List of Mutual Funds Articles

One way to check the growth of mutual fund investments is by the AUM growth. A much better way to check retail participation is via folios.

A sinking fund is a fund created specifically to save or set aside money to pay off a debt or a bond. A company may face an immense outlay when the time comes to pay off debts and bonds issued in the past.

Learn how Market Trends affect your mutual fund investments. Discover strategies for navigating market volatility and maximizing returns in any market condition.

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) are the two principal stock exchanges in India that are currently active. Both exchanges are entirely electronic, with a combined total of over 7,000 firms. Millions of trades take place on both of these exchanges every trading day. Because these are electronic exchanges, you'll need a demat account to participate in the trading process.

Nifty BeES, a combination of a share and a mutual fund unit, trades on the capital market segment of NSE

Schemes for every type of investor are responsible for the widespread popularity of mutual funds in India. All these available options make it difficult for the investors. Mutual Fund Types Mutual funds can be classified based on the asset class, investment objective, structure, speciality, and even risk. Classifications based on the asset class, investment objective, and structure are more common. Types of Mutual Funds Based […]

Clean shares refer to shares of mutual funds, such as exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and index funds. A clean share does not carry embedded expenses like most traditional mutual fund products. The expense ratio is lower than most traditional products and is transparent.

An arbitrage fund is classified as an equity fund for tax purposes but it is virtually a fund that mirrors debt market returns. But what exactly is an arbitrage fund? Let us look at this category of funds in detail? How do arbitrage funds invest? As the name suggests, an arbitrage is a mispricing opportunity which the trader tries to exploit. This is a very […]

With the growing popularity of equity funds that invest money in shares, many new investors confuse mutual funds with shares. With little investment knowledge and experience, a lot of new investors get confused between mutual funds and shares. Some even assume that mutual funds and shares are the same. However, mutual funds and equities are completely different financial instruments. Let us have a detailed look […]

If you look at the mutual fund flows in India in the last few months, there has been a sudden surge of interest in exchange traded funds or ETFs. What exactly are these ETFs and how do they add value to investors. What is this concept of etf and how is it different from mutual funds? Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are a popular form of […]

If you have invested in mutual funds, you have surely heard of Sharpe and Treynor ratios. In fact, if you open the fund factsheet of any equity mutual fund, you will find the Sharpe ratio disclosed of the fund under the fund analytics section. Some funds even disclose the Treynor ratio for the particular equity fund. What exactly are these Sharpe Ratios and Treynor ratios […]

“Dead men tell no tales”. This holds for market indices and the performance of mutual fund managers. While the fittest ones survive, those not existing anymore should not be buried.

If you really want a kind of a compromise between equity funds and debt funds, the answer lies in Hybrid funds. Hybrid funds, as the name suggests, are a combination of equity and debt and at times even more than that. What exactly does a Hybrid Fund do? Here are some of the highlighters that you need to remember about hybrid funds in the Indian […]

Investing in diverse financial assets aids you in augmenting your accumulated wealth. If there’s any such asset class that boosts your income levels, it’s mutual funds.

In mutual funds, you must have often come across the world, systematic transfer plan (STP). What exactly is this product all about? How is the STP different from an SIP and an SWP pertaining to mutual funds