About a month ago, Parag Parikh Flexicap Fund decided to stop fresh inflows into its flagship scheme. It reopens today. Why did it stop, in the first place? Well, the overall foreign investment limit for the mutual fund industry and each fund house has been defined in the regulations. The industry was very close to […]
Is Parag Parikh Flexicap an overrated fund?
Parag Parikh Flexicap fund is highly overrated fund. In fact, one can save on expenses and get similar or better results by using different parts to create their own whole. “What do you mean?” I asked in disbelief. — Parag Parikh Flexicap fund has been a shining example of fund management with its open communication, […]
Axis Global Equity Alpha FoF – NFO review
Axis Mutual Fund has come out with a New Fund Offer for Axis Global Equity Alpha FoF with an aim to provide investors an option to diversify in a portfolio of global equities. With this, Axis MF also makes a foray into a dedicated fund for international investing. Hitherto, Axis Growth Opportunities Fund (a large […]
The curious case of PGIM India Global Equity Opp Fund
PGIM India Global Equity Opp Fund – Naam to suna hoga! The fund has been hitting the roof with the stupendous returns putting all other international themed funds to shame. This is how a lay investor sees it. “Why didn’t I hear much about this fund before?” That’s where it gets interesting. As per the […]
Franklin India Feeder – Franklin US Opportunities Fund
It is now a given that your portfolio needs international diversification. Access to global markets, some of the best, unique and innovative companies, benefit from INR depreciation and future funding of foreign currency goals are the key reasons. In an April note on Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund, we already covered in a lot […]
Is Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund a good fit for international diversification?
Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index fund is the upcoming new fund offer from Motilal Oswal AMC with the theme of providing international diversification to investment portfolios. Why International Diversification? There is an important reason for it. As per World Bank, India has a roughly 3% share of world GDP. It means international diversification is an […]