Individuals are preferring to invest in floating rate funds due to lower chances of interest rates moving down and their ability to act as a hedge against rising rates. In October, floater funds received net inflows of Rs 5,050 crore, the second highest in debt-oriented mutual funds in the month after overnight funds which received net inflow of Rs 6,337 crore, as per data from Association of Mutual Funds in India. Investors also went for dynamic bond funds due to their ability to better navigate interest rate volatility.
While inflows in debt mutual funds continue to grow, making short to long-duration debt funds more viable, investors are also opting for a cushion of debt along with equities. In the current interest rate scenario,
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