Axis Mutual Fund has announced the launch of their new fund offer – ‘Axis Banking ETF’.
Axis Mutual Fund has announced the
launch of their new fund offer – ‘Axis Banking ETF’. In a statement,
Axis MF said it is an an Exchange Traded Fund which offers investors an
opportunity to invest in the biggest banks in India at their own pace as
it gives exposure to them all in a neatly packed bite-sized exchange
traded fund.
The fund has been designed in a manner that it tracks the performance of the 12 largest banks listed on the NSE Only
banking stocks that are allowed to trade in F&O segment are
eligible to be constituent of the Index. Currently, the index has 83.3%
exposure to private banks and ~11.7% exposure to PSU banks, the
statement said.
Axis Banking ETF combines the features of Bonds, Mutual Funds and ETFs!
Bonds |
Mutual Funds |
ETFs |
► Predictable returns
► Fixed maturity date
|
► Diversified portfolio within Public Sector Bonds
► Professionally managed
► Tax efficiency
|
► High liquidity
► Low cost
► Transparency**
**Please note that daily portfolio disclosure will start after 30 days from allotment of ETF units |
Axis Banking ETF Important Dates
NFO OPEN DATE |
16th Oct 2020 |
NFO CLOSE DATE |
29th Oct 2020 |
Why Banking Sector?
Banking is the life
blood of the financial sector. Its importance in our economy has been
growing consistently as we see the long term shift to financialization
of household assets and greater demand for financial products.
The
weight of Banking in the Indian markets has been going up steadily over
the last decade and it is now the largest sector in the key equity
market benchmarks such as Nifty 50. Even in recent quarters, banking sector has shown resilience despite the pandemic.
Given
the scale and the added thrust that the government and regulatory
bodies are providing to the banks, the sector is poised for a
revolution. Banks are increasingly funding to retail masses and offering
services backed by technology that are increasing their potential to
scale business.
Why ETF?
Apart from being cost effective,
ETFs let investors invest at real-time prices as opposed to end of day
price by sector funds. It protects their investments from the inflows
and outflows of short-term investors. Furthermore, ETFs are best suited
to earn asset-class linked performance and is touted to be one of the
most flexible tools for gaining instant exposure to the markets, thereby
equitizing cash.
Commenting on the NFO, Chandresh Kumar Nigam, MD
& CEO, Axis AMC said, “As a responsible fund house, Axis MF
understands the need to offer a complete bouquet of offerings to
investors. We want to develop, introduce and provide the products that
are relevant in the current context. Accordingly, we recognize the need
to offer investors a choice of strategies including robust passive
products. The launch of Axis Banking ETF is a part of that endeavour and
we expect to take a number of initiatives to build up our passive
product suite over time.”
The new fund offers (NFO) will be open for subscription from October 16, 2020 to October 29, 2020.