Indiabulls Mutual Fund has launched a New Fund Offer (NFO) for Indiabulls NIFTY50 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), an open-ended scheme which will track NIFTY 50 Index. The NFO period begins on April 08, 2019 and will close on April 22, 2019. The scheme will reopen for continuous subscriptions and redemptions within 5 business days of the date of unit allotment. This ETF aims to create long term capital appreciation for its investors by investing in securities covered by the Nifty 50 Index and undertaking a moderately high level of risk.
Asset Allocation of Indiabulls NIFTY50 ETF
Under normal circumstances, Indiabulls NIFTY50 ETF will allocate its assets in the following manner:
Asset Class | Asset Allocation | |
Minimum | Maximum | |
Securities included in Nifty 50 Index | 95% | 100% |
Money market instruments/debt securities
including CBLO and units of liquid mutual fund |
0% | 5% |
The scheme will not make any investment in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), foreign securities, securitised debt, unrated debt instrument and in repo in corporate debt. The scheme shall not engage in short selling.
Benchmark of Indiabulls NIFTY50 ETF
The performance of Indiabulls NIFTY50 ETF will be benchmarked to the performance of the NIFTY 50 Total Returns Index (TRI). The return details of the benchmark index are as follows:
Index | 3 Year Return | 5 Year Return |
NIFTY 50 TRI | 16.45% | 13.06% |
(Data as on March 29, 2019; Source: NSE)
Fund Managers of Indiabulls NIFTY50 ETF
The Indiabulls NIFTY50 ETF will be jointly managed by Mr. Veekesh Gandhi and Mr. Malay Shah. Other schemes jointly managed by the duo include Indiabulls Savings Income Fund, Indiabulls Value Discovery Fund and Indiabulls Arbitrage Fund. The return details of these 3 schemes are as follows:
Scheme | 1 Year Return | 3 Year Return |
Indiabulls Savings Income Fund | 1.83% | 9.48% |
Indiabulls Value Discovery Fund | -18.08% | 9.42% |
Indiabulls Arbitrage Fund | 5.36% | 6.19% |
(Data as on February 28, 2019; Source: Indiabulls Mutual Fund Website)
Key information about Indiabulls NIFTY50 ETF
NFO period | April 08, 2019 – April 22, 2019 |
Minimum application amount | Rs. 5,000 |
Exit load | Nil |
Benchmark | NIFTY 50 Index (TRI) |
Fund Manager | Veekesh Gandhi and Malay Shah |