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6 Best Liquid Mutual Funds 2024
In common terms, Best Liquid Funds are Debt Mutual Funds or rather money market Mutual Funds with the only difference being in the investment duration. Liquid Funds invest in very short money Market instruments like the Certificate of Deposit, treasury bills, commercial papers etc.
The investment duration of these funds is very short, generally ranging from a couple of days to a few weeks (it can even be one day!). The average residual maturity of liquid funds is less than 91 days as they invest in securities which individually have a maturity upto 91 days. Being a short-term Debt fund, these funds are highly suitable for investors looking for low-risk investments for short duration.
The low maturity period of best liquid funds helps fund managers to fulfil the Redemption demand of investors easily. In the market, there are various liquid fund investments available.
Why Invest in Liquid Funds?
- Liquid funds have no lock-in or very low lock-in period.
- The interest rate of liquid mutual funds is the lowest among all short-term investments due to low maturity period.
- No entry and exit loads are applicable.
- Liquid funds are a perfect solution for investors who wish to park their idle cash for a short duration without the risk of Capital Loss.
Liquid Funds better than Saving Bank Account?
Investing in liquid funds are any day a better option on investment as compared to putting money in popular saving Bank account schemes.
Owing to its familiarity and institutionalized nature of saving bank accounts, an average Indian taxpayer has more trust in them. However, it seems they are not the most popular short-term investment anymore. This is due to the rising acceptance of mutual funds by investors with different investment goals. Your hard earned money that lies in a savings bank account fetches you only 3.5% interest per annum. However, the best liquid funds have returned as high as 6.5-7.5% on an average in the past 1 year period, on an annualized Basis.
So, on returns alone, liquid funds score over a savings bank account. If you have a raise or a bonus coming your way, invest in liquid funds and party later.
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6 Best Liquid Funds India FY 24 - 25
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 1 MO (%) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 2023 (%) Debt Yield (YTM) Mod. Duration Eff. Maturity Axis Liquid Fund Growth ₹2,680.64
↑ 0.42 ₹22,169 0.6 1.9 3.7 7.3 7.1 7.41% 1M 13D 1M 14D Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund Growth ₹388.052
↑ 0.06 ₹29,764 0.6 1.9 3.7 7.2 7.1 7.47% 1M 17D 1M 17D UTI Liquid Cash Plan Growth ₹3,950.78
↑ 0.61 ₹18,736 0.6 1.8 3.7 7.2 7 7.58% 1M 29D 1M 29D ICICI Prudential Liquid Fund Growth ₹356.583
↑ 0.06 ₹35,428 0.6 1.9 3.7 7.2 7 7.49% 1M 11D 1M 15D IDFC Cash Fund Growth ₹2,911.57
↑ 0.44 ₹10,444 0.6 1.8 3.7 7.2 7 7.6% 2M 4D 2M 4D Tata Liquid Fund Growth ₹3,793.44
↑ 0.62 ₹17,463 0.6 1.8 3.7 7.2 7 7.37% 1M 9D 1M 9D Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 30 Apr 24 Liquid funds having AUM/Net Assets above 10,000 Crore and managing funds for 5 or more years. Sorted on Last 1 Calendar Year Return.
To provide a high level of liquidity with reasonable returns commensurating with low risk through a portfolio of money market and debt securities. However there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved. Axis Liquid Fund is a Debt - Liquid Fund fund was launched on 9 Oct 09. It is a fund with Low risk and has given a Below is the key information for Axis Liquid Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Aditya Birla Sun Life Cash Plus Fund) An Open-ended liquid scheme with the objective to provide reasonable returns at a high level of safety and liquidity through judicious investments in high quality debt and money market instruments. Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund is a Debt - Liquid Fund fund was launched on 30 Mar 04. It is a fund with Low risk and has given a Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of the scheme is to generate steady and reasonable income, with low risk and high level of liquidity from a portfolio of money market securities and high quality debt. UTI Liquid Cash Plan is a Debt - Liquid Fund fund was launched on 11 Dec 03. It is a fund with Low risk and has given a Below is the key information for UTI Liquid Cash Plan Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile ICICI Prudential Liquid Plan) To provide reasonable returns, commensurate with low risk while providing a high level of liquidity, through investments made primarily in money market and debt securities. ICICI Prudential Liquid Fund is a Debt - Liquid Fund fund was launched on 17 Nov 05. It is a fund with Low risk and has given a Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Liquid Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To generate optimal returns with high liquidity by investing in high quality money market and debt instruments. However there is no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be realized. IDFC Cash Fund is a Debt - Liquid Fund fund was launched on 4 Jun 08. It is a fund with Low risk and has given a Below is the key information for IDFC Cash Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile TATA Money Market Fund ) To create a highly liquid portfolio of money market instruments so as to provide reasonable returns and high liquidity to the unitholders. Tata Liquid Fund is a Debt - Liquid Fund fund was launched on 1 Sep 04. It is a fund with Low risk and has given a Below is the key information for Tata Liquid Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. Axis Liquid Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 7% since its launch. Ranked 21 in Liquid Fund category. Return for 2023 was 7.1% , 2022 was 4.9% and 2021 was 3.3% . Axis Liquid Fund
Growth Launch Date 9 Oct 09 NAV (30 Apr 24) ₹2,680.64 ↑ 0.42 (0.02 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹22,169 on 31 Mar 24 Category Debt - Liquid Fund AMC Axis Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Low Expense Ratio 0.22 Sharpe Ratio 1.46 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 7.41% Effective Maturity 1 Month 14 Days Modified Duration 1 Month 13 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 19 ₹10,000 30 Apr 20 ₹10,610 30 Apr 21 ₹10,970 30 Apr 22 ₹11,347 30 Apr 23 ₹12,028 Returns for Axis Liquid Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Apr 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.6% 3 Month 1.9% 6 Month 3.7% 1 Year 7.3% 3 Year 5.6% 5 Year 5.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 7.1% 2022 4.9% 2021 3.3% 2020 4.3% 2019 6.6% 2018 7.5% 2017 6.7% 2016 7.6% 2015 8.4% 2014 9.1% Fund Manager information for Axis Liquid Fund
Name Since Tenure Devang Shah 5 Nov 12 11.41 Yr. Aditya Pagaria 13 Aug 16 7.64 Yr. Sachin Jain 3 Jul 23 0.75 Yr. Data below for Axis Liquid Fund as on 31 Mar 24
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 99.79% Other 0.21% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 64.57% Corporate 27.95% Government 7.27% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Clearing Corporation Of India Ltd
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -5% ₹1,724 Cr Punjab National Bank
Domestic Bonds | -4% ₹1,380 Cr 28,000
↑ 28,000 Union Bank Of India
Certificate of Deposit | -3% ₹1,217 Cr 24,500 India (Republic of)
- | -3% ₹1,204 Cr 122,000,000
↑ 122,000,000 182 DTB 16052024
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹1,193 Cr 120,000,000 Indusind Bank Ltd.
Debentures | -3% ₹1,111 Cr 22,500
↑ 22,500 Indian Bank
Certificate of Deposit | -3% ₹990 Cr 20,000 Small Industries Development Bank Of India
Certificate of Deposit | -3% ₹971 Cr 19,600
↑ 4,100 Canara Bank
Domestic Bonds | -2% ₹793 Cr 16,000 Punjab National Bank
Domestic Bonds | -2% ₹791 Cr 16,000 2. Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 7% since its launch. Ranked 15 in Liquid Fund category. Return for 2023 was 7.1% , 2022 was 4.8% and 2021 was 3.3% . Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund
Growth Launch Date 30 Mar 04 NAV (30 Apr 24) ₹388.052 ↑ 0.06 (0.02 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹29,764 on 31 Mar 24 Category Debt - Liquid Fund AMC Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Low Expense Ratio 0.33 Sharpe Ratio 1.19 Information Ratio -2.9 Alpha Ratio -0.23 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 7.47% Effective Maturity 1 Month 17 Days Modified Duration 1 Month 17 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 19 ₹10,000 30 Apr 20 ₹10,610 30 Apr 21 ₹10,978 30 Apr 22 ₹11,353 30 Apr 23 ₹12,032 Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Apr 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.6% 3 Month 1.9% 6 Month 3.7% 1 Year 7.2% 3 Year 5.5% 5 Year 5.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 7.1% 2022 4.8% 2021 3.3% 2020 4.3% 2019 6.7% 2018 7.4% 2017 6.7% 2016 7.7% 2015 8.4% 2014 9.2% Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund
Name Since Tenure Sunaina Cunha 15 Jul 11 12.72 Yr. Kaustubh Gupta 15 Jul 11 12.72 Yr. Sanjay Pawar 1 Jul 22 1.75 Yr. Dhaval Joshi 21 Nov 22 1.36 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund as on 31 Mar 24
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 99.57% Debt 0.21% Other 0.22% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 74.89% Corporate 15.31% Government 9.58% Credit Quality
Rating Value AA 0.16% AAA 99.84% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Reverse Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -9% ₹4,044 Cr 6.69% Govt Stock 2024
Sovereign Bonds | -6% ₹2,694 Cr 269,500,000
↑ 269,500,000 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Commercial Paper | -4% ₹1,926 Cr 39,000
↓ -1,000 Bank Of Baroda
Certificate of Deposit | -3% ₹1,192 Cr 24,000 India (Republic of)
- | -2% ₹1,036 Cr 105,000,000
↑ 105,000,000 India (Republic of)
- | -2% ₹989 Cr 100,000,000 Small Industries Development Bank Of India
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹943 Cr 19,000 India (Republic of)
- | -2% ₹941 Cr 95,596,200
↑ 95,596,200 Axis Bank Limited
Certificate of Deposit | -2% ₹870 Cr 17,500 HDFC Bank Limited
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹814 Cr 16,400
↑ 8,500 3. UTI Liquid Cash Plan
CAGR/Annualized return of 6.9% since its launch. Ranked 32 in Liquid Fund category. Return for 2023 was 7% , 2022 was 4.8% and 2021 was 3.3% . UTI Liquid Cash Plan
Growth Launch Date 11 Dec 03 NAV (30 Apr 24) ₹3,950.78 ↑ 0.61 (0.02 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹18,736 on 31 Mar 24 Category Debt - Liquid Fund AMC UTI Asset Management Company Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Low Expense Ratio 0.23 Sharpe Ratio 1.21 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 1,500 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 7.58% Effective Maturity 1 Month 29 Days Modified Duration 1 Month 29 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 19 ₹10,000 30 Apr 20 ₹10,598 30 Apr 21 ₹10,959 30 Apr 22 ₹11,334 30 Apr 23 ₹12,010 Returns for UTI Liquid Cash Plan
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Apr 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.6% 3 Month 1.8% 6 Month 3.7% 1 Year 7.2% 3 Year 5.5% 5 Year 5.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 6.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 7% 2022 4.8% 2021 3.3% 2020 4.2% 2019 6.6% 2018 7.4% 2017 6.7% 2016 7.7% 2015 8.3% 2014 9.1% Fund Manager information for UTI Liquid Cash Plan
Name Since Tenure Amit Sharma 7 Jul 17 6.74 Yr. Data below for UTI Liquid Cash Plan as on 31 Mar 24
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 99.78% Other 0.22% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 66.18% Corporate 20.32% Government 13.28% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity India (Republic of)
- | -9% ₹2,470 Cr 25,000,000,000 Net Current Assets
Net Current Assets | -6% ₹1,583 Cr 6.69% Govt Stock 2024
Sovereign Bonds | -6% ₹1,509 Cr 15,100,000,000
↑ 15,100,000,000 Small Industries Development Bank of India
Debentures | -4% ₹991 Cr 10,000,000,000 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Commercial Paper | -3% ₹743 Cr 7,500,000,000 Canara Bank
Certificate of Deposit | -3% ₹693 Cr 7,000,000,000
↓ -1,000,000,000 Union Bank Of India
Certificate of Deposit | -2% ₹498 Cr 5,000,000,000
↑ 2,500,000,000 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹498 Cr 5,000,000,000 India (Republic of)
- | -2% ₹497 Cr 5,000,000,000 Punjab & Sind Bank
Debentures | -2% ₹497 Cr 5,000,000,000 4. ICICI Prudential Liquid Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 7.1% since its launch. Ranked 20 in Liquid Fund category. Return for 2023 was 7% , 2022 was 4.8% and 2021 was 3.2% . ICICI Prudential Liquid Fund
Growth Launch Date 17 Nov 05 NAV (30 Apr 24) ₹356.583 ↑ 0.06 (0.02 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹35,428 on 31 Mar 24 Category Debt - Liquid Fund AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Low Expense Ratio 0.29 Sharpe Ratio 1.05 Information Ratio -4.19 Alpha Ratio -0.26 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 99 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 7.49% Effective Maturity 1 Month 15 Days Modified Duration 1 Month 11 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 19 ₹10,000 30 Apr 20 ₹10,604 30 Apr 21 ₹10,967 30 Apr 22 ₹11,337 30 Apr 23 ₹12,004 Returns for ICICI Prudential Liquid Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Apr 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.6% 3 Month 1.9% 6 Month 3.7% 1 Year 7.2% 3 Year 5.5% 5 Year 5.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 7% 2022 4.8% 2021 3.2% 2020 4.3% 2019 6.6% 2018 7.4% 2017 6.6% 2016 7.7% 2015 8.3% 2014 9.1% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Liquid Fund
Name Since Tenure Rohan Maru 19 Sep 13 10.54 Yr. Nikhil Kabra 1 Dec 23 0.33 Yr. Darshil Dedhia 12 Jun 23 0.81 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Liquid Fund as on 31 Mar 24
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 99.79% Other 0.21% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 66.55% Government 17.21% Corporate 16.03% Credit Quality
Rating Value AA 0.18% AAA 99.82% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Treps
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -9% ₹4,557 Cr India (Republic of)
- | -5% ₹2,477 Cr 250,000,000 India (Republic of)
- | -5% ₹2,460 Cr 250,000,000
↑ 250,000,000 India (Republic of)
- | -4% ₹2,034 Cr 205,535,500 Canara Bank
Certificate of Deposit | -3% ₹1,637 Cr 33,000 Small Industries Development Bank of India
Commercial Paper | -3% ₹1,235 Cr 25,000 National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹993 Cr 20,000 Bank Of Baroda
Certificate of Deposit | -2% ₹992 Cr 20,000 Punjab National Bank
Certificate of Deposit | -2% ₹992 Cr 20,000 Bank of Baroda
Debentures | -2% ₹992 Cr 20,000 5. IDFC Cash Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 7% since its launch. Ranked 26 in Liquid Fund category. Return for 2023 was 7% , 2022 was 4.8% and 2021 was 3.2% . IDFC Cash Fund
Growth Launch Date 4 Jun 08 NAV (30 Apr 24) ₹2,911.57 ↑ 0.44 (0.02 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹10,444 on 31 Mar 24 Category Debt - Liquid Fund AMC IDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Low Expense Ratio 0.23 Sharpe Ratio 1.07 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 100 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 7.6% Effective Maturity 2 Months 4 Days Modified Duration 2 Months 4 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 19 ₹10,000 30 Apr 20 ₹10,575 30 Apr 21 ₹10,923 30 Apr 22 ₹11,294 30 Apr 23 ₹11,962 30 Apr 24 ₹12,825 Returns for IDFC Cash Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Apr 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.6% 3 Month 1.8% 6 Month 3.7% 1 Year 7.2% 3 Year 5.5% 5 Year 5.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 7% 2022 4.8% 2021 3.2% 2020 4% 2019 6.3% 2018 7.3% 2017 6.6% 2016 7.6% 2015 8.4% 2014 9.1% Fund Manager information for IDFC Cash Fund
Name Since Tenure Harshal Joshi 15 Sep 15 8.55 Yr. Brijesh Shah 1 Dec 21 2.33 Yr. Sreejith Balasubramanian 31 Aug 23 0.59 Yr. Data below for IDFC Cash Fund as on 31 Mar 24
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 99.82% Other 0.18% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 65.86% Government 17.52% Corporate 16.45% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity India (Republic of)
- | -6% ₹991 Cr 100,000,000 Small Industries Development Bank of India
Debentures | -6% ₹991 Cr 100,000,000 India (Republic of)
- | -6% ₹946 Cr 95,000,000 Triparty Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -5% ₹827 Cr Export-Import Bank Of India
Commercial Paper | -5% ₹744 Cr 75,000,000 National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
Commercial Paper | -4% ₹695 Cr 70,000,000 Canara Bank
Domestic Bonds | -4% ₹694 Cr 70,000,000 6.69% Govt Stock 2024
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹500 Cr 50,000,000
↑ 50,000,000 Tata Capital Limited
Commercial Paper | -3% ₹498 Cr 50,000,000 Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
Commercial Paper | -3% ₹497 Cr 50,000,000 6. Tata Liquid Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 7% since its launch. Ranked 18 in Liquid Fund category. Return for 2023 was 7% , 2022 was 4.8% and 2021 was 3.2% . Tata Liquid Fund
Growth Launch Date 1 Sep 04 NAV (30 Apr 24) ₹3,793.44 ↑ 0.62 (0.02 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹17,463 on 31 Mar 24 Category Debt - Liquid Fund AMC Tata Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Low Expense Ratio 0.25 Sharpe Ratio 1.09 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 7.37% Effective Maturity 1 Month 9 Days Modified Duration 1 Month 9 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 19 ₹10,000 30 Apr 20 ₹10,611 30 Apr 21 ₹10,969 30 Apr 22 ₹11,340 30 Apr 23 ₹12,003 30 Apr 24 ₹12,870 Returns for Tata Liquid Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Apr 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.6% 3 Month 1.8% 6 Month 3.7% 1 Year 7.2% 3 Year 5.5% 5 Year 5.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 7% 2022 4.8% 2021 3.2% 2020 4.3% 2019 6.6% 2018 7.4% 2017 6.7% 2016 7.7% 2015 8.4% 2014 9.1% Fund Manager information for Tata Liquid Fund
Name Since Tenure Amit Somani 16 Oct 13 10.47 Yr. Abhishek Sonthalia 6 Feb 20 4.15 Yr. Data below for Tata Liquid Fund as on 31 Mar 24
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 99.7% Other 0.3% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 72.6% Corporate 13.63% Government 13.46% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Bank Of Baroda
Certificate of Deposit | -6% ₹1,187 Cr 24,000 India (Republic of)
- | -6% ₹1,181 Cr 120,000,000
↑ 120,000,000 Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
Debentures | -5% ₹963 Cr 19,500 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Commercial Paper | -5% ₹941 Cr 19,000 PNB Housing Finance Ltd.
Commercial Paper | -4% ₹792 Cr 16,000 Canara Bank
Domestic Bonds | -4% ₹791 Cr 16,000 91 DTB 25042024
Sovereign Bonds | -4% ₹784 Cr 78,500,000
↓ -500,000 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Commercial Paper | -4% ₹748 Cr 15,000 Aditya Birla Finance Limited
Debentures | -4% ₹745 Cr 15,000 Bajaj Financial Securities Limited
Commercial Paper | -3% ₹600 Cr 12,000
How to evaluate Liquid Mutual Funds?
When looking for a liquid mutual fund, the past return should not be the only Factor for consideration. Other factors like fund size, track record, credit quality of Underlying securities should also be kept in mind.
1. Investment Plans
Liquid funds come with different plans like a daily dividend plan, weekly dividend plan, monthly dividend plan and growth plans. In the growth option, profits made by the scheme are invested back into it. This results in the NAV (Net Asset Value) of the scheme rising over time. In the dividend option, the profits made by the fund are not re-invested. Dividends are distributed to the investor from time to time. Investors can choose their plan as per their convenience and liquidity needs.
2. Expense Ratio
Mutual funds charge a fee to manage your funds called an expense ratio. As per SEBI norms, the upper limit of expense ratio is 2.25%. In case of liquid funds, they maintain a lower expense ratio to provide relatively higher returns over a short period of time.
3. Investment Horizon
Plan your investment horizon. Liquid funds are exclusively meant to invest surplus cash over a very short period of time that is for 91 days. So, if you have an idle cash, you can invest here for a short period and earn better returns than bank Savings Account. In case you have a longer investment horizon of up to 1 year, then you may consider investing in short duration funds to get relatively higher returns.
Features of Liquid Mutual Funds
1. Exit Load Of Liquid Mutual Funds
Considering the fact that liquid mutual funds are short-term investments with a low maturity period, the majority of the funds under this category do not levy any exit load on redemption. Also, if there exists any exit load, it is very nominal and usually not more than a week. Liquid funds generally do not have an exit load given they are very short investment products.
2. Volatility Of Liquid Fund Investment
Generally, the Volatility of liquid funds is low as the investment lasts for a few days to weeks. So, the risk of loss in investment is quite less. However, it is suggested to make a liquid fund investment considering the market condition to avoid the opportunity of loss.
3. Lock-in Period Of Best Liquid Funds
Given that liquid mutual funds are very short-term investment options, liquid funds do not have any lock-in period. Liquid Funds can be invested for a time period as short as one day going upto a couple of weeks.
4. Liquid Fund Returns
Liquid funds are one of the best short-term investments during a high Inflation period. In the high inflation period, the interest rate on the liquid fund is high. Thus, helping liquid mutual funds to earn good returns. The liquid fund returns are usually higher than that of other traditional investments like bank fixed deposits or savings accounts. However, it is suggested to invest in best liquid funds choosing a right option (growth, dividend payout, dividend re-investment) suiting your needs.
5. Liquid Funds Taxation
Generally, liquid fund returns receive in the form of dividends are not taxed in the hands of investors. However, a Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) of approximately 28% is deducted by the mutual fund company from the dividends. Moreover, for the investors who have opted for growth option, a short-term Capital Gain tax is deducted as per the individual’s tax slab. This tax Deduction is same as that of a savings account.
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Due to the lack of awareness about liquid funds, people don’t invest in them and instead keep huge sums in a savings account. But, it’s never too late to begin something good. So, invest in best liquid funds today!
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