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DSP BlackRock India T.I.G.E.R. Fund Tags: DSP TIGER Fund, should i invest in tiger fund Date: Meta Description: DSP BlackRock India T.I.G.E.R. Fund is an average fund Category: Mutual Funds
Analysis: Our recommendation for fresh investment: No Our recommendation for existing investment: Hold
DSP BlackRock India T.I.G.E.R. fund is being managed by Anup Maheshwari and Rohit Singhania. Infrastructure sector’s performance has been disheartening in the last few years. Apart from infrastructure it also invests in sectors that have benefited from economic policy liberalizations, mainly banking and finance companies. If you have invested in this fund, keep a close watch on where the sector and fund’s performance is headed. But ensure that no more than 30% of your total investment portfolio is allocated to this fund. If you are a new investor you can skip this one for a better performing large cap fund.
Where does this fund invest your money? DSP BlackRock India T.I.G.E.R. is mainly an infrastructure fund which invests your money in large, mid and small cap stocks of infrastructure companies. DSP BlackRock India T.I.G.E.R. has around 79% exposure to giant and large size companies, 34% exposure to medium size companies and 7% exposure in small size companies. Large cap companies tend to be stable compared to mid cap and small cap companies. Small and mid size companies have the potential to become large companies and when that happens you are expected to get bumper returns.
How has it performed in the past? If you had invested Rs 1 lakh when the fund was launched in May 2004 the value of your investments would be around Rs 3.9 lakhs. If you had invested Rs 1 lakh five years back it would have become Rs 1.16 lakhs. The performance has been not better than or similar to
other mutual funds in this category. The fund has been giving at around 3% every year for those who stayed invested for last 5 years. Assume you had invested Rs 10,000 every month in DSP BlackRock India T.I.G.E.R. fund through SIP for the past 5 years today you would have just around Rs 6.26 lakhs.
How will it perform in the future? Needless to say no one can predict the future of markets. We have firm belief in the future prospects of the Indian economy. If the Indian economy grows at 9% then the leading companies tend to de well. When the companies do well their stock prices follows their performance. So if you expect the economy to grow at 8% then you can expect top performing mutual funds to give you returns in excess of 14%. Mutual fund schemes that have exposure to mid size companies tend to show results when their bet on few companies comes true. We advise you to avoid too much of star gazing and future prediction. Be reminded that equities are one of the asset classes that have the potential to beat inflation. Your aim for thematic funds is to achieve higher returns than diversified equity funds.
When to review the performance? Once you invest in the fund do not get into the habit of checking the NAV daily or monthly. Review the performance once a year. Too much attention is not good.
When to exit? Withdraw when your goals are closer to achievement. Do not remove the money during when the markets go up or down. Do not panic. Stick to your goals.
What are the tax implications? The returns in a mutual fund are absolutely tax free, provided you do not withdraw within 1 year. DSP BlackRock India T.I.G.E.R. Fund does not qualify for sec 80C ELSS benefits.
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