I have had the chance to interact with several investors, working professionals and businessmen over
the past couple of years in investor awareness sessions and have
brought to their notice the benefits of discipline in savings and regular
investment. Despite the inherent risks of investing in equity, investors
should not shy away from equities and do read
this . I consider mutual funds a great tool for investing in equity.
Even old market pros, I have met, invest in mutual funds for wealth building.
The
question arises as to when to invest - what is a good time to enter the market?
Do see this..
Munger was asked in 2009 how stocks investors should avoid big drawdowns: pic.twitter.com/OUUaGMJbHN— Morgan Housel (@TMFHousel) February 12, 2016
Many
individuals simply have no time to follow the market and invest on their own
regularly and are happy to participate in the equity markets through SIP in
mutual funds.
.
The mutual fund SIP is a fantastic tool which obviates the
need to time markets. In addition, the automation of investments simplifies
life. Else, one may not have even invested in equity if this facility was not
available. Most advisers ask investors to be invested in SIP for the long term
to enjoy the benefits. It wont work in the short term.
I wanted to see the efficacy of Funds in building wealth over
a period and since markets
have fallen considerably from last year's highs, I thought I
would check the performance of investments through SIP now after this fall . To choose the funds, I chose the popular curated list by the Mint newspaper, though I may not agree with
some of their choices.
I have
checked SIP returns of Large Cap (7 funds) , Multi Cap (9 funds) and Mid
cap (6 funds) funds in the list. The categorization has been done by the Mint
only and one can check the list published by the Mint online.
Returns
have been taken for 5, 7 and 10 years (in those cases where the fund was in
existence for 10 years) and the returns are for the period ending 11 Feb 2016, i.e 5 years, 7 years, 10 years ending 11th Feb 2016.
The
results - SIP returns from the list of funds included in the
Mint 50
Disclaimer:
Past performance may not be repeated
Large Cap
Funds -7 funds in the list:
Over a
period of 5 years the various funds gave a median return of 9.02% inspite of this drawdown and
annualized returns of the best and worst fund in the list were 11.3% and 5.07%
(Guess who the low figure belongs to!)
Over 7
years the various funds gave a median return of 9.8% and annualised returns of the best and
wort fund were 11.3% and 6.13%
Over 10
years the various funds gave a median return of 10.44 % and annualised returns of the
best and wort fund were 12.41% and 6.15%
Multi Cap
Funds - 9 Funds in the curated list:
Over a
period of 5 years the various funds gave a median annualised return of 12.12% and annualized returns of the best and worst fund in the
curated list were 18.33% and 5.70%
Over 7
years the various funds gave a median return of 14.14% and annualised
returns of the best and worst fund were 19.1% and 8.43%
Over 10
years the various funds gave a median return of 12.89 % and annualised returns of the
best and worst fund were 17.92% and 10.2%
Mid Cap
Funds - 6 Funds in the curated list:
Over a
period of 5 years the various funds gave a median return of 20%!!! Inspite of this
drawdown!! The annualized SIP returns of the best and worst fund in
the curated list were 23.81% and 16.74%
Over 7
years the various funds gave a median return of 19.75% and
annualised returns of the best and worst fund were 20.74% and 17.67%
Over 10
years - there were only 2 funds in the list over ten years and their returns
were a decent annualized 18.26% and 17.04%
These are SIP returns and these annualized returns were an eye opener for me. It has convinced me that time in
the market maters. Real wealth can be built over the long run through SIP.
If you
have invested Rs. 10000 per month in each of the median schemes over the last 7
years -
i.e a total of Rs. 30000.00 per month, the amount you would have is greater Rs
38 Lakhs.
I dont need a muhurat to start an SIP. It inculcates a sense of discilpiline,
automates the investment of your saving. Choose wisely and take the help of an advisor if you need one.
Disclaimer:
Past performance may not be repeated
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