What Mutual Funds Bought and Sold in January 2025 Across Large, Mid, and Small-Cap Stocks
Pune, 19th February 2025: Mutual funds made notable adjustments to their portfolios in January 2025, reflecting shifting market sentiments across large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap stocks. The following is a breakdown of each category’s top three buys and sells based on the latest investment activity.
Large-Cap: Increased Exposure to Banking Stocks
Mutual funds significantly increased their holdings in the banking sector, purchasing:
- Axis Bank: Purchases worth ₹9,316 crore
- HDFC Bank: Purchases worth ₹5,055 crore
- ICICI Bank: Purchases worth ₹3,672 crore
Meanwhile, notable exits in the large-cap segment included:
- Reliance Industries: Sales worth ₹2,684 crore
- ITC: Sales worth ₹1,903 crore
- Bharat Electronics: Sales worth ₹861 crore
Source: MFZone By Definedge
Mid-Cap: Focus on Energy and Healthcare
Mid-cap investments showed a preference for energy and healthcare stocks, with key purchases in:
- Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL): Purchases worth ₹1,766 crore
- Max Healthcare: Purchases worth ₹808 crore
- BSE Ltd: Purchases worth ₹789 crore
Mutual funds reduced their exposure to:
- Kalyan Jewellers: Sales worth ₹699 crore
- National Aluminium: Sales worth ₹544 crore
- Page Industries: Sales worth ₹523 crore
Source: MFZone By Definedge
Small-Cap: Interest in Technical Fibres and Gold
In the small-cap space, mutual funds showed interest in:
- Garware Technical Fibres: Purchases worth ₹878 crore
- Senco Gold: Purchases worth ₹628 crore
- Cyient Ltd: Purchases worth ₹563 crore
At the same time, they reduced their holdings in:
- CDSL: Sales worth ₹882 crore
- Poonawalla Fincorp: Sales worth ₹358 crore
- Tata Chemicals: Sales worth ₹352 crore
Source: MFZone By Definedge
Conclusion
The investment patterns in January 2025 indicate that mutual funds maintained a positive outlook on banking stocks in the large-cap segment, while mid-cap and small-cap investments showed a shift toward energy, healthcare, and niche industries. The selling trends reflect profit booking in select stocks across various sectors. These insights provide a view of institutional strategies that can help investors understand broader market movements.
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About Author: Prasiddh Shroff is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charter holder with a strong aptitude for mutual fund and company fundamental analysis. At Definedge, he serves as a Research Analyst and has also played a significant role in developing platforms such as MFZone for mutual fund analysis and investments, as well as Radar for company analysis and stock scanning.
