{
  "id": 19311129,
  "title": "Mutual funds' Nifty 50 allocation falls to 21-year low",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/mutual-funds-nifty-50-allocation-falls-to-21-year-low",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-10T08:54:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindu BusinessLine",
    "slug": "hindu-businessline",
    "url": "https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/mutual-funds-nifty-50-allocation-falls-to-21-year-low/article71685515.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Domestic mutual funds in India allocated 49.4% of their holdings to Nifty 50 stocks in the September quarter, marking the lowest such allocation in 21 years. This decrease of two percentage points from June's 51.4% represents the sharpest drop since 2005. The decline reflected a broader trend among institutional investors, who collectively reduced their Nifty 50 allocations to a record low of 54.6%. Semiconductor stocks, currently in oversold territory, were identified by Goldman Sachs as a potential buying opportunity. Despite this shift, mutual funds maintained a high concentration in large companies, with exposure to the top 10% of listed companies by market capitalization rising by 4.2 percentage points to 87.6%. This increase was mainly due to higher investments in mid-cap stocks, rather than a move away from large companies. The Nifty 50 index ended the quarter with a 2% gain, while emerging market benchmarks were down, prompting investors to seek bargains abroad. Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) trimmed their Nifty 50 holdings by 1.3 percentage points to a record low of 56.2%.",
  "summary": "Exposure slips below 50% for first time in over two decades as funds broaden portfolios beyond benchmark stocks",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}