Most mid cap, large & mid cap, large cap schemes fail to beat benchmarks in 2023

    The mid cap category was the worst hit in the first six months of the year (January - June). Around 69% schemes failed to beat their respective benchmarks. Out of 29 schemes, 20 schemes failed to beat their respective benchmarks.

    Value, contra funds offer 8.91% in first half of 2023; Axis Value Fund offers 14.04%

    There were 22 schemes in the value and contra fund category in the first half of the year (January to June). All the schemes in the category offered positive returns.

    Large & mid cap funds gave 8.91% in Jan-June; Quant Large & Mid Cap Fund gave lowest return

    There were around 26 schemes in the large & mid cap category during the first half of the year (January to June). All the schemes in the category offered positive returns in the six-month period.

    Focused funds offer 7.79% in first half of 2023; Bandhan Focused Equity Fund offers 12.72%

    There were 26 schemes in the focused fund category in the first half of the year (January to June). All the schemes in the category offered positive returns.

    Flexi Cap funds offer 8.31% in first half of 2023; Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund offers 16%

    Flexi Cap funds offer 8.31% in first half of 2023; Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund offers 16%

    There were 33 schemes in the flexi cap category in the first half of the year (January to June). All the schemes in the category were in green.

    ELSS funds offer 8.19% in first half of 2023; SBI Long Term Equity Fund offer 12.64%

    During January-June 2023, out of 39 schemes, 31 schemes outperformed their respective benchmarks. During April-June, out of 39 schemes, 12 ELSS schemes managed to beat their respective benchmarks. However, 12 schemes outperformed their respective benchmarks in both the horizons.

    Multi cap funds offer 9.57% in first half of 2023; Nippon India Multi Cap Fund offer 14.31%

    The multi cap category outperformed the benchmarks - Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 - TRI, and NIFTY 500 - TRI in the first half of the year.

    Small cap funds offer 13.42% in first half of 2023; toppers offer more than 17%

    The category has managed to outperform all the benchmarks - Nifty Smallcap 100 - TRI, Nifty Smallcap 250 - TRI, and S&P BSE 250 Small Cap - TRI during the first half of the year (January to June).

    Mid cap funds offer 11.18% in first half of 2023, HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund offers 16%

    During January-June 2023, only nine schemes outperformed their respective benchmarks. This indicates 69% of underperformance by the mid cap schemes.

    Large cap mutual funds offer 7% in Jan-June; topper gives 11%

    Large cap mutual funds offer 7% in Jan-June; topper gives 11%

    During April-June quarter in 2023, the large cap category offered an average return of around 11.57% return. During this time period Nifty50 and S&P BSE Sensex surged 10.29% and 9.49% respectively. The benchmark indices Nifty 100-TRI and S&P BSE 100-TRI offered around 11.60% and 11.84% return.

    Dividend yield funds offer double-digit returns in all key horizons

    The category offered an average return of 24.18%, 25.58%,12.53%, 14.05%, and 14.25% in one-, three-, five-, seven- and 10-year horizons.

    Large & mid cap category lost 4% in the Jan-March; Quant Large & Mid Cap Fund lost around 7.89%

    All 26 schemes in the category gave negative returns in the January-March quarter in 2023. Only 21 schemes managed to outperform their benchmarks in the same time period.

    Value fund category lost 3.38% in Jan-March quarter; Quant Value Fund lost 8.73%

    Out of 22 schemes in the category, 15 schemes managed to beat their benchmarks. SBI Contra Fund lost the lowest of around 1.08% in the January-March quarter in 2023.

    Multi cap category lost 4.16% in Jan-March; Quant Active Fund lost 9.94%

    All 16 schemes in the category gave negative returns in the January-March quarter in 2023. SBI Multicap Fund and Kotak Multicap Fund posted negative returns of around 5.88% and 5.30% respectively in the quarter.

    ELSS funds posted negative returns in Jan-March quarter; Quant Tax Plan lost 8.72%

    ELSS funds posted negative returns in Jan-March quarter; Quant Tax Plan lost 8.72%

    There were 40 ELSS schemes. All schemes had offered negative returns during the January-March quarter. Out of 40 schemes, 35 schemes managed to beat their benchmarks.

    Focused fund category lost 4% Jan-March; Axis Focused 25 Fund lost 7.55%

    Out of 26 focused schemes, 21 schemes managed to beat their respective benchmarks in the January-March quarter in 2023. All the schemes in the category gave negative returns in the quarter.

    Flexi cap mutual funds lost 4.02% in Jan-March; Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund offered positive returns

    Out of 33 flexi cap schemes, only Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund managed to offer positive returns in the January-March quarter in 2023. All the other schemes in the category gave negative returns.

    Small cap category lost 3.19% in the January-March quarter

    Out of 24 small cap schemes, all the schemes managed to beat their benchmarks in January-March quarter in 2023. The category offered an average return of (3.19%) in the quarter.

    How mid cap schemes fare in January-March 2023?

    Out of 29 mid cap schemes, 18 schemes managed to beat their benchmarks in January-March quarter in 2023. Mid cap category offered an average return of (4.03%) in the quarter.

    Large cap schemes: January-March quarterly performance

    Large cap schemes: January-March quarterly performance

    Out of 31 schemes, 25 schemes have outperformed their respective benchmarks in January-March quarter in 2023. Large cap category offered an average return of 4.16% in the quarter.

    The Economic Times