NFO News - Mahindra Manulife Focused Equity Yojna Fund’s New Fund Offering

 

Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund has launched the Mahindra Manulife Focused Equity Yojna. This new fund offer (NFO) is open from Monday, October 26, 2020, and will close on November 9th, 2020. It is an open-ended equity mutual fund NFO that will invest in a maximum of 30 shares. All these shares will be high-quality stocks. This NFO is suitable for investors who want to see an increase in their investment over the long term. This NFO is also true for those who want to invest for the medium term and expect better risk-adjusted returns.

 

Ashutosh Bishnoi, MD, Mahindra Manulife Investment Management, said the Indian economy and equity markets are headed for a strong recovery, as the economy is opening up after the COVID19 lock-down and we are seeing an improvement in corporate performance in India. The Mahindra Manulife Focused Equity Yojna NFO is suitable for investors who want to invest for the medium term as well as good returns. The Focused funds have the advantage of defining their market cap mix and have the opportunity to find opportunities anywhere in the equity share market. The equity stocks with potential returns are selected through the research team. The quality is also checked in it.

 

In fact, there are a lot of factors in this kind of fund which helps the investor to build the portfolio. It consists of factors such as assessment of portfolio weight based on companies' the business cycle, domestic and global macroeconomic dynamic, liquidity and market cap, and outlook for the future growth of the sector. Also included are the valuation of equity stocks and future growth, management capability and corporate governance.

 

A focused fund is an equity mutual fund that invests money in limited stock. One can invest in a maximum of 30 shares here. Other equity mutual funds AMC invest money in 50–100 stocks. Some of AMC's focused mutual funds aim to focus on large-cap and mid-cap stocks. The Focused funds aim to provide higher returns to an investor by investing in limited numbers and quality stocks.

 

The strategy of a focused fund is to gain momentum by choosing the right stocks and this gives higher returns to the investors. The fund manager always focuses on buying equity stocks that give better risk-adjusted returns. This view of the fund manager helps in building a good stock portfolio for the investor.