Choosing funds by Marketcap: Which cap will you put on?

Ignorance is not always Bliss! Many of us do not give importance to Market cap while choosing an equity funds which later most likely impacts our returns. Financial advisor Anil Rego enlightens and guides on choosing the right market cap scheme considering ones risk appetite.

November 10, 2011 / 12:56 IST

You may have often heard that equity mutual funds invest across market capitalizations (MCap), while some of them invest specifically into a single genre of market cap. However, not many of us have given a thought to the relevance of investing into different market caps and the likely impact on returns.

Understanding the relevance of M-Cap (Market cap)

Market capitalization of a stock is arrived by multiplying outstanding shares in a company with the current market price.

As a general rule, one categorizes market caps under

first published: Nov 9, 2011 04:45 pm

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