5 Types of Mutual Funds

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A Mutual Funds is a company that brings together money from many people and invests it in stocks, bonds, or other assets. The combined holdings of stocks, bonds, or other assets the fund owns are known as its portfolio.

1.  EQUITY FUNDS

SR.NOCATEGORYSCHEME CATEGORIZATIONTYPE OF FUNDS
    
1MULTI CAP FUNDMinimum   investment   in   equity   & equity  related  instruments – 65%  of total assets  An open-ended equity scheme investing across large-cap,   mid-cap, small-cap stocks. With a minimum of 25% in each category  
2LARGE-CAP FUNDMinimum   investment   in   equity   & equity  related  instruments  of  large-cap companies – 80% of total assets  An   open-ended equity scheme predominantly     investing     in large-cap stocks  
3Large & Mid Cap Fund  Minimum   investment   in   equity   & equity  related  instruments  of  large-cap companies – 35% of total assets Minimum   investment   in   equity   & equity  related  instruments  of  mid-cap stocks – 35 % of total asset  An open-ended   equity   scheme investing in both large-cap and mid-cap stocks  
4Mid Cap Fund  Minimum   investment   in   equity   & equity  related  instruments  of  mid-cap companies – 65% of total assets  An open-ended equity  scheme  predominantly investing in mid-cap stocks  
5Small-cap FundMinimum   investment   in   equity   & equity  related  instruments  of  small-cap companies – 65% of total assets  An   open-ended equity scheme predominantly     investing     in small-cap stocks  
6Dividend Yield Fund  The scheme should predominantly invest in dividend-yielding stocks. Minimum investment in equity – 65% of total assets  An open-ended equity scheme predominantly     investing     in dividend-yielding stocks  
7Value FundThe scheme should follow a   value investment strategy. Minimum   investment   in   equity   & equity related instruments – 65% of total assets  An open-ended equity scheme following   a   value   investment strategy  
7Contra FundThe scheme should follow a  contrarian investment strategy. Minimum   investment   in   equity   & equity related instruments – 65% of total assets    An open-ended equity scheme following contrarian investment strategy  
9Focused FundA scheme focused on the number of stocks (maximum 30) Minimum   investment   in equity   & equity related instruments – 65% of total assets  An open-ended equity scheme investing    in a maximum of 30 stocks   (mention where the scheme  intends  to  focus, viz., multi-cap,  large-cap,  mid-cap, small-cap)  
10Sectoral/ Thematic  Minimum   investment   in   equity   & equity   related   instruments   of   a particular  sector/  particular  theme – 80% of total assets  An open-ended equity scheme investing in __ sector (mention the sector)/ An open-ended equity scheme following theme   (mention the theme)  
11ELSSMinimum   investment   in   equity   & equity related instruments – 80% of total   assets   (in   accordance   with Equity Linked Saving Scheme, 2005 notified by Ministry of Finance  An  open-ended  equity-linked saving scheme with a statutory lock-in  of  3 years   and  tax benefit  
12Flexi  Cap Fund  Minimum investment in equity & equity related instruments – 65% of total assets  An open-ended dynamic equity scheme  investing  across  large-cap, mid-cap, small-cap stocks  
Equity Funds

2. Debt Funds

SR.NOCATEGORYSCHEME CATEGORIZATIONTYPE OF FUNDS
1Overnight Fund Investment  in  overnight securities having a maturity of 1 day  An  open  ended  debt  scheme investing in overnight securities  
2Liquid Fund  Investment  in  Debt    and  money market  securities  with  maturity  of up to 91 days only  An open-ended liquid scheme  
3Ultra Short Duration Fund  Investment in Debt & Money Market instruments such that the Macaulay duration  of  the  portfolio  is  between 3 months – 6 months  An open-ended ultra – short term debt    scheme    investing    in instruments     with     Macaulay duration between 3 months and 6 months
4Low Duration Fund  Investment in Debt & Money Market instruments such that the Macaulay duration  of  the  portfolio is  between 6 months – 12 months  An  open-ended  low  duration debt    scheme    investing    in instruments     with     Macaulay duration between 6 months and 12   months  
5Money Market Fund  Investment     in     Money     Market instruments  having  maturity  up to  1 year  An  open-ended  debt  scheme investing    in    money    market instruments  
6Short Duration Fund  Investment in Debt & Money Market instruments such that the Macaulay duration  of  the  portfolio  is  between 1 year – 3 years  An open-ended short-term debt scheme investing in instruments     with a Macaulay duration between 1 year and 3 years
7Medium Duration Fund  Investment in Debt & Money Market instruments such that the Macaulay duration  of  the  portfolio  is  between 3 years – 4 years    An  open-ended  medium-term debt    scheme    investing    in instruments     with Macaulay duration between 3 years and 4 years    
8Medium to  Long Duration Fund  Investment in Debt & Money Market instruments such that the Macaulay duration  of  the  portfolio  is  between 4 – 7 years  An  open-ended  medium-term debt    scheme    investing  in instruments     with     Macaulay duration between 4 years and 7 years  
9Long Duration Fund  Investment in Debt & Money Market Instruments such that the Macaulay duration  of  the  portfolio is greater than 7 years  An  open  ended  debt  scheme investing   in  instruments   with Macaulay duration greater than 7  years  
10Dynamic Bond  Investment across duration  An  open  ended  dynamic  debt scheme investing across duration  
11Corporate   Bond Fund  Minimum  investment  in  corporate bonds – 80%  of total  assets  (only  in highest rated instruments)  An  open  ended  debt  scheme predominantly     investing     in the highest-rated corporate bond  
12Credit Risk Fund Minimum  investment  in  corporate bonds – 65% of     total     assets ( investment  in below  highest  rated instruments)  An  open  ended  debt  scheme investing in below highest-rated corporate bonds  
13Banking and PSU Fund  Minimum investment in     Debt instruments of banks, Public Sector Undertakings, Public Financial Institutions –  80% of total assets An  open  ended  debt  scheme predominantly investing in Debt instruments   of   banks,  Public Sector    Undertakings,   Public Financial Institutions  
14Gilt Fund  Minimum investment in G-secs – 80% of total assets (across maturity)  An open  ended  debt  scheme investing in government securities across the maturity  
15Gilt Fund with 10-year constant duration  Minimum investment in Gsecs – 80% of    total    assets    such    that    the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is equal to 10 years  An open-ended  debt  scheme investing in government securities   having   a   constant maturity of 10 years  
16Floater Fund    Minimum investment in floating rate instruments – 65% of total assetsAn  open-ended debt  scheme predominantly     investing     in floating rate instruments  
Debt Funds

3. Hybrid Funds

SR.NOCategory of FundsScheme characterizationType   of   scheme
1Conservative Hybrid Fund  Investment in equity & equity related instruments – between 10% and 25% of total assets; Investment   in   Debt   instruments – between   75%   and   90%   of   total assets  An open-ended hybrid scheme investing predominantly in the debt instrument  
2Balanced Hybrid Fund  @ Equity & Equity related instruments – between  40%    and  60%  of  total assets; Debt   instruments – between   40% and 60% of total assets No Arbitrage would be permitted in this scheme  An open-ended balanced scheme investing in equity and debt instruments  
2Aggressive Hybrid Fund  @ Equity & Equity related instruments – between   65%   and   80%   of   total assets; Debt   instruments – between 2 0% 3 5% of total assets  An open-ended hybrid scheme investing     predominantly     in equity    and    equity-related instruments  
3Dynamic    Asset Allocation or Balanced  advantage  Investment  in  equity/  debt  that  is managed dynamically  An open-ended dynamic asset allocation fund  
4Multi-Asset Allocation  Invests   in at   least   three   asset classes  with  a  minimum  allocation of  at least  10%  each  in  all  three asset classes  An open-ended scheme investing in (mention the     three     different  asset classes)  
5Arbitrage Fund  Scheme following arbitrage strategy.   Minimum   investment   in equity & equity related instruments – 65% of total assets  An open-ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities  
6Equity Savings  Minimum investment in equity   & equity-related instruments – 65% of total assets and minimum investment in debt – 10%  of total assets Minimum hedged & unhedged to be stated in the SID. Asset   Allocation   under   defensive considerations  may  also  be  stated in the Offer Document  An open-ended scheme investing   in   equity,   arbitrage, and debt  
Hybrid Funds

4. Solution Oriented Funds

SR.NOCATEGORY OF FUNDSScheme CharacteristicsType   of   scheme
1Retirement Fund  Scheme having a lock-in for at least 5   years   or   till   retirement   age whichever is earlier  An open-ended retirement solution-oriented scheme having a lock-in of 5 years or till retirement  age (whichever  is earlier)  
2Children’s Fund  Scheme having a lock-in for at least 5 years or till the child attains the age of majority whichever is earlierAn open-ended fund    for investment  for  children  having a lock-in for at least 5 years or till   the   child attains the age   of majority (whichever is earlier)  
Solution-Oriented Funds

5. Other Funds

SR.NOCATEGORY OF FUNDSFUNDS CHARACTERIZATIONType   of   scheme
1Index Funds/ ETFs  Minimum investment in  securities of a  particular  index  (which  is  being replicated/  tracked) – 95%  of  total assets  An open-ended scheme replicating/ tracking _ index  
2FoFs  (Overseas/ Domestic)  Minimum investment in the underlying fund – 95% of total assets  An open-ended fund  of  fund scheme  investing  in the fund (mention the underlying fund)  
Other Funds

GLOSSARY

OPEN-ENDED FUND-

  • Perpetual funds with no fixed maturity date.
  • Pricing is determined by net asset value(NAV)
  • Investors can buy in or buy out at any point in time

CLOSED-END FUNDS

  • Investment tenure between 3-5 years
  • Pricing is determined by supply and demand of shares
  • Investors buy in only a limited time period

MACAULAY DURATION

  • Weighted average number of years that an investor must maintain a position in the bond until the present value of the bond’s cash flows equals the amount paid for the bond.

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