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Scheme Comparison to Benchmark
SEBI has made it compulsory for mutual funds to compare their schemes against appropriate benchmark indices as part of their half-yearly disclosures.
The concept of benchmark was introduced It is some standard against which the scheme performance can be compared.
A scheme that has performed better than its benchmark is said to have out-performed. Some schemes do under-perform i.e. demonstrate a performance that is weaker than the benchmark.
Some benchmarks that are commonly used in the industry are as follows:
Sl. No. |
Benchmark |
Relevant for (Type of scheme) |
Published by |
1 |
NIFTY-50 |
Diversified equity |
National Stock Exchange |
2 |
S&P BSE Sensex |
Diversified equity |
Bombay Stock Exchange |
3 |
Mumbai Inter-bank Offered Rate (MIBOR) |
Liquid |
National Stock Exchange |
4 |
Liquid Fund Index (Liquifex) |
Liquid |
Crisil.com |
5 |
Composite Bond Fund Index (Compbex) |
Income / Debt |
Crisil.com |
6 |
Balanced Fund Index (Balance Ex) |
Balanced |
Crisil.com |
7 |
MIP Index (MIPEX) |
MIP |
Crisil.com |
8 |
Short Maturity Gilt Index (Si-BEX) |
Gilt schemes of short maturity |
ICICI Securities |
9 |
Medium Maturity Gilt Index (Mi-BEX) |
Gilt schemes of medium maturity |
ICICI Securities |
10 |
Long Maturity Gilt Index (Li-BEX) |
Gilt schemes of long maturity |
ICICI Securities |
11 |
Composite Gilt Index |
Composite gilt schemes |
ICICI Securities |
The new cadre of distributors is permitted to sell only ‘performing schemes’. SEBI has defined ‘performing schemes’ as those that have performed better than the benchmark in each of the previous three financial years.
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