Closed-end scheme

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

• Exchange Traded FundA mutual fund scheme whose units are listed and traded on a stock exchange like a share, so you transact at live prices through the day instead of at one end-of-day NAV.
• Fixed Maturity PlanA close-ended debt scheme whose portfolio maturity is aligned to the scheme's own maturity date, so the investor who stays to the end has a reasonably visible outcome — though never a guaranteed one.
• Fund of fundsAn AIF that invests in the units of other AIFs rather than directly in investee companies — buying diversification across managers and strategies, and paying two layers of fees for it.
• Instant Access FacilityA facility that credits redemption proceeds to a resident individual investor's bank account on the same day, offered only in overnight and liquid schemes and only through the AMC's own website or app.
• 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.
• Net Asset ValueThe net assets of a mutual fund scheme divided by the number of units outstanding — what one unit of the scheme is worth on a given day, after every liability except the unitholders' own.