LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth

LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Focused Fund

NAV as on 21-02-2025

₹ 20.96

-0.3%

1D

Inception Returns

10.7%

/yr

About LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth

LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 17 November, 2017. The fund is managed by Sumit Bhatnagar. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth has ₹134 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jan 2025 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 1.6.

Returns

LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 10.72% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 4.66%, 9.39% and 14.01% respectively.

Holdings

LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Industrial, Tech, Health, Real Estate, Consumer Defensive, Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials. Its top holdings are Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, Quadrant Future Tek Ltd, Tata Consumer Products Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd, Shriram Finance Ltd

Taxation

As it is a focused fund mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.

Investment objective of LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the Scheme is to provide long term capital appreciation by investing in concentrated portfolio of large cap focused equity and equity related instruments of up to 30 companies and balance in debt and money market instruments. However there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 200.00. LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

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62 people have invested ₹ 3.9L in LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank for LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth

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17
/19
37% Performance
40% Risk Management
0% Cost
17 out of 19 among focused fund
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3Y returns in the top 25% of the category
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Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
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5Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category
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Smaller AUM within category

LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio1.61%
Benchmark
S&P BSE 500 India TR INR
AUM₹134 Cr
Inception Date17 November, 2017
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹5000/₹200
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
247.38%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
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Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (21-Feb-25)

Period
LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
focused fund
1M
-6%
-2.8%
-4.9%
3M
-6%
-4.5%
-6.4%
6M
-12.9%
-10.9%
-9.9%
1Y
4.7%
3.5%
5.7%
3Y
9.4%
12.6%
13.3%
5Y
14%
15.9%
15.8%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Jan-25)

  • Equity 97%

  • Debt & Cash 3%

Large cap
45.3%

Small cap
35.9%

Mid cap
10.1%

Sector Allocation

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Financial Services
37.7%
Industrial
21.3%
Tech
11.1%
Health
7.1%
Real Estate
6.7%
Consumer Defensive
5.9%
Consumer Cyclical
5.3%
Basic Materials
4.9%
All changes are between Nov'24 and Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
Fund Returns
-3.12%
0.78%
Nifty 500
-2.02%
-0.60%
Parameters
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
AUM
₹ 134 Cr
₹ 143.1 Cr
₹ 142.7 Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 134 Cr as of Jan'25
  • AUM decreased by 9.1 Cr between Jan'25 and Dec'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 8.49% to 9.27%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 8.49% to 9.27%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd's allocation increased from 4.97% to 5.71%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd's allocation increased from 4.97% to 5.71%
CreditAccess Grameen Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation increased from 2.19% to 2.74%
CreditAccess Grameen Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation increased from 2.19% to 2.74%
Top Stocks sold last month
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.73 % to 5.63 %
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.73 % to 5.63 %
Shriram Finance Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.89 % to 4.72 %
Shriram Finance Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.89 % to 4.72 %
Artemis Medicare Services Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation decreased from 4.41 % to 4.41 %
Artemis Medicare Services Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation decreased from 4.41 % to 4.41 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 10.4% to 10.1%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 10.4% to 10.1%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 43.7% to 45.3%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 43.7% to 45.3%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 42.1% to 35.9%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 42.1% to 35.9%
Cash allocation has gone down from 3.7% to 3%
Cash allocation has gone down from 3.7% to 3%

Top 3 Sectors in January were Financial Services, Industrial & Tech

Jan'25
Financial Services
38%
Industrial
21%
Tech
11%
Dec'24
Financial Services
37%
Industrial
17%
Tech
12%
  • Gainers

  • Losers

Fund
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
No of Holdings
31
30
32
Top 5 Company Concentration
31.2%
28.5%
30.6%
Company having highest exposure
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (9.3%)
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (8.5%)
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (8.1%)
No of Sectors
8
8
8
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
83.9%
82.6%
82.1%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (37.7%)
Financial Services (37.2%)
Financial Services (40.3%)
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Sumit Bhatnagar
Sumit Bhatnagar
Fund Manager of LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth, since 1 July 2024
Fund House
LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management Limited
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹30.15K Cr
as on 31-Jan-2025
Address
LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management Limited,4th Floor, Industrial Assurance Building,,Opp. Churchgate Station,
Phone
+91022-66016000
Website
licmfamc@licmutual.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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Over the last 1 month, this fund has increased expense ratio by 3.2% moving from 1.56 to 1.61.
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In the last 3 years, HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 24.05% return, outperforming this fund by 14.66% per annum.
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In the last 5 years, ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 24.18% return, outperforming this fund by 10.1% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, Invesco India Focused Fund Direct Growth has given 16.05% return, outperforming this fund by 11.19%.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 11.5% drop in AUM moving from 151.43 Cr to 133.99 Cr.

LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Very High Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 10.72% since inception which is less than its category average return of 14.91%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 97.05% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 2.95% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹134 Cr

AUM size ₹134 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹134 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 4908 Cr
Expense Ratio 1.61%

Expense Ratio 1.61%

This fund has an expense ratio of 1.61% which is more than its category average expense ratio of 1.44%

Frequently Asked Questions for LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth is ₹20.96 as on 21-Feb-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 21-Feb-2025.
LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-6.05%
-6.05%
6 Month Returns
-12.85%
-12.85%
1 Year Returns
4.66%
4.66%
3 Years Returns
30.9%
9.39%
5 Years Returns
92.61%
14.01%
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1.61% as on January 2025
₹134 Cr as on January 2025
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd(9.27%), Quadrant Future Tek Ltd(5.85%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd(5.71%), HDFC Bank Ltd(5.63%), Shriram Finance Ltd(4.72%) as on January 2025
Financial Services(36.55%), Industrial(20.71%), Tech(10.82%) as on January 2025
The alpha ratio for the LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth
2.54
-1.91
-1.01
As on January 2025
The alpha for LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Higher alpha indicates that this fund has generated extra returns compared to the benchmark index. An alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%.
The Beta ratio for the LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth
1.11
0.89
0.9
As on January 2025
The Beta for LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Beta tells the volatility of the mutual fund relative to its benchmark. If the beta of a mutual fund is more than 1, then the mutual fund is more volatile than its benchmark. If beta is less than 1, then the mutual fund is less volatile than the benchmark.
The sharpe ratio for the LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth
0.44
0.4
0.62
As on January 2025
The sharpe ratio for LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Sharpe ratio tells risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's returns have been relative to the risk it has taken on.
The standard deviation for the LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth
14.49
13.09
17.85
As on January 2025
Standard deviation tells the volatility of the returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Standard deviation, the higher the volatility of the fund's returns.
Sortino ratio is 0.67 as on January 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Sumit Bhatnagar is the fund manager of LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of LIC MF Focused Fund Direct Growth is 1%