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Mutual funds & ETFs
Bhavana Acharya

Nifty 50, Nifty Next 50 and Nifty 100 – where to invest

If someone wants to allocate equal amounts to a Nifty 50 index fund and a Nifty Next 50 index fund, then is it better to allocate that amount to a single Nifty 100 index fund? This was a query we received from a subscriber, and one we thought would be interesting for you to know as well. After all, the Nifty 50 and the Nifty Next 50 anyway add up to the Nifty 100 so wouldn’t it amount to the investing in same thing?

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quant fund
Mutual funds & ETFs
Bhavana Acharya

Prime Review: DSP Quant fund

Active funds or index funds is a call that continues to remain elusive in the Indian context. While that debate goes on, there is another emerging class of funds – not too active not fully passive. They are quant funds.

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super funds
Mutual funds & ETFs
Srikanth Meenakshi

PhonePe’s Super Funds – Not so super!

When PhonePe announced last week that they were expanding their mutual funds offering on their app by offering so-called ‘Super Funds’, I was actually quite excited. I was an early adopter of the UPI app, and till date, it is my primary app for money transfers. They probably have the cleanest UX among all UPI apps and I was keenly watching their entry into MF services.

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large-cap funds
Mutual funds & ETFs
Bhavana Acharya

Why we’re avoiding some of the iconic large-cap funds

A recent query we received from a customer concerned Aditya Birla Sun Life Frontline Equity. Our MF Review tool throws up a sell on this fund. The questions raised were: Why, since it was a fund that had been delivering returns and was considered among the best funds and was highly rated.

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ETFs vs Index funds
Mutual funds & ETFs
PrimeInvestor Desk

Prime Q&A: Should you invest in an ETF or an index fund?

For a long-term investor, is an ETF a better or poorer option compared to index funds? Which is more expensive in the long term? Can one replace your recommendations of index funds (or FoF, like Motilal Oswal Nasdaq 100 FoF) with the corresponding ETF? It’s a little confusing because your Prime Funds and some of your portfolios recommend ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index fund, but ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 ETF is not recommended in Prime ETFs or portfolios. Shouldn’t the performance be same? And what is the impact of tracking error on investor returns?

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Kotak Flexicap Fund
Recommendations
Bhavana Acharya

Kotak Flexicap fund: A Prime Review

Kotak Flexicap fund suits any investor with a timeframe of 4 years and above. Here’s why the fund makes a good investment. When stock markets are volatile and there’s uncertainty all around, you need an option that can navigate across markets, that’s steady in strategy, and that is large-cap based.

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Are debt funds confusing?
Mutual funds & ETFs
Vidya Bala

Prime QA: Is my fund facing redemption pressure?

Question
I have invested some money into Franklin Savings.
I was going through the fund disclosure for the month of March 2020 and saw negative cash balance. Does this mean they have borrowed to honour redemptions?

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Risk vs Rewards in Bonds
Mutual funds & ETFs
PrimeInvestor Research Team

How to identify risks in debt funds

Our comprehensive report yesterday gave you a detailed list of funds across AMCs with higher credit or concentration risk in each category. With the help of our review tool and the pointers we gave you, we hope you identified the ones you need to move out of. If you have not, please read the article here if you are a subscriber or subscribe today to ensure you are with the right debt funds.

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