Pre-Budget jitters pummel 70% PMSes into the red in January; large, multi-cap funds bleed the most
Basant Maheshwari Wealth Advisers Equity Fund was the biggest loser in January, dropping 8.09 percent on a month-on-month basis. February 10, 2021 / 12:25 PM IST
After three straight months of gains, Nifty showed signs of fatigue in January, especially in the second half of the month as investors turned cautious ahead of the Union Budget. A steep correction ensued and benchmarks dropped all of its monthly gains to end the month with a 2.48 percent loss. Broader markets were able to ride the storm much better than the frontliners as BSE Smallcap ended with marginal losses of 0.3 percent, while BSE Midcap ended with gains of 0.6 percent.
Over 20 stocks from top 5 PMS schemes outperformed Nifty in December; worth a look?
Small & midcaps captured the limelight after two straight years of underperformance, and if we look at the PMS schemes which outperformed the index are mostly from the broader market space.
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Bulls managed to control the market in December with benchmark indices gaining about 7 percent each during the month and around 15 percent each in the year 2020. Meanwhile, small & midcap indices outperformed rising about 20 percent each in the same period.
Small & midcaps were in the limelight after two straight years of underperformance. Even the PMS schemes that outperformed were mostly from the broader market space.
44 PMS schemes outperform Nifty in December; mutli-cap funds lead the show
Negen Capital s Smallcap Emerging fund was the top gainer in December, rising 12.83 percent on a month-on-month basis January 13, 2021 / 03:46 PM IST
The Indian market ended calendar 2020 on a high with Nifty rising about 7.8 percent in December. In comparison, Smallcap and Midcap indices underperformed but still delivered strong returns at 7.2 percent and 5.7 percent, respectively.
Meanwhile, BSE 500, which is often considered a proxy to corporate India, surged 7.7 during December 2020
The stellar performance was also visible in the returns of Portfolio Management Schemes (PMSes) as all the strategies PMSBazaar.com looked at reported positive returns for the month. Smallcap and multicap funds led the charge logging double-digit returns in December.