Baroda Pioneer Mutual Fund has unveiled a new fund named as Baroda Pioneer Credit Opportunities Fund, a close ended debt scheme. The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The new issue will be open for subscription from 08 January and close on 21 January 2015.
The primary objective of the scheme is to generate returns by investing in debt and money market instruments across the credit spectrum.
The scheme offers growth, dividend and bonus options under both Plan A and Plan B (direct). Dividend option offers two sub options i.e. monthly dividend and quarterly dividend.
Each of these sub-options will offer the facilities of payout and re-investment.
The scheme shall invest 50%-100% of asset in debt instruments of companies with long-term credit rating of less than AAA and debt instruments of companies having no long term rating with medium to high risk profile, invest upto 35% of asset in debt instruments of companies with long-term credit rating of AAA & government securities with low to medium risk profile and invest 5%-50% of asset in money market instruments including CBLO and cash with low risk profile.
The minimum application amount is Rs 5000 and in multiples of Re 1 thereafter.
Entry load: Not applicable.
Exit load: 1%, if redeemed on or before 365 days from the date of allotment of units.
Nil, if redeemed after 365 days from the date of allotment of units.
Benchmark Index for the scheme is CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund index.
The fund managers of the scheme are Alok Sahoo and Hetal Shah.