Research Report
Research Report
        I, hereby, declare that the Project titled " Analysis of Mutual Fund and "
Portfolio Management in Mutual Funds” is original to best to my knowledge &
has not published elsewhere. This is for the purpose of partial fulfillment of ------------
-------------Luvknow of Management requirement for the award of the degree of
Master of Business Administration.
                        ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Preparing a project of this nature is an arduous task and I am fortunate enough to get
support from a large number of people to whom we shall always remain grateful.
Finally, I thank all those who directly and indirectly contributed to this project.
                                     PREFACE
Investing money where the risk is less has always been risky to decide. The first
factor, which an investor would like to see before investing, is risk factor.
Diversification of risk gave birth to the phenomenon called Mutual Fund.
We are preparing comprehensive report of Mutual Fund industry in India. The basic
idea of assignment of this project is to augment our knowledge about the industry in
its totality and appreciate the use of an integrated loom. It is concerned the
environmental issues and tribulations. This makes us more conscious about Industry
and its pose and makes us capable of analyzing Industry’s position in the competitive
market. This may also enhance our logical abilities.
The Mutual Fund Industry is in the growing stage in India, which is evident from the
flood of mutual funds offered by the Banks, Financial Institutes & Private Financial
Companies.
There are various aspects, which have been studied in detail in the project and have
been added to this project report.
Hope this report would help one understand the mutual Industry of India in detail.
                         EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Since mutual funds are a relatively recent phenomenon in India, general public or
investors don’t have clarity about this concept. As we have started witnessing the
concept of more saving now being entrusted to the funds than to keeping it in banks.
So it is very important to manage investor’s portfolio efficiently. By efficient we
mean which reduces the risk of investor and increases return on the other hand.
This project is all about how to manage an investor’s portfolio in mutual fund. How
to diversify the investments into different schemes of funds. To manage client’s
portfolio efficiently we first need to understand the industry, current economic
condition of the economy, investor’s behavior, their objective, risk apatite.
This report has divided into two phases. First phase covered investor’s portfolio part
where we have included, Introduction of mutual funds, Indian mutual fund industry,
Investment options available with individuals and at last techniques of managing a
client’s portfolio in mutual funds.
Second phase of the report covered scheme’s portfolio part, where we have compared
HDFC Equity Fund and HDFC Core & Satellite Fund with their competitors. It also
included fund’s portfolio part where we have given information about the different
funds available to investor for investment
                                    CONTENT
   13 Conclusion
   14 Bibliography
INTRODUCTION
Economic liberalization and globalization of the Indian markets began in 1991. This
meant that the Indian consumers had access to imported goods which resulted in fall
of prices of domestic goods due to high competition. This also meant that lower
interest rates and more importantly transfer of risk from government to the
individuals, forcing them to protect their investments them self.
Investors have variety of options for investments. Some of them are providing fixed
rate of returns are some of them provide variable rate of returns. Many had
investments with UTI, Company fixed deposits, and Bank fixed deposits that were
offering high returns that now they are starting falling after globalization and
liberalization.
There are some investors who are active. They are the ones who act promptly and
make educated, informed decisions about market. They done their own research and
understand the factors which may have effect on their investments in future. On the
other hand some investors who are apprehensive and will take action only when they
can see tangible merits on the change.
As every individual is different, their objectives behind investments also differ from
person to person. Their objectives can for fixed return, capital appreciation, tax
planning or current income. The investment decision will mainly depend upon the
objective of investor. He or she needs to design their portfolio according to their risk
and return profile. The individual should start by specifying investment goals. Once
these goals are established, the individual should be aware of the mechanics of
investing and the environment in which investment decision are made. These include
the process by which securities are issued and subsequently bought and sold, the
regulations and tax laws that have been enacted by various levels of government, and
the sources of information concerning investment that are available to the individuals.
Designing a portfolio is not simple task. Ones individual has decided about the type
of investment then he or she needs to decide portfolio in that category. There are
various ways of maintaining portfolio of individual.
                                  Investor’s Portfolio
    What is an Investment?
    An investment is the use of capital to create more money through the acquisition of a
    security that promise the safety of the principal and generate a reasonable return.
         Under fixed return investments, investor will get fixed return on their investments.
         The rate of return is pre decided at the time of investment. Rate of return can be
         calculated on per annum basis or at completion of particular time period.
     Money can be doubled in 8 years and 7 months. There is no upper limit on the
     amount that you invest. There are no tax benefits for the investments made under this
     scheme. The rate of interest works out to a compounded annual return of about 8.4%.
     There are no tax deductions at source and banks loans are available against Kisan
     Vikas Patra. Interest is paid at maturity and cannot be claimed prior to maturity.
     As per the 2004-2005 budgets, the Government has announced a new Senior Citizen
     Savings Scheme. It has been launched only through designated Post Offices from the
     2nd August, 2004. it for the individuals who have attained the age of 60 years or above
     on the date of opening of an account or who have attained the age of 55 years or more
     but less than 60 years, and who have retired under Voluntary Retirement scheme or a
     Special Voluntary Retirement scheme on the date of opening of an account. The main
     feature of the scheme is that is carries an interest of 9% p.a. (taxable) on the deposits.
     Deposits can be a minimum of Rs. 1000 and maximum of Rs. 15 lakhs, to be held for
     a period of 5 years and extendable for further 3 years. It can also be prematurely
     withdrawn after one year with some deductions. Interest qualifies for deduction u/s
     80L.
     The rate of public provident fund is 8.5% p.a. currently. This is basically a long term
     investment opportunities (maturity 15 year) as the entire amount that is accumulated
     in this account can be withdrawn entirely only after 15 years. Partial withdrawal is
     allowed only after 5 years. Interest is exempt from income tax and contributions are
     eligible for tax deductions.
     d.   Bank Fixed Deposits:
          Bank fixed deposits yield will vary from bank to bank but they are more or less
          streamlined. The yields are currently in the region of 5.5% to 6.5% per annum for
          deposits ranging from 30 days to five years. All the schedule banks are covered by
          DICGC (Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation) which means that up
          to 1 lakh deposited in a bank per person is absolutely safe and insured even if the
          bank collapse.
          Government security and gilts are totally secure. Government bonds are issued by the
          government of India periodically. These are now available in the secondary market
          through satellite dealers and banks. They are known to yield 5% to 6% per annum.
          Interest exceeding Rs. 2500 is liable for TDS at 10.455%.
f. RBI Taxable Bonds:
   These are 8% saving bonds which are taxable. The maturity is after 6 years and there
   is no upper limit to investment is these bonds. The interest accrued on these bonds is
   taxable under the Income Tax Act, 1961.
g. Insurance:
   There are several types of insurance policies available in the market today through
   various players. Life insurance is the most sought after cover life it also offer a tax
   benefit for the amount of premium paid in a particular year. Though insurance is
   considered as expenditure, it became an investment option.
   The insurance policies available in the market are either pure insurance or a
   combination of the three basic types of life insurance policies namely, Term, Whole
   and Endowment. Term assurance policy is purely protection policy with no
   investment elements. Whole life and Endowment policies are different as a payout is
   certain in these policies. A Whole life policy pays out on the death of the life assured,
   whenever that occurs and in Endowment policy pay will be on maturity date or earlier
   death. There is one more type of insurance policy is so popular these days is UNIT
   Link Insurance under which premium amount will be invested in to equity market via
   mutual fund investment.
h. Company Fixed Deposits:
   Company fixed deposits was a highly popular investment vehicle in the past. In
   today’s changing scenario where the corporate world has access to cheaper funds
   from sources all over the world, the rate of interest offered by good companies make
   this a less attractive investment vehicle.
i. Infrastructure Bonds:
   An infrastructure bond is a tax saving bond that was innovated in order to provide
   funds for the development of the key infrastructure projects. Thus, investors in these
   bonds apart from the material benefits in term of tax saving, have the higher
   satisfaction of having contributed to the development of the country’s infrastructure.
   The rate of return on such bonds is between 5 to 5.5%. The bonds have lock in period
   of 3 years.
a. Mutual Funds:
   A mutual fund is a company that pools the money of many investors to invest in a
   variety of different securities. Investment may be in stocks, bonds, debentures, money
   market or combination of these. These securities are professionally managed on the
   behalf of investor, by the fund manager.
   An equity share is a certificate or a book entry that represents the single unit of
   ownership in a company or its business. They are sold either directly by the company
   or they can be acquired through broker from the stock market. By purchasing a share
   of a company, an individual gets a ownership rights, right to vote and share in the
   company’s future profits and losses.
   Primary Market Investment in Equity (IPO)
   The primary market is a place where the new offerings by companies are made as an
   Initial Public Offering (IPO) IPO’s are offering made by the company for the first
   time in the market. Such offers to the public can be at par or can be at premium.
   The stock exchange is a place where buyers and sellers meet to trade in shares in an
   organized manner. There are at present 26 recognized stock exchanges in the country
   and are governed by security board of India (SEBI).
   Derivative is a contract/ product that has no independent value i.e. it derives its value
   from the underlying assets. Underlying assets can be securities, commodities, bullion,
   currency, livestock or any thing else. Through the use of derivative product, an
   investor can transfer the price by locking in asset prices.
c. Gold:
   Of late, an inverse relationship between the dollar and gold has been in India. The
   lower the dollar goes, the higher is the gold prices. Why does this happen? The dollar
   is the international currency with nothing besides gold to challenge it. Besides being a
   commodity, gold is a universally accepted form of money. India is a net importer of
   gold. The domestic production is almost negligible and India is the highest consumer
   of gold in the world.
d. Real estate:
   Investment in real estate or property is a good long term investment for well-heeled
   investors with a huge amount of money. Depending on the total resources at your
   disposal, you can invest a part of it in property.
   Till January 2004, Indian residents’ investors were not allowed by our exchange
   control rules to invest in foreign exchange assets.
   Recently, the reserve bank of India has allowed residents to invest overseas to the
   extent of an equivalent of US $ 25,000 per year. Now investor from India can take
   advantage of any attractive investment opportunity overseas.
   Risks of investment in the Units of the Fund the Proposer / Life Assured should be
   aware that the investment in the units is subject to the following risks:
   CashPlus is a Unit-Linked Insurance Policy (ULIP) and is different from traditional
   products. Investments in ULIPs are subject to market risks. The premium paid in
   Unit-Linked Life Insurance policies are subject to investments risks associated with
   capital markets and debt markets; and the NAVs of the units may fluctuate based on
   the performance of fund and factors influencing the
   Capital market; and the insured is responsible for his /her decisions. ICICI Prudential
   Life Insurance Company Limited and CashPlus are only names of the company and
   the policy respectively and do not in any way indicate the quality of the policy, its
   future prospects or returns. The investment in the Fund is subject to market and other
   risks and there can be no assurance that the objectives of the Fund will be achieved.
   The fund does not offer a guaranteed or assured return.
                  CONCEPT OF MUTUAL FUNDS
A Mutual Fund is a body corporate that pools the savings of a number of investors
and invests the same in a variety of different financial instruments, or securities. The
income earned through these investments and the capital appreciations realized by the
scheme are shared by its unit holders in proportion to the number of units owned by
them. Mutual funds can thus be considered as financial intermediaries in the
investment business that collect funds from the public and invest on behalf of the
investors. The losses and gains accrue to the investors only. The Investment
objectives outlined by a Mutual Fund in its prospectus are binding on the Mutual
Fund scheme. The investment objectives specify the class of securities a Mutual Fund
can invest in. Mutual Funds invest in various asset classes like equity, bonds,
debentures, commercial paper and government securities.
    Mutual Fund schemes may be classified on the basis of its structure and its
    investments.
By Structure:
Open-End Funds:
   Available for sale and repurchase at all times based on the net asset values
   Unit capital of the fund is not fixed
   Fund size and its total investment go up if more new subscriptions come in than
    redemptions and vice versa.
Close-End Funds:
    Interval funds combine the features of open-ended and close-ended schemes. They
    are open for sale or redemption during pre-determined intervals at NAV related
    prices.
By Investment Objective:-
Gilt Funds:
    Debt/Income Funds:
   Investment in debt instruments issued not only by Government but also by private
    companies, banks and financial institution and other entities such as infrastructure
    companies.
   Target low risk and stable income for investors.
   Have higher price fluctuation as compared to money market funds due to interest rate
    fluctuation.
   Have higher risk of default by borrowers as compared to Gilt funds.
   Debt funds can be categorized further based on their risk profiles.
   Carry both credit risk and interest rate risk.
    Equity Funds:
 Invest a major portion of their surplus in equity shares issued by cos, acquired directly
    in initial public offering or through secondary market and keep a part in cash to take
    care of redemption.
 Risk is very high than debt funds but offer very high growth potential for the capital.
 It can be further categorized based on investment strategy.
 It must have along term objectives.
    Balanced Funds:
 Has a portfolio of debt instrument, convertible securities, preference and equity
    shares.
 Almost equal proportion of debt/money market securities and equities. Normally
    funds maintain a ratio of 55:45 or 60:40 some funds allocate a flexible proportion
    based on market conditions.
 Aim is to gain income, capital appreciation and preservation of capital.
 Ideal for investors for a conservative and long term orientation.
    Load Funds:
    A Load Fund is one that charges a commission for entry or exit. That is, each time
    you buy or sell units in the fund, a commission will be payable. Typically entry and
    exit loads range from 1% to 2%. It could be worth paying the load, if the fund has a
    good performance history.
    No-Load Funds:
   A no-Load Fund is one that does not charge a commission for entry or exit. That is,
   no commission is payable on purchase or sale of units in the fund. The advantage of a
   no load fund is that the entire corpus is put to work.
Other Schemes:-
Special Schemes:-
 Index Schemes
   Index Funds attempt to replicate the performance of a particular index such as the
   BSE Sense or the NSE 50
 Sector Schemes
   Sector Funds are those, which invest exclusively in a specified industry or a group of
   industries or various segments such as 'A' Group shares or initial public offerings.
                    Different styles of Mutual Funds
Different Mutual Funds have very different investing styles. These styles are a
function of the individuals managing the fund with the overall investment objectives
and policies of the organization acting as a constraint. These are manifest in things
like:-
Portfolio turnover – Buy and hold strategy versus frequent investment changes.
The following examples serve to illustrate a few styles of equity fund managers:
Some fund managers are passive value seekers and some are value creators. The
former type buys undervalued assets and patiently waits for the market to discover the
value. The latter aggressively promote the undervalued stocks that they have bought.
Some fund managers restrict themselves to liquid stocks while some thrive on illiquid
stocks which offer themselves easily to large price changes.
Some fund managers are masters of the momentum game and seek to buy stocks that
are in market fancy. They attach lesser importance to fundamentals and believe that a
rising stock price and favorable momentum indicators imply that fundamentals are
changing. In effect, they are following the philosophy, "The trend is my friend".
Other fund managers go more by deep fundamental analysis completely ignoring
price movements. They do not mind price going down and are in fact happy to buy
more.
Some fund managers are growth investors i.e. they buy stocks with a high P/E using
the forecasted growth to justify the high valuation. Others are value investors who
buy shares with low P/E or P/BV multiples - typically companies rich with
undervalued assets.
In the above graph shows how Mutual Fund works and how investor earns money by
investing in the Mutual Fund. Investors put their saving as an investment in Mutual
Fund. The Fund Manager who is a person who takes the decisions where the money
should be invested in securities according to the scheme’s objective. Securities
include Equities, Debentures, Govt. Securities, Bonds, and Commercial Paper etc.
These Securities generates returns to the Fund Manager. The Fund Manager passes
back return to the investor.
                        NET ASSET VALUE (NAV)
The net asset value of the fund is the cumulative market value of the assets fund net
of its liabilities. In other words, if the fund is dissolved or liquidated, by selling off all
the assets in the fund, this is the amount that the shareholders would collectively own.
This gives rise to the concept of net asset value per unit, which is the value,
represented by the ownership of one unit in the fund. It is calculated simply by
dividing the net asset value of the fund by the number of units. However, most people
refer loosely to the NAV per unit as NAV, ignoring the "per unit". We also abide by
the same convention.
Calculation of NAV
The most important part of the calculation is the valuation of the assets owned by the
fund. Once it is calculated, the NAV is simply the net value of assets divided by the
number of units outstanding. The detailed methodology for the calculation of the
asset value is given below.
+ Dividends/interest accrued
For liquid shares/debentures, valuation is done on the basis of the last or closing
market price on the principal exchange where the security is traded.
For illiquid and unlisted and/or thinly traded shares/debentures, the value has to be
estimated. For shares, this could be the book value per share or an estimated market
price if suitable benchmarks are available. For debentures and bonds, value is
estimated on the basis of yields of comparable liquid securities after adjusting for
illiquidity. The value of fixed interest bearing securities moves in a direction opposite
to interest rate changes Valuation of debentures and bonds is a big problem since
most of them are unlisted and thinly traded. This gives considerable leeway to the
AMCs on valuation and some of the AMCs are believed to take advantage of this and
adopt flexible valuation policies depending on the situation.
Usually, dividends are proposed at the time of the Annual General meeting and
become due on the record date. There is a gap between the dates on which it becomes
due and the actual payment date. In the intermediate period, it is deemed to be
"accrued". Expenses including management fees, custody charges etc. are calculated
on a daily basis.
                            COMPANIES IN INDIA
1. ABN AMRO Mutual Fund
2. Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
3. Bank of Baroda Mutual Fund (BOB Mutual Fund)
4. HDFC Mutual Fund
5. HSBC Mutual Fund
6. ING Vysya Mutual Fund
7. Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund
8. Sahara Mutual Fund
9. State Bank of India Mutual Fund
10. Tata Mutual Fund
11. Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
12. Unit Trust of India Mutual Fund
13. Reliance Mutual Fund
14. Standard Chartered Mutual Fund
15. Franklin Templeton India Mutual Fund
16. Morgan Stanley Mutual Fund India
17. Escorts Mutual Fund
18. Alliance Capital Mutual Fund
19. Benchmark Mutual Fund
20. Canbank Mutual Fund
21. Chola Mutual Fund
22. GIC Mutual Fund
23. LIC Mutual Fund
24. Fidelity Mutual Fund
25. IL&FS Mutual Fund
26. DSP Merill lynch Mutual Fund
27. Sundaram Mutual Fund
28. Principal Mutual Fund
29. Taurus Mutual Fund
30. Deutsche Mutual fund
31. IDBI Investment Company Ltd.
32. Bank of India Mutual Fund
                     PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
People have different investment objective and risk appetite so to get the highest
returns asset allocation through active portfolio management is the key element.
Asset allocation is a method that determines how you divide your portfolio among
different investment instruments and provides you with the proper blend of various
asset classes.
It is based on the theory that the type or class of security you own equity, debt or
money market- is more important than the particular security itself. In other words
asset allocation is way to control risk in your portfolio. Different asset class will react
differently to market conditions like inflation, rising or falling interest rates or a
market segment coming into or falling out of favor.
Asset allocation is different from simple diversification. Suppose you diversify your
equity portfolio by investing in five or ten equity funds. You really have not done
much to control risk in your portfolio if all these funds come from only one particular
segment of the market say large cap stocks or mid cap stocks. In case of an adverse
reaction for that segment, all the funds will react similarly means they will go down.
If you build your portfolio with various top performing growth funds without really
bothering to analyze their portfolio allocation, you may end up with over-exposure to
a particular segment. Another point you need to remember is that growth funds are
highly correlated- they tend to move in the same direction in response to a given
market force.
The advantage of asset allocation lies in achieves superior returns when markets are
down while minimizing the exposure of the portfolio to volatility. In fact, asset
allocation is based on certain dimensions that, when combined tend to control the
volatility while achieving targeted returns.
                              Portfolio Management Process
        Portfolio management is a complex activity, which may be broken down into the
        following steps:
        The typical objectives sought by an investor are current income, capital appreciation,
        safety, fixed returns on principal investment.
        The most important decision in portfolio management is the asset mix decision. This
        is      concerned       with     the     proportions       of     “Stock”      or     “
        Units” of mutual fund or “Bond” in the portfolio. The appropriate mix of Stock and
        Bonds will depend upon the risk tolerance and investment horizon of the investor.
        Once the certain asset mix has been chosen an appropriate portfolio strategy has to be
        decided out. Two broad portfolio choices are available
             An active portfolio management: it strive to earn superior risk adjusted returns by
        resorting to market timing, or sector rotation or security selection or some
        combination of these.
             A passive portfolio management involves holding a broadly diversified portfolio
        and maintaining a pre-determined level of risk exposure.
    For my study I am making three dummy portfolios for three different kinds of
    investors.
Types of Investor:
1. Cautious Investor:
    It’s kind of investor who is less bothers about high returns. He wants to lower down
    his risk profile and demand for fixed income on his investment. His main objective of
    investment is fixed returns with less risk.
2. Balanced Investor:
    It’s a kind of investor who is bothers about returns as well as risk. He wants
    moderate returns with moderate risk.
3. Aggressive Investor:
    It’s a kind of investor who is ready to take risk. He believes in high risk and high
    returns. So he only wants to invest in equity schemes.
    I have made an assumption that each investor want to invest 5 Lakh Rs.
Portfolio for Cautious Investor
As investor does not want to take risk, he is satisfied with fixed return rather they are
less than equity investment’s returns. So I took thus instrument which provides good
return as well as secure also. All of these instruments will give him return around 8%
annually.
As investor ready to take high risk, he is looking for high returns on his investment. I
took thus instrument which provides good return. All of these instruments will give
him return around 80% annually. Currently Mid cap companies will perform better
than large cap companies so, I select more funds which are focusing on mid cap
companies like HDFC, Franklin’s funds.
To take the benefit of increasing Sensex I took DSP top 100.
           MEASUREMENT OF RETURNS ON PORTFOLIOS
                                                                       Current
      Investment Instrument            Amount             Returns
                                                                        Value
     Kisan Vikas Patra              1,50,000 Rs.         8.4% p.a.    1,62,600
     PPF                            70,000 Rs.           8.5% p.a.    75,950
     Bank Fixed Deposits            1,00,000 Rs.         6.5% p.a.    1,06,500
     NSC                            80,000 Rs.           8.16% p.a.   86,528
     Post office monthly MIP        1,00,000 Rs.         8% p.a.      1,08,000
     TOTAL                          5,00,000 Rs.                      5,39,578
     Time Weighted Rate of Return (TWROR)
= {(539578-0.5(0))/ (500000+0.5(0))-1}*100
= 7.91% p.a.
= {(669610-0.5(0))/ (500000+0.5(0))-1}*100
= 33.92%p.a.
= {(924565-0.5(0))/ (500000+0.5(0))-1}*100
= 84.91%p.a.
 Need for the Study:
• To understand the contribution of mutual funds for the growth and development of
     economy in general .
• To understanding the risk and return relationships for each mutual fund scheme
     under consideration.
 • To study and make a comparative analysis of the mutual fund schemes offered by
     reliance mutual fund and identify the best.
• To carry out the risk return analysis of the sample funds selected.
Primary Objectives
The main objective of this study is doing an In-depth analysis of Mutual Fund
portfolio by taking sample of funds and comparing it with it others
Secondary objectives
Collection of data
For the complete study I required data of Mutual Fund and getting from the secondary
data base.
             (1) Internet
             (2) Various magazines/bulletins
             (3) News papers
             (4) Related books
                                   Scheme Portfolio
Scheme Portfolio:
Like investors portfolio different scheme under mutual fund have different portfolio.
By scheme portfolio we mean portfolio or companies in which fund manager invested
the fund. The selection of companies depend upon many issue which have great
impact in current scenario as well as in near future. Fund manager has to do lot of
research before investing into particular script.
Before going into detail one should understand Sensex movement. Mutual fund
returns are based on Sensex. Their Net Asset Value is directly related to Share
market. The below table shown the Sensex change on monthly basis. Means what is
% change in Sensex during one month.
                              Sensex Journey
               Percentage Changes at the End of the Day
    Date          Opening        Closing    Change    Change in %
  30-Sep-08        8,672.66      8,634.48       -38          -0.43
   3-Oct-08        8,662.99      8,697.65       35            0.44
  31-Oct-08        7,717.07      7,892.32      175            2.26
   2-Nov-08        7,953.28      8,072.75      119            1.49
  30-Nov-08        8,962.92      8,788.81      -174          -0.19
   2-Dec-08        9,010.58      8,961.61       -49          -0.54
  30-Dec-08        9,339.32      9,397.93       58            0.62
    2-Jan-09       9,422.49      9,390.14       -32          -0.33
  31-Jan-09        9,892.23      9,919.89       27            0.27
   2-Feb-09        9,890.90      9,843.87       -47          -0.47
  28-Feb-09       10,308.71     10,370.24       62            0.61
   2-Mar-09       10,597.19     10,626.78       29            0.27
  31-Mar-09       11,325.96     11,279.96       -46          -0.41
                    Percentage Changes at the End of the Month
Sensex has boomed with lots of ups and down from last year. It seems very
fluctuating.
For my study purpose I have taken HDFC Equity Fund and HDFC Core & Satellite
Fund. What is their portfolio means in which companies the fund manager invested
the fund. How he has allocated funds among various industries as well as various
companies. After studying both the fund’s portfolio I compare them with reliance
Growth fund, Prudential ICICI Growth Fund, DSP Tiger Fund and Kotak
Opportunity Fund. Comparison is based on per month returns and Sensex returns
during the same period.
In the month of December Sensex has grown by 6.92% but fund’s return were only
4.06% which indicating towards lower performance of fund.
                                      HDFC Equity Fund
                     October                                          December
Industry                   % Of Allocation         Industry                      % Of Allocation
Software                                 19.97     Software                                20.14
Industrial Capital
Goods                                    13.73     Auto                                    17.48
Auto                                     12.73     Industrial Capital Goods                13.77
Banks                                       9.28   Oil                                      9.14
Oil                                         9.11   Banks                                    7.73
Auto Ancillaries                            8.68   Auto Ancillaries                         7.19
Pesticides                                  4.69   Pesticides                               3.98
Power                                       4.07   Consumer Non Durables                    3.27
Transportation                              2.74   Transportation                           3.15
Petroleum Products                          2.41   Metals                                   2.25
Hardware                                    2.11   Gas                                      2.01
Textile                                     1.92   Pharmaceuticals                          1.63
Metals                                      1.76   Hardware                                  1.5
Pharmaceuticals                             1.45   Textile                                  2.57
Chemicals                                   0.88   Chemicals                                0.82
                                                   Telecom-service                          0.79
                                                   Construction                             0.21
                                                   IT Consulting & Services                 0.09
          Oct-Dec Month Portfolio
Industry                           Change
Software                               0.17
Auto                                   4.75
Industry Capital Goods                 0.04
Oil                                    0.03
Banks                                 -1.55
Auto Ancillaries                      -1.49
Pesticides                            -0.71
Consumer Non Durables                  3.27
Transportation                           0.41
Metals                                   0.51
Gas                                      2.01
Pharmaceuticals                          0.18
Hardware                                -0.61
Textile                                  0.66
Chemicals                               -0.06
Fund manager added auto industry by taking Tata motors to 8.67 % which had no
exposure in the month of October in the portfolio. During that time Tata Motors has
grown from 472 to 639.55 Rs means 35.49% increase which fletched fund
performance in to positive. So, fund manager decision of taking Tata Motors has
proved right.
Fund manager reduced Amtek exposure in the portfolio by 1.26 % which proved right
because its share price rose only by 8.79% where Sensex was increasing at 19.2%.so
Amtek performed lower than market so its good to sell this script from portfolio.
Add siemens to 4.47 which had no exposure in the month of December in the
portfolio. During that time siemens has grown from 3625.85 to 4486 Rs means
23.72% increase which fletched fund performance at good rate.
                     January                                           February
                                         % Of                                       % Of
Industry                               Allocation   Industry                      Allocation
Software                                    22.03   Software                          21.06
Auto                                        18.16   Industry Capital Goods            17.32
Industry Capital Goods                      15.35   Auto                              12.59
Banks                                         8.6   Consumer Non Durables             10.16
Oil                                          7.89   Auto Ancillaries                     8.9
Auto Ancillaries                             6.65   Banks                               7.92
Consumer Non Durables                        3.94   Oil                                 6.58
Pesticides                           3.93   Pesticides                  3.7
Transportation                       2.84   Transportation             2.32
Gas                                   2.1   Metals                     1.78
Metals                                      Pharmaceuticals            1.45
Pharmaceuticals                      1.42   Hardware                   1.29
Hardware                             1.38   Textile                    2.09
Textile                              2.04   Chemicals                  0.67
Chemicals                             0.7   IT Consulting & Services   0.12
IT Consulting & Services              0.1
    Add ITC to 5.97 which had no exposure in the month of January in the portfolio.
    During that time ITC has grown from 154.8 to 172.45 Rs means 11.41% increase
    which is higher than Sensex 4.54% growth, this decision gave return at 3.44%.
                                               %
     Date          Price         Change        Change
     31, Jan
     2006             906.35
     28, Feb
     2006             892.45           -13.9       -1.53
    Reduce share of Crompton Greaves which had less exposure in the month of
    February than January in the portfolio. During that time Crompton has felt from
    906.35 to 892.45 Rs means 1.53% decrease. Due to this fund’s performance has not
    felt.
                  February                                            March
Industry                     % Of Allocation       Industry                   % Of Allocation
Software                                  21.06    Software                               18.09
Industry Capital Goods                    17.32    Industry Capital Goods                 17.35
Auto                                      12.59    Consumer Non Durables                  12.46
Consumer Non Durables                 10.16    Auto                       11.37
Auto Ancillaries                        8.9    Banks                       7.88
Banks                                  7.92    Auto Ancillaries            7.67
Oil                                    6.58    Oil                         3.86
Pesticides                              3.7    Media & Entertainment       3.29
Transportation                         2.32    Pesticides                  2.87
Metals                                 1.78    Telecom- Services           2.65
Pharmaceuticals                        1.45    Metals                      2.13
Hardware                               1.29    Transportation              1.86
Textile                                2.09    Hardware                    1.81
Chemicals                              0.67    Textile                     2.05
IT Consulting & Services               0.12    Pharmaceuticals             1.09
                                               Chemicals                   0.87
                                               IT Consulting & Services    0.08
Add share of Crompton Greaves which had less exposure in the month of February in
the portfolio. During March Crompton has grown from 892.45 to 1049.3 Rs means
17.57% increase. So, these decision results in 8.4% return on fund.
Satyam computer has grown at the rate of 10.24% which is 20% higher than Sensex
growth in that time period.
In January, ICICI Growth Fund has given only 2.5% returns where HDFC Equity
Fund has given 5.34% returns. So we can say that HDFC has performed better in
January.
In the month of January Reliance Industry’s share price has come down to 713.9 Rs
which is 20.4% lesser than December price. ICICI has exposure of reliance industry
in to portfolio which harms the fund’s overall returns.
    Jai Prakash Associate Share’s Benefit
ICICI has exposure of Jai Prakash Associates which has rose by 7.46% in January
month. HDFC Mutual fund did not have Jai Prakash’s exposure in their portfolio.
In February market has boomed by 4.54% where HDFC Equity fund has given 3.33%
returns. So it has performed similar to market trend but ICICI Growth fund has given
only 1.94% in same period. So, we can say that this fund has performed lower than
market.
                           Prudential ICICI Growth Fund
                                        March
ICICI Growth fund has grown up by 12.74% in March where HDFC Equity Fund has
grown only by 8.8%
ICICI has CIPLA script in their portfolio which has grown to 662.25 Rs. It has rose
by 19.94% in March month. HDFC did not have CIPLA’s exposure. This script has
the main reason behind ICICI better performance over HDFC.
Reliance Growth Fund
                       January
S. No.   Companies                    % of NAV
     1   Bharat Earth Movers Ltd.           4.96
     2   Kirloskar Brothers                 3.84
     3   Crompton Greaves Ltd.              2.99
     4   Hindustan Lever Ltd.               2.64
     5   State Bank of India                2.58
     6   Strides Arcolabs Ltd.              2.35
     7   United Phosphorous                 2.26
     8   Jindal Saw Ltd.                     2.2
     9   Jaiprakash Associates              2.11
    10   Reliance Industries Ltd.           2.08
Reliance growth fund has given 10.91% returns to investors in the month of March
where market has boomed by only 8.4%. In the same month HDFC Equity fund has
given only 8.84 % returns.
Kirloskar Brother Share price has risen from 196.55 to 291.7 Rs. This means 48.41%
increase in March month. HDFC Mutual Fund had not this script into their portfolio.
        Bombay Dyeing Share’s Benefit
Bombay Dyeing shares have grown by 58.71% where the overall Sensex has grown
only by 8.76% Reliance has 4.18% exposure to this script.
In the month of March JSW Steel has moved to 302.85 Rs which was 47.61%
increase. Reliance has 2.04% exposure to this script.
                               HDFC Equity Fund
February
Companies                              Change
United Phosphorus Limited                -0.83
Tata Motors Ltd.                         -0.68
State Bank of India                      -0.04
Siemens Ltd.                              0.53
Savita Chemicals Limited                   0.2
Satyam Computer Services Ltd.            -0.38
ONGC                                     -2.72
Nestle India Ltd.                        -0.09
Maruti Udyog Ltd.                        -0.54
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.                      0.58
J K Industries Limited                   -0.17
ITC Ltd.                                  1.84
ISMT Ltd.                                 0.35
Infosys Technologies Ltd.                -0.06
Indo Rama Synthetics (india) Limited     -0.16
Himatsinka Seilde Ltd.                    0.84
HCL Tecnology Ltd.                       -1.14
Disahman Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals       0.8
Datamatics Technologies Limited           0.76
Crompton Greaves Ltd.                    -4.54
Container Corporation of India Ltd.       2.74
CMC Ltd.                                  0.57
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.            -5.24
Balkrishna Industry Ltd.                  0.15
Amtek Auto Ltd.                           0.23
Zee Tele Films Ltd.                       3.29
Bharti Tele-ventures Ltd.                 2.65
Hindustan Lever Ltd.                      1.87
I-Flex Solution Ltd.                     -2.42
Britannia Industry Ltd.                  -1.32
       Zee Tele Films Share's Effect
Date            Price    Change      % Change
28, Feb 2009     176.6
31, Mar 2009       239      62.4         35.33
Fund adds exposure of zee tele films into portfolio by 3.29 % which has increased by
35.33% during March. In the same time period market has boomed only by 8.76%.
Fund eliminate I flex solution from its portfolio which has increased by 24.77%
during March.
Fund added Hindustan Lever Ltd. into their portfolio which has risen by 11.61%
during March.
          ITC Ltd. Share's Effect
Date            Price    Change    % Change
28, Feb 2009    172.45
31, Mar 2009    195.15      22.7        13.16
Fund added ITC Ltd. into portfolio which has risen 13.16% during March.
Fund reduces the share of Crompton from portfolio which has increased by 17.61%
during March.
                         October                                               December
                                                                                            % Of
Industry                            % Of Allocation         Industry                      Allocation
Industry Capital Goods                              22.15   Industry Capital Goods             21.42
Software                                            15.61   Software                           14.03
Banks                                               12.61   Auto Ancillaries                   10.76
Auto Ancillaries                                    11.12   Banks                               9.75
Non-Ferrous Metals                                   8.48   Non-Ferrous Metals                  7.89
Auto                                                 7.17   Auto                                6.33
Pesticides                                           5.42   Construction                        5.18
Consumer Non Durable                                 5.27   Consumer Non Durable                5.15
Construction                                         4.07   Pesticides                          4.96
Industrial Products                                  2.67   Industrial Products                 2.94
Chemicals                                            1.71   Chemicals                           2.12
Consumer Durables                                    1.29   Consumer Durables                   1.43
Power                                                0.53
                           December                                                January
Industry                                 % Of Allocation     Industry                        % Of Allocation
Industry Capital Goods                             21.42     Industry Capital Goods                        24.12
Software                                           14.03     Software                                      16.99
Auto Ancillaries                                   10.76     Non-Ferrous Metals                            10.04
Banks                                               9.75     Banks                                             9.73
Non-Ferrous Metals                                  7.89     Auto Ancillaries                                  8.99
Auto                                                6.33     Auto                                              8.48
Construction                                        5.18     Consumer Non Durable                              5.26
Consumer Non Durable                                5.15     Pesticides                                        3.91
Pesticides                                          4.96     Construction                                      3.73
Industrial Products                                 2.94     Industrial Products                               3.52
Chemicals                                           2.12     Consumer Durables                                 1.43
Consumer Durables                                   1.43     Chemicals                                         1.01
              Fund has increased the share of Infosys in to portfolio by 3.5%. The share price of
              Infosys during that time period has failed down to 2880.3 Rs. Its 3.33% lower than
              the price in the beginning of January.
                                                %
       Date        Closing          Change      Change
       31-Jan-09       9,919.89
       28-Feb-09             8800    1119.89          -11.29
              In February fund has given 2.66% returns on investment but in the same time Sensex
              has decreased by 4.54%. So, fund has performed higher than market trend.
                         January                                                      February
Industry                              % Of Allocation           Industry                         % Of Allocation
Industry Capital Goods                                  24.12   Industry Capital Goods                       21.64
Software                                                16.99   Software                                     16.63
Non-Ferrous Metals                                      10.04   Banks                                        10.79
Banks                                                    9.73   Non-Ferrous Metals                           10.27
Auto Ancillaries                                         8.99   Auto Ancillaries                              9.02
Auto                                                     8.48   Auto                                          8.74
Consumer Non Durable                                     5.26   Consumer Non Durable                           5.7
Pesticides                                               3.91   Pesticides                                    3.78
Construction                                             3.73   Construction                                  3.63
Industrial Products                                      3.52   Industrial Products                           3.51
Consumer Durables                                        1.43   Power                                         2.62
Chemicals                                                1.01   Consumer Durables                             1.49
                                                                Chemicals                             0.89
Industry                                   Change
Industry Capital Goods                                  -2.48
Software                                                -0.36
Banks                                                   1.06
Non-Ferrous Metals                                      0.23
Auto Ancillaries                                        0.03
Auto                                                    0.26
Consumer Non Durable                                    0.44
Pesticides                                              -0.13
Construction                                            -0.16
Industrial Products                                     -0.01
Power                                                   2.62
Consumer Durables                                       0.06
Chemicals                                               -0.12
               Reduce the share of united phosphorus ltd. from portfolio. The share price of united
               has fall during February.
                                     Core & Satellite Fund
                              Portfolio Top 10 Holdings For March
S. No.     Company                                     Industry                   % To NAV
       1   Tata Motors Ltd.                            Auto                            7.99
       2   Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.               Industrial Capital Goods        7.87
       3   Infosys Technologies Ltd.                   Software                        7.53
       4   Crompton Greaves Ltd.                       Industrial Capital Goods        7.53
       5   Hindustan zinc Ltd.                         Non- Ferrous Metals             7.34
       6   State Bank of India                         Banks                           6.95
       7   ITC Ltd.                                    Consumer Non Durable            6.62
       8   Satyam Computer Services Ltd.               Software                        5.96
       9   Hindalco Industries Ltd.                    Non- Ferrous Metals             4.29
    10     Hindustan Construction Company Ltd.         Construction                    3.84
                                                       Top 10 Holdings                65.92
                                                       Others Equity Holdings         34.08
                                                       Total                            100
        Reduce the share of Bharti ship yard in the month of March. The price of bhatri’s
        share has just increased by 0.016 % in March. Where the over all share market has
        boomed by 8.76%. in the same time fund increased the share of Crompton greaves in
        the portfolio which was boomed by 17.57%.
DSP fund has given more returns than HDFC Core & Satellite fund. DSP has exposure of L&
T which has grown by 18.97% during January. In January market has grown up only by
5.55%.
    DSP has given 3.55% returns where HDFC has given only 2.55% returns in the month of
    February. DSP has exposure of Grasim Industry in their portfolio. Grasim has increased by
    19.82% during February month.
                                                                 % to
Company                           Industry                       NAV
Reliance Industries               Petroleum Products                5.87%
Reliance Communications           Telecom- Services                 4.41%
BHEL                              Industrial Capital Goods          4.28%
Grasim Industries                  Cement                            3.56%
L&T                                Industrial Capital Goods          3.48%
Bharati TeleVentures               Telecom- Services                 3.17%
Siemens                            Industrial Capital Goods          2.82%
Thermax                            Industrial Capital Goods          2.56%
Jyoti Structures                   Industrial Capital Goods          2.26%
Crompton Greaves                   Industrial Capital Goods          2.13%
     In March, DSP has given 11.85% returns where HDFC has given 12.54% returns.
     HDFC had Hindalco in their portfolio which has grown by 143.6% in March.
ICICI Dynamic Plan
January Portfolio
Dynamic plan has 3.14% exposure of this script which has grown by 0 % means its
share price remained same during the month of February.
ICICI Dynamic Plan
                 March Portfolio
Fund has increased triveni sharein portfolio to 4.98% which has grown by 64.47%
during March.
                                   Kotak Opportunity
                                        January
                                    Kotak Opportunity
                                         February
 S. No.    Companies                         Industry                   % of NAV
       1   Bajaj Auto Ltd.                   Auto                            5.86
       2   Larsen And Toubro Ltd.            Industrial Capital Goods        5.31
       3   Jaiprakash Associates Ltd         Construction                    4.53
       4   Punjab National Bank              Banks                           4.51
       5   Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.          Auto                            4.23
       6   Tata Steel Limited.               Ferrous Metals                   4.2
       7   Areva T and D India Ltd.          Industrial Capital Goods        3.47
       8   Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd         Consumer Non Durables           3.46
       9   Satyam Computer Services Ltd.     Software                        3.25
     10    Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.         Ferrous Metals                  3.18
                                       Kotak Opportunity
                                                 March
                                                                                    % of
S. No.        Companies                                  Industry                   NAV
          1   Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.                  Ferrous Metals                    5.1
          2   Tata Steel Limited.                        Ferrous Metals                4.64
          3   National Aluminium Company Ltd             Non - Ferrous Metals          4.38
          4   Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd            Non - Ferrous Metals          4.17
          5   Satyam Computer Services Ltd.              Software                      3.93
          6   Larsen And Toubro Ltd.                     Industrial Capital Goods      3.92
          7   Maharashtra Seamless Ltd.                  Ferrous Metals                3.49
          8   Ultratech Cement Ltd.                      Cement                        3.37
          9   Tata Chemicals Ltd.                        Fertilizers                   3.27
         10   Bajaj Auto Ltd.                            Auto                          3.25
Industry Wise Allocation
    The performance of mutual funds in India in the initial phase was not even closer to
    satisfactory level. People rarely understood, and of course investing was out of
    question. But yes, some 24 million shareholders were accustomed with guaranteed
    high returns by the beginning of liberalization of the industry in 1992. This good
    record of UTI became marketing tool for new entrants. The expectations of investors
    touched the sky in profitability factor. However, people were miles away from the
    preparedness of risks factor after the liberalization.
    The annual composite rate of growth is expected 13.4% during the rest of the
    decades. In the last 5 years we have seen annual growth rate of 9%. According to the
    current growth rate, by year 2010, mutual fund assets will be double.
    The government is also helping in boosting mutual fund industry. Government is
    emphasizing a lot on infrastructure development and social spending and yet targeting
    a lower fiscal deficit. FIIs continued to be positive on emerging markets in general
    and the Indian markets in particular. FIIs buying have considerable portion in mutual
    funds buying.
Key Points:
Studying the mutual fund industry I came to know that there are more then 700 types
of funds available in the market. What I see that most of the fund managers who are
investing in equity market are putting their funds into large cap funds which is of
course more secure but it is giving less return to the investors. i thought of preparing
my own portfolio by investing 25 percent in money market and the rest of the 75
percent in mid cap equity To provide investors with opportunities for long term
growth in capital along with the liquidity of an open ended scheme by investing
predominantly in a well diversified basket of equity stocks of companies and in debt
and money market instruments.. The portfolio is mentioned below:-
                  MY LEARNING FROM PROJECT
   I have learnt many things which I might not be able to learn under class
   room training like looking at the stock market terminal and analyzing the
   stocks and thereby deducing about their performance and thus designing
   the portfolio on the basis of their performances. I want to share some of
   experience or learning with you.
 First and the most important I learnt about Mutual Fund Industry. Before
   this project I dint have much knowledge about Mutual funds. But now I
   have good knowledge about Mutual Funds.
 I learnt about marketing elements also. How the companies, banks and
   brokerage houses market their products in front of customer in presence
   of competitor’s products.
 I also learnt about the risk factor calculation of the mutual funds, how the
   various broking firms calculate the risk factors of various mutual funds.
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