54% equity mutual funds outperformed benchmarks in April across various categories. Contra funds led with 100% outperformance. Value, ELSS, Large & Mid Cap, Flexi Cap, and Multi Cap funds also showed strong performance.
Equity mutual fund categories in April had varying performances. Small cap funds led, while mid cap, contra, and multi cap funds also showed good results. Additionally, value funds and tax saving or ELSS funds performed well in the said period.
According to the Sebi mandate, large cap mutual funds are mandated to invest in top 100 companies by market capitalisation. Large companies fare better in a volatile market as these companies may be market leaders and resilient to downturns. That is why if you are looking for a relatively safer mutual fund category, you should consider investing in large cap funds.
Investors are shifting from smallcap to largecap funds due to better valuations and higher earnings growth expectations in large caps. Large cap schemes like Quant Large Cap Fund and Bank of India Bluechip Fund delivered high returns in FY24.
Between April 2023 to January 2024, around 47% of the Nifty500 universe generated more than 50% returns & nearly 20% of the universe more than doubled their stock prices. Most of this action was witnessed in mid and smallcap categories.