Mutual Fund FAQs

What is lumpsum investment?
Lumpsum investment means that you invest all your investible corpus at one go  instead of making multiple investments of smaller amounts in a staggered ma...
Tue, 6 Feb, 2024 at 12:15 PM
What is SIP?
SIP or Systematic Investment Plan is a mode of investing in mutual funds where you can invest a fixed amount periodically e.g. monthly or quarterly. SIPs ...
Tue, 6 Feb, 2024 at 12:15 PM
What is NAV and how does it go up or down?
NAV is Net Asset Value. It is the basic metric to measure the value and performance of a mutual fund. When you purchase a stock in the share market, yo...
Tue, 6 Feb, 2024 at 12:14 PM
How does NAV affect my MF returns?
NAV is a metric that reflects the value of every unit in a mutual fund and its performance over a period of time. Suppose you invested Rs 1,00,000 in a mu...
Tue, 6 Feb, 2024 at 12:14 PM
What is NFO?
NFO stands for New Fund Offer. When a fund launches a new scheme, it is known as a New Fund Offer. Investing in NFO means making first time subscription i...
Tue, 6 Feb, 2024 at 12:14 PM
What are open ended and close ended schemes?
Open ended schemes are open for subscriptions at all times whereas close ended schemes have a limited window of time when the scheme is open for subscr...
Tue, 6 Feb, 2024 at 12:14 PM
What are short term capital gains and long term capital gains?
When you make profits from your investments, the net gain is known as capital gains. Capital gains are taxed at different rates for equity and non equity ...
Tue, 6 Feb, 2024 at 12:14 PM