Know How Did The Mutual Funds Perform in Chaitra, A Complete Analysis of Multiple Factors
Sun, May 3, 2026 12:38 PM on Mutual Fund, 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. Garima Subarna Yojana (GSYA) has recently issued its units to the general public, upon, 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. 66.70 Arba in the month of Chaitra, 2082, compared to Rs. 63.85 Arba in falgun, 2082.
Similarly, the mutual fund bank balance increased to Rs. 11.43 Arba in Chaitra from Rs. 10.98 Arba in falgun . Mutual Funds have invested in debentures and bonds amounting to Rs. 3.80 Arba. Similarly, the funds have also invested 1.84% in primary shares/Rights, which amounts to Rs. 1.24 Arba.
The top investments by mutual funds, irrespective of sectors, in the month of Chaitra, are as follows:
The topmost bought stocks in Chaitra by the overall mutual fund industry are as follows:
The topmost sold stocks in Chaitra 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 Chaitra. Investment in the commercial banking industry accounts for the highest sector-wise investment of Rs. 12.28 Arba, making up 18.86% of total investment. Likewise, they have an investment of Rs. 9.64 Arba in shares of the Hydropower sector, for 14.50% of the total investment. The Microfinance sector stands at the third-highest investment priority for mutual funds, with an investment worth Rs. 7.78 Arba, contributing 11.70% 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. 1.80 Arba. Sanima Bank Limited (SANIMA) stands in second place with an of Rs. 1.38 Arba. Prime Commercial Bank Limited (PCBL ) stands in the third position with an investment of Rs. 1.11 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. 1.57 Arba. Shine Resunga Development Bank Limited (SHINE) is seen in the second position with an investment worth Rs. 96.73 crores. Muktinath Bikas Bank Limited (MNBBL) has an investment of Rs. 83.87 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. 25.58 Crores in ICFC and Rs. 9.36 Crores in GFCL.
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. 73.27 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. 1.48 arba, with an investment of Sahas Urja Limited (SAHAS) of Rs. 1.17 arba, and Api Power Company Limited (API) with an investment of Rs. 84.77 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. 1.82 Arba in investments in NLICL, Rs. 1.66 Arba in investments in NLIC, and Rs. 78.95 crore in ALICL.
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. 1.71 Arba in CBBL, Rs. 1.17 Arba in SKBBL, and Rs. 1.08 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. 24 crores. NIC Asia Growth Fund 2 (NICGF2) has the second-highest equity fund with a value of Rs. 18.60 crores. Finally, NIBL Stable Fund (NIBLSTF) stood as the third-highest investment of Rs. 18.02 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. 1.54 Arba investments in SPIL, Rs. 1.32 Arba in NIL and Rs. 1.20 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. 1.07 Arba in Himalayan Reinsurance Limited (HRL), and Rs. 78.47 crores in Nepal Reinsurance Company Limited (NRIC).
Investment:
As for the Investment sector, Citizen Investment Trust (CIT) has the highest investment worth Rs. 97.41 crores. Similarly, CEDB Hydropower Development Company Limited (CHDC) stands in the second position with an investment of Rs. 47.20 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 Magh, 2082, Prabhu Smart Fund (PRSF) NAV gained the highest by 22.11%. Conversely, NIBL Sahabhagita Fund (NIBLSF) lossed the highest by 5.25%.
| S.N | Mutual Fund | Symbol | NAV as of Chaitra | NAV as of Falgun | Price Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prabhu Smart Fund | PRSF | 15.85 | 12.98 | 2.87 | 22.11% |
| 2 | Kumari Equity Fund | KEF | 12.84 | 10.55 | 2.29 | 21.71% |
| 3 | Kumari Dhanabriddhi Yojana | KDBY | 13.74 | 11.41 | 2.33 | 20.42% |
| 4 | Prabhu Select Fund | PSF | 14.35 | 12.75 | 1.6 | 12.55% |
| 5 | Machhapuchchhre SIP Yojana | MSIP | 11.61 | 10.58 | 1.03 | 9.74% |
| 6 | Siddhartha Investment Growth Scheme 3 | SIGS3 | 12.28 | 11.35 | 0.93 | 8.19% |
| 7 | Kumari Sunaulo Lagani Yojana | KSLY | 12.6 | 11.79 | 0.81 | 6.87% |
| 8 | Siddhartha Investment Growth Scheme-2 | SIGS2 | 11.53 | 10.98 | 0.55 | 5.01% |
| 9 | Prabhu Systematic Investment Scheme | PSIS | 11.11 | 10.68 | 0.43 | 4.03% |
| 10 | Siddhartha Equity Fund | SEF | 10.95 | 10.55 | 0.4 | 3.79% |
| 11 | Reliable Samriddhi Yojana | RSY | 11.53 | 11.29 | 0.24 | 2.13% |
| 12 | Himalayan 80-20 | H8020 | 12.81 | 12.58 | 0.23 | 1.83% |
| 13 | Muktinath Mutual Fund 1 | MNMF1 | 10.97 | 10.86 | 0.11 | 1.01% |
| 14 | Kumari Sabal Yojana | KSY | 10.84 | 10.75 | 0.09 | 0.84% |
| 15 | RBB Mutual Fund 1 | RMF1 | 10.64 | 10.56 | 0.08 | 0.76% |
| 16 | Global IME Samunnat Yojana -II | GBIMESY2 | 10.46 | 10.4 | 0.06 | 0.58% |
| 17 | Garima Samriddhi Yojana | GSY | 10.89 | 10.85 | 0.04 | 0.37% |
| 18 | Siddhartha Systematic Investment Scheme | SSIS | 11.14 | 11.1 | 0.04 | 0.36% |
| 19 | Sanima Flexi Fund | SFF | 10.71 | 10.68 | 0.03 | 0.28% |
| 20 | Sanima Growth Fund | SAGF | 10.99 | 10.96 | 0.03 | 0.27% |
| 21 | Sanima Large Cap Fund | SLCF | 10.62 | 10.6 | 0.02 | 0.19% |
| 22 | Nabil Balanced Fund III | NBF3 | 10.78 | 10.76 | 0.02 | 0.19% |
| 23 | Laxmi Unnati Kosh | LUK | 10.6 | 10.6 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 24 | RBB Mutual Fund 2 | RMF2 | 11.26 | 11.27 | -0.01 | -0.09% |
| 25 | Citizens Super 30 Mutual Fund | C30MF | 10.99 | 11 | -0.01 | -0.09% |
| 26 | Global IME Balance Fund-I | GIBF1 | 12.35 | 12.38 | -0.03 | -0.24% |
| 27 | Sunrise Bluechip Fund | SBCF | 10.36 | 10.39 | -0.03 | -0.29% |
| 28 | Sunrise Focused Equity Fund | SFEF | 11.1 | 11.14 | -0.04 | -0.36% |
| 29 | Sunrise First Mutual Fund | SFMF | 10.82 | 10.86 | -0.04 | -0.37% |
| 30 | Nabil Balanced Fund - 2 | NBF2 | 10.79 | 10.83 | -0.04 | -0.37% |
| 31 | NMB Hybrid Fund L-II | NMBHF2 | 10.68 | 10.75 | -0.07 | -0.65% |
| 32 | NI 31 | NI31 | 10.6 | 10.67 | -0.07 | -0.66% |
| 33 | NMB Sulav Investment Fund - II | NSIF2 | 12.1 | 12.2 | -0.1 | -0.82% |
| 34 | NIC ASIA Balanced Fund | NICBF | 10.38 | 10.47 | -0.09 | -0.86% |
| 35 | NIC Asia Dynamic Debt Fund | NADDF | 10.12 | 10.21 | -0.09 | -0.88% |
| 36 | Citizens Santulit Yojana | CSY | 10.02 | 10.11 | -0.09 | -0.89% |
| 37 | NMB 50 | NMB50 | 10.76 | 10.86 | -0.1 | -0.92% |
| 38 | Citizens Mutual Fund - 2 | CMF2 | 10.52 | 10.62 | -0.1 | -0.94% |
| 39 | RBB Focus 40 | RBBF40 | 10.27 | 10.37 | -0.1 | -0.96% |
| 40 | MBL Equity Fund | MBLEF | 11.34 | 11.46 | -0.12 | -1.05% |
| 41 | NMB Saral Bachat Fund - E | NMBSBF | 10.89 | 11.01 | -0.12 | -1.09% |
| 42 | NIC Asia Flexi Cap Fund | NICFC | 10.39 | 10.52 | -0.13 | -1.24% |
| 43 | NIBL Growth Fund | NIBLGF | 10.13 | 10.26 | -0.13 | -1.27% |
| 44 | Nabil Flexi Cap Fund | NFCF | 10.83 | 10.98 | -0.15 | -1.37% |
| 45 | NIBL Samriddhi Fund - 2 | NIBSF2 | 10.1 | 10.25 | -0.15 | -1.46% |
| 46 | NIC Asia Select-30 | NICSF | 9.89 | 10.04 | -0.15 | -1.49% |
| 47 | NIC ASIA Equity Linked Investment Scheme | ELIS | 10.06 | 10.22 | -0.16 | -1.57% |
| 48 | Citizens Sadabahar Yojana | CSBY | 10.57 | 10.75 | -0.18 | -1.67% |
| 49 | Mega Mutual Fund - 1 | MMF1 | 9.98 | 10.15 | -0.17 | -1.67% |
| 50 | Laxmi Value Fund-II | LVF2 | 10.61 | 10.81 | -0.2 | -1.85% |
| 51 | NIC Asia Growth Fund 2 | NICGF2 | 10.47 | 10.67 | -0.2 | -1.87% |
| 52 | Shubha Laxmi Kosh | SLK | 10.64 | 10.85 | -0.21 | -1.94% |
| 53 | Nepal Life Samriddhi Lagani Yojana | NSY | 9.95 | 10.15 | -0.2 | -1.97% |
| 54 | NIBL Stable Fund | NIBLSTF | 10.04 | 10.26 | -0.22 | -2.14% |
| 55 | HLI Large Cap Fund | HLILCF | 9.32 | 9.64 | -0.32 | -3.32% |
| 56 | NIBL Sahabhagita Fund | NIBLSF | 10.46 | 11.04 | -0.58 | -5.25% |
| 57 | Garima Subarna Yojana | GSYA | 9.93 | 0 | 9.93 | - |
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