Mahindra Manulife Business Cycle Fund Direct Growth

Mahindra Manulife Business Cycle Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 13 September, 2023. The fund is managed by Krishna Sanghavi, Renjith Sivaram, Vishal Jajoo. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

1. Mahindra Manulife Business Cycle Fund Direct Growth has ₹1227 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Aug 2025 and is more than category average.
2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.5.
   

Mahindra Manulife Business Cycle Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 22.23% since inception. Over the last 1 year the fund has given a CAGR return of -6.65%.

Mahindra Manulife Business Cycle Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials, Energy, Tech, Consumer Defensive, Utilities, Industrial, Health, Communication. Its top holdings are Reliance Industries Ltd, Infosys Ltd, State Bank of India, HDFC Bank Ltd, ITC Ltd

As it is a equity - other mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.

The Scheme shall seek to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities with a focus on identifying and investing in business cycles through dynamic allocation between various sectors and stocks at different stages of business cycles in the economy. However, there is no assurance that the objective of the Scheme will be realized.

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 1000.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. Mahindra Manulife Business Cycle Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.