Need suggestions regarding my MF SIP investments

Q & A ForumCategory: Financial PlanningNeed suggestions regarding my MF SIP investments
rajarajagopal asked 7 years ago
Hello Sree, Good Morning. Hope you and your family are doing good. After a long time posting my questions. Because it is time to get your advise. After reading your blog and advise only I started my investments and by god's grace till now it is containing. Now, I need your advise and suggestions on my SIP Regular plan. (planning to start with Direct Plan) The following funds SIP is going to complete by next month. Shall I continue with the same fund?. Or Do I need to do any changes?. Goal - For my family future (I know it is not specific goal) Time Horizon - 2 to 3 years Franklin Inida Equity - Direct Plan (G) - Rs. 3000 ICICI Pru. Value Discovery - Regular (started through agent) - Rs. 2000 IDFC Multi cap - Regular - Rs. 2000 Axis Long Term Equity - Regular - Rs. 2000 (Any way this I am going to stop. and start investing as one time for tax exempt) HDFC Equity Fund (Earlier HDFC Balanced Fund). I have some ongoing SIP too. L&T Mid cap - Direct Reliance Small Cap - Regular Thanks, Raja Rajagopal
rajarajagopal replied 7 years ago

Sree,

can you please give advise on my investments?

12 Answers
Sreekanth Staff answered 7 years ago
Dear Raja, We are doing good and trust all is well at your end!   May I know if you mandatorily need this corpus after 3 years from now?
Sreekanth Staff answered 7 years ago
Dear Raja, If you need certain amount of money from this corpus then suggest you to redeem some units from your portfolio and re-invest in Short Term Debt Fund (ex : Franklin Duration Fund). May be you can redeem units of IDFC multi cap fund. If you can continue with the rest of the corpus for long-term goals. You will be having three multi-cap oriented funds (Franklin, ICICI, Axis LTE). Kindly check the portfolio overlap of these funds and revert to me with your analysis. You may kindly continue with HDFC Hybrid, L&T & Reliance funds for long term goals. Read :  Mutual Fund Portfolio Overlap Comparison Tools
Sreekanth Staff answered 7 years ago
Sure..You are welcome! Please revert with your analysis..Good day!
rajarajagopal answered 7 years ago
Hi Sree, Good Morning. As you mentioned yes. there are overlap in these funds. Because all these funds invested companies or stocks are overlapping. Actually I speaking it is not necessary.  Ok. However, all these funds SIP is going to end. May be I can plan my SIP on some other good funds for another 2 to 3 years. Existing Funds SIP End Date: ----------------------------------------- Franklin India Equity Direct-G - Multi cap - SIP End date 07/12/2018 ICICI Pru. Value Discovery - End date 15/01/2019 IDFC Multi Cap - SIP end date 20/01/2019 In future I will make sure there won't be any overlap in my portfolios or my investments.Please advise and suggest me good funds to start my SIP.  All funds I am going to as Direct in my name as well my wife name. Thanks & Regards, Raja Rajagopal  
Sreekanth Staff answered 7 years ago
Dear Raja, You may continue with your SIPs in ICICI Value discovery fund and the rest of the funds as suggested in my previous reply. Axis LTE is fine for your tax-saving + long term wealth accumulation. Do note that portfolios of MF Schemes do change over a period of time. So, performance review, overlap check, re-balancing etc should be done periodically.
rajarajagopal replied 7 years ago

Thanks Sree. Basically I am following your advise.  

The below points only I am lacking. Like How to change or modify the portfolio over a period of time (Like after a year)

Do note that portfolios of MF Schemes do change over a period of time. So, performance review, overlap check, re-balancing etc should be done periodically.
Thanks & Regards,

Raja Rajagopal

Sreekanth Staff replied 7 years ago

Dear Raja.. Advisable to take help of a fee only financial planner (one to one consultancy).

rajarajagopal answered 7 years ago
Thanks Sree. will do the same. I just checked my portfolio. seems Franklin India Blue Chip is not doing good. I have invested around 1,00,000 in that. Not as SIP. whenever market was down. I invested as lump sum. Please advise shall I keep that amount for an year. or I can switch to other fund in the same category. (Axis Blue Chip). I am not going to use that amount immediately. Thanks, Raja Rajagopal  
Sreekanth Staff answered 7 years ago
Dear Raja, Franklin Bluechip is a decent choice under Large-cap category. Advisable not to churn ones portfolio based on short term non-performance.
rajarajagopal answered 7 years ago
Thanks Sree.
rajarajagopal answered 7 years ago
Thanks Sree.
Sreekanth Staff answered 6 years ago
Dear Raja Rajagopal, May I know your other existing (invested) MF scheme names that are part of your MF Portfolio? 
rajarajagopal replied 6 years ago

Hello Sree,

Good Morning. Thanks for reply.

Below are the ongoing SIP in my name and my spouse name.

L&T Mid cap – Rs. 3,000
L&T Infrastructure – Rs. 1,000 (planning to stop after Dec month)
Franklin Build India – Rs. 1,000 (planning to stop after Dec month)

and for tax purpose
ABSL Tax Relief 96 – Rs. 3,000
Mirae Asset Tax Saver – Rs. 3,000 (Apart from PF and VPF)

In my spouse name:
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HDFC Hybrid EQ – Rs. 3,000
Mirae Asset Large Cap Fund – Rs. 4,000
Nippon Small Cap – Rs. 2,000 (Started a year back as Regular Plan)

Please advise.

Thanks & Regards,
Raja Rajagopal

Sreekanth Staff answered 6 years ago
Dear Raja Rajagopal, In your previous query you have stated that your time-horizon is 3 years from now, do you need the accumulated corpus in Mutual funds after 3 years from now?    
rajarajagopal replied 6 years ago

Hello Sree,

For the ongoing SIP, I will continue my SIP till I can. But for the FIBC and ABSL Pure value fund, instead of keeping it in not performing fund, I thought of change it to some other good fund for 3 years. That’s what I mention the horizon period is three years.

Thanks,
Raja Rajagopal

Sreekanth Staff answered 6 years ago
Dear Raja Rajagopal, Instead of an active bluechip fund, you can consider moving to a large cap based Index Fund. Ex : UTI Nifty Fund. Instead of value oriented fund, you may a multi-cap fund or equity hybrid aggressive fund.
rajarajagopal replied 6 years ago

Thanks Sree. will check that. and move money from value oriented fund to good multi-cap fund.

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