Know How Did The Mutual Funds Perform in Poush, A Complete Analysis of Multiple Factors
Mon, Feb 2, 2026 1:00 PM on Mutual Fund, Highlight News,
There are currently 41 closed-end mutual funds listed on the Nepal Stock Exchange, whereas 13 open-end schemes are traded directly with the respective fund manager. Machhapuchchhre SIP Yojana (MSY) has recently issued its units to the general public, upon which there will be 54 schemes altogether.
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Mutual Fund Schemes have an accumulative investment in listed/unlisted companies of Rs. 55.80 Arba in the month of Poush, 2082, compared to Rs. 52.79 Arba in Mangsir, 2082.
Similarly, the mutual fund bank balance decreased to Rs. 10.52 Arba in Poush from Rs. 11.61 Arba in Mangsir. Mutual Funds have invested in debentures and bonds amounting to Rs. 3.76 Arba. Similarly, the funds have also invested 3.28% in primary shares/Rights, which amounts to Rs. 2.41 Arba.
The top investments by mutual funds, irrespective of sectors, in the month of Poush, are as follows:
The topmost bought stocks in Poush by the overall mutual fund industry are as follows:
The topmost sold stocks in Poush 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 Poush. Investment in the commercial banking industry accounts for the highest sector-wise investment of Rs. 10.33 Arba, making up 18.52% of total investment. Likewise, they have an investment of Rs. 7.25 Arba in shares of the Hydropower sector, for 13.02% of the total investment. The Life insurance sector stands at the third-highest investment priority for mutual funds, with an investment worth Rs. 6.75 Arba, contributing 12.11% 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. 1.42 Arba. Sanima Bank Limited (SANIMA) stands in second place with an of Rs. 1.18 Arba. Prime Commercial Bank Limited (PCBL ) stands in the third position with an investment of Rs. 94.57 crores.
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. 1.27 Arba. Shine Resunga Development Bank Limited (SHINE) is seen in the second position with an investment worth Rs. 85.88 crores. Muktinath Bikas Bank Limited (MNBBL) has an investment of Rs. 74.69 crores in the third position.
Finance:
As for the finance companies, the top two investments were ICFC Finance Limited (ICFC) and Manjushree Finance Limited (MFIL). Mutual funds invested Rs. 24.84 Crores in ICFC and Rs. 12.85 Crores in MFIL.
Hotels and Tourism:
Among the Six listed hotels and the tourism sector in NEPSE, mutual funds have given higher priority to Soaltee Hotel Limited (SHL) with an investment of Rs. 59.43 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 arba, with an investment of Api Power Company Limited (API) of Rs. 92.71 crores, and Sahas Urja Limited (SAHAS) with an investment of Rs. 68.12 crores.
Life Insurance Companies:
Among the life insurance companies in Nepal, National Life Insurance Company Limited (NLICL), Nepal Life Insurance Company Limited (NLIC), and Asian Life Insurance Company Limited (ALICL) are the top priority investment companies for mutual funds. Mutual Fund schemes have around Rs. 1.58 Arba in investments in NLICL, Rs. 1.44 Arba in investments in NLIC, and Rs. 77.01 crore in ALICL.
Manufacturing and Products:
Mutual Funds have invested Rs. 1.64 Arba in Shivam Cements Limited (SHIVM), Rs. 67.18 crores in Sarbottam Cements Limited (SARBTM), and Rs. 46.88 crore in Himalayan Distillery Limited (HDL), as of Poush, 2082.
Microfinance Companies:
Among the listed microfinance companies, Chhimek Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (CBBL), Nirdhan Utthan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (NUBL) and Sana Kisan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (SKBBL) were the top three investment priorities for mutual funds. Mutual Funds invested Rs. 1.34 Arba in CBBL, Rs. 1.04 Arba in NUBL, and Rs. 1.03 crores in SKBBL.
Mutual Fund:
The mutual fund schemes also invest in other mutual funds. NIBL Stable Fund (NIBLSTF) falls under the highest investment value mutual fund. It has an investment of Rs. 17.62 crores. NIC Asia Growth Fund 2 (NICGF2) has the second-highest equity fund with a value of Rs. 17.61 crores. Finally, Kumari Sabal Yojana (KSY) stood as the third-highest investment of Rs. 12.56 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. 1.40 Arba investments in SPIL, Rs. 1.19 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. 1.27 Arba in Himalayan Reinsurance Limited (HRL), and Rs. 1.03 Arba in Nepal Reinsurance Company Limited (NRIC).
Investment:
As for the Investment sector, Citizen Investment Trust (CIT) has the highest investment worth Rs. 80.32 crores. Similarly, CEDB Hydropower Development Company Limited (CHDC) stands in the second position with an investment of Rs. 45.77 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 Poush, 2082, Siddhartha Equity Fund (SEF) NAV gained the highest by 11.20%. Conversely, RBB Focus 40 (RBB40) lossed the highest ,0.40%.
| S.N | Mutual Fund | Symbol | NAV as of Poush | NAV as of Mangsir | Price Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siddhartha Equity Fund | SEF | 10.92 | 9.82 | 1.1 | 11.20% |
| 2 | Muktinath Mutual Fund 1 | MNMF1 | 10.23 | 9.81 | 0.42 | 4.28% |
| 3 | Garima Samriddhi Yojana | GSY | 10.1 | 9.71 | 0.39 | 4.02% |
| 4 | Himalayan 80-20 | H8020 | 11.90 | 11.45 | 0.45 | 3.93% |
| 5 | Citizens Sadabahar Yojana | CSY | 10.12 | 9.75 | 0.37 | 3.79% |
| 6 | NIBL Sahabhagita Fund | NIBLSF | 10.27 | 9.92 | 0.35 | 3.53% |
| 7 | Prabhu Select Fund | PSF | 12.03 | 11.64 | 0.39 | 3.35% |
| 8 | Prabhu Smart Fund | PRSF | 12.29 | 11.91 | 0.38 | 3.19% |
| 9 | Citizens Mutual Fund - 2 | CMF2 | 10.04 | 9.74 | 0.3 | 3.08% |
| 10 | Siddhartha Investment Growth Scheme 3 | SIGS3 | 10.77 | 10.45 | 0.32 | 3.06% |
| 11 | MBL Equity Fund | MBLEF | 10.83 | 10.52 | 0.31 | 2.95% |
| 12 | Kumari Dhanabriddhi Yojana | KDBY | 10.95 | 10.65 | 0.3 | 2.82% |
| 13 | Reliable Samriddhi Yojana | RSY | 10.65 | 10.36 | 0.29 | 2.80% |
| 14 | Siddhartha Investment Growth Scheme-2 | SIGS2 | 10.41 | 10.13 | 0.28 | 2.76% |
| 15 | RBB Mutual Fund 1 | RMF1 | 10.02 | 9.76 | 0.26 | 2.66% |
| 16 | NMB Sulav Investment Fund - II | NSIF2 | 11.63 | 11.33 | 0.3 | 2.65% |
| 17 | NMB Saral Bachat Fund - E | NMBSBF | 10.51 | 10.24 | 0.27 | 2.64% |
| 18 | NIBL Growth Fund | NIBLGF | 9.77 | 9.52 | 0.25 | 2.63% |
| 19 | Kumari Sabal Yojana | KSY | 10.26 | 10.00 | 0.26 | 2.60% |
| 20 | Citizens Super 30 Mutual Fund | C30MF | 10.47 | 10.21 | 0.26 | 2.55% |
| 21 | NIBL Samriddhi Fund - 2 | NIBSF2 | 9.78 | 9.54 | 0.24 | 2.52% |
| 22 | Mega Mutual Fund - 1 | MMF1 | 9.55 | 9.32 | 0.23 | 2.47% |
| 23 | Kumari Sunaulo Lagani Yojana | KSLY | 11.25 | 10.98 | 0.27 | 2.46% |
| 24 | Prabhu Systematic Investment Scheme | PSIS | 10.1 | 9.86 | 0.24 | 2.43% |
| 25 | Global IME Samunnat Yojana -II | GBIMESY2 | 9.82 | 9.59 | 0.23 | 2.40% |
| 26 | Nabil Balanced Fund III | NBF3 | 10.2 | 9.97 | 0.23 | 2.31% |
| 27 | Global IME Balance Fund-I | GIBF1 | 11.68 | 11.42 | 0.26 | 2.28% |
| 28 | Nabil Balanced Fund - 2 | NBF2 | 10.42 | 10.19 | 0.23 | 2.26% |
| 29 | NIBL Stable Fund | NIBLSTF | 9.75 | 9.54 | 0.21 | 2.20% |
| 30 | Sanima Growth Fund | SAGF | 10.48 | 10.26 | 0.22 | 2.14% |
| 31 | Siddhartha Systematic Investment Scheme | SSIS | 10.53 | 10.31 | 0.22 | 2.13% |
| 32 | Kumari Equity Fund | KEF | 10.08 | 9.87 | 0.21 | 2.13% |
| 33 | RBB Mutual Fund 2 | RMF2 | 10.71 | 10.49 | 0.22 | 2.10% |
| 34 | Sunrise Bluechip Fund | SBCF | 9.84 | 9.64 | 0.2 | 2.07% |
| 35 | NIC ASIA Equity Linked Investment Scheme | ELIS | 9.87 | 9.68 | 0.19 | 1.96% |
| 36 | Nabil Flexi Cap Fund | NFCF | 10.41 | 10.21 | 0.2 | 1.96% |
| 37 | NIC Asia Flexi Cap Fund | NICFC | 10.02 | 9.83 | 0.19 | 1.93% |
| 38 | NIC Asia Select-30 | NICSF | 9.54 | 9.36 | 0.18 | 1.92% |
| 39 | NMB Hybrid Fund L-II | NMBHF2 | 10.36 | 10.17 | 0.19 | 1.87% |
| 40 | NIC ASIA Balanced Fund | NICBF | 10.04 | 9.86 | 0.18 | 1.83% |
| 41 | Laxmi Unnati Kosh | LUK | 10.03 | 9.86 | 0.17 | 1.72% |
| 42 | Sanima Large Cap Fund | SLCF | 10.12 | 9.95 | 0.17 | 1.71% |
| 43 | NIC Asia Growth Fund 2 | NICGF2 | 10.14 | 9.97 | 0.17 | 1.71% |
| 44 | Laxmi Value Fund-II | LVF2 | 10.24 | 10.07 | 0.17 | 1.69% |
| 45 | NMB 50 | NMB50 | 10.31 | 10.15 | 0.16 | 1.58% |
| 46 | Sunrise Focused Equity Fund | SFEF | 10.54 | 10.38 | 0.16 | 1.54% |
| 47 | Sanima Flexi Fund | SFF | 10.28 | 10.13 | 0.15 | 1.48% |
| 48 | Sunrise First Mutual Fund | SFMF | 10.3 | 10.15 | 0.15 | 1.48% |
| 49 | Shubha Laxmi Kosh | SLK | 10.36 | 10.21 | 0.15 | 1.47% |
| 50 | NIC Asia Dynamic Debt Fund | NADDF | 9.85 | 9.71 | 0.14 | 1.44% |
| 51 | NI 31 | NI31 | 10.08 | 9.94 | 0.14 | 1.41% |
| 52 | HLI Large Cap Fund | HLILCF | 9.64 | 9.55 | 0.09 | 0.94% |
| 53 | RBB Focus 40 | RBBF40 | 9.97 | 9.93 | 0.04 | 0.40% |
| 54 | Machhapuchchhre SIP Yojana | MSY | 9.99 | - | - | - |
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