UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth

UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 17-04-2025

₹ 15.54

1.1%

1D

Inception Returns

12.9%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

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505 people have invested ₹ 34.1L in UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth

UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 25 August, 2021. The fund is managed by Vishal Chopda. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth has ₹2497 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.7.

Returns

UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 12.86% since inception. Over the last 1 and 3 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 9.29% and 15.84% respectively.

Holdings

UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical, Industrial, Tech, Consumer Defensive, Health, Basic Materials, Communication, Utilities, Energy, Real Estate. Its top holdings are HDFC Bank Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd, Infosys Ltd, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Godrej 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 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 UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in equity & equity related instruments of maximum 30 stocks across market caps. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme would be achieved.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.69%
Benchmark
Nifty 500 TR INR
AUM₹2497 Cr
Inception Date25 August, 2021
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹5000/₹500
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
13.6%
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

INDmoney Rank for UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth

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47% Performance
49% Risk Management
81% Cost
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Underperforms benchmarks during bull run

Trailing Returns

as on (17-Apr-25)

Period
UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
focused fund
1M
6.6%
5%
6.2%
3M
0.8%
0%
-1.5%
6M
-7.5%
-7.5%
-8.5%
1Y
9.3%
6.7%
7.5%
3Y
15.8%
13.3%
13.9%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Equity 97.7%

  • Debt & Cash 2.3%

Large cap
72.6%

Mid cap
23.1%

Small cap
2%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Financial Services
32.3%
Consumer Cyclical
11.5%
Industrial
11%
Tech
9.6%
Consumer Defensive
8.2%
Health
6.3%
Basic Materials
5.5%
Communication
5.4%
Utilities
4.4%
Energy
3.1%
Real Estate
2.7%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
Fund Returns
6.16%
-7.35%
-0.82%
Nifty 500
7.25%
-7.88%
-4.01%
  • This fund’s returns stands at 6.16% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at 7.25% as on Mar'25
  • This fund underperformed Nifty 500 by 1.09% in Mar'25
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 2.5K Cr
₹ 2.4K Cr
₹ 2.6K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 2.5K Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM increased by 135.4 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Tata Steel Ltd's allocation increased from 1.8% to 2.29%
Tata Steel Ltd's allocation increased from 1.8% to 2.29%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd's allocation increased from 3.22% to 3.65%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd's allocation increased from 3.22% to 3.65%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd's allocation increased from 3.93% to 4.32%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd's allocation increased from 3.93% to 4.32%
Top Stocks sold last month
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 10.08 % to 9.99 %
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 10.08 % to 9.99 %
Infosys Ltd's allocation decreased from 7.43 % to 6.07 %
Infosys Ltd's allocation decreased from 7.43 % to 6.07 %
LTIMindtree Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.64 % to 3.35 %
LTIMindtree Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.64 % to 3.35 %
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 1.8% to 2%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 1.8% to 2%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 22% to 23.1%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 22% to 23.1%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 74% to 72.6%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 74% to 72.6%
Cash allocation has gone up from 2.2% to 2.3%
Cash allocation has gone up from 2.2% to 2.3%

Top 3 Sectors in March were Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical & Tech

Mar'25
Financial Services
32%
Consumer Cyclical
12%
Industrial
11%
Feb'25
Financial Services
33%
Consumer Cyclical
12%
Tech
11%
  • Equity

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
HDFC Bank Ltd
HDFC Bank Ltd
9.99%
-0.7%
ICICI Bank Ltd
ICICI Bank Ltd
9.83%
-2.7%
Infosys Ltd
Infosys Ltd
6.07%
-7.2%
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Bharti Airtel Ltd
5.29%
-1.7%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd
4.32%
0.6%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth
UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth
9.29%
15.84%
-
12.86%
HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option
HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option
18.68%
23.62%
31.77%
15.89%
Invesco India Focused Fund Direct Growth
Invesco India Focused Fund Direct Growth
15.34%
21.78%
-
25.6%
SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth
SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth
14.33%
13.22%
22.18%
15.76%
  • Gainers

  • Losers

Top Growth Drivers
1M Return
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd
14.4%
HDFC Bank Ltd
HDFC Bank Ltd
10.1%
ICICI Bank Ltd
ICICI Bank Ltd
7.4%
Fund
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
No of Holdings
31
31
32
Top 5 Company Concentration
35.5%
36.2%
35.2%
Company having highest exposure
HDFC Bank Ltd (10%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (10.1%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (9.3%)
No of Sectors
11
11
11
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
72.6%
73.8%
73.9%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (32.3%)
Financial Services (33%)
Financial Services (30.4%)
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Vishal Chopda
Vishal Chopda
Fund Manager of UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth, since 2 May 2022
Top funds managed
Fund House
UTI Asset Management Co Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹2.21L Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
PMS Division, UTI - Tower, “Gn” Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai- 400051
Phone
+912266786666
Website
pms_care@uti.co.in

UTI 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 12.86% since inception which is less than its category average return of 15.15%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 97.7% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 2.3% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹2497 Cr

AUM size ₹2497 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹2497 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 4979 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.69%

Expense Ratio 0.69%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.69% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.45%
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Frequently Asked Questions for UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth is ₹15.54 as on 17-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 17-Apr-2025.
UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
6.64%
6.64%
6 Month Returns
-7.49%
-7.49%
1 Year Returns
9.29%
9.29%
3 Years Returns
55.46%
15.84%
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0.69% as on March 2025
₹2497 Cr as on March 2025
HDFC Bank Ltd(9.99%), ICICI Bank Ltd(9.83%), Infosys Ltd(6.07%), Bharti Airtel Ltd(5.29%), Godrej Consumer Products Ltd(4.32%) as on March 2025
Financial Services(31.59%), Consumer Cyclical(11.26%), Industrial(10.7%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth
0.87
2.4
-
As on March 2025
The alpha for UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth is calculated against Nifty 500 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 UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth
1.01
0.92
-
As on March 2025
The Beta for UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty 500 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 UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth
0.09
0.66
-
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty 500 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 UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth
17.36
14.38
-
As on March 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 1.1 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.42 as on March 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Vishal Chopda is the fund manager of UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of UTI Focused Fund Direct Growth is 1%