SBI Mutual Fund has unveiled a new fund named as SBI Debt Fund Series B – 3, a close ended debt scheme. The tenure of the scheme is 1111 days from the date of allotment. The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The new issue will be open for subscription from 03 November and close on 07 November 2014.
The investment objective of the scheme is to provide regular income, liquidity and returns to the investors through investments in a portfolio comprising of debt instruments such as Government Securities, PSU & Corporate Bonds and Money Market Instruments maturing on or before the maturity of the scheme.
The scheme offers regular and direct plan. Both the plans will have growth and dividend option.
The scheme will invest 60%-100% of assets in debt and invest upto 40% of assets in money market securities with low to medium risk profile. Exposure to domestic securitized debt may be to the extent of 40% of the net assets.
The minimum application amount is Rs 5000 and in multiples of Rs 1 thereafter.
Entry and exit load charge will be nil for the scheme.
The units of the scheme will be listed on NSE in order to provide liquidity.
Benchmark Index for the scheme is CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund Index.
The fund manager of the scheme is Rajeev Radhakrishnan.