similar objectives
The money collected is invested by the
fund manager in different types of
securities
The income earned by the scheme are
shared by its unit holders in proportion
to the number of units owned by them.
of India - 1964-87
1963- UTI established
Enjoyed monopoly till 1978
Control transferred to IDBI
UTI Scheme 1964 (US 64)
Launched ULIP in 1971
Six more Scheme in 1981-84
By end of 1987 AUM was 6700 Crores
1987-1993
Public sector fund entered in the market
SBI First non-UTI fund
Followed by LIC, Canara Bank, Bank of
India
UTI was market leader by 80% share
AUM 47004 crores
Funds - 1993-96
Permission given to private sector funds
Most of them entered by way of joint
1996-2004
Tax benefits offered by govt.
SEBI(Mutual Fund) Regulation introduced
2004 Onwards
Mergers and acquisition took place Birla
Sunlife
International fund players entered - Fidelity,
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund etc
43 mutual funds at the end of march 2013
3.
4.
5.
funds
Equity Funds
Debt Funds
Fixed Income/Bond Funds
Money Market/Liquid Funds
Balanced/Hybrid Funds
Funds of Funds
Specialty Funds
1. Equity Funds
Growth Funds
Value Funds
Blend Funds
Sector Funds
Large Cap, Mid Cap and Small Cap
Funds
Focused Funds
Contra Funds
Arbitrage Funds
Contra Funds
Similar to equity but difference lies in
style of investing
Invest in out of flavor stocks
Manager picks under performing stocks
which are likely to perform well in long
run
E.g.: IT Sector buy stocks when value
of rupee weaken and sell when value of
rupee becomes strong
opportunity
Invest only 10-15% of portfolio not more
than that
Fund invest in out of flavor stocks so
may not perform in short run
Riskier than regular funds
Analyze risk appetite
Arbitrage Funds
It takes advantage of the mispricing
100
Derivatives Market
110
Scenario 1
150
50
Scenario 2
70
(30)
(40)
40
10
10
When to invest
Fall in interest rates
Slowdown in GDP
Rising Inflation
Production)
3. Balanced Funds
Combination of equity and debt
funds
Moderate risk and good returns
Objective fixed income and
capital appreciation
4. Funds of Funds
Invests in other investment funds
Greater diversification
Less volatile
Higher charges
5.Specialty Funds
Sector Funds
Regional Funds
Socially responsible funds
TAXATION
All dividends declared by debt / equity oriented schemes are
tax free in the hands of the investor
Dividend distribution tax @ 25% (Plus 5% surcharge and
3% cess) for corporates under debt oriented schemes
No DDT under equity schemes
Long term capital gain in equity schemes exempt from tax
Dividend
payout
Dividend
reinvestment
Bonus
NAV
20
20
20
20
Units
100
100
100
100
Value (Rs)
2,000
Rs 2,000
Rs 2,000
Rs 2,000
20
19
19
18.1818
Units
100
100
105.2631
110
Value (Rs)
2000
1900
2000
2000
Dividend
received in
cash
Rs 100
Additional
units
5.2631
10
Investing Checklist
Draw up your asset allocation
Financial goals & Time frame (Are you investing for retirement? A
childs education? Or for current income? )
Risk Taking Capacity
Identify funds that fall into your Buy List
Checklist Contd
Think hard about investing in sector funds
For relatively aggressive investors
Close touch with developments in sector, review portfolio
regularly
Look for `load' costs
Management fees, annual expenses of the fund and sales loads
Does the fund change fund managers often?
Diversify, but not too much
Invest regularly, choose the S-I-P
MF- an integral part of your savings and wealth-building plan.