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 ...
20 Jan, 2025, 06.30 AM IST
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 ...
09 Jan, 2025, 03.09 PM IST
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...
23 Dec, 2024, 10.18 AM IST
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...
25 Nov, 2024, 06.30 AM IST
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...
18 Nov, 2024, 05.44 AM IST
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...
13 Sep, 2024, 08.04 AM IST
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...
13 Aug, 2024, 09.21 PM IST
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 ...
25 Jun, 2024, 05.48 AM IST
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.
11 Mar, 2024, 06.30 AM IST
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...
13 Feb, 2024, 06.14 AM IST
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...
29 Jan, 2024, 04.11 PM IST
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...
20 Dec, 2023, 04.00 PM IST
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...
20 Nov, 2023, 09.36 AM IST
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.
13 Feb, 2022, 04.19 PM IST
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...
04 Jan, 2021, 11.45 AM IST
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.
03 Oct, 2018, 09.46 AM IST
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.
27 Aug, 2018, 10.07 AM IST