Over the past three quarters, mutual funds (MFs) have steadily increased their holdings in around 156 companies from the BSE 500 universe, using September 2025 as the base period. Retail investors often track the moves of large institutional investors like MFs, whose investment decisions are backed by extensive research. Among these companies, around 26 stocks in which MFs consistently raised their stakes delivered gains of more than 25% over the past year. Notably, 11 of these stocks surged between 50% and 101%, including one multibagger that more than doubled investors’ wealth within 12 months. (Data Source: ACE Equity). ​Smart money