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SBI Large cap fund and SBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund both the schemes are offered by the same fund house, that is, SBI Mutual Fund. In addition, both the schemes belong to the same large-cap category of Equity Funds. This large-cap category of equity funds form the top of the pyramid when equity funds are classified on the Basis of Market capitalization. The market capitalization of these companies is more than INR 10,000 crores. These companies are also known as bluechip companies and show steady growth and Earnings on a yearly basis. The companies forming part of the large-cap category are considered to be the market leaders in their Industry. Though both SBI Blue Chip Fund Vs SBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund belong to the same category yet there are differences between the same. So, let us understand the differences between both the schemes through this article.
SBI Mutual Fund manages and offers SBI Blue Chip Fund under the large-cap category. The objective of SBI Blue Chip Fund is to attain long-term Capital growth from a diversified Portfolio of equity stocks mostly forming part of the large-cap category. The scheme uses S&P BSE 100 Index as its benchmark to construct its portfolio.
HDFC Bank Limited, Larsen & Toubro Limited, ITC Limited, and Nestle India Limited are some of the top holdings of SBI Blue Chip Fund’s portfolio as on March 31, 2018.
SBI Blue Chip Fund is solely managed by Ms. Sohini Andani. Based on the investment composition of the scheme, it invests around 70-100% of its investment in equity and equity-related instruments while the remaining in money market instruments.
SBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund (earlier known as SBI Magnum Equity Fund) is also managed and offered by SBI Mutual Fund. This large-cap open-ended scheme was incepted on January 01, 1991. The scheme uses Nifty 50 as its benchmark to construct its portfolio and its objective is to attain capital growth in the long-term by predominantly Investing in equity and equity-related instruments of high-growth companies and the remaining proportion of the fund money in fixed Income instruments.
Some of the top holdings of SBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund as on March 31, 2018, included ICICI Bank Limited, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, Reliance Industries Limited, and Bharti Airtel Limited.
SBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund is solely managed by Mr. R. Srinivasan. SBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund is suitable for investors seeking long-term capital growth with relatively lower risk.
Though SBI Blue Chip Fund VsSBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund belong to the same category of equity fund and of the same fund house, nevertheless; there are differences between them. So, let us understand the differences between them by comparing numerous parameters that are divided into four sections. These sections are basics section, performance section, yearly performance section, and other details section.
Being the first section in the comparison, it includes parameters such as current NAV, scheme category, and Fincash Rating. The comparison of current NAV reveals that there is a drastic difference in the NAV of both the schemes. As on April 23, 2018, the NAV of SBI Blue Chip Fund is approximately INR 38 and of SBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund is INR 96.
The comparison of Fincash Rating states that SBI Blue Chip Fund is 4-Star rated scheme and SBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund is 3-Star rated scheme.
The comparison of scheme category reveals that both the schemes belong to the same category, that is, Equity Large Cap. The table given below shows the summary comparison of 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 Bluechip Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹87.2039 ↑ 0.23 (0.26 %) ₹50,447 on 31 Oct 24 14 Feb 06 ☆☆☆☆ Equity Large Cap 9 Moderately High 1.59 1.65 -0.32 0.54 Not Available 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) SBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹229.874 ↑ 0.94 (0.41 %) ₹5,750 on 31 Oct 24 27 Nov 06 ☆☆☆ Equity Sectoral 47 Moderately High 1.97 1.63 -0.03 1.84 Not Available 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)
It is the second section in the comparison of both the schemes. This section compares the Compounded Annual Growth Rate or CAGR returns between both the scheme. The comparison of performance section reveals that there is not much difference between the performance of both the schemes though in many instances SBI Blue Chip Fund leads the race. The summary comparison of performance section is tabulated as follows.
Parameters Performance 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since launch SBI Bluechip Fund
Growth
Fund Details -5.4% -2.6% 6.3% 21.2% 11.7% 16.2% 12.2% SBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund
Growth
Fund Details -5% -2.8% 5.8% 22.9% 10.1% 15.5% 12.5%
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This section compares the absolute returns generated by both the schemes for a particular year. It is the third section in the comparison of both the schemes. The comparison of yearly performance section also shows that in almost all the instances, SBI Blue Chip Fund leads the race. The table given below summarizes the comparison of yearly performance section.
Parameters Yearly Performance 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 SBI Bluechip Fund
Growth
Fund Details 22.6% 4.4% 26.1% 16.3% 11.6% SBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund
Growth
Fund Details 24.6% -2.3% 30.3% 13.5% 14.8%
It is the last section in the comparison of both the schemes that compares elements like AUM, minimum SIP and lumpsum investment and others. The comparison of minimum SIP investment shows that the SIP amount is common for both the schemes, that is, INR 500. However, the minimum lumpsum investment for both the schemes is different. For SBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund the lumpsum amount is INR 1,000 and for SBI Blue Chip Fund is INR 5,000.
The comparison of AUM shows that there is a difference between the AUM of both the schemes. As on March 31, 2018, the AUM of SBI Blue Chip Fund was approximately INR 17,724 Crores and of SBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund was approximately INR 2,044 Crores.
The summary comparison of other details section is tabulated as follows.
Parameters Other Details Min SIP Investment Min Investment Fund Manager SBI Bluechip Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹500 ₹5,000 Saurabh Pant - 0.59 Yr. SBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹500 ₹1,000 Rohit Shimpi - 2.84 Yr.
SBI Bluechip Fund
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Oct 19 ₹10,000 31 Oct 20 ₹9,583 31 Oct 21 ₹15,002 31 Oct 22 ₹15,434 31 Oct 23 ₹16,840 31 Oct 24 ₹21,726 SBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Oct 19 ₹10,000 31 Oct 20 ₹9,589 31 Oct 21 ₹15,083 31 Oct 22 ₹14,923 31 Oct 23 ₹16,023 31 Oct 24 ₹20,885
SBI Bluechip Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.14% Equity 94.86% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 27.82% Consumer Cyclical 16.04% Consumer Defensive 11.27% Technology 9.04% Industrials 8.24% Health Care 7.1% Basic Materials 5.66% Energy 4.68% Communication Services 2.69% Real Estate 2.32% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 09 | HDFCBANK8% ₹4,244 Cr 24,450,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 06 | ICICIBANK7% ₹3,748 Cr 29,000,000 ITC Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | ITC5% ₹2,459 Cr 50,300,000 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 | INFY5% ₹2,407 Cr 13,700,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 09 | LT4% ₹2,245 Cr 6,198,441 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 15 | RELIANCE4% ₹2,078 Cr 15,600,000 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | TCS4% ₹1,811 Cr 4,562,331 Divi's Laboratories Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 12 | DIVISLAB3% ₹1,609 Cr 2,731,710 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 16 | KOTAKBANK3% ₹1,593 Cr 9,200,000 Britannia Industries Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 14 | 5008253% ₹1,490 Cr 2,601,838 SBI Magnum Equity ESG Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.7% Equity 98.3% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 33.09% Technology 20.85% Consumer Cyclical 15.87% Industrials 12.31% Basic Materials 5.46% Health Care 3.58% Energy 2.8% Consumer Defensive 2.61% Utility 1.73% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 03 | INFY8% ₹507 Cr 2,701,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 09 | HDFCBANK8% ₹505 Cr 2,917,400 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 09 | ICICIBANK7% ₹444 Cr 3,485,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | 5322155% ₹282 Cr 2,290,000 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 | TCS5% ₹278 Cr 651,034
↑ 70,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 16 | LT4% ₹269 Cr 731,709
↓ -80,000 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | KOTAKBANK4% ₹229 Cr 1,235,000
↓ -80,000 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 20 | MARUTI4% ₹216 Cr 163,000 UltraTech Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 19 | 5325383% ₹207 Cr 175,000
↓ -40,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 09 | SBIN3% ₹191 Cr 2,430,000
Therefore, from the above parameters, it can be said that both the schemes differ with each other even though they belong to the same category. Resultantly, individuals should be careful before investing in any of the schemes and understand its modalities completely. They should also ensure whether the scheme matches their investment objective or not. This will help individuals to ensure that their objectives are attained on time and in a hassle-free manner.