Long-term wealth creation | Here are the small-cap stocks that children-oriented mutual funds love to hold
The compulsory lock-in provides leeway to children-oriented mutual funds to buy quality small-cap stocks and hold them for the long term.
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Mutual funds have been a preferred destination for investors wanting to build a corpus for their long-term goals like retirement and children’s future. Falling under the solution-oriented category, there are 11 schemes designed to offer children’s plans with various options, across equity and debt portfolios. They are open-ended schemes with a lock-in period of at least five years or till the child attains the age of majority (whichever is earlier). The compulsory lock-in helps create a corpus for the long haul. Within the category, ten schemes are equity-related funds investing in equities in the range of 20 percent to 98 percent. Here is the list of top small-cap stocks held by these schemes. They are mostly held for the long term. Portfolio data was as of March 31, 2023. Source: ACEMF.
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Gokaldas Exports
Number of children-oriented funds that hold the stock: 4
Sample of children-oriented funds that hold the stock: SBI Magnum Children's Benefit Fund-Investment and LIC MF Children's Gift Fund
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Carborundum Universal
Number of children-oriented funds that hold the stock: 4
Sample of children-oriented funds that hold the stock: UTI CCF- Investment and HDFC Children's Gift Fund
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Aether Industries
Number of children-oriented funds that hold the stock: 3
Sample of children-oriented funds that hold the stock: SBI Magnum Children's Benefit Fund-Investment and Aditya Birla SL Bal Bhavishya Yojna
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Aster DM Healthcare
Number of children-oriented funds that hold the stock: 2
Children-oriented funds that hold the stock: HDFC Children's Gift and Aditya Birla SL Bal Bhavishya Yojna
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Archean Chemical Industries
Number of children-oriented funds that hold the stock: 2
Children-oriented funds that hold the stock: SBI Magnum Children's Benefit Fund-Investment and SBI Magnum Children's Benefit Fund-Savings Plan
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Dodla Dairy
Number of children-oriented funds that hold the stock: 2
Children-oriented funds that hold the stock: SBI Magnum Children's Benefit Fund-Investment and SBI Magnum Children's Benefit Fund-Savings Plan
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Ajanta Pharma
Number of children-oriented funds that hold the stock: 2
Children-oriented funds that hold the stock: UTI CCF- Investment and UTI CCF - Savings Plan
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Karur Vysya Bank
Number of children-oriented funds that hold the stock: 2
Children-oriented funds that hold the stock: SBI Magnum Children's Benefit Fund-Investment and Tata Young Citizen Fund
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CESC
Number of children-oriented funds that hold the stock: 2
Children-oriented funds that hold the stock: UTI CCF- Investment and UTI CCF - Savings Plan
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PVR Inox
Number of children-oriented funds that hold the stock: 2
Children-oriented funds that hold the stock: SBI Magnum Children's Benefit Fund-Investment and ICICI Pru Child Care Fund-Gift Plan
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Firstsource Solutions
Number of children-oriented funds that hold the stock: 2
Children-oriented funds that hold the stock: UTI CCF- Investment and UTI CCF - Savings Plan
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Jamna Auto Industries
Number of children-oriented funds that hold the stock: 2
Children-oriented funds that hold the stock: UTI CCF- Investment and UTI CCF - Savings Plan
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