Equity Funds

The scheme aims for long-term capital growth by investing in a portfolio of equity securities while offering tax benefits under Section 80C of the Income-Tax Act, 1961

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Inflows in first four months of FY25 at Rs 1.3 trn, SIPs stood at record Rs 23,332 cr

Electric bike-sharing platform Yulu Bikes on Friday said it has secured USD 19.25-million (Rs 160 crore) capital in equity funding through the issuance of shares to the company's existing strategic investors-- Magna and Bajaj Auto Ltd. The capital infusion will enable Yulu to maintain its growth streak and will strengthen its market leadership as it expands its reach in terms of vehicles, operational locations, and product and technology innovation to keep up with the rise in demand from users, the company said in a statement. On Thursday, Bajaj Auto said in a regulatory filing that it has raised its stake in Yulu Bike to 18.8 per cent of the paid-up equity share capital with an additional Rs 45.75 crore investment in the company. The company claims it has seen a nearly 5x leap in revenue over the last year. Yulu also said that it is on track to raise its Series C round of funding soon. The equity infusion will help the company fast-track its growth plans, said Amit Gupta, Co-foun

The MF deployment in equity funds is linked to the investor inflows into equity and hybrid funds. In the last two months, equity schemes have received a net of Rs 38,800 crore

New investors should look beyond one-year data; enter via SIP route with a seven-year horizon

Staged strong comeback last year, stole march over debt funds to post best performance in 8 years

But avoid going overboard with exposure as unforeseen events could prevent inflation from softening

The only categories which saw net outflows were ELSS (Rs 141.15 crore) and Largecap (Rs 110.6 crore). This was the fifth consecutive month where the large cap witnessed net outflows.

Conservative investors keen to reduce volatility should choose a scheme with 15% net equity exposure

Eight Seven per cent of women opt for equity-oriented SIP investments, slightly below men at 89.9%.

Small-cap funds benefit from better valuations and performance track record, say analysts

After having recorded seven straight months of outflows, equity savings schemes are expected to witness a change of fortune in the months ahead

Inflows from SIPs have continued to counterbalance the outflows from foreign institutional investors

Fund infusion critical to sustaining operations of the firm over medium term, say analysts

If you exit the market now, you could be left on the sidelines when a sustained recovery begins

Indian shares are trading at a record-high valuation premium to their Asian counterparts, BNP Paribas said

The fund's investment objective is to generate long-term capital appreciation and current income from a portfolio invested in equity, equity-related securities, and fixed-income securities