Small-caps

Analysts play it safe; prefer safety of large-caps amid multiple headwinds

Analysts suggest that the overall market valuation has become attractive after the recent correction and investors can start buying large-cap stocks from a medium-to-long term perspective.

Only investors with a long horizon should enter mid- and small-cap segment

After the outperformance of the past three years, they should be prepared for modest returns in the near term

Will 2023 be the year of mid and small-caps?

2022 was a rough year for global equity markets. Of all the segments, small-cap was the worst-hit. So what led to a dismal performance of small-caps in 2022 and which segments emerged victorious?

Flexi- or multi-cap fund? Go by risk appetite, not by past returns

Multi-cap funds, with their higher exposure to mid- and small-caps, can outperform but with higher volatility

Fund Pick: Nippon India Small Cap Fund is the long-term outperformer

The fund took exposure to 270 stocks in three years and has held 67 stocks consistently

Small-cap schemes dominate pure-play equity mutual fund returns

On an average, small-cap funds have generated annualised returns of 67.5 per cent in the last two years

Time to buy mid-, small-cap stocks at 52-week lows? Here's what charts say

13 stocks from the Nifty Midcap index and 18 from the Nifty Smallcap index hit fresh 52-weeks lows during the current week

Diversified bets yield big payoffs: Samir Rachh of Nippon Life India MF

Samir Rachh outperforms peers despite fund's size constraints

Analysts see small-caps bouncing back after massive August setback

In August, these stocks underperformed Sensex by 9 percentage points. Previously, they had seen sharper underperformance in Sept 2018

Mutual fund small-cap schemes increase exposure towards cyclicals sectors

The top five buys of small-cap equity funds in April were Hindustan Copper, Hathway Cable & Datacom, Lux Industries, Bharat Rasayan and Dilip Buildcon

Go long to make the most of strong run in the small-cap fund category

Allocate 10-15% to these funds for a 10-year period, don't just rely on history

Here's why small-caps could power the market rally in coming days

Devanghshu Datta looks at the historical trends and explains why there is room for an outperformance from smaller stocks, especially the small-caps

Mid- and small-caps may gain from broader recovery but won't come cheap

Take limited exposure to these stocks and opt for the fund route if you aren't adept at direct investing

Chart check: 97% Nifty500 stocks trade above their respective 200-DMA

Stocks crossing 200-DMA are expected to attract more buying momentum with prices seen rallying further

Despite Covid-19 crisis, mid- and small-cap funds see big gains in 2020

Twenty-five of 46 such schemes, or 54 per cent, outperformed the benchmark indices

Mid- and small-cap funds outperform large-caps in three months to Aug 19

Since March 23 market lows, small-cap funds have given nearly 52% returns

Steep fall in Indian equities dashes the hopes of mid-, small-cap recovery

Many brokerages and fund houses were expecting a more broad-based rally this year, after acute polarisation in the markets over the past two years

Mutual fund restrictions remain even as small-cap funds see revival

For SBI Small Cap Fund and DSP Small Cap Fund, lump sum investments remain suspended

Planning to invest in small-cap funds? Be prepared for high volatility

Another positive of small-cap stocks is that they have a high correlation with the economic growth cycle

Quality mid-caps can outperform next year: Mirae Asset's Swarup Mohanty

As economic growth bottoms out, liquidity stays benign, corporate earnings pick up and risk aversion diminishes, we expect the valuation discount of mid-caps to narrow vis a vis large-caps in CY20