Active funds may not beat index as most don't give remarkable returns

Active MFs' fees are 10-50 times the fees of the most actively traded Nifty50 ETF

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5 min read Last Updated : Oct 12 2019 | 11:44 PM IST

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The active mutual fund (MF) industry keeps repeating the statement that ‘the average Indian active MF beats the index and delivers alpha’. And they use various deceptive arguments to support thi

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First Published: Oct 12 2019 | 11:44 PM IST

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Active MFs' fees are 10-50 times the fees of the most actively traded Nifty50 ETF

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