ZENITH International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 2

Returns and risks of mutual fund schemes: A case study

  • Author:
  • Priyanka Poddar1, K. K. Jaiswal2
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Page Number: 341 to 349

1Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Commerce, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Email: priyanka3027@gmail.com

2Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Email: kkjaiswal.bhu@gmail.com

Online published on 2 April, 2019.

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the performance of open-ended equity schemes of Birla Sun Life and HDFC Mutual Funds with growth option. To examine the performance, a sample of 12 schemes have been selected on the basis of monthly returns and compared with benchmark (BSE National 100 Index) returns for the period from January 2007 to December 2015 (nine years) of transition economy. For this purpose, statistical tools like average, standard deviation, beta and coefficient of determination were employed.

Keywords

Open-ended, Benchmark, Standard deviation, Coefficient of determination, Beta