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NFO Insight : Motilal Oswal Contra Fund opens for subscription. Is now the right time to bet on this strategy?Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund has launched its Contra Fund, open for subscription until May 22. The fund aims for long-term capital appreciatio...
Why are investors shying away from sectoral and thematic mutual funds in 2025?Sectoral and thematic equity mutual funds, popular in 2024, are experiencing reduced investor interest due to volatile returns and increase...
Sebi probes surge in thematic mutual fund schemes amid NFO arbitrageThe Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is investigating the surge in thematic mutual fund launches, which raised about ₹80,000 c...
Thematic funds leading a speculative bubble: Why SEBI needs to check the rise of this unsustainable frenzyThematic mutual funds have been investor's favourites recently, which explains why they managed to attract Rs 80,000 crore last year. With ...
NFO effect! Sectoral and thematic MFs record over Rs 15,000 crore inflow in DecemberIn December 2024, sectoral and thematic mutual funds saw a significant inflow of Rs 15,331 crore, led by 12 new fund offers (NFOs) raising ...
Year-ender 2024: Sectoral, thematic mutual funds fetch highest inflows. Should you focus on them in 2025?Sectoral and thematic mutual funds saw record inflows in 2024, driven by strong performance in sectors like manufacturing and healthcare. E...
Mutual fund NAVs of most thematic, sectoral NFOs below issue prices: What should investors do now?The net asset values (NAVs) of several funds launched recently have shed as much as 21% from their offer price of Rs.10 per unit. Some of t...
Investors in theme, sector MFs stare at lossesIn this period, the Nifty 50 fell 10.44%, the Nifty Midcap 150 fell 10.9%, while the Nifty Smallcap 250 fell 9.1%. The Defence index droppe...
New thematic schemes keep net equity fund inflows firm in AugustThe buy-to-sell ratio of equity funds in India hit an 18-month high of 2.1 in August, driven by new fund offers from sector funds. Sector/t...
MF investors rush into 'hot sectors', draw cautionThe mutual fund industry managed equity money to the tune of ₹28.5 crore as on July 31. Most of the flows into thematic and sector funds ar...
Huge flows into sector, thematic MFs make wealth managers edgyAs per data from Franklin Templeton, sectoral and thematic funds garnered ₹70,072, or 31% of the total net inflows of ₹2.27 lakh crore, in ...
Should you invest in thematic mutual fund NFOs? 6 factors to keep in mindTargeted exposure to specific themes may seem inviting, but make sure you understand the risks before taking the plunge.
Invest in thematic NFOs after building a core portfolio firstAmong the thematic NFOs available in February are SBI Energy Opportunities fund, Quant PSU Fund, Kotak/Edelweiss Technology Fund, BNP Parib...
Mutual funds' collects Rs 63,854 crore through NFOs in 2023Usually, NFOs come during a surging market when investor sentiments are high and optimistic. The NFOs were floated to capitalise on the moo...
Aditya Agarwala on 4 top recently launched thematic NFOs one can consider“Just a word of caution before we talk about the top sectoral or thematic funds. You should only invest in these thematic and sectoral fund...
NFO collection surges 4 times to Rs 22,000 crore in Sep quarterDuring the quarter that ended in September 2023, 48 schemes were launched, which were cumulatively able to garner Rs 22,049 crore at the NF...
MFs garner nearly Rs 1 lakh cr via NFOs in 2021 on sharp rally in stock marketThis was way higher than 81 NFOs floated in 2020 and cumulatively, these funds were able to garner Rs 53,703 crore.
You can ignore most mutual fund NFOs, only some are worth investing inMost investors chase historical returns and enter the market close to the peak. Fund houses also try to benefit from this behaviour by laun...
NFOs crowd the street, experts advise cautionBig names including Invesco, Axis, ICICI Pru and Tata seek to fill gaps in their product basket by introducing new themes.
Give most upcoming NFOs a miss, say wealth managersAs many as six NFOs across equity plus thematic, equity hybrid, bonds and arbitrage categories are open for subscription to investors.