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CHAPTER -1INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
MUTUAL FUNDS
Mutual Fund is a trust that pools the savings of a number of investors who share a
common financial goal. The money thus collected is then invested in capital market
instruments such as shares, debentures and other securities.
The incomes earned through these investments are shared by its unit holders in
proportion to the number of units owned by them.
A MUTUAL fund is a pool of money, collected from investor, and is invested
according to certain investment objective.
The Mutual Fund industry in India started in 1963 with the formation of Unit Trust
of India. In the year 1992, Securities and exchange Board of India (SEBI) Act was passed.
As far as Mutual funds are concerned, SEBI formulates policies and regulates the mutual
funds to protect the interest of the investors. A mutual fund is created when investor put
their money together. It is therefore a pool of the investors' fund. The most important
characteristic of a mutual fund is that the contribution and the beneficiaries of the fund are
the same class of people, namely the investor. The term mutual fund means that investor
contribute to the pool, and also benefit from the pool. There are no other claimants to the
fund. The fund held mutually by investors is the mutual fund.
The Mutual Fund industry in India started in 1963 with the formation of Unit Trust
of India. In the year 1992, Securities and exchange Board of India (SEBI) Act was passed.
As far as Mutual funds are concerned, SEBI formulates policies and regulates the mutual
funds to protect the interest of the investors. A mutual fund is created when investor put
their money together. It is therefore a pool of the investors' fund. The most important
characteristic of a mutual fund is that the contribution and the beneficiaries of the fund are
the same class of people, namely the investor. The term mutual fund means that investor
contribute to the pool, and also benefit from the pool. There are no other claimants to the
fund. The fund held mutually by investors is the mutual fund.
The Mutual Fund industry in India started in 1963 with the formation of Unit Trust
of India. In the year 1992, Securities and exchange Board of India (SEBI) Act was passed.
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As far as Mutual funds are concerned, SEBI formulates policies and regulates the mutual
funds to protect the interest of the investors.
Investors in the mutual fund industry today have a choice of around 30 mutual
funds companies, offering cumbersome amount of funds. Though the categories ofproducts
offered could be classified under about a dozen generic heads, competition in the industry
has led to innovative alterations to standard products. It is also possible for investors to
decide the manner in which their returns would be distributed and choose from daily,
monthly, quarterly or annual pay outs: or reinvestment of dividends into the
mutual fund product itself: or a growth option that would seek growth in investment over
distribution of income. The most important benefits of product choice are that it enables
investors to choose options that suit their return requirements and risk appetite. Investors
can combine the options to arrive at their own mutual fund portfolio that fit with their
financial planning objectives.
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In fact too many people, investing means buying mutual funds. After all, its
common knowledge that investing in mutual funds is better than simply letting your cash
waste away in saving account but for most people that's where the understanding of funds
ends.
A Mutual fund is nothing more than a collection of stocks and bonds. One can think
of mutual fund as a company that brings together a group of people and invests their money
in stocks, bonds and other securities.
Characteristics
A mutual fund belongs to the investors who have pooled their funds. The ownership of
the mutual fund is in the hands of the investor.
Investment professionals and other service providers, who earn a fee for their services,
from the fund, manage the mutual fund.
The pool of funds is invested in a portfolio of marketable investments. The value of the
portfolios is updated every day.
The investors share n the fund is denominated by "UNITS". The values of the units
change with change in the portfolio's value, every day. The value of one unit ofinvestment is called as the NET ASSET VALUE (NAV).
The investment portfolio of the mutual fund is created according to the stated investment
objectives of the fund.
IMPORTANT PHASES IN THE HISTORY OF MUTUAL FUNDS IN INDIA
First Phase - 1964-87
An Act of Parliament established Unit Trust of India (UTI) on 1963. It was set up
by the Reserve Bank of India and functioned under the Regulatory and administrative
control of the Reserve Bank of India. In 1978 UTI was de-linked from the RBI and the
Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) took over the regulatory and administrative
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control in place of RBI. The first scheme launched by UTI was Unit Scheme 1964. At the
end of 1 988 UTI had Rs.6, 700 crores of assets under management
Second Phase - 1987-1993 (Entry of Public Sector Funds)
1987 marked the entry of non- UTI, public sector mutual funds set up by public sector
banks and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and General Insurance Corporation of
India (GIC). SBI Mutual Fund was the first non- UTI Mutual Fund established in June
1987 followed by Canbank Mutual Fund (Dec 87), Punjab National Bank Mutual Fund
(Aug 89), Indian Bank Mutual Fund (Nov 89), Bank of India (Jun 90), Bank of Baroda
Mutual Fund (Oct 92). LIC established its mutual fund in June 1989 while GIC had set up
its mutual fund inDecember1990. At the end of 1993, the mutual fund industry had assets
under management of Rs.47, 004 crores.
Third Phase -1993-2003 (Entry of Private Sector Funds)
With the entry of private sector funds in 1993, a new era started in the Indian
mutual fund industry, giving the Indian investors a wider choice of fund families. Also,
1993 was the year in which the first Mutual Fund Regulations came into being, under
which all mutual funds, except UTI were to be registered and governed. The erstwhile
Kothari Pioneer (now merged with Franklin Templeton) was the first private sector mutual
fund registered in July 1993. The 1993 SEBI (Mutual Fund) Regulations were substitutedby a more comprehensive and revised Mutual Fund Regulations in 1996. The industry now
functions under the SEBI (Mutual Fund) Regulations 1996.
The number of mutual fund houses went on increasing, with many foreign mutual
funds setting up funds in India and also the industry has witnessed several mergers and
acquisitions. As at the end of January 2003, there were 33 mutual funds with total assets of
Rs. 1,21,805 crores. The Unit Trust of India with Rs.44, 541 crores of assets under
management was way ahead of other mutual funds
Fourth Phase - since February 2003
In February 2003, following the repeal of the Unit Trust of India Act 1963 UTI was
bifurcated into two separate entities. One is the Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of
India with assets under management of Rs.29, 835 crores as at the end of January 2003,
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representing broadly, the assets of US 64 scheme, assured return and certain other schemes.
The Specified Undertaking of Unit Trust of India, functioning under an administrator and
under the rules framed by Government of India and does not come under the purview of the
Mutual Fund Regulations.
The second is the UTI Mutual Fund Ltd, sponsored by SBI, PNB, BOB and LIC. It
is registered with SEBI and functions under the Mutual Fund Regulations. With the
bifurcation of the erstwhile UTI which had in March 2000 more than Rs.76, 000 crores of
assets under management and with the setting up of a UTI Mutual Fund, conforming to the
SEBI Mutual Fund Regulations, and with recent mergers taking place among different
private sector funds, the mutual fund industry has entered its current phase of consolidation
and growth. As at the end of September 2004, there were 29 funds, which manage assets of
Rs.153108 crores under 421 schemes.
MUTUAL FUND COMPANIES IN INDIA
ABN AMRQ Mutual Fund
Alliance Capital Mutual Fund
Benchmark Mutual Fund
Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
BOB Mutual Fund
Can bank Mutual Fund
DBS Chula Mutual Fund
Deutsche Mutual Fund
DSP Merrill Lynch Mutual Fund
Escorts Mutual Fund
Fidelity Mutual Fund
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
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GIC Mutual Fund
HDFC Mutual Fund
HSBC Mutual Fund
IL&F S Mutual Fund
ING Vysya Mutual Fund
JM Financial Mutual Fund
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
LIC Mutual Fund
Morgan Stanley Mutual Fund
PNB Mutual Fund
PRINCIPAL Mutual Fund
Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund
Quantum Mutual Fund
SBI Mutual Fund
ADVANTAGES
Professional Management
Mutual Funds are managed by investment managers Asset Management Companies
who are appointed by trustees and bound by the investment management
agreement, on the how's and whys of their investment management functions. AMC
are also required to adequately capitalized, and are closely regulated to SEBI.
Investment managers and funds are also bound by the AMFI code of ethics, which
foster professional standards in the industry.
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Diversified Portfolio
By offering ready diversified portfolio, mutual funds enable investors to hold
diversified portfolios. Though investors can create their own diversified portfolio,
the costs of creating and monitoring such portfolios can be high, apart from the fact
that investors may lack the professional expertise to manage such a portfolio.
Reduction In Risk
Mutual fund invests in a portfolio of securities. This means that all funds are not
invested in the same investment avenue. It is well known that risk and return of
various investment options do not move uniformly or in sympathy with one
another.
Liquidity
Most of the funds being sold today are open -ended. That is investors can sell their
existing units or buy new units, at any point of time, at prices that are related to the
NAV of the fund on the date of the transaction this enables investors to enjoy a high
level of liquidity on their investments.
Convenient Potential
Investing in a mutual fund reduces paper work and helps you avoid
many problems such as bad deliveries, delayed payments and follow up
with brokers and companies. Mutual Funds save your time and make
investing easy and convenient.
Return Potentials
As it is said that NO ONE CAN TIME THE MARKET. Still from the past record
long term investments have been giving higher returns as compared to short term
benefits i.e. over a medium to long term , Mutual Fund have the potential to provide
a higher return as they invest in a diversified basket of selected securities.
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DISADVANTAGES
No Control over costs: - Since investors do not directly monitor the fund's operations they
cannot control the costs effectively. Regulators therefore usually limit the expenses of mutual funds.
No tailor-made portfolios: Mutual Fund portfolio axe created and marketed by AMC"S
into which investors invest. They cannot create tailor made portfolios.
Managing a portfolio of funds: As the number of mutual funds increases, in order to
tailor a portfolio for himself, an investor may be holding a portfolio of funds, with the costs of
monitoring them and using them, being incurred by him.
Trading Limitation: Mutual Funds are liquid; most mutual funds cannot be bought or sold
in the middle of the trading day. These are only buying and sell them at the end of the day, after
they have calculated the current value of their holdings.
No Insurance: Mutual Funds although regulated by the Government, are not insuring
against LOSSES. The Federal Deposit insurance Corporation (FDIC) only insures against certain
losses at banks, credit unions and savings and loans, not Mutual funds. That means that despite the
risk reducing diversification benefits provided by Mutual Funds, losses can occur.
THE REGULATORY STRUCTURE OF MUTUAL FUNDS IN INDIA
The structure of mutual funds in India is governed by the SEBI (Mutual Fund)
Regulations, 1996. These regulations make it mandatory for Mutual funds to have a
three- tier structure of SPONSOR-TRUSTEE- ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
(AMC)
The Sponsor is the Promoter of the Mutual Fund and appoints the Trustees.
The trustees are responsible to the investors in the mutual fund and appoint the AMC for
managing the investment portfolio.
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The AMC is the business face of the mutual fund, as it manages all the Affairs of
the Mutual Fund. The mutual fund and the AMC have to be registered with SEBI.
SEBI regulation also provide for who can be sponsor, trustee and AMC and specify
the format of agreements between these entities. These agreements provide for the rights,
duties and obligations of these three entities.
The UTI is also structured as a TRUST. The important difference though, is that
UTI does not have Sponsors or Separate AMC.
Financial institution and banks that contributed to the initial capital of the UTI have
their representatives on UTI's Board of Trustees, which oversees the operation of the UTI.
The chairman appointed by the board, who in turn employs managers and staff to run its
activities, manages UTI.
SPONSOR: -
The sponsor is the promoter of the mutual fund. The sponsor establishes the Mutual
Fund and Registers the same with SEBI.
TASKS OF THE SPONSOR
a) Sponsor appoints the trustees,
Custodians and the AMC with
prior approval of SEBI, and in
accordance with SEBIRegulation.
b) Sponsor must be carrying on business in financial
services for a minimum period of five years.
c) Sponsor must be in profit making in at least 3
of the immediately proceeding 5 years
including the 5th year.
d) Sponsor must contribute at least 40% of the Net worth of
the AMC.
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Trustee:
The mutual fund which is a trust is managed either by a Trust Company or a aboard
of Trustees. Board of Trustees and Trust companies are governed by the provisions of the
Indian trust Act. If the Trustee is a company, it is also subject to the provisions of the
Indian Companies Act. It is the responsibility of the Trustees to protect the interests of
investors, whose Fund is managed by the AMC. The AMC and other functionaries are
functionally accountable to the trustees.
The sponsor executes and registers a Trust Deed in Favor of the Trustees. The third
Schemes of the SEBI Regulations specify the contents of the Trust deed. The trust deed has
to be stamped and registered according to the Indian Regulation Act.
The appointment of all trustees has to be done with prior approval of SEBI.
There must be at least 4 members in the Board of Trustees and at least 2/3"1 of the
members of the board of trustees must be independent.
Trustee of one Mutual Fund cannot be the trustee of another Mutual Fund, unless
he is an Independent Trustee in both cases, and has approval of both the boards.
AMC
The trustees on the advice of the sponsors usually
appoint the AMC. The trust deed authorizes the trustees to
appoint the AMC. The AMC is usually a private limited
company, in which the sponsors and their associates or joint
venture partners are shareholders. The AMC has to be a SEBI
registered entity, and should have a minimum net worth of
Rs.10 crore. The trustees sign an investment management
agreement with the AMC, which spells out the functions of the AMC. The
investment management agreement has to be in accordance of SEBI
regulations.
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Responsibility Of Amc
1. The AMC shall not act as a trustee of any Mutual Funds.
2. AMC shall not undertake any business activity except in the Nature of portfolio
management services, management and advisory services to offshore funds etc,
provided these activities are not in conflict with activities of Mutual Fund
3. AMC shall not invest in any of its scheme unless full disclosure of its intention to invest
has been made in the offer document.
Mutual fund schemes can be classified as follows:
BY STRUCTURE
Open -Ended Schemes
Close - Ended Schemes
Interval Schemes
BY INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
Growth Schemes
Income Schemes
. Balanced Schemes
Money Market Schemes
OTHER SCHEMES
Tax Saving Schemes
Special Schemes
Index Schemes
Sector Specific.
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By Structure
Open Ended Schemes:
In an open ended fund, investor can buy and sell units of the fund, at NAV related
prices, at any time, directly from the fund. This is called Open Ended Fund because, the
pool of funds is open for additional sales and repurchases. Therefore both the amount of
funds that the mutual fund manages and the number of units vary everyday. The price at
which investor buy or sell unit is related to its NAV. Open ended funds have to balance the
investors who come in, investor who go out and investors who stay invested .Open ended
funds are offered for sales at a pre-specified price, say Rs.10 in the initial offer period.
After a Pre- specified period, saySO days, the fun is declared open fro further sales and
repurchases. These transactions happen at the computed NAV related price. An investor in
an open ended fund can liquidate his investments by repurchasing the units from the fund.
Investor in open ended funds receives an account statement of their holdings.
Close Ended Fund:
A closed end fund is open for sale to investor for a specific period after which
.further sales are closed. Any further Transaction for buying the units or repurchasing them,
happen in the Secondary markets, where closed end funds are listed. Therefore new
investors buy from the existing investors, and existing investor can liquidate their units by
selling them to other willing buyers. In a closed end fund, thus the pool of funds can
technically be kept constant. The AMC however, can buy out the investors. The price at
which units can be sold or redeemed depends on the market prices, which are
fundamentally linked to the NAV. Investors in closed end funds receive either certificates
or depository receipts, for their holdings in a closed end mutual fund.
Interval Funds
Interval funds combine the feature of open-ended and close- endedschemes. They
are open for sale or redemption during pre-determined intervals at NAV related prices.
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BY INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
Growth funds:
The aim of the growth funds is to provide capital appreciation over the
medium to long term. Such schemes normally invest a majority of their
corpus in equities. It has been proven that returns from stocks, have out
performed most other kind of investments held over the long term. Growth
schemes are ideal for having a long term outlook seeking growth over a period of time.
Income funds:
The aim of income funds is to provide regular and steady income to investors. Such
schemes generally invest in fixed income securities such as bonds, corporate debentures
and government Securities. Income funds are ideal for capital stability and regular income.
Balanced funds:
The aim of balanced funds is to provide both growth and regular income. Such
schemes periodically distribute a part of their earning and invest both in equities and fixed
income securities in the proportion indicated in their offer documents. In a rising stock
market, the NAV of these schemes may not normally keep pace, or fall equally when the
market falls these are ideal for investors looking for a combination of income and
moderate growth.
Money market funds:
The aim of money market funds is to provide easy liquidity, preservation of capital
and moderate income. These schemes generally invest in safer short term instruments such
as treasury bills, certificates of deposit, commercial paper and inter bank call money.
Returns on these schemes may fluctuate depending upon the interest rates prevailing in the
market. These are ideal fro Corporate and individual investors as a means to park their
surplus funds for short periods.
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OTHER SCHEMES
Tax Saving Schemes
These Schemes offer tax rebates to the investor s under specific provision of the
Indian Income Tax Las as the government offers tax incentives for investment in specified
avenues. Investments made in Equity Linked Saving Schemes (ELSS) and pension
Schemes are allowed as deduction u/s 88 of the Income Tax Act.1961. The Act also
provides opportunities to investors to save capital gains u/s 54 EB by investing in Mutual
Funds, provides the capital asset has been sold prior to aprill, 2000 and the amount is
invested before September 30, 2000.
Finance Minister has allowed a Tax deduction up to Rs.1 Lakh under section 80 C.
If we invest in any Tax Saver Mutual Fund for just three years.
This is inclusive of your other investments like PPF, NSE, KVP,
Insurance, Infrastructure Bonds etc. But the return in these Tax Saver schemes is
much higher then any other type of investment.
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SPECIAL SCHEMES:
Industry Specific Schemes
Industry Specific Schemes invest only in the industries in the offer document. The
investment of these funds is limited to specific industries like Info Tech, FMCG, Pharma,
Cement, Sports etc.
Index Schemes
Index Funds attempt to replicate the performance of a particular index such as BSE
Sensex or The NSE 50.
Sectoral Schemes
Sectoral Funds are those, which invest exclusively in a specified industry or a group
industry or a group of industries or various segments such as "A" Group Shares or initial
Public offering.
OPTIONS FOR RESTRUCTURING RETURNS TO AN INVESTOR IN MUTUAL
FUND DIVIDEND OPTION:
Investors, who choose a dividend option on their investments, will receive
dividends from mutual fund. As and when such dividends are declared. Dividends are paidin the form of warrants or are credited to the investor bank accounts.
Growth Fund
In growth option the income earned are retained in the investment portfolio, and
allowed o grow, rather then being distributed to the investor. The return to the investor
who chooses a growth option is the rate at which his initial investment has grown over the
period for which he was invested in the fund. The NAV of the investor choosing this
option will vary with the value of the investment portfolio, while the number of units held
will remain constant.
Re-Investment
Investor re-invest the dividends that are declared buy the mutual fund, back into the fund
itself, at NAV that is prevalent at the time of re investment. In this option, the number of
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units held by the investor will change with every re-investment. The value of the units will
be same as under dividend option.
Investments Plans
Investment Plans are the different ways to invest or re-invest in a scheme by
investors. These are services offered by Different mutual funds of their investors. These
plans provide variable degree of convenience and flexibility to investors. The convenience
could be in the form of freedom to invest at regular intervals or making withdrawals
periodically. Similarly flexibility may be offered by allowing investors to transfer from one
scheme to another.
Systematic Investment Plan (SIP)
This is plan based on the concept of "Rupee Cost Averaging". In this plan the
investor is allowed to invest a fixed amount at regular intervals. This gives the investor a
way to save and invest in a disciplined and phased manner. The investment could be made
by giving post dated cheque advance or by a facility of direct debit to the investors' salary
accounts.
Automatic Reinvestment Plan (ARP)
As we already know that a scheme may have two broad options- The dividend
option and the Growth investment. In the dividend option the income earned by the funds
is distributed to the unit holders. The automatic reinvestment plan allows the investors to
reinvest the amount of dividend instead of receiving it in cash. This reinvestment may
either be in the same scheme or into other scheme of the same fund. The reinvestment will
happen at the ex- dividend NAB. After reinvestment the investor will receive additional
unit's equivalent to the amount of dividend less any dividends distribution tax, if any.
Systematic Transfer Plan (STP)
This plan gives the facility to transfer on a periodic basis a specific amount from
one scheme to another scheme of the same mutual fund. A transfer from one scheme will
mean redemption of unit's form that scheme and, like wise it would be considered as an
investment in units of the scheme to which the transfer is made. This redemption and
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investment would happen at applicable NAV's. This plan gives investor the leverage to
manage his funds among different schemes to achieve his objectives.
Systematic Withdrawl Plan (SWP)
This is a plan whereby an investor can make systematic withdrawals and credited
to his bank account on a periodic basis. The amount withdrawn is treated as redemption of
units by investors and the units are calculated using the applicable NAV as the offer
document.
PRODUCTS OFFERED BY MUTUAL FUNDS
Equity Funds
Equity funds are those that invest pre-dominantly in Equity Share of Companies. There are
a variety of ways an equity portfolio can be created for investors. There are thus the
following choices in Equity Funds:-
Simple Equity Fund: These funds invest pre-dominant portion of the fund
mobilized in Equity and Equity related products. In most cases 80-90% of their
investments are in equity shares. These funds have the freedom to invest both to invest
both in primary and secondary markets fro Equity.
Primary Market Funds: The Primary market funds invest in Equity
Shares, but do so only when a primary market offering is available. The
focus is on capturing the opportunity to buy those companies which
issue their equity in Primary Markets, either through a public offer or
through a private placement.
Sectoral Funds: Sectoral funds choose to invest in one or more chosen sectors of
the equity markets. The sectors vary depending on the investor preferences and the return-
risk attributes of the sector.
Index Funds: In a simple equity fund, the fund manager has the mandate to create
an investment portfolio of equity shares. According to his understanding of the valuation
and returns market
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Debt Fund
Debt funds are those that pre- dominantly invest in debt securities. Since most debt
securities pay periodic interest these funds are also known as income funds. The universe
of debt securities comprises of long term instruments such as bond Issues by central and
state governments, public sector organizations, public financial institutions and private
sector companies and short term instruments such as call money lending, commercial
papers, certificates of deposits and treasury bills. Debt funds tend to create a variety of
options fro investors by choosing one or more of these segments of the debt markets in
their investment portfolio.
Gilt Funds: A gilt fund invests only in securities that are issued by the
government and therefore does not carry any credit risk.
Simple Debt Funds: These funds invest in a portfolio of debt
securities indicates above.
Sectoral Debt Funds: These funds invest in a pre- specified subset of the
debt markets. For example, there are debt funds that would invest only in AAA rated debt
securities issues by the corporate sector.
Serial Plans or Fixed Term Plans: This is a variation to the simple debtfund, where the objective is to match the holding period
horizon of the investor, with the maturity of the investment. A variety of
serial plans that enable investor to choose from 1 day to 5 years are
available.
Balanced Funds
Funds that invest both in debt and equity markets are called balanced funds. A
typical balanced Fund would be almost equally invested in both the markets. The variations
are funds that invest predominantly in equity (about 70%) and keep a smaller part of their
portfolios in debt securities. These funds seek to enhance the income potential of their
equity component, by bringing in debt. Similarly there are pre- dominantly debt funds
(over 70% in debt securities) which invest in equity, to provide both equity and debt
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markets in a one product. Therefore the benefits of diversification get further enhanced, as
equity and debt markets have different risk and return profiles.
COMMON TERMS
Load Fund
Investment Manager charges a fee for Managing Funds, and also imposes certain
operation costs on the investment income of a fund. These expenses are usually calls Load.
Whether investor or the AMC's bear these costs is a load fund.
No Load Fund
If the expenses are not charged to the fund, but borne by the investment manager, they are
called as No-Load fund.
Entry Load
An entry load is an additional cost that an investor pays at the point of entry.
Example: your proposed investment is Rs.10, OOO/-. Also assume that the current NAV of
the fund is Rs.12.00 and that the entry load is Rs.0.50. Then you will receive 10000/12.50
= 800 units.
Exit Load
An exit load is levy that an investor pays at the point of exit. This is levied to
dissuade investors from exiting the fund.
Example: Assume that the current NAV of the fund is Rs.12.00 % and that the exit
load is Rs.0.50. Now if you sell 800 units then you stand to receive 800X11.5 = Rs. 9200.
Sale Price
Is the price you pay when you invest in a scheme. Also called Offer Price. It may
include a sales load
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Repurchase Price
Is the price at which a close-ended scheme repurchases its units and it may include
a back-end load. This is also called Bid Price
Redemption Price
Is the price at which open-ended schemes repurchase their units and close-ended
schemes redeem their units on maturity. Such prices are NAV related.
Sales Load
Is a charge collected by a scheme when it sells the units? Also called, 'Front-end 1
load. Schemes that do not charge a load are called 'No Load' schemes
Repurchase And Back End Loan
Is a charge collected by a scheme when it buys back the units from the unit holders?
RIGHTS AS A MUTUAL FUND UNIT HOLDER
Some of the important rights that investors in Mutual Funds have are:
1. Investors are entitled to receive dividends declared in a scheme, within 30 days.
2. Redemption proceeds have to be sent to the investor with 10 business days form the date receipt
of such request by the AMC.
3. If an investor fails to claim the dividend or redemption proceeds, he has the rights to claim it up
to a period of 5 years from the due date, at the then prevailing NAV. After the expiry of this period,
Investor will be eligible to receive the NAV prevailing at the end of the 3 rd year.
4. Mutual Funds have to allot units within 30 Days of the IPO and also open the scheme for
redemption, if it is an open ended scheme.
5. Mutual fund have to publish their half-yearly results in at least one national daily, and publish
their entire portfolios at least one national daily, and publish their entire portfolio at least once in 6
months. Such disclosure should be done with 30 days from the six monthly account- closing dates
of the fund.
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6. Trustees will have to ensure that any information having a material impact on the unit holder's
investments should be made, public by the mutual fund.
7. If 75% of the unit holders decide:
A scheme can be wound up.
Meeting of unit holders can be called
Appointment of the AMC of the mutual fund can be terminated.
8. If there is any change in any fundamental attribute of a scheme, the unit holders have to
be notified through a letter. They also have the right to repurchase at NAV, without
any load, before such a change is effected.
9. Unit holders have the right to inspect the following documents:
Copies of the Trust Deed, investment management agreement and agreements with
fund constituents.
Memorandum and articles of Association of the AMC
Unabridged balance sheet of the mutual fund schemes, sponsors and AMC.
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WHAT MUTUAL FUNDS CAN EARN FOR YOU
You can earn money from your investment in three ways:
Dividend Payments on the securities in its portfolio the fund pays its
shareholders all of the income (minus disclosed expenses) it has earned in
the form of dividends.
Capital Gains Distributions The
price of the securities a fund owns may
increase. When a fund sells a security that has
increased in price, the fund has a capital gain.
At the end of the year, most funds distribute
these capital gains (minus any capital losses)
to investors.
Increased NAV If the market value of a
fund's portfolio increases after deduction of
expenses and liabilities, then the value
(NAV) of the fund and its shares increases.
The higher NAV reflects the higher value of your investment.
Why some people always make money in Mutual Fund
There are 669 mutual funds in India. There are 24 types of Mutual Funds'175 new
Funds have been launched in the last year.
It's a confusing world out there and the funds picked are those that advertise heavily
and sell aggressively. If you play it right you can be richly rewarded. Over the last fiveyears, the best equity has tripled investor's money while the worst ones have actually made
losses. Rs1 lakh invested in a good fund would have become over Rs.2.5 Lakh today, but
the same amount in a poorly performing fund would be just Rs.95, 000.
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To make the right choices you need information, insight and advice. Most important from
Independent and trusted sources.
Objectives of AM FI:
AMFI was incorporated in 1995. Its principal objectives are:
1. To promote the interests of Mutual Funds and Unit Holders.
2. To set ethical, Commercial and professional standards in the industry
3. To increase Public awareness of the Mutual Fund Industry.
AMFI is governed by a board of directors elected form Mutual Funds and is leaded by a
full time Chairman.
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CHAPTER -2OBJECTIVES
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OBJECTIVES
The objectives of my project are as under:
1. To study the level of customer awareness and consciousness regarding mutual
funds.
2. To know the expectations of customers from mutual funds.
3. To know that why do consumers find it risky to invest in mutual funds.
4. To analyze why do consumers prefer to invest in mutual funds.
5. To find why have consumers shifted from Stock market to mutual funds.
6. To find what are advantages to consumers to invest in mutual funds.
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CHAPTER -3RESEARCHMETHODOLOGY
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research methodology is one of the important aspects of any project. This gives us
a clear cut view of the methods so used while gathering the information so needed for
the completion of the report.
RESEARCH DESIGN
Research design is a series of advanced decisions that taken together comprise a
master plan or model for the conduct of an investigation. So research design
provides a framework of plan for study, which guides the collection, measurement,
analysis, and interpretation of the data.
The research in my project is exploratory.
DATA COLLECTION METHOD
In this project sources of data collection are both primary and secondary data.
Primary source of data includes personal interviews as well as structured
questionnaire.
Secondary source of data includes the use of books, brochures and Internet services.
SAMPLING DESIGN
Universe
The basic thing to be decided is the universe (what is to be surveyed?). In this
research universe for the survey includes the investors investing in Mutual
Funds. The target population includes Business class, Service class,
Professionals who had invested in mutual funds.
Sample size
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The next issue to be decided is the sample size (how many units are to be
surveyed?). Of course, the whole universe cannot be studied in a single research
project. The researcher has to select a relevant fraction of population, which is
represented of the entire population or universe. The sample size is 80
respondents in concern to this research.
Sampling Technique
The technique to be used in this project is convenience sampling. In this
method, the sample units are chosen primarily on the basis of the convenience
to the investigator.
DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
The data has been processed and analyzed by tabulation interpretation so that the findings
can be communicated and can be easily understood. The findings are presented in the best
possible way. Tables and graphs have been used for illustration of principle findings of the
research.
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1. What is your monthly income?
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DATA ANALYSIS&
INTREPRETATION
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2. Why do you invest? Give ranks according to your priority.
Table 2: Reasons for investing.
Rank 1 2 3 Total
Factors
For Savings 39 19 22 80
For tax benefits 11 19 50 80
For higher returns 30 42 8 80
Total 80 80 80 240
OBJECTIVE: This question was aimed to know the underlying reasons behind the
investment decisions.
INFERENCE: As clearly indicated from the rankings, savings and higher returns are the
two most dominant purposes of investments.
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3. Do you invest in stock markets?
Table 3: Proportion of people invests in stock market.
Invest Respondents
Yes 18
No 62
Total 80
18
62
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Yes
No
Graph 3: Proportion of people invests in stock market.
OBJECTIVES: This question was intended to check the awareness of the respondents
regarding the stock markets.
INFERENCE: Majority of the respondents don't invest in stock markets, reasons of the
same being revealed in the next question.
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3 (i). If no, why you don't invest in stock market?
Table 3.1: Reasons for not investing in a stock market.
Why don't you invest Respondents
Due to higher risk 33
Due to lack of awareness 29
Total 62
53%
47%
Higher risk
Lack of
Awareness
Graph 3.1: Reasons for not investing in a stock market.
OBJECTIVE: Motive of the question was to know the reasons why respondents don't
invest in stock markets.
INFERENCE: Both factors shown above are equally important reasons for
respondents not investing in stock markets.
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4. Do you know about mutual funds?
Table 4: Awareness about mutual funds.
0
20
40
60
Yes No
Yes
Yes
Graph 4: Awareness about Mutual Funds
Knowledge about mutual funds Respondents
Yes 52
No 28
Total 80
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OBJECTIVE: This question was intended to check the awareness regarding mutual funds
among the respondents.
INFERENCE: A clear majority of respondents know about mutual funds, thus
showing a good awareness level.
5. What is your source of knowledge about mutual funds?
Table 5: Sources of Awareness about Mutual Funds
Respondents
Through bank 36
NBFC 0
Media 6
Qualified professionals 3
Friends and colleagues 7
Total 52
69%0%
12%
6%
13%
Bank
NBFC
Media
Professionals
Friends
Graph 5: Sources of Awareness about Mutual Funds
OBJECTIVE: The intention of the question was to understand the proportion of major
sources making people aware of mutual funds.
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INFERENCE: Banks play a dominant role in making their customers aware about mutual
funds.
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6. Do you invest in mutual funds?
Table 6: Percentage investment in Mutual Funds.
Invest in mutual funds Respondents
Yes 38
No 14
Total 52
73%
27%
YesNo
Graph 6: %age investment in mutual funds.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the question was to know the proportion of people who
know about mutual fund and invest in it.
INFERENCE: The response of the respondents shows that a majority of people who know
about mutual fund do invest in it.
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6 (i). If no, where do you invest?
Table 6.1: Investment choices of people not investing in mutual fund.
Investment Choice Respondents
Fixed Deposits 5
Post Office Schemes 6
Insurance 2
Bonds 0
Real Estate 1
Total 14
5
6
2
0
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7Fixed Deposits
Post Office
Schemes
Insurance
Bonds
Real Estate
Graph 6.1: Investment choices of people not investing in mutual fund.
OBJECTIVE: Motive of the question was to know the various alternatives where people
not investing in mutual funds do invest.
INFERENCE: The Response depicts that from people who dont invest in mutualfunds majority invest in low risk instruments i.e. FDs, Pos etc. This indicates one of
the implied behavior of such people that they are risk averse.
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7. What is your reason for not investing in mutual funds? (Open ended)
Table 7: Reasons for not investing in mutual funds.
Reason Respondents
Risk 8
Lack of trust 4
Lack of knowledge 2
Total 14
0
2
4
6
8
10
Risk
Lack of Trust
Lack of Knowledge
Graph 7:Reasons for not investing in mutual funds.
OBJECTIVE: An open ended question was asked to cite the major reasons for not
investing in mutual funds in spite of knowing about them.
INFERENCE: This response clearly signifies that Risk is the major factor of not
investing in mutual funds followed by lack of trust and lack of knowledge.
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8. Why do you invest in mutual funds? Give ranks according to your priority.
Table 8: Reasons for investing in mutual funds.
Rank
Factors-1 1 2 3 Total
For 38
higher 25 13 0
returns
For tax
benefits
5 15 18 38
Savings 8 10 20 38
Total 38 38 38 114
OBJECTIVE: This question was intended to understand the relative preferences of
investors and what factor lures them the most out of the above three mentioned purposes.
INFERENCE: The table above clearly shows that a higher return is the major factor that
induces the investors into mutual funds followed by tax benefits and savings.
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9. Are you aware of the composition of the mutual fund investment?
Table 9: Awareness about composition of mutual funds.
Aware about composition Respondents
Yes 25
No 13
Total 38
OBJECTIVE: It was intended to know whether the investors know where their
money is being put into.
INFERENCE: We can infer that most are active in choosing their investment but
their still lies a considerable no. of investors who are not that aware.
42
66%
34%
Yes
No
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10. What composition do you expect for your funds?
Table 10: Expectations from the composition.
Expectation about Composition Respondents
85% -100% Equity 12
65% - 85% Equity 6
50% - 65% Equity 4
25% - 50% Equity 3
10% -25% Equity 0
Total 25
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
85-100%
65-85%
50-65%
25-50%
10-25%
OBJECTIVE: The main purpose for asking this question was to know the investors
preference regarding the composition of their schemes.
INFERENCE: Majority of the investors go for funds which have high equity instrument
in its portfolio. Thus the implied inference is that they invest for higher profits and they
don't mind higher risks for that purpose.
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11. For how long you would like to keep your investment in mutual funds?
Table 11: Time period of investment in mutual funds.
Time period Respondents
Upto 1 year 4
1 - 3 Years 18
Above 3 years 16
Total 38
0 5 10 15 20
upto 1yr
1-3 yrsAbove 3 yrs
OBJECTIVE: Generally, time period of an investment has a direct relation with its
returns because in long term the fluctuations in the stock market get neutralized. So my
aim was to study the time period of investments
INFERENCE: Fairly large proportion of people don't like to keep their investment for a
long time periods.
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12. How regularly do you check the NAV of your mutual fund investment?
Table 12: Checking of NAV.
Period Respondents
Daily 6
Weekly 13
Monthly 10
Not regularly 9
Total 38
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Not regularly
OBJECTIVE: To check the level of consciousness among investors regarding their investments.
INFERENCE: Only half of the investors show regularity in checking the current value of their
investments, thus depicting high level of concern.
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13. What return do you expect from your mutual fund investment in future (3
yrs)?
Table 13: Expectations of returns from mutual funds.
Expectation Respondents
Upto15% 5
15% -25% 8
25% - 35% 24
35% and above 1
Total 38
Expectation of returns from mutual fund
0
5
10
15
20
25
Upto15% 15% -
25%
25% -
35%
35% and
above
OBJECTIVE: To have an idea about the expectation of investors from his/her mutual
fund investment.
INFERENCE: A major proportion of investors expect 15 to 25% returns showing their
high expectations from the investment.
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CHAPTER -5
LIMITATIONS
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LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
Due to the constraints of time and resources, the present study is likely to suffer from a
certain limitations. Some of these are mentioned under, so that the findings of the study
may be understood in a proper perspective. The limitations of the study are:
The research is carried on respondents as per the convenience, thus the result may
vary.
The nature of respondents affects response in every study. Although great care was
taken to select educated respondents, yet casualness or biasness in responses cannot
be ruled out.
The questionnaire might also be having certain undetectable errors and limitations
that also affect the study, since no pre-test was done before the circulation of the
questionnaire.
The sample size taken is small and may not be sufficient to predict the results with
100% accuracy. For a study like this one a still bigger sample size would have been
appropriate.
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CHAPTER -6
FINDINGS
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FINDINGS
1. More than half of the customers know about mutual funds and out of these 73%
invest in them.
2. Most of the customers are induced by higher returns of mutual funds apart from tax
benefits and savings.
3. As the report reveals, more than 50% of the mutual fund investors know about their
composition and check its NAVs regularly.
4. Banks play a major role in making people aware about mutual funds but still there is
a huge proportion of customers who are unaware of mutual funds and have doubts
about them thus indicating that banks should come up with more efforts on
customer education and spreading awareness about different types of mutual funds
according to customer needs.
5. Only half of the investors show regulatory in checking the current value of their
investments, thus depicting high level of concern.
6. Majority of the investors go for funds which have high equity instrument in its
portfolio. Thus they invest for higher profits and dont mind higher risks.
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CHAPTER -7SUGGESTIONS&
RECOMMENDATIONS
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SUGGESTIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Some people dont invest in stock market because of high risk So more awareness
among public about the mutual funds should be increased.
2. Customers should invest in mutual funds as these offer savings and high returns on
investments.
3. As banks play a dominant role in creating awareness about mutual funds, banks
should adopt new measures to increase the awareness about mutual funds like conducting
seminars, or circulating pamphlets.
4. Investors should show regularity in checking the current value of their investments.
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CHAPTER -8
CONCLUSION
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CONCLUSION
Mutual fund performance Braving a bumpy market Shanthi
Venkataraman
THE first quarter of 2005 saw the market scale new highs and investors taking to equity
mutual funds with renewed vigour. But the euphoria did not last too long, with the indices
tumbling as rapidly as they rose, much to the chagrin of equity investors. Mutual fund
investors could only hope that their funds would keep pace with the choppy market. And
they did.
Fund managers turned out to be savvy investors, with a majority of the funds faring better
than the market. About 60 per cent of the 175 equity funds evaluated by Business Line
declined less than the Sensex; and 70 per cent beat the Nifty. With the benchmark indices
shedding 3-4 per cent over the period, however, quite a few funds turned in negative
returns.
The striking feature of the quarter's performance, however, was the divergence in returns
across funds. Top-performing equity funds
brought in 6-15 per cent no mean achievement in the volatile market of January-March.
On an average, however, the value of funds fell about 1.5 per cent. Diversified funds that
figured in the bottom quartile of the mutual fund rankings not only trailed the benchmark
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indices, but with negative returns of 5-10 per cent, their performance was also much worse
than that of the leading funds.
A look at the funds' performance this quarter reveals few surprises. As is often the
case when evaluating performances over such a short time-frame, funds known toconsistently outperform the market did not figure in the top of the rankings. Instead, quite a
few funds with inconsistent track records raced ahead, aided by focussed exposures to
sector themes that enjoyed fancy.
With the market going topsy-turvy, the risk-averse would have found balanced
funds a safer option. With their limited exposure to stocks, these funds were better placed
to preserve capital than equity. The returns of the top-performing funds in this category
were, however, comparatively modest.
But do not let the relatively poor performance of your fund prompt you to switch
to one of those funds at the top of the performance chart. While the top ten funds delivered
strong returns, they are not necessarily the ones with the best track record over a longer
time-frame. Funds such as Taurus Star Share and GIC Growth Plus II, for instance, had an
uninspiring five-year record.
For SBI Mutual, the quarter proved exceptional, with four of its schemes figuring in
the top ten. While SBI Magnum Tax Gain and Magnum Contra were among the topperforming funds in 2004, Magnum Global has had its ups and downs, figuring among the
top performers in some quarters, and lagging behind in others. Magnum Emerging
Business Fund was only recently launched.
Quite a few funds launched over the past year figure in the top quartile of fund
rankings. UTI Basic Industries, Reliance NRI Equity, ABN Amro Equity, Prudential ICICI
Discovery and Principal pividend Yield all turned in relatively good performances.
In contrast, funds with a superior long-term track record, such as Franklin
Bluechip, Templeton Growth and Alliance Basic Industries, trailed the indices this quarter.
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Riding on sector themes
While the performance of new funds needs to be evaluated over a longer term
before fresh exposures can be considered, the good showing of theme-based funds, such as
Magnum Emerging Business and UTI Basic, does highlight the benefits of a focused
approach to investing in dominant sector themes. While the former focuses on companies
with an export orientation, UTI Basic zeroes in on sectors such as engineering,
construction, power and metals.
Engineering and construction sectors have been in the limelight; stocks from these
sectors have formed a major part of the portfolios of the top performers. Funds such as
Magnum Taxgain and Magnum Contra have a large exposure to engineering and
construction sectors, while metals form the largest holding of UTI Basic.
A few missed opportunities
A sector that has made a comeback, but does not figure in the top sector holdings of
any of the major funds, is consumer products. Sector funds such as PrulCICI FMCG and
Franklin FMCG are among the highfliers. But most diversified funds appear to have
missed the opportunity in this segment.
Strangely, the banking sector is conspicuously missing from the best holdings of
the good performers, save Magnum Contra, despite the re-rating that this sector has
enjoyed. The BSE Bankex has advanced by about 2.5 per cent even as other sector indices
declined over this period.
While sectors such as construction and banking continue to be in favour, investor
appetite for pharmaceutical and oil stocks waned over the past quarter. This is underscored
by the decline in the BSE Healthcare and BSE Oil and Gas Indices; the former dipped by
about 17 per cent and the latter by five per cent over the period.
Funds focussed on the pharmaceutical and oil sectors piled up at the bottom of the
performer's list. Franklin Pharma, JM Healthcare, JM Basic and UTI Petro had as much as
8 to 15 per cent shaved off from their NAVs.
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Diversified funds such as GIC Growth Plus II and Magnum Emerging Business
Fund, however, were better placed to deliver superior returns despite their significant
exposures to the pharmaceutical sector.
ViMid-caps outperform
Even as large-cap stocks lost ground steadily, the mid-caps gained. Usually, mid-
cap stocks tend to shed more value during a market correction. This quarter, however,
proved an exception. The CNX Midcap 200 gained about 5 per cent between January and
March, against the decline of 3-4 per cent in the Sensex and Nifty.
More mid-cap funds recently joined the race UTI Midcap, Chola Mid-cap and
PrulCICI Emerging STAR Fund were launched over the past year. While Chola Midcap
emerged as the top performing mid-cap fund this quarter, PrulCICI Emerging STAR
lagged.
Chola Midcap, Birla Midcap and Sundaram Midcap were the only ones that were
able to keep pace with the CNX Midcap 200.
Stock picks such as Siemens, LIC Housing Finance, Birla Corporation and
Geometric Software paid off for Birla Midcap. Chola Midcap, too, had its share of offbeat
stocks such as Jain Irrigation and Infotech Enterprises. Sundaram Midcap's performance
was helped by its exposure to sugar and construction stocks.
While these funds are relatively recent entrants, Franklin Prima, which has been a
consistent outperformer over the years, turned in only a modest performance. Its largest
sector exposure was auto and stocks in this space did not fare well.
Balanced funds, preserving capital
With the equity market volatile and the debt segment offering only modest returns,
the returns registered by the top-performing balanced funds this quarter, at 4-5 per cent,
may not be as attractive as that of equity funds. But balanced funds have, on an average,
contained the declines better than equity funds, given the limited exposure to equity.
Funds that raced ahead in this category, such as Tata Balanced Fund and SBI
Magnum Balanced Fund, have allocated about 70 per cent to equity and about 20-25 per
cent to debt. These funds have invested in a blend of mid-cap and large-cap stocks. Stocks
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such as Crompton Greaves, Siemens, Coromandel Fertilisers and Deepak Fertilizers, which
delivered good returns over the quarter, helped the performance of these funds.
Asset allocation funds with a tilt towards debt also did better than their more
aggressive counterparts. For instance, FT India Life Stage Fund of Funds-50s plus plan,with its 20 per cent allocation to equity, turned in 1.3 per cent, while its 20s-plus plan,
which allocates 80 per cent of its assets to equity, lost 4 per cent of its NAV.
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CHAPTER -9
APPENDIX
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QUESTIONNAIRE
Dear Customer,
I am a student of Regional Institute of Management and Computer Technology, Mandi
Gobindgarh. I am undergoing a project named, "Customer preference towards Mutual
Funds". So by filling this questionnaire, please help me in completing my project.
1. What is your monthly income?
a) Below 8300 [ ] b) 8300 - 15000 [ ] c) 15000-25000 [ ]
d) 25000 35000 [ ] e) Above 35000 [ ]
2. Why do you invest? Give ranks according to your priority.
For Savings [ ]
For Tax Benefits [ ]
For High Returns [ ]
3. Do you invest in stock markets?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
4. If no, why you don't invest in stock market?
Due to Higher Risk [ ] Due to Lack of awareness [ ]
5. Do you know about mutual funds?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
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6. What is your source of knowledge about mutual funds?
Through Bank [ ] Media [ ]
Qualified Professionals [ ] Friends and Colleagues [ ]
7. Do you invest in mutual funds?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
8. If no, where do you invest?
Fixed Deposit [ ] Post office Schemes [ ]
Insurance [ ] Bonds [ ]
Real Estate [ ]
9. What is your reason for not investing in mutual funds?
__________________________________________________________
10. Why do you invest in mutual funds? Give ranks according to your priority. For
Higher Returns________________
For tax Benefits____________________
Savings___________________________
11. Are you aware of the composition of mutual fund investment?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
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12. What composition do you expect for your funds?
85 100% Equity [ ]
65 85% Equity [ ]
50 65% Equity [ ]
25 50% Equity [ ]
10 25% Equity [ ]
13. For how long you would like to keep your investment in mutual funds?
Upto 1 Year [ ] 1-3 Years [ ] Above 3 Years [ ]
14. How regularly do you check the NAV of your mutual fund investment?
Daily [ ] Weekly [ ]
Monthly [ ] Not regularly [ ]
15. What return do you expect from your mutual fund investment in future (3 yrs)?
Upto 15% [ ] 15-25% [ ]
25-35% [ ] 35% & above [ ]
Personal Details: -
Name _____________________________
Age _____________________________
Gender_____________________________
Occupation _____________________________
Address _____________________________
Thanks for your valuable time given to us.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Websites are:
www.sbi.com
ww\v. sbimutualfunds.com
www.sbiaxvardsandachievement.com
BOOKS
The beginner's guide to smart investors
Knowledge series from S.B.I Mutual Funds
http://www.sbiaxvardsandachievement.com/http://www.sbiaxvardsandachievement.com/