FUND FACTS
Offer period: Till 31 October
Scheme type: Open-ended equity fund focused on energy sector
Minimum investment and subscription: Rs 5,000, unit price: Rs 10
Loads: Entry load: 2.25%, Exit load: 1% if exited within six months
Options: Growth and dividend (payout and reinvestment)
Investor grievances: Suman Mukhopadhya. Tel: (033)22435924. E-mail: suman.mukhopadhayay@uti.co.in
FUND STATS
Objective: Investment will be made in stocks of companies engaged in the area of petroleum, power generation, storage and transmission of energy, manufacturing of required equipment and related areas.Also in companies involved in financing these businesses.
Benchmark: UTI Energy Index
Fund manager: Gautami Desai
Asset allocation: 90% equity and equity linked, 10% debt and cash
Comparable existing scheme:
Fund name: Reliance Diversified Power Sector
NAV (Rs): 59.08
1-yr return(%): 95.20
Since inception(%): 71.76
FUND PROGNOSIS
Idea distiller: An energy deficient economy like ours is likely to have a huge investment push. That the energy sector would prosper in the coming years is an acknowledged fact.
Fund house report: UTI AMC manages assets worth over Rs 45,000 crore across all investor groups.
Track record: Returns profile - 3/5, risk profile - 3/5
Fund manager report: Returns profile - 3/5, returns profile - 4/5
Scheme DNA: Four fundamentals of the fund scheme
Unique idea - high
Return possibility - high
Risk - medium
Operability/Complexity - high
INVESTORS TAKEAWAYS
Who should apply: Investors willing to take a calculated bet on the energy sector and looking for diversification.
Remember: Sector funds are volatile and risky; invest if you have the risk appetite.The energy sector offers substantial gains in the long term.
