Dual Category

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

• AlphaThe return a fund earned above what its beta and the benchmark say it should have earned — the slice of performance left over once the market has been given credit for its share.
• Alternative Investment FundA privately pooled investment vehicle registered with SEBI that raises money from select Indian or foreign investors under a defined investment policy — never from the public at large.
• BetaHow sharply a share moves relative to the market index — beta 1 moves with the index, above 1 amplifies it, below 1 dampens it. The standard measure of systematic risk.
• 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.
• Infrastructure FundA Category I AIF investing primarily in the unlisted securities, partnership interest or listed and securitised debt of companies and SPVs that operate, develop or hold infrastructure projects.
• Mezzanine CapitalCapital provided in a hybrid structure carrying features of both debt and equity — typically subordinated debt with an equity upside attached, such as warrants.