Active vs passive small-cap mutual funds: How wide is one-year return gap? Don't assume index schemes always lag
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Key takeaway
Active small-cap mutual funds in India outperformed passive peers by a wide margin over the past year.
- Step 1 · The triggerActive small-cap mutual funds in India outperform passive small-cap index funds by a wide margin.
- Step 2 · Knock-onInvestor flows shift toward active small-cap funds, reducing demand for passive index funds.
- Step 3 · Reaches youLiquidity and valuations in the small-cap segment become more concentrated in stocks favored by active managers, affecting the cost and ease of capital-raising for SMEs.
The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.
Source: livemint.com
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