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SBI Magnum mid cap fund and L&T Midcap Fund both belong to the Mid Cap Category of Equity Funds. Both these schemes invest their accumulated fund money in equity and equity-related instruments of companies having a Market capitalization between INR 500 – INR 10,000 Crores. Though both the schemes belong to the same category yet; there are differences with respect to their performance, AUM, current NAV, and many other related factors. So, let us understand the differences between SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund and L&T Midcap Fund through this article.
SBI Mid Cap Fund is offered by SBI Mutual Fund under Mid Cap category. It is an open-ended scheme which was launched on March 29, 2005. The scheme’s objective is to attain Capital growth in long-term by Investing in equity and equity-related instruments of Mid Cap companies. The scheme uses Nifty MidSmallcap 400 Index to construct its Portfolio.
The top 10 holdings of SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund’s portfolio include Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited, Dixon Technologies (India) Limited, Sheela Foam Limited, and Federal Bank Limited.
The fund is suitable for investors looking for capital appreciation for long-term tenure. The scheme follows bottom-up approach of stock selection.
L&T Midcap Fund is an open-ended equity fund which was incepted on August 09, 2004. The fund house who owns the L&T Midcap Fund is L&T Mutual Fund. The scheme’s objective is to attain capital appreciation by investing in shares of Mid Cap companies. The scheme uses Nifty Free Float Midcap 100 Index to construct its portfolio.
The top 10 constituents of L&T Mid Cap Fund’s portfolio include Sundaram Finance Limited, IndusInd Bank Limited, Union Bank of India, Canara Bank, Oberoi Realty Limited, and much more.
The parameters or elements that are used to compare both the scheme are divided into four categories, namely, basic section, performance section, yearly performance section, and other details section. So, let us have a look at each of these parameters and see how the funds stand against each other.
The elements compared in this section include Category of Scheme, Fincash Rating, Current NAV, AUM, expense ratio and much more. To begin with the scheme’s category, we can see that both the schemes belong to the same category, that is, Equity Mid Cap.
Fincash Rating, it can be said that L&T Midcap Fund has a 4-Star rating, while SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund has 3-Star rating.
The following table summarizes the various comparison components of the basics section.
Parameters Basics NAV Net Assets (Cr) Launch Date Rating Category Sub Cat. Category Rank Risk Expense Ratio Sharpe Ratio Information Ratio Alpha Ratio Benchmark Exit Load SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹215.408 ↑ 2.36 (1.11 %) ₹16,856 on 31 Mar 24 29 Mar 05 ☆☆☆ Equity Mid Cap 28 Moderately High 1.88 2.97 -0.48 2.34 Not Available 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Essel Long Term Advantage Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹26.7194 ↑ 0.09 (0.34 %) ₹60 on 31 Mar 24 30 Dec 15 Equity ELSS Moderately High 0 1.91 -1.2 -5.52 Not Available NIL
As the name mentions, this scheme compares the CAGR performance of both the schemes at various time frames. Some of the timeframes for which the performance is compared are 1 Month, 3 Months, 1 Year, 5 Years, and Since Inception. When we look at the performance of both the schemes in almost all the time periods, L&T Midcap Fund has performed better as compared to SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund. However, the difference between both the schemes is not much. The table given below tabulates the performance of both the schemes at different timeframes.
Parameters Performance 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since launch SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details 2.9% 6.4% 16.6% 36.9% 25.2% 25.2% 17.3% Essel Long Term Advantage Fund
Growth
Fund Details 3.2% 1.9% 12.5% 27.3% 16% 14% 12.4%
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This category gives the absolute performance of both the schemes on a yearly Basis. Here, too we can say that; L&T Midcap Fund’s performance is better as compared to SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund in many instances. The yearly performance of both the schemes is tabulated as follows.
Parameters Yearly Performance 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details 34.5% 3% 52.2% 30.4% 0.1% Essel Long Term Advantage Fund
Growth
Fund Details 24.1% -2% 29.4% 8.5% 7.9%
This section is the last section in case of comparison between both the schemes. Some of the comparison elements that form part of this section include, Minimum SIP Investment and Minimum Lumpsum Investment. The Minimum SIP investment in case of both the schemes is same, that is, INR 500. Similarly, the Minimum Lumpsum Investment is also same for both the schemes, that is, INR 5,000.
SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund is managed by Ms Sohini Andani.
The Fund Managers managing the L&T Midcap Fund are Mr. S. N. Lahiri and Mr. Vihang Naik.
The table given below summarizes the elements of other details section.
Parameters Other Details Min SIP Investment Min Investment Fund Manager SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹500 ₹5,000 Bhavin Vithlani - 0 Yr. Essel Long Term Advantage Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹500 ₹500 Aditya Mulki - 2.06 Yr.
SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 19 ₹10,000 30 Apr 20 ₹8,195 30 Apr 21 ₹15,072 30 Apr 22 ₹19,385 30 Apr 23 ₹20,670 30 Apr 24 ₹29,053 Essel Long Term Advantage Fund
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 19 ₹10,000 30 Apr 20 ₹8,144 30 Apr 21 ₹11,787 30 Apr 22 ₹13,690 30 Apr 23 ₹14,150 30 Apr 24 ₹18,250
SBI Magnum Mid Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 8.15% Equity 91.85% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Consumer Cyclical 28.05% Financial Services 17.04% Industrials 13.93% Basic Materials 9.02% Health Care 8.31% Real Estate 4.57% Utility 4.16% Consumer Defensive 3.09% Communication Services 2.04% Technology 1.63% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity CRISIL Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 21 | 5000924% ₹707 Cr 1,395,281
↓ -4,719 Torrent Power Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 | 5327794% ₹702 Cr 5,169,750 Thermax Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 13 | THERMAX4% ₹634 Cr 1,511,202 Sundaram Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | SUNDARMFIN4% ₹617 Cr 1,490,000 Tube Investments of India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 20 | 5407623% ₹523 Cr 1,400,000 Indian Hotels Co Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | 5008503% ₹513 Cr 8,682,397 Schaeffler India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 14 | SCHAEFFLER3% ₹456 Cr 1,623,740 Max Healthcare Institute Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 21 | 5432203% ₹451 Cr 5,500,000
↑ 1,000,000 K.P.R. Mill Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | 5328893% ₹438 Cr 5,260,011
↑ 984,735 Bajaj Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | 5000343% ₹435 Cr 600,000
↑ 200,000 Essel Long Term Advantage Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.65% Equity 98.35% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 25.72% Technology 16.63% Industrials 12.05% Health Care 11.99% Consumer Cyclical 9.09% Consumer Defensive 9% Basic Materials 5.79% Energy 4.57% Communication Services 3.51% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 20 | INFY6% ₹4 Cr 25,000 Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | SUNPHARMA6% ₹3 Cr 20,500 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | HDFCBANK5% ₹3 Cr 21,500 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | RELIANCE5% ₹3 Cr 9,268 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | 5411544% ₹3 Cr 7,900 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 16 | ICICIBANK4% ₹3 Cr 23,609 Tata Motors Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | TATAMOTORS4% ₹2 Cr 22,000 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 20 | TCS3% ₹2 Cr 5,265
↑ 800 SBI Life Insurance Company Limited (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 22 | 5407193% ₹2 Cr 13,500 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹2 Cr 16,000
Thus, from the above elements, it can be said that both the schemes differ on account of various parameters. However, it is always advised to individuals to understand a scheme’s modalities completely before investing. They should check if the fund’s objective is in-line with theirs. They should also check various parameters such as returns, Underlying asset portfolio, fund manager managing the scheme and much more. Additionally, they can take help of a financial advisor, if required. Through this individual can ensure that their money is safe and their objectives are met timely.