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If you are a conservative investor, go for target maturity debt ETFs

They enable investors to lock in returns, minimise credit and interest rate risk

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ETFs are listed on exchanges, allowing investors to redeem mid-tenure if they wish to (though liquidity on the exchanges may not be high)

Sanjay Kumar Singh New Delhi
Debt exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that terminate on a specified date are gaining popularity. Earlier, there was only Edelweiss Mutual Fund’s Bharat Bond ETF/fund of fund. Now, Nippon India Mutual Fund is set to launch its Nippon India ETF Nifty CPSE Bond Plus SDL-2024 Maturity.

A target maturity debt ETF offers several advantages. “It has a defined maturity period, which improves predictability of return to the investor if he holds it till maturity,” says Amit Tripathi, chief investment officer – fixed income, Nippon Life India Asset Management.

They are transparent as ETFs track indices. “An ETF’s portfolio is well defined from the outset