The fund is very cautious and selective in picking up companies. It refrains from taking aggressive calls, but has consistently beaten its benchmark. Those looking for reasonably good returns over the long term can invest in the fund

Mirae Asset India Opportunities Regular Growth is a flagship product of Mirae Asset, which has the mandate of investing fully in equities. Since its inception, the fund has beaten its benchmark consistently by a good margin. One of the strategies the fund follows is avoiding weaker businesses. At present, it is underweight on sectors such as construction and real estate. Even though the fund is bullish on themes such as consumer, and pharmaceuticals, it is selective in choosing companies in these sectors. The fund believes that cheap valuations are more important than fair valuations. The fund is also bullish on private sector banks and housing finance companies which have high-asset quality and low non-performing assets. It is also interested in select manufacturing companies in the media, auto and auto-ancillary sectors, whose stocks are trading at a fair value.

The current concerns are reflected in attractive valuations. We follow stock specific approach to invest in quality businesses, and would avoid weak businesses despite cheap valuations. Currently, we like companies where topline and/or margins are impaired in the near-term, but would revert to the mean.