Mutual Funds

A mutual fund is simply a financial intermediary that allows a group of investors to pool their money together with a predetermined investment objective. As you probably know, mutual funds have become extremely popular over the last 20 years. What was once just another obscure financial instrument is now a part of our daily lives. In fact, to many people, investing means buying mutual funds. After all, it’s common knowledge that investing in mutual funds is (or at least should be) better than simply letting your cash waste away in a savings account. 

Definition:

A mutual fund is nothing more than a collection of stocks and/or bonds. You can make money from a mutual fund in three ways:

  • Income is earned from dividends on stocks and interest on bonds. A fund pays out nearly all income it receives over the year to fund owners in the form of a distribution.
  • If the fund sells securities that have increased in price, the fund has a Capital Gain. Most funds also pass on these gains to investors in the form of distribution.
  • If fund holdings increase in price but are not sold by the fund manager, the fund’s shares increase in price. You can then sell your mutual fund shares for a profit.

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Advantages of Mutual Fund:

Professional Management:

A mutual fund is a relatively inexpensive way for a small investor to get a full-time manager to make and monitor investments.

Diversification:

By owning shares in a mutual fund instead of owning individual stocks or bonds, your risk is spread out.

Economies of Scale:

Because a mutual fund buys and sells large amounts of securities at a time, its transaction costs are lower than you as an individual would pay.

Liquidity:

Just like an individual stock, a mutual fund allows you to request that your shares be converted into cash at any time.

Simplicity:

Buying a mutual fund is easy! Most Companies have their own line of mutual funds, and the minimum investment is small.

Classification of Funds:

Debt Mutual Funds

Hybrid Mutual Funds

Equity Mutual Funds

Liquid Funds

Conservative Hybrid Funds

Large-Cap Funds

Ultra Short Duration Funds

Balanced Hybrid Fund

Mid-Cap Funds

Low Duration Funds

Aggressive Hybrid Funds

Small-Cap Funds

Money Market Funds

Dynamic Asset Allocation or
Balanced Advantage Funds

Flexi-Cap Funds

Short Duration Funds

Multi Asset Allocation Funds

Multi-Cap Funds

Medium Duration Funds

Arbitrage Fund

Value Funds

Medium to Long Duration Funds

Equity Savings Funds

Contra Funds

Long Duration Funds

Solutions Oriented & Other Funds

Dividend Yield Funds

Dynamic Bond Funds

Retirement Funds

Focused Funds

Corporate Bond Funds

Children’s Funds

Sectoral/Thematic Funds

Credit Risk Funds

Index Funds

ELSS (Equity-Linked Savings Scheme)
– Tax-Saving Funds

Banking and PSU Funds

ETFs

Commodity Funds

Gilt Funds

Fund of Funds (Overseas/ Domestic)

Gold Funds / Silver Funds

Floating Rate Funds

International Funds

Multi Commodity Funds

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