Here are the 5 most active large-cap funds

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How do they invest?

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The downside

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Yet…

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#1 Quant Focused

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#2 Quant Large Cap

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#3 LIC MF Focused 30 Equity

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#4 JM Focused

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#5 DSP Top 100 Equity

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Important note

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Thanks for Reading!

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