IGNOU MS-100 (FM) Project – Investment Strategies of Selected Public Sector and Private Sector Mutual Funds, SBI Mutual Fund and Reliance Mutual Fund

Mutual funds have been a hot favourite among millions of people all over the world in the last decade. Investment in mutual funds gives more return on the investment made than the income received in the form of fixed deposits, life insurance and even bonds so they can get into the investment with a little capital and be able to gain higher interest rates than other investment avenues. One can own a string of equity, balanced fund, tax- saving and index funds like SBI, ICICI , HDFC, UTI etc., thereby giving mutual funds an opportunity to join big companies that is otherwise unlikely for a small amount of investment ordinary investor.

Objectives

• The following objectives are formulated for the present study: -
• To evaluate the investment performance of selected mutual funds schemes in terms of risk and return.
• To study the investment style and distinguished strategies of mutual funds in India those help a particular AMC to yield superior return than other funds.
• To bring out the relationship between investment strategies and performance of the schemes.
• To examine the funds sensitivity to the market fluctuations.
• To appraise investment performance of mutual funds on risk adjusted the theoretical parameters as suggested by Sharpe.
• And finally to come out with suggestions and recommendations for enhancing the growth of Indian mutual funds industry.

Topic Covered

• Introduction
• Review of Related Literature
• Profile of the Company
• Objective of the Study
• Research Methodology
• Data Analysis and Interpretation
• Conclusion and Suggestions
• Bibliography