Know How Did The Mutual Funds Perform in Baisakh, A Complete Analysis of Multiple Factors
Mon, Jun 1, 2026 12:32 PM on Highlight News,
There are currently 43 closed-end mutual funds listed on the Nepal Stock Exchange, whereas 14 open-end schemes are traded directly with the respective fund manager, in which there will be 57 schemes altogether.
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Mutual Fund Schemes have an accumulative investment in listed/unlisted companies of Rs. 66.59 Arba in the month of Baisakh, 2083, compared to Rs. 66.70 Arba in Chaitra, 2082.
Similarly, the mutual fund bank balance decreased to Rs. 9.29 Arba in Baisakh from Rs. 11.43 Arba in Chaitra. Mutual Funds have invested in debentures and bonds amounting to Rs. 3.75 Arba. Similarly, the funds have also invested 1.55% in primary shares/Rights, which amounts to Rs. 1.26 Arba.

The top investments by mutual funds, irrespective of sectors, in the month of Baisakh, are as follows:

The topmost bought stocks in Baisakh by the overall mutual fund industry are as follows:

The topmost sold stocks in Baisakh by the overall mutual fund industry are as follows:

Sector-wise Breakdown
Mutual funds had significant holdings in various sectors as of the end of Baisakh. Investment in the commercial banking industry accounts for the highest sector-wise investment of Rs. 12.68 Arba, making up 19.07% of total investment. Likewise, they have an investment of Rs. 10.35 Arba in shares of the Hydropower sector, for 15.58% of the total investment. The Microfinance sector stands at the third-highest investment priority for mutual funds, with an investment worth Rs. 7.72 Arba, contributing 11.61% of total investments.
Smaller allocations were observed in sectors like manufacturing and products, promoter share, and others. These sector-wise holdings provide insight into the diversification strategies employed by mutual funds and their preferences for sector exposure.

Commercial Banks:
Among the commercial banks, Everest Bank Limited (EBL) is seen as the top priority for investment mutual funds. It accounts for an investment worth Rs. 1.93 Arba. Sanima Bank Limited (SANIMA) stands in second place with an of Rs. 1.48 Arba. Siddhartha Bank Limited (SBL) stands in the third position with an investment of Rs. 1.19 arba.

Development Banks:
As for the development banks, Garima Bikas Bank Limited (GBBL) has the highest investment preference among mutual funds. The mutual funds have invested an amount worth Rs. 1.61 Arba. Shine Resunga Development Bank Limited (SHINE) is seen in the second position with an investment worth Rs. 1 Arba. Kamana Sewa Bikas Bank Limited (KSBBL) has an investment of Rs. 81.88 crores in the third position.

Finance:
As for the finance companies, the top two investments were ICFC Finance Limited (ICFC) and Goodwill Finance Limited (GFCL). Mutual funds invested Rs. 26.41 Crores in ICFC and Rs. 9.08 Crores in GFCL.

Hotels and Tourism:
Among the Eight listed hotels and the tourism sector in NEPSE, mutual funds have given higher priority to Soaltee Hotel Limited (SHL) with an investment of Rs. 72.35 crores.

Hydropower Companies:
The inclination of investment in hydropower companies for mutual funds was in Mountain Energy Nepal Limited (MEN) with an investment of Rs. 1.58 arba, with an investment of Sahas Urja Limited (SAHAS) of Rs. 1.28 arba, and Api Power Company Limited (API) with an investment of Rs. 1 arba.

Life Insurance Companies:

Microfinance Companies:
Among the listed microfinance companies, Chhimek Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (CBBL), Sana Kisan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (SKBBL) and Nirdhan Utthan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (NUBL) were the top three investment priorities for mutual funds. Mutual Funds invested Rs. 1.76 Arba in CBBL, Rs. 1.17 Arba in SKBBL, and Rs. 1.04 crores in NUBL.

Mutual Fund:
The mutual fund schemes also invest in other mutual funds. Nepal Life Samriddhi Lagani Yojana (NSY) falls under the highest investment value mutual fund. It has an investment of Rs. 23.23 crores. NIC Asia Growth Fund 2 (NICGF2) has the second-highest equity fund with a value of Rs. 18.39 crores. Finally, NIBL Stable Fund (NIBLSTF) stood as the third-highest investment of Rs. 18.29 crores.

Non-life insurance companies:
Among the non-life insurance companies in Nepal, Siddhartha Premier Insurance Limited (SPIL), Neco Insurance Company Limited (NIL) and Sagarmatha Lumbini Insurance Company Limited (SALICO), are the investment companies of top priority for mutual funds. Mutual Fund schemes have around Rs. 1.47 Arba investments in SPIL, Rs. 1.27 Arba in NIL and Rs. 1.15 Arba in SALICO.

Promoter shares:
Similarly, the promoter share as per the choice of mutual funds are:

Others:
As for the other sector, mutual funds have invested Rs. 90.28 crores in Himalayan Reinsurance Limited (HRL), and Rs. 68.64 crores in Nepal Reinsurance Company Limited (NRIC).

Investment:
As for the Investment sector, Citizen Investment Trust (CIT) has the highest investment worth Rs. 1.02 arba. Similarly, CEDB Hydropower Development Company Limited (CHDC) stands in the second position with an investment of Rs. 42.99 crores.

Change in NAV:
NAV stands for Net Asset Value, which represents a fund’s per-unit market value. Investors use this value to transact a particular mutual fund in the market. Since the NAV is calculated by subtracting all the liabilities from the total value of all the assets in a portfolio, the value changes following the change in their asset and liabilities.
In the month of Baisakh, 2082, Machhapuchchhre SIP Yojana (MSIP) NAV gained the highest by 0.34%. Conversely, Prabhu Smart Fund (PRSF) lossed the highest by 13.63%.
| S.N | Mutual Fund | Symbol | NAV as of Baisakh | NAV as of Chaitra | Price Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machhapuchchhre SIP Yojana | MSIP | 11.65 | 11.61 | 0.04 | 0.34% |
| 2 | Garima Subarna Yojana | GSYA | 9.91 | 9.93 | -0.02 | -0.20% |
| 3 | NMB Hybrid Fund L-II | NMBHF2 | 10.57 | 10.68 | -0.11 | -1.03% |
| 4 | Siddhartha Systematic Investment Scheme | SSIS | 11.02 | 11.14 | -0.12 | -1.08% |
| 5 | NIC Asia Dynamic Debt Fund | NADDF | 9.99 | 10.12 | -0.13 | -1.28% |
| 6 | Himalayan 80-20 | H8020 | 12.63 | 12.81 | -0.18 | -1.41% |
| 7 | NIC ASIA Balanced Fund | NICBF | 10.23 | 10.38 | -0.15 | -1.45% |
| 8 | RBB Focus 40 | RBBF40 | 10.12 | 10.27 | -0.15 | -1.46% |
| 9 | Nepal Life Samriddhi Lagani Yojana | NSY | 9.8 | 9.95 | -0.15 | -1.51% |
| 10 | NMB Saral Bachat Fund - E | NMBSBF | 10.72 | 10.89 | -0.17 | -1.56% |
| 11 | NIC Asia Flexi Cap Fund | NICFC | 10.21 | 10.39 | -0.18 | -1.73% |
| 12 | Reliable Samriddhi Yojana | RSY | 11.32 | 11.53 | -0.21 | -1.82% |
| 13 | NIBL Growth Fund | NIBLGF | 9.94 | 10.13 | -0.19 | -1.88% |
| 14 | Prabhu Systematic Investment Scheme | PSIS | 10.9 | 11.11 | -0.21 | -1.89% |
| 15 | NIBL Sahabhagita Fund | NIBLSF | 10.26 | 10.46 | -0.2 | -1.91% |
| 16 | Laxmi Unnati Kosh | LUK | 10.39 | 10.6 | -0.21 | -1.98% |
| 17 | Citizens Santulit Yojana | CSY | 9.82 | 10.02 | -0.2 | -2.00% |
| 18 | Sanima Growth Fund | SAGF | 10.77 | 10.99 | -0.22 | -2.00% |
| 19 | NIC Asia Growth Fund 2 | NICGF2 | 10.26 | 10.47 | -0.21 | -2.01% |
| 20 | RBB Mutual Fund 2 | RMF2 | 11.03 | 11.26 | -0.23 | -2.04% |
| 21 | NMB 50 | NMB50 | 10.54 | 10.76 | -0.22 | -2.04% |
| 22 | Sanima Flexi Fund | SFF | 10.49 | 10.71 | -0.22 | -2.05% |
| 23 | NMB Sulav Investment Fund - II | NSIF2 | 11.85 | 12.1 | -0.25 | -2.07% |
| 24 | Citizens Super 30 Mutual Fund | C30MF | 10.76 | 10.99 | -0.23 | -2.09% |
| 25 | RBB Mutual Fund 1 | RMF1 | 10.41 | 10.64 | -0.23 | -2.16% |
| 26 | Shubha Laxmi Kosh | SLK | 10.41 | 10.64 | -0.23 | -2.16% |
| 27 | Global IME Samunnat Yojana -II | GBIMESY2 | 10.23 | 10.46 | -0.23 | -2.20% |
| 28 | NIBL Samriddhi Fund - 2 | NIBSF2 | 9.87 | 10.1 | -0.23 | -2.28% |
| 29 | NIC ASIA Equity Linked Investment Scheme | ELIS | 9.83 | 10.06 | -0.23 | -2.29% |
| 30 | NIC Asia Select-30 | NICSF | 9.66 | 9.89 | -0.23 | -2.33% |
| 31 | Sunrise Bluechip Fund | SBCF | 10.11 | 10.36 | -0.25 | -2.41% |
| 32 | NI 31 | NI31 | 10.33 | 10.6 | -0.27 | -2.55% |
| 33 | Siddhartha Investment Growth Scheme-2 | SIGS2 | 11.23 | 11.53 | -0.3 | -2.60% |
| 34 | Sunrise Focused Equity Fund | SFEF | 10.81 | 11.1 | -0.29 | -2.61% |
| 35 | Sanima Large Cap Fund | SLCF | 10.34 | 10.62 | -0.28 | -2.64% |
| 36 | Laxmi Value Fund-II | LVF2 | 10.33 | 10.61 | -0.28 | -2.64% |
| 37 | Siddhartha Equity Fund | SEF | 10.65 | 10.95 | -0.3 | -2.74% |
| 38 | Citizens Mutual Fund - 2 | CMF2 | 10.23 | 10.52 | -0.29 | -2.76% |
| 39 | Kumari Sabal Yojana | KSY | 10.54 | 10.84 | -0.3 | -2.77% |
| 40 | Mega Mutual Fund - 1 | MMF1 | 9.7 | 9.98 | -0.28 | -2.81% |
| 41 | Citizens Sadabahar Yojana | CSBY | 10.27 | 10.57 | -0.3 | -2.84% |
| 42 | MBL Equity Fund | MBLEF | 11.01 | 11.34 | -0.33 | -2.91% |
| 43 | Global IME Balance Fund-I | GIBF1 | 11.99 | 12.35 | -0.36 | -2.91% |
| 44 | NIBL Stable Fund | NIBLSTF | 9.74 | 10.04 | -0.3 | -2.99% |
| 45 | Nabil Balanced Fund III | NBF3 | 10.45 | 10.78 | -0.33 | -3.06% |
| 46 | Sunrise First Mutual Fund | SFMF | 10.48 | 10.82 | -0.34 | -3.14% |
| 47 | Nabil Balanced Fund - 2 | NBF2 | 10.45 | 10.79 | -0.34 | -3.15% |
| 48 | Siddhartha Investment Growth Scheme 3 | SIGS3 | 11.89 | 12.28 | -0.39 | -3.18% |
| 49 | Nabil Flexi Cap Fund | NFCF | 10.48 | 10.83 | -0.35 | -3.23% |
| 50 | Kumari Sunaulo Lagani Yojana | KSLY | 12.12 | 12.6 | -0.48 | -3.81% |
| 51 | Muktinath Mutual Fund 1 | MNMF1 | 10.55 | 10.97 | -0.42 | -3.83% |
| 52 | Garima Samriddhi Yojana | GSY | 10.47 | 10.89 | -0.42 | -3.86% |
| 53 | Prabhu Select Fund | PSF | 13.69 | 14.35 | -0.66 | -4.60% |
| 54 | HLI Large Cap Fund | HLICF | 8.86 | 9.32 | -0.46 | -4.94% |
| 55 | Kumari Dhanabriddhi Yojana | KDBY | 12.87 | 13.74 | -0.87 | -6.33% |
| 56 | Kumari Equity Fund | KEF | 12.01 | 12.84 | -0.83 | -6.46% |
| 57 | Prabhu Smart Fund | PRSF | 13.69 | 15.85 | -2.16 | -13.63% |
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