Smallcap boom is back! FIIs, mutual funds team up to shop at 200 such counters

Out of them, both the parties raised stakes in 213 counters like , , , , , , , , and .


At least two of these stocks - Transformers & Rectifiers (199%) and Puravankara (102%) - have more than doubled wealth so far in the calendar year. Other prominent top gainers include (90%), Cochin Shipyard (88%), (75%), (58%) and (36%).

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Amid profit booking, regulatory concerns over froth building up in the broader market and stress tests by mutual funds, 63% of midcap and 70% of smallcap universe saw negative returns in February and March. In stark contrast, two-thirds of the largecap universe delivered positive returns in the same period.

In April, smallcap warriors reclaimed lost territory with the indices hitting new peaks.

"We should continue to buy. When the small and midcaps were falling, nothing had changed in the economy and outlook. Yes, valuations can be overheated but it is not just for small and midcaps. It is sometimes for the larger companies as well. As long as you know your companies and your themes that you are playing, these are always good opportunities," said Andrew Holland, CEO, Avendus Capital.

He said if we are growing at 7% GDP growth and the expectation is that interest rates should fall at some point this year, investors are going to make a lot of money from small and midcaps.

Gurmeet Chadha of Complete Circle Consultants advises investors to be selective as there are pockets where valuations can't be justified.

"I would be a little more biased towards large and maybe large midcaps in terms of incremental allocation," he said.

The ongoing March quarter earnings season is keeping smallcap bulls busy as any good news is getting priced in immediately leading to sharp spikes.

"Currently, it is expected that mid and small cap baskets will deliver 7-9% higher earnings growth than Nifty basket over the next two years. This sort of higher pace of earnings growth is crucial for sustenance of mid and smallcap valuations which are at all-time high premium levels as compared to that of large caps," says Harsha Upadhyaya, CIO – Equity, Kotak Mahindra AMC.

(Data: Ritesh Presswala)

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