Addendum

This one is not written up yet

The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.

Written up from the same chapter

• Base Expense RatioThe management-and-administration slice of a scheme's cost, capped by the SEBI slabs — the first and largest of the four components that add up to Total Expense Ratio.
• Due diligence certificateThe formal certificate a lead manager signs and files with SEBI at prescribed stages of an issue, confirming that it has verified the issuer's disclosures and that the offer document is compliant.
• Fund factsheetThe monthly scheme summary an AMC publishes voluntarily — portfolio, performance, risk measures and investment details in one document. It is an AMFI best practice, not a statutory requirement.
• ISINThe 12-character code (ISO 6166) that identifies one specific security in the depository system — country prefix, nine-character basic number and a check digit, as in INE475C01012.
• Key Information MemorandumThe short summary of the SID and SAI that SEBI requires to accompany every mutual fund application form — the one scheme document an investor is guaranteed to be handed.
• Specialized Investment FundA mutual fund product line introduced by SEBI in 2024 for sophisticated strategies, with a minimum investment of Rs 10 lakh across all of an AMC's strategies — sitting between mutual funds and PMS.