A lumpsum investment of Rs 1 lakh in this fund has given Rs 1.5 lakh in 3 years. Check investment details

A lumpsum investment of Rs 1 lakh in this fund has given Rs 1.5 lakh in 3 years. Check investment details

SBI Balanced Advantage Fund, which is an open-ended dynamic asset allocation fund managed by SBI Mutual Fund, has successfully completed three years of existence in the market. Introduced in August 2021, the SBI Balanced Advantage Fund witnessed record-breaking collections of over Rs. 14,600 crores during its New Fund Offer. The investment objective of the scheme … Read more

Bajaj Housing looks well placed to benefit from rising housing demand

Bajaj Housing looks well placed to benefit from rising housing demand

Issue dates: September 09-11, 2024Issue price: Rs 66-70Issue size: Upto Rs 6,560 croreImplied market cap: Upto Rs 58,297 croreFace value: Rs 10Lot size: 214 sharesRetail portion: 35% Bajaj Housing Finance (BHFL), the country’s second largest mortgage lender after LIC Housing Finance, plans to raise Rs 3,560 crore through fresh issue of shares to augment the … Read more

Mutual funds: Thematic, sectoral funds have been in focus of investors. Should you invest?

Mutual funds: Thematic, sectoral funds have been in focus of investors. Should you invest?

Mutual fund investment: In the year 2024, sectoral and thematic funds have emerged as the focal point in the investment landscape, capturing 42% of the total active mutual fund inflows. This surge in interest is primarily driven by domestic investors, notably retail investors, who are displaying a significant penchant for sectoral and thematic funds. As of … Read more

Index Funds see a 12-fold surge in total retail folios, AUM more than Rs 2.13 lakh cr: Zerodha report

Index Funds see a 12-fold surge in total retail folios, AUM more than Rs 2.13 lakh cr: Zerodha report

Index Funds, of late, have seen a significant surge with retail investors actively buying them. During the post-Covid period, the number of retail investment accounts in index funds observed a substantial 12-fold increase, as per an analysis conducted by Zerodha Fund House. The total number of retail folios in index funds surged from 0.5 million … Read more

These mutual fund houses were sitting with over Rs 10,000 crore cash in May – MF Watch

These mutual fund houses were sitting with over Rs 10,000 crore cash in May – MF Watch

Jun 23, 2024, 02:20:38 PM IST Around four mutual fund houses had cash allocations of more than Rs 10,000 crore in their portfolio as of May 2024. Here is the break-up, according to data from ACE MF. iStock The largest fund house had a cash allocation of Rs 27,070 crore in their portfolio as of … Read more

Here’s why investors are increasingly turning to passive avenues like index funds and ETFs

Here’s why investors are increasingly turning to passive avenues like index funds and ETFs

On February 15, 2024, just three months after its launch, Zerodha Fund House—a joint venture between India’s largest stockbroking firm Zerodha Broking and portfolio investing platform smallcase Technologies—attracted 100,000 investors and Rs 500 crore in assets under management (AUM). The fund house took just 40 more days to accomplish the next Rs 500 crore in … Read more

In AUM term, we are the largest low-income HFC: Rishi Anand, Aadhar Housing Finance

In AUM term, we are the largest low-income HFC: Rishi Anand, Aadhar Housing Finance

Rishi Anand, MD & CEO, Aadhar Housing Finance, says the timing of the election, as their bankers have suggested, does not matter too much. So, they have gone ahead with the listing. In the entire context of getting Sebi approval for IPO in 2022 and not going ahead with it and then coming back with … Read more

This equity mutual fund delivered highest returns in April. Know what it bought and sold in the month?

This equity mutual fund delivered highest returns in April. Know what it bought and sold in the month?

HDFC Defence Fund-Reg(G), which was a top performer among the equity mutual fund schemes in April with returns of 12.56%, added three new stocks to its portfolio in the month gone by. These were Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, JNK India and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders. Meanwhile, the scheme increased its holding in seven stocks while … Read more

Funds from Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway and Japan raise bets on Indian equities

Funds from Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway and Japan raise bets on Indian equities

ET Intelligence Group: If you thought D-Street has primarily an American accent, you might need to visit Mumbai again. Last year, funds based in Ireland, Norway, Luxembourg, and Japan raised their bets on India, ploughing in record funds into local risk assets.Ireland’s share in the equity assets under management (AUM) of foreign portfolio investors witnessed … Read more