Leading open ended mutual funds
Unfortunately for investors, the festive season commenced on a sorry note with markets slumping sharply. After being poised to breach the 13,000 level (12,928 on October 16, 2006), markets corrected to settle at 12,737 points (BSE Sensex).
However, week on week (up 0.01%), markets were stagnant. On the same lines, the CNX Nifty appreciated marginally (0.22%) to close at 3,684 points. In a small reversal of sorts, the CNX Midcap (-0.19%) turned the other way to close at 4,767 points.
The results were no different from the other comparisons we have done in the past -- over a 3-5 year period, sector/thematic funds have failed to beat diversified equity funds lending credence to the view that it's best to be with diversified equity funds over the long-term.
| Diversified Equity Funds | NAV (Rs) | 1-Wk | 1-Mth | 1-year | SD | SR |
| Ing Vysya Atm G | 10.31 | 1.48% | 6.40% | - | 10.99% | 0.03% |
| Pruicici Dynamic G | 57.76 | 1.41% | 5.90% | 64.73% | 7.36% | 0.54% |
| Kotak Global India Scheme G | 23.96 | 1.36% | 6.03% | 41.52% | 6.29% | 0.40% |
| Pruicici Emerging Star G | 25.00 | 1.30% | 6.79% | 51.15% | 7.99% | 0.45% |
| Kotal Mid-Cap G | 17.99 | 1.14% | 5.22% | 40.05% | 7.91% | 0.34% |
(The Sharpe Ratio is a measure of the returns offered by the fund vis-�-vis those offered by a risk-free instrument) (Standard deviation highlights the element of risk associated with the fund.)
In a surprising development, we have ING Vysya ATM (a contrarian fund) at the top of the heap with 1.48% appreciation over last week. It was a particularly good week for equity funds from Kotak Mutual Fund and PruICICI Mutual Fund as they had two funds each in the top 5 rankings.
| Debt Funds (LT) | NAV (Rs) | 1-Wk | 1-Mth | 1-year | 3-year | SD | SR |
| Grindlays Super Saver G | 16.59 | 0.34% | 0.52% | 3.94% | 2.08% | 0.36% | -0.55% |
| PruICICI Flexible Income | 13.27 | 0.14% | 0.59% | 5.30% | 3.66% | 0.25% | -0.34% |
| Kotak Flexi Debt G | 11.25 | 0.14% | 0.59% | 6.69% | - | 0.07% | -0.42% |
| Principal Income G | 17.2 | 0.14% | 0.81% | 6.25% | 3.83% | 0.38% | -0.15% |
| Birla Dynamic Bond Retail G | 11.16 | 0.13% | 0.74% | 5.81% | - | 0.17% | -0.59% |
Grindlays Super Saver (0.34%) led the long-term debt fund rankings by a significant margin. Its closest competitors were -- PruICICI Flexible Income, Kotak Flexi Debt and Principal Income -- all at 0.14%.
The 10-year 7.59% GOI yield closed at 7.66% (October 20, 2006), 3 basis points above the previous weekly close. Bond yields and prices are inversely related with rising yields translating into lower bond prices and net asset value (NAV) for debt fund investors.
| Balanced Funds | NAV (Rs) | 1-Wk | 1-Mth | 1-year | 3-year | SD | SR |
| Kotak Balance | 22.58 | 0.79% | 3.66% | 41.50% | 38.83% | 4.70% | 0.56% |
| Birla Sun Life 95 G | 165 | 0.73% | 3.18% | 34.17% | 34.28% | 4.54% | 0.49% |
| FT India Balanced G | 30.64 | 0.36% | 4.11% | 40.63% | 31.78% | 4.76% | 0.43% |
| LIC Balance C G | 42.42 | 0.30% | 2.56% | 40.56% | 23.99% | 5.21% | 0.35% |
| DSP ML Bal G | 35.98 | 0.28% | 3.54% | 41.65% | 33.48% | 4.49% | 0.46% |
With Kotak Balance (0.79%) heading the balanced fund rankings, this was a bumper week for Kotak Mutual Fund with its schemes featuring among the leaders across the three categories under review.
posted by eshwar @ 9:32 pm
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