How AUMs stack up

The distribution of assets under management (AUM) among mutual funds is skewed. For example, the AUM of HDFC MF, the top-ranked fund, is 29 times the AUM of Edelweiss MF, the 20th largest. Here are the top 20 mutual funds in India by AUM.

Financial planning lessons from a medical emergency

Parth Kapadia (38) and his wife Karuna (34) are living a life many would dream of. Along with their dog, a beautiful golden retriever, they live in a spacious apartment in Pune’s plush Koregaon Park. Parth is an executive in a multinational bank and Karuna runs her own fashion business. The glamorous exterior, however, hides[…..]

HDFC AMC ranks first, ICICI AMC second in terms of assets

India’s asset management companies (AMCs) own assets under management (AUM) worth ₹24.46 trillion, according to data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi), a mutual fund industry lobby, for the January-March period. Out of the total industry assets, a huge 82.7% is owned by the top 10 AMCs, who have owned around[…..]

Are you being churned?

A manager buys and sells scrips regularly, sometimes every day, to generate a return. But when a manager buys and sells far too often, there is a problem. A turnover ratio measures the extent to which a manager churns her portfolio. If the portfolio turnover is greater than 100%, that typically means that the manager[…..]