Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund: HDFC Bank and The Great Eastern Shipping Company among stocks bought and sold in August

Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund, the largest active and flexi cap fund based on assets managed, had an AUM of Rs 1.47 lakh crore as of August 2026 compared to Rs 1.49 lakh crore as of July 31, 2026. Here is what the fund bought and sold in August (Source: PPFAS Mutual Fund)

The fund increased its stake in HDFC Bank, Coal India, Indraprastha Gas, CIE Automotive India, Mahanagar Gas, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maharashtra Scooters, Nesco, Petronet LNG, and Bajaj Holdings & Investment.

The exposure was reduced in The Great Eastern Shipping Company by selling 9.31 lakh shares from the portfolio and the fund had 12.73 lakh shares in its portfolio in August. In July, the fund had 22.05 lakh shares in its portfolio.

DLF was the new entrant in the portfolio as the fund added 1.37 crore shares in its portfolio in August.

The largest active fund and flexi cap fund did not make a complete exit from any stock in the said month.

In August, the fund had 34 stocks in its portfolio compared to 33 stocks in the previous month. The portfolio of the fund was spread across 26 sectors with the highest holding in banks of around 20.91%. The fund had 10.32% holding in IT and nearly 6.89% in automobiles & ancillaries sector.

This flexi cap fund had the highest allocation in HDFC Bank of around 7.63%, followed by ICICI Bank where the allocation was 5.67% and Power Grid Corporation where the allocation was 5.58%.

According to the fund house, it will continue to look at individual investments on their own merits and will not hesitate to invest if an opportunity looks attractive. As usual, their investment stance does not depend much on the macro-economic situation but is focussed on individual companies.

The fund house also highlighted that they have about 11.58% in cash holdings, debt & money market instruments and arbitrage positions which can be deployed in long term investments at appropriate levels