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The large and mid cap funds of <keyword id="1707555" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="lic-mutual-funds" source="Orion">LIC Mutual Funds</keyword> has offered 12.49 per cent compound annual growth return since its inception in February 2015. As on July 31, 2022, the compounded annual growth returns performance of <keyword id="45316" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="lic-mf" source="Orion">LIC MF</keyword> large and mid cap fund under regular (G) option, for different periods -- 5 years, 3 years and 1 year -- stood at 11.44 per cent, 18.83 per cent and 9.16 per cent, respectively. The funds have Rs 1.17 lakh crore of net assets under management as on July 31, 2022. While LIC MF large and mid cap funds AUM stood at Rs 1,831.26 crore. Banks (15.62 per cent), <keyword id="14748877" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="it-software" source="Orion">IT &amp; Software</keyword> (9.67 per cent), <keyword id="14748878" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="chemicals-petrochemicals" source="Orion">Chemicals &amp; Petrochemicals</keyword> (8.81 per cent), Consumer Durables (8.69 per cent), and Industrial products (7.38 per cent) are among the top 5 sectors in the fund house's Large and Mid cap fund category. SEE ALSO : <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/tencent-fires-5-5k-workers-as-sales-down-for-1st-time-since-going-public/articleshow/93634989.cms">Tencent fires 5.5K workers as sales down for 1st time since going public</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/gig-jobs-are-popular-with-pocket-money-seeking-teens-for-primary-earners-its-a-burden/articleshow/93632374.cms">Gig jobs are popular with pocket-money seeking teens, for primary earners it’s a burden</a>

LIC Mutual Fund's large & mid cap funds offer 12.49% CAGR since inception

<ul><li><keyword id="7836802" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Budget-2020">Budget 2020</keyword> changed the income tax slabs and moved the tax burden on dividend to the recipients.</li><li>Dividend will be taxed in the hands of the holder, thus life insurers will have to pay tax of about 14.5% on dividends.</li><li>Budget proposals may deter people from buying insurance because they can avail lower tax rates without making significant investments in insurance.</li></ul>Budget 2020 changed the income tax slabs and moved the tax burden on dividend to the recipients. As dividend will be taxed in the hands of the holder, from the next financial year, people with life insurance policies will have to pay tax of about 14.5% on dividends, according to HDFC Securities. In the existing regime, dividend distribution tax was imposed on companies, which also meant that the investor or policy holder received lesser dividend. Indian companies, until financial year ending March 2019, have to pay dividend distribution tax at 15% of the aggregate dividend declared, distributed, or paid. An additional 12% surcharge and a 3% education cess take the effective rate to 20.35%. However, now this tax will be paid by the recipient of the dividend, based on their income levels. Tax on total income of an individual will be payable at these new rates, provided the taxpayer does not avail any exemptions that are available now. 
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Image Source: UTI MF Budget proposals may deter people from buying insurance because they can avail lower tax rates without making significant investments in insurance. However, since most people buy insurance as a tax saving mechanism, it may also deter them from moving into the new tax slabs proposed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/budget-2020-list-of-items-getting-expensive/articleshow/73865375.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Entire list of imported products that will be more expensive after budget 2020</a>

You will now have to pay 14.5% tax on dividend received on LIC policy

New Delhi, Dec 6 () Markets regulator Sebi on Friday directed three public sector financial institutions -- LIC, SBI and Bank of Baroda -- to dilute their stakes to below 10 per cent in UTI Asset Management Company (AMC) by December next year.
 In the case of non-compliance with directions, the shareholding and voting rights of these entities in UTI AMC and UTI Trustee in excess of 9.99 per cent and corporate benefits will be frozen till the time they comply with the orders.
 UTI AMC is promoted by four public sector financial institutions as sponsors -- State Bank of India (SBI), Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Bank of Baroda (BoB) and Punjab National Bank (PNB) -- with each of them presently holding 18.24 per cent stake in the fund house, while private equity firm T Rowe Price International holds 26 per cent stake in UTI AMC.
 Sebi observed that LIC, SBI and BoB are the sponsors of LIC Mutual Fund, SBI Mutual Fund and Baroda Mutual Fund, respectively, and they also hold more than 10 per cent stake each in these mutual funds.
 In addition, LIC, SBI and BoB are also sponsors of UTI AMC and hold more than 10 per cent stake individually in the AMC and trustee company of UTIMF.
 "The noticees (LIC, SBI and BoB) are sponsors of more than one mutual fund and hold more than 10 per cent shareholding in more than one AMC and trustee company and, hence, are not in compliance with the requirements of ...the MF regulations," Sebi said in an order.
 Sebi amended the mutual fund regulations in March 2018, wherein a shareholder or a sponsor owning at least 10 per cent stake in an AMC is not allowed to have 10 per cent or more stake in another mutual fund house operating in the country.
 In addition, such entities are not allowed to have a representation on the board of another mutual fund house.
 Entities not in compliance with the requirement was given time up to March 2019 to comply with the requirement.
 Besides, it was alleged that LIC and SBI had nominated directors on the board of UTI AMC.
 In their reply to Sebi, they said they had nominated directors in accordance with the provisions in the shareholder agreement and further clarified that such nominees were also not their directors. It was also submitted that none of the working employees of LIC or SBI were on the board of UTI AMC or UTI Trustee and the nominated directors did not have any reporting relationship with the two companies.
 Sebi said that despite the expiry of over 20 months from the date of amendment of the regulations, the three entities are yet to achieve compliance with these requirements. While they have shown that they have initiated some steps to dilute their stake in UTI AMC, the substantial compliance with the regulation "still remains pending".
 Accordingly, the regulator has said that the voting rights of LIC, SBI and BoB in UTI AMC and UTI Trustee shall be brought down below 10 per cent on or before December 31, 2020.
 Also, they have been asked to take suitable steps to ensure compliance with regards to board composition.
 "In the event of non-compliance with the aforesaid directions, the shareholding and voting rights of the noticees in UTI AMC and UTI Trustee in excess of 9.99 per cent and corporate benefits thereon shall stand frozen till such time the noticees comply with the aforesaid directions," it added. SP HRS

Sebi orders LIC, SBI, Bank of Baroda to reduce stake to below 10 pc in UTI AMC by Dec 2020

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<ul><li>In the last six months, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/12-equity-oriented-thematic-mfs-launched-in-the-last-6-months/slidelist/98900160.cms">12 new funds have been launched </a>in thematic schemes category with multinational companies (MNC) fund, <keyword id="347032" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dividend-yield-fund" source="Orion">dividend yield fund</keyword> being and <keyword id="12557861" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="business-cycle-fund" source="Orion">business cycle fund</keyword> catching investor attention.</li><li>Such funds are popular as investors are looking for value creation across the board, beyond benchmark indices.</li><li>Such funds carry high risk and may not meet investor expectations of better returns in the long run, say experts.</li></ul><keyword id="917586" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="thematic-funds" source="Orion">Thematic funds</keyword> have created a buzz among investors given inflows into sectoral/thematic funds jumped more than three times from ₹903 crore in January, 2023 to ₹3,856 crore in February, 2023. In the last six months, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/12-equity-oriented-thematic-mfs-launched-in-the-last-6-months/slidelist/98900160.cms">12 new funds have been launched </a>in thematic schemes category with multinational companies (MNC) fund, dividend yield fund being and business cycle fund catching investors attention. Such funds are popular because investors are looking for value creation options, across the board beyond benchmark indices. The fact that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/back-to-square-one-nifty-circles-back-to-levels-last-seen-in-september-2021-markets-likely-to-end-2023-in-the-red/articleshow/98898424.cms">Indian markets have bled deeply </a>while underperforming global markets let investors look for sectors that are relevant in the current market situation. However, such funds carry high risk and may not meet investors expectations of better returns in the long run. “In recent months, performance of large and mid cap funds has not been optimal which can explain shifting investor interest towards alternate funds. We saw something similar a couple of years back when Indian investors invested heavily in international funds with an aim to get higher returns from indirectly investing in technology companies overseas. However, thematic funds are riskier in nature. So only a limited portion of portfolio allocation should be made in them,” said Pranav Haldea, MD at Prime Database Group. Thematic funds are investment funds focused on specific themes or trends. They invest in companies with specific themes like investing only in multinational companies, high paying dividend companies and so on to capitalize on growth opportunities and maximize returns. High risk thematic funds is a risky bet Meanwhile, since the sectors like PSU Banks and infrastructure have performed better in the volatile market, investors have been looking to invest in these categories. Also, the PSU Bank index emerged as the top sectoral winner in 2022, recording gains of nearly 73% – or about 16x the gains of the Nifty50 in 2022, as on December 15. “Some of the funds in categories like PSU/infrastructure/ and banking have done well, which naturally attracts more money from investors. In addition, there have been significant new launches, which creates buzz in the market and investors are enticed to invest,” said Dikshit Mittal, fund manager and senior equity research analyst at LIC MF Asset Management. Mittal also highlighted that the domestic banking sector is also in good shape as they have clean balance sheets, the growth runway is large, and valuations are reasonable. Infrastructure as a theme also seems to have a bright outlook considering government focus, budgetary allocations and resurgence of the manufacturing sector in India, says Mittal. Not to forget, thematic funds carry high risk so experts recommend investors to allocate only a part of their corpus to such funds. “In addition, thematic funds need timing to enter and exit so investors need to be agile in exiting these funds when their objective has been achieved,” said Mittal. Timing and theme of the fund is an important factor that derives the performance of the fund as if the theme goes wrong, investor returns will be hugely impacted. “The sudden popularity of thematic funds is largely driven by clients looking to invest in different pockets in the market. In this category, timings and wider themes are a challenging aspect to beat. Most of the existing funds have a narrow theme which ends up impacting their returns. We do not recommend thematic funds as it is not suitable for every investor,” said Kaustubh Belapurkar, director of fund research at Morningstar Investment Adviser India. As thematic funds revolve around a certain theme, they are much less diversified than other large cap equity funds that have a mix of large and mid cap stocks. Experts feel lack of diversification and high risk in thematic funds makes it not suitable for all kinds of investors. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/adani-group-stocks-stage-a-rebound-led-by-adani-enterprises-group-market-capitalisation-rises-by-22011-crore/articleshow/99084630.cms">Adani group stocks stage a rebound led by Adani Enterprises: Group market capitalisation rises by ₹22,011 crore</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/tax-hit-on-debt-funds-is-just-the-latest-punch-to-reeling-mutual-fund-companies/articleshow/99081740.cms">Tax hit on debt funds is just the latest punch to reeling mutual fund companies</a>

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<ul><li>There are two types of <keyword id="6357979" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="mutual-funds">mutual funds</keyword> one can invest in—active funds and <keyword id="1653368" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="passive-funds">passive funds</keyword>.</li><li>Funds that involve the active role of fund managers to earn high returns are <keyword id="2944327" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="active-funds">active funds</keyword> and funds who mirror returns of a particular index are passive funds.</li><li>It is better to have a combination of both funds in your portfolio as one will fetch you higher returns than market and the other may give you relatively lower but stable returns.</li></ul>Anyone who has started researching investment in mutual funds must have heard of two topics—active and passive funds and wondered what it means. Here is a simple answer to that. Funds that involve the active role of fund managers to earn high returns are active funds. Here are some examples of the best performing funds in this category in the last one year. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Examples of top performing equity related active funds </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Return in last one year </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">160% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Quant Small Cap </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">155% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Kotak Small Cap </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">122% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nippon India Small Cap Fund </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">115% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">L&amp;T Emerging Businesses </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">113% </td></tr></tbody></table>Source: Value Research The funds that mirror returns of a specific index like BSE Sensex, Nifty 50 or S&amp;P BSE 250 Small Cap index are passive funds. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Examples of top performing equity related passive funds </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Return in last one year </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nippon India Index Fund - Sensex Plan </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">39.90% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">LIC MF Index Fund Sensex </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">39.10% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ICICI Prudential Nifty Index Growth </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">42.80% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">UTI Nifty Index Fund </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">43.40% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Franklin India Index Fund Nifty Plan </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">42.20% </td></tr></tbody></table>Source: Fincash <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Active funds </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Passive funds </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Intends to outperform returns of a specific index set as benchmark </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Intends to match or mirror returns of a specific index </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Fund managers play a huge role in decision making of selling and buying of stocks </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Do not involve any human intervention and sticks to the stock list similar to the index that is being followed </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Attract higher charges called expense ratio for fund manager skill </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Have lower expense ratio as no special skill is involved here </td></tr></tbody></table> Active funds are for investors who want to earn more returns than the market and are willing to take a certain amount of risk When I say XXX is an active fund it means the underlying assets i.e equity, debt etc of the mutual fund are being bought and sold by the fund manager. Here the fund manager has the right to pick and choose his/her <keyword id="6362476" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="investments">investments</keyword> with the aim to deliver higher returns than a chosen benchmark. The fund manager will actively buy, hold and sell stocks to try to achieve the return promised to investors. The idea behind actively managed funds is to allow ordinary investors to invest money under a professional stock picker who manages their money. When things go well, actively managed funds can deliver performance that beats the market over time. However, the returns are not guaranteed. Meanwhile, passive funds are suitable for investors who are looking for simple and low risk investment vehicles There is relatively lower risk in passive funds as here the underlying fund is just replicating the stocks of a particular index one has invested in. For example, there are passive funds that replicate the large cap, mid cap, and small cap indices. For some debt space, funds replicate performances of 10-year government securities and so on. One of the benefits of a passive fund is that it attracts a lower expense ratio as the fund manager does not use his skill or knowledge to pick stocks. He simply replicates the returns of an index. Generally, the difference between active and passive funds can be as high as 1-1.5% which eventually impacts the in hand profit of the investor. You would now ask active or passive? It is better to have a combination of both funds in your portfolio as one will fetch you higher returns than market and the other may give you relatively lower but stable returns. 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It’s not a choice between active funds or passive funds ⁠— you should have a right mix of both in your portfolio

NEW DELHI: As we inch closer to the Budget 2014, Dalal Street is abuzz with expectations of strong pro-growth reforms from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. 
 
Given high expectations from the government, all attempts are expected to be made to present a comprehensive Union budget. However, the residual period until the next Budget to be presented is relatively small. 
 
Experts feel that the focus of the new government would be more on creating opportunities for retail investors in financial markets. But it is definitely not going to be a cakewalk for them. 
 
“The budget itself is not going to be a cakewalk. In fact, it is going to be a tight rope walk for the government,” said Killol Pandya, Senior Fund Manager-Debt, LIC Nomura MF. 
 
“The economy has certain structural and macro issues which it is facing and the government will be at pains to balance putting our growth story back on track while battling the inflation bugbear,” he added. 
 
The fact is that most of the steps which the government can take to promote growth and kick start the economy will have short-term inflationary ramifications. However, in terms of market performance, analysts see the markets rallying nearly 5-6 per cent in the run-up to the event. 
 
 
 
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Traders carried forward bullish futures bets to the July series on the expiry of the June contracts on Monday on expectations the market could rebound in the run-up to the Union Budget on July 10. 
 
Fresh build-up of positions in Nifty options suggests the benchmark index could gain about 5-6% by the Budget day from the current levels, said an ET report. 
 
Most analysts are of the view that despite escalating tensions in Iraq and depreciating rupee, Indian markets should be able to scale higher from the current levels, supported by strong FII flows and as most of the oil, which is imported, comes from the southern region, which remains unaffected. 
 
“The overweight by international investors in India will be highest in the whole emerging market space and we think it will continue. We think there is a re-rating going on in India,” said Hans Goetti, Head of Investment Asia, BIL. 
 
“We think if there is a new earning cycle start on the back of a stronger economy, then it can grow at about 6.5 per cent for several years, accompanied by higher prices in the equity markets,” he added. 
 
History suggests that the Union Budget’s influence on the market’s short-term performance is declining, but the next budget could still leave a trail of impact. 
 
The upcoming budget could be important because of where India is placed cyclically, what the mandate for the government implies and because this is the first non-Congress government in a decade, say experts. 
 
“Though history suggests that the budget’s influence on short-term performance is declining, expectations (measured by pre-budget performance) are still important in deciding what the market does after the budget,” said Ridham Desai, India Strategist at Morgan Stanley, in a report. 
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“If the pre-budget returns are positive, there is a 90% chance that the post-budget returns are negative,” he added. 
 
We have collated a list of ten stocks which investors can look at ‘buying’ ahead of the Budget 2014, for the next 12 months: 
 
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	Brokerage Firm: BofA-ML 
 
 
Titan Company Ltd: Target price set at Rs 406 
 <keyword id="10899" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Titan-Industries">Titan Industries</keyword>, a Tata Group company, is India’s leading watch and jewelry retailer. Titan’s growth can pick up in FY15/16E as SSSG in jewelry bottoms out. This can be led by a favorable macro: easing inflation, possible pick-up in the urban job scenario and wage hikes. 
 While resumption of the sale of <keyword id="18712" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="40" keywordseo="Gold">gold</keyword> coins can improve operating leverage, possible margin benefits due to focus on premiumization in jewelry as well as watches can boost earnings. 
 
ICICI Bank Ltd: Target price set at Rs 1,850 
 
The global investment bank is bullish on ICICI Bank as it has built a strong retail franchise to complement its corporate banking activities and capitalize on the fast-growing retail market. ICICI Bank has expanded distribution to 3,500 branches, allowing it to acquire customers at a very rapid pace and also gain share. 
 
The bank enjoys a strong capital position (Tier 1 at 12.8%), and is well placed to manage credit cycle/regulatory changes and deliver earnings growth of 16-22% through FY15/16. Outperformance should be driven by: 1) Op. efficiency (CI ratio improving to lesser than 38-39% in FY15/16 vs 41% in FY13); and 2) Credit cost at 80bps. 
 
Maruti Suzuki Ltd: Target price set at Rs 2900 
 Maruti Suzuki (MSIL) is a subsidiary of <keyword id="111052" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Suzuki-Motor">Suzuki Motor</keyword> Corp, Japan. Set up in 1983, MSIL is presently India’s largest passenger car company which primarily sells compact hatchbacks (65% of volumes), vans and upper sedans. 
 
MSIL is our top pick in the Indian autos space, being best positioned to ride the country’s consumption recovery theme due to its rich product pipeline over the next three years. 
 
The stock deserves a valuation premium due to superior growth prospects (31% EPS CAGR over the forecast period) and also because it is the sole listed proxy in the domestic car industry. 
 
<keyword id="111992" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Oil-India-Ltd">Oil India Ltd</keyword>: Target price set at Rs 694 
 
Oil India (OIL) is a state-owned (67.6% stake) E&amp;P company with only onshore production and exploration mainly in north-east India. This region accounts for its entire crude oil and most of its gas production and reserves. 
 
Gas price hike drives a 41-59% YoY rise in FY15E EPS at a gas price of US$6.8-9.0/mmbtu. A rise in oil price net of subsidy drives 34-70% YoY growth in FY15E EPS. FY15E EPS would rise by 60-114% YoY if the prices of both oil &amp; gas increase. 
 
Risk-reward ratio is evenly balanced with the worst-case fair value implying around 30% potential downside, and the best-case fair value implying a potential upside of 16-39%. 
 
Voltas Ltd: Target price set at Rs 282 
 
Voltas, a Tata Group company, is India’s leading air conditioning and engineering services company. It operates in India through an extensive dealer and service network. Cyclical recovery in macro will drive stronger consumer discretionary sales, ie AC. 
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There will better construction demand as well. Sharp expansion of margin led by favourable product mix change will be drive 80% of the 27% earnings CAGR in FY14-17. The stock is cheaper relative to peers and is likely to rerate along with stronger growth. 
 
Analyst: S Ranganathan of LKP 
 
Dishman Pharma: Target price set at Rs 160 
 
Dishman Pharma is an integrated global outsourcing partner in CRAMS for innovator drug companies and derives close to 65 percent of its 1400cr revenues from CRAMS with marketable molecules forming the balance 35 percent of its revenues. 
 
With all its capital expenditure behind, the company has forward integrated its Vitamin-D facility and with a 24 percent sustainable EBIDTA margin we believe that it is now focused on de-leveraging its balance sheet having a debt of 850 cr. 
 
We recommend a BUY on the stock trading at 8x the current year's expected earnings with a price objective of 160. 
 
Zensar Technologies Ltd: Target price set at Rs 500 
 
Zensar Technologies is a Rs 2300-cr software company of the RPG group, which derives two-third of its revenues from ETS (enterprise transmission solutions) and one-third of its revenues from IM (infrastructure management). Zensar has the largest Oracle practice business in India and has a strong focus on digital transformation, which is primarily a consulting-oriented business. 
 
The company has consistently grown at a CAGR of more than 20 percent over the past 5 years both on top-line and bottom-line. Zensar (a debt-free entity) with a sustainable EBIDTA margin of more than 30 percent is well on its way to post a net profit of close to Rs 300 cr this fiscal. BUY with a price objective of Rs 500. 
 
ITNL: Target price set at Rs 250 
 
ILFS Transportation Network Ltd is a leading surface transportation infrastructure company belonging to the ILFS group. We believe that ITNL is the best proxy to play this theme not only in India, but also outside India and could be a prime beneficiary of the road development projects. 
 
This business is highly capital intensive and hence the high debt equity of 3x. ITNL with its 6500cr revenues is well placed to capitalize on the large addressable opportunity as it has attractive EBIDTA margins of 30 percent. Buy ITNL with a price objective of Rs 250. 
 
Escorts Ltd: Target price set at Rs 160 
 
Escorts with business interests in agricultural equipment, construction and railway equipment is the third largest player in tractors and is now launching new products in the mid to heavy segment of tractors and is aggressively foraying into the southern parts of the country where it lacks presence. 
 
The monsoon, although delayed, is expected to gather momentum in the next 3 months, which would also act as a positive trigger for the stock in the coming quarter. ESCORTS trading at 6.5x historical earnings should be bought with a price objective of 160. 
 
Federal Bank: Target price set at Rs 160 
 
Federal Bank was punished rather unjustly for its aggressive lending to the SME sector where it has seen fast traction and we believe that the markets have now factoring in the fact that its asset quality continues to be good with net NPA at 0.74% and provision coverage at a very healthy 84%. 
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The bank has a very healthy CASA of more than 30% and net interest margins are at a healthy 3.3% with branch expansion happening at a faster clip ( it now has 1175 branches) 
 
A quality private sector bank with an able leader available at a compelling price to book of 1.5x should be bought for a price objective of Rs 160. 
 
(Views and recommendations expressed in this section are the analysts’ own and do not represent those of EconomicTimes.com. Please consult your financial advisor before taking any position in the stocks mentioned.)

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