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SBI Mutual Fund: SBI, RIL, HDFC Bank among top 10 stock holdings in August

SBI Mutual Fund, India’s largest asset manager by AUM, managed Rs 13.42 lakh crore as of August 2026.

PPFAS and SBI MF among 6 mutual funds with over Rs 10,000 crore cash in August

KFin Technologies, Hindustan Copper among 5 smallcaps that saw highest MF buying in August

Lenskart and Paytm among 5 midcap stocks bought by mutual funds in August

Mutual funds favoured mid-cap stocks in August, led by companies from the financial, healthcare, IT and consumer discretionary sectors. Paytm recorded the highest net buying, foll…

Capitalmind Flexi Cap Fund adds Divi’s Laboratories, Bajaj Auto and 3 other stocks in August

Capitalmind Flexi Cap Fund made five fresh additions and completely exited five stocks from its portfolio in August, while keeping its exposure unchanged in 27 stocks. The fund ha…

Defence funds deliver 19% returns in 2026, HDFC Defence Fund leads. Should investors chase the rally or stay cautious?

Defence sector funds have delivered strong returns in 2026, averaging nineteen percent year-to-date. HDFC Defence Fund led this category with a notable twenty-four point five one…

Best conservative hybrid mutual funds to invest in September 2026

Conservative hybrid mutual funds are the entry to the world of hybrid funds. These schemes invest mostly in debt and a small percent in equity. As per the Sebi norms, conservative…

Can a Rs 10,000 mutual fund SIP help you build Rs 1 crore? Check the timeline

Explore how a Rs 10,000 monthly SIP can grow toward a Rs 1 crore corpus, with timelines varying based on expected returns and annual SIP increases of 5% or 10%.

HDFC Mutual Fund: Eternal, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank among top 10 stock holdings in August

HDFC Mutual Fund’s portfolio reflects a strong tilt toward banking and financial stocks, alongside major positions across telecom, technology, consumer, industrial and automobile…

TD Power System and Tenneco Clean Air India among 5 smallcap stocks bought by mutual funds in August

Mutual funds favoured select small-cap stocks in August despite broader outflows from large and midcap segments. TD Power Systems led the five most-bought smallcap stocks, followe…

Mutual funds have live NAVs. Is checking them too often hurting investors? Radhika Gupta explains

Radhika Gupta, Edelweiss Mutual Fund CEO, cautions investors against checking mutual fund NAVs and stock prices too frequently. Constant access to live data can amplify perceived…

Mutual funds cut cash allocation by Rs 8,500 crore in August to Rs 1.82 lakh crore; ICICI Pru MF leads reduction

August witnessed a significant decrease in cash holdings among mutual funds, with a collective reduction of nearly Rs 8,502 crore across 27 asset management companies. Leading the…

Want Rs 1 crore for your child’s education in 18 years? See how a Rs 20,000 monthly SIP can help

Want to build a Rs 1 crore corpus for your child’s higher education in 18 years? An investor with a moderate-to-high risk appetite can achieve this goal with a Rs 20,000 monthly S…

Best balanced advantage funds or dynamic asset allocation funds to invest in September 2026

If you are planning to invest in balanced advantage schemes, here are our recommended schemes you can consider investing. There are no changes in the list this month. Follow our m…

MFs turn selective, pick Coal India, LIC among largecaps in August

Amid the backdrop of increasing US interest rates in August, fund managers proceeded with caution, prioritizing large-cap stocks that offered favorable valuations coupled with saf…

Mirae Asset AIF settles Sebi case after breaching investment cap

Mirae Asset Venture Opportunity Trust and its managers settled with Sebi for Rs 12.7 lakh. This settlement followed a breach of regulatory investment limits in a single company. T…

New UPI MDR Explained: Impact on mutual funds, brokers & investors

The implementation of a new 0.02% merchant discount rate will influence certain UPI transactions, including one-time contributions to mutual funds and topping up broker wallets. N…

HUDCO and Tata Elxsi among top 5 midcap stocks that saw highest mutual fund selling in August

Mutual funds recorded their highest net selling in five midcap stocks during August, led by Tata Elxsi, HUDCO and Rail Vikas. Laurus Labs and UPL also saw significant selling, acc…

ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, and RIL among 8 stocks owned by 600 mutual funds in August

Eight stocks were held by more than 600 mutual fund schemes in August, making them the most widely owned stocks based on scheme holding count, according to ACE MF data. ICICI Bank…

Tata Steel, HDFC Bank and RIL among JioBlackRock MF’s top 10 stock holdings in August

The fund house had its highest allocations to two bank stocks, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, at around 5.54% and 4.97%, respectively, of equity AUM.

MFs deployed over Rs 8,800 crore in 18 IPOs in August: ESDS Software Solution, Molbio Diagnostics and more

SEBI said to ease arbitrage fund rules to aid closing auctions

SEBI has allowed arbitrage mutual funds to temporarily carry unhedged positions of up to 1% of their plans, aiming to improve liquidity in the struggling stock closing auction. Ar…

Quant Mid Cap Fund exits ICICI Bank, 2 others and adds 5 stocks in August

Quant Mid Cap Fund exited ICICI Bank, Ambuja Cements and L&T Technology Services in August, while adding six stocks including IDBI Bank, Concor and Sona BLW Precision Forgings. Th…

MFs raise healthcare bets for 4th straight month to 71-month high. Should investors follow?

Mutual funds raised their healthcare allocation for the fourth straight month in August 2026 to 8.4%, the highest in 71 months. Experts attribute the increase to resilient demand,…