Saturday, April 19, 2008

Sundaram BNP Paribus MF launches Select Thematic Funds Entertainment Opportunities

Name of Fund: Sundaram BNP Paribas Select Select Thematic Funds Entertainment Opportunities

Scheme: It is an open-ended equity scheme.

Objective: The objective of the scheme would be to achieve long term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the equity and equity related instruments of companies that focus on opportunities in the entertainment business. As a thematic fund, the portfolio will be more diversified than a sector fund and may not be as diversified as a typical equity fund.

Fund Opens: 24 April 2008

Fund Closes: 20 May 2008

Face Value: Rs 10

Investment Options: The fund offers two plans - regular and institutional plan. The scheme offers two options i.e. growth and dividend options under each plan. The dividend option offers dividend payout and dividend re-investment facilities.

Asset Allocation: The fund will invest 65-100% in equity and equity related instruments in the targeted sector/theme. It will have a 0-35% investment in equity and equity-related instruments other than the targeted sector/theme. There will be 0-15% investment in fixed income and money market instruments. Equity investments may also include overseas securities, up to a maximum of 35% of net assets of the scheme.

Entry Load: For regular plan, the scheme will charge an entry load of 2.25% for purchases amount of less than Rs 5 crore. For purchases amount greater than or equal to Rs 5 crore, there will no entry load be charged.

The scheme may not charge any entry load for institutional plan.

Exit Load: For regular plan, the scheme will charge an exit load of 1.00% for the investment redeemed within 6 months from the date of allotment. If investment units get redeemed after 6 months but before 12 months, there will be 0.50% an exit load charged. After 12 months, any redemption will not charge an exit load.

The scheme may not charge any exit load under institutional plan.

Minimum Investment Amount: Minimum investment amount under regular plan is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Re 1 thereafter. Under institutional plan, minimum investment amount is Rs. 5 crore and in multiples of Re.1 thereafter

Minimum targeted amount: Rs.25 crore.

Benchmark Index: S&P CNX Media and Entertainment Index.

Fund Manager: For Indian securities: Satish Ramanathan and for overseas securities: R Vijayendiran

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