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Top SIF Funds Defy Weak September With Strong Six-Month Gains
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Moneycontrol•07-10-2026, 09:31
Top SIF Funds Defy Weak September With Strong Six-Month Gains
- •Despite a challenging September that saw broader markets like the Nifty 50 decline by over six percent, several SIF strategies maintained positive six-month returns.
- •The qSIF Ex-Top 100 by Quant led the performance charts with an impressive six-month gain of 32.88 percent, offsetting its September volatility.
- •Various hybrid and equity strategies, including offerings from ICICI Prudential, Edelweiss, and SBI, recorded short-term September drops while preserving solid medium-term gains.
- •Investors are advised to look beyond single-month setbacks and evaluate funds based on broader timeframes like six-month or since-inception returns.
- •The highlighted funds were selected by identifying SIF strategies with negative September returns but positive six-month performance, ranked by their highest gains.
Key Questions Answered
The qSIF Ex-Top 100 (Quant) led the pack with a 32.88 percent six-month gain, despite the broader market experiencing a decline in September.
September was a difficult month for the broader market, with the Nifty 50 falling 6.06 percent, the Nifty Midcap 150 declining 7.09 percent, and the Nifty 500 dropping 5.88 percent.
The SIFPrime report ranks the strategies using their since-inception returns on its all-fund page, while category deep dives provide separate three-month and six-month figures.
