Mutual Funds
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Abstract 5
Introduction 6
Mutual Funds 6
Mutual Funds - History 14
The Indian Mutual Fund Industry 14
Company Profile 18
Details Of Asset Management Companies 23
Details Of The Funds 25
Methodology and Limitations 35
Main Text Analysis 37
Analysis Part I 38
One time analysis 38
Monthly Analysis 39
Annual analysis 42
Analysis Part II 44
One time analysis 44
Monthly analysis 45
Annual analysis 52
Analysis Part III 57
One time Rank 57
Monthly Rank 58
Annual Rank 59
Analysis Part IV 60
Analysis Part V 61
Analysis Part VI 62
Conclusion/Recommendations 65
Appendix I 68
References 71
Abstract
ABN AMRO Mutual Fund was incorporated on the 27th of May 2004. Their total assets as on 31st March 2005 were Rs.923 Cr. With only 8 schemes (2 open-end equity, 2 open-end debt and 4 open-end short-term debt) rolled out, they are new to this business and are trying to establish themselves and at the same time, find a hold in the Indian market. To establish them, ABN has to analyze the top funds in the country in terms of their performance, portfolio, risk and returns, which would enable them to come out with funds that would deliver returns equal to or better than the top funds.
The project aims to analyze the diversified equity funds from the top fund houses and identify their respective returns, volatility and performance ratios. At the same time, the project tries to educate the common man with the benefits of investing in equity funds systematically (Systematic Investment Planning).
The project begins with collecting all available information regarding the mutual fund industry and also the funds that have to be analyzed. The information collected was used to calculate the returns, volatility and performance measures of the funds. The computations were then tabulated and a detailed analysis was carried out. The funds have been...
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