Advisorkhoj Research Team Articles

Nippon India Asset Allocator Fund of Funds is a fund of funds (FOF) which invests in mutual funds and exchange traded funds of different asset classes. It aims to provide exposure to multiple asset classes e.g. equity, debt, gold etc. The asset allocation framework of the scheme is...

The global financial markets have been in extraordinary conditions for the past several months. Commodity prices have been very high across the world; crude oil prices are at 10 year high and expected to go up even further, as war rages in Ukraine. Inflation in United States is at a 40 year...

Balanced Advantage Funds, also known as Dynamic Asset Allocation Funds, are hybrid mutual funds which manage their asset allocation dynamically between equity and debt. The asset allocation will change depending on market conditions using quantitative asset allocation models. You may...

The equity market has been challenging over the past few months. The Nifty is down more than 2,000 points from its all time high. High inflation is providing headwinds to economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Central banks around the world e.g. US Fed, RBI etc. are adopting increasingly hawkish stances...

The equity market is passing through a very challenging environment this year. High inflation, rising interest rates, tightening liquidity, weakening Chinese economy and currency and the War in Ukraine have created significant headwinds for equity as an asset class. Heavy FII selling of Indian equities have...

Contra fund are equity mutual fund schemes which follow the contrarian investment style, where you invest in stocks that are currently out of favour in the market. Contrarian fund managers invest in stocks or sectors in which they expect price recovery in the future. Since contrarian investors usually buy...

FY 2021-22 was a great year for Indian equities. The Nifty 50 TRI gave 19% return in the last 12 months ending 31st March 2022. However, equities have been facing headwinds over the last several months. Even though the economy is on the recovery path from COVID-19 shock, high commodity prices and...

SBI Equity Savings Fund was launched in May 2015 and has Rs 2,275 Crores of Assets under Management. The expense ratio of the fund is 1.72%. For redemption of units within 15 days, the fund will charge an exit load of 0.1%. The scheme has given 8.4% CAGR returns since inception. Considering the volatility of the scheme, which is much lower compared to other equity oriented hybrid funds, these...

Dynamic Asset Allocation changes equity and debt allocations of the portfolio based on market conditions. Dynamic Asset Allocation models usually increase asset allocation to equity and reduce allocation to debt, if equity valuations fall. If equity valuations are increase, then dynamic asset allocation models reduce...

After the outbreak of the first wave of COVID-19 the Reserve Bank of India pumped massive amount of liquidity in the financial system, to support the economy. As a result the yields of short term debt and money market instruments have remained low. As per CRISIL, the yields of Commercial Papers and Certificates...