Mutual funds bet on these small-cap stocks; do you own them?

If you are seeking the best small-cap stock ideas, then nothing better than looking at the portfolio holdings of mutual funds. Read on to find out the top small-cap stocks held by small-cap funds. 

After a free fall from 17,943 levels, Nifty 50 seem to have made a low of 17,011.35. However, the resistance of 17,300 is still a hurdle for the price to inch higher. The domestic indices opened in the green despite weak global cues.

Major indices on Wall Street ended the session in red on Monday as investors continue to discount the ultra-hawkish stance of the US Fed. Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.6%, Dow Jones declined 1.11% and S&P 500 dropped 1.03% in overnight trade.

Having said that, Asian peers opened higher shrugging off the negative global cues. Even the domestic indices followed the suit. At the time of writing, Nifty 50 was trading at 17,153.15, up by 136.85 points (0.8%). Broader market indices performed mix.

Nifty Mid-Cap 100 index traded in line with frontline indices gaining 0.92%, while Nifty Small-Cap 100 index outperformed mid-cap as well as large-cap indices trading up by 1.3%.

The small-Cap segment is the one that demands deep research. Yet these are the ones that reward higher compared to mid-cap and small-cap. Said that the portfolio holding of mutual funds is the best place to start your search for small-cap ideas.

In this article, we have curated a list of the top five small-cap stocks where mutual funds have higher bets. In the month of August 2022, mutual funds have invested around Rs 5,285 crore in small-cap stocks.