| DSP BLACKROCK TOP 100 EQUITY FUND- GROWTH |
Large Cap |
21.06 |
6.87 |
7.55 |
7.64 |
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| ICICI PRUDENTIAL FOCUSED BLUECHIP EQUITY FUND- GROWTH |
Large Cap |
26.24 |
9.15 |
10.93 |
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| BSL FRONTLINE EQUITY FUND- GROWTH |
Large Cap |
33.95 |
9.99 |
9.23 |
9.14 |
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| FRANKLIN INDIA BLUECHIP FUND- GROWTH |
Large Cap |
23.75 |
7.12 |
8.34 |
8.69 |
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| DSP BLACKROCK TOP 100 EQUITY FUND- GROWTH |
Investment Strategy: The fund primarily invests in the top 100 companies by market capitalisation. It follows a blend style of investing through a combination of top-down and bottom-up approach of stock picking. The fund during our period of analysis (past 3 years) had held 29-47 stocks in its portfolio. This is an actively managed fund as can be seen from the fact that out of 33 stocks held in the portfolio as on November 2012, only 9 of them have been held for more than 2 years. An analysis of the sectoral allocation shows that Banking, Information Technology (Software), Petroleum Products, Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Non Durables have been some of the prominent sectors in this portfolio. If we dig deeper, we notice that Banking has the highest exposure in all the 36 months, moving from 17% in December 2009 to 31% in November 2012.
Performance: This fund entered our recommended funds' list for the first time in June 2009 and continued to be a part of it in 2010 as well. However, the fund failed to make it to the top pick in 2011. Since 2012, this fund has once again found a place in our list of recommended large cap funds. The fund has generated a CAGR of 7.23% vis-à-vis the benchmark return of 4.55% (3 years). Over a 5-year time period, the fund delivered a CAGR of 4.63%, while the benchmark returned -0.38%.
Inception Date: March 10, 2003
Fund Manager: Apoorva Shah
Asset Size: Rs 3,655.19 crore (AUM as on November 2012)
Exit Load: 1% on or before 1 year, Nil after 1 year
Benchmark: BSE 100 |
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| ICICI PRUDENTIAL FOCUSED BLUECHIP EQUITY FUND- GROWTH |
Investment Strategy: The fund's strategy is to invest in 20 stocks, out of 200, in terms of market capitalisation on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). However, if the assets under management cross Rs 1,000 crore, then the number of stocks in the portfolio can be increased. The fund follows a bottom-up stock picking approach in its concentrated portfolio of 18-32 stocks (3-year average). Stocks such as ITC, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Auto, Reliance Industries and Hindustan Zinc have been a part of the portfolio during the last 3 years. As far as sectoral allocation goes, it can be seen that from December 2009-November 2012, Banking and Information Technology (Software) have been the favourite picks featuring among the top 5 sectors every month with an average exposure of 22% and 14% respectively. The fund has reduced exposure to derivatives from around 7% in January 2010 to nil as on November 2012.
Performance: The best performing large-cap fund on our platform continues to be a part of our recommended funds' list after it was introduced for the first time in 2011. Over a period of 3 years, the fund has generated a CAGR of 11.31% while the benchmark delivered 5.32%. Over a 4-year time period, the fund's CAGR stood at 28.05%, as against the benchmark return of 20.82%.
Inception Date: May 23, 2008
Fund Manager: Manish Gunwani and Atul Patel
Asset Size: Rs 4,353.30 crore (AUM as on November 2012)
Exit Load: 1% on or before 1 year, Nil after 1 year
Benchmark: S&P CNX Nifty |
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| BSL FRONTLINE EQUITY FUND- GROWTH |
Investment Strategy: This fund aims at being as diversified across various sectors as its benchmark BSE 200. Over the past 3 years, the portfolio holds anywhere from 54 to 64 stocks. The fund follows a buy-and-hold strategy, evident from the November 2012 portfolio from which 34 (out of 64) stocks has been held for more than 2 years. The sectoral allocation of the portfolio shows that during the last 3 years, Banking and Information Technology (Software) have been among the top 2 sectors constituting on an average 17% and 10% respectively. Other prominent sectors have been Consumer Non Durables and Petroleum Products and Pharmaceuticals.
Performance: This fund has found a place in our recommended funds' list for the first time. It has generated a CAGR of 8.18% and 5.37% over 3 and 5 years, respectively. On the other hand, the benchmark has generated a CAGR of 4.30% and -0.53%, respectively, during this time frame.
Inception Date: September 23, 2002
Fund Manager: Mahesh Patil
Asset Size: Rs 3,001.89 crore (AUM as on November 2012)
Exit Load: 1% on or before 1 year, Nil after 1 year
Benchmark: BSE 200 |
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| FRANKLIN INDIA BLUECHIP FUND- GROWTH |
Investment Strategy: The fund aims at steady and consistent growth by focusing on well-established large size companies. An analysis of the portfolio over the last 3 years brings out the following trends. The total stocks in the portfolio ranges between 38 and 46. The fund is known to follow a buy-and-hold strategy as can be seen from the fact that out of 43 stocks held in November 2012, 53% of them have been held for more than 2 years. Similar to many of its peers, this fund also has the maximum exposure to the Banking sector, which has averaged 20% over the past 3 years. In the initial months of 2010, Banks, Industrial Capital Goods, Information Technology (Software), Petroleum Products and Telecom-Services were the top 5 sectors. However, after a year, the allocation into Industrial Capital Goods got reduced and Power replaced it as one of the top 5 sectors. Since the start of 2012, exposure to Petroleum Products has reduced as a result of which Pharmaceuticals has become one of the top picks of this fund. As on November 2012, the top 5 sectors of this fund are: Banking (25%), Information Technology (Software) (9%), Pharmaceuticals (8%), Telecom (8%) and Petroleum Products (6%).
Performance: The fund finds a place in our recommended funds list for the third time in a row. The fund has generated a CAGR of 9.21% and 4.88% over 3 and 5 years while the benchmark delivered 4.54% and -0.02% respectively.
Inception: December 01, 1993
Fund Manager: Anand Radhakrishnan and Anand Vasudevan
Asset Size: Rs 5,192.68 crore (AUM as on 30 November 2012)
Exit Load: 1% on or before 1 year, Nil-After 1 Year
Benchmark: BSE Sensex |
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