HDFC Mutual Fund Files Draft for CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 3-6 Months Debt Index Fund

HDFC Mutual Fund has filed a draft Scheme Information Document (SID) for a new debt-oriented index fund: the HDFC CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 3-6 Months Debt Index Fund. This is an open-ended index fund that will track the CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 3-6 Months Debt Index, focusing on short-term debt instruments in the financial services sector.

Features

• • Fund Category: Index Fund (Debt)
  • Type: Open-ended
  • NAV Disclosure: Daily, updated by 11:00 PM
  • Exit Load: None
  • Minimum Investment: ₹100 and any amount thereafter
  • Plans Available: Regular and Direct, with Growth Option only
  • Benchmark Risk-o-Meter: Low interest rate risk and low credit risk
  • Fund Manager: Anupam Joshi
  • NFO: ₹10 Per Unit (This is the price per unit that the investors have to pay to invest during the NFO).

Fund Objective and Benchmark

The fund aims to generate returns that are in line with the performance of its benchmark index, before expenses. The CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 3-6 Months Debt Index serves as the benchmark. It consists of debt instruments issued by entities in the financial sector, with residual maturities between three to six months.

Asset Allocation

The scheme will allocate:

• 95% to 100% in securities forming part of the underlying index
• Up to 5% in money market instruments or units of debt mutual fund schemes for liquidity purposes

No investments will be made in derivatives, overseas securities, structured obligations, or securities with special features like credit enhancements or subordination.

Portfolio Strategy

The fund will follow a passive approach, attempting to replicate the benchmark index. It must rebalance the portfolio within 7 calendar days in case of index changes or credit downgrades. The annualised tracking difference is targeted to stay within 1.25% of the benchmark.

Conclusion

This is a new scheme, and therefore, does not have any historical performance record. Further details will be available once the New Fund Offer (NFO) dates are announced.

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