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Risk Disclosure

Risk Factors

Understanding risk is the first step to smart investing. Review the key risks for each product category before investing.

⚠ All investments carry risk. This document is a risk summary only — not an exhaustive list. Please read the full Scheme Information Document (SID) before investing.

Mutual Funds

Risk: Low–High
  • Market risk — NAV fluctuates with market conditions
  • Liquidity risk — exit loads may apply within lock-in period
  • Fund manager risk — strategy changes can impact returns
  • Credit risk for debt funds — issuer default risk

Bonds & NCDs

Risk: Low–Medium
  • Credit risk — issuer may default on coupon or principal
  • Interest rate risk — rising rates reduce bond market value
  • Liquidity risk — secondary market for NCDs can be thin
  • Inflation risk — fixed coupons may underperform inflation

Market Linked Debentures (MLDs)

Risk: Medium
  • Issuer credit risk — return depends on issuer solvency
  • Market risk — returns linked to index performance
  • Liquidity risk — no guaranteed secondary market
  • Complexity risk — structure may not behave as expected

AIF & PMS

Risk: High
  • Concentration risk — less diversified than mutual funds
  • Illiquidity — lock-in periods of 3–7 years are common
  • Manager risk — performance heavily dependent on fund manager
  • Regulatory risk — SEBI regulations for AIFs are evolving

EGR (Electronic Gold Receipts)

Risk: Moderate
  • Price risk — returns are linked to gold price movements and can be volatile
  • Liquidity risk — exchange volumes for EGRs can be thin at times
  • Vault risk — dependent on the credibility of the accredited Vault Manager
  • Conversion risk — physical delivery is subject to minimum lot and location norms

Liquid & Overnight Funds

Risk: Very Low
  • Credit risk — minimal but possible in AAA-rated CPs
  • Interest rate risk — marginal impact over very short tenor
  • Regulatory risk — RBI policy changes affect money market yields