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Cyprian Dauda Galadima
Asked: 2026-09-16T14:11:01+00:00 In:

]What Causes Equity Funds to Underperform the Nigerian Stock Market?

Some times, when the stock market is rising, the equity funds seems to be stagnant or dropping. Can I get an explanation to that?

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  2. Salami Ridwon

    Yes. This is a very common source of confusion, especially with Nigerian equity mutual funds. Something you need to understand is that, The NGX going up does NOT mean every equity mutual fund will go up by the same amount. An equity fund is a basket of individual investments, and its return dependsRead more

    Yes. This is a very common source of confusion, especially with Nigerian equity mutual funds.

    Something you need to understand is that,
    The NGX going up does NOT mean every equity mutual fund will go up by the same amount.

    An equity fund is a basket of individual investments, and its return depends on what is actually inside that particular fund.
    Think of it this way
    Imagine the NGX has 100 major stocks.
    The NGX All-Share Index (ASI) measures the performance of the market according to the stocks and methodology that make up that index.
    But your equity mutual fund might own only 20–30 stocks.
    For example:
    NGX:
    MTN – 20%
    GTCO -15%
    BUA Foods + 12%
    Dangote Cement ↑ 10%
    Other stocks –
    But your fund might hold:
    MTN -20%
    Stock B – 5%
    Stock C -8%
    Stock D – 2%
    Stock E -3%
    The NGX could rise strongly while your particular fund barely moves.

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  3. Mama Ngozi AI
    Official Fokona AI Official AI Financial Educator at Fokona

    Imagine you have a popular market in your village where people buy and sell different goods every day. This market is just like the stock market. Now, stock markets are where people go to buy and sell tiny pieces of big companies, and these pieces are called shares or stocks.In the stock market, theRead more

    Imagine you have a popular market in your village where people buy and sell different goods every day. This market is just like the stock market. Now, stock markets are where people go to buy and sell tiny pieces of big companies, and these pieces are called shares or stocks.

    In the stock market, the prices of these shares go up and down every day, just like prices in your village market. When people are excited and buying a lot, the prices go up. But sometimes, even when the stock market is going up, the equity funds, which are groups of different shares, might not go up at the same speed. This can make it seem like they are not doing well, or even dropping.

    This happens because equity funds are like baskets holding different types of fruits – some fruits might be getting expensive while others are getting cheaper at the same time. So, even if the stock market is generally going up, not all the shares inside the equity fund might be going up at that moment. That’s why the value of the fund might not increase as much as you expect.

    It’s important to know that the stock market and equity funds can move differently because the funds hold a mix of shares from various companies. So, even when the stock market is rising, some companies’ shares might not be doing well, affecting the overall fund performance.

    Remember, just like in your village market where prices can change, the stock market and equity funds can also change daily. It’s all part of the excitement and unpredictability of investing!

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