Mutual Fund Moves (March 2025): Where the Smart Money is Going

Tracking institutional activity can give individual investors valuable insights. Between December 2024 and March 2025, mutual funds made notable changes in their equity holdings across large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap stocks.

Here's a quick breakdown of where mutual funds is increasing their exposure — and where they’re cutting back.

Sat Jun 28, 2025

Large-Cap Stocks

Stable Bets with Fresh Confidence Top Additions:

  • Axis Bank: Holding increased from 29% to 32%
  • Eternal Retail: 16.4% to 19.4%
  • Apollo Hospitals: 12.8% to 15.4%
  • Dr. Reddy’s Labs: 11.1% to 12.9%
  • HPCL: 17.0% to 18.7%
Top Reductions:
  • Coromandel International: Down 1.5%
  • Muthoot Finance: Down 1.3%
  • Bharat Electronics (BEL): Down 1.2%
  • ICICI Prudential Life: Down 1.0%
  • Cholamandalam Investment: Down 0.9%

Mid-Cap Stocks

Heavy Buying in Tech and FMCG Top Additions:

  • Hexaware Technologies: 0% to 8.7%
  • Adani Wilmar (AWL): 0% to 8.5%
  • TBO Tek: 8.6% to 14.6%
  • Max Financial: 35.0% to 39.9%
  • Cyient: 23.8% to 28.1%
Top Reductions:
  • Aavas Financiers: Down sharply from 22.3% to 7.9%
  • CDSL: 11.2% to 7.2%
  • IndusInd Bank: 30.3% to 27.6%
  • Whirlpool of India: 28.2% to 25.5%
  • NALCO: 12.0% to 9.4%

Small-Cap Stocks

Focus on Innovation and Services Top Additions:

  • Ather Energy: 0% to 11.5%
  • TeamLease Services: 34.6% to 45.4%
  • Awfis Space Solutions: 19.2% to 24.3%
  • Happiest Minds: 3.7% to 8.4%
  • South Indian Bank: 3.8% to 8.3%
Top Reductions:
  • Can Fin Homes: Down 5.0%
  • Samhi Hotels: Down 4.9%
  • Barbeque Nation: Down 4.5%
  • Dreamfolks Services: Down 4.0%
  • Avalon Technologies: Down 3.7%

Key Takeaways
  • Tech, healthcare, and retail are gaining traction among mutual funds.
  • NBFCs, consumer durables, and hospitality stocks are seeing reduced exposure.
  • Institutions are showing confidence in new-age and service-driven small caps.
This movement of institutional money often signals long-term confidence in certain sectors. While not a direct recommendation, observing these patterns can help long-term investors stay aligned with broader market trends.
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