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Mutual fund is a pool of funds which is divided into units of equal value and sold to
investing public and the funds so collected are utilized for collective investments in
various capitals and money market instrument. In today’s market people invest money
to gain more. So when they take into account, they mostly look out for Investment
Company where they can get more income.
Mutual fund is a pool of funds which is divided into units of equal value and sold to
investing public and the funds so collected are utilized for collective investment in
various capital and money market instrument. Investment is a commitment of a
person’s funds to derive future income in the form of interest, dividends, rent,
premiums, pension benefits or the appreciation of the value of their principal capital.
Investments have a return but there can be no return without risk.
Definitions
The SEBI (MF) Regulations, 1993 defines mutual fund as “A fund established in the
form of a trust by a sponsor to raise money by the trustees through the sale of units to
the public under one or more schemes for investing in securities in accordance with
these regulations.”
Characteristics of MF
A mutual fund actually belongs to the investors who have pooled their funds.
The ownership of the MF is in the hands of the investors.
A MF is managed by investment professionals and other service providers,
who earn a fee for their services from the fund.
The pool of funds is invested in a portfolio of marketable investment. The
value of the portfolio is updated every day.
The investor’s share in the fund is denominated by units. The value of the
units changes with change in the portfolio’s value, every day. The value of one
unit of investment is called as the net assets value or NAV.
The investment portfolio of the Mutual fund is vested according to the stated
Investment objectives of the fund.
Investment Company
A company or trust that uses its capital to invest in other companies. There are two
principal types – closed-ended and the open-ended. Shares in closed-ended
investment companies, some of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange are
readily transferable in the open market and are bought and sold like other shares.
Open-ended funds sell their own shares to investors, stand ready to buy back their old
shares and are not listed. These funds are so called because their capitalization is not
fixed; they issue more shares as people want them.
When an investor subscribes for the units of a mutual fund, he becomes part
owner of the assets of the fund in the same proportion as his contribution amount put
up with the corpus (the total amount of the fund). Mutual Fund investor is also known
as a mutual fund shareholder or a unit holder. Any change in the value of the
investments made into capital market instruments (such as shares, debentures etc) is
reflected in the Net Asset Value (NAV) of the scheme. NAV is defined as the market
value of the Mutual Fund scheme's assets net of its liabilities. NAV of a scheme is
calculated by dividing the market value of scheme's assets by the total number of
units issued to the investors.
There are many entities involved and the diagram below illustrates the constitut
ion of a mutual fund:
Formation process starts from sponsor {the investment advisor or manager}. Sponsor
selects & appoints the Board of Trustees.
Trustees again hire or contract a separate AMC that is run by professional managers.
The AMC conducts the necessary research & based on it, manages the fund or
portfolio. It is responsible for floating, managing, redeeming the schemes; it also
handles the administrative chares. It receives the fees for the services rendered by it.
The custodian is responsible for co-ordination with brokers, the actual transfer &
storage of stocks, & handling the property of the trust.
All mutual funds comprise four constituents – Sponsors, Trustees, Asset Management
Company (AMC) and Custodians.
1. Sponsors:
The sponsors initiate the idea to set up a mutual fund. It could be a registered
company, scheduled bank or financial institution. A sponsor has to satisfy certain
conditions, such as capital, record (at least five years’ operation in financial services),
de-fault free dealings and general reputation of fairness. The sponsors appoint the
Trustee, AMC and Custodian. Once the AMC is formed, the sponsor is just a
stakeholder.
They are the ones who manage money of the investors. An AMC takes decisions,
compensates investors through dividends, maintains proper accounting and
information for pricing of units, calculates the NAV, and provides information on
listed schemes. It also exercises due diligence on investments, and submits quarterly
reports to the trustees. A fund’s AMC can neither act for any other fund nor undertake
any business other than asset management. Its net worth should not fall below Rs. 10
crore. And, its fee should not exceed 1.25 percent if collections are below Rs. 100
crore and 1 percent if collections are above Rs. 100 crore. SEBI can pull up an AMC
if it deviates from its prescribed role.
4. Custodian:
Investment Alternatives
i. Equity Shares
ii. Convertible Debentures or Preference Securities
C. Non-Security Investments
i. Real Estate
ii. Mortgages
iii. Commodities
iv. Business Ventures
v. Art, Antiques and Other Valuables
A. Pension Fund
B. Provident Fund
C. Insurance
D. Investment Companies
E. Unit Trust of India and Other Trust Funds
F. Mutual Funds
Financial Institutions:
Financial institutions are business organizations that act as mobilizes & depositors of
savings & purveyors of credit or finance. Financial Institutions are engaged in these
activities
Financing by way of loans, advances, and so on any activity except its own.
Acquisition of shares/ stocks/ bonds/ debentures/ securities
Hire- purchase
Any class of insurance, stock- broking, etc.
Chit funds and
Collection of money by way of subscription/ sale of units or other instruments/
any other manner and their disbursement.
Financial System
Banking Non-
banking
Organized Unorganized
Primary Secondary
Capital Money
Market Market
LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAME WORK:
RBI also regulates money market & Government. Securities Markets, in which
mutual funds invest. Since the AMC & Trustee Company is Companies, they are
regulated by the department of Company affairs. They have to send periodic reports to
the Registrar of the Company (ROC) & the Company Law Board (CLB).
Regulatory institutions:
These institutions regulate Indian financial system. The major regulatory arms of the
Government of India are —
Regulatory Bodies
Mutual Funds
Schemes
Domestic Offshore
FUNCTIONS OF RBI
OBJECTIVES:
To define and maintain high professional and ethical standards in all areas of
operation of mutual fund industry
To interact with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and to
represent to SEBI on all matters concerning the mutual fund industry.
To represent to the Government, Reserve Bank of India and other bodies on all
matters relating to the Mutual Fund Industry.
The Indian Mutual Fund industry is dominated by the Unit Trust of India, which has a
total corpus of Rs.51,100 crore collected from over 20 million investors. The UTI has
many funds/ schemes in all categories i.e. Equity, Balanced, Debt, Money Market etc.
With some being open ended and some being closed ended. The Unit scheme 1964
commonly referred to as US 64, which is a balanced fund, it is the biggest scheme
with a corpus of about 10,000 crore.
The second largest categories of mutual funds are the ones floated by nationalized
banks. Canbank asset management floated by Canara Bank and SBI Funds
Management floated by State Bank of India are the largest of these. GIC AMC floated
by General Insurance Corporation and Jeevan Bima Sahayog AMC floated by the LIC
are some of the other prominent ones. The aggregate corpus of the funds managed by
this category of AMC’s is around Rs. 8,300 crore.
The third largest categories of mutual funds are the ones floated by the Private Sector
Domestic Mutual funds and the Private Sector Foreign Mutual Funds. The largest of
these in Private Sector Domestic Mutual funds are Cholamandalam Asset
Management Co.Ltd., J.M Capital Management Co. Ltd., Escort Asset Management
Ltd., Birla Sun Life Asset Management Pvt.Ltd., and in Private Sector Foreign
Mutual Funds these are Alliance Capital Asset Management Pvt.Ltd., Prudential
ICICI Management Co. Ltd. The aggregate corpus of the assets managed by this
category of AMC’s is about Rs. 42,200 crore .
An Act of Parliament established Unit Trust of India (UTI) on 1963. It was set up by
the Reserve Bank of India and functioned under the Regulatory and administrative
control of the Reserve Bank of India. In 1978 UTI was de-linked from the RBI and
the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) took over the regulatory and
administrative control in place of RBI. The first scheme launched by UTI was Unit
Scheme 1964. At the end of 1988 UTI had Rs.6, 700 crores of assets under
management.
1987 marked the entry of non- UTI, public sector mutual funds set up by public sector
banks and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and General Insurance
Corporation of India (GIC). SBI Mutual Fund was the first non- UTI Mutual Fund
established in June 1987 followed by Can bank Mutual Fund (Dec 87), Punjab
National Bank Mutual Fund (Aug 89), Indian Bank Mutual Fund (Nov 89), Bank of
India (Jun 90), Bank of Baroda Mutual Fund (Oct 92). LIC established its mutual
fund in June 1989 while GIC had set up its mutual fund in December 1990. At the end
of 1993, the mutual fund industry had assets under management of Rs.47, 004 crores.
With the entry of private sector funds in 1993, a new era started in the Indian mutual
fund industry, giving the Indian investors a wider choice of fund families. Also, 1993
was the year in which the first Mutual Fund Regulations came into being, under
which all mutual funds, except UTI were to be registered and governed. The erstwhile
Kothari Pioneer (now merged with Franklin Templeton) was the first private sector
mutual fund registered in July 1993.
In February 2003, following the repeal of the Unit Trust of India Act 1963 UTI was
bifurcated into two separate entities. One is the Specified Undertaking of the Unit
Trust of India with assets under management of Rs.29,835 crores as at the end of
January 2003, representing broadly, the assets of US 64 scheme, assured return and
certain other schemes. The Specified Undertaking of Unit Trust of India, functioning
under an administrator and under the rules framed by Government of India and does
not come under the purview of the Mutual Fund Regulations.
The second is the UTI Mutual Fund Ltd, sponsored by SBI, PNB, BOB and LIC. It is
registered with SEBI and functions under the Mutual Fund Regulations. With the
bifurcation of the erstwhile UTI which had in March 2000 more than Rs.76,000 crores
of assets under management and with the setting up of a UTI Mutual Fund,
conforming to the SEBI Mutual Fund Regulations, and with recent mergers taking
place among different private sector funds, the mutual fund industry has entered its
current phase of consolidation and growth. As at the end of October 31, 2003, there
were 31 funds, which manage assets of Rs.126726 crores under 386 schemes.
The annual composite rate of growth is expected 13.4% during the rest of the decade.
In the last 5 years we have seen annual growth rate of 9%. According to the current
growth rate, by year 2010, mutual fund assets will be double.
Source – RBI
Source - AMFI
The money market mutual fund segment has a total corpus of $ 1.48
trillion in the U.S.
Out of the top 10 mutual funds worldwide, eight are bank- sponsored.
Only Fidelity and Capital are non-bank mutual funds in this group.
In the U.S. the total number of schemes is higher than that of the listed
companies.
Internationally, mutual funds are allowed to go short. In India fund
managers do not have such leeway.
In the U.S. about 9.7 million households will manage their assets on-
line by the year 2003, such a facility is not yet of avail in India.
On- line trading is a great idea to reduce management expenses from
the current 2 % of total assets to about 0.75 % of the total assets.
72% of the core customer base of mutual funds in the top 50-broking
firms in the U.S. is expected to trade on-line by 2003.
If mutual funds are emerging as the favorite investment vehicle, it is because of the
many advantages they have over other forms and avenues of investing, particularly
for the investor who has limited resources available in terms of capital and ability to
carry out detailed research and market monitoring. The following are the major
advantages offered by mutual funds to all investors:
• Portfolio diversification:
• Professional Management:
Even if and investor has a big amount of capital available to him, he benefits
from the professional management skills brought in the management of the
investor’s portfolio. The investment management skills, along with the needed
research into available investment options, ensure a much better return than
what an investor can manage on his own. Few investors have the skills and
resources of their own to succeed in today’s fast moving, global and
sophisticated markets.
What is true of risk is also true of the transaction costs. A direct investor bears
all the costs of investing such as brokerage or custody of securities. When
going through a fund. He has the benefit of economies of scale; the funds pay
lesser costs because of larger volumes, a benefit passed on to its investors.
• Liquidity:
Often, investors hold shares or bonds they cannot directly, easily and quickly
sell. Investment in a mutual fund, on the other hand, is more liquid. An
investor can liquidate the investment, by selling the units to the fund if open-
end or selling them in the market if the fund is closed-end, and collect funds at
the end of a period specified by the mutual fund or the stock market.
Mutual funds & securities investments are subject to market risks and
there is no assurance or guarantee that the objectives of the Scheme
will be achieved.
Past performance of the Sponsor or that of existing Schemes of the
Fund does not indicate the future performance of the Schemes.
As with any securities investment, the NAV of the Units issued under
the scheme can go up or down depending on the factors and forces
affecting the capital and money market.
Tax laws may change, affecting the return on investment in Units.
A close-ended fund or scheme has a stipulated maturity period e.g. 5-7 years.
The fund is open for subscription only during a specified period at the time of
launch of the scheme. Investors can invest in the scheme at the time of the
initial public issue and thereafter they can buy or sell the units of the scheme
on the stock exchanges where the units are listed. In order to provide an exit
route to the investors, some close-ended funds give an option of selling back
the units to the mutual funds NAV related prices. SEBI Regulations stipulate
that at least one of the two exit routes is provided to the investor i.e. either
repurchase facility or through listing on stock exchanges. These mutual funds
schemes disclose NAV generally on weekly basis.
The aim of Growth funds is to provide capital appreciation over the medium to
long-term. Such schemes normally invest a major part of their corpus in
equities. Such funds have comparatively high risks. These schemes provide
different options to the investors like dividend option, capital appreciation, etc.
and the investors may choose an option depending on their preferences. The
investors must indicate the option in the application form. The mutual funds
also allow the investors to change the options at a later date. Growth schemes
are good for investors having a long-term outlook seeking appreciation over a
period of time.
The aim of the income funds is to provide regular and steady investors. Such
scheme generally invests in fixed income securities such as bonds, corporate
debentures, Government securities and money market instruments. Such funds
are less risky compared to equity schemes. These funds are not affected
because of fluctuations in equity markets. The NAVs of such funds are
affected because of change in interest rates in the country.
The aim of balance funds is to provide both growth and regular income as
such schemes invest both in equities and fixed income securities in the
proportion indicated in their offer documents. These are appropriate for
investors looking for moderate growth. They generally invest 40-60% in
equity and debt instruments. These funds are also affected because of
fluctuations in share prices in the stock markets. However, NAVs of such
funds are likely to be less volatile compared to pure equity funds.
v. Index Funds
Index Funds replicate the portfolio of a particular index such as the BSE
Sensitive index, S&P NSE 50 index (Nifty), etc. These schemes invest in the
securities in the same weight age comprising of an index. NAVs of such
schemes would rise or fall in accordance with the rise or fall in the index,
though not exactly by the same percentage due to some factors known as
“tracking error” in technical terms.
These funds invest in highly liquid and safe securities like commercial paper,
banker’s acceptances, and certificates of deposits. Treasury bills… etc., which
are called money market instruments.
This schemes offer tax rebates to the investors under specific provisions of the
Indian Income Tax laws as the Government. Offers tax incentives for
investment in specified avenues. Investment made in Equity Linked Saving
Schemes (ELSS) and Pension Schemes are allowed as deduction u/s 88 of the
Income Tax Act 1961.
The study includes investors, financial institutions, investors who are interested in
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company’s mutual fund and also the individuals
who are interested in the investment on the mutual fund. The individuals without
investment are also included in the scope of the study.
Net Asset Value (NAV) denotes the performance of particular scheme of a mutual
fund Mutual Funds invest he money collected from the investors in securities markets.
In simple words, Net Asset Value is the market value of the securities held by the
scheme. Since market value of securities changes every day, NAV of a scheme also
varies on day-to-day basis. The NAV per unit is market value of securities of scheme
divided by the total number of units of the scheme on any particular date.
However, most people refer loosely to the NAV per unit as NAV, ignoring the "per
unit".
Professional managers run an AMC. The AMC conducts the necessary research &
based on it, manages the fund or portfolio. It is responsible for floating, managing,
redeeming the schemes; it also handles the administrative chares. It receives the fees
for the services rendered by it.
Risk
Primary Analytical Research Method was used for the study. Questionnaire was
prepared and used for collecting the data about individual investors’ preference
towards various investment avenues, their portfolio behaviors. The research required
primary and secondary source of data. The primary data is obtained through
structured questionnaires which were collected from Investors in Jayanagar Banks and
Brokerage Offices such as Axis Bank, Reliance Money, Bajaj Capital etc,. Secondary
Data’s are the one which is collected from web site of Kotak Mahindra, investors and
company records.
Sampling Design
Sample Size
A sample size of 100 people was selected for the study. The sample for data collection
was within the geographical boundaries of Bangalore City, Jayanagar.
• Questionnaires
• Question schedules
• Interviews
Period of Study
The study was made during 1st January 2008 to 31st January 2008.
1. A descriptive research was undertaken for the purpose of project. But descriptive
research has its own limitations regarding the selection of sample size of sample unit.
2. Some of the data gathered from the mutual fund holders may not be reliable.
3. Time limit was also a constraint while conducting the study. So, the study does not
give a picture of the whole market.
4. Time factor, as a period of one month, for gathering data is inadequate as the
gamut of information needs to be synchronized to give much more comprehensive
view of the problems and prospects.
5. Detailed and depth research was not conducted due to financial factors.
6. The study curtails comparison as it was done only in one city i.e. Bangalore.
7. The information provided by the organizations was limited to a far extent due to
drawbacks like competition.
In Chapter 1 this report bring out the General Introduction and explains the
theoretical background of the organization
Chapter 2 includes the Design of the study. It covers the objectives, scope, statement
of the problem, Review of literature, operational definitions, Research Methodology,
statement of hypothesis, sampling methods, Data Analysis tool, overview of the
Report and the limitations.
Chapter 3 includes the profile of the organization, profile of the study unit,
organizational chart and functional department of the organization.
Chapter 5 includes the summary, which covers findings, contribution of the study,
Suggestions, Conclusion, Questionnaire and Bibliography.
Corporate Profile
The sponsor company, Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited (KMFL), was converted into
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (Kotak Bank) in March 2003 their being granted a
Banking License by Reserve Bank of India. KMFL promoted by Mr. Uday S Kotak,
Mr. S.A.A.Pinto and Kotak & Co., was incorporated on November 21, 1985, under
the name Kotak Capital Management Finance Limited.
The Sponsor and its subsidiaries / associates offer wide ranging financial services
such as loans, lease and hire purchase, consumer finance, home loans, commercial
vehicles and car finance, investment banking, stock broking, primary market
distribution of equity and debt products and life insurance. The group has offices in
over 88 Indian cities and also present internationally in Mauritius, London, Dubai and
New York. Kotak Mahindra (UK) Limited, an ultimate subsidiary of Kotak Bank, is
the first company owned from India to be registered with the Financial Services
Authority in UK. Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Limited is a joint
venture between Kotak Bank and Old Mutual Plc based in the UK and with large
presence in the South African insurance market.
Some of the other subsidiaries of Kotak Bank are Kotak Mahindra Securities Limited,
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited, Kotak Mahindra International Limited, Kotak
Mahindra Private-Equity Trustee Limited, Kotak Mahindra Investments Limited,
Kotak Mahindra Inc., and Kotak Forex Brokerage Limited.The Sponsor has been
consistently profitable and dividend paying company since inception. All group
companies are professionally run companies, employing over 5,000 professional staff
including CAs, MBAs and Engineers.
NDTV AWARDS, 2006
The group has a net worth of over Rs. 5,609 crore, employs around 17,100 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches, franchisees,
representative offices and satellite offices across 344 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York, London, Dubai, Mauritius and Singapore. The Group services
around 3.6 million customer accounts.
Kotak Mahindra Bank The Kotak Mahindra Group's flagship company, Kotak
Mahindra Finance Ltd which was established in 1985, was converted into a
bank- Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd in March 2003 becoming the first Indian
company to convert into a Bank. Its banking operations offer a central
platform for customer relationships across the group's various businesses. The
bank has presence in Commercial Vehicles, Retail Finance, Corporate
Banking, Treasury and Housing Finance.
Kotak Securities Kotak Securities Ltd. is one of India's largest brokerage and
securities distribution houses. Over the years, Kotak Securities has been one of
the leading investment broking houses catering to the needs of both
institutional and non-institutional investor categories with presence all over
the country through franchisees and coordinators. Kotak Securities Ltd. offers
online (through www.kotaksecurities.com) and offline services based on well-
researched expertise and financial products to non-institutional investors.
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Limited Kotak Mahindra Old
Mutual Life Insurance Limited is a joint venture between Kotak Mahindra
Bank Ltd. and Old Mutual plc. Kotak Life Insurance helps customers to take
important financial decisions at every stage in life by offering them a wide
range of innovative life insurance products, to make them financially
independent.
1. KOTAK 30
2. KOTAK TECH
4. KOTAK BALANCE
6. KOTAK GILT
9. KOTAK FLOATER
Objective: - To reduce the interest rate risk associated with investments in fixed rate
instruments by investing predominantly in floating rate securities, money market
Instruments and using appropriate derivatives
Highlights
Systematic Transfer Plan (SWP) caters a phased entry into the Equity markets
rather than putting in all your money at one trench and to book profits from your
equity holdings. Through our STP you can choose to switch your investments from
one Kotak Mutual scheme to another at a predefined frequency by giving a one-time
instruction to us. You also have a choice between switching a fixed sum or only the
appreciation on your investments.
You can choose to transfer either a fixed sum every defined period or only the
appreciation on your investments over that period from one scheme to another. The
later is helpful, where you do not want the transfer to disturb your capital
contribution.
Direct Credit is safer, faster and convenient compared to the conventional cheque
payout mechanism.
5. ECS of Dividends:
Our Online Transactions Facility allows you to have instant access to your
investments at any time from anywhere just at the click of a button.
Here's a list of all facilities you can avail by signing in for our Online Transactions
Facility:
-Redemption.
-Switch Over.
-Account Statement.
7. Email Communication:
You can now opt to receive all your communication from us over e-mail:
8. SMS Services:
-Access the latest NAVs and Dividends for our various schemes on SMS.
Interpretation:
It is clear from the table that out of 100 respondents, 76% of the respondents say that
they are income tax assesses and the rest 24% say that they are not.
76
80
Percentage
60
40
24
20
0
Yes No
Attributes
Interpretation:
It is clear from the table that out of 100 respondents, 70% of the respondents say that
they invest for tax exemption and the rest 30% say that they do not.
80 70
Percentage
60
40 30
20
0
Yes No
Attributes
Interpretation:
It is clear from the table that out of 100 respondents, 33% of the respondents invest in
fixed deposits, 27% invest in Real Estate, 21% in Insurance, 9% in Mutual Fund and
the rest 9% say that they invest in gold.
35 33
30 27
25
Percentage
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1 Less Risk 28 28
2 Good Returns 21 21
3 Liquidity 12 12
4 Assured Returns 36 36
5 Other Reasons 3 3
Total 100 100
Interpretation:
It is clear from the table that out of 100 respondents, 28% of the respondents prefer
investment due to less risk, 21% due to good returns, 12% due to liquidity, 36% due
to assured returns and the rest 3% do it due to other reasons.
40 36
35
Percentage
30 28
25 21
20
15 12
10
5 3
0
Less Risk Good Liquidity Assured Other
Returns Returns Reasons
Attribute
Interpretation:
It is clear from the table that out of 100 respondents, 61% of the respondents invest in
Govt securities and bonds, 18% in Mutual funds and company fixed deposits and the
rest 21% in equity shares.
70 61
Percentage 60
50
40
30 21
18
20
10
0
Govt securities Mutual funds & Equity Shares
and bonds company FD’s
Attributes
Interpretation:
It is clear from the table that out of 100 respondents, 61% of the respondents like their
investment to grow steadily, 27% in an average rate and the rest 12% in a fast rate.
70 61
Percentage 60
50
40
27
30
20 12
10
0
Steadily At average rate Fast
Attributes
Interpretation:
It is clear from the table that out of 100 respondents, 24% of the respondents invest
5% of their total income, 37% invests 5-10% and the rest 39% invest more than 10%.
45
39
40 37
35
Percentage
30
24
25
20
15
10
5
0
5% 5% - 10% More than 10%
Attribute
Interpretation:
It is clear from the table that out of 100 respondents, only 27% of the respondents are
investors of mutual funds and the rest 73% are not.
80 73
70
60
Percentage
50
40
30 27
20
10
0
Yes No
Attribute
Interpretation:
It is clear from the table that out of 100 respondents, 15% of the respondents do not
invest in mutual funds because of lack of awareness, 58% as it is risky and the rest
27% as the returns are not assured.
70
58
60
50
Percentage
40
30 27
20 15
10
0
Awareness Risky Returns not
assured
Attribute
Interpretation:
It is clear from the table that out of 100 respondents, 21% of the respondents feel that
investing in mutual funds are less risky and hence they invest, 30% invest due to
liquidity, 24% due to Professional management and the rest 25% due to fast
appreciation.
35 30
30 24 25
Percentage 21
25
20
15
10
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Interpretation:
It is clear from the table that out of 100 respondents, 57% of the respondents prefer
open-ended mutual funds and the rest 43% closed-ended ones.
60 57
50
43
Percentage
40
30
20
10
0
Open-ended Closed-ended
Attributes
Interpretation:
It is clear from the table that out of 100 respondents, 49% of the respondents prefer
equity type of scheme, 42% prefer debit type of scheme and the rest 9% due to
balance type of scheme.
60
49
50
42
40
Percentage
30
20
9
10
0
Equity Debit Balance
Attributes
Interpretation:
It is clear from the table that out of 100 respondents, 15% of the respondents prefer
UTI mutual funds, 15% prefer Kotak, 30% prefer HDFC, 19% Templeton and the rest
21% prefer LIC.
30
25
25 23
20
20
Percentage
17
15
15
10
0
UTI Kotak HDFC Birla Sun LIC
life
Attributes
Interpretation:
It is clear from the table that out of 100 respondents, 94% of the respondents see
brand name while investing and the rest 6% are not.
100 94
90
80
70
Percentage
60
50
40
30
20
10 6
0
Yes No
Attribute
Interpretation:
It is clear from the table that out of 100 respondents, 39% of the respondents would
withdraw the investment, 55% would wait and watch the show and the rest 6% say
that they would invest more.
60 55
50
39
Percentage
40
30
20
10 6
0
Would Would wait and Would invest
withdraw the watch more in it
investment
Attributes
Interpretation:
It is clear from the table that out of 100 respondents, all 100 respondents have heard
of Kotak Mutual Fund.
120
100
Percentage 100
80
60
40 100
20
0
0
Yes No
Attribute
Interpretation:
It is clear from the table that out of 100 respondents, 15% of the respondent’s view
that Kotak MF is good, 36% feel that it is moderate and the rest 49% say that they are
not aware.
60
49
50
40
Percentage
30 25 26
20
10
0
Good Moderate Not aware
Attributes
5.1 FINDINGS
1. Help the financial institutions (KM) to provide goods and services in private
sector and convenience factor offered by the public sector.
2. Help local banks/small institutions to have big market share (i.e. banks or
institutions which are mot easily accessible gets more preference even if it is a local
bank with out much brand image.)
3. Helps the bank and institutions to provide E-banking facility more effective
and accurate towards investors or customers.
4. Help KM to find out, in Kotak Mahindra product perceived as being value for
money.
5. Help KM to find out, is KM users are considering KM as one stop shop most of
the time.
5.3 SUGGESTIONS
2. Good campaigns can be arranged so that people will know more about Mutual
Funds and will tend to invest in it.
4. Kotak can come up with good, attractive schemes for its investors.
5. Nowadays Indian Mutual fund Industry is attracting more and more retail
investors because of economic stability and increasing growth rate, it leads to gradual
increase in the stock market indices.
6. Interest rates are falling gradually and mutual fund industry is booming
because of this reason investors can move from Bank deposits to mutual funds so
mutual fund organizations should bring new schemes to satisfy the investors.
5.4 CONCLUSION
Dear Sir/Madam,
I, Hemanth.S, student of R.V.I.M, would like your kind attention for a few
minutes to answer this questionnaire. This is part of a survey on ‘Investors
preference towards Mutual Funds with reference to Kotak (KMAMC)’ as a
partial fulfillment of BBM course. Therefore, I kindly request you to fill the following
questionnaire. The information provided by you will be used for academic purpose
only & will be kept confidential.
1. Name :
2. Age :
Housewife () Students ()
Service () Others
()
6. Number of dependents:
14. While buying a Mutual Fund scheme do you see brand name?
Yes
No
15. How would you react if the Stock Market immediately dips?
I would withdraw my money
I would wait & watch
I I would invest more in it.
16. Have you heard of Kotak mutual fund and its scheme?
Yes
No
Thank you very much for your valuable time & co-operation.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
Author Book
Business World
Mint
Financial Express
Websites
www.kotakmutual.com
www.google.com
www.sebi.com
www.mutualfundsindia.com
www.amfiindia.com
www.wikipedia.org