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Small-caps can fetch good returns, but they are also one of the toughest to track. Even the best fund managers face difficulty in maintaining their performance in the next rally. When investing in small-caps, it is better to enter and exit at the right time. But then, that may be easier said than done.
In April 2020, Samir Rachh took a call on small-cap stocks. In an interview on YouTube, he told investors that since 2005, the BSE Small-Cap Index has seen three major corrections, and anybody who entered during these bear markets has made a lot of money. Rachh is a fund manager with Nippon India AMC and manages the Nippon India Small Cap Fund, the largest in the category. He urged investors to invest in his fund last year. Today, they all have
Investors in India’s $2.8 trillion equity market are underestimating the economic impact from the world’s worst coronavirus outbreak, which will delay any recovery and could trigger a “correction” in stocks, according to the country’s top-performing fund manager. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex has climbed for two straight weeks, a period during which the nation’s tally of daily virus infections as well as related deaths have hit records. Domestic institutional investors, including mutual funds and insurers, poured a net $1.5 billion into stocks in April, helping offset a similar outflow from foreign funds. That trend has continued so far in May.
Top India stock fund warns of correction as coronavirus runs amok
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Last Updated: May 11, 2021, 07:16 AM IST
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The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex has climbed for two straight weeks, a period during which the nation’s tally of daily virus infections as well as related deaths have hit records.
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The Sensex rose 0.6% on Monday, a fourth day of gains, to close at its highest level since April 29.
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Investors in India’s $2.8 trillion equity market are underestimating the economic impact from the world’s worst coronavirus outbreak, which will delay any recovery and could trigger a “correction” in stocks, according to the country’s top-performing fund manager.
Mumbai: Investors in India s $2.8 trillion equity market are underestimating the economic impact from the world s worst coronavirus outbreak, which will delay any recovery and could trigger a correction in stocks, according to the country s top-performing fund manager.
The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex climbed in each of the last two weeks, a period during which the nation s tally of daily virus infections as well as related deaths have hit records. Domestic institutional investors, including mutual funds and insurers, poured a net $1.5 billion into stocks in April, helping offset a similar outflow from foreign funds. That trend has continued so far in May.
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Last Updated: Apr 28, 2021, 11:39 AM IST
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I am currently investing in following mutual fund SIPs from given time periods: DSP Tax Saver Fund 5% of my monthly investment (3 years), Axis Long Term Equity Fund 10% (2 years), Kotak Flexicap Fund 10% (18 months), Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Fund 25% (18 months) ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity Fund 10% (10 month), Axis Bluechip Fund 20% (7 month), SBI Small Cap Fund 10% (2 month), L&T Emerging Businesses Fund 5% (3 years), and Nippon India Small Cap Fund 5% (1 year). I want to increase my investment. My timeframe is 20 years. In which fund should I increase my investment or some new fund needs to be added or some fund needs to be stopped.