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Category: Mutual Fund Research

Observations, recommendations and insights, straight from our Mutual Fund Research Desk

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FundsIndia Reviews: L&T India Value Fund

Vidya Bala

Dynamic sector allocation and bold stock choices appear to be L&T India Value Fund’s key traits. While the fund has been an above-average performer over the last 2-3 years, it…Continue Reading

Stay rooted in fundamentals to gain from equity investing

Vidya Bala

For those of you who rejoice with the equity market now and think it’s time to join the India growth story – good for you. But then if you think…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Equity Strategies: Change spells opportunities for you

Vidya Bala

From uncertainty to confidence is what the markets went through from January till date in 2014. And that change of mood is what triggered a 15% rally in the Sensex…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: HDFC Top 200

Vidya Bala

As the election fever reaches a peak, it is important not to lose sight of 2 things in your investment life – your own goals and your investment time frame,…Continue Reading

“Our preference for under-levered companies helped us in economic downturn”

Vidya Bala

 UTI Mutual’s diversified basket of fund offerings also provides interesting exposure to themes such as dividend yield and MNC. Many of these funds benefited from the consumption wave of the…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: UTI Transportation and Logistics Fund

Vidya Bala

For those of you looking closely at the equity fund performance charts over 1-, 3- and 5-year time frames, UTI Transportation and Logistics Fund would have merited attention. The fund…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: NFO of ICICI Pru Dividend Yield Equity Fund

Vidya Bala

ICICI Prudential Mutual is probably a late entrant to the dividend yield theme. But the current NFO from the fund house appears to be timed well, if the dividend yield…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: NFO of Franklin India Feeder – Franklin European Growth Fund

Vidya Bala

After a couple of European fund-of-fund launches in January 2014, and one fund house changing its existing fund strategy to invest in Europe, it is now the turn of Franklin…Continue Reading

“If current momentum in the market is sustained, midcaps should do better”

Vidya Bala

With the mid-cap indices on a roll over the last 6 months, what are the prospects of this segment and what should one look for in the space? We ask…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: NFOs in the Small and Mid-cap Segment

Vidya Bala

While the Sensex may have had a swift rally post September 2013, scaling newer peaks, the run-up has been restricted to a select universe of stocks. In other words, the…Continue Reading