Large & mid cap mutual funds invest most of their corpus in the large and mid cap stocks. As per the Sebi mandate, these schemes are open-ended equity schemes that invest a minimum of 35% of total assets in large cap companies, and a minimum of 35% of total assets in mid cap stocks.
However, this definition does not tell the whole story about the large & mid cap category. Consider this: The 35% mandatory investments in mid cap stocks make them risky. However, they are less risky than pure mid cap schemes that invest around 65% in mid cap stocks. Also, the 35% investments in large cap investments offer them some stability. But they are riskier than pure large cap schemes. Then there is the question of the remaining 30% of the corpus.
