{
  "id": 8396117,
  "title": "IIFL Finance and GMDC among top 5 smallcap stocks that saw highest mutual fund selling in August",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/iifl-finance-and-gmdc-among-top-5-smallcap-stocks-that-saw-highest",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-19T06:10:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Top News",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-top-news",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/mf/analysis/iifl-finance-and-gmdc-among-top-5-smallcap-stocks-that-saw-highest-mutual-fund-selling-in-august/slideshow/134349069.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In August, mutual funds witnessed the highest selling activity in five smallcap stocks, according to a report by Motilal Oswal Financial Services. The top three stocks were Himadri Speciality, GMDC, and IIFL Finance, with the latter seeing the most significant selling.\n\nHimadri Speciality saw the highest net selling by mutual funds in August, with a value change of Rs 62.1 billion and a monthly change of 56.8%. This stock accounted for 0.1% of the smallcap value.\n\nGMDC also experienced significant selling in mutual funds during August, with a value change of Rs 46.8 billion and a monthly change of 46.7%. The stock represented 0.8% of the smallcap value.\n\nIIFL Finance, the third most affected stock, witnessed net selling in mutual funds in August. The value change was Rs 16.8 billion, and the monthly change was an impressive 121.7%. IIFL Finance made up 0.1% of the smallcap value.\n\nMRPL and Sarda Energy Co followed with net selling in mutual funds in August. MRPL had a value change of Rs 13 billion and a monthly change of 13.2%, while Sarda Energy Co saw a value change of Rs 14.8 billion and a monthly change of 11.8%. Both stocks held a negligible percentage of the smallcap value, at 0.0%.",
  "summary": "Five smallcap stocks, including Himadri Speciality, GMDC and IIFL Finance, saw the highest net selling by mutual funds in August, according to Motilal Oswal Financial Services.",
  "key_points": [
    "IIFL Finance experienced the highest mutual fund selling among top 5 smallcap stocks in August.",
    "GMDC also saw significant mutual fund selling in August, with a value change of Rs 46.8 billion.",
    "Himadri Speciality led in net selling by mutual funds in August, with a monthly change of 56.8%."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The significant selling of smallcap stocks like IIFL Finance, GMDC, and Himadri Speciality by mutual funds in August indicates a shift in investor preferences away from these companies.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Top News",
        "title": "Only 2 of 23 mutual fund themes gained in August; IPO, defence stay green as auto, railways and tech slide : Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/only-2-of-23-mutual-fund-themes-gained-in-august-ipo-defence-stay",
        "published": "2026-09-19T08:11:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}