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LIC MF Flexi Cap Fund

LIC Mutual Fund · 120264 · Quant Rank #401

Structural GatesPreliminary Assessment
PRELIMINARY_ASSESSMENT

Research Confidence reflects source quality and evidence depth — it is independent of the score below. A fund can score highly with low confidence, or moderately with high confidence.

Real Evidence
CategoryFC
AUM₹997.2 Cr
BenchmarkNifty 500 TRI
RiskometerVery High
TERInsufficient data
InceptionApril 15, 1993
Track Record33.4 yrs
Fund ManagerSudhanshu Asthana
AUM Floor₹500 Cr
Min Track3 yrs
Max Alloc25%
Returns vs Benchmark
WindowFundBenchmark
1 Year11.64%2.63%
3 Year14.22%12.83%
5 Year12.45%12.15%
Since Launch13.06%13.63%
Calculated Parameters
FMTInsufficient data — no real 'managing since' date collected for this scheme's current manager
AMQ3/10
AUT9/10
ERSInsufficient data — no TER evidence collected for this scheme
Structural Gates
Gate 1 — EligibilityUNKNOWN

AUM floor: PASS · Track record: PASS · SEBI: UNKNOWN

Gate 2Quant ScreenFAIL
Gate 3Top 10FAIL
Gate 4Top 5FAIL
Gate 5Top 2 ICFAIL
Candidate's 48.1 would rank #6 among 5 real existing category scores (top 2 = recommendable).
Analyst Name
MOMMomentum
7% weight
Preliminary

3–6M price+flow vs benchmark · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:58:19 PM

CONConsistency
10% weight
Preliminary

3Y/5Y quartile rank stability · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:58:21 PM

PQTPortfolio Quality
11% weight
Preliminary

PE, concentration, churn · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:58:23 PM

FMQFund Mgr Quality
12% weight
Preliminary

Philosophy, communication, style drift · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:58:24 PM

VALValuation Risk
10% weight
Preliminary

Portfolio PE/PB vs category avg · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:58:26 PM

STWSector Tailwinds
9% weight
Preliminary

Policy/macro drivers 12-18M · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:58:27 PM

DSPDownside Protection
8% weight
Preliminary

Max DD, Sortino, bear markets · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:58:29 PM

OPPOutperformance Prob.
8% weight
Preliminary

Analyst 12M alpha probability · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:58:31 PM

THSThesis Strength
2% weight
Preliminary

Analyst 12-24M thesis conviction · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:58:33 PM

V6 Final Score
48.1
/ 100 — Final Score
AVOID
MOM
4.9
CON
7.0
PQT
5.5
FMQ
4.8
VAL
5.0
STW
5.4
DSP
4.0
OPP
4.0
FMT
AMQ
1.8
AUT
4.5
ERS
THS
1.2
Data-limited: FMT, ERS (insufficient data — never defaulted to 0)
Source Evidence (21)
BenchmarkNifty 500 TRI
Riskometer (Scheme)Very High
NAV - Direct Plan121.4261
NAV Date21-Aug-2026
Daily AUM (Cr.)1117.9539
1 Year Return - Direct Plan (%)11.6442
1 Year Return - Benchmark (%)2.6284
3 Year Return - Direct Plan (%)14.2153
3 Year Return - Benchmark (%)12.8253
5 Year Return - Direct Plan (%)12.4516
5 Year Return - Benchmark (%)12.1481
Since Launch Return - Direct Plan (%)13.0616
Since Launch Return - Benchmark (%)13.6274
Inception DateApril 15, 1993
Fund ManagerSudhanshu Asthana
Fund Manager Managing SinceApril 07, 2026
Market Cap - Large Cap (%)45.04
Market Cap - Mid Cap (%)31.94
Market Cap - Small Cap (%)20.51
Audit Log
THS 66 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:58:36 PM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Flexi Cap: market-cap-agnostic mandate, lets the manager rotate across large/mid/small — a structural, cycle-neutral positioning. 33+ real years of mandate continuity.
OPP 55 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:58:34 PM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Real return-vs-benchmark evidence: 1Y +9.02pp vs benchmark, 3Y +1.39pp vs benchmark, 5Y +0.30pp vs benchmark, SinceLaunch -0.57pp vs benchmark (avg 2.54pp).
DSP 55 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:58:32 PM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] No real Max Drawdown or Sortino data exists in any source checked this session; ordinary volatility/beta are never substituted.
STW 66 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:58:31 PM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Category-level thesis: Flexi Cap: market-cap-agnostic mandate, lets the manager rotate across large/mid/small — a structural, cycle-neutral positioning. No fund-specific sector-overweight evidence collected (no GICS sector allocation data exists for this scheme), so scored at the category's own general positioning.
VAL 55 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:58:29 PM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] No real TER data collected; scored at category-neutral baseline (no portfolio PE/PB data exists in any source checked this session).
FMQ 44 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:58:27 PM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Manager (Sudhanshu Asthana) has managed this specific fund for ~0.4 real years.
PQT 55 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:58:26 PM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Real AUM ₹997.23 Cr vs category floor ₹500 Cr (2.0x). Small scale relative to floor — genuinely undifferentiated evidence either way.
CON 77 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:58:24 PM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] No Value Research rating collected; consistency estimated from real return-vs-benchmark trend (1Y +9.02pp vs benchmark, 3Y +1.39pp vs benchmark, 5Y +0.30pp vs benchmark, SinceLaunch -0.57pp vs benchmark, avg 2.54pp).
MOM 77 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:58:22 PM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Most recent available window (1Y: +9.02pp vs benchmark) used as the closest real proxy for near-term momentum (V6's exact 3-6M window has no data source for most equity funds in this pipeline).
THS 66 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 11:16:09 AM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Flexi Cap: market-cap-agnostic mandate, lets the manager rotate across large/mid/small — a structural, cycle-neutral positioning. 33+ real years of mandate continuity.
OPP 55 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 11:16:07 AM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Real return-vs-benchmark evidence: 1Y +9.02pp vs benchmark, 3Y +1.39pp vs benchmark, 5Y +0.30pp vs benchmark, SinceLaunch -0.57pp vs benchmark (avg 2.54pp).
DSP 05 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 11:16:05 AM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] No real Max Drawdown or Sortino data exists in any source checked this session; ordinary volatility/beta are never substituted.
STW 06 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 11:16:02 AM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Category-level thesis: Flexi Cap: market-cap-agnostic mandate, lets the manager rotate across large/mid/small — a structural, cycle-neutral positioning. No fund-specific sector-overweight evidence collected (no GICS sector allocation data exists for this scheme), so scored at the category's own general positioning.
VAL 05 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 11:16:00 AM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] No real TER data collected; scored at category-neutral baseline (no portfolio PE/PB data exists in any source checked this session).
FMQ 44 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 11:15:58 AM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Manager (Sudhanshu Asthana) has managed this specific fund for ~0.4 real years.
PQT 05 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 11:15:56 AM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Real AUM ₹997.23 Cr vs category floor ₹500 Cr (2.0x). Small scale relative to floor — genuinely undifferentiated evidence either way.
CON 07 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 11:15:54 AM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] No Value Research rating collected; consistency estimated from real return-vs-benchmark trend (1Y +9.02pp vs benchmark, 3Y +1.39pp vs benchmark, 5Y +0.30pp vs benchmark, SinceLaunch -0.57pp vs benchmark, avg 2.54pp).
MOM 07 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 11:15:52 AM
[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Most recent available window (1Y: +9.02pp vs benchmark) used as the closest real proxy for near-term momentum (V6's exact 3-6M window has no data source for most equity funds in this pipeline).
THS 56 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 9:30:10 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] Baseline category-standard mandate identified (benchmark: Nifty 500 TRI, real AUM ₹997.23 Cr). Real inception date (April 15, 1993) shows 33+ years of mandate continuity.
DSP 00 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 9:30:09 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no real Max Drawdown or Sortino Ratio data collected for this scheme; ordinary volatility/beta are not used as a substitute.
STW 00 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 9:30:07 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no real sector-allocation data collected for this scheme to support a forward sector-tailwind judgment.
VAL 00 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 9:30:05 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no portfolio PE/PB data collected for this scheme from any real source.
FMQ 04 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 9:30:03 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] Manager (Sudhanshu Asthana) has managed this specific fund only since April 07, 2026 (~0.4 years) — a real, documented recent-manager-change continuity risk.
PQT 00 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 9:30:01 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no portfolio composition data (Top-10 holdings, sector concentration, or turnover) collected for this scheme.
OPP 55 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 9:29:59 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] Mixed real evidence — the fund beats its benchmark in some windows and trails in others (1 Year 11.64% vs 2.63%, 3 Year 14.22% vs 12.83%, 5 Year 12.45% vs 12.15%, Since Launch 13.06% vs 13.63%); no clean directional trend to support a higher or lower score.
MOM 00 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 9:29:57 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no real 1/3/6-month return data collected for this scheme (V6's stated 3-6M momentum window has no evidence source for most funds in this pipeline).
CON 00 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 9:29:55 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no Value Research rating collected for this scheme this round.
THS 5 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 8:27:14 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] Baseline category-standard mandate identified (benchmark: Nifty 500 TRI, real AUM ₹1,117.954 Cr).
DSP 0 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 8:27:12 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no real Max Drawdown or Sortino Ratio data collected for this scheme; ordinary volatility/beta are not used as a substitute.
STW 0 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 8:27:10 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no real sector-allocation data collected for this scheme to support a forward sector-tailwind judgment.
VAL 0 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 8:27:09 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no portfolio PE/PB data collected for this scheme from any real source.
FMQ 0 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 8:27:07 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no manager identity or tenure evidence collected for this scheme.
PQT 0 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 8:27:05 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no portfolio composition data (Top-10 holdings, sector concentration, or turnover) collected for this scheme.
OPP 5 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 8:27:03 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] Mixed real evidence — the fund beats its benchmark in some windows and trails in others (1 Year 11.64% vs 2.63%, 3 Year 14.22% vs 12.83%, 5 Year 12.45% vs 12.15%, Since Launch 13.06% vs 13.63%); no clean directional trend to support a higher or lower score.
MOM 0 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 8:27:01 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no real 1/3/6-month return data collected for this scheme (V6's stated 3-6M momentum window has no evidence source for most funds in this pipeline).
CON 0 by Claude (V7 Workspace — draft, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 8:27:00 AM
[DRAFT — AI-assisted analyst assessment, pending Prospera Research Head sign-off before circulation] N/A — no Value Research rating collected for this scheme this round.