The best way to beat market volatility is to continue your SIP, despite turbulence. These large-cap mutual fund schemes demonstrated resilience and outperformed their benchmarks in most of the timeframes
Prices of mid- and small-caps have risen, but they are not entirely driven by rise in earnings
At a time when small and mid-cap stock have gone up despite valuation concerns, some fund managers have turned to largecaps to reduce the risk and also have a buffer against a decline in market
Despite concerns about expensive valuations, a section of the market feels the correction has thrown up some buying opportunities, here's a rundown of top 10 bluechip stocks
Analysts expect largecaps to outperform as they see panic-stricken investors flocking to the safety of large caps. Besides being more liquid, large caps also appear attractively valued compared to the second-line stocks that have suddenly fallen out of favour
Large-cap stocks have given solace to mutual fund schemes, amidst increasing volatility in small- and mid- cap shares. These are the large-caps that active funds have been adding for the past six months
Although smallcap mutual fund schemes must invest at least 65 percent of the corpus in smallcap stocks, they can invest the balance in large or midcap stocks. Large-cap investments help mitigate risk and provide cushion if markets were to fall sharply
Portfolio managers prefer to hold stocks that could provide stability and cushion volatility