Union Focused Fund Direct Growth

Union Focused Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Focused Fund

NAV as on 19-11-2024

₹ 25.88

0.2%

1D

Inception Returns

19.7%

/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 Hardick Bora, Sanjay Bembalkar. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. Union Focused Fund Direct Growth has ₹416 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Oct 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 19.73% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 20.48%, 10.95% and 18.41% respectively.

Holdings

Union Focused Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Tech, Industrial, Health, Consumer Cyclical, Communication, Consumer Defensive, Energy, Utilities, Basic Materials. Its top holdings are ICICI Bank Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd, Infosys Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd, Info Edge (India) 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

Annualised

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
43 people have invested ₹ 6L 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₹416 Cr
Inception Date13 August, 2019
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹1000/₹500
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
154.83%
STCGRedeeming before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
Risk meter
pointer
Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (19-Nov-24)

Period
Union Focused Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
focused fund
1M
-3.6%
-6.1%
-5.7%
3M
-1.6%
-5.5%
-3.2%
6M
5.3%
4.1%
7.3%
1Y
20.5%
25.2%
28.4%
3Y
10.9%
12.9%
14.1%
5Y
18.4%
17.7%
18.1%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Oct-24)

  • Equity 94.7%

  • Debt & Cash 5.3%

Large cap
64.2%

Mid cap
17%

Small cap
13.4%

Sector Allocation

Oct'24

Sep'24

Aug'24

Financial Services
23.6%
Tech
13.8%
Industrial
13.4%
Health
10.4%
Consumer Cyclical
9.1%
Communication
8.8%
Consumer Defensive
8%
Energy
5.7%
Utilities
4.3%
Basic Materials
2.9%
All changes are between Aug'24 and Oct'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
Fund Returns
-4.82%
1.41%
1.54%
Nifty 500
-6.52%
2.04%
0.97%
  • This fund’s returns stands at -4.82% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at -6.52% as on Oct'24
  • This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 1.69% in Oct'24
Parameters
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
AUM
₹ 429.2 Cr
₹ 429.2 Cr
₹ 426.5 Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 429.2 Cr as of Oct'24
  • AUM has remained same between Oct'24 and Sep'24
Top Stocks bought last month
ICICI Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 6.93% to 8.35%
ICICI Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 6.93% to 8.35%
Infosys Ltd's allocation increased from 5.44% to 6.57%
Infosys Ltd's allocation increased from 5.44% to 6.57%
NTPC Ltd's allocation increased from 2.92% to 4.03%
NTPC Ltd's allocation increased from 2.92% to 4.03%
Top Stocks sold last month
Reliance Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.81 % to 5.41 %
Reliance Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.81 % to 5.41 %
Info Edge (India) Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.76 % to 4.52 %
Info Edge (India) Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.76 % to 4.52 %
Bharti Airtel Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.66 % to 3.85 %
Bharti Airtel Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.66 % to 3.85 %
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 12.6% to 13.4%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 12.6% to 13.4%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 16.2% to 17%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 16.2% to 17%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 65.6% to 64.2%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 65.6% to 64.2%
Cash allocation has gone down from 5.6% to 5.3%
Cash allocation has gone down from 5.6% to 5.3%

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

Oct'24
Financial Services
24%
Tech
14%
Industrial
13%
Sep'24
Financial Services
21%
Tech
15%
Industrial
14%
  • Gainers

  • Losers

Top Growth Drivers
1M Return
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd
4.9%
Fund
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
No of Holdings
32
33
32
Top 5 Company Concentration
32.3%
30.7%
29.8%
Company having highest exposure
ICICI Bank Ltd (8.3%)
ICICI Bank Ltd (6.9%)
ICICI Bank Ltd (6.7%)
No of Sectors
10
10
12
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
70.3%
71.2%
75.3%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (23.6%)
Financial Services (21.3%)
Industrial (19.6%)
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Hardick Bora
Hardick Bora
Fund Manager of Union Focused Fund Direct Growth, since 5 January 2021
Sanjay Bembalkar
Sanjay Bembalkar
Fund Manager of Union Focused Fund Direct Growth, since 25 January 2023
Fund House
Union Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd.
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹22.24K Cr
as on 31-Oct-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 52.77% return, outperforming this fund by 32.29%.
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In the last 3 years, HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 24.67% return, outperforming this fund by 13.73% per annum.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 3.1% drop in AUM moving from 429.19 Cr to 415.68 Cr.
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In the last 5 years, ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 24.83% return, outperforming this fund by 6.43% per annum.

Union Focused Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Risk meter
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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 19.73% since inception which is more than its category average return of 16.7%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 94.69% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 5.31% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹416 Cr

AUM size ₹416 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹416 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 4697 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 1.46%

Frequently Asked Questions for Union Focused Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Union Focused Fund Direct Growth is ₹25.88 as on 19-Nov-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 19-Nov-2024.
Union Focused Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-3.58%
-3.58%
6 Month Returns
5.29%
5.29%
1 Year Returns
20.48%
20.48%
3 Years Returns
36.57%
10.95%
5 Years Returns
132.73%
18.41%
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1.51% as on October 2024
₹416 Cr as on October 2024
ICICI Bank Ltd(8.35%), HDFC Bank Ltd(7.43%), Infosys Ltd(6.57%), Reliance Industries Ltd(5.41%), Info Edge (India) Ltd(4.52%) as on October 2024
Financial Services(22.35%), Tech(13.07%), Industrial(12.67%) as on October 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
-1.57
-1.83
0.71
As on October 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
0.78
0.8
0.87
As on October 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
1.6
0.51
0.8
As on October 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
11.33
11.54
17.12
As on October 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 0.85 as on October 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Hardick Bora, Sanjay Bembalkar are the fund managers of Union Focused Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Union Focused Fund Direct Growth is 1%