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Axis Mutual Fund launches Sensex index fund, aims Rs 100 cr NFO collection

Axis Mutual Fund on Tuesday announced the launch of a new fund from which it targets to collect at least Rs 100 crore during the primary subscription period. The Axis Sensex index fund is an open-ended scheme tracking the S&P BSE Sensex, and opens on February 8 and closes on 22nd. Considering the wide spectrum of sectors and the largest companies the index covers, it offers investors a diversified portfolio and an opportunity to participate in the growth story of various sectors with a single index, said B Gopkumar, MD & CEO. On the rationale behind the fund, he said passive investing is becoming more and more acceptance today and the new fund recognises the need to provide an investment option that aligns with the evolving preferences of today's investors. Ashish Gupta, Chief Investment Officer told PTI that the fund house is targetting to raise at least Rs 100 crore during the subscription period.

SBI Mutual Fund launches new equal-weight index fund, aims Rs 500 cr

The largest fund house SBI Mutual Fund on Monday launched a new equal-weight index fund that will track the Nifty 50 index, and expects to garner at least Rs 500 crore during the primary subscription period. For investors, the open-ended fund comes with a relatively lower cost as it is a passive fund which will remain open from January 16 to 29, the fund house said. "We are targeting to collect at least Rs 500 crore during the primary subscription period," DP Singh, the deputy managing director & joint chief executive at SBI Funds Management, told PTI. The investment objective of the scheme is to provide returns that correspond to the total returns of the securities represented in the underlying Nifty index, he said. Shamsher Singh, the managing director & chief executive, said, the new index fund is a smart-beta strategy that allocates equal weight to all stocks, instead of considering market cap as the sole criteria. Investors who seek balanced diversification and a ...

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Index funds by life insurers vs mutual funds: What's a better deal

To invest in a small-cap index fund of a life insurance company, a customer will need to invest in a ULIP

Groww to Motilal Oswal: Are broad-based index funds worth investing into?

Most of the index funds invest in a large number of securities. These broad market index funds offer greater diversity, signifying that they invest in a large number of securities

Sectoral funds see highest inflows in September: What should investors do?

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.

58% large cap index funds fail to beat underlying indices in first half

Large index funds continued to underperform in the first half of 2023 with 58 per cent large cap funds failing to beat their underlying indices and the overall underperformance being as high as 85.2 per cent. According to S&P Dow Jones Indices -- a leading index provider globally -- the underperformance rates for the domestic equity and bond mutual funds have been elevated over the past three- and five-year periods. Based on the varying performance of active managers across different fund categories, most equity large-cap funds failed to beat their benchmarks, with 58 per cent of actively managed funds underperformed on the S&P BSE 100 in the first half of 2023. In the fixed income fund category, while the BSE India government bond index rose 4.7 per cent in the first six months, fewer than one-sixth of active bond fund managers beat the benchmark during the period, with an underperformance rate of 85.2 per cent. But fewer funds performed badly as tenure, with underperformance

The problem with index funds

The dominance of index funds could be stifling price competition, compounded by the concentration of power among a few giants in fund-management and private-equity

Overnight index swap rates at 10-month high; government bond yields rise

One-year swap rate has jumped 13 bps so far in September, whereas the five-year swap rate has jumped 19 bps

Index fund or ETFs? Compare total cost

The difference between market price and the NAV imposes an additional cost. Besides, there is brokerage fee, which amplifies an ETF's tracking error

What are Index funds? Why have they become popular? How to pick right one

Low cost, simplicity and market returns were cited as reasons for choosing index funds.

Index funds are the flavour of the season, followed by ETFs: survey

The survey revealed that passive funds have taken centre-stage in India over the last few years, gaining a market share from 1.4% of AUM in 2015 to over 17% in 2023.

Investors can eliminate price-NAV mismatch by opting for index funds

Long-term investors can optimise costs by purchasing ETFs through low-cost brokers

Large-cap MFs, Index Funds to attract flows as markets pick pace: Analysts

Gross inflows into active equity mutual fund (MF) schemes dipped 34 per cent month-on-month (MoM) to Rs 25,400 crore in April

Wealth creation is simple but not easy, requires discipline

Clients often fall back into old habits and require motivation to stay on track. Financial planning professionals also provide support during in inevitable setbacks

Equity funds log inflow of Rs 12,500 cr in Jan, small-caps top share

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

Three-fold growth in index fund AUM in 2022, ETF assets cross Rs 5 trn

Index fund growth led by debt schemes, with fund houses launching target maturity funds this year

NSE floats consultation on index components ahead of HDFC-HDFC bank merger

Currently, the entity getting merged is removed from the index and later the weightage of the merged entity is increased

Pidilite may enter Nifty 50 once HDFC gets taken off after merger

The adhesive maker's inclusion to be ad hoc; analysts divided over treatment around HDFC's removal

Time-starved investors must stick to index funds

While Amit had stayed invested for a long time, avoided leverage, and shunned investment-cum-insurance policies, unplanned investments and mindless diversification had produced a disappointing outcome