October 2020: Know more about stocks witnessing selling pressure

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October 2020: Know more about stocks witnessing selling pressure

As every coin has a flip side, mutual funds are not different in that sense. Fund managers not only buy but also sell. It becomes equally important to know what they are selling. So, let’s find out.

In our last update, we listed the top five stocks that attracted fund managers in the month of October 2020. Now let us have a look at the top five stocks that witnessed a lot of selling from fund managers.

 

Stock Name

Sector

Classification

Net Qty Sold

Approx. Sell Value (In Cr)

Infosys Ltd.

Technology

Large-Cap

1,38,98,222

1437.66

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

FMCG

Large-Cap

63,44,360

1313.17

HDFC Bank Ltd.

Financials

Large-Cap

86,82,234

982.04

ITC Ltd.

FMCG

Large-Cap

5,82,17,029

980.83

Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd.

Financials

Large-Cap

46,60,070

853.59

 

 

This time in the month of October 2020 the top five stocks that mutual fund managers sold are majorly from the financials sector. HDFC Bank Ltd. and Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. were at the top of selling list of fund managers where the average sale value was around Rs 982.04 crores and Rs 853.59 crores, respectively.

 

If we look purely sector-wise then financial sector seems to be on the top with approximate sell value of Rs 3,952.29 crores followed by technology and FMCG sector with approximate sell value of Rs 3,198.22 crores and Rs 2,939.56 crores, respectively.

 

Now if we take a look market cap-wise then this time around large-cap witnessed highest selling with approximate sell value of Rs 14,981.65 crores followed by mid-cap and small-cap with approximate sell value of Rs 4,980.64 crore and Rs 1,652.51 crore, respectively.

 

The intention of the above analysis is only for the purpose of understanding the activity of mutual funds and gauging the fund managers approach and it in no means is a recommendation to buy or sell. It is always advisable to have a financial plan in place which must be followed with discipline and investments in mutual funds being made to be based on your individual risk assessment.