I am 32 years old with an income of Rs 60,000 a month and can take moderate risk. Currently I have SIPs in Fidelity Equity, Fidelity India Growth, HDFC Equity, HDFC Top 200, HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities, HDFC Prudence, Reliance Banking Retail, Sundaram Select Midcap, ICICI Focused Bluechip Equity. Should I continue to invest in all the funds or any suggestions to revise the portfolio?
- Malladi Kiran
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For a 32-year old, your haste in investing is seen with a portfolio of nine funds across market capitalisation and style. Result: despite some good funds, the portfolio lacks focus and has overlaps. Having three large- and mid-cap funds and two mid- and small-cap funds does not amount to diversity in style. Moreover, you have invested in a sector fund which is risky at one end and an equity-oriented hybrid fund which is conservative at the other.
You have age on your side and should follow the core and satellite approach for long-term wealth creation, wherein you have about 60-70 per cent of your holdings in large- and large- and mid-cap funds and the remaining in mid- and small-cap funds, multi cap funds and sector funds to form the satellite element of your portfolio. This way you will have a portfolio that is built on a strong foundation with a few funds in the satellite domain that provide the necessary kick to your portfolio returns.
Reduce your holdings to just four or five funds. Have a financial goal for which you are investing this sum and monitor the performance of these funds at least once a year and make modifications if needed.
This article was originally published on July 08, 2011.
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