News
Diversified stock funds posted their best monthly return in nearly three years in January as a sharp rise in key stock prices and exposure to sectors such as financial services pushed up net asset values.
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Biggest Fund Houses
| Fund House | No. of Schemes | AUM (Rs cr) |
| HDFC Mutual Fund | 214 | 88,737 |
| Reliance Mutual Fund | 222 | 84,300 |
| ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund | 257 | 69,472 |
| Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund | 244 | 60,406 |
| UTI Mutual Fund | 146 | 57,817 |
Biggest Schemes
| Scheme Name | Average Size (Rs cr) |
| HDFC Top 200 Fund (G) | 10,537.06 |
| HDFC Equity Fund - (G) | 9,178.82 |
| Reliance Growth Fund - (G) | 5,735.49 |
| Franklin India Bluechip Fund - (G) | 4,065.75 |
| ICICI Pru Dynamic Plan (G) | 3,814.40 |
Category Performance
As On 04 Feb 12
| Category | 1 Mth | 3 Mths | 1 Yr |
| Gold - ETFs | 2.68 | 1.44 | 40.75 |
| Equity - FMCG | 4.60 | -0.39 | 27.71 |
| Short Term Income Funds | 0.81 | 2.37 | 9.35 |
| Income Funds | 0.94 | 3.25 | 9.12 |
| Floating Rate Funds - Short Term | 0.76 | 2.24 | 9.00 |
New Fund Offer
| Scheme Name | Close Date |
| IDFC FMP - 16Mth - Sr.4 (D) | 20 Feb 12 |
| IDFC FMP - 16Mth - Sr.4 (G) | 20 Feb 12 |
| IDFC FMP - 16Mth - Sr.4 (Div-Q) | 20 Feb 12 |
| IDFC FMP - Half Yearly Series 16 (Div-Q) | 13 Feb 12 |
| IDFC FMP - Half Yearly Series 16 (G) | 13 Feb 12 |
Oldest Schemes
| Scheme Name | Launch Date |
| UTI-Unit Linked Insurance Plan | 01 Oct 71 |
| UTI-CRTS (G) | 01 Oct 81 |
| UTI-Mastershare (G) | 19 Sep 86 |
| Canara Robeco Monthly Income Plan (Growth) | 01 Mar 88 |
| LIC NOMURA MF Unit Linked Insurance Scheme - (G) | 19 Jun 89 |
What's In and Out
| Company | Latest (As On 31 Dec 11) | Prev. (As On 30 Nov 11) | Increase (No of shares) | Increase (Rs cr) (As On Today) | ||
| No of Shares | Market Value | No of Share | Market Value | |||
| ITC Ltd | 183,043,674 | 3,684.67 | 36,925,337 | 741.09 | 146,118,337 | 2,943.58 |
| Jaiprakash Associates Ltd | 163,190,752 | 855.12 | 18,494,986 | 114.85 | 144,695,766 | 740.27 |
| Tata Motors-DVR | 118,679,338 | 1,028.36 | 7,869,459 | 75.19 | 110,809,879 | 953.17 |
| Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd | 109,412,366 | 980.34 | 16,417,072 | 163.02 | 92,995,294 | 817.32 |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd | 132,142,842 | 4,531.27 | 41,793,821 | 1,610.48 | 90,349,021 | 2,920.79 |