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here’s an old joke
about internet tutori-
als. It’s told around a
drawing tutorial
which teaches readers
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how to draw an owl. The tutorial “A fun and creative guide for beginners”
has three steps: 1) Draw a small
circle; this will become the head.
2) Draw a large oval below it; this
will be the body of the owl. 3)
Now you’re almost done. Just
draw the rest of the owl.
The joke is funny because it’s
true. From carpentry to haircuts
to cooking to computer program-
ming, you can find any number
of tutorials on the internet that
basically fall in the ‘draw-the-
rest-of-the-owl’ category. Mutual
fund investing is no different.
Here’s a ‘rest-of-the-owl’ tutorial
on how to invest in mutual funds:
z Decide on an asset allocation
suited to your financial situation
and goals
z Buy a diversified set of mutual
funds that meet that asset alloca-
tion
Fig 1. Draw two circles Fig 2. Draw tthe rest of the damn Owl
z Rebalance from time to time to
maintain the above asset alloca-
tion
That’s it. That’s all there is to
it. Except… The beginner has to ficult to learn. They are concep- that invest in. The advice could
ask ‘How’? How do I draw the tual steps and even if you can’t be bad or it could be good, espe-
rest of the owl? The funny thing do it right from scratch, you can cially if you use the facilities on
is just like drawing the owl, the find a ready-made recipe that will Value Research Online to do this.
first two steps are not all that dif- enable you to choose the funds However, the ready-to-use
Funds in action
Across funds, portfolios tell you a lot about sectors and companies
Privatisation party Most bought and sold
Among top oil-and-gas stocks, BPCL is the only one that has seen rising stocks by funds between
fund interest, probably due to the company’s ongoing privatisation.
No. of funds
Feb ’21 and Mar ’21
z BPCL z HPCL z GAIL z ONGC z IOC In ` cr
160
Rebased to 100
Large caps
140
BOUGHT
BPCL 2,957
120 SBI Life Insurance 1,143
TCS 1,130
100
SOLD
80 Hindustan Unilever 1,102
60
Reliance Industries 1,098
Vedanta 1,075
40
Feb 2018 Mar 2021
Mid caps
BOUGHT
Wabco India 1,361
Tata Communications 1,243
Max Healthcare 884
SOLD
HPCL 408
Max Financial Services 365
Indian Energy Exchange 272
SBI Mutual Fund: Change in assets
Mar 2020 Mar 2021 z % change In ` cr
5,00,000 Small caps
BOUGHT
4,00,000 Varroc Engineering 501
Hathway Cable 231
3,00,000
VIP Industries 113
82.2 53.2 57.2
2,00,000
SOLD
RailTel Corporation India 101
4.1
1,00,000
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Indiabulls Housing Finance 93
0
Equity Debt Hybrid Total
31-08-2020
30-09-2020
31-10-2020
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250 31-01-2021
3,000
200
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I was You
reading in the Really!
How do they can invest in them
newspaper that many tech the way you do in your
giants have reported huge work and how
should I invest in other equity funds. Based on
profits lately. I wish I could their geographical mandate,
invest in them from them?
these funds then invest in
India. overseas stocks.
Why
not? There are
many international
equity funds available
that you can invest
in.
1 2
That
sounds great! But Not
I guess there will be quite a really. You can
few additional formalities and invest in them through
overheads involved while SIPs, just like your other
investing overseas. equity funds.
Good! Yes,
With in some
international funds, cases, you can
I can get geographical even profit from
diversification in addition rupee depreciation
to investing in some against a foreign
of the world’s top currency, such as
3 4 brands. the US dollar.
Sure, And
that’s an added you can invest in Right
advantage. them through lump SIPs on! They also
sums or SIPs. are recommended help you become
when it comes to disciplined. It’s easier
equity investing. Equity, be to accumulate a large
it domestic or overseas, can corpus with SIPs.
be very volatile and SIPs
help you average your
investment cost.
5 6
Let me Do
find some good consult your financial
international equity advisor before taking the final
funds then. I’ll invest a decision. And yes, domestic ho
part of my corpus in ya international, SIP hi sahi
them. hai.
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he Pension Fund Regulatory and Development any time. It’s, therefore, a worthwhile alternative to
Authority (PFRDA) has allowed pension-fund consider. In this article, we delve into three plans
providers to charge an investment management offered by the Tier II account.
fee of up to 0.09 per cent. Earlier, the fee was fixed at
0.01 per cent but now, a slab system has been NPS Tier II vs equity funds
introduced based on aggregate assets under The equity plans of the NPS Tier II account always
management (AUM) of the pension fund under all maintain a large-cap-heavy portfolio. Hence, they can
schemes, with an upper ceiling being charged as an be compared with large-cap equity funds. Of late,
investment management fee (see the table ‘The new actively managed large-cap funds have come under
slab system’). the scanner for their higher expenses as compared to
An increase from 0.01 per cent to 0.09 per cent (an index funds and ETFs and for their inability to match
800 per cent increase) may seem exorbitant to many up to the returns of the latter. On the expense front,
but the NPS still continues to be an the Tier II account trumps even
extremely low-cost option as 57:ZJOLTLZ!;OLUL^ passively managed mutual funds. But
compared to other market-linked ZSHIZ`Z[LTMVYKL[LY when it comes to performance, it has
investment options, such as mutual TPUPUN[OLMLLZ been able to outdo actively managed
funds (see the chart ‘Expense ratio: large-cap funds marginally. However,
AUM (` cr) Fee (%)
Mutual funds vs NPS’). it has still trailed the passives in
Although the NPS Tier I account 0 to 10,000 0.09 recent years, despite its cost advantage
comes with a lock-in period till the 10,001 to 50,000 0.06 (see the chart ‘NPS Tier II Scheme E
age of 60, the Tier II account acts 50,001 to 1.5 lakh 0.05 vs large-cap funds’).
pretty much like a mutual fund. So, Above 1.5 lakh 0.03
an investor can invest in the Tier II Source: PFRDA website NPS Tier II vs gilt funds
account and withdraw the money at The expense ratio plays an even more
6.0
0.47
0.28 4.5 Debt: Corporate-bond funds NPS Tier II Scheme C
0.15 0.09 3.0
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10 financial
lessons from the
pandemic
T
he spread of the bled down on maintaining investors.
second wave of social distancing and masking. Benjamin Franklin once said,
COVID-19 has bro- On the other hand, economic “Out of adversity comes oppor-
ken all records. recovery has come to a grinding tunity.” So, we need to learn the
Several states halt, with the restrictions being lessons that every setback teach-
have resorted to imposed on the free movement es us. Here are the 10 important
lockdowns, long-distance travel of people as well as goods. lessons investors need to learn
has been suspended and Amid all, a cloud of uncertainty from this ongoing pandemic.
2
investments, you should have
enough ‘distance’, i.e., time horizon. Avoid the crowds
Consider investing in equity only Although diversification
when your goals are at least five to is important, overdoing it
seven years away so that you can is of no use after a point and
give your investments ample time to can also become counterpro-
grow. In the short term, equity ductive. In order to achieve
returns tend to be volatile. But in the sufficient diversification, it is
long run, this volatility smooths out enough to invest in four-five
and returns become stable, thereby funds, as any number beyond
paving the way for investors to that only increases your work
achieve their long-term goals. of managing them.
Reach out to us on
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6
out of the market during such periods, your overall returns will suffer.
Don’t get influenced by the
media
Stop spending a lot of time lis-
tening to the experts. It is good to be
well-informed. However, information
overload ultimately leads you to make
regrettable mistakes. Panic and pessi-
mism have never helped anyone. This
holds true not only for people grap-
pling with the pandemic but also for
those trying to be seasoned investors.
7
the right balance of the asset classes to immunise your portfolio.
Avoid finding quick-fix
solutions
One needs to be careful about not
getting influenced by the hokum mea-
sures prescribed by unauthorised sourc-
es to deal with the virus. Similarly,
many investors turn to an easy way to
get in and out of the market movement
based on their opinion of the market.
However, avoid timing the market.
Remember that the best time to invest
in the market was yesterday. So, do it
today instead of waiting for tomorrow.
10 Go digital
With technology having become
a part of our life, don’t hesitate
to embrace it. If you can pay bills, shop
grocery or book tickets online, you can 9 Try your hand at a bit of
minimalism
The year 2020 made us
also invest through the digital medium. If realise that we could survive
you aren’t digitally savvy yet, don’t shy with basic amenities. Based on
away from learning, as it is an important the experience, we can definitely
skill to survive in today’s information age. reduce our discretionary spend-
For those seeking assistance in managing ing and renew our zest for sav-
their own investments, our Value Research ing. To a great extent, this would
Premium service is there to guide them enable us to invest more in our
along the way to make the right decisions. life’s bigger goals and dreams.
Illustrations: ANAND
AMCs seem to be
bringing funds with
target maturities
back to life. Here’s
their background and
whether you should
invest in them.
The
evolution of
target-maturity
funds
Mutual Fund Insight June 2021 31
COVER STORY
By Shruti Agarwal maturity. However, the risk of a default is always there.
he trend of investing in funds with a tar- FMPs have a closed-end structure. So, investors can
ing approval, as per the offer documents filed on Should you invest in them?
SEBI’s website, and more fund houses may follow suit. Target-maturity funds appeal to those investors who
Besides, AMCs are restructuring target-maturity funds want to invest for a fixed tenure that matches with that
as ETFs/index funds. of a fund and who want slightly higher returns than a
These new avatars are passively managed and invest bank FD with some degree of predictability. Their
in similar-maturity securities that the fund’s benchmark superior taxation as against a fixed deposit further
index contains. Thus, a 2026 fund holds bonds with the enhances their post-tax returns. Moreover, the current
maturity lying somewhere around 2025-2026. On the crop of target-maturity funds is mandated to invest
due date, investors will get their principal back, along predominantly in government securities, SDLs and
with the gains just like their earlier version. Currently, PSU bonds, which ranks them fairly low on the possi-
the maturity periods of these bonds are ranging between bility of any defaults. But their big selling point lies in
five to seven years. Most of the recently launched tar- their ability to take the interest-rate worries out of the
get-maturity funds invest in government securities, PSU equation as they follow a roll-down strategy.
bonds and state development loans (SDLs) with a So, should they have a place in a fixed-income
pre-defined maturity period. Some invest in corporate investor’s portfolio? Well, these funds make most sense
bonds, too. They are available in both open-end and when interest rates are at or near their peak. That
ETF structures to give liquidity to investors. allows investors to lock in a high yield through a tar-
It is pertinent to note that this is not the first time get-maturity fund and then sit back through the tenure
such bond schemes are available to investors. In
December 2019, the Government of India had launched
Bharat Bond ETF, which is managed by Edelweiss
Mutual Fund. It is also a passively managed debt fund
which invests in AAA PSU bonds with the maturity
aligned with the scheme’s term. To cater to non-demat
account holders, it is also available in the form of fund
of funds (FoF). And its success in raising a big sum of
money from investors has perhaps inspired fund hous-
es to come up with similar schemes.
With a rise in bond yields in recent months, AMCs have lined up their FMPs
for SEBI’s approval. While eight such schemes have already been launched
in CY2021, at least 19 others from seven AMCs are awaiting approval.
34 Mutual Fund Insight June 2021
of the fund. But in the current scenario, that is not the in interest rates on their returns is lower. Secondly,
case. In fact, the interest rates on short-term debt because of their short-maturity profile, the portfolio
instruments have been at their historic lows, as the comes up for re-investment sooner and gets redeployed
RBI has cut the rates substantially in response to the at better yields in a rising interest-rate scenario. For
pandemic over the last year. The rates slightly higher example, let’s say your short-duration fund holds a
up the yield curve (in the five-six-year bracket or bond maturing in a year’s time. Now one year down
thereabouts) look attractive relative to shorter-term the line, if the interest rates increase, the maturity pro-
rates and that’s why many recently launched funds ceeds from this bond will get re-invested at higher
have chosen that maturity range as their target. But we rates, thereby benefiting investors.
are nowhere close to the peak. The interest rates have Short-duration funds are low on risk and have deliv-
bottomed out. While nobody can say when we start ered pretty decent returns over entire interest-rate
seeing a reversal, the only way from here on is up. cycles. Besides, given the kind of yields that the
And as and when the RBI starts hiking them, there will recently launched target-maturity funds are likely to
be an opportunity loss for those who lock themselves deliver (in the 6–6.5 per cent range), we think that
into target-maturity funds for the next several years at short-duration funds can be reasonably expected to
the current levels. deliver similar or better returns over the entire tenure
Moreover, remember that core fixed-income prod- of such funds. Therefore, while target-maturity funds
ucts, such as short-duration funds and corporate-bond have some appeal from the perspective of predictabili-
funds, should still be at the heart of your fixed-income ty for those investors looking for a fixed-investment
allocation. These funds benefit from a rising inter- tenure, we believe that categories like short-duration
est-rate scenario on two counts. First, because of the funds and corporate-bonds funds should still be at the
shorter maturity profile, the adverse impact of the rise core of a fixed-income investor’s portfolio.
A
mong open-end hybrid funds, aggressive hybrid
funds are the largest category in terms of the assets
under management (AUM). Having said that, their
present AUM of `1.32 lakh crore is a bit lower than the
category’s AUM of `1.65 lakh crore in 2018, owing to
consistent outflows over the past few years.
These funds are mandated to invest 65–80 per cent of their
assets in equity and the remaining in fixed income. The
combination of equity and debt makes this category an ideal
investment option for first-time investors who are not familiar
with the volatility of the equity markets. Since its debt portion
cushions the portfolio, the category is known to contain the
downside of the market much better as compared to pure
equity funds. Therefore, it provides psychological comfort to
investors who have just embarked on their investment journey.
The graph ‘Downside protection’ shows how aggressive
hybrid funds have been able to protect the downside
much better than even large-cap funds, the most
conservative equity category, whenever the markets have
gone through a rough phase.
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As compared to large-cap funds, aggressive hybrid funds have fallen less
in years when both the categories witnessed a fall.
Large cap Aggressive hybrid
0%
-10
-20
-30
-40
-50 5LJRHUKULJR
-60 Aggressive hybrid funds have delivered returns at par with large-cap funds across
2000 2001 2008 2011 2020 various time frames.
Returns for 2020 till March 31, 2020 Large cap Aggressive hybrid
20 %
Interestingly, this downside cushion has not come at
the cost of returns. The long-term returns of these funds 15
are not far behind those of large-cap funds, as can be seen
10
in the graph titled ‘Neck and neck’. In fact, over a horizon
of 10–15 years, the returns of aggressive hybrid funds 5
have actually surpassed those of large-cap funds.
Conservative-growth investors who tend to panic during 0
5 7 10 15 20
sharp market corrections will certainly find these risk–
Years
reward outcomes more than acceptable. Trailing returns as on April 30, 2021
ABSL Eq Hybrid ‘95 14.90 10.19 6.35 10.22 11.28 15.70 11.11 7.23 11.34
Axis Children’s Gift Not rated 15.80 12.31 9.79 10.95 - Not rated 17.26 13.83 11.31 12.60
Baroda Hybrid Equity 15.18 10.50 6.17 10.22 9.00 15.97 11.50 7.08 11.45
BNP Paribas Substantial Eqt Hybrid 18.78 - 13.23 - - 20.64 - 15.01 -
BOI AXA Mid & Small Cap Eqt & Debt 23.61 - 7.01 - - 24.59 - 7.96 -
Canara Robeco Eqt Hybrid 17.73 14.06 12.03 13.79 13.07 19.05 15.39 13.34 15.17
DSP Equity & Bond 18.32 13.61 11.11 13.31 11.77 19.46 14.74 12.23 14.50
Edelweiss Agrsv Hybrid Not rated 15.60 11.82 9.61 10.85 9.30 Not rated 17.40 13.29 11.20 12.05
Franklin Eqt Hybrid 16.76 11.97 9.68 10.69 12.01 17.91 13.18 10.86 12.07
Franklin Life Stage FoF 20s 15.51 10.43 6.86 9.85 10.35 16.20 11.03 7.47 10.40
HDFC Children’s Gift 17.26 13.27 9.86 13.36 13.65 18.20 14.25 10.83 14.40
HDFC Hybrid Equity 16.39 11.08 8.77 12.34 13.13 17.11 11.81 9.60 13.36
HDFC Retrmnt Svngs Hybrid Eqt 17.52 13.53 9.81 14.28 - 18.91 15.01 11.26 15.93
HSBC Managed Solutions India Growth 16.25 11.79 7.63 12.06 - 16.63 12.14 7.98 12.40
ICICI Pru Child Care Gift 12.17 9.45 6.59 10.35 11.33 12.94 10.25 7.39 11.22
ICICI Pru Equity & Debt 18.57 13.47 10.45 13.45 13.94 19.20 14.31 11.21 14.55
ICICI Pru Thematic Advtg (FOF) 25.48 16.93 13.89 14.21 11.45 25.70 17.20 14.22 14.51
IDBI Hybrid Equity 11.83 - 3.77 - - 12.88 - 5.06 -
IDFC Asset Allocation Agrsv 11.77 8.54 5.56 8.52 9.11 12.70 9.40 6.48 9.32
IDFC Hybrid Equity 15.64 - 7.12 - - 17.08 - 8.58 -
JM Equity Hybrid 20.36 12.91 9.68 10.15 10.03 21.38 13.79 10.80 10.96
Kotak Equity Hybrid 20.85 14.32 11.42 12.92 11.10 22.32 15.73 12.82 14.46
L&T Hybrid Equity 14.24 10.48 6.57 10.86 12.15 15.38 11.61 7.67 12.03
LIC MF Children’s Gift 12.28 8.00 7.05 6.84 7.07 13.26 8.95 8.04 7.86
LIC MF Equity Hybrid 11.10 8.63 7.38 8.93 7.94 12.31 9.89 8.59 10.22
LIC MF ULIS Fund 13.65 10.75 7.48 10.31 8.62 14.61 11.79 8.51 11.42
Mirae Asset Hybrid Equity 16.49 13.32 11.39 13.62 - 18.22 15.08 13.12 15.57
Navi Eqt Hybrid Fund Not rated 11.48 - - - - Not rated 13.43 - - -
Nippon India Equity Hybrid 9.00 5.95 0.99 7.23 9.76 9.81 6.94 1.88 8.46
PGIM India Hybrid Eqt 15.38 10.62 8.01 9.42 8.76 17.13 12.25 9.67 11.05
Principal Hybrid Equity 14.61 11.78 6.81 13.54 11.95 15.95 13.12 8.07 14.91
Quant Absolute 32.18 21.43 19.32 16.39 13.51 33.24 22.29 20.39 17.08
SBI Equity Hybrid 16.40 13.14 10.76 12.58 13.11 17.16 13.99 11.56 13.57
Shriram Hybrid Equity 12.25 9.77 7.41 9.91 - 13.89 11.16 8.91 11.11
Sundaram Equity Hybrid 14.08 11.58 9.24 12.53 8.66 15.29 12.86 10.52 13.77
Tata Hybrid Equity 13.50 9.50 6.93 9.10 11.83 14.69 10.75 8.20 10.37
Tata Retrmnt Svngs Moderate 14.01 11.59 7.11 13.09 - 15.64 13.12 8.67 14.60
UTI Hybrid Equity 15.89 10.78 6.72 10.70 9.91 16.68 11.54 7.48 11.48
The following funds don’t appear in the table because they are relatively new and hence don’t have a returns history for the specified time periods: ABSL Retirement 40s, Axis Equity
Hybrid, Axis Retrmnt Svngs - Agrssv Plan, HSBC Equity Hybrid, ICICI Pru Retrmnt Hybrid Agrsv, Indiabulls Equity Hybrid, Invesco India Equity & Bond, Mahindra Manulife Hybrid Eqt Nivesh
Yojana, Motilal Oswal Equity Hybrid, SBI Magnum Children’s Benefit Fund - Inv, Union Hybrid Eqt Fund
ANALYST’S
CH ICE Well balanced
L
Launch aunched in 1999, this veteran couple of years. The investments in
May 1999 aggressive hybrid fund has AT1 bonds also reduced substantially
Fund manager seen many market cycles. In in the last one year and stood at
Abhishek Ghosh,
Atul Bhole, recent years, its consistent about 1 per cent of the debt portfolio
Vikram Chopra performance paved the way for the as of March 2021. So, overall, the
fund to get a four-star rating. debt portion is positioned
Expense ratio (%) The fund re-balances its portfolio conservatively in terms of credit risk.
DIRECT in a disciplined way, with the equity The average maturity of the debt
0.90 1.01
MIN FUND MEDIAN MAX allocation remaining close to 75 per portfolio has usually remained in a
cent of its assets at all times. About narrow range of two-and-a-half to five
0.39 2.38 three-fourths of the equity portfolio is years in the last four years. Since the
REGULAR made up of core holdings, while start of this year, as the bond yields
2.34 1.89
MIN MEDIAN FUND MAX about a fourth is invested tactically to have been on the rise, the fund has
seize opportunities like turnaround, speedily brought down the average
1.29 2.70
special situations, etc. maturity towards the lower end of that
The debt portfolio is range. Therefore, the impact on the
Fund vs the index (%)
Regular Direct VR Balanced predominantly built up of AAA rated rise in bond yields from here on is
and sovereign bonds, although the also expected to be fairly limited.
39.94 fund earlier had notable exposure to At an expense ratio of 0.90 per
1-Year 41.35 bonds rated just a notch lower than cent for the direct plan, it is not the
43.37
AAA. However, those have been cheapest options but is still below
11.11
progressively pared down in the last the category average.
3-Year 12.23
12.11
-27.89
Recent 4 lakh
-27.85
crash
-29.58
2 lakh `6.2 lakh
Recent rally: March 23, 2000 — February 15, 2021 Amount invested
Recent crash: February 25, 2020 — March 23, 2020
Data as on April 30, ‘21. 0
Expense as on March 31, ‘21 March 2016 April 2021
Rating
Quartile 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 2 3
ranking*
Fund 8.25 27.61 -5.10 14.18 17.03 6.35 9.25 29.16 -4.11 15.34 18.18 6.71
return (%)
Category 6.66 26.51 -2.76 7.88 14.52 6.45 7.61 27.82 -1.65 9.09 15.83 6.84
return (%)
Investment style
Growth Blend Value
Large Medium Small
Fund style
Capitalisation
*Quartile ranking means the quartile in which the fund appears when all the funds in the category are arranged in a descending order of returns. YTD as on April 30, ’21. The
ratings of direct and regular plans have been calculated separately in relation to their respective regular and direct peers. Hence, they can be different.
ANALYST’S
CH ICE Positive spirit
E
Launch arlier called Mirae Prudence, it small allocation to AA+ and below.
July 2015
is a relatively new fund. But it Notably, the fund has never invested
Fund manager
Vrijesh Kasera, has swiftly made a name for in AT1 bonds, which offer better
Harshad Borawake, itself by delivering strong performance yields but are also riskier. Further, the
Mahendra Kumar Jajoo since its launch in July 2015. Its exposure to any single issuer is
veteran fund manager Neelesh Surana usually kept below 5 per cent to
Expense ratio (%) stopped managing it in December ensure adequate diversification.
DIRECT 2020. But he continues to be with the The fund does take tactical
0.45 1.01
MIN FUND MEDIAN MAX AMC and provides his oversight. duration calls but mainly through
The fund uses a bottom-up sovereign and PSU bonds. The
0.39 2.38 approach for stock selection. In line average maturity pivots in a fairly
REGULAR with the AMC’s philosophy, it is a range-bound manner around a six-
1.90 2.34
MIN FUND MEDIAN MAX strong adherent of quality growth at a year mark and has gone below four
reasonable price. It filters stocks on years only on rare occasions. Since
1.29 2.70
three buckets – business, the fund generally maintains the
management and valuation. portfolio duration in a relatively
Fund vs the index (%)
Regular Direct VR Balanced The debt portfolio is built higher range, you can expect the debt
conservatively as far as credit risk is portion to be a bit more volatile if
37.46 concerned. The fund manager prefers there is any change in interest rates.
1-Year 39.50 to stick largely to a mix of The expense ratio of its direct plan
43.37
government bonds and top-rated stands at 0.45 per cent, which is on
11.39
corporate bonds, with only a very the lower side in the category.
3-Year 13.12
12.11
-27.21
Recent 4 lakh
-27.14
crash
-29.58
2 lakh `6.2 lakh
Recent rally: March 23, 2000 — February 15, 2021 Amount invested
Recent crash: February 25, 2020 — March 23, 2020
Data as on April 30, ‘21. 0
Expense as on March 31, ‘21 March 2016 April 2021
Rating
Quartile 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 1 3 4 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
ranking*
Fund 8.53 27.81 1.27 11.93 13.65 5.92 10.72 30.26 2.79 13.83 15.35 6.41
return (%)
Category 6.66 26.51 -2.76 7.88 14.52 6.45 7.61 27.82 -1.65 9.09 15.83 6.84
return (%)
Investment style
Growth Blend Value
Large Medium Small
Fund style
Capitalisation
*Quartile ranking means the quartile in which the fund appears when all the funds in the category are arranged in a descending order of returns. YTD as on April 30, ’21. The
ratings of direct and regular plans have been calculated separately in relation to their respective regular and direct peers. Hence, they can be different.
ANALYST’S
CH ICE The venturesome one
A
Launch n old-timer in the category, degree of diversification.
December 1995 this fund’s performance has About half of the debt portion is
Fund manager improved consistently since deployed in high-yielding credits
R Srinivasan,
Dinesh Ahuja 2012 when R Srinivasan took over the (minimum rating of A-) and meant to
reins as the fund manager. Under him, be held till maturity. The other half is
the fund has made a habit of beating invested in government/PSU bonds
Expense ratio (%) peers year after year. That said, years and its duration is more dynamically
DIRECT 2016 and 2020 were a bit of an managed in line with the fund-
0.98 1.01
MIN FUND MEDIAN MAX exception when the fund found itself management team’s view on interest
in the bottom half of the category. rates. Over the last two years, the
0.39 2.38 The fund’s exposure to equity average maturity of the portfolio has
REGULAR moves in a range of 65–75 per cent, oscillated in a wide range of two-and-
1.60 2.34
MIN FUND MEDIAN MAX which is a bit wider than some of its a-half to eight years. At 2.5 per cent
peers. The equity portfolio is run in of the total AUM, its AT1 holdings
1.29 2.70
a multi-cap style, with no aren’t much of a concern but still
predetermined market-cap need to be watched.
Fund vs the index (%)
Regular Direct VR Balanced allocation. On the debt side, the At 0.98 per cent, the expense ratio
fund is managed more aggressively of the direct plan has been reduced a
36.12 as compared to other aggressive bit in recent months. But we would
1-Year 37.04 hybrid funds on our list. To balance like to see a lower number still, as it
43.37
out its venturesome nature on the is by far the biggest fund in the
10.76
debt side, the fund maintains a high category.
3-Year 11.56
12.11
-26.49
Recent 4 lakh
-26.46
crash
-29.58
2 lakh `6.2 lakh
Recent rally: March 23, 2000 — February 15, 2021 Amount invested
Recent crash: February 25, 2020 — March 23, 2020
Data as on April 30, ‘21. 0
Expense as on March 31, ‘21 March 2016 April 2021
Rating
Quartile 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 3 4 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 2 3 4 1 3 4
ranking*
Fund 3.70 27.66 -0.06 13.49 12.90 5.85 5.02 29.04 0.89 14.24 13.64 6.10
return (%)
Category 6.66 26.51 -2.76 7.88 14.52 6.45 7.61 27.82 -1.65 9.09 15.83 6.84
return (%)
Investment style
Growth Blend Value
Large Medium Small
Fund style
Capitalisation
*Quartile ranking means the quartile in which the fund appears when all the funds in the category are arranged in a descending order of returns. YTD as on April 30, ’21. The
ratings of direct and regular plans have been calculated separately in relation to their respective regular and direct peers. Hence, they can be different.
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tax bracket. The individual is assumed to utilise the complete tax deduction limit of Rs.`150,000 per financial year under Section 80C. This deduction is allowed to an Individual or an HUF. This is only to illustrate the
tax saving potential of ELSS and is not a tax advice. Please consult your tax consultant for tax purpose. *This is applicable assuming the person is in the old tax regime. The Finance Bill, 2020 has proposed a New
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Kotak Tax Saver Fund
An open-ended equity linked saving scheme that helps you save tax under Section 80C of Income Tax Act and aims
to generate long-term capital appreciation.
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SCOREBOARD FUND CLASSIFICATION
EQUITY No. of funds
HYBRID No. of funds
Large cap At least 80% in large caps 130 Aggressive hybrid 65–80% in equity and the rest in debt 52
Large & mid cap At least 35% each in large and mid 29 Balanced hybrid 40–60% in equity and the rest in debt 7
caps
Conservative hybrid 10–25% in equity and the rest in debt 72
Flexi cap Dynamically invest in large, mid and 60
small caps Equity savings At least 65% in equity and at least
10% in debt 25
Mid cap At least 65% in mid caps 35
Arbitrage Investments in arbitrage opportunities 27
Multi cap At least 25% each in large, mid and 32
small caps Dynamic asset Dynamic asset allocation 26
allocation between equity and debt
Small cap At least 65% in small caps 40
Multi asset Investments in 3 different asset classes, 22
Value-oriented Following the value strategy 20 allocation with a minimum 10% in all three
DEBT
No. of funds
Long duration Instruments with Macaulay duration greater than 7 years 6
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** 33
Short duration Instruments with Macaulay duration between 1 year and 3 years 30
Money market Money-market instruments having maturity up to 1 year 18
Low duration Instruments with Macaulay duration between 6 and 12 months 28
Ultra short duration Instruments with Macaulay duration between 3 and 6 months 30
Liquid Debt and money-market securities with maturity of up to 91 days 43
Overnight Securities having maturity of 1 day 30
Dynamic bond Investments across durations 32
Corporate bond At least 80% in AA+ and above-rated corporate bonds 23
Credit risk At least 65% in AA and below-rated corporate bonds 27
Banking and PSU At least 80% in the debt instruments of banks, PSUs, public financial institutions and municipal bonds 22
Floater At least 65% in floating-rate instruments (including fixed-rate ones converted to floating rate) 10
Gilt At least 80% in government securities 27
Gilt with 10-year At least 80% in government bonds such
constant duration that the average maturity of the portfolio is 10 years 5
FMP Investment for a pre-defined term 625
*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.
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Performance snapshot
Here are the performance data of the Indian mutual fund industry as of April 2021
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 -0.06 7.43 46.82 10.33 13.51 10.76 15.87 0.19 7.79 47.06 10.51 13.81
Equity: Large & MidCap 0.87 10.90 54.64 8.71 13.87 13.15 18.48 1.02 11.36 56.16 9.99 15.00
Equity: Flexi Cap 0.39 8.98 49.19 9.40 13.54 11.99 18.45 0.49 9.27 50.74 10.50 14.65
Equity: Mid Cap 1.37 14.17 68.71 8.96 14.58 15.85 20.39 1.43 14.32 69.66 10.28 15.88
Equity: Small Cap 4.42 19.04 91.69 7.07 15.10 15.54 — 4.54 19.44 94.22 8.27 16.30
Equity: Value Oriented 0.87 10.83 59.59 6.62 12.75 12.65 19.64 0.94 11.11 61.08 7.66 13.89
Equity: ELSS 0.60 9.40 51.89 8.60 13.46 12.51 17.60 0.69 9.74 53.66 9.76 14.61
Equity: International 5.46 8.67 43.62 13.43 13.08 8.52 — 5.52 9.06 45.15 13.96 13.70
Equity: Multi Cap 1.71 13.03 56.80 9.80 13.30 12..80 — 1.82 13.39 58.80 11.00 14.50
Equity: Thematic-ESG 0.85 7.80 49.71 11.28 12.82 11.87 17.25 1.12 8.35 51.20 12.22 13.76
S&P BSE Sensex TRI -1.45 5.57 46.26 12.85 15.15 11.35 15.84 -1.45 5.57 46.26 12.85 15.15
S&P BSE SENSEX Next 50 TRI 0.56 9.64 54.92 6.10 12.16 11.47 — 0.56 9.64 54.92 6.10 12.16
S&P BSE 500 TRI 0.47 9.82 56.56 10.75 15.00 11.76 16.78 0.47 9.82 56.56 10.75 15.00
S&P BSE Large Cap TRI -0.12 7.91 50.19 11.72 14.72 11.19 — -0.12 7.91 50.19 11.72 14.72
S&P BSE Mid Cap TRI 0.69 12.78 70.96 7.29 14.19 12.55 — 0.69 12.78 70.96 7.29 14.19
S&P BSE Small Cap TRI 4.97 20.67 96.64 6.66 15.46 10.80 — 4.97 20.67 96.64 6.66 15.46
Equity: Sectoral-Banking -1.37 7.75 50.39 5.11 11.93 6.74 — -0.77 8.11 50.70 7.97 15.14
S&P BSE Bankex TRI -0.65 7.62 50.88 9.44 14.82 12.01 — -0.65 7.62 50.88 9.44 14.82
Equity: Sectoral-Infrastructure -0.16 15.87 63.26 3.77 10.98 8.07 — -0.06 16.38 65.40 4.57 12.05
S&P BSE India Infrastructure TRI -1.27 19.29 71.37 -0.61 9.58 7.29 — -1.27 19.29 71.37 -0.61 9.58
Equity: Sectoral-Pharma 8.93 11.46 51.19 21.47 11.78 16.06 17.70 9.03 11.81 53.13 22.86 13.08
S&P BSE Healthcare TRI 10.35 14.29 54.27 19.31 9.27 14.97 16.91 10.35 14.29 54.27 19.31 9.27
Equity: Sectoral-Technology 0.39 7.67 91.91 23.81 20.52 17.45 16.89 1.48 10.03 94.01 25.13 21.74
S&P BSE IT TRI -0.84 6.06 88.09 27.11 20.70 17.86 16.63 -0.84 6.06 88.09 27.11 20.70
Hybrid: Aggressive Hybrid 0.77 7.78 40.53 8.58 11.60 11.19 15.01 0.86 8.08 42.11 9.68 12.72
Hybrid: Balanced Hybrid 0.94 5.45 29.16 6.83 8.83 9.50 10.87 1.00 5.64 30.07 7.53 9.46
Hybrid: Conservative Hybrid 0.59 2.46 15.73 6.19 7.43 8.27 9.03 0.68 2.72 16.91 7.18 8.45
VR Balanced TRI 1.29 8.09 43.37 12.11 13.69 10.70 — 1.29 8.09 43.37 12.11 13.69
VR MIP TRI 0.79 3.34 18.08 9.09 9.36 8.68 — 0.79 3.34 18.08 9.09 9.36
Debt: Long Duration 0.80 0.09 7.78 9.68 8.71 8.62 8.47 0.82 -0.13 7.36 10.30 9.44
Debt: Medium Duration 0.80 0.97 8.85 6.11 6.69 7.68 7.01 0.85 1.10 9.61 6.87 7.49
Debt: Short Duration 0.67 0.91 7.86 6.44 6.60 7.81 7.62 0.73 1.08 8.63 7.18 7.34
Debt: Ultra Short Duration 0.30 0.92 4.46 5.51 6.03 7.72 7.10 0.34 1.04 4.97 5.99 6.52
Debt: Liquid 0.25 0.77 3.26 5.35 5.96 7.44 6.95 0.27 0.81 3.42 5.53 6.10
Debt: Dynamic Bond 0.76 0.36 6.54 7.64 7.23 8.37 7.43 0.81 0.52 7.23 8.38 7.97
Debt: Corporate Bond 0.71 0.90 8.06 7.81 7.49 8.20 7.27 0.75 1.01 8.54 8.28 7.97
Debt: Credit Risk 0.72 1.84 9.35 1.54 3.65 7.55 — 0.79 2.04 10.24 2.37 4.53
CCIL All Sovereign Bond - TRI 0.92 -0.50 6.19 10.94 9.12 9.14 — 0.92 -0.50 6.19 10.94 9.12
CCIL T Bill Liquidity Weight 0.14 0.52 2.22 3.61 3.86 4.65 — 0.14 0.52 2.22 3.61 3.86
VR Bond 0.41 0.00 4.12 7.01 6.64 7.39 — 0.41 0.00 4.12 7.01 6.64
Returns (%) as on April 30, 2021
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 Small Cap Equity: Small Cap Not rated 50.31 7.16 27.62 11.84 16.02 27.77 Not rated 51.36 7.25 28.28 12.03
Quant Tax Equity: ELSS 40.83 6.36 26.35 11.49 20.91 36.16 43.01 6.54 27.81 11.90
Quant Active Equity: Multi Cap Not rated 38.89 6.21 26.18 11.44 20.96 36.24 Not rated 40.20 6.31 27.06 11.69
PGIM India Midcap Opp Fund Equity: Mid Cap 37.94 6.13 22.84 10.56 - - 40.11 6.31 24.67 11.04
Kotak Small Cap Equity: Small Cap 36.89 6.05 22.18 10.40 19.80 34.05 38.64 6.19 23.71 10.79
Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund Equity: Flexi Cap 28.90 5.45 21.62 10.26 - - 29.99 5.53 22.54 10.49
Quant Absolute Hybrid: Aggressive Hybrid 32.18 5.69 21.43 10.21 17.05 29.36 33.24 5.77 22.29 10.43
SBI Small Cap Equity: Small Cap 30.15 5.54 21.37 10.19 24.09 42.93 31.53 5.64 22.69 10.53
Axis Small Cap Fund Equity: Small Cap 30.39 5.56 21.10 10.13 - - 32.30 5.70 22.70 10.53
Quant Midcap Equity: Mid Cap Not rated 31.66 5.65 20.76 10.05 14.87 26.12 Not rated 33.50 5.79 22.03 10.36
Nippon India Small Cap Equity: Small Cap 31.40 5.63 20.39 9.96 22.59 39.60 32.44 5.71 21.48 10.22
Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Equity: Large & MidCap 26.89 5.30 20.11 9.89 22.94 40.34 28.12 5.39 21.19 10.15
PGIM India Flexi Cap Fund Equity: Flexi Cap 29.97 5.53 20.07 9.88 - - 32.34 5.70 22.19 10.40
Axis Midcap Equity: Mid Cap 25.19 5.18 19.89 9.84 19.20 32.96 26.80 5.30 21.36 10.19
BOI AXA Tax Advtg Fund Equity: ELSS 28.51 5.42 19.88 9.83 16.66 28.74 29.88 5.52 21.23 10.16
Mirae Asset Tax Saver Equity: ELSS 24.96 5.17 19.50 9.74 - - 26.81 5.30 21.21 10.16
Nippon India ETF NV20 Equity: Large Cap Not rated 23.22 5.04 19.32 9.70 - - Not rated - - - -
Kotak NV 20 ETF Equity: Large Cap Not rated 22.70 5.01 18.96 9.62 - - Not rated - - - -
UTI Flexi Cap Fund Equity: Flexi Cap 25.38 5.19 18.94 9.61 16.26 28.14 26.12 5.25 19.59 9.77
IIFL Focused Equity Equity: Flexi Cap 25.44 5.20 18.72 9.56 - - 27.04 5.31 20.28 9.93
Canara Robeco Eqt Tax Saver Fund Equity: ELSS 24.39 5.13 18.53 9.52 15.68 27.28 25.61 5.21 19.61 9.77
Union Small Cap Equity: Small Cap 31.56 5.64 18.36 9.48 - - 32.38 5.71 19.11 9.65
Kotak Emerging Equity Equity: Mid Cap 27.33 5.33 18.06 9.41 19.49 33.49 28.83 5.44 19.45 9.73
Quant Focused Equity: Large Cap Not rated 26.73 5.29 17.77 9.34 17.96 30.84 Not rated 28.53 5.42 19.04 9.64
Edelweiss Midcap Equity: Mid Cap 26.60 5.28 17.64 9.31 18.98 32.57 28.40 5.41 19.16 9.66
ICICI Pru Thematic Advtg (FOF) Hybrid: Aggressive Hybrid 25.48 5.20 16.93 9.15 13.66 24.47 25.70 5.22 17.20 9.21
Canara Robeco Bluechip Eqt Equity: Large Cap 21.34 4.91 16.88 9.14 14.50 25.60 23.01 5.03 18.37 9.48
IDFC Tax Advtg (ELSS) Fund Equity: ELSS 24.67 5.14 16.78 9.12 16.17 28.00 25.93 5.23 18.03 9.40
Tata Midcap Growth Fund Equity: Mid Cap 24.81 5.15 16.76 9.11 17.80 30.56 26.31 5.26 18.04 9.40
Taurus Discovery (Midcap) Equity: Mid Cap 23.71 5.08 16.59 9.08 17.28 29.73 24.19 5.11 17.06 9.18
Principal Focused Multicap Equity: Flexi Cap 22.61 5.00 16.50 9.06 14.55 25.67 23.53 5.07 17.37 9.25
Canara Robeco Flexi Cap Fund Equity: Flexi Cap 20.70 4.87 16.48 9.05 14.37 25.42 22.09 4.97 17.65 9.31
DSP Flexi Cap Fund Equity: Flexi Cap 22.36 4.98 16.47 9.05 15.17 26.54 23.48 5.06 17.47 9.27
Nippon India ETF Shariah BeES Equity: Large Cap Not rated 22.58 5.00 16.47 9.05 13.66 24.48 Not rated - - - -
ICICI Pru Small Cap Equity: Small Cap 27.99 5.38 16.46 9.05 14.44 25.51 29.62 5.50 17.70 9.32
Nippon India Growth Fund Equity: Mid Cap 24.17 5.11 16.32 9.02 15.49 27.00 24.95 5.16 17.07 9.18
BNP Paribas Midcap Fund Equity: Mid Cap 26.25 5.26 16.29 9.01 17.50 30.08 27.97 5.38 17.92 9.38
Invesco India Mid Cap Fund Equity: Mid Cap 22.49 4.99 16.29 9.01 17.72 30.44 24.21 5.11 18.03 9.40
SBI Magnum Midcap Fund Equity: Mid Cap 28.59 5.42 16.28 9.01 17.79 30.55 29.62 5.50 17.28 9.23
Axis Focused 25 Equity: Flexi Cap 19.26 4.77 16.24 9.00 - - 20.63 4.87 17.61 9.31
Axis Bluechip Equity: Large Cap 18.09 4.70 16.19 8.99 15.00 26.29 19.50 4.79 17.63 9.31
Canara Robeco Emrgng Equities Fund Equity: Large & MidCap 21.72 4.94 16.14 8.98 20.07 34.56 23.07 5.03 17.48 9.28
SBI Focused Equity Equity: Flexi Cap 20.10 4.83 16.12 8.97 16.45 28.43 21.29 4.91 17.27 9.23
Quant Large & Midcap Equity: Large & MidCap Not rated 24.23 5.11 16.04 8.96 17.25 29.67 Not rated 24.82 5.15 16.49 9.05
Axis LT Eqt Fund Equity: ELSS 19.59 4.80 16.02 8.95 17.59 30.22 20.58 4.86 17.06 9.18
DSP Tax Saver Fund Equity: ELSS 22.41 4.99 15.89 8.92 16.34 28.26 23.53 5.07 17.00 9.17
SBI Contra Fund Equity: Value Oriented 26.36 5.26 15.88 8.92 13.19 23.86 27.05 5.31 16.55 9.07
DSP Small Cap Equity: Small Cap 27.97 5.38 15.79 8.90 19.54 33.58 28.99 5.45 16.59 9.08
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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 49). Below are the schemes in various
categories that have been rated five and four star.
HDFC Medium Term Debt Reg SBI Magnum Ultra Short Duration Reg
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
SBI Magnum Medium Duration Reg ICICI Pru All Seasons Bond Reg
ABSL Short Term Reg Kotak Dynamic Bond Reg
Axis Short Term Reg Mirae Asset Dynamic Bond Reg
HDFC Short Term Debt Reg SBI Dynamic Bond Reg
RATING DOWNGRADE List of funds that moved out of the five- and four-star grades in April 2021
Axis Equity Saver Reg
Baroda Conservative Hybrid Dir HDFC Short Term Debt Dir SBI Dynamic Bond Dir
BNP Paribas Cons Hybrid Dir ICICI Pru Short Term Dir
DEBT: CORPORATE BOND
Canara Robeco Cons Hybrid Dir IDFC All Seasons Bond Dir
ABSL Corporate Bond Dir
HDFC Retrmnt Svngs Hybrid Debt Dir IDFC Bond Short Term Dir
Axis Corporate Debt Dir
ICICI Pru Income Optimizer (FOF) Dir Kotak Bond Short-term Dir
DSP Corporate Bond Dir
ICICI Pru Regular Savings Dir Nippon India Short-term Dir
ICICI Pru Corporate Bond Dir
Indiabulls Savings Income Dir
DEBT: LOW DURATION Kotak Corporate Bond Dir
Kotak Debt Hybrid Dir
ABSL Low Duration Dir Nippon India Corporate Bond Dir
SBI Debt Hybrid Dir
Axis Treasury Advantage Dir
DEBT: CREDIT RISK
SBI Magnum Children’s Benefit-Savings
HDFC Low Duration Dir
Axis Credit Risk Dir
Tata Retrmnt Savings Cons Dir
ICICI Pru Savings Dir
HDFC Credit Risk Debt Dir
HYBRID: EQUITY SAVINGS JM Low Duration Dir
ICICI Pru Credit Risk Dir
Axis Equity Saver Dir Kotak Low Duration Dir
IDFC Credit Risk Dir
Edelweiss Equity Savings Dir Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Dir
Kotak Credit Risk Dir
HDFC Equity Savings Dir Nippon India Low Duration Dir
SBI Credit Risk Dir
Kotak Equity Savings Dir SBI Magnum Low Duration Dir
DEBT: BANKING AND PSU
Mahindra Man Eqt Sav Dhan Sanchay Yjn
DEBT: ULTRA SHORT TERM Axis Banking & PSU Debt Dir
Principal Equity Savings Dir
ABSL Savings Dir
IDFC Banking & PSU Debt Dir
DEBT: MEDIUM TO LONG DURATION Axis Ultra Short Term Dir
Kotak Banking & PSU Debt Dir
ICICI Pru Bond Dir HDFC Ultra Short Term Dir
Nippon India Banking & PSU Debt Dir
ICICI Pru Debt Management (FOF) Dir ICICI Pru Ultra Short Term Dir
Sundaram Banking & PSU Debt Dir
Kotak Bond Dir Kotak Savings Dir
SBI Magnum Income Dir L&T Ultra Short Term Dir
ICICI Pru Medium Term Bond Dir DEBT: DYNAMIC BOND
ICICI Pru Retrmnt Pure Debt Dir Axis Dynamic Bond Dir
IDFC Bond Medium Term Dir DSP Strategic Bond Dir
SBI Magnum Medium Duration Dir ICICI Pru All Seasons Bond Dir
RATING DOWNGRADE List of funds that moved out of the five- and four-star grades in April 2021
Canara Robeco Income Dir Indiabulls Ultra Short Term Dir Mahindra Manulife Dynamic Bond Yojana Dir
HDFC Corporate Bond Dir Invesco India Treasury Advtg Dir Nippon India Income Dir
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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 (76/234)
HYBRID: AGGRESSIVE HYBRID Tata Index Sensex Reg Kotak Emerging Equity Reg
BNP Paribas Substantial Eqt Hybrid Reg UTI Nifty Index Reg Mahindra Manulife Mid Cap Unnati Yojana Reg
Canara Robeco Eqt Hybrid Reg Nippon India Growth Reg
EQUITY: LARGE & MIDCAP
DSP Equity & Bond Reg PGIM India Midcap Opp Reg
Canara Robeco Emerging Equities Reg
HDFC Children’s Gift Reg
Edelweiss Large & Midcap Reg EQUITY: SMALL CAP
HDFC Retrmnt Svngs Hybrid Eqt Reg
Invesco India Growth Opp Reg Axis Small Cap Reg
ICICI Pru Thematic Advantage (FOF) Reg
Kotak Equity Opportunities Reg Kotak Small Cap Reg
Kotak Equity Hybrid Reg
LIC MF Large & Midcap Reg Nippon India Small Cap Reg
Mirae Asset Hybrid Equity Reg
Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Reg SBI Small Cap Reg
Quant Absolute Reg
Tata Large & Midcap Reg
EQUITY: VALUE ORIENTED
SBI Equity Hybrid Reg
EQUITY: FLEXI CAP ICICI Pru Value Discovery Reg
Sundaram Equity Hybrid Reg
Axis Flexi Cap Reg Invesco India Contra Reg
EQUITY: LARGE CAP
Axis Focused 25 Reg Kotak India EQ Contra Reg
Axis Bluechip Reg
Canara Robeco Flexi Cap Reg Nippon India Value Reg
Canara Robeco Bluechip Eqt Reg
DSP Flexi Cap Reg UTI Value Opportunities Reg
Edelweiss Large Cap Reg
IIFL Focused Equity Reg EQUITY: ELSS
HDFC Index Nifty 50 Reg
JM Flexicap Reg Axis Long Term Equity Reg
HDFC Index Sensex Reg
Kotak Flexicap Reg BOI AXA Tax Advantage Reg
ICICI Pru Nifty Index Reg
Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Reg Canara Robeco Eqt Tax Saver Reg
ICICI Pru Sensex Index Reg
PGIM India Flexi Cap Reg DSP Tax Saver Reg
IDFC Nifty Reg
Principal Focused Multicap Reg Invesco India Tax Reg
Kotak Bluechip Reg
SBI Focused Equity Reg JM Tax Gain Reg
LIC MF Index Sensex Reg
Union Flexi Cap Reg Kotak Tax Saver Reg
Mirae Asset Large Cap Reg
UTI Flexi Cap Reg Mirae Asset Tax Saver Reg
Motilal Oswal Focused 25 Reg
Quant Tax Reg
Nippon India Index Sensex Reg EQUITY: MID CAP
Union Long Term Equity Reg
SBI Nifty Index Reg Axis Midcap Reg
UTI Long Term Equity Reg
Sundaram Select Focus Reg DSP Midcap Reg
Tata Index Nifty Reg Invesco India Midcap Reg
RATING DOWNGRADE List of funds that moved out of the five- and four-star grades in April 2021
Sundaram Large & Midcap Reg
Canara Robeco Eqt Hybrid Dir Edelweiss Large & Midcap Dir Kotak Small Cap Dir
DSP Equity & Bond Dir Invesco India Growth Opp Dir Nippon India Small Cap Dir
HDFC Children’s Gift Dir Kotak Equity Opportunities Dir SBI Small Cap Dir
HDFC Retrmnt Svngs Hybrid Eqt Dir LIC MF Large & Midcap Dir
EQUITY: VALUE ORIENTED
ICICI Pru Thematic Advantage (FOF) Dir Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Dir ICICI Pru Value Discovery Dir
Kotak Equity Hybrid Dir Navi Large & Midcap Dir Invesco India Contra Dir
Mirae Asset Hybrid Equity Dir Sundaram Large & Midcap Dir Kotak India EQ Contra Dir
Quant Absolute Dir Tata Large & Midcap Dir Nippon India Value Dir
SBI Equity Hybrid Dir Tata Equity PE Dir
EQUITY: FLEXI CAP
Sundaram Equity Hybrid Dir Axis Flexi Cap Dir UTI Value Opportunities Dir
RATING DOWNGRADE List of funds that moved out of the five- and four-star grades in April 2021
Tata India Tax Savings Dir
mutual fund ratings are revised every month. The above ratings are as on April 30, 2021.
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