HDFC Equity Fund Vs Mirae Asset India Equity Fund

HDFC Equity Fund and Mirae Asset India Equity Fund both the schemes belong to the large-cap category of Equity Funds. Large cap funds invest their accumulated funds in shares of large-cap companies. The share prices of these companies do not fluctuate much as compared to mid-cap and small cap companies. Moreover, during downturns, investors try to flock their investments towards large cap companies. Also referred as bluechip companies these companies provide consistent returns and growth. Though both HDFC Equity Fund and Mirae Asset India Equity Fund belong to the same category of large-cap funds, nevertheless; there are a lot of differences in their performance, AUM, and other parameters. So, let us understand the differences between both the schemes through this article.

HDFC Equity Fund

HDFC Mutual Fund manages the HDFC Equity Fund scheme. It is an open-ended scheme that invests its fund money in shares of large-sized companies. The scheme is in existence for more than 2 decades. The investment discipline of HDFC Equity Fund consists of focus on value, consistent focus on quality, controlled exposure to midcaps, and diversified yet focused approach towards Investing.

As on January 31, 2018, some of the shares that form part of HDFC Equity Fund include ICICI Bank Limited, Larsen & Toubro Limited, State Bank of India, and Reliance Industries Limited.

HDFC Equity Fund uses Nifty 500 Index as its benchmark to build its Portfolio.

Mirae Asset India Equity Fund (Erstwhile Mirae Asset India Opportunities Fund)

Mirae Asset India Equity Fund (earlier known as Mirae Asset India Opportunities Fund) is an open-ended large-cap scheme which is in existence for nearly a decade. This scheme is managed by Mirae Asset Mutual Fund and uses S&P BSE 200 Index as a benchmark to construct its portfolio. The portfolio is constructed considering the core and tactical portions. The core portion ensures that investment in done in quality businesses while tactical portion ensures to take advantages of short-to-medium chances. The investment objective of this scheme is to attain Capital growth in the long term by capitalizing investment chances.

The Top 10 holdings that form part of the scheme’s portfolio as on January 2018, include Infosys Limited, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, Reliance Industries Limited, and Maruti Suzuki India Limited.

HDFC Equity Fund Vs Mirae Asset India Equity Fund

Though both the schemes belong to the same category however, there are a lot of differences between them based on different parameters such as AUM, Current NAV, performance, and other factors. So, let us compare and analyze the differences between both the schemes on various parameters which are divided into four sections, namely, Basics Section, Performance Section, Yearly Performance Section, and Other Details Section.

Basics Section

Basics Section is the first section of comparison between both the schemes. The comparable parameters that form part of this section include Current NAV, AUM, Scheme Category, expense ratio, Fincash Rating and many more.

As per Fincash Rating, it shows that Mirae Asset Mutual Fund’s scheme is a 5-Star scheme and HDFC Equity Fund is a 3-Star scheme.

With respect to the scheme’s category, both of them belong to the same category that is, Equity Large Cap. The summary of basics section is tabulated as follows.

Performance Section

The Performance Section compares the Compounded Annual Growth Rate or CAGR Returns of both the schemes. This performance is compared at different time intervals such as 1 Month Return, 6 Month Return, 3 Year Return, and 5 Year Return. On a hindsight, it can be said that there is not much significant difference between the returns generated by both the schemes. At certain time frame, the returns generated by HDFC Equity Fund are higher while in others the returns of Mirae Asset India Equity Fund are higher. The table given below summarizes the performance of both the schemes.

Yearly Performance Section

The Yearly Performance Section compares the absolute returns of both the schemes for a particular year. In case of yearly performance for certain years, there is not much difference in the returns generated by both the schemes while for some year it is. The summary of yearly performance section is tabulated as follows.

Other Details Section

This is the last section in the comparison of both the schemes. The parameters forming part of Other Details Section include Minimum SIP Investment and Minimum Lumpsum Investment. The minimum SIP investment for both the schemes is different wherein; the SIP amount of HDFC Equity Fund is INR 500 and SIP amount of Mirae Asset India Equity Fund is INR 1,000. However, the minimum lumpsum amount is same for both the schemes is same, that is, INR 5,000.

The summary of both the scheme is tabulated as follows.

Mr. Rakesh Vyas and Mr. Prashant Jain together manage the HDFC Equity Fund.

The fund managers managing the scheme are Mr. Neelesh Surana and Mr. Harshad Borawake.

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