The latest finance news, in one place

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,…

Best arbitrage mutual funds to invest in September 2026

Arbitrage funds are taxed like equity mutual funds. This means they qualify for long term capital gains tax of 12.5% if investments are held for more than a year. If investments a…

Smart beta funds: Key benefits, risks and investment strategy

Smart beta funds represent a hybrid approach, merging the advantages of passive and active investing to enhance returns. Implementing specific guidelines for stock selection and w…

Cochin Shipyard and Paytm among top 5 midcap stocks that saw highest mutual fund buying in August

Five midcap stocks witnessed the highest net buying by mutual funds in August, according to Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Cochin Shipyard led the list, followed by Patanjali F…

Apollo Pipes, Marathon Nextgen Realty among top 7 unique stocks held by mutual funds in August

11 equity mutual funds with Rs 1,000+ NAV deliver up to 23% CAGR since inception. Check full list

Eleven equity mutual fund schemes had an NAV of over Rs 1,000 as of September 14, 2026, with all delivering more than 17% CAGR since inception. Ten of these schemes have been in t…

Parag Parikh Flexi Cap leads 7 equity MFs with over Rs 80,000 crore AUM; 4 cross Rs 1 lakh crore

Seven equity mutual funds had assets under management (AUM) exceeding Rs 80,000 crore as of August 30, 2026, with the top four crossing Rs 1 lakh crore each. Parag Parikh Flexi Ca…

Invesco India Mid Cap, Quant Mid Cap among 10 midcap MFs delivering over 350% absolute returns in 10 years

Over the past decade, 20 midcap mutual funds delivered multibagger returns, with the top 10 gaining at least 350%. Invesco India Mid Cap Fund led with a 426% return, turning a Rs…

Which sectors attracted mutual fund interest in August? Check details

Mutual funds increased their sectoral allocation in August, with Insurance, Healthcare, Capital Goods, Metals, E-Commerce, NBFC–Non-Lending, PSU Banks, Retail and Real Estate gain…

MF Tracker: Bank of India Small Cap Fund tops equity funds with 25.21% returns in 7 years. Can the run continue?

Bank of India Small Cap Fund delivered the highest CAGR of 25.21% over seven years among equity funds, excluding sectoral and thematic schemes, according to ETMutualFunds analysis…

Best aggressive hybrid mutual funds to invest in September 2026

As per Sebi norms, these schemes must invest 65-80% in stocks, and 20-35% in debt. This mixed portfolio helps to deal with the market volatility better. When the equity market is…

Looking for best equity mutual funds to invest for 5 years? Check these 9 funds with over 20% gains

Around nine equity mutual funds delivered over 20% returns in the last five years, led by infrastructure and smallcap schemes. ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund topped the list…

Parag Parikh Flexi Cap and HDFC Flexi Cap among the top 7 flexi cap mutual funds to invest in September 2026

Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund and HDFC Flexi Cap Fund feature among the top seven flexi cap schemes based on rolling returns, consistency, downside risk, outperformance and asset si…

TRUSTMF Small Cap and HSBC Midcap among top 7 equity mutual funds that delivered over 20% returns in 1 year. Do you own any?

Seven equity mutual funds delivered over 20% returns in the last one year, led by TRUSTMF Small Cap Fund with a 32.28% gain. Five smallcap funds featured among the top performers,…