Best short duration debt mutual funds to invest in 2018

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Best short duration debt mutual funds to invest in 2018 Stick to short duration scheme is the standard advice given by mutual fund managers and advisors these days. Spooked debt mutual fund investors lock money into FMPs Mutual fund advisors believe that investors are lapping up FMPs because of the troubles in the debt market. Best conservative hybrid mutual funds to invest in 2018 Sebi re-categorisation created some new mutual fund categories, including six new hybrid fund categories. Sebi ban on upfronting commissions will stop unnecessary churning of MF portfolios Sebi banning upfront commissions and upfronting of the trail commissions in mutual funds would stop the practice of unnecessary churning in mutual fund portfolios, especially in B-30 cities. Best value-oriented equity mutual funds to invest in 2018 Value investing is an investment strategy that looks to buy stocks that are trading below their intrinsic value. Top Mutual Funds SCHEME NAME RATING 1 M(%) 6 M(%) 1 YR(%) 3 YRS(%) JM Core 11 Direct Plan-Growth -13.49 -1.99 -2.32 16.91 JM Core 11 Fund-Growth -13.55 -2.40 -3.11 15.37 ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund Institutional I-Growth -5.14 5.55 11.54 14.36 Axis Bluechip Fund Direct Plan-Growth -8.02 8.38 15.04 13.91 ICICI Prudential Nifty Next 50 Index Direct-Growth -10.07 -3.86 2.33 13.61 FeaturedDSP Regular Savings Direct Plan-Growth ★★★★★ -5.43 -3.42 -0.72 6.91 Start SIP Should I continue my SIP in DSP Small Cap 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. Are these mutual funds good for investing for 10 years? 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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Forthcoming Dividend Fund Name Category Type Record Date Div Per Unit Aditya Birla SL Equity Hybrid '95-D Hybrid: Aggressive Hybrid Open-ended 28 Sep 2018 2.17 DSP Equity & Bond-D Hybrid: Aggressive Hybrid Open-ended 28 Sep 2018 0.21 DSP Government Securities-DH Debt: Gilt Open-ended 28 Sep 2018 0.00 Canara Robeco Income Reg-DQ Debt: Medium to Long Duration Open-ended 28 Sep 2018 0.14 Aditya Birla SL Dividend Yield-D Equity: Thematic-Dividend Yield Open-ended 28 Sep 2018 0.14 * 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 24-09-2018 3711.21 2955.26 755.95 11458.78 11560.76 -101.98 21-09-2018 4470.93 4055.44 415.49 9800.58 7157.69 2642.89 19-09-2018 2664.96 1969.15 695.81 9339.96 7062.56 2277.40 18-09-2018 2151.49 2094.40 57.09 9825.87 9165.60 660.27 17-09-2018 1863.91 1749.43 114.48 3526.98 5297.06 -1770.08 12-09-2018 2799.37 1674.65 1124.72 7365.28 6520.44 844.84 11-09-2018 3174.66 2248.80 925.86 7346.76 8275.68 -928.92 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 Reliance Gilt Securities Fund Direct-Growth 24.5336 0.35 994.01 - - 0.69 Reliance Gilt Securities Fund Direct Defined Maturity Date-Growth 24.5986 0.35 994.01 - - 0.69 Reliance Gilt Securities Fund Institutional-Growth 23.3213 0.33 994.01 - - 1.59 Reliance Gilt Securities Fund -Growth 23.1051 0.33 994.01 - - 1.59 Indiabulls Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth 13.0958 0.24 342.16 - 0.50 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 Click here to view all TMF ( All Ratings) >>

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