Sector Funds

Which mutual fund market cap suits you?

Most of the investors know in which schemes they have invested and are aware how mutual funds works, but are not aware in what kind of companies (large cap, mid cap or small cap) do mutual funds invest and how risky the investment is. Read this space to know what kind of equity funds are available in the market, how much risk is attached to it.

Should sector funds be a part of your portfolio?

Sector funds have the potential to generate good returns as they are highly focused. On the flip side, they do not provide the downside risk protection as available in diversified fund. The moot question, therefore, is whether to invest in a sector fund or not. Read on to know what financial expert Hemant Rustagi thinks about it.

Buck trend, invest in SIPs not sector funds: Mashruwala

Do not go by the trend and because fund managers or market is getting into stock picking, do not get into sectoral fund, personal finance expert, Gaurav Mashruwala said.

Rely on sector funds during stock market non-performance

Sector funds, they say, is risky. But wait! Don‘t ignore the other aspect of sector funds. While sector funds are risky, they are the funds you can bank on during the phase of economic crisis. Not ready to buy the logic? Read this space to know how sector fund can earn you great returns in economic turmoil

Equity NAVs plunge led by poor market performance

Equity Mutual Funds yet again closed with negative returns as markets plunged by over 1 per cent in yesterday's session. Debt Funds, on the other hand, were seen in green.

Mutual funds continued to be net sellers

In the month of September 2012, domestic mutual funds continued to be net sellers in the Indian equity markets.

NAVs end high amid volatile market

Equity Mutual Funds and Debt Mutual Funds ended higher amid uncertain conditions in the respective markets.

NAVs decline as markets ended lower

Equity and Debt Mutual Funds closed in red led by poor market performance.

NAVs slump led by laggard market performance

All the Equity and Debt Mutual funds slumped owing to flat market performance.

Defensive sector funds gain despite muted markets in Aug'12

Despite exhaustion in the market, gains were seen in some of the diversified equity funds category, especially those following mid & small cap bias, and opportunities / flexi style of investing.