Credit Risk Funds

ASK Property Fund commits ₹300 crore to two Ghaziabad housing projects

The investments will support BRV Group's 4.7-acre Vasundhara project and KW Group's 1.5-acre Indirapuram development as ASK expands in established NCR markets

Debt fund YTMs stabilise, but peak still a few basis points away

YTMs of all debt fund categories, except credit risk and overnight, in a narrow range of 6.3-7.3%

Sub-par returns in over half the schemes plague credit risk funds

10 out of 16 schemes have delivered below 6% returns in one year; Category AUM still a fraction of pre-pandemic level

BOI AXA to Nippon India: Credit risk funds shine with 17.4% returns

The past few months have seen several debt fund categories delivering subdued returns because of the spike in bond yields.

Investing in credit funds based on past returns would be foolhardy: Experts

Credit risk funds are showing a category average return of 13.2 per cent for the past year

Credit risk funds once again back on investors' radar, shows data

After witnessing sharp outflows in 2020, credit risk funds are once again back on investor radar

Select a credit risk fund that avoided mishap in recent past: Analysts

Given their high-risk nature, take limited exposure in your satellite portfolio

Credit risk funds top league table with 8.4% returns, shows data

This is thanks to economic revival, improving upgrades to downgrades ratio, say experts

Returns of most debt fund categories plummet below 5%, shows data

'Extraordinary scenario' say experts as both, short and long-duration funds give low returns

Limit credit fund exposure to 10%-15% of portfolio, advise experts

Go with a fund manager who negotiated the past 5 years without default or downgrade

Credit risk funds top debt returns chart in the past year, shows data

Yet these schemes have run out of investors' favour since April 2020, especially after the Franklin Templeton episode

SBI Magnum Medium Duration Fund: Active management of credit risk, duration

The fund maintained modified duration in the range of 1.7 years to 3.7 years during the past 3 years, averaging 3 years

Credit risk funds report positive flows in January as economy recovers

Debt schemes take significant exposure in not-so-highly rated companies and had lost their appeal after April 2019

MF industry will grow at 20% CAGR for the next five years: Amfi CEO

In a Q&A, N S Venkatesh says there are enough inefficiencies in the market right now, which will help fund managers generate alpha over the index

Credit risk fund outflow reduces as yields rise on rally in rates

Offer significant spread over 'AAA' corporate bond funds over 3-yr period

Consider well-diversified credit risk funds with limited exposure

Investors should observe a few precautions, despite the likely higher returns

Credit risk erosion likely to weigh on debt business of mutual funds

Credit risk funds usually fetch between 1.5 per cent and 1.9 per cent expense ratio, depending on the fund house and size of the scheme

Credit funds could see unlisted exposure rise over high redemptions

Shrinking asset size has added to challenges in bringing down levels of such investments

As investor exits continue, credit risk funds lose half of their asset base

Fear of worsening credit profile, economic uncertainty, trigger investor exits

HNIs steer clear of illiquid investments after Covid-19 outbreak

Market-linked debentures and credit risk funds - two products to have grown popular in the past two years - have fallen out of favour since the outbreak