{"id":2012371,"date":"2015-01-08T17:08:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-08T11:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/?p=2012371"},"modified":"2015-01-08T17:08:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T11:38:00","slug":"mid-n-small-vs-value-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/2015\/01\/08\/mid-n-small-vs-value-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid N Small vs. Value Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes, when you are comparing funds from different AMCs, you stumble across a pair of them that are so similar that it becomes a tough call choosing between them. For example, Religare Invesco MID N SMALL CAP Fund and  ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund are right on top of each other. Try to spot the difference here (Jan-2012 through Jan-2015):<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/religare.icici_.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/religare.icici_.png\" alt=\"religare.icici\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2012381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/religare.icici_.png 1000w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/religare.icici_-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/religare.icici_-375x300.png 375w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/religare.icici_-900x720.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Between 2012-01-02 and 2015-01-07, Religare Invesco MID N SMALL CAP Fund has returned a cumulative 172.88% with an IRR of 39.49% vs. ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund&#8217;s cumulative return of 170.32% and an IRR of 39.05%.<\/p>\n<p>Their drawdowns are similar as well. And since the NAV is quoted after all expenses, Religare&#8217;s expense ratio of 2.97% vs. ICICI&#8217;s 2.34% is factored into the returns. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/religare.icici_.metrics.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/religare.icici_.metrics.png\" alt=\"religare.icici.metrics\" width=\"945\" height=\"248\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2012391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/religare.icici_.metrics.png 945w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/religare.icici_.metrics-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/religare.icici_.metrics-500x131.png 500w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/religare.icici_.metrics-900x236.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In terms of metrics, Religare is marginally better than ICICI. However, there is nothing there to swing the decision one way or the other. <\/p>\n<p>Run the <a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/FundCompare\" title=\"quantitative comparison of mutual funds\" target=\"_blank\">FundCompare <\/a>tool and have a look for yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes, when you are comparing funds from different AMCs, you stumble across a pair of them that are so similar that it becomes a tough call choosing between them. For example, Religare Invesco MID N SMALL CAP Fund and ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund are right on top of each other. 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