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What is Mutual Fund

Mutual Fund

About Mutual Fund

What is Mutual Fund

A mutual fund is a professionally-managed investment scheme, made up of a pool of money collected from many investors to invest in securities like stocks, bonds, money market instruments, and other assets.
 
Mutual funds are operated by professional money managers, who allocate the fund's assets and attempt to produce capital gains or income for the fund's investors.
 
A mutual fund's portfolio is structured and maintained to match the investment objectives stated in its prospectus.
Mutual funds give small or individual investors access to professionally managed portfolios of equities, bonds, and other securities.
 
Each shareholder, therefore, participates proportionally in the gains or losses of the
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Updated On : 05 Aug 2026 | 7:27 AM IST

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Updated On : 31 Jul 2026 | 10:21 PM IST

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Updated On : 26 Jul 2026 | 2:42 PM IST

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Updated On : 23 Jul 2026 | 10:52 PM IST

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Updated On : 23 Jul 2026 | 10:40 PM IST

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Updated On : 23 Jul 2026 | 2:29 PM IST

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Updated On : 21 Jul 2026 | 10:20 PM IST

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Updated On : 15 Jul 2026 | 11:26 PM IST

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Updated On : 15 Jul 2026 | 10:46 PM IST

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Updated On : 14 Jul 2026 | 11:22 PM IST

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Updated On : 29 Jun 2026 | 6:40 PM IST

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Updated On : 28 Jun 2026 | 11:32 PM IST

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Updated On : 13 Jun 2026 | 7:00 AM IST

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Updated On : 10 Jun 2026 | 5:51 PM IST

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Updated On : 08 Jun 2026 | 12:04 AM IST

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Updated On : 07 Jun 2026 | 11:15 AM IST

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Updated On : 03 Jun 2026 | 6:24 PM IST

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