IDFC Sterling Value Fund

(previously known as IDFC Sterling Equity Fund)
An open ended equity scheme following a value investment strategy

31st March 2020

IDFC Sterling Value Fund

(previously known as IDFC Sterling Equity Fund)
An open ended equity scheme following a value investment strategy

31st March 2020


About the Fund: IDFC Sterling Value Fund is a value fund that focuses on active stock selection strategy.
Category: Value
Monthly Avg AUM : ₹ 2,391.61 Crores

AUM or assets under management refers to the recent / updated cumulative market value of investments managed by a mutual fund or any investment firm.

Monthly end AUM : ₹ 1,905.02 Crores

AUM or assets under management refers to the recent / updated cumulative market value of investments managed by a mutual fund or any investment firm.

Inception Date: 7 March 2008
Fund Manager :

An employee of the asset management company such as a mutual fund or life insurer, who manages investments of the scheme. He is usually part of a larger team of fund managers and research analysts.

Mr. Anoop Bhaskar (w.e.f. 30th April 2016) & Mr. Daylynn Pinto (w.e.f. 20th October 2016)
Other Parameter:
Beta

Beta is a measure of an investment's volatility vis-a-vis the market. Beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 implies that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

1.01
R Square0.94
Standard Deviation (Annualized)

Standard deviation is a statistical measure of the range of an investment's performance. When a mutual fund has a high standard deviation, its means its range of performance is wide, implying greater volatility.

25.61%
Sharpe*

The Sharpe Ratio, named after its founder, the Nobel Laureate William Sharpe, is a measure of risk-adjusted returns. It is calculated using standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk.

-0.66
Portfolio Turnover
Equity0.15
Aggregate^0.19
Expense Ratio
Regular2.10%
Direct1.08%
Benchmark: S&P BSE 400 MidSmallCap TRI
(w.e.f. 11th November, 2019)
SIP (Minimum Amount): ₹ 100/- (Minimum 6 instalments)
SIP Frequency: Monthly
SIP Dates (Monthly): Investor may choose any day of the month except 29th, 30th and 31st as the date of instalment.
Investment Objective: Click here
Minimum Investment Amount : ₹ 5,000/- and any amount thereafter
Option Available: Growth, Dividend (Payout, Reinvestment and Sweep (from Equity Schemes to Debt Schemes only))
Exit Load :

Exit load is charged at the time an investor redeems the units of a mutual fund. The exit load is deducted from the prevailing NAV at the time of redemption. For instance, if the NAV is ₹ 100 and the exit load is 1%, the redemption price would be ₹ 99 per unit.

1.00% if redeemed on or before 365 days from the date of allotment. (w.e.f. 7th September, 2015)
NAV (₹)
Regular PlanGrowth29.95
Regular Plan Dividend10.85


Name% of NAV
Equity and Equity related Instruments 97.07%
Auto Ancillaries 12.21%
o MRF 3.05%
Exide Industries 1.93%
Minda Industries 1.75%
WABCO India 1.19%
Asahi India Glass 1.15%
Wheels India 0.96%
Tube Investments of India 0.86%
Apollo Tyres 0.58%
Igarashi Motors India 0.38%
Sterling Tools 0.34%
Banks 10.87%
o ICICI Bank 3.74%
o Axis Bank 3.27%
RBL Bank 1.88%
Bank of Baroda 1.18%
The Federal Bank 0.80%
Cement 10.12%
o JK Cement 2.92%
o The Ramco Cements 2.75%
ACC 2.14%
Dalmia Bharat 1.03%
Prism Johnson 0.87%
Sagar Cements 0.42%
Finance 8.04%
o ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company 2.73%
ICICI Securities 2.01%
Mas Financial Services 2.00%
M&M Financial Services 0.77%
Magma Fincorp 0.37%
BSE 0.16%
Consumer Durables 6.57%
Voltas 2.38%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals 2.19%
Greenply Industries 1.23%
Greenpanel Industries 0.45%
Butterfly Gandhimathi Appliances 0.32%
Pharmaceuticals 6.14%
o IPCA Laboratories 4.02%
Aurobindo Pharma 1.63%
Dishman Carbogen Amcis 0.49%
Retailing 4.69%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail 1.45%
V-Mart Retail 1.34%
Future Retail 1.28%
Future Lifestyle Fashions 0.61%
Software 4.38%
Persistent Systems 1.50%
Name% of NAV
Birlasoft 1.34%
Cyient 0.87%
KPIT Technologies 0.66%
Consumer Non Durables 4.24%
Tata Consumer Products 1.47%
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care 1.46%
Emami 1.12%
HBL Power Systems 0.20%
Construction Project 3.51%
o KEC International 2.63%
NCC 0.89%
Chemicals 3.28%
o Deepak Nitrite 3.28%
Ferrous Metals 2.94%
Jindal Steel & Power 1.77%
Maharashtra Seamless 0.80%
Kirloskar Ferrous Industries 0.36%
Gas 2.79%
o Gujarat Gas 2.79%
Industrial Products 2.75%
Polycab India 1.44%
Bharat Forge 0.74%
Graphite India 0.57%
Power 2.47%
Kalpataru Power Transmission 1.01%
CESC 0.92%
Nava Bharat Ventures 0.54%
Hotels, Resorts And Other Recreational Activities 2.33%
The Indian Hotels Company 1.78%
EIH 0.55%
Petroleum Products 2.25%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation 2.25%
Transportation 2.04%
VRL Logistics 1.70%
Future Supply Chain Solutions 0.34%
Industrial Capital Goods 1.92%
Bharat Electronics 1.56%
Skipper 0.19%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions 0.17%
Textiles - Cotton 1.88%
Vardhman Textiles 1.50%
Nitin Spinners 0.38%
Textile Products 1.46%
K.P.R. Mill 0.94%
Dollar Industries 0.40%
Raymond 0.12%
Media & Entertainment 0.20%
Entertainment Network (India) 0.20%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.93%
Grand Total 100.00%
oTop 10 Equity Holdings


Past performance may or may not be sustained in future.Dividends are assumed to be reinvested and bonus is adjusted. Load is not taken into consideration. To illustrate the advantages of SIP investment, this is how your investment would have grown if you had invested say ₹ 10,000 systematically on the first business Day of every month over a period of time. Returns are calculated by using XIRR approach. XIRR helps in calculating return on investment given an initial and final value and a series of cash inflows and outflows with the correct allowance for the time impact of the transactions. Data as on 31st March 2020




Performance based on NAV as on 31/03/2020. Past performance may or may not be sustained in future.
The performances given are of regular plan growth option.
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#Benchmark Returns. ##Alternate Benchmark Returns.



  • To create wealth over long term.
  • Investment predominantly in equity and equity related instruments following a value investment strategy.

* Investors should consult their financial advisers if in doubt about whether the product is suitable for them.




Regular and Direct Plans have different expense structure. Direct Plan shall have a lower expense ratio excluding distribution expenses, commission expenses etc.
*Risk-free rate assumed to be 4.81% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 31st March 2020). Ratios calculated on the basis of 3 years history of monthly data.
^Portfolio Turnover ratio is calculated as Lower of purchase or sale during the period / Average AUM for the last one year (includes Fixed Income securities and Equity derivatives).
$The fund has been repositioned from a mid cap fund to a value fund w.e.f. May 28, 2018.