111221890-Equity Funds (Feb 2016)-Brochure - Axis Mutual Fund
The sell-off in Indian markets has seen midcaps under-perform large caps in 2016. ... The fund also includes bottom-up stock selection ideas in Pharma, IT and.
Equity market valuation remains reasonable and has gotten better following the sell-off.
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We remain bullish on equities from a medium to long term perspective.
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Investors are suggested to have their asset allocation plan based on one’s risk appetite and future goals in life.
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After a big sell-off in January, global markets remained under pressure, although there were some signs of stability in February. Commodities (including base metals and crude) recovered from their cyclical lows hit earlier this year. Dollar gave up some of its gains against major currencies. Gold continued its really strong performance in 2016. Indian markets were hit hard and fell sharply. Frontline Indian indices (such as Sensex and Nifty) were down more than 7% for the month of February 2016. The sell-off in Indian markets has seen midcaps under-perform large caps in 2016. It is notable that during 2015 midcaps had continued rallying even when large caps had been under pressure. The global economy and markets are facing a number of challenges simultaneously. These include slowing growth in China, sharp sell-off in commodities, pressure on European banks, weakness in EM currencies and assets. After remaining sheltered over the last year’s sell-off, India equities underperformed other major markets in February. The markets got hit by a number of concerns including a weak earning season, and talk of changes in capital gains tax structure in the Union budget. Economic growth remains uneven. GDP for 3Q FY16 came in at 7.3% even as full year GDP is forecasted at 7.6%. However the disaggregated numbers for industrial production, core sector as well as corporate earnings paint a picture of an economy where growth is significantly weaker than indicated by the headline GDP data. Union budget for the coming fiscal year was presented on 29th Feb. The key highlight of the budget was that the government chose to remain on the path of fiscal consolidation that it had projected in the previous year. This is a strong vote in favour of achieving macro stability for the economy that will make us more resilient to future shocks – crucial given the state of the global economy. The budget was essentially a balancing act, during what is a challenging period for the economy. On the one hand, the government needed to push capex in the infrastructure sectors, but had to fund it without affecting the fiscal consolidation roadmap. They have walked the tightrope reasonably. The government has continued to push for infrastructure investment, but has also added focus on rural and farm infrastructure through areas such as roads and irrigation. The government also continued to push forward its agenda of setting up a social security framework for the general population through measures such as health insurance, crop insurance and pension incentives. Some of the crucial reforms going forward (including GST and bankruptcy law) need to happen outside the budget and will need attention going forward.
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Top 10 Stocks (By Holding)
The fund is managed using a risk adjusted approach. The fund manager targets out-performance to the benchmark while delivering risk that is lower than the benchmark. Stocks are selected in the portfolio based on their ability to grow earnings on a sustainable basis from a medium term perspective while maintaining a highly liquid and risk managed portfolio. While the approach of the fund manager is towards have a stable portfolio over the medium term, the fund manager makes adjustments as needed as it looks at the evolving cycle and prospects for corporate earnings. The recent sell-off has again highlighted
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