Foreign-themed mutual funds rally up to 80% in a year. Should you go international?

Foreign-themed mutual funds rally up to 80% in a year. Should you go international?

The international funds gave an average return of around 22.58% in the last one year, an analysis by ETMutualFunds showed. There were around 61 schemes in the international fund category that have completed one year of existence. The toppers were from Mirae Asset Mutual Fund. Mirae Asset NYSE FANG+ETF FoF and Mirae Asset S&P 500 … Read more

Sebi: Sebi plans to allow local MFs to invest in overseas funds

Sebi: Sebi plans to allow local MFs to invest in overseas funds

Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday proposed to allow domestic mutual funds to invest in overseas mutual funds that invest certain portion of their assets in Indian securities. Currently, there is ambiguity regarding rules on investments in such overseas funds. This deters mutual funds from investing in those overseas mutual … Read more

wealth creation: Investing in passive funds? Keep it simple and don’t overthink: Pratik Oswal

wealth creation: Investing in passive funds? Keep it simple and don’t overthink: Pratik Oswal

Pratik Oswal, Head – ETFs and Index Funds, Motilal AMC, says when it comes to passive funds, keep it very simple. There are a lot of options out there – , ETFs, index funds. Between ETFs and index funds, keep it very simple, do whatever you think is convenient, do not overthink it. When it … Read more

Passive mutual funds deliver up to 98% returns in FY24. Is active investing useless?

Passive mutual funds deliver up to 98% returns in FY24. Is active investing useless?

ETMutualFunds reviewed the performance of passive mutual funds in FY24 (April 1, 2023 to date). They have offered an average return of around 34.86% during the period. CPSE ETF, the topper on the list, offered 97.76% in FY24. Motilal Oswal S&P BSE Enhanced Value ETF offered 86.87%. Around 80 passive mutual funds have given over … Read more

Bitcoin ETF price war is trickling down to crypto custodians

Bitcoin ETF price war is trickling down to crypto custodians

Less than a month after the debut of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, the asset managers offering the investment vehicles appear to be seeking ways to bolster their own profitability. Valkyrie Investments said Thursday that it’s retaining BitGo as a second custodian to help safeguard customer assets. Coinbase currently dominates the custody role for Bitcoin ETFs, … Read more

Demand worries continue to put pressure on silver prices

Demand worries continue to put pressure on silver prices

Despite gold prices reaching new highs in 2023, silver – which is often called the sister metal of gold ended flat in the international markets. It started well in the first quarter, but multiple catalysts affected its fundamental outlook and suppressed prices in a tight range throughout the previous year. But in the domestic market, … Read more

equity market: Holding on to your past gains must be the focus this year

equity market: Holding on to your past gains must be the focus this year

In response to last week’s column -‘Time to Ponder a One Foot Out of the Door Plan’- as a possible strategy in the equity market, I received a great deal of feedback from readers sharing their own investment plans and views. One of the aspects they sought more clarity on was the applicability of the … Read more