A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE PERFORMANCE OF MUTUAL FUND SCHEMES OF FIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANIES

Mutual Funds have become a widely popular and effective way for investors to participate in financial markets in an easy, low-cost fashion, while multiplying risk characteristics by spreading the investment across different types of securities, also known as diversification. It can play a central role in an individual's investment strategy. They offer the potential for capital growth and income through investment performance, dividends and distribution under the guidance of a portfolio manager who makes investment decisions on behalf of mutual funds unit holder. In this study the researcher aims at analyzing the performance of some selected AMCs with the most preferred funds in the mutual fund industry on the basis of the returns, risk and volatility. The study is based on the secondary data published by AMCs known as Fact Sheet. The researcher has found that the performance of Equity diversified funds is satisfactory on all parameters.