Tata Floating Rate Fund NFO - Investment Objective, Returns, Taxation, SIP
Updated on June 29, 2021
Written by Manish Kothari
CEO Zfunds

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Tata Floating Rate Fund NFO
Tata Mutual Fund has announced the launch of the Tata Floating Rate Fund. The fund is an open-ended debt scheme that will be predominantly investing in floating rate instruments as per the scheme documents.
The New Fund Offer (NFO) starts on 21st June 2021 and will close on 5th July 2021.
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the scheme is to provide income to investors by investing in floating rate instruments, fixed-rate instruments swapped for floating rate & other money market instruments.
Features
Some of the features of floating rate funds:
- Stability: These funds offer relatively stable returns as compared to duration-based funds.
- Flexibility: These funds have the flexibility to invest in any credit or maturity spectrum. They don't have any Macaulay Duration limit at the portfolio level.
- Suitability: These funds are suitable for short-term investments & in rising interest rate scenarios.
Why invest in Tata Floating Rate Fund NFO?
Here are some of the reasons why you should invest in this fund:
- These funds provide an opportunity to benefit from a rising interest rate scenario as the underlying coupon payments are aligned with the changing interest rates
- The interest rate sensitivity of floating-rate bonds or instruments is lower as compared to fixed-rate bonds.
- Offers a good diversification of the portfolio by providing an option to diversify the fixed-rate securities portfolio of an investor & hence reduce overall risks in the portfolio.
Who Should Invest?
This scheme is suitable for investors who are -
- Looking for relatively stable yields in a rising interest rate situation
- Looking for diversification of fixed-rate investments
- Interested in regular income by investments in a portfolio of floating-rate securities
Asset Allocation Pattern
| Instruments | Minimum % of total assets (Indicative) | Maximum % of total assets (Indicative) | Risk Profile |
| Floating rate securities | 65% | 100% | Low to Moderate |
| Fixed-rate debt securities, money market instruments & securitized debt | 0% | 35% | Low to Moderate |
| Units of REITs and InvITs | 0% | 10% | Moderate to High |
About the scheme
| Name of the fund | Tata Floating Rate Fund |
| Fund launched by | Tata Mutual Fund |
| Asset Management Company | Tata Asset Management Limited |
| Type of scheme | An open-ended debt scheme investing in floating rate instruments |
| Investment Objective | The investment objective of the scheme is to provide income by investing in floating rate instruments, fixed-rate instruments swapped for floating rate securities & other money market instruments |
| Benchmark | CRISIL Ultra Short Term Debt Index |
| Entry Load | Not Applicable |
| Exit Load | NIL |
| Taxation | Taxed as Debt -If units are redeemed within 3 years, gains are taxed as short term capital gain tax as per the slab rate -If units are sold after 3 years, gains are taxed as long term capital gain tax @20% after indexation benefits |
| Minimum Application Amount | ₹ 5,000 & in multiple of ₹ 1 thereafter |
| Minimum Additional Amount | ₹ 1,000 & in multiple of ₹ 1 thereafter |
| Plans Available |
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| Fund Managers | Mr. Akhil Mittal |
SIP Details
| Frequency | Minimum Installments | Minimum Amount |
| Daily, Weekly & Monthly | 12 | ₹150 |
| Monthly | 6 | ₹1,000 |
| Quarterly | 6 | ₹1,000 |
| 4 | ₹1,500 |
