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What India’s Top Three Mutual Funds Bought And Sold In August

Key mutual fund portfolio changes in August.

An advertisement for the Mutual Funds Sahi Hai campaign (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)
An advertisement for the Mutual Funds Sahi Hai campaign (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)

Inflows into equity mutual funds declined for the fourth straight month in August even as markets scaled new peaks during the period.

Yet the mutual fund industry witnessed a total inflow of Rs 1.74 lakh crore, led by the liquid/money market category, according to data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India. Total assets under management touched a record of over Rs 25 lakh crore in August. Total equity assets, too, rose 4.2 percent to Rs 8 lakh crore.

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What Mutual Funds Bought And Sold In July

Here’s what India’s top three mutual funds bought and sold in August.

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund

India’s largest asset manager manages equity assets worth more than Rs 1.15 lakh crore invested in a portfolio of 619 stocks. It allocated 22. 9 percent of the portfolio to financials and 10.8 percent to utilities.

What India’s Top Three Mutual Funds Bought And Sold In August
What India’s Top Three Mutual Funds Bought And Sold In August

HDFC Mutual Fund

The country’s largest equity asset manager has over Rs 1.3 lakh crore invested in 394 securities. By industry, its highest exposure is towards financials at 30.1 percent, followed by industrials at 14 percent.

What India’s Top Three Mutual Funds Bought And Sold In August
What India’s Top Three Mutual Funds Bought And Sold In August

Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund

The fund house manages equity assets worth more than Rs 82,000 crore invested in a portfolio of 498 securities. Its highest exposure is in financials at 31.2 percent, followed by materials at 12.2 percent.

What India’s Top Three Mutual Funds Bought And Sold In August
What India’s Top Three Mutual Funds Bought And Sold In August