Best midcap mutual funds to invest in 2018

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Best midcap mutual funds to invest in 2018 Midcap stocks may have taken a hit recently. However, investor's fascination for midcap schemes continues unabated. Mutual fund advisors fear loss of business Mutual fund advisors fear loss of business due to a host of factors. Best conservative hybrid mutual funds to invest in 2018 Sebi re-categorisation created some new mutual fund categories, including six new hybrid fund categories. Should you bet on dynamic asset allocation funds in the current market? Some fund managers have been actively recommending dynamic asset allocation schemes or balanced advantage funds to retail investors these days. Best medium duration debt funds to invest in 2018 Investors can use medium duration funds to meet their financial goals that they have to achieve in three years or a little over three years. Top Mutual Funds SCHEME NAME RATING 1 M(%) 6 M(%) 1 YR(%) 3 YRS(%) JM Core 11 Direct Plan-Growth -11.27 -9.38 -10.96 13.40 JM Core 11 Fund-Growth -11.33 -9.75 -11.68 11.94 ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund Institutional I-Growth -8.16 -2.73 1.30 11.34 Axis Bluechip Fund Direct Plan-Growth -8.85 -2.49 4.25 10.75 ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Direct-Growth -11.61 -12.46 -8.09 10.58 FeaturedPrincipal Multi Cap Growth Fund Direct-Growth ★★★★★ -8.72 -8.81 -3.99 12.45 Start SIP Should I hold on to my mutual funds or sell them? If you have any mutual fund queries, message on ET Mutual Funds on Facebook. We will get it answered by our panel of experts. Best multicap mutual funds to invest in 2018 Many experts believe that a regular investor need not look beyond a multicap scheme (or diversified equity scheme, as they are sometimes called) to achieve their financial goals.

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New Fund Offers Fund Name Category Type Open Close Min Inv Sundaram Long Term Tax Advantage Fund Series VI Reg-G Equity: ELSS Closed-end 25 Sep 24 Dec 500.00 Sundaram Long Term Tax Advantage Fund Series VI Direct-G Equity: ELSS Closed-end 25 Sep 24 Dec 500.00 Sundaram Long Term Tax Advantage Fund Series VI Direct-D Equity: ELSS Closed-end 25 Sep 24 Dec 500.00 Sundaram Long Term Tax Advantage Fund Series VI Reg-D Equity: ELSS Closed-end 25 Sep 24 Dec 500.00 Invesco India Smallcap Fund Direct-G Equity: Small Cap Open-ended 10 Oct 24 Oct 5000.00 More >>

Forthcoming Dividend Fund Name Category Type Record Date Div Per Unit Franklin India Dynamic PE Ratio FoF-D Hybrid: Dynamic Asset Allocation Open-ended 19 Oct 2018 0.61 Franklin India Life Stage FoF 20s-D Hybrid: Aggressive Hybrid Open-ended 19 Oct 2018 1.80 Franklin India Life Stage FoF 30s-D Hybrid: Balanced Hybrid Open-ended 19 Oct 2018 1.44 Franklin India Life Stage FoF 40s-D Hybrid: Conservative Hybrid Open-ended 19 Oct 2018 0.90 Invesco India Arbitrage-D Hybrid: Arbitrage Open-ended 19 Oct 2018 0.04 * Funds with daily dividend distribution frequency options are excluded More >>

Weekly Mutual Funds Activity Date Equity ( Cr.) Debt ( Cr.) Gross Purchase Gross Sale Net Pur./Sale Gross Purchase Gross Sale Net Pur./Sale 15-10-2018 1901.61 1630.56 271.05 5005.41 4780.66 224.75 12-10-2018 3232.11 2296.25 935.86 4175.39 3866.53 308.86 11-10-2018 3790.97 2436.27 1354.70 4668.30 4433.39 234.91 10-10-2018 3963.72 2724.93 1238.79 4543.76 5086.60 -542.84 09-10-2018 2879.08 1815.14 1063.94 4930.11 6060.16 -1130.05 08-10-2018 3593.19 2613.03 980.16 11658.29 6087.39 5570.90 05-10-2018 4797.48 3271.83 1525.65 12044.70 5748.30 6296.40 Click here to view all WMF >>

Top Mutual Funds of the week (5-Star Rating) Scheme Name Nav Returns Ratings AUM(Cr.) Style Box Expense Ratio Equility Debt HSBC Managed Solutions India Moderate Fund Regular- Growth 16.0156 3.10 276.24 - 2.28 L&T Emerging Businesses Fund Direct-Growth 25.0920 2.37 5287.11 - 1.57 L&T Emerging Businesses Fund-Growth 24.2850 2.36 5287.11 - 2.39 HDFC Gold Direct Plan-Growth 10.6128 2.23 205.64 - - 0.05 L&T Infrastructure Fund Direct-Growth 16.1500 1.96 2036.33 - 1.56 Click here to view all TMFW (5 Star) >>

Top Mutual Funds (All Ratings) Scheme Name Nav Returns Ratings AUM(Cr.) Style Box Expense Ratio Equility Debt Click here to view all TMF ( All Ratings) >>

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