When the upcycle in a sector is very strong
Poorly managed companies also make returns

2021 steel cycle-
SAIL went up from 30 to 120

Now in the current credit upcycle:-
PSU Banks are making money!

But does this mean credit culture has changed for PSU Banks?
No evidence of that

Parag Parikh Flexi Cap has been an investor favorite over the past 2 years.

Should u chase the fund?

An in-depth thread🧵 analyzing the performance and strategy of the fund.

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Scheme:-
Parag Parikh Flexi Cap fund

Fund Manager:-
Mr Rajeev Thakkar

AUM:-
29,294cr

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PPFAS has been the vision of the great Late Parag Parikh.

A true Value Investor.....who lost his life while attending a Berkshire Hathway AGM.

The Mutual fund has tried to remain true to the investing concepts laid by Late Mr Parag Parikh.

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Fund Manager:-

Mr Rajeev Thakkar possesses over 15 years of experience.

Joined PPFAS in 2001.

Rajeev is a strong believer in the school of "value-investing" and is heavily influenced by Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger's approach.

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Mr.Thakkar is a Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant, CFA, and CFP. He has been associated with PPFAS AMC since 2013.

Mr Thakkar has been the lead fund manager at PPFAS Mf ever since launch.

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HDFC Bank has announced a merger with HDFC Ltd

What does it mean for the banking system and the shareholders of both companies?

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What is happening?

HDFC Bank will take over HDFC Ltd....effectively making a huge bank

25 shares of HDFC ltd will receive 42 shares of HDFC Bank.

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Potential to be India's largest Bank?

HDFC Bank+HDFC total size=18 lakh crores
SBI total size=26.5 lakh crores

With steady loan growth over the next 5 years....surely HDFC Bank will become the largest bank

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Housing Finance is a big opportunity and the missing puzzle in the HDFC Bank armor:-

Over the past year ICICI scored big time on HDFC Bank due to rapid growth on home loans.
ICICI clocked up about 24% loan growth while HDFC Bank did not have a home loan portfolio.

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So why merge now?

The regulatory arbitrage b/w Banks and NBFCs is slipping away:-

The IL&FS crisis hit the economy really hard.

Since then the RBI has taken various steps in NBFCs:-
1. Asset classification norms for NBFCs have been moved at par with that of banks.

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Index Funds have been a red hot equity passive Mutual Fund strategy in the last 10 years!

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Passive vs Active Mutual Fund Strategy

Active Strategy:-

Active investing, as its name implies, takes a hands-on approach and requires that someone act in the role of a portfolio manager.

The goal of active money management is to beat the stock market’s average return

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Passive Strategy:-

Passive investing entails a non-active role on part of the investor.

When you invest in a diversified portfolio with low costs and a long-term horizon, it tends to deliver returns comparable to the market average.

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What are Index Funds?

Index Fund invests in stocks that imitate a stock market index like the Nifty, Sensex.

These are passively managed funds which means that the fund manager invests in the same securities as present in the underlying index in the same proportion.

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The relentless rise of Index funds:-

The assets under management (AUM) of passive products will grow eight times from the current levels of ₹3 trillion to ₹25 trillion by 2025

Passive assets will grow to constitute 37% of the overall assets in the MF industry by 2025

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@prabhakarkudva @ishmohit1 Management said in a recent investors meet that they'll use qip funds to capture 35% market share of all upcoming music releases for the next decade so that cash flows are not affected 10-15 years down the line.

In past cycles, operators took vulgar companies and made them look good.

Now, they take good companies and make them trade at vulgar valuations.

That is the difference.

@contrarianEPS Today Wonderla ran like anything due to opening of its parks. Wonderla has one of the strongest balance sheet in tourism, travel, entertainment and hotel related space. Some unlock investment(not trade) do work if selected properly.

Please do read.

Src: Primedatabase website.

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