Infrastructure funds have given 67 percent returns so far this year. This is far more than what diversified funds have delivered, which is 42 percent year-to-date. The calendar year has been good for infrastructure funds as many companies have seen a notable recovery, thanks to the government’s push on infrastructure reforms and easing of supply chain disruptions. Fund managers say that if India continues on its path of economic recovery post-COVID, this market segment would do well. Here are the top 10 popular stocks among the 21 infrastructure-focused funds. Portfolio data is as of October 31, 2021.
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Total number of funds that hold the stock: 21 | Total investment value (Rs cr): 1,166. Schemes that had maximum allocation to the stock of L&T as of October 2021 include Nippon India ETF Infra BeES, SBI Infrastructure, Nippon India Power & Infra, Aditya Birla SL Infrastructure and IDFC Infrastructure Fund.
3/11
Total number of funds that hold the stock: 18 | Total investment value (Rs cr): 698. Schemes such as Nippon India ETF Infra BeES, UTI Infrastructure, ICICI Prudential Infrastructure, SBI Infrastructure and LIC MF Infra fund had significant exposure to the stock of this telecom company.
4/11
Total number of funds that hold the stock: 17 | Total investment value (Rs cr): 527. The subsidiary of Aditya Birla Group was a preferred bet for 17 infra focused funds as of October 2021. Schemes such as IDFC Infrastructure, Taurus Infrastructure, LIC MF Infra, Aditya Birla SL Infrastructure and Nippon India Power & Infra Fund allocated significant weight to the stock in their respective portfolios.
Total number of funds that hold the stock: 15 | Total investment value (Rs cr): 423. Nippon India ETF Infra BeES, Sundaram Infra Advantage, Taurus Infrastructure, Nippon India Power & Infra and Kotak Infra & Eco Reform Fund were few of the schemes held significant exposure to the stock of Reliance Industries.
6/11
Total number of funds that hold the stock of Container Corporation Of India: 14 | Total investment value (Rs cr): 182. Stock of this state run company was held by Kotak Infra & Eco Reform, Invesco India Infrastructure, LIC MF Infra, Quant Infrastructure and IDFC Infrastructure Fund.
7/11
Total number of funds that hold the stock: 14 | Total investment value (Rs cr): 483. Schemes such as ICICI Prudential Infrastructure, HSBC Infra Equity, HDFC Infrastructure, Nippon India Power & Infra and Franklin Build India Fund held notable exposure to the stock of NTPC.
8/11
Total number of funds that hold the stock: 11 | Total investment value (Rs cr): 168. Aditya Birla SL Infrastructure, Canara Rob Infrastructure, BOI AXA Mfg & Infra, Invesco India Infrastructure and L&T Infrastructure Fund had notable exposure to the stock of the Honeywell Automation India Ltd.
Total number of funds that hold the stock of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone: 10 | Total investment value (Rs cr): 213. Stock of the Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone was held by schemes such as Quant Infrastructure, UTI Infrastructure, Nippon India Power & Infra, IDFC Infrastructure and Nippon India ETF Infra BeES.
10/11
Total number of funds that hold the stock: 10 | Total investment value (Rs cr): 183. Schemes such as Sundaram Infra Advantage, Franklin Build India, SBI Infrastructure, HSBC Infra Equity and Nippon India Power & Infra Fund held significant exposure to the stock.
11/11
Total number of funds that hold the stock: 10 | Total investment value (Rs cr): 152. Schemes that allocated to maximum exposure to the stock including Canara Rob Infrastructure, Tata Infrastructure, HSBC Infra Equity, LIC MF Infra and Invesco India Infrastructure Fund.
