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Mutual FundReview

October 20 2009 | Mutual Fund October 20 2009 | Mutual Fund October 20 2009 | Mutual Fund

November 19, 2009 | Mutual Fund Mutual Fund Review

September 19, 2016

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Note: Whenever, returns for the scheme are shown in the report, they are for the growth option of the scheme.

Mutual Fund Review

Equity Markets .................................................................................................... 2 Debt Markets ....................................................................................................... 3 MF industry synopsis .......................................................................................... 4 MF Category Analysis ......................................................................................... 5

Equity funds..................................................................................................... 5 Equity diversified funds ...................................................................................... 6 Equity Infrastructure fund................................................................................... 7 Equity Banking Funds ......................................................................................... 7 Equity FMCG ...................................................................................................... 7 Equity pharma funds ........................................................................................... 8 Equity Technology Funds .................................................................................... 8

Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) ......................................................................... 9 Balanced funds ............................................................................................. 10 Monthly Income Plans (MIP) ........................................................................ 11 Arbitrage Funds ............................................................................................. 11 Debt funds ..................................................................................................... 12

Liquid Funds 13 Income funds .................................................................................................... 14 Gilt Funds 15 Gold: Not attractive from an absolute return perspective ................................ 16 Model Portfolios ................................................................................................ 17

Equity funds model portfolio ......................................................................... 17 Debt funds model portfolio ............................................................................ 18

Top Picks ........................................................................................................... 19

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Equity Markets

Update

Indian benchmark indices have been consolidating after touching all-

time high levels in the first week of August. However, broader markets

continued their upward trajectory as midcaps and small caps continued

to outperform large caps

The market has undergone a round of healthy corrective consolidation

in August 2017. It has displayed resilience in the face of turbulent global

cues and absorbed a range of adverse events like rising geopolitical

tensions and FII outflows

The recent quarter was subdued with Sensex companies reporting a

tepid Q1FY18 primarily depicting the transition period towards GST.

Majority of the companies witnessed muted business activity amid

destocking of channel inventory and emerging clarity on input tax

credits. Going forward, with a smooth transition by domestic

businesses to GST amid greater emphasis over NPA resolution for the

Indian banking system and a pick-up in infra activity, we revise our

Sensex EPS estimates in FY17-19E. We expect robust earnings

recovery for Sensex companies and pencil in a double digit earnings

CAGR of 15.7% in FY17-19E

GDP for Q1FY18 came in at a weak 5.7% vs 6.1% last quarter. The

economy is passing through a period of sluggishness as it faced two

jolts back-to-back, first demonetisation and now GST. Business

sentiments remain robust, however, and output should normalise once

the system stabilises over the next few months

Outlook

Unprecedented inflows into equity markets in domestic mutual funds

and increased equity allocation from EPFO and rising NPS corpus is

proving ample liquidity to the markets and are driving factors behind

the recent rally. The outlook for liquidity remains strong

We reiterate our positive stance and conclude that the current

corrective phase forms part of the larger degree uptrend. Going

forward, we expect the index to conclude the ongoing secondary

consolidation and resume its primary uptrend to challenge its recent

life-time high of 10137 in coming months. Hence, it presents an

incremental opportunity with favourable risk/reward to enter quality

stocks in a staggered manner to ride the next up move within the larger

degree uptrend

Our positive stance on equity continues to backed by expectations of a

pick-up in earnings and continuity of fund flows. Subdued earnings,

over the last four years, have led index valuations to inch up. However,

we believe the impact of one-offs like demonetisation & GST on

corporate earnings will go through in the first half of FY18. From the

second half onwards, earnings growth may accelerate

However, given the sharp rally in recent months, it is better to avoid

lumpsum investment and continue with the staggered buying approach

Nifty 50: Markets continue to hover around highs

7500

8000

8500

9000

9500

10000

10500

Sep-16

Oct-16

Nov-16

Dec-16

Jan-17

Feb-17

Mar-17

Apr-17

May-17

Jun-17

Jul-17

Aug-17

Sep-17

Source: Bloomberg, ICICIdirect.com Research

Broader indices outperform over the last month

7.9

6.1

4.2

3.8

3.5

1.8

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

BS

E S

mall c

ap

BS

E M

idcap

BS

E 5

00

BS

E 2

00

BS

E 1

00

Sensex

Source: Bloomberg

One month returns till September 14, 2017

Metals and Real estate stocks see buying while

Technology stocks lag

10

6

5 5

4

4 4

3

-2-4

-2

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

Metals

Real Estate

CG

Healthcare

Oil n

Gas

FM

CG

Auto

Bankin

g IT

Source: Bloomberg

One month returns till September 14, 2017

Research Analyst

Sachin Jain

[email protected]

Jaimin Desai

[email protected]

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Debt Markets

Update

Fixed income markets have been in a range during August with yields

across government securities and corporate bonds trading in a narrow

range. Benchmark 10 year G-sec yields hovered around 6.5% while

corporate bonds of three, five years maturity traded at ~7.1%, 7.3%,

respectively

CPI inflation for August jumped to 3.36% YoY from the previous

month’s 2.36% YoY reading. Food inflation contributed heavily to the

rise in headline inflation, growing on a yearly as well as sequential

basis. The headline CPI inflation is averaging ~2.50%, thus far in FY18

and is well within RBI’s projected band of 2.00-3.50% for H1FY18.

Barring major negative surprises in the core print and with continued

support from cereals (base effect and higher production) and pulses

(good harvest), the target is likely to be comfortably met

Globally, concerns over a rise in sovereign yields have subsided with

inflation panning out lower-than-expected. US 10 year G-sec yield has

drifted down slowly by more than 20 bps to 2.1% from 2.3%. Subdued

global sovereign yields along with a stable currency are attracting

foreign inflows into the Indian market

FIIs have already exhausted their debt investment limit in both

government securities and corporate bonds indicating their positive

stance on bond yields

Outlook

RBI is expected to maintain status quo on benchmark policy rates in its

October 2017 policy meeting. The central bank is likely to wait to see

the impact of GST and impact of erratic monsoons on food grain

production. Although RBI’s medium term target is likely to be achieved,

market participants are likely to take cues from its guidance and outlook

The India debt market is almost at the end of the interest rate cycle,

which started in January 2015 with repo rate at 8%. RBI has since then

cut benchmark rates by 200 bps. The 10 year G-sec has corrected from

9.1% in April 2014 to 6.45% currently. Therefore, room for further

downside remains narrow

System liquidity continues to remain in surplus leading to persistent

lower yields at the shorter end of the yield curve. With bank credit

growth remaining subdued, we expect rates to remain low in near term

G-sec funds or duration funds should be avoided. Credit opportunities

funds with stable asset quality offer the best investment opportunity in

the current market environment

G-sec yields rise marginally in days following

August CPI reading

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

Sep-16

Oct-16

Nov-16

Dec-16

Jan-17

Feb-17

Mar-17

Apr-17

May-17

Jun-17

Jul-17

Aug-17

Sep-17

Source: Bloomberg

G-sec yield curve: Yields steepen for long maturity

6.24

6.34

6.506.52

6.25

6.34

6.52

6.56

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

1yr 3yr 5yr 10yr

Yie

ld (%

)

12-Sep-17 14-Aug-17

Source: Bloomberg, ICICIdirect.com Research

AAA corporate bond yield curve steepens across

most maturities

6.81

7.11

7.30

7.60

6.97

7.13

7.33

7.63

6.4

6.8

7.2

7.6

8.0

1yr 3yr 5yr 10 yr

Yie

ld (%

)

12-Sep-17 14-Aug-17

Source: Bloomberg, ICICIdirect.com Research

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MF industry synopsis

Record inflows into mutual funds in the last three years have led to a

robust increase in overall assets managed by them. Total assets

managed by mutual funds touched a record high of | 20.59 lakh crore in

August 2017, up ~3.12% from July 2017 level of | 19.97 lakh crore. This

represented a ~31.74% increase YoY and an ~17.4% increase from

March 2017. Of the total MF corpus, ~42% was held by income funds

and ~31% by equity and ELSS funds

According to Amfi data, inflows through systematic investment plans

(SIPs) for August were at ~| 5200 crore, up from ~| 4950 crore in the

previous month. SIP inflows averaged ~ | 3600 crore/month in FY17

In the trailing 12 months, the mutual fund industry saw a net inflow of

| 3.07 lakh crore. Out of the total net inflow, | 99441 crore came into

equity and ELSS funds, about 32%

Despite volatility in equity markets, inflows in equity mutual funds have

remained steady. August saw a net inflow of ~| 28023 crore in equity

and equity-oriented funds, which is a multi-year high. This trend reflects

the increasing participation of investors in mutual funds and using

correction as an opportunity to deploy capital

Exhibit 1: Boosted by strong inflows into income and equity schemes,

August saw |61701 crore net inflow

1000000

1200000

1400000

1600000

1800000

2000000

2200000

Aug-16

Sep-16

Oct-16

Nov-16

Dec-16

Jan-17

Feb-17

Mar-17

Apr-17

May-17

Jun-17

Jul-17

Aug-17

Total AUM

Source: AMFI

Exhibit 2: AUM of Top 10 AMCs

283,523

271,258

235,664

229,233

189,766

154,620

111,758

96,008

80,526

73,691

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

350000

AUM

Source: ACE MF

Exhibit 3: Fraklin Templeton has highest proportion of equity AUM as

percentage of its AUM

48%

45%

40%

40%

34%

32%

31%

31%

28%

27%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

Equity % Debt% Others%

Source: ACE MF. Data as on August 2017

Exhibit 4: Within retail category, equity funds witness significant inflows

in FY17…

-2000

4000

10000

16000

22000

28000

34000

40000

46000

52000

58000

EQ

UITY

BA

LA

NC

ED

OTH

ER

ETFs

ELS

S -

EQ

UITY

GO

LD

ETFs

GILT

FY16

Source: ACE MF. Data as on March 2017

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MF Category Analysis

Equity funds

Banking funds slipped slightly among sectoral/thematic funds as

infrastructure funds emerged as the best performing category of equity

funds. These categories as well as FMCG funds continued to

outperform information technology (IT) and pharma funds by wide

margins. Pharma funds were in the red to the tune of ~13%

In terms of market cap-based funds, midcap funds continued their

dominance over large cap funds. Overall, midcap funds were among

the best performing equity fund categories on a one year basis

Structural industry-wide problems continue to plague pharma and

technology funds. Pharma stocks delivered a severely disappointing

Q1FY18 amid persistent pressure over pricing, compliance issues and a

fear of shrinking growth in the large US market. H1B visa issues and US

government action fears persisted on overhangs over technology

stocks and consequently, technology funds

Exhibit 5: Banking funds outperform other categories while technology, pharma funds continue to

be under pressure (returns as on September 15, 2017)

S

26.5

24.0

22.8

18.9

17.4

17.0

4.8

-13.1

13.3

14.6

17.9

13.0

14.6

10.9

3.1

2.6

17.3

16.8

26.0

18.8

15.7

16.0

9.6

14.9

-20

-15

-10

-5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Infrastructure Banking Mid cap Multi cap FMCG Large Cap Technology Pharma

Returns (%

)

1 year 3 Year 5 year

Source: Crisil, ICICIdirect.com Research ; Returns over one year are compounded annualised returns

Exhibit 6: Strong flows continue into equity and ELSS schemes

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

18000

20000

22000

Aug-1

6

Sep-1

6

Oct-

16

Nov-1

6

Dec-1

6

Jan-1

7

Feb-1

7

Mar-

17

Apr-

17

May-1

7

Jun-1

7

Jul-17

Aug-1

7

Net In

flow

( |

Cr )

Equity + ELSS

Source: AMFI, ICICIdirect.com Research

Exhibit 7: Robust inflow in equity funds pushes up AUM to record high of

| 6.4 lakh crore

350000

400000

450000

500000

550000

600000

650000

700000

Aug-1

6

Sep-1

6

Oct-

16

Nov-1

6

Dec-1

6

Jan-1

7

Feb-1

7

Mar-

17

Apr-

17

May-1

7

Jun-1

7

Jul-17

Aug-1

7

| lakh C

rore

Equity +ELSS

Source: AMFI, ICICIdirect.com Research

Reshuffling of portfolio was seen post Union Budget with

beaten down sectors rallying sharply outperforming

defensive sectors

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Equity diversified funds

Equity diversified funds have witnessed robust growth over the last

three years, with AUM within each sub-category rising substantially. In

the last three years in FY14-17, the AUM of large cap funds rose 138%,

multi cap funds AUM rose 109% and mid cap funds AUM rose 235%

Over this period, while all three sub-categories have delivered a strong

performance (Exhibit 8), midcap funds have done exceedingly well and

outperformed. This is reflected in the trend of broader indices

outperforming bellwether indices over this time frame. However, large

cap funds have reversed that trend at some points during the past few

months

Multicap funds are relatively more market cap agnostic and hold

positions in a wider range of companies than pure large cap funds or

pure midcap/small cap funds. Multicap funds generally hold around 50-

60% of their portfolio in large cap stocks and 30-40% in midcap stocks.

They have benefited by capturing a part of the midcap rally during this

period and, thus, outperformed pure large cap funds

In the present market scenario, bottom up stock picking across the

market segment is more important than allocation to a particular

segment or sub sector. Multicap funds offer fund managers flexibility to

allocate funds across all market segment and are, therefore, relatively

better placed

Exhibit 8: Robust AUM growth across all equity diversified fund sub-categories from 2014

0

20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

140000

160000

180000

200000

|crs

Large Caps Multi Caps Mid Caps

Source: ACE MF

Recommended funds

Large cap

Birla Sunlife Frontline Equity

ICICI Prudential Focused Bluechip Equity

SBI Bluechip Fund

Multi cap

Franklin India Prima Plus Fund

Kotak Select Focus Fund

Midcap

HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund

(Refer to www.icicidirect.com for details of the fund)

View

Short term: Positive

Long-term: Positive

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Equity Infrastructure Funds

Government spending and focused push towards sectors such as

roads, railways, housing and power could lead to greater opportunities

to infrastructure players, apart from the benefit of increased

transparency in the system

A number of infrastructure related government schemes and the

introduction of new regulatory measures are expected to help

organised players in the infrastructure space over the medium to long

term, placing infrastructure and ancillary stocks on an attractive footing

Preferred Picks

Aditya Birla SL Infrastructure Fund Refer

www.icicidirect.com for

details of the fund

L&T Infrastructure Fund

Reliance Diversified Power Sector Fund

Equity Banking Funds

Q1FY18 results showed that operating earnings increased decently.

However, there was no respite from asset quality concerns especially

for PSU banks. Of late, enhanced credit quality concerns and related

haircuts and credit costs apart from slower credit growth have put the

sector under some stress. However, increase in gross NPA of private

sector banks in absolute terms was lower than previous quarters, giving

some respite with further support expected from treasury gains and

sale of non-core assets

We remain optimistic on the banking sector keeping in mind the

anticipated pick-up in credit offtake. Steady margins and peaking out of

the NPA cycle is expected to further aid profitability

From a long term point of view, the continued government push on

financial inclusion is structurally positive for the financial industry.

Demonetisation-led reduction in the black economy, enhanced

awareness and increased usage of digital or electronic payments will be

positives for the banking industry from an operating cost perspective

Preferred Picks

ICICI Prudential Banking & Financial Services Refer to

www.icicidirect.com for

details of the fund

Reliance Banking Fund

UTI Banking Sector Fund

Equity FMCG Funds

Several companies from the consumer-oriented and FMCG space

witnessed GST led destocking impact in Q1FY18. This came on the

back of an improvement due to receding demonetisation-led disruption.

Many companies had reported decent earnings growth with an

improvement in margins and sequential improvement in volume growth

in Q4FY17

We maintain our positive outlook on the FMCG sector backed by the

rural consumption revival led by largely normal monsoons and the

government’s focus on increasing farm incomes. We also expect GST

implementation to eventually provide a big boost to FMCG companies,

particularly those present in personal care and household categories

Preferred Picks

ICICI Prudential FMCG Fund Refer

www.icicidirect.com for

details of the fund

SBI FMCG Fund

View

Short-term: Positive

Long-term: Positive

View

Short-term: Positive

Long-term: Positive

View

Short-term: Positive

Long-term: Positive

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Equity Pharma funds

Q1FY18 was quite poor for pharmaceutical companies on the back of

concerns such as destocking necessitated by GST implementation,

higher-than-expected price pressure in the US generic space, high base

effect and rupee appreciation. Leading players in the US market

continue to face threats from price erosion borne out of intense

competition and client consolidation. Besides, other issues in the US

like pricing probe by the Department of Justice, adapting to the bidding

process and imposition of border tax on imported drugs are other near

term overhangs. An additional headwind for the sector has emerged in

the form of channel disturbances due to GST implementation. Pharma

being a largely export-oriented sector, faces additional pressure from

emergence of a stronger rupee

However, despite these apprehensions, in the long term, we remain

optimistic about the sector’s prospects on the back of attractive

valuations and earnings momentum pick-up led by incremental product

launches in the US besides normalising Indian formulations growth

Preferred Picks

Reliance Pharma Fund Refer to

www.icicidirect.com

for details of the fund

SBI Pharma Fund

UTI-Pharma & Healthcare

Equity Technology Funds

Technology companies report muted results as expected. Subdued

corporate results demonstrate the pain in the technology sector. Future

expectations would be centred around management guidance. In the

short-term, persistent rupee strength, wage hikes and visa costs would

continue to weigh on the sector

We maintain our neutral stance on the sector as the industry faces

challenges related to US immigration rules and growing protectionism

around the world leading to marginal IT spending by companies. The

industry would continue to witness pricing pressure in its traditional

business, which is currently unable to offset newer revenue streams

from digital areas that enjoys higher margins

Preferred Picks

ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Refer to

www.icicidirect.com for

details of the fund

DSPBR Technology fund

View

Short-term: Neutral

Long-term: Neutral

View

Short-term: Neutral

Long-term: Positive

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Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)

In India, three kinds of ETFs are available: Equity index ETFs, liquid

ETFs and gold ETFs

An equity index ETF tracks a particular equity index such as the BSE

Sensex, NSE Nifty, Nifty Junior, etc

An equity index ETF scores higher than index funds on several grounds.

The expense of investing in ETFs is relatively less by 0.50-0.75% in

comparison to an index fund. The expense ratio for equity ETFs is in the

range of 0.05-0.25% while for index funds the expense ratio varies in

the range of 0.50-1.25%. However, brokerage (which varies) is

applicable on ETFs while there are no entry loads now on index funds

Tracking error, which explains extent of deviation of returns from the

underlying index, is usually low in ETFs as it tracks the equity index on

a real time basis whereas it is done only once in a day for index funds

ETFs also provide liquidity as they are traded on stock exchanges and

investors may subscribe or redeem them even on an intra-day basis.

This is unavailable in index funds, which are subscribed/redeemed only

on a closing NAV basis

In August 2015, the Labour Ministry decided to invest 5% of

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation’s (EPFO) incremental corpus

in ETFs. The investment in equities is split between the Nifty ETF (75%)

and Sensex ETFs 25%. EPFO chose two ETF schemes of SBI Mutual

Fund—SBI ETF Nifty and SBI Sensex ETF

In 2016 the EPFO hiked the limit from 5% to 10% of its incremental

corpus of investment in equities, which was further increased to 15% of

its incremental corpus in May 2017. This is a positive move since

retirement savings, which are long term in nature, will be invested in

equities that have the potential to generate higher returns. So far, EPFO

has invested a total of ~| 22,000 crore in exchange traded funds as of

April 2017

Over 400 ETFs are traded globally. ETFs are transparent and cost

efficient. The decision on which ETF to buy should be largely governed

by the decision on getting exposure to that asset class

Exhibit 9: Sensex/Nifty ETFs receiving consistently higher inflows…

13851190

1866

71

7661009

387

892

1533

940

2830

4349

6748

930

3599

456584

13651753

1513

-1000

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

Jan-16

Feb-16

Mar-16

Apr-16

May-16

Jun-16

Jul-16

Aug-16

Sep-16

Oct-16

Nov-16

Dec-16

Jan-17

Feb-17

Mar-17

Apr-17

May-17

Jun-17

Jul-17

Aug-17

Net Inflo

w ( |

Cr )

Source: AMFI, ICICIdirect.com Research

Exhibit 10: …leading to consistent increase in AUM

21698

22740

23943

25211

28834

37412

40147

44436

45899

47584

48359

52823

53734

0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

Aug-16

Sep-16

Oct-16

Nov-16

Dec-16

Jan-17

Feb-17

Mar-17

Apr-17

May-17

Jun-17

Jul-17

Aug-17

| C

rore

Other ETFs

Source: AMFI, ICICIdirect.com Research

Traded volumes should be the major criterion that is used

while deciding on investment in ETFs. Higher volumes

ensure lower spread and better pricing to investors...

Tracking error, though it should be considered, is not the

deciding factor as variation among funds is not huge...

..traded volume should be the major criteria to be

considered while deciding on investment in ETFs.

Higher volumes ensure lower spread and better

pricing to investors...

..tracking error though should be considered but is

not the deciding factors as variation among funds

is not huge...

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Balanced funds

Balanced funds category continued to receive significant flows, with the

average monthly inflow (net) for 12 months to August 2017 amounting

to ~ | 5600 crore

The AUM of balanced funds has witnessed a stellar increase during this

period, more than doubling to | 128320 crore in August 2017 from

| 53881 crore in the year ago period

Over the last two or three years, the balanced space has emerged as

one of the fastest growing equity categories and offers an ideal gateway

for first time retail equity investors. In FY17, balanced funds AUM

growth outpaced all other categories bar non-gold ETFs

Balanced funds are hybrid funds. More than 65% of the overall portfolio

is invested in equities. Hence, as per provisions of the Income Tax Act,

1961, any capital gains over a year become tax free. Also, dividends

declared by funds are tax free in the hands of the investor

In case one separately invests 35% of one’s investible corpus in a debt

fund, the same will be subject to higher taxation. However, if the whole

corpus is invested in balanced funds, 100% shall have lower taxation

applicable as mentioned above. Thus, balanced funds offer the benefit

of equity taxation on debt component

After a sharp rally in equity markets, the funds can be a preferred

investment avenue as the debt proportion serves to protect on

intermediate relief rallies or the downturn while providing minimum

65% participation on further upsides

Exhibit 11: Strong inflow into balanced funds

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

Aug-15

Oct-15

Dec-15

Feb-16

Apr-16

Jun-16

Aug-16

Oct-16

Dec-16

Feb-17

Apr-17

Jun-17

Aug-17

Net Inflo

w ( |

Cr )

Source: AMFI, ICICIdirect.com Research

Exhibit 12: YoY 138% growth in AUM of balanced funds

53881

56816

61107

62907

64954

71021

77126

84763

93530

102156

109513

121243

128320

13000

33000

53000

73000

93000

113000

133000

153000

Aug-16

Sep-16

Oct-16

Nov-16

Dec-16

Jan-17

Feb-17

Mar-17

Apr-17

May-17

Jun-17

Jul-17

Aug-17

| C

rore

Balanced

Source: AMFI, ICICIdirect.com Research

Preferred Picks

ICICI Prudential Balanced Fund

HDFC Balanced Fund

Birla Sun Life Balanced 95 Fund

DSP Blackrock Balanced Fund

L&T India Prudence Fund

(Refer to www.icicidirect.com for details of the fund)

Investors with a limited investible surplus and a lower risk

appetite but with a willingness to invest in equities can

look to invest in these funds

View

Short-term: Positive

Long-term: Positive

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Monthly Income Plans (MIP)

An MIP offers investors an option to invest in debt with some

participation in equity, ~10-25% of the portfolio. They are suitable for

investors who seek higher returns from a debt portfolio and are

comfortable taking nominal risk. The debt corpus of the portfolio

provides regular income while the equity portion of the fund provides

alpha. However, returns can also get eroded by a fall in equities

MIPs can be classified into aggressive MIP and conservative MIP based

on its equity allocation. Risk averse investors should invest in MIPs with

lower equity allocation to avoid capital erosion

The change in taxation announced in the Union Budget 2014, shall be

applicable to MIP funds (refer to debt funds section for details)

Preferred Picks

Aditya Birla Sun Life MIP II - Wealth 25 Plan

ICICI Prudential MIP 25

SBI Magnum MIP Fund

SBI Magnum MIP Floater Fund

(Refer www.icicidirect.com for details of the fund)

Arbitrage Funds

Arbitrage funds seek to exploit market inefficiencies that get manifested

as mispricing in the cash (stock) and derivative markets

Availability of arbitrage positions depends very much on the market

scenario. A directional movement in the broader index attracts

speculators in the market while cost of funding makes futures positions

biased

Arbitrage funds are classified as equity funds as they invest into equity

share and equity derivative instruments. Since these are classified as

equity funds for taxation, dividends declared by the funds are tax free.

No capital gains tax will be applicable if they are sold after a year

These funds can be looked upon as an alternative to liquid funds.

However, for these funds, returns totally depend on arbitrage

opportunities available at a particular point of time and investors should

consider reviewing the same before investing. Returns of arbitrage

funds are non-linear and, therefore, unsuitable for investors who want

consistent return across time period

Arbitrage funds should be used as a liquid investment and should not

be a major part of the investor’s portfolio. A range bound market does

not give ample room to create arbitrage positions

Preferred Picks

ICICI Prudential Equity - Arbitrage Fund – Regular

IDFC Arbitrage Fund - (Regular)

Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund

SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund

(Refer to www.icicidirect.com for details of the fund)

View

Short-term: Neutral

Long-term: Positive

View

Short-term: Neutral

Long-term: Neutral

MIP should be a preferred debt investment for funds that

need to be parked for over two years

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Debt funds

Exhibit 13: Category average returns

3.1

10.5

8.4

8.8

7.8 8

.8

10.1

7.8

9.8

7.6

7.3

8.1

6.3

6.3

7.4

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

6 months 1 year 3year

%

Gilt Funds Income LT Income ST Income UST Liquid

Source: ACE MF, ICICIdirect.com Research

Note : Returns as on September 15, 2017; All returns are compounded annualised

Exhibit 14: G-sec yield curve

6.24

6.34

6.506.52

6.25

6.34

6.52

6.56

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

1yr 3yr 5yr 10yr

Yie

ld (%

)

12-Sep-17 14-Aug-17

Source: Bloomberg, ICICIdirect.com Research

Exhibit 15: Corporate bond curve

6.81

7.11

7.30

7.60

6.97

7.13

7.33

7.63

6.4

6.8

7.2

7.6

8.0

1yr 3yr 5yr 10 yr

Yie

ld (%

)

12-Sep-17 14-Aug-17

Source: Bloomberg, ICICIdirect.com Research

Benchmark 10 year G-Sec has witnessed yields

softening by ~45-50 bps since the end of April

Interest rates moved up across G-Sec and corporate bond

category

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Liquid Funds

Yields on money market instruments viz. less than one year CDs and

CPs in which liquid fund predominantly invest, remain stable at lower

levels due to ample liquidity

In an uncertain environment, liquid funds remain well placed to park

money with low volatility

For less than a year, individuals in the higher tax bracket should opt for

dividend option as the dividend distribution tax @ 28.325% is

marginally lower. Also, though the tax arbitrage has reduced, they still

earn better pre-tax returns over bank savings (3-4%) and current

accounts (0-3%)

Changes in taxation rules announced in Union Budget 2014 are also

applicable to liquid funds, as post tax returns in less than a three-year

period get reduced for individuals in the higher tax bracket (30% tax

slab) and for corporate

Exhibit 16: Call rates below repo rate

5

5.4

5.8

6.2

6.6

7

Sep-16

Oct-16

Nov-16

Dec-16

Jan-17

Feb-17

Mar-17

Apr-17

May-17

Jun-17

Jul-17

Aug-17

Sep-17

%

Call rate

Source: Bloomberg, ICICIdirect.com Research

Exhibit 17: CP/CD yields

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

Sep-16

Oct-16

Nov-16

Dec-16

Jan-17

Feb-17

Mar-17

Apr-17

May-17

Jun-17

Jul-17

Aug-17

Sep-17

%3M CD 3M CP

Source: Bloomberg, ICICIdirect.com Research

Exhibit 18: Flows into liquid funds remain volatile on institutional activity

-13182

19630

-34,813

1,350

26,943

10,541

8,227

-15,147

99,403

-64,692

-12,739

-19,511

21,352

-200,000

-160,000

-120,000

-80,000

-40,000

0

40,000

80,000

120,000

160,000

Aug-16

Sep-16

Oct-16

Nov-16

Dec-16

Jan-17

Feb-17

Mar-17

Apr-17

May-17

Jun-17

Jul-17

Aug-17

Net Inflo

w ( |

Cr )

Source: AMFI, ICICIdirect.com Research

Exhibit 19: AUM remains healthy

467418

468022

484802

468668

469675

496696

520020

543541

568770

583557

591377

629456

643926

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000

Aug-16

Sep-16

Oct-16

Nov-16

Dec-16

Jan-17

Feb-17

Mar-17

Apr-17

May-17

Jun-17

Jul-17

Aug-17

| lakh C

rore

Money Market

Source: AMFI, ICICIdirect.com Research

Preferred Picks

HDFC Cash Management Fund - Savings Plan

SBI Magnum InstaCash

Reliance Liquid Fund - Treasury Plan

(Refer to www.icicidirect.com for details of the fund)

View

Neutral

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Income funds

RBI eased policy rates by 25 bps while maintaining neutral stance in its

August 2 policy meet. This followed three consecutive months of lower

than anticipated inflation readings, seemingly bottoming out at 1.54%

headline CPI in June. Policy meeting minutes released later were

somewhat hawkish with regards to future inflation path, highlighting

aspects such as farm loan waiver linked fiscal indiscipline risk, firming

household inflation expectations, rising vegetable prices and receding

base effect as upside risks. Further CPI readings in July (2.36%YoY) and

August (3.36% YoY) displayed a rebound from June levels led by rise in

food prices and percolation effects of GST and HRA implementation for

government employees. Core inflation rise during this time could

provide cause for the RBI to maintain status quo on interest rates at its

October meeting. The RBI has projected inflation to range from 2.0-

3.5% for H1FY18 and from 3.5-4.5% for H2FY18. The benchmark 10

year G-sec yield witnessed some pressure over the last six weeks,

climbing by ~15 bps from end-July levels to ~6.59% (September 14)

Dynamic bond funds or short-term funds with some dynamic allocation

to G-Sec should be preferred over pure G-Sec funds or long-term

duration funds

Short-term debt funds remain a stable performing category, especially

in the current volatile environment. Credit funds with reasonable credit

quality should be preferred over an aggressive credit fund

Exhibit 20: Income funds witness significant outflow in June

12,6

71

-26,7

17 2

2,8

75

2,4

74

-25,8

75

15,0

14

-925

-14,0

48

31,4

48

5,6

88

1,6

97

43,9

13

28,4

57

-11,0

24

52,1

25

18,3

06

-33,1

82

28,5

88

10,8

64

-56,2

47

34,6

47

5,1

24

-20,6

85

60,0

84

8,3

90

-80,000

-60,000

-40,000

-20,000

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

Aug-1

5

Nov-1

5

Feb-1

6

May-1

6

Aug-1

6

Nov-1

6

Feb-1

7

May-1

7

Aug-1

7

Net In

flow

s

(| .C

r)

Source: AMFI, ICICIdirect.com Research

Exhibit 21: AUM remains stable on consistent inflows 704240

698418

754662

784305

748071

783778

794679

743783

780797

792734

778266

845484

858188

400000

500000

600000

700000

800000

900000

Aug-1

6

Sep-1

6

Oct-

16

Nov-1

6

Dec-1

6

Jan-1

7

Feb-1

7

Mar-

17

Apr-

17

May-1

7

Jun-1

7

Jul-17

Aug-1

7

| C

rore

Income

Source: AMFI, ICICIdirect.com Research

Recommended funds

Ultra Short Term Funds

Birla Sun Life Savings Fund

ICICI Prudential Flexible income

Short Term Funds

Birla Sunlife short term fund

HDFC Short Term Fund

ICICI Pru Short Term Plan

Short Term Funds – Credit opportunities

Birla Sunlife Short Term opportunities term

HDFC Corporate debt opportunities

ICICI Prudential Regular Savings

Long term/Dynamic

Birla Sunlife income plus

ICICI Prudential Dynamic Bond Fund

IDFC dynamic bond fund

(Refer www.icicidirect.com for details of the fund)

View

Ultra-short term: Neutral

Short-term: Positive

Long-term: Neutral

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Gilt Funds

Yield on the benchmark 10 year government bond had hardened

appreciably post the shift in RBI’s monetary policy stance from

‘accommodative to ‘neutral’. Softer than expected inflation prints in

April, May and June combined with strong institutional flows into debt

markets combined to push down benchmark 10 year G-sec yield by

~45-50 points in the period from May-July. However, the markets were

not overly enthused by August rate cut as it was widely expected. A

significant rebound in July and August CPI readings was followed by

rise in yields by ~15 bps to 6.6%. The yield at 6.53% currently is up ~9

bps YTD. It briefly tested 6.95% at end-April

RBI eased policy rates by 25 bps while maintaining neutral stance in its

August 2 policy meet. This followed three consecutive months of lower

than anticipated inflation readings, seemingly bottoming out at 1.54%

headline CPI in June. Policy meeting minutes released later were

somewhat hawkish with regards to future inflation path, highlighting

aspects such as farm loan waiver linked fiscal indiscipline risk, firming

household inflation expectations, rising vegetable prices and receding

base effect as upside risks. Further CPI readings in July (2.36%YoY) and

August (3.36% YoY) displayed a rebound from June levels led by rise in

food prices and percolation effects of GST and HRA implementation for

government employees. Core inflation rise during this time could

provide cause for the RBI to maintain status quo on interest rates at its

October meeting. The RBI has projected inflation to range from 2.0-

3.5% for H1FY18 and from 3.5-4.5% for H2FY18.

Allocation to pure G-Sec or duration funds should be avoided given

their historical outperformance and G-Sec yield trading at the lower end

of its historical range

Historically, it has been observed that years of good returns in G-sec

are followed by lower returns

Exhibit 22: Historical trend in return from G-Sec indicates, going forward, returns likely to be lower

-15

-10

-5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017 Y

TD

Crisil 10 Yr Gilt Index returns (calendar year)

%

Source: ACE MF

Preferred Picks

Aditya Birla Sun Life Gilt Plus – PF Plan

ICICI Pru LT Gilt Fund – PF Option

(Refer to www.icicidirect.com for details of the fund)

Allocation to pure G-Sec or duration funds should be

avoided given their historical outperformance and G-sec

yield trading at the lower end of its historical range. Crisil

10 year Gilt index has delivered 38% return in the last

three years. It is likely the return will be significantly

lower, going forward

View

Short-term: Neutral

Long-term: Neutral

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Gold: Under the spotlight due to geopolitical worries

Global prices had a positive run in August. Starting from a base of

~US$1268 per ounce, they broke out towards US$1300 per ounce

towards the end of August and ended the month sharply higher at

~US$1321 per ounce, a 2017 high. The metal gained further in early

September, touching ~US$1349 per ounce on September 7 before

consolidating towards ~US$1321 per ounce on September 15. This

represents a ~14.6% YTD return

The strong rupee appreciation during this period of ~5.7% has

prevented similar gains in Indian gold prices. Domestic rise has been

limited to just ~7.7% YTD as of September 14

Investor interest in the metal spiked during August amid rising

geopolitical tensions surrounding North Korea and the US. Safe haven

buying combined with weakness in the US Dollar Index lent support to

gold prices

Gold has historically been looked at as a relatively risk-free asset. Its

price movement both in India and globally, is impacted by any actual or

perceived risk build-up on economic, political or natural fronts. The US

Dollar Index slid for most of August and further still in September,

touching a low of 91.12 on September 14. Dollar softness leads to a rise

in gold prices as the metal is denominated in that currency.

Marginal easing in geopolitical tensions seem to have capped the

downside for gold prices. However, any deterioration in international

equations could spark further strength

The Fed last hiked rates in June and held fire in July, with the outcome

of the next meeting on September 20 being the immediate event to

watch with regards to gold price direction. The pace of further hikes

could be gradual in the face of consistent below expectation readings of

US inflation data.

The medium-term outlook would remain largely anchored to

developments on the Fed front. The markets are discounting the three

expected rate hikes in 2017. Any deviation from this path, whether on

the back of difficulty in achieving US medium term inflation target or

otherwise, could affect prices

Exhibit 23: Gold prices rally sharply on global geopolitical concerns

1100

1200

1300

1400

Aug-16

Sep-16

Oct-16

Nov-16

Dec-16

Jan-17

Feb-17

Mar-17

Apr-17

May-17

Jun-17

Jul-17

Aug-17

Sep-17

Price ($/ounce)

Source: Bloomberg, ICICIdirect.com Research

Exhibit 24: Indian prices rise relatively less due to currency appreciation

26000

28000

30000

32000

Aug-16

Sep-16

Oct-16

Nov-16

Dec-16

Jan-17

Feb-17

Mar-17

Apr-17

May-17

Jun-17

Jul-17

Aug-17

Sep-17

Price (|/10 grams)

Source: Bloomberg, ICICIdirect.com Research

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Model Portfolios

Equity funds model portfolio

Investors who are wary of investing directly into equities can still get

returns almost as good as equity markets through the mutual fund route.

We have designed three mutual fund model portfolios, namely,

conservative, moderate and aggressive mutual fund portfolios. These

portfolios have been designed keeping in mind various key parameters like

investment horizon, investment objective, scheme ratings, and fund

management.

Exhibit 25: Equity model portfolio

Particulars Aggressive Moderate Conservative

Review Interval Monthly Monthly Quarterly

Risk Return High Risk- High

Return

Medium Risk -

Medium Return

Low Risk - Low

Return

Funds Allocation % Allocation

Franklin India Prima Plus 20 20 20

Birla Sunlife Frontline Equity - 20 20

ICICI Prudential Dynamic Plan - - 20

SBI Bluechip Fund 20 20 20

Kotak Select Focus Fund 20 20 -

HDFC Midcap Opportunities 20 10 -

Franklin India High Growth Companies Fund 20 - -

Birla SL Dynamic Bond Fund - 10 20

Total 100 100 100

Source: ICICIdirect.com Research

Exhibit 26: Model portfolio performance: One year performance (as on Augsut 31, 2017)

15.0%

14.0%

12.6%

15.3%

10%

11%

12%

13%

14%

15%

16%

Aggressive Moderate Conservative BSE 100

%

Aggressive Moderate Conservative BSE 100

Source: Crisil Fund Analyser, ICICIdirect.com Research

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Debt funds model portfolio

We have designed three different mutual fund model portfolios for different

investment duration viz. less than six months, six months to one year and

above one year. These portfolios have been designed keeping in mind

various key parameters like investment horizon, interest rate scenarios,

credit quality of the portfolio and fund management, etc.

Exhibit 27: Debt funds model portfolio

Particulars

0 – 6 months 6months - 1 Year Above 1 Year

Objective Liquidity

Liquidity with

moderate return Above FD

Review Interval Monthly Monthly Quarterly

Risk Return

Very Low Risk -

Nominal Return

Medium Risk -

Medium Return

Low Risk - High

Return

Funds Allocation

Ultra Short term Funds

Birla SL Savings Fund 20

ICICI Pru Flexible Income Plan 20

Short Term Debt Funds

Axis Regular Savings Fund 20

Birla Sunlife Short Term Fund 20 20

Birla Sunlife Short Term Opportunites Fund 20 20

Reliance Regular Savings Fund 20

HDFC Short Term Opportunities Fund 20 20

ICICI Prudential Regular Savings 20

ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund 20

IDFC SSI Short Term 20

UTI Short Term Income Fund 20

HDFC Corporate Debt opportunities fund 20

Total 100 100 100

Time Horizon

% Allocation

Source: ICICIdirect.com Research

Exhibit 32: Model portfolio performance: One year performance (as on August 31, 2017)

8.10

8.90 8.80

7.20

8.40

9.00

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

0-6 Months 6Months - 1Year Above 1yr

%

Portfolio Index

Source: Crisil Fund Analyser, ICICIdirect.com Research

*Index: 0-6 month’s portfolio – Crisil Liquid Fund Index; 6 months-1 year – Blended Index with 50% weight to Crisil

Liquid Index, 50% weight to Crisil Short Term Index; Above 1 year: Crisil Short Term Index

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Top Picks

Exhibit 33: Category wise top picks

Largecaps Birla Sun life Frontline Equity Fund

ICICI Pru Focused Bluechip Fund

SBI Bluechip Fund

Midcaps HDFC Midcap Opportunities Fund

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund

Multicaps Franklin India Prima Plus Fund

Kotak Select Focus Fund

ELSS Axis Long Term Equity Fund

ICICI Pru Tax Plan

Reliance Tax Saver Fund

Franklin India Taxshield

Balanced HDFC Balanced Fund

ICICI Pru Balanced Fund

Birla Sun Life Balanced 95 Fund

DSP Blackrock Balanced Fund

L&T India Prudence Fund

Liquid HDFC Cash Mgmnt Saving Plan

ICICI Pru Liquid Plan

Reliance Liquid Treasury Plan

Ultra Short term Birla Sunlife Savings Fund

ICICI Pru Flexible Income Plan

UTI Treasury Advantage Fund-Inst

Short term Birla SL Short term Fund

HDFC Medium Term opportunities Fund

Kotak Banking and PSU Debt Fund

Credit Opportunities Axis Regular Savings Fund

Birla Sun Life Medium Term Plan

L&T Short Term Income Fund

Income Funds ICICI Pru Income Fund

Birla SL Income Plus - Regular Plan

IDFC Dynamic Bond Fund

Equity Funds & Equity-oriented Funds

Debt Funds

(Refer www.icicidirect.com for details of the fund)

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Pankaj Pandey Head – Research [email protected]

ICICIdirect.com Research Desk,

ICICI Securities Limited,

1st

Floor, Akruti Trade Centre,

Road No. 7, MIDC,

Andheri (East)

Mumbai – 400 093

[email protected]

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