Categories wise shares which attracted domestic mutual fund in the month of January 2022
Last Updated: 11th December 2022 - 11:02 am
Many of us keep looking for ideas to invest and one of the ways we find is what smart investors or institutional investors are doing. Domestic mutual funds disclose their portfolio every month and that remains one of the places from where we look for stock ideas. So, let’s know the stocks where domestic mutual fund managers invested most in the month of January 2022.
In January 2022, financial and information technology were the sectors where most of the investment was attracted by domestic fund managers. These two sectors were on the top of the fund managers’ buying list.
Top 10 Companies among Large-Cap where MFs were Net Buyers in January 2022
Stock Name |
Sector |
Net Qty Bought |
Approx. Buy Value (In Rs. cr) * |
HDFC Bank Ltd. |
Financials |
22514740 |
3337.95 |
Tech Mahindra Ltd. |
Technology |
10481544 |
1713.51 |
HCL Technologies Ltd. |
Technology |
14045446 |
1698.41 |
Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. |
Financials |
5406779 |
1380.76 |
Bajaj Finance Ltd. |
Financials |
1842998 |
1288.04 |
ICICI Bank Ltd. |
Financials |
13051350 |
997.76 |
Reliance Industries Ltd. |
Energy |
3493376 |
830.5 |
IndusInd Bank Ltd. |
Financials |
8498162 |
747.91 |
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. |
Infrastructure |
3455731 |
657.45 |
Ultratech Cement Ltd. |
Construction |
879730 |
651.33 |
The above table shows that in January 2022, among large cap, mutual funds preferred the financial sector including banks. In the top ten, there are five companies from the financial sector including some of the largest names in the industry. The total approximate buying done in the financial sector in large cap in these five stocks is around Rs 7752 crore in the month of January 2022.
The trend is not different for Mid-Cap stocks. Even among mid-cap fund managers financials remain the favourite of mutual funds. There are four companies in the top 10 that are from the financial sector.
Top 10 companies among Mid-Cap where MFs were Net Buyers in January 2022
Stock Name |
Sector |
Net Qty Bought |
Approx. Buy Value(In Rs. cr) * |
Tata Communications Ltd. |
Media and Communications |
4769811 |
655.31 |
Max Financial Services Ltd. |
Financials |
4483966 |
433.26 |
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. |
Media and Communications |
12958947 |
395.48 |
LIC Housing Finance Ltd. |
Financials |
9041525 |
341.32 |
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd. |
Financials |
5753334 |
330.79 |
Bandhan Bank Ltd. |
Financials |
11531613 |
327.64 |
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. |
Healthcare |
7903238 |
320.22 |
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd. |
FMCG |
181966 |
274.89 |
PI Industries Ltd. |
Chemicals |
904084 |
247.16 |
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. |
Travel |
1834253 |
243.44 |
Fund managers of small-cap stocks bought into shares of diversified sectors and no single sector dominated the buying list.
Top 10 companies among Small-Cap where MFs were Net Buyers in October 2021
Stock Name |
Sector |
Net Qty Bought |
Approx. Buy Value(In Rs. cr) * |
Delta Corp Ltd. |
Miscellaneous |
8571074 |
223.71 |
Fino Payments Bank Ltd. |
Financials |
3646425 |
210.4 |
Gokaldas Exports Ltd. |
Textile |
10023606 |
205.61 |
City Union Bank Ltd. |
Financials |
11931202 |
194.36 |
Prince Pipes and Fittings Ltd. |
Consumer Durables |
2194894 |
155.97 |
The India Cements Ltd. |
Construction |
6405040 |
130.15 |
RBL Bank Ltd. |
Financials |
6649689 |
123.5 |
Sheela Foam Ltd. |
FMCG |
482470 |
116.02 |
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd. |
Financials |
548652 |
92.24 |
PCBL Ltd. |
Chemicals |
3161759 |
76.99 |
The above information is only for the purpose of understanding the activity of mutual funds and gauging the fund managers’ approach. Therefore, if you want to invest in these stocks do your own due diligence before committing your fund.
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