Fund managers found it difficult to beat the benchmark indices in financial year 2019, with nearly three in five diversified equity schemes underperforming their respective underlying indices. A study of 384 equity schemes that includes direct plans shows that 62 per cent have underperformed their respective benchmarks, data collated from Value Research shows.
A separate study released by S&P Dow Jones Indices revealed that 92 per cent of large-cap equity funds and 26 per cent of mid- and small-cap equity funds had underperformed their respective indices. Market observers have ...
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