Passive investing is becoming popular in India in recent years. As per AMFI July data, net Assets under Management (AUM) in passive funds multiplied by 3.5 times in the last years (source: AMFI, as on 31st July 2022). Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), a type of passive fund, is now the largest mutual fund category in terms...

The India Growth Story continues to be strong despite short term macro headwinds. Rising income in India is creating a demand for better goods and services. The Government’s economic policies over the last 2 terms, together with the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, have triggered a shift towards the organized sector making...

Balanced Advantage Funds, also known as Dynamic Asset Allocation Funds, are hybrid mutual funds which manage their asset allocation dynamically between equity and debt. The asset allocation will change depending on market conditions using quantitative asset allocation models. You can see in the chart below that, different...

A bond ladder is a portfolio of fixed income securities (debt and money market) maturing at different dates. For example, a bond ladder may have securities that are maturing in 1 year, 3 years, 5 years, 7 years and 10 years. The purpose of a bond ladder is to protect investors from interest rate risks. In this article, we will discuss...

The Bharat Bond ETFs of different maturities are the biggest fixed income exchange traded funds (ETFs)in India. Bharat Bond ETF is an initiative of Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), under the Ministry of Finance. The funds are managed by Edelweiss AMC."To reach a goal you have never...

Passive funds invest in a basket of securities which track a market index. Weights of securities in the fund mirror the weights of the constituents in the index. Unlike actively managed mutual funds, a passive fund does not aim to beat the market. In other words, passive funds give market returns subject to tracking error (we will...

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Hybrid mutual funds are mutual fund schemes which invest in more than one asset class (e.g. equity, fixed income etc.). Asset allocation is one of the most important portfolio considerations for investors since it enable investors to balance risk and return for achieving their financial goals. While investors can balance their portfolio by...

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Exchange traded funds (ETFs) and index funds are passive schemes, which aim to track a particular market index like Sensex, Nifty 50 etc. ETFs and Index funds both invests in a basket of stocks which replicate the underlying index. ETFs are listed on stock exchanges and can be bought or sold through stock exchanges. For transactions of...