These are the most popular (held by many funds) and least popular (held by one fund) stocks held by mutual funds (Oct 2019). We shall define most popular as a stock held by at least 100 mutual funds and least popular and a stock held by only one fund!
The following listing is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a buy/sell indication or recommendation. As always, while the data is obtained from reliable sources (ACE MF), there could be errors or omissions in the listing. Freefincal or the author cannot be held liable for any gains/losses from the use of this data.
This is the pictorial depiction of the most and least popular stocks held by funds. A total of 84 stocks are by at least 100 schemes (this was 82 in Sep 2019). These are the most popular. A total of 142 stocks can be found in one scheme only (no change from Sep 2019).
Depiction of most popular and least popular stocks held by mutual funds
Top Ten Most Popular Stocks as on Oct 31st 2019
Company Name
Market Value (Cr.)
Holding Scheme Count
ICICI Bank Ltd.
67904.5488
560
HDFC Bank Ltd.
80013.7404
539
Axis Bank Ltd.
38391.8194
489
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
38491.4875
462
Infosys Ltd.
39816.9704
439
State Bank Of India
38163.3745
413
Reliance Industries Ltd.
48351.9632
400
ITC Ltd.
30458.4643
391
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
26839.5088
379
Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd.
33542.2602
353
Holding Distribution of the top 10 stocks (Oct 2019)
List of most popular stocks held by mutual funds (Oct 31st 2019)
Company Name
Holding Scheme Count
ICICI Bank Ltd.
560
HDFC Bank Ltd.
539
Axis Bank Ltd.
489
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
462
Infosys Ltd.
439
State Bank Of India
413
Reliance Industries Ltd.
400
ITC Ltd.
391
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
379
Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd.
353
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
346
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
333
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
307
NTPC Ltd.
301
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
293
Bajaj Finance Ltd.
289
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
276
Ultratech Cement Ltd.
275
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
268
Asian Paints Ltd.
264
Tech Mahindra Ltd.
242
HCL Technologies Ltd.
242
IndusInd Bank Ltd.
233
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
220
Titan Company Ltd.
219
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd.
201
GAIL (India) Ltd.
201
Tata Steel Ltd.
193
Vedanta Ltd.
192
Divis Laboratories Ltd.
184
Hero MotoCorp Ltd.
182
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.
175
Nestle India Ltd.
175
The Federal Bank Ltd.
174
Coal India Ltd.
171
Hindalco Industries Ltd.
170
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
165
ACC Ltd.
164
Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd.
164
Cipla Ltd.
163
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.
162
Petronet LNG Ltd.
162
Voltas Ltd.
160
Grasim Industries Ltd.
159
Bajaj Auto Ltd.
155
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.
153
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.
153
Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.
149
Britannia Industries Ltd.
149
Marico Ltd.
148
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
148
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.
146
Tata Motors Ltd.
142
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
141
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.
137
Shree Cement Ltd.
136
Bank Of Baroda
135
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.
135
Dabur India Ltd.
135
City Union Bank Ltd.
132
Eicher Motors Ltd.
130
Cummins India Ltd.
130
Exide Industries Ltd.
129
Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd.
120
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd.
120
Siemens Ltd.
120
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.
119
Ambuja Cements Ltd.
117
The Ramco Cements Ltd.
116
Max Financial Services Ltd.
115
Bharat Electronics Ltd.
114
Tata Global Beverages Ltd.
112
Lupin Ltd.
111
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.
110
Tata Chemicals Ltd.
109
MRF Ltd.
109
United Breweries Ltd.
108
Yes Bank Ltd.
107
UPL Ltd.
106
Ashok Leyland Ltd.
105
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
104
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.
103
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.
103
Wipro Ltd.
100
List of least popular stocks held by mutual funds in Oct 2019
