Friday, January 25, 2008

Quantum Rolls Out Gold Fund

Mumbai: Quantum Mutual Fund plans to roll out its first commodity-related offering - the Quantum Gold Fund Quantum Gold Fund is an open-ended Exchange Traded Fund, which is proposed to be listed on the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), closely tracking the domestic prices of gold. The New Fund Offer (NFO) of the scheme would be open from Thursday, 24th January, 2008 to Friday, 8th February 2008. During this NFO period, investors can subscribe to the scheme with a minimum investment of Rs 5,000 and further multiples of Rs 1,000. The Quantum Gold Fund seeks to offer investors an innovative, cost-efficient and secure way to invest in gold. The Fund enables investors to buy gold without the hassles of holding and storing physical gold. The Fund will closely track, before expenses, the movement in the price of the underlying asset-physical gold of 0.995 fineness. The Quantum Gold Fund would also be the first Gold ETF in the country without any entry load during the NFO.

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