LIC inventory portfolio: Insurance coverage behemoth Life Insurance coverage Company of India (LIC), which can be India’s largest institutional investor (DII), has made important adjustments to its portfolio in the course of the second quarter of fiscal 2025-26.
LIC’s share by worth in corporations listed on NSE went down 3.63% as on September 30, 2025, from 3.68% as on June 30, 2025. In rupee phrases, LIC holding recorded a 16.76% decline to ₹16.11 lakh crore on September 30, 2025.
Total, the LIC holding went down in 94 corporations listed on the NSE. The common inventory worth of those corporations in the identical interval decreased by 1.14%, confirmed the information by primeinfobase.com.
Prime shares the place LIC bought stake in Q2
Among the many prime sells, 4 shares noticed LIC lowering its stake under 1% in the course of the quarter below evaluate. These embody NMDC, Coforge, Apollo Hospital Enterprises and Eicher Motors.
Within the June quarter, LIC held 5.53% stake in NMDC, 5.28% in Coforge, 2.17% in Apollo Hospitals and 1.90% in Eicher Motors.
Dalmia Bharat noticed the insurance coverage behemoth’s stake within the firm falling to three.21% from 4.69% on a QoQ foundation.
FMCG inventory Marico, banking main Federal Financial institution and defence firm Bharat Dynamics additionally noticed a decline in LIC’s stake sale in the course of the quarter from above 2% to between 1.3-1.8%.
Lastly, in metals and mining inventory Vedanta, LIC’s holding slumped to five.70% from 6.69% earlier.
| Firm | LIC Holding as on June 30, 2025 (%) | LIC Holding as on Sept 30, 2025 (%) | Lower in Holding (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NMDC Ltd. | 5.53 | Lower than 1% | N.A. |
| Coforge Ltd. | 5.28 | Lower than 1% | N.A. |
| Dalmia Bharat Ltd. | 4.69 | 3.21 | -1.48 |
| Marico Ltd. | 2.69 | 1.33 | -1.36 |
| Federal Financial institution Ltd., The | 2.99 | 1.73 | -1.26 |
| Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. | 2.17 | Lower than 1% | N.A. |
| Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. | 8.44 | 7 | -1.14 |
| Vedanta Ltd. | 6.69 | 5.7 | -0.99 |
Prime shares the place LIC raised stake in Q2
On the flip facet, a number of distinguished names additionally noticed LIC elevating stakes. Among the many 68 corporations the place LIC’s holding went up in Q2, the highest 10 names included a number of corporations from the banking, pharma and IT area.
BSE and Sure Financial institution had been among the many two corporations whereby LIC’s stake rose from lower than 1% throughout Q2. In BSE, LIC held a 5.58% stake and in YES Financial institution, a 3.98% holding as of the recently-concluded interval.
Cipla and Dr Reddy’s Labs, two corporations from the pharma pack, additionally noticed curiosity from LIC in the course of the quarter as their stake jumped to six.14% and 9.69%, respectively.
Tech shares like KPIT Applied sciences and Tata Elxsi additionally witnessed important shopping for motion by the PSU firm. LIC raised its stake in KPIT Tech to three.29% from 1.70% earlier. As for Tata Elxsi, its stake jumped to five.44% from 4.15% on a QoQ foundation.
Astral, Voltas and Colgate had been among the many different corporations that got here on LIC’s radar within the September quarter.
| Firm | LIC Holding as on June 30, 2025 (%) | LIC Holding as on Sept 30, 2025 (%) | Improve in Holding (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BSE Ltd. | Lower than 1% | 5.58 | N.A. |
| Sure Financial institution Ltd. | Lower than 1% | 3.98 | N.A. |
| Astral Ltd. | 2.81 | 4.99 | 2.18 |
| KPIT Applied sciences Ltd. | 1.7 | 3.29 | 1.59 |
| Voltas Ltd. | 3.68 | 5.14 | 1 |
| Cipla Ltd. | 4.75 | 6.14 | 1.39 |
| Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. | 8.3 | 9.69 | 1.39 |
| Exide Industries Ltd. | 2.77 | 4.09 | 1.32 |
| Tata Elxsi Ltd. | 4.15 | 5.44 | 1.29 |
| Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. | 2.53 | 3.81 | 1.28 |
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