Investment increased in mutual funds, investment of Rs 30,342 crore in mid-cap, small-cap in the first half

New Delhi: The biggest excitement among investors is that they get higher returns on the company in which they are going to invest. Investment in this regard has increased in the first half of this year. This time during the first half (April-September) of the current financial year, investors have shown tremendous enthusiasm towards mid-cap (MFs investing in medium companies) and small-cap (MFs investing in small companies) mutual fund schemes. .

Data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) has revealed that investments worth Rs 30,342 crore have come into these schemes. Investors investing in these schemes have also got very good returns, due to which their attraction towards them remains.

last year's investment flow

Investment inflows into mid-cap and small-cap funds stood at Rs 32,924 crore in the same period last year. The special thing is that the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has expressed concern about the high inflows in small-cap and mid-cap funds.

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However, experts believe that investors will continue to invest in small-cap and mid-cap mutual funds due to their potential to deliver higher returns.

Sandeep Bagla's statement

Sandeep Bagla, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Trust Mutual Fund, told PTI, “Small caps will continue to see strong growth in the coming years. I expect investment to continue, as Indians want to invest in high-growth sectors. “Small cap funds should be considered an integral part of one’s portfolio allocation.”

Attraction has higher returns

According to the data, in the first half, investment of Rs 14,756 crore came into mid-cap mutual funds and Rs 15,586 crore into small-cap. In this way the total figure comes to Rs 30,342 crore. Trivesh, chief operating officer (COO), Tradejini, said the strong investor interest in mid-cap and small-cap mutual funds is driven by the high returns offered by these segments.

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The mid-cap and small-cap indices have registered gains of about 20 per cent and 24 per cent respectively so far in the current financial year. This is a better performance than Nifty and Sensex.

(with agency input)