Stocks attracting Fund Managers in October 2021
Last Updated: 13th December 2022 - 05:05 am
Everyone is eager to know what the mutual fund managers bought and sold. But most importantly you want to know what they actually bought. So, let’s know which stocks attracted fund managers in October 2021.
In the month of October 2021, the financial sector and Information Technology ruled the roost when it comes to investment from mutual funds. 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 October 2021
Stock Name |
Sector |
Net Qty Bought |
Approx. Buy Value(In Rs. cr) * |
HCL Technologies Ltd. |
Technology |
25889145 |
3136.86 |
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. |
Technology |
5380247 |
1929.71 |
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd. |
Financials |
12288356 |
1886.91 |
Infosys Ltd. |
Technology |
9689951 |
1619.7 |
Axis Bank Ltd. |
Financials |
20024671 |
1510.43 |
ICICI Bank Ltd. |
Financials |
19896058 |
1495.1 |
HDFC Bank Ltd. |
Financials |
7557497 |
1200.81 |
Bharti Airtel Ltd. |
Media and Communications |
15695133 |
1056.62 |
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd. |
Retail and Other Services |
6552513 |
737.16 |
Ultratech Cement Ltd. |
Construction |
923372 |
694 |
The above table shows that in the month of October 2021, among large-cap, mutual funds preferred the financial sector including banks. In the top ten, three are banks and one is an insurance company. The total approximate buying done in the financial sector in large-cap is Rs 8010 crore in the month of October 2021.
The trend is not different for Mid-cap stocks. Even mid-cap financials remain the favourite of mutual funds.
Top 10 Companies among Mid-Cap where MFs were Net Buyers in October 2021
Stock Name |
Sector |
Net Qty Bought |
Approx. Buy Value(In Rs. cr) * |
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. |
Media and Communications |
20488934 |
618.92 |
Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd. |
Financials |
6120242 |
416.51 |
Max Financial Services Ltd. |
Financials |
3849119 |
382.58 |
Bank Of Baroda |
Financials |
34033013 |
305.02 |
Emami Ltd. |
FMCG |
4293653 |
237.28 |
Manappuram Finance Ltd. |
Financials |
11886437 |
224.03 |
Indian Bank |
Financials |
14319582 |
223.71 |
Escorts Ltd. |
Automobile and Ancillaries |
1340334 |
204.37 |
ABB India Ltd. |
Capital Goods |
985858 |
196.7 |
The Federal Bank Ltd. |
Financials |
21167059 |
192.36 |
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 intention of the above analysis is only to understand the activity of mutual funds and gauge the fund managers’ approach and it is by no means, a recommendation to buy or sell. It is always advisable to have a financial plan in place, which must be followed with discipline and investments in mutual funds being made to be based on your risk assessment.
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