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SBI Mutual Fund on Monday bought 47.33 lakh shares of HDFC AMC for Rs 757 crore through an open market transaction. According to the bulk deal data available with the National Stock Exchange (NSE), SBI Mutual Fund purchased 47,33,788 shares of the company. The shares were acquired at an average price of Rs 1,600 apiece, taking the aggregate value at Rs 757.40 crore. On Monday, shares of HDFC AMC closed 0.17 per cent higher at Rs 1,681 per scrip on the NSE. In a separate bulk deal, Shrem Infra Structure Pvt Ltd offloaded shares in Shrem InvIT for Rs 178 crore through an open market transaction. Shrem Infra Structure Pvt Ltd is the sponsor of Shrem InvIT (Shrem Infrastructure Investment Trust). Shrem Infra Structure sold 1.56 crore shares at an average price of Rs 114 per piece, taking the transaction value at Rs 177.84 crore, as per the data available with the NSE. Rohit Kapadia and Kairus Shavak Dadachanji A/C Non-Discretionary were the buyers of the shares. Shares of Shrem Inv
SBI Mutual Fund on Monday said it has mobilised around Rs 3,600 crore in its New Fund Offer (NFO) for a dividend yield fund offering, giving it a market share of over 25 per cent in the segment. The fund house collected the amount on the back of a strong promotion in regional languages, with around 1.23 lakh applications from 70 per cent of pin codes in the country and around 40,000 new investors. The NFO of SBI Dividend Yield Fund was opened during February 20 to March 6, and it will reopen for subscriptions on March 17, the company said in a statement. With this fund collection, SBI Mutual Fund now commands over 25 per cent share, the largest in the Dividend Yield category, which now has a total assets under management of Rs 13,844 crore. The fund house believes that the category has a lot of potential and dividend yield funds should be part of an investor's portfolio, especially those looking to invest directly in equity or looking for a regular cash flow from dividends.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone has repaid Rs 1,500 crore loan and will repay another Rs 1,000 crore in commercial papers due in March. The Adani Group firm paid Rs 1,000 crore to SBI Mutual Fund and Rs 500 crore to Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund on commercial papers that matured on Monday, as scheduled. "This part prepayment is from the existing cash balance and funds generated from the business operations," a company spokesperson said. "This underscores the confidence which the market has placed on the prudent capital and liquidity management plan for the group." An SBI MF spokesperson said it has no further exposure. "SBI MF had an exposure of around Rs 1,000 crore to Adani Group, which has been repaid on maturity. We have no further exposure to the Adani Group," the spokesperson said.
SBI Mutual Fund on Thursday said its equity fund -- SBI Contra Fund -- has recorded nearly 100 per cent growth in its asset base to Rs 4,688 crore in last one year. "The scheme AUM (Assets Under Management) stands at Rs 4,687.76 crore as on June 30, 2022 as compared to Rs 2,397.73 crore as on June 30, 2021," SBI Mutual Fund (MF) said in a statement. SBI Contra Fund has significantly outperformed its first-tier benchmark -- S&P BSE 500 TRI -- in the short, medium, and long term. The fund has delivered the highest returns in the category in the 1-year time period(11.55 per cent), 3-year (21.34 per cent), 5-year (12.90 per cent) and since inception in 2005 (18.41 per cent), the statement noted. The scheme has witnessed strong interest from all segments of investors -- retail and High Networth Individuals (HNIs) and is suitable for investors who have advanced knowledge of macro trends and prefer to take selective bets for higher returns. The scheme follows a combination of top-down .