Sector funds are supposed to focus on a single sector. But to create performance, they diffuse their focus

The primary objective of most fund companies is amassing more and more assets through an ever-lengthening list of fund ideas. One such idea is sector fund. Sector funds invest entirely or mainly in a single sector. Sectors that are hot for a stretch of time immediately attract a fund....

Why do the portfolios of contra funds look exactly like large-cap diversified equity funds? Debashis Basu provides the answer

When you think of a contra fund, what would usually come to your mind? Funds that stay away from what the rest of the crowd herds into? Funds that would tend to rely less on stocks like Reliance Industries and Infosys? Or those that avoid chasing hot mid-cap stocks...

Equity funds that have done well in the December quarter had a low exposure to equities and held more cash

As the market showed signs of stabilising towards the end of the year, mutual funds have turned in a relative outperformance. Of the 193 equity diversified growth funds, excluding institutional plans and new funds launched between October 2008 and December 2008, a majority (137 funds)...