IDFC Mutual Fund has launched a new fund named IDFC Fixed Term Plan Series - 97, a close ended income scheme. The tenure of the scheme is 366 days from the date of allotment. The new issue will be open for subscription from 27 May to 02 June 2014.
The investment objective of the scheme is to seek to generate income by investing in a portfolio of debt and money market instruments maturing on or before the maturity of the scheme.
The scheme offers two options viz. growth and dividend option.
Dividend option offers, quarterly, half yearly, periodic dividend options and default option.
The scheme would invest upto 100% of its assets in debt and money market securities with low to medium risk profile.
Minimum application amount is Rs 10,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter.
The fund seeks to collect a minimum subscription (minimum target) amount of Rs 20 crore under the scheme during the NFO period.
Entry load and exit load charge will be nil for the scheme.
Benchmark Index for the scheme is Crisil Short Term Bond Fund Index.
The fund manager of the scheme is Harshal Joshi.