Best mutual funds to invest in 2017

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Best mutual funds to invest in 2017 Many new investors flock to MFs these days. However, many of them hit the first hurdle immediately: how to put together a few schemes or create a portfolio. Don't let mutual fund advisors push you into NFOs Advisors argue that it is better to invest in a scheme with a consistent performance record in the same category rather than betting on an unknown entity. NFO review: Axis Multicap Fund he Axis Multicap Fund, as the name suggests, would invest across all the market capitalisations. 90% of mutual fund sellers between Jan-Sep made gains A report by CAMS reveals that 90% of the investors, who redeemed their units from the mutual fund schemes between July-September 2017, did so with a gain. How much should you invest to create your target corpus Top Mutual Funds SCHEME NAME RATING 1 M(%) 6 M(%) 1 YR(%) 3 YRS(%) Mirae Asset India Opportunities Fund Direct- Growth 7.03 15.85 29.29 17.09 Invesco India Growth Fund Direct-Growth 6.19 16.72 30.87 16.46 Mirae Asset India Opportunities Fund Regular- Growth 6.97 15.45 28.38 16.19 SBI Bluechip Direct Plan-Growth 5.69 10.44 19.68 15.06 Motilal Oswal MOSt Focused 25 Fund Direct-Growth 2.32 6.61 20.75 14.91 FeaturedDSP BlackRock Focus 25 Direct Plan-Growth ★★★★★ 3.98 8.69 17.74 13.29 Start SIP Can I drop Aditya Birla Sun Life Dynamic Bond Fund? If you have any mutual fund queries, message on ET Mutual Funds on Facebook. We will get it answered by our panel of experts. Can I invest in Motilal Oswal MOSt Focused Multicap 35 Fund? If you have any mutual fund queries, message on ET Mutual Funds on Facebook. We will get it answered by our panel of experts.

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New Fund Offers Fund Name Category Type Open Close Min Inv Indiabulls Tax Savings Fund Direct-D Equity: Tax Planning Open-ended 21 Sep 20 Dec 500.00 Indiabulls Tax Savings Fund Direct-G Equity: Tax Planning Open-ended 21 Sep 20 Dec 500.00 Indiabulls Tax Savings Fund Reg-G Equity: Tax Planning Open-ended 21 Sep 20 Dec 500.00 Indiabulls Tax Savings Fund Reg-D Equity: Tax Planning Open-ended 21 Sep 20 Dec 500.00 UTI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series VI Direct-D Equity: Tax Planning Closed-end 05 Oct 05 Jan 500.00 More >>

Forthcoming Dividend Fund Name Category Type Record Date Div Per Unit Franklin India Technology-D Equity: Technology Open-ended 03 Nov 2017 2.00 Franklin India Opportunities-D Equity: Multi Cap Open-ended 03 Nov 2017 1.75 Tata Regular Saving Equity Reg-DM Hybrid: Equity-oriented Open-ended 03 Nov 2017 0.08 Tata Balanced Reg-DM Hybrid: Equity-oriented Open-ended 03 Nov 2017 0.46 Franklin India Opportunities Direct-D Equity: Multi Cap Open-ended 03 Nov 2017 1.75 * Funds with daily dividend distribution frequency options are excluded More >>

Weekly Mutual Funds Activity Date Equity ( Cr.) Debt ( Cr.) Gross Purchase Gross Sale Net Pur./Sale Gross Purchase Gross Sale Net Pur./Sale 27-10-2017 2927.07 2619.52 307.55 4576.26 4508.22 68.04 26-10-2017 5598.89 5554.30 44.59 5897.22 6377.05 -479.83 25-10-2017 5628.68 6232.65 -603.97 4559.34 5067.39 -508.05 24-10-2017 1993.04 1301.66 691.38 3664.16 3518.79 145.37 23-10-2017 2368.18 1941.03 427.15 4502.60 2818.95 1683.65 19-10-2017 21.40 0.00 21.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 18-10-2017 3190.88 1870.92 1319.96 5436.16 3551.69 1884.47 Click here to view all WMF >>

Top Mutual Funds of the week (5-Star Rating) Scheme Name Nav Returns Ratings AUM(Cr.) Style Box Expense Ratio Equility Debt SBI Small & Midcap Direct-Growth 56.6875 4.73 730.50 - 1.42 SBI Small & Midcap Fund-Growth 53.8136 4.71 730.50 - 2.35 L&T Infrastructure Fund-Growth 18.3100 3.27 706.52 - 2.42 L&T Infrastructure Fund Direct-Growth 18.9700 3.27 706.52 - 1.78 Canara Robeco Emerging Equities Fund Direct-Growth 97.3200 2.51 2231.42 - 1.14 Click here to view all TMFW (5 Star) >>

Top Mutual Funds (All Ratings) Scheme Name Nav Returns Ratings AUM(Cr.) Style Box Expense Ratio Equility Debt SBI Tax Advantage Fund Series III Direct Growth 23.6422 3.97 31.32 - 2.99 SBI Tax Advantage Fund Series III Regular Growth 23.4962 3.97 31.32 - 3.09 BOI AXA Tax Advantage Direct-Growth 57.4800 3.07 97.56 - 1.78 BOI AXA Tax Advantage Eco-Growth 56.1700 3.06 97.56 - 2.25 BOI AXA Tax Advantage Regular-Growth 53.8200 3.04 97.56 - 3.00 Click here to view all TMF ( All Ratings) >>

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