BSE Sensex and S&P Nifty advanced 2.23 per cent and 1.48 per cent last month. Index fund category returns during the period were slightly lower at 1.29 per cent. Pharma sector funds were the worst hit during the month with a return of -2.68 per cent.
| Leaders Diversified funds | ||
| 1 month | 1 year | |
| SBI Mag. Sec. Em. Business | -3.98 | 118.37 |
| SBI Magnum Global Fund | 0.32 | 101.69 |
| SBI Magnum Sector - Contra | -0.13 | 97.93 |
| SBI Magnum Multi. Plus | 0.64 | 93.74 |
| Reliance Growth | -0.73 | 88.86 |
| Taurus Discovery | -7.33 | 88.67 |
| Franklin India Prima | -0.47 | 83.85 |
| Prudential ICICI Discovery | -0.31 | 82.74 |
| Birla SunLife Equity | -0.25 | 79.87 |
| Sundaram Select Midcap | -1.63 | 78.28 |
However, over the past year all categories have done well, with only petroleum sector fund returns going below 30 per cent. The best performing category, FMCG funds returned 87.44 per cent for the month.
| Laggards Diversified funds | ||
| 1 month | 1 year | |
| PRINCIPAL Global Opp. | 2.83 | 14.40 |
| LIC Equity Fund | -5.51 | 31.22 |
| Deutsche Investment Opp. | -2.23 | 34.68 |
| Deutsche Alpha Equity | -0.45 | 36.30 |
| Birla India Opportunities | -1.84 | 37.87 |
| LIC MF Growth | -4.17 | 41.11 |
| UTI Master Growth | -0.10 | 43.33 |
| UTI Masterplus Unit Sch | 0.80 | 43.85 |
| ING Vysya Equity | -2.56 | 44.17 |
| UTI Mastershare | 0.48 | 44.93 |
| Source: www.mutualfundsindia.com | ||
Diversified funds managed 59.19 per cent. SBI Mutual Fund
