About Sahara Banking and Financial Services Fund

The Sahara Banking and Financial Services Fund is an open-ended sectoral equity scheme. It seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity and equity-related instruments of companies whose business comprises of banking or financial services (either completely or in part).

Pros & Cons of Sahara Banking and Financial Services Fund

• The scheme allocates around 75%-100% of its total assets to equity and equity-related instruments while limiting its debt and money market exposure to 25%.
• As on September 30, 2018, the scheme is not ranked under CRISIL’s Sectoral/ Thematic Fund category.
• Further, it has generated returns of 20.59% per year over the 10 last years (as on January 16, 2019).

Fund Information and Statistics of Sahara Banking and Financial Services Fund

Inception / Launch Date

The scheme was launched on 16 September 2008 by Sahara Mutual Fund.

Risk Level

According to the investment objective and asset allocation of the scheme, it has a High risk-level associated with it.

Redemption

An investor can redeem units in multiples of Rs. 1,000. Further, the redemption proceeds are dispatched within 10 business days of the receipt of a valid redemption request.

Fund Manager(s)

Mr. Anshum Nandecha is the Fund Manager of the Sahara Banking and Financial Services Fund.

Entry / Exit Load

There is no entry load in this scheme.

The exit load structure is as follows:

• If the units are redeemed after the completion of 12 months from the date of allotment of the said units, then the exit load = Nil
• If the units are redeemed within 12 months from the date of allotment of the said units, then the exit load = 1% of the applicable NAV

Tax benefits of investing in Sahara Banking and Financial Services Fund

The following taxes are applicable to income arising from investing in this scheme:

• STCG tax (units are held for a period of less than 12 months) of 15 percent on redemption of units.
• LTCG (units are held for a period of more than 12 months), in excess of Rs 1 Lakh, is taxed at 10 percent without indexation benefits on the redemption of units.

About Sahara Mutual Fund

Sahara Mutual Fund has a team of experts who help investors manage their investments, diversify the portfolios and reduce their investment risks. They help investors choose the right scheme based on their financial goals and risk preferences. A part of the Sahara India Group, the fund house offers a wide range of mutual fund schemes to investors.