Growth will return to pharma sector in 2018: V Srivatsa of UTI Mutual Fund

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Growth will return to pharma sector in 2018: V Srivatsa of UTI Mutual Fund V Srivatsa, fund manager of UTI Pharma Fund, spoke to ET.com Mutual Funds on the prospects of pharma sector in the coming year. Invest in credit opportunity mutual funds only if you can stomach risk According to Value Research,credit opportunity mutual fund category has generated an average return of 7.82 per cent in the last one year, whereas short-term debt funds gave 6.44 per cent during the same period. Increase exposure to dynamic bond funds slowly and systematically: Kumaresh Ramakrishnan of DHFL Pramerica MF ET.com Mutual Funds spoke to Kumaresh Ramakrishnan, Head-fixed income, DHFL Pramerica Mutual Fund, to find out what is in store for these funds in the coming year. Mutual fund advisors are bullish on infrastructure schemes. Should you invest? Infrastructure mutual fund schemes have delivered the highest average return of 43.6 per cent among all sectoral schemes, in 2017. Looking for small-sized mutual fund schemes? Here are some consistent performers Many mutual fund advisors and investors believe that mutual fund schemes lose their edge when they became huge. Top Mutual Funds SCHEME NAME RATING 1 M(%) 6 M(%) 1 YR(%) 3 YRS(%) JM Core 11 Direct Plan-Growth 1.29 15.82 47.79 18.03 Mirae Asset India Opportunities Fund Direct- Growth 1.77 14.95 41.15 17.15 Invesco India Growth Fund Direct-Growth 2.32 17.62 44.11 16.91 Kotak Select Focus Fund Direct-Growth 1.29 12.08 38.44 16.62 JM Multi Strategy Direct Plan-Growth 2.77 12.07 43.58 16.49 FeaturedDSP BlackRock Small and Mid Cap Direct Plan-Growth ★★★★★ 3.54 15.84 42.16 20.01 Start SIP Where should a retired person invest for monthly income? If you have any mutual fund queries, message on ET Mutual Funds on Facebook. We will get it answered by our panel of experts. Where should I invest to buy a home after 10 years? If you have any mutual fund queries, message on ET Mutual Funds on Facebook. We will get it answered by our panel of experts.

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New Fund Offers Fund Name Category Type Open Close Min Inv UTI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series VI Direct-D Equity: Tax Saving Closed-end 05 Oct 12 Jan 500.00 UTI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series VI Reg-D Equity: Tax Saving Closed-end 05 Oct 12 Jan 500.00 UTI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series VI Direct-G Equity: Tax Saving Closed-end 05 Oct 12 Jan 500.00 UTI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series VI Reg-G Equity: Tax Saving Closed-end 05 Oct 12 Jan 500.00 BOI AXA Midcap Tax Fund Series 1 Direct-D Equity: Tax Saving Closed-end 10 Nov 09 Feb 500.00 More >>

Forthcoming Dividend Fund Name Category Type Record Date Div Per Unit Franklin India Pension-D Hybrid: Debt-oriented Aggressive Open-ended 29 Dec 2017 0.83 Aditya Birla SL Monthly Income-DQ Hybrid: Debt-oriented Conservative Open-ended 29 Dec 2017 0.15 Canara Robeco Gilt PGS Reg-D Debt: Gilt Medium & Long Term Open-ended 29 Dec 2017 0.33 SBI Magnum Gilt Long-term-DQ Debt: Gilt Medium & Long Term Open-ended 29 Dec 2017 0.14 Canara Robeco Income Reg-DQ Debt: Income Open-ended 29 Dec 2017 0.14 * Funds with daily dividend distribution frequency options are excluded More >>

Weekly Mutual Funds Activity Date Equity ( Cr.) Debt ( Cr.) Gross Purchase Gross Sale Net Pur./Sale Gross Purchase Gross Sale Net Pur./Sale 21-12-2017 3719.87 2707.82 1012.05 7133.78 8333.18 -1199.40 20-12-2017 3717.38 3236.17 481.21 8750.09 8456.12 293.97 19-12-2017 3257.58 2975.34 282.24 10526.58 8685.05 1841.53 18-12-2017 3042.21 3869.54 -827.33 6616.88 3721.09 2895.79 15-12-2017 4037.09 3333.46 703.63 10342.58 7392.20 2950.38 14-12-2017 2908.25 2716.77 191.48 8796.67 9201.10 -404.43 13-12-2017 3225.24 2886.69 338.55 4775.12 5145.77 -370.65 Click here to view all WMF >>

Top Mutual Funds of the week (5-Star Rating) Scheme Name Nav Returns Ratings AUM(Cr.) Style Box Expense Ratio Equility Debt Invesco India Contra Fund Direct-Growth 50.9700 1.19 618.32 - 0.98 Kotak Infrastructure and Economic Reform Fund Direct-Growth 25.3240 1.07 325.00 - 1.07 L&T India Value Fund Direct-Growth 40.3350 0.96 5062.46 - 1.42 HDFC Balanced Direct Plan-Growth 158.0750 0.75 14268.40 - 0.81 L&T Infrastructure Fund-Growth 18.9500 0.69 706.52 - 2.37 Click here to view all TMFW (5 Star) >>

Top Mutual Funds (All Ratings) Scheme Name Nav Returns Ratings AUM(Cr.) Style Box Expense Ratio Equility Debt Click here to view all TMF ( All Ratings) >>

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