Mutual funds have been aggressively buying shares of HDFC Bank Ltd, the largest lender in India by market valuation. In May alone mutual funds purchased shares worth ₹7,600 crore, marking the fifth consecutive month of buying. Here’s a breakdo

For the week commencing on 22nd April 2023, there are 8 NFO or new fund offerings of mutual funds available for investors. These funds range from a wide spectrum of equity, debt, and multi-asset funds. Here is a quick look at the eight funds availabl

HDFC Mutual fund will launch its new fund offering (NFO) of the proposed HDFC Defence Fund on 19th May 2023. Subscription to the NFO will close on 02nd June 2023 and once the allotment is completed, the fund will be available for NAV related sale and

It is a known fact that FPIs have been major sellers in Indian equities since October 2021. In fact, between October 2021 and June 2022, the FPIs had sold equities to the tune of $33 billion. There has been some respite in the second half of 2022 but

The COVID pandemic was almost like a turning point for the economy and the markets. It is now exactly over 3 years since the Nifty and Sensex made a bottom around the last week of March 2020 and started the post-COVID recovery. A lot has changed in t

While the NFO or new fund offerings of mutual funds are conceptually different from IPOs, the logic is approximately the same. NFOs are when the fund house comes out with a new offering for a fixed period of time at a fixed price. Once the NFO is clo

Mutual funds have seen robust equity fund flows through the year and this has been largely helped by NFO flows and SIP flows during the year. However, the bigger question pertains to the stock that the top mutual fund houses have bought and sold in t

If you have seen the aged ladies in your home managing finances, you would be surprised by the earthy savvy that they bring to money management. They not only bring an understanding of where to spend but also how to spend and how to save for a rainy

Mutual fund consolidation has been happening for some time now. In recent deals, HSBC AMC has taken over L&T Mutual Fund and Bandhan Bank is all set to take over IDFC Mutual Fund. Sometime back, IDBI Mutual Fund merged into Sundaram Mutual Fund.

On Friday 09th December 2022, AMFI reported detailed data on gross and net flows into various mutual fund categories. There were broadly some trends that have been seen in the last 2 years and that has only got underlined in the month of November 202

The AMFI announced the mutual funds flow data for the month of October on 10th November. The trend was almost a mirror of the previous months with clear inflows into active equity funds as well as into passive index funds and ETFs. At the same there

One way to assess the changing colour of investor preferences is to look at the flows into mutual funds. Here we take a look at the flows in the Q2FY23 quarter i.e. the quarter ended September 2022. Here is the broad picture. There was selling or red