Union Focused Fund Direct Growth

Union Focused Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Focused Fund

NAV as on 29-01-2025

₹ 24.84

1.8%

1D

Inception Returns

18.1%

/yr

About Union Focused Fund Direct Growth

Union Focused Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 13 August, 2019. The fund is managed by Pratik Dharmshi. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. Union Focused Fund Direct Growth has ₹428 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Nov 2024 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 1.5.

Returns

Union Focused Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 18.07% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 7.86%, 11.15% and 16.67% respectively.

Holdings

Union Focused Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Tech, Consumer Cyclical, Industrial, Communication, Health, Utilities, Consumer Defensive, Energy, Government. Its top holdings are ICICI Bank Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd, Infosys Ltd, Info Edge (India) Ltd, Tata Consumer Products 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 15%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 10% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt in case of long term.

Investment objective of Union Focused Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the scheme is to seek to generate capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of select equity and equity linked securities across market caps. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 1000.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. Union Focused Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
46 people have invested ₹ 8.8L in Union Focused Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

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3Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category

Union Focused Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio1.51%
Benchmark
S&P BSE 500 India TR INR
AUM₹428 Cr
Inception Date13 August, 2019
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹1000/₹500
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
154.83%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
Risk meter
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Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (29-Jan-25)

Period
Union Focused Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
focused fund
1M
-8%
-4.7%
-8%
3M
-5.3%
-7.5%
-8.1%
6M
-6.4%
-5.1%
-8.8%
1Y
7.9%
10.6%
10.9%
3Y
11.1%
11.9%
13.3%
5Y
16.7%
16.5%
16.2%

Fund Distribution

as on (30-Nov-24)

  • Equity 94.6%

  • Debt & Cash 5.4%

Large cap
66%

Mid cap
19.4%

Small cap
5.6%

Sector Allocation

Dec'24

Nov'24

Oct'24

Financial Services
22.2%
Industrial
16.1%
Tech
15%
Health
10.2%
Consumer Cyclical
9.7%
Communication
9.3%
Consumer Defensive
8%
Utilities
3.7%
Energy
3.6%
Basic Materials
2.1%
All changes are between Sep'24 and Nov'24
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
Fund Returns
2.19%
-4.82%
1.41%
Nifty 500
-0.60%
-6.52%
2.04%
  • This fund’s returns stands at 2.19% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at -0.60% as on Nov'24
  • This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 2.79% in Nov'24
Parameters
Dec'24
Nov'24
Oct'24
AUM
₹ 423.3 Cr
₹ 415.7 Cr
₹ 429.2 Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 423.3 Cr as of Dec'24
  • AUM increased by 7.7 Cr between Dec'24 and Nov'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Larsen & Toubro Ltd's allocation increased from 3.05% to 3.94%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd's allocation increased from 3.05% to 3.94%
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 7.43% to 8.06%
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 7.43% to 8.06%
HCL Technologies Ltd's allocation increased from 3.4% to 3.88%
HCL Technologies Ltd's allocation increased from 3.4% to 3.88%
Top Stocks sold last month
ICICI Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 8.35 % to 8.25 %
ICICI Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 8.35 % to 8.25 %
Varun Beverages Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 3.88 %
Varun Beverages Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 3.88 %
Bharti Airtel Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.85 % to 3.81 %
Bharti Airtel Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.85 % to 3.81 %

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

Dec'24
Financial Services
22%
Industrial
16%
Tech
15%
Nov'24
Financial Services
22%
Industrial
16%
Tech
15%
Fund
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
No of Holdings
32
32
33
Top 5 Company Concentration
32%
32.3%
30.7%
Company having highest exposure
ICICI Bank Ltd (8.2%)
ICICI Bank Ltd (8.3%)
ICICI Bank Ltd (6.9%)
No of Sectors
10
10
10
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
73.2%
70.3%
71.2%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (22.2%)
Financial Services (23.6%)
Financial Services (21.3%)
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Pratik Dharmshi
Pratik Dharmshi
Fund Manager of Union Focused Fund Direct Growth, since 9 December 2024
Fund House
Union Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd.
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹23.28K Cr
as on 29-Nov-2024
Address
Union Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd.,Unit 802, 8th Floor, Tower ‘A’,,Peninsula Business Park, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg,,Lower Parel (West)
Phone
+9102267483333
Website
investorcare@unionmf.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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In the last 1 year, Invesco India Focused Fund Direct Growth has given 24.46% return, outperforming this fund by 16.92%.
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In the last 5 years, ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 23.53% return, outperforming this fund by 7.25% per annum.
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In the last 3 years, HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 23.23% return, outperforming this fund by 12.73% per annum.

Union 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 18.07% since inception which is more than its category average return of 15.15%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 94.65% in Equity, 0.07% in Debt and 5.29% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹428 Cr

AUM size ₹428 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹428 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 5037 Cr
Expense Ratio 1.51%

Expense Ratio 1.51%

This fund has an expense ratio of 1.51% which is more than its category average expense ratio of 1.41%

Frequently Asked Questions for Union Focused Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Union Focused Fund Direct Growth is ₹24.84 as on 29-Jan-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 29-Jan-2025.
Union Focused Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-8.03%
-8.03%
6 Month Returns
-6.41%
-6.41%
1 Year Returns
7.86%
7.86%
3 Years Returns
37.31%
11.15%
5 Years Returns
116.19%
16.67%
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1.51% as on December 2024
₹428 Cr as on December 2024
ICICI Bank Ltd(8.04%), HDFC Bank Ltd(7.86%), Infosys Ltd(6.82%), Info Edge (India) Ltd(5.11%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd(4.27%) as on December 2024
Financial Services(22.56%), Tech(14.64%), Consumer Cyclical(13.07%) as on December 2024
The alpha ratio for the Union Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
Union Focused Fund Direct Growth
3.6
-0.25
1.53
As on December 2024
The alpha for Union 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 Union Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
Union Focused Fund Direct Growth
0.73
0.78
0.86
As on December 2024
The Beta for Union 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 Union Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
Union Focused Fund Direct Growth
1.03
0.61
0.8
As on December 2024
The sharpe ratio for Union 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 Union Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
Union Focused Fund Direct Growth
9.58
11.3
17.12
As on December 2024
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 1.02 as on December 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Pratik Dharmshi is the fund manager of Union Focused Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Union Focused Fund Direct Growth is 1%