Do you know what is the difference between Liquid fund and Overnight fund? In this post, we discuss what is overnight fund and how it differs from a liquid fund? What is an Overnight Fund? Overnight Fund is a category…
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So you are looking for which Multicap funds have become Flexicap Funds? SEBI had recently introduced a new mutual fund category - Flexi cap Funds. This had come as a major relief to investors and fund managers, who were planning…
Read More Which Multicap funds have become Flexicap Funds (2020-21)?
In a recent circular (link or download here), SEBI has asked debt funds to invest at least 10% in liquid assets like cash & cash equivalent, government securities, repo on government securities and T-bills. The rule is applicable to all…
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How to get Indexation benefit of 4 years in 3 years in Debt Funds? It is true that you can get indexation benefits of 4 years in 3 years if you time your debt fund entry and exit smartly. Sounds…
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Do you know what is the Cut off time of Mutual Funds in India (2025)? And do you know that cut off timing for debt funds are different from cut off timing for equity funds? Generally speaking, cut off time…
How are Flexicap funds different from Multicap funds? We answer this question in this post. SEBI has made 2 major announcements in the last couple of months with regards to equity fund categories. First, in September 2020, it changed allocation…
A new category of mutual funds namely, Flexicap Funds has been introduced by SEBI today vide its circular (link or download here). As per the new definition, the funds in Flexicap category need to invest a minimum of 65% of…
Read More SEBI introduces New Category: Flexicap Funds (2020-21)
Indian large-cap mutual fund space has two prominent options. Active large-cap funds and Index Funds. And this is a discussion about Index Funds Vs. Large Cap Funds in India 2021 to decide whether should you shift from Large-cap funds to…
Read More Should I shift from Large Cap funds to Index funds?
Nifty 50, as you know is made up of 50 stocks of different weightages. And generally, it is accepted to be a well-diversified index that represents the Indian markets sufficiently well. But in recent times, the skewed weights of few…
Read More Top 5 = 44%, Top 10 = 62%: Concentration Risk in Nifty 50?
According to SEBI’s mutual fund recategorization rules (2018), the equity mutual fund schemes that are classified as Large-cap funds have to invest a minimum of 80% of their assets in the large-cap stocks (i.e. in the top 100 listed stocks).…
Read More What are Large Cap Funds in India & Where do they Invest?
Whenever a sector or theme starts doing well in stock markets, investors get excited about it. They see an opportunity to generate better-than-average returns by investing in a sector fund that is poised to grow faster than the rest of…
When fixed deposit rates are so low that there is nothing to write about, then it's natural for people to try to look for alternatives to bank FDs. And one very obvious alternative is the debt fund. Debt funds have…
Read More How Indexation in Debt Funds reduces Tax Outgo? (With Examples)
SEBI has revamped the mutual fund Risk-O-Meter (or Riskometer) via a new circular in October 2020 (link or download here). This time, the regulator has provided detailed guidelines for deciding the place of each mutual fund scheme on the Riskometer.…
SEBI has directed all mutual funds and AMCs to rename the dividend payout option in mutual funds schemes to the Payout of Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal option or the IDCW option. The circular announcing the change - link or…
When investors realize the benefit of direct plans over regular plans of mutual fund schemes (like direct plans always give higher returns than regular plans), the common reaction is to try and shift from regular to direct mutual funds. The…
Read More Will switching from Regular to Direct plans attract capital gains tax (2025)?
