Saturday, September 05
For a company once seen as the gold standard of Indian consumer stocks, Hindustan Unilever Ltd's (HUL) performance over the last five years has been subdued for lack of a better word. India’s biggest fast-moving consumer goods player has delivered barely a 10% return during a period when the Sensex has almost doubled.The contrast is sharper because, between the mid-2000s to 2021, HUL had turned into one of the most reliable wealth creators in the market, multiplying investor wealth ten times. But the last five years have seen ITC and Tata Consumer Products reward shareholders far more handsomely, even as HUL has struggled to repeat its old playbook.The question that now hangs over the country's most widely recognised consumer stock is whether it is losing relevance in a market that is ch
ICICI Prudential Large Cap Fund, a flagship product of ICICI Prudential Mutual has turned Rs 10 lakh lumpsum investment to Rs 1.15 crore in the last 17 years since its inception, an analysis of the performance showed.Launched on May 23, 2008, the fund has delivered a CAGR of 15% since its inception. In the last 10 years, the fund offered a CAGR of 15.02%; in the last five years, the fund offered a CAGR of 19.97% and in the last three years, this large cap fund has delivered 18.48% CAGR. (As on November 21, 2025) (Source: ACE MF)Also Read | Nifty nears record highs. What should mutual fund investors do now – SIP, lumpsum or book profits?If an investor invested the same Rs 10 lakh in the last five years, the current value would have been Rs 24.55 lakh now and if this same investment was ma
