.65 14.73 8.68 - - Not rated - - - -
SBI ETF Nifty 50 Equity: Large Cap Not rated 17.39 4.65 14.73 8.68 - - Not rated - - - -
Nippon India ETF Nifty BeES Equity: Large Cap Not rated 17.43 4.66 14.72 8.67 12.72 23.29 Not rated - - - -
HDFC Nifty 50 ETF Equity: Large Cap Not rated 17.38 4.65 14.71 8.67 - - Not rated - - - -
FUNDS
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 50). Below are the schemes in various
categories that have been rated five and four star.
ICICI Pru Medium Term Bond Reg DEBT: DYNAMIC BOND
ICICI Pru Retrmnt Pure Debt Reg Axis Dynamic Bond Reg
IDFC Bond Medium Term Reg DSP Strategic Bond Reg
Indiabulls Income Reg ICICI Pru All Seasons Bond Reg
SBI Magnum Medium Duration Reg IDFC Dynamic Bond Reg
RATING DOWNGRADE List of funds that moved out of the five- and four-star grades in December 2020
BNP Paribas Cons Hybrid Reg
Baroda Conservative Hybrid Dir PGIM India Dynamic Bond Dir
DEBT: SHORT DURATION
BNP Paribas Cons Hybrid Dir SBI Dynamic Bond Dir
ABSL Short Term Dir
Canara Robeco Cons Hybrid Dir
Axis Short Term Dir DEBT: CORPORATE BOND
ICICI Pru Income Optimizer (FOF) Dir
HDFC Short Term Debt Dir ABSL Corporate Bond Dir
ICICI Pru Regular Savings Dir
ICICI Pru Short Term Dir Axis Corporate Debt Dir
ICICI Pru Thematic Advantage (FOF) Dir
IDFC All Seasons Bond Dir DSP Corporate Bond Dir
IDFC Asset Allocation Cons Dir
IDFC Bond Short Term Dir HDFC Corporate Bond Dir
Indiabulls Savings Income Dir
Kotak Bond Short-term Dir ICICI Pru Corporate Bond Dir
Kotak Asset Allocator Dir
L&T Short Term Bond Dir IDFC Corporate Bond Dir
Kotak Debt Hybrid Dir
Kotak Corporate Bond Dir
DEBT: LOW DURATION
LIC MF Debt Hybrid Dir
ABSL Low Duration Dir UTI Corporate Bond Dir
SBI Magnum Children’s Benefit - Savings
Axis Treasury Advantage Dir DEBT: CREDIT RISK
Tata Retrmnt Savings Cons Dir
HDFC Low Duration Dir Axis Credit Risk Dir
HYBRID: EQUITY SAVINGS ICICI Pru Savings Dir HDFC Credit Risk Debt Dir
Axis Equity Saver Dir
Invesco India Treasury Advtg Dir ICICI Pru Credit Risk Dir
Edelweiss Equity Savings Dir
Kotak Low Duration Dir IDFC Credit Risk Dir
HDFC Equity Savings Dir
Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Dir Kotak Credit Risk Dir
ICICI Pru Equity Savings Dir
SBI Magnum Low Duration Dir Mahindra Manulife Credit Risk Fund Dir
Kotak Equity Savings Dir
DEBT: ULTRA SHORT TERM SBI Credit Risk Dir
Principal Equity Savings Dir
ABSL Savings Dir DEBT: BANKING AND PSU
DEBT: MEDIUM TO LONG DURATION Axis Ultra Short Term Dir Axis Banking & PSU Debt Dir
Canara Robeco Income Dir
HDFC Ultra Short Term Dir IDFC Banking & PSU Debt Dir
ICICI Pru Bond Dir ICICI Pru Ultra Short Term Dir Kotak Banking & PSU Debt Dir
ICICI Pru Debt Management (FOF) Dir IDFC Ultra Short Term Dir LIC MF Banking & PSU Debt Dir
Nippon India Income Dir Indiabulls Ultra Short Term Dir Nippon India Banking & PSU Debt Dir
SBI Magnum Income Dir Kotak Savings Dir
DEBT: MEDIUM DURATION SBI Magnum Ultra Short Duration Dir
RATING DOWNGRADE List of funds that moved out of the five- and four-star grades in December 2020
PGIM India Ultra ST Dir
FUNDS
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 (76/233)
HYBRID: AGGRESSIVE HYBRID Tata Index Sensex Reg PGIM India Midcap Opp Reg
BNP Paribas Substantial Eqt Hybrid Reg UTI Nifty Index Reg Taurus Discovery (Midcap) Reg
RATING DOWNGRADE List of funds that moved out of the five- and four-star grades in December 2020
ABSL Equity Reg HSBC Large Cap Eqt Reg Motilal Oswal Long Term Eqt Reg
BNP Paribas Substantial Eqt Hybrid Dir Canara Robeco Emerging Equities Dir
EQUITY: SMALL CAP
Canara Robeco Eqt Hybrid Dir Edelweiss Large & Midcap Dir
Axis Small Cap Dir
DSP Equity & Bond Dir Invesco India Growth Opp Dir
Kotak Small Cap Dir
HDFC Children’s Gift Dir Kotak Equity Opportunities Dir
Nippon India Small Cap Dir
HDFC Retrmnt Svngs Hybrid Eqt Dir LIC MF Large & Midcap Dir
SBI Small Cap Dir
Kotak Equity Hybrid Dir Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Dir
EQUITY: VALUE ORIENTED
Mirae Asset Hybrid Equity Dir Sundaram Large & Midcap Dir
Invesco India Contra Dir
Principal Hybrid Equity Dir
EQUITY: MULTI CAP Kotak India EQ Contra Dir
SBI Equity Hybrid Dir Axis Focused 25 Dir
L&T India Value Dir
Sundaram Equity Hybrid Dir Axis Multicap Dir
Tata Equity PE Dir
Tata Retrmnt Svngs Moderate Dir Canara Robeco Eqt Diversified Dir
UTI Value Opportunities Dir
EQUITY: LARGE CAP DSP Equity Dir
EQUITY: ELSS
Axis Bluechip Dir IDFC Focused Equity Dir
Axis Long Term Equity Dir
BNP Paribas Large Cap Dir IIFL Focused Equity Dir
BOI AXA Tax Advantage Dir
Canara Robeco Bluechip Eqt Dir Kotak Standard Multicap Dir
Canara Robeco Eqt Tax Saver Dir
Edelweiss Large Cap Dir Mahindra Manulife Multi Cap Badhat Yojana
DSP Tax Saver Dir
HDFC Index Sensex Dir Parag Parikh Long Term Equity Dir
Invesco India Tax Dir
ICICI Pru Sensex Index Dir PGIM India Diversified Eqt Dir
JM Tax Gain Dir
IDFC Large Cap Dir Principal Focused Multicap Dir
Kotak Tax Saver Dir
IDFC Nifty Dir Quant Active Dir
Mirae Asset Tax Saver Dir
Invesco India Large Cap Dir SBI Focused Equity Dir
Quant Tax Dir
Kotak Bluechip Dir Tata Retrmnt Svngs Progressive Dir
Tata India Tax Savings Dir
LIC MF Index Sensex Dir UTI Equity Dir
RATING DOWNGRADE List of funds that moved out of the five- and four-star grades in December 2020
ABSL Tax Relief 96 Dir Motilal Oswal Long Term Eqt Dir
mutual fund ratings are revised every month. The above ratings are as on December 31, 2020.