Mutual Funds are classified as
* Equity Mutual Funds * Equity Diversified Funds * Equity Linked Savings Schemes * Large Cap funds * Mid cap funds * Small cap funds * Contra Funds * Sectoral Funds * Thematic Funds * etc...
* Debt Mutual Funds * Bond Mutual Funds * Hedge Funds * Fund of Funds * etc...
Some fund categories are: * Equity funds * Debt funds * Hedge funds * Fund of funds etc...
A Fund of Fund is a Mutual Fund where the fund manager does not buy individual stocks. Instead he buys mutual funds of a particular type. Maybe Equity Oriented Funds or Debt Oriented Funds etc. When the Fund of Fund starts an IPO, they raise money from investors and then begin investing money in the various fund schemes
If it is an open ended mutual fund - Yes, you can draw the funds
It is a fund that invests in a portfolio of hedge funds.
Master funds
A mutual fund which invests a minimum of 65% of its fund corpus in equity and equity related instruments is known as equity mutual fund. As in the case of other mutual funds, equity funds also carry risks as they investment in the stock market. However, they also ensure high returns. Equity funds are of different types such as Index Funds, Sector Funds, and Diversified Equity Funds.
A hedge fund is an investment vehicle that can invest in equities, bonds, commodities, currencies, optiones, futures, and non-traded companies, among other instruments. A fund of funds is an investment vehicle that invests in a portfolio of hedge funds (or other funds).
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There are atleast 18 types of mutual funds available in India 1. Equity Diversified Funds 2. Equity Midcap Funds 3. Equity Infrastructure Funds 4. Equity Banking Funds 5. Equity Pharma Funds 6. Equity FMCG Funds 7. Equity Technology Funds (IT) 8. Arbitrage Funds 9. Equity Index Funds 10. Balanced Funds 11. Monthly Income Plans 12. Debt Funds 13. Liquid Funds 14. Income Funds 15. GILT Funds 16. Gold ETFs 17. Fund of Funds - Equity Oriented 18. Fund of Funds - Debt Oriented These funds are offered by fund houses like HDFC Mutual Fund, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund etc
sources of fund means from where the capital we are getting & source of fund means how we can get the capital.
Mutual fund shares are stocks of mutual funds, fractions of mutual funds just as companies have shares.
Hedge funds and mutual funds are both managed portfolio in which securities are picked by a fund manager. However hedge funds are more aggressively managed as compared to the mutual fund. They can take speculative positions in the derivative securities .Hedge funds also differs from mutual fund in their availability, they are available to only specific investors .There are many investment companies that invest in hedge fund and mutual fund of which Reliance mutual fund is one of the good one.