We keep
getting all kinds of requests from our clients and once in a while, we get a
request to help a client whose friend has invested in Mutual Funds and needs help
in knowing the current value and redeeming the funds as funds are needed.
Invariably,
among the list of funds, we get to see... some common names are
MORGAN
STANLEY GROWTH FUND
SBI MAGNUM FUND
BIRLA TAX SAVER 96 FUND
ICICI VALUE DISCOVERY FUND
DSP TIGER FUND
HDFC
PRUDENCE FUND
RELIANCE
GROWTH FUND
99 out of
100 times, these investments would have yielded a decent 14% plus returns.
But here we
discuss a fund that went through a rough patch. A very rough one at that.
.
THE SHOCK:
The investor had invested in JM Core 11 Fund (now JM Focused Fund) in 2
ways.
a) Lumpsum of Rs.1 lakh
b) SIP of Rs.1000
The Lumpsum of Rs.1 lakh invested in March 2008, after 14 plus years, has
grown to (hold your breath) Rs.1.25 lakhs!!
Yes, a grand growth of Rs.25,000 on Rs.1 lakh after 14 full years.
The Annualised return works out to 1.51%
1.51% ??
Yes. I am indeed serious.
Then what about his SIP investment of Rs.1000?
The magic of SIP:
The magic of SIP is now revealed.
The investor has invested only Rs.1000 per month in JM
Focussed fund and his total outflow has been Rs1,75,000. Can you imagine the return?
His
investment of Rs.1,75,000 is yielding him Rs.4,00,069 giving an annualised
return of 10.68%
The lumpsum returns work out less than even an SB returns but the in the same
fund, a SIP investment has resulted in a DOUBLE-DIGIT return of 10.68%.
This return
beats fixed deposit returns and bank savings bank returns by a handsome margin.
While this
return may be lower than the return earned by other funds it is not too bad
either.
Keeping
faith in a good fund house and a diversified quality fund is still the best way
to make your money grow.
HOW
DID THIS HUGE VARIATION HAPPEN IN THE RETURNS?
LET’S DEEP
DIVE AND UNDERSTAND
The
volatility in the markets and the huge movements in the NAV of a fund actually is
hugely beneficial for a monthly SIP investor.
Let’s
understand with the same JM FOCUSED FUND example...
As you can
see from the attached image, a sip of Rs.1000 even after 6 years was showing NEGATIVE
returns.
Rs.72,000
investment was showing a loss of Rs.4,000 !!(after 6 full years)
decent positive returns.
After a good
1 year of positive 2014, the fund shows that
an
investment of Rs.84,000 was showing a return of Rs.1,25,000
Yes.
a jump
from Rs.68,147 to Rs.1,25,489!
A jump of
almost 90% plus in the value of your investment.
So, if your
funds are not showing good returns and markets are volatile / showing downward
bias...
please DO
NOT STOP YOUR SIP
CONTINUE
YOUR SIP
and if
possible,
TOP UP YOUR
SIP
BTW, as
mentioned earlier...
from
inception, an investment of Rs.1,000 in this fund has seen an outgo of
Rs.1,75,000 and the valuation today (15th Sep 2022) is Rs.4,00,000 giving an
XIRR of 10.68%
Before going
ahead, let me assure you that Fund Houses do Transform and move up
I have so many funds which have struggled to even come to their face value of Rs.10 NAV for many years after their launch.
HDFC TAX SAVER FUND
ICICI TECHNOLOGY FUND (see the image attached taken from my book DON’T RETIRE
RICH)
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And all SIP
investors in all these funds actually have more money than even lumpsum investors.
I am not at all telling you to skip Lumpsum. My point is… SIP DOES HELP YOU IN
AVERAGING YOUR NAV faster, and quicker and is capable of giving you BETTER returns.
The example performance of the JM FOCUSED FUND is a classic example of how a Fund House has
swallowed its bitter poison and has taken great pains to put the right systems, and processes in place.
Whenever
we speak to investors, the investors tend to point out the JM CORE 11 Fund
(now called the JM FOCUSED FUND) and its below-par performance.
We
examined further and did a detailed study and that JM Focused was an
exaggerated aberration in JM’s product offering.
Yes JM Focused Fund has had a turbulent past but it has definitely stabilised
now thanks to the systems, process, and research the fund house has put in
place.
And most importantly getting top quality knowledgeable investment gurus like
Amitabh Mohanty and Satish Ramanathan joining JM Mutual Fund has already yielded
results.
Their JM FLEXICAP has been consistently in Q2 and even Q1
Let me assure
you, THIS IS NOT A PAID ARTICLE. The reason for taking the name of a Fund House
and putting the right picture in front of you is only because lay investors
tend to have a bad image of the entire fund house on basis of 1 single bad fund.
Every fund will have its share of good and bad funds and every fund has its performance cycle, do not ignore a fund
house based on 1 fund’s experience.
My simple point is...
JM Focused
Fund has seen the worst of times and investment in such a fund even in its WORST
period would have still yielded a decent
DOUBLE-DIGIT return which is better than any of the DEBT funds making it a case
that
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR GOOD
RETURNS OVER LONG PERIODS, EVEN A WRONG CHOICE IN AN EQUITY FUND WILL GI
VE YOU
MORE RETURN THAN THE BEST OF DEBT FUND
This huge
variation between 1.51% CAGR and 10.68% CAGR is what got me thinking and I dug
deeper and my study revealed what we all already know SIP IS AN AMAZING TOOL
FOR WEALTH CREATION.
Finally, do
not forget
EVEN A WORST EQUITY FUND RETURNS MAKES MUCH
BETTER SENSE THAN THE BEST DEBT FUND, especially if the time horizon is 10 years plus
Regards,
Srikanth
Matrubai
QPFP, Author
AMFI
Registered Mutual Fund Distributor
All the best,
Regards,
Srikanth Matrubai
https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAELl4KUnaJzi-JJlDg/
Good article and insightful. Good reaserch on SIP VS Lumpsum.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments Srinivas
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