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A mutual fund is an investment fund that pools money from many investors to purchase securities.The term is typically used in the United States, Canada, and India, while similar structures across the globe include the SICAV in Europe ('investment company with variable capital'), and the open-ended investment company (OEIC) in the UK.
Mutual Funds are perhaps the most well-known type of investment fund. Established in 1924, the first modern mutual fund, the Massachusetts Investors Trust, offered investors the opportunity to ...
The total Assets Under Management (AUM) of the Indian mutual fund industry as of December 31, 2023, stood at a staggering ₹ 50.78 trillion (US$590 billion). This is a significant milestone, marking over a six-fold increase compared to the ₹ 8.26 trillion (US$97 billion) recorded in December 2013.
Indirect investment involves owning shares indirectly, such as via a mutual fund or an exchange traded fund. Direct investment involves direct ownership of shares. [12] Direct ownership of stock by individuals rose slightly from 17.8% in 1992 to 17.9% in 2007, with the median value of these holdings rising from $14,778 to $17,000.
Investors can redeem shares directly with the fund at any time (similar to an open-end fund) or wait to redeem them upon the trust's termination. Less commonly, they can sell their shares in the open market. Unlike other types of mutual funds, unit investment trusts do not have a professional investment manager.
The Fidelity Magellan Fund (Mutual fund: FMAGX) is a U.S.-domiciled mutual fund from the Fidelity family of funds. [1] It is perhaps the world's best-known actively managed mutual fund, known particularly for its record-setting growth under the management of Peter Lynch from 1977 to 1990. [ 2 ]
The technology industry continues to thrive. If you're interested in investing in tech mutual funds, you probably want to avoid spending excess time separating the best investments from the worst....
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was first established in 1988 as a non-statutory body for regulating the securities market.Before it came into existence, the Controller of Capital Issues was the market's regulatory authority, and derived power from the Capital Issues (Control) Act, 1947. [6]