Mumbai, Mar 8 (UNI) Edelweiss Asset Management Company Limited on Monday announced the launch of Edelweiss NIFTY PSU Bond Plus SDL Index Fund - 2026 .

NFO will be open for subscription between March 10 to March 16, 2021.

Passively managed, this first of its kind index fund will invest in AAA rated PSU Bonds as well as State Development Loans (SDL). With an investment amount that is as low as Rs 5,000, the fund will have a defined maturity date of April 30, 2026.

At maturity, investors will get back their investment proceeds. The fund will aim to hold the bonds till maturity in order to provide stability and visibility of returns to investors. Taxed at 20 per cent post indexation, this fund will be more tax efficient as compared to traditional avenues.

'Post the success we’ve seen with corporate bond ETFs with the launch of Bharat Bond last year, it is heartening to now see a significant rise in popularity of target maturity debt funds among investors. Yields have risen in last couple of weeks and this is a good time to invest in a target maturity fund and lock-in investments at higher yields. This index fund can give a fair amount of visible and tax efficient returns, along with higher safety and transparency at a low cost. With the financialization of savings taking centre stage, such solutions will build more investor confidence in debt mutual funds. We are committed to launch more such innovative yet simple solutions for our investors,' commented Radhika Gupta, CEO, Edelweiss Mutual Fund.

This is a first ever, open-ended, Target Maturity Index Fund that will predominantly invest in the constituents of NIFTY PSU Bond Plus SDL 50:50 Index. Proportion of investments of AAA PSU Bonds and SDLs will be equally divided with a weightage of 50 pc each. Exposure to any single company’s bonds or loans would be capped at 15 pc of the corpus. Subsequently, there will be a quarterly rebalancing and review of the index constituents.

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