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SIFs should be satellite holdings, not the core of portfolios: Morningstar CEO Kunal Kapoor

30 Sept 2026 · Economic Times Markets

With most SIFs only months old, early performance data offers limited insight into their long-term potential, Kapoor said. While the new category could expand India’s managed-investment market and intensify competition, investors should prioritise simplicity, diversification and cost discipline.

Because the driver here is macro rather than company-specific, the read-through is to index-level positioning rather than to any single name — correlations tend to rise when the whole market faces the same signal.

  • This is a market-wide development — its reach goes beyond any single stock.