HSBC Mid Cap Fund – NFO Issue Details and Review
HSBC Mid Cap Fund – NFO Issue Details and ReviewHSBC Mid Cap Fund NFO would open for subscription on 6th September, 2021. Midcap mutual funds invest in midcap stocks and are considered as high risk. Midcap category has been lagging behind its performance in the last couple few years. However, post covid-19 market crash, when the stock market recovery happened from Apr-2020, this segment started performing well. We could see massive run in Jun and July, 2021 too. However, we could see some correction happening now in this segment for the last 3 weeks. Should you invest in HSBC Mid Cap Fund NFO? What are the risk factors an investor should consider before investing in such midcap funds? Let me review this midcap fund and provide complete analysis in this article.
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What are Mid Cap Mutual Funds?
As the name indicates, Midcap Mutual Funds invest in Midcap stocks. Mid Cap stocks are categorized as companies that are considered from 101th to 250th company in terms of market capitalization. Many midcap stocks have turned to be multi-bagger stocks if invested for medium to long term.
HSBC Mid Cap Fund – NFO Issue Details
This is an open ended mutual fund scheme. Here the NFO issue details.
| Scheme Opens | 06-Sep-21 |
| Scheme Closes | 20-Sep-21 |
| Scheme reopens for continuous purchase/sale | 29-Sep-21 |
| Minimum Lumpsum | Rs 5,000 |
| Minimum SIP | Rs 1,000 for 6 months |
| NAV of the fund | Rs 10 during NFO period |
| Entry Load | Nil |
| Exit Load | Within 1 year – 1% |
| Risk | Very High Risk |
| Benchmark | NIFTY Midcap 150 Index TRI |
HSBC Mid Cap Fund NFO Scheme Information Document (SID)
What is the investment objective of HSBC Mid Cap Fund NFO?
To seek to generate long-term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio of equity and equity related securities of predominantly mid cap companies.
However, there is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized.
What is the allocation pattern in this mutual fund scheme?
This fund investment pattern is as follows:
| Type of instruments | Min % | Max % | Risk Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity and Equity related Instruments of midcap companies | 65% | 100% | High |
| Equity and Equity related Instruments of companies other than midcap companies | 0% | 35% | High |
| Debt and Money Market Securities | 0% | 35% | Low to Medium |
| Units issued by REITs and InvITs | 0% | 10% | Medium to High |
Why should you invest in such Midcap Funds?
Here are a few reasons to invest in such schemes.
1) Midcap mutual funds invest in midcap stocks. There are several midcap stocks that would turn as multibagger stocks / largecap stocks in the medium to long term. Investors can get benefitted with higher returns.
2) Midcap is one of the categories of mutual funds that gave superior returns between 11% to 25% in the short, medium to long term (3 to 10 years). If you want to take risk and expect high returns, midcap funds could be the best bet for you.
3) High risk investors can diversify their portfolio by investing some portion in midcap mutual funds.
Some risk factors you should consider before investing in such funds
One should consider some of these risk factors / negative factors before investing.
1) Midcap funds invest in midcap stocks which are considered as HIGH RISK. Unless you are a high risk investor, you can should stay away from such schemes.
2) There could be under performance in the Midcap segment for various reasons, e.g. what we could see midcap segment under performance for 2017 to 2019. Investors should be willing to have patience in such case.
3) This fund invests up to 35% in debt instruments. Such debt instruments can contain investments with corporates (e.g., commercial papers). This segment has turned to be high risk due to defaults from corporates. For regular debt instruments, there is interest rate risk or price risk, liquidity risk, credit risk, pre-payment risk etc.,
4) Scheme may invest in derivatives instruments which are high risk.
5) This fund invests up to 10% in in REITS and InvITS which are high risk.
6) You can go through all risk factors indicated in the scheme related documents before investing.
How is the Performance of existing Mid Cap funds?
Here is the performance of current Midcap funds.
| *Scheme NAme | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axis Midcap Fund | 19.7% | 19.5% | 20.4% |
| PGIM India Midcap Opportunities Fund | 25.1% | 19.1% | – |
| Quant Mid Cap Fund | 20.0% | 17.3% | 14.2% |
| Edelweiss Mid Cap Fund | 17.1% | 16.7% | 20.0% |
| Kotak Emerging Equity Fund | 18.6% | 16.5% | 20.2% |
| Nippon India Growth Fund | 18.1% | 16.3% | 16.7% |
| Invesco India Mid Cap Fund | 15.4% | 16.0% | 18.4% |
| Tata Midcap Growth Fund | 17.7% | 15.7% | 18.6% |
| DSP Midcap Fund | 15.4% | 15.0% | 17.8% |
| L&T Midcap Fund | 11.1% | 14.7% | 18.4% |
| Taurus Discovery (Midcap) Fund | 12.9% | 14.6% | 17.1% |
| ICICI Prudential Midcap Fund | 14.2% | 14.5% | 17.5% |
| BNP Paribas Midcap Fund | 17.6% | 14.2% | 19.3% |
| Baroda Midcap Fund | 14.7% | 14.2% | 6.7% |
| UTI Mid Cap Fund | 16.7% | 13.8% | 19.0% |
| HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund | 12.2% | 13.5% | 18.4% |
| Franklin India Prima Fund | 12.6% | 12.7% | 18.7% |
| Motilal Oswal Midcap 100 Exchange Traded Fund | 11.8% | 12.4% | 14.3% |
| SBI Magnum Midcap Fund | 16.8% | 12.1% | 18.7% |
| Aditya Birla Sun Life Mid Cap Fund | 10.8% | 11.2% | 15.4% |
| Motilal Oswal Midcap 30 Fund | 10.8% | 11.2% | – |
| Sundaram Mid Cap Fund | 9.3% | 10.5% | 16.1% |
*Annualised returns from regular plans are provided in absence of long-term returns data for direct plans.
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Should you invest in the HSBC Mid Cap Fund NFO?
This mutual fund scheme invests in the midcap stocks. This segment has generated high returns between 11% to 25% in the last 3 to 10 years. However, midcap funds are high risk. If you are a high risk investor and willing to invest for long term of 8-10 years, one can invest in such funds. If you do not want to test new funds, you can invest in some of the consistent performing midcap funds through SIP. Currently we could see some correction in midcap segment, hence investing through SIP could be better. One should avoid investing in lump sum in such schemes unless you are investing during the stock market crash. If you are moderate to low-risk investor, stay away from such schemes.
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