MF Watch: Why largecap funds offer a safety net

With the Sensex at lifetime highs and a surge in smallcap stocks, financial planners advise investors to focus on large-cap funds. These funds invest 80% in top 100 companies by market capitalisation, offering a margin of safety. Large-cap funds are suitable for those seeking steady returns with lower risk over a five-year period.

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With the Sensex trading at lifetime highs and amid frenzy in many smallcap stocks, financial planners believe investors eyeing equity should put incremental money into large-cap funds . They feel there is a margin of safety in such schemes, as these invest at least 80% of their portfolio in the top 100 companies by market capitalisation . Valuations are still reasonable.

WHAT IS A LARGE-CAP MUTUAL FUND SCHEME? A large-cap scheme is one which needs to invest at least 80% of its portfolio in large-cap companies, with the flexibility to invest the balance 20% in other companies as per the discretion of the fund manager. According to regulatory guidelines, a large-cap company is a listed company which is ranked from 1st to 100th on the Indian stock exchanges in terms of market capitalisation. Best MF to invest Looking for the best mutual funds to invest? Here are our recommendations.



View Details » HOW MUCH DO LARGE-CAP FUNDS MANAGE? As of August 2024, there are 32 large-cap schemes with 14.6 million folios managing assets worth ₹3.59 lakh crore.

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Reports on the performance and outlook of these companies are available in the public domain. These companies can attract the best banks and personnel; they have relevant skills and bandwidth to deal with tough economic environments and scenarios in a far better way than smaller companies. Large companies get access to funding much more easily than smaller counterparts by virtue of their size.

They are able to attract top industry talent. From a stock market perspective, such companies are more stable and there is visibility of earnings and longevity of such companies. WHO SHOULD BUY A LARGE-CAP FUND? Large-cap funds work well for investors who are looking for steady returns with relatively lower risk, with a timeframe of 5 years and above.

Typically, a large-cap fund should be a part of an investor’s core portfolio which should be 75% with the satellite portion of 25% going to thematic or mid/smallcap funds. Financial planners believe firsttime investors, who are new to the nuances of the market and can’t tolerate volatility, should begin their journey with large-cap funds only and later move to other categories of funds..