Religare Mutual Fund has filed offer document with Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to launch new fund named as Religare Business Leaders Fund, an open-ended equity scheme. The face value of the new issue will be Rs 10 per unit.
The scheme seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related instruments including equity derivatives.
The scheme will offer growth & dividend options. Dividend option will further offer monthly dividend payout and reinvestment facility. The minimum application amount will be Rs 5000 and in multiple of Re 1 thereafter.
The scheme seeks to collect a minimum corpus of Rs 1 crore during NFO period.
The scheme will invest 80-100% in equity and equity related instruments with high-risk profile. It will invest up to 20% in money market instruments and debt securities with low to medium risk. Investment in securitised debt including pass through certificate (PTC) shall not exceed 20% of the net assets of the respective plans.
The scheme invest maximum of 50% of the net assets in the derivatives. The scheme shall not deploy more than 30% of its net assets in securities lending and more than 5% of the net assets of the respective plan will be deployed in securities lending to any single counterparty.
The scheme will charge an entry load of 2.25% in respect of each purchase/ switch in of units less than Rs 5 crore in value. In respect of each of each purchase/ switch in of units greater than Rs 5 crore in value, no entry load is payable.
However, in respect of each purchase/ switch in of units less than Rs 5 crore in value, investors will have to pay 1% applicable NAV if investors gets exited within 6 months from the date of allotment. In respect of each of each purchase/ switch in of units greater than Rs 5 crore in value, no exit load is owed.
The performance of the scheme is being benchmarked to the performance of S & P CNX Nifty.
Vetri Subramaniam will be the fund manager for the scheme.