| Fund Name | Category | Risk | 1Y Returns | Rating | Fund Size(in Cr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiabulls Short Term Fund | Debt | Low | 9.0% | 5star | ₹175 | |
| Essel Liquid Fund | Debt | Low | 7.6% | 5star | ₹303 | |
| IDBI Liquid Fund | Debt | Low | 7.6% | 5star | ₹5,429 | |
| Baroda Pioneer Liquid Fund | Debt | Low | 7.7% | 5star | ₹7,884 | |
| Mahindra Liquid Fund | Debt | Low | 7.6% | 4star | ₹3,010 | |
| Edelweiss Liquid Fund | Debt | Low | 7.6% | 4star | ₹4,394 | |
| UTI Overnight Fund | Debt | Low | 6.1% | 4star | ₹938 | |
| ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Treasury Plan - PF Option | Debt | Low | 4.2% | 4star | ₹43 | |
| IDFC Government Securities Fund - Constant Maturity Fund | Debt | Low | 12.0% | 4star | ₹29 | |
| Reliance Liquid Fund | Debt | Low | 7.6% | 4star | ₹41,188 | |
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Low Risk Mutual Funds are funds that invest at least 65% of the total corpus in debt securities such as Government bonds, gold funds, fund of funds, and international funds, etc. However, low risk mutual funds come with trade off. Low risk generally translates to low returns. Low Risk Mutual Funds do not have a Fixed Investment Horizon.
Low Risk Mutual Funds invest in money market instruments like bonds, treasury bills, etc. Unlike equity mutual funds, they are associated with a lot less risk. Their returns are also much more stable when compared to equity funds. When investing for a short period of time, like less than 2 years, debt funds make very good investments.
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Fund Performance: This fund has consistently beaten its benchmark in Short Duration segment and provided 8.46% annualized returns in the last 3 years. In the last 1 year, it gave 8.99% returns.
Why to invest: The fund has consistently beaten other funds in same category along with its benchmark and provided 8.99% returns in the last 1 year. Groww rated this fund as 5 Star. This is one of the best Debt mutual fund in India.
Fund Manager: Malay Shah
| Launch Date | 12 Sep 2013 |
|---|---|
| Min Investment Amt | ₹500 |
| Groww Rating | 5star |
| AUM | ₹175Cr |
| 1Y Returns | 9.0% |
Fund Performance: This fund has consistently beaten its benchmark in Liquid segment and provided 7.39% annualized returns in the last 3 years. In the last 1 year, it gave 7.63% returns.
Why to invest: The fund has consistently beaten other funds in same category along with its benchmark and provided 7.63% returns in the last 1 year. Groww rated this fund as 5 Star. This is one of the best Debt mutual fund in India.
Fund Manager: Killol Pandya, Archit Shah
| Launch Date | 31 Dec 2012 |
|---|---|
| Min Investment Amt | ₹1,000 |
| Groww Rating | 5star |
| AUM | ₹303Cr |
| 1Y Returns | 7.6% |
Fund Performance: This fund has consistently beaten its benchmark in Liquid segment and provided 7.27% annualized returns in the last 3 years. In the last 1 year, it gave 7.63% returns.
Why to invest: The fund has consistently beaten other funds in same category along with its benchmark and provided 7.63% returns in the last 1 year. Groww rated this fund as 5 Star. This is one of the best Debt mutual fund in India.
Fund Manager: Raju Sharma
| Launch Date | 31 Dec 2012 |
|---|---|
| Min Investment Amt | ₹5,000 |
| Groww Rating | 5star |
| AUM | ₹5,429Cr |
| 1Y Returns | 7.6% |
Fund Performance: This fund has consistently beaten its benchmark in Liquid segment and provided 7.36% annualized returns in the last 3 years. In the last 1 year, it gave 7.65% returns.
Why to invest: The fund has consistently beaten other funds in same category along with its benchmark and provided 7.65% returns in the last 1 year. Groww rated this fund as 5 Star. This is one of the best Debt mutual fund in India.
Fund Manager: Alok Kumar Sahoo, Hetal Shah
| Launch Date | 31 Dec 2012 |
|---|---|
| Min Investment Amt | ₹5,000 |
| Groww Rating | 5star |
| AUM | ₹7,884Cr |
| 1Y Returns | 7.7% |
Fund Performance: This fund has consistently beaten its benchmark in Liquid segment and provided -100% annualized returns in the last 3 years. In the last 1 year, it gave 7.63% returns.
Why to invest: The fund has consistently beaten other funds in same category along with its benchmark and provided 7.63% returns in the last 1 year. Groww rated this fund as 4 Star. This is one of the best Debt mutual fund in India.
Fund Manager: Rahul Pal
| Launch Date | 3 Jul 2016 |
|---|---|
| Min Investment Amt | ₹1,000 |
| Groww Rating | 4star |
| AUM | ₹3,010Cr |
| 1Y Returns | 7.6% |
Fund Performance: This fund has consistently beaten its benchmark in Liquid segment and provided 7.05% annualized returns in the last 3 years. In the last 1 year, it gave 7.59% returns.
Why to invest: The fund has consistently beaten other funds in same category along with its benchmark and provided 7.59% returns in the last 1 year. Groww rated this fund as 4 Star. This is one of the best Debt mutual fund in India.
Fund Manager: Gautam Kaul, Rahul Dedhia
| Launch Date | 31 Dec 2012 |
|---|---|
| Min Investment Amt | ₹5,000 |
| Groww Rating | 4star |
| AUM | ₹4,394Cr |
| 1Y Returns | 7.6% |
Fund Performance: This fund has consistently beaten its benchmark in Overnight segment and provided 6.75% annualized returns in the last 3 years. In the last 1 year, it gave 6.06% returns.
Why to invest: The fund has consistently beaten other funds in same category along with its benchmark and provided 6.06% returns in the last 1 year. Groww rated this fund as 4 Star. This is one of the best Debt mutual fund in India.
Fund Manager: Amandeep Chopra
| Launch Date | 31 Dec 2012 |
|---|---|
| Min Investment Amt | ₹1,000 |
| Groww Rating | 4star |
| AUM | ₹938Cr |
| 1Y Returns | 6.1% |
Fund Performance: This fund has consistently beaten its benchmark in Gilt segment and provided 9.78% annualized returns in the last 3 years. In the last 1 year, it gave 4.19% returns.
Why to invest: The fund has consistently beaten other funds in same category along with its benchmark and provided 4.19% returns in the last 1 year. Groww rated this fund as 4 Star. This is one of the best Debt mutual fund in India.
Fund Manager: Rahul Goswami, Anuj Tagra
| Launch Date | 24 Feb 2013 |
|---|---|
| Min Investment Amt | ₹5,000 |
| Groww Rating | 4star |
| AUM | ₹43Cr |
| 1Y Returns | 4.2% |
Fund Performance: This fund has consistently beaten its benchmark in Gilt 10 Year segment and provided 9.42% annualized returns in the last 3 years. In the last 1 year, it gave 12% returns.
Why to invest: The fund has consistently beaten other funds in same category along with its benchmark and provided 12% returns in the last 1 year. Groww rated this fund as 4 Star. This is one of the best Debt mutual fund in India.
Fund Manager: Harshal Joshi
| Launch Date | 31 Dec 2012 |
|---|---|
| Min Investment Amt | ₹5,000 |
| Groww Rating | 4star |
| AUM | ₹29Cr |
| 1Y Returns | 12.0% |
Fund Performance: This fund has consistently beaten its benchmark in Liquid segment and provided 7.3% annualized returns in the last 3 years. In the last 1 year, it gave 7.61% returns.
Why to invest: The fund has consistently beaten other funds in same category along with its benchmark and provided 7.61% returns in the last 1 year. Groww rated this fund as 4 Star. This is one of the best Debt mutual fund in India.
Fund Manager: Anju Chajjer
| Launch Date | 31 Dec 2012 |
|---|---|
| Min Investment Amt | ₹100 |
| Groww Rating | 4star |
| AUM | ₹41,188Cr |
| 1Y Returns | 7.6% |
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This is contextual. If you do not wish to invest directly in stocks (because you have better things to do or just don’t feel like it), you can choose equity mutual funds (defined below). If you would like to lower your tax outgo compared to a fixed or recurring deposit and if possible with better returns, you can choose debt mutual funds (defined below). The clearer you are about your need, the faster and confident you will be in taking decisions regarding mutual funds – well, this applies to anything in life!
Asset management companies (or AMCs or fund houses) create mutual funds. All AMCs will have to be approved by the government body, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). All mutual funds have to be whetted by SEBI before it is open for the public to invest.
Suppose a mutual fund invests in ten stocks and total current market value of these stocks is 1.1 Crore. Out of this, the AMC deducts say, 0.1 Crore for operating the fund (this is known as the expense ratio). So the net value is 1 crore. Now the AMC will divide this 1 Crore into say, 10,000 parts. These parts are known as units. The cost of one unit is 1Cr/10,000 = Rs. 1000. This is known as the Net Asset Value (NAV) of the mutual fund. Suppose the AMC has set a minimum investment requirement of Rs. 500. Then if you pay Rs. 500, you will get 0.5 units of the fund. Remember that the cost of one unit is the cost when you made the purchase. Suppose after one year, the NAV has fallen to Rs. 700 per unit and you wish to exit the fund (also known as redemption), then you sell your 0.5 units back to the AMC and get 0.5 x Rs. 700 = Rs. 350 back. Yes, you invested Rs. 500 and got back Rs. 350 – a loss of 150 over a year. The point is, that you buy units at current NAV and sell units (fully or partially) at current NAV. This is what investing in mutual fund actually means.
One of the best ways to hedge against the small-cap volatility is to adopt a phased approach, also known as Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) approach. We are sure that you must be aware of SIP and its benefits. Buying in small quantity but buying regularly provides you with faster growth. On Groww.in, all transactions to and from AMC is done via BSE. When you decide to invest in a large cap mutual fund of your choice, you choose that mutual fund on the website and click ‘invest’. Following that, you are redirected to the BSE page where you make the payment. BSE then directs your money to the AMC managing your mutual fund. To be assured at your end, you can visit the individual AMC website after the payment. You would be able to see all your purchased units against your folio number.
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