Small-caps

Indian small-caps run risk of extended selloff amid slowing earnings

Key gauges of small- and mid-sized companies have tumbled since hitting September highs, putting them close to a so-called technical correction of a 10 per cent peak-to-trough decline

Indian midcap, smallcap stock rally in 2024 is the best in the world

Midcap Index, SmallCap index: The mid- and small-cap indices on the NSE back home have gained 25.7 per cent and 26.7 per cent, respectively in CY24

Mid, smallcap rally may pause to take a breather in Samvat 2081: Analysts

Stock Market Samvat 2081 Outlook: Analysts suggest investors put most of their investible surplus in the safety of large-cap stocks

Weathering the storm: Strategies for managing risks amid market turbulence

Market volatility is inevitable; staying focused on long-term goals is key to navigating it successfully

Premier Explosives stock soars 10% on turning ex-split; up 109% in 11 days

Thus far in the calendar year 2024, the stock price of Premier Explosives has zoomed 181 per cent.

Small-cap MF assets soar 83% to Rs 2.43 trn in FY24 on retail investor boom

Influx of flows, upsurge in retail investors' participation and bullish market conditions have boosted the assets for the small-cap mutual fund category to Rs 2.43 lakh crore mark at the end of March 2024, marking an 83 per cent surge compared to the previous year. The surge in assets was complemented by an increase in the number of investors, with the number of folios reaching 1.9 crore in March 2024 from 1.09 crore a year ago, adding an investor base of 81 lakh. This shows investors' inclination for small-cap funds. Gopal Kavalireddi, Vice President - Research at FYERS, said that the growth trajectory of India's economy is attracting increased interest, leading many unlisted small-cap firms to seek support from the capital market. This trend offers promising opportunities for investors eyeing long-term growth prospects. However, factors such as General Elections, monsoon forecasts, economic activity, inflation, GDP projections, and FY25 earnings growth are likely to influence ...

What is Sebi stress test and why Quant MF will take 22 days for 50% small-cap liquidation

Sebi did a stress test on small-cap funds, basically checking how fast they could return investors' money if there was a sudden rush of withdrawals. Different funds performed differently

$80 billion crash in India's small-cap stocks flashes warning signs

As sentiment weakens, investors are pulling money out of richly valued larger shares as well

Sebi may review rule for mutual funds targeting overheated small caps

Sebi will review its rule that mandates small- and mid-cap funds to invest at least 65% of their assets in such stocks if fund managers find it is "restraining risk management

Sebi reviewing small, mid-cap funds' capacity to bear sharp falls: Report

While Sebi has completed one round of stress test reviews, it wants funds to test for more adverse scenarios, report says

Small-caps lead inflows into India equity mutual funds in Dec, shows data

The sustained domestic inflows along with record monthly buying by foreign portfolio investors drove India's benchmarks Nifty 50 and Sensex to all-time highs, rising about 8% each in December

Avoid going overweight or exiting from equities during bull markets

Rebalance by booking profits in mid and smallcaps, allocate to fixed income

Consistent inflows push small-cap funds AUM past Rs 2 trn mark in Nov

Strong, incessant net flows and favourable market conditions propped up the assets base for the small-cap mutual fund category to cross Rs 2 lakh crore mark in November-end, a sharp surge of 69 per cent from a year earlier. On a month-on-month basis, the Assets Under Management (AUM) of the category grew 10 per cent to Rs 1.99 lakh crore, data with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) showed. Since the fourth quarter of 2019-20, the AUM for the category has seen a phenomenal rise, due to favourable market movement, along with record net inflows. Small-cap funds attracted Rs 37,178 in this year (till November). This includes Rs 3,699 crore last month and a record fund infusion of Rs 4,495 crore in October. On the other hand, the large-cap category saw a pull out of Rs 2,688 crore in the first 11 months of this year. "A few fund houses have limited the inflows in their small-cap funds over the last quarter given the sharp rise in flows and concerns on valuations," Morning

Investors should limit their allocation to smallcap funds at 15-20%

Book profit if you have become overweight after the recent run-up

Fund managers improve largecap performance and stumble on smallcaps

Fund managers attribute this outperformance to a broad-based recovery in the market and a sharp surge in mid-caps and small-caps

VIP Ind, NBCC: 5 small-caps to accumulate despite indices staying fragile

Selective small-cap stocks may rally up to 25 per cent, as per their respective charts

Small-cap deployment only a near-term problem: Shridatta Bhandwaldar

'From a near-term point of view, there is exuberance and that's leading to some challenges'

Smallcap fever lifts inflows into equity MFs despite redemption surge

Investors pump in record Rs 5,470 crore into smallcap schemes in June

Strong investor flow lift-off puts mutual fund small-caps into orbit

Ownership in Nifty Smallcap 250 stocks rises from 7.67% to 8.67% in two years

Small-caps steal a march over large-caps, look primed for outperformance

Moreover, the upmove in the equity markets will shift towards small-caps, the brokerage predicts