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Open an Instant and Online account with Sharekhan in 15 mins.Open a Sharekhan account and invest in mutual funds. You can do a SIP or invest lumpsum money in your choice of mutual fund scheme. Also, if you are a beginner and not sure about the right fund selection, the Sharekhan MF research team provides you with the best mutual fund recommendations or Top Fund Picks.
Want to invest in mutual funds but don’t know how? Here is a complete guide on mutual fund investment with Sharekhan, what is the brokerage fee, how to start SIP or make a lumpsum investment, how to select the right fund, mutual fund investment platform, and more.
Sharekhan has tie-ups with 45+ fund houses and offers all categories of mutual funds including equity, debt, hybrid, funds of funds (FOFs), and more.
Let’s check out the reasons on why to invest in mutual funds with Sharekhan.
To invest in mutual funds, all you need is Sharekhan Demat account where you will keep all your mutual fund holdings.
Sharekhan Mutual Fund Account Opening Fee | Free |
Sharekhan Mutual Fund Demat AMC | Rs 400 (Free for 1st year) |
Opening a demat account in Sharekhan is free also, there is no maintenance fee for 1st year.
Does Sharekhan charges for mutual funds? The answer is No.
Sharekhan charges Rs 0 brokerage or no transaction fee on mutual fund investment. If you have an account in Sharekhan, you can invest in mutual funds for free.
As the broker only offers regular plans, it collects commission from respective AMCs.
There are two methods of mutual fund investment - SIP (Systematic Investment Plan) and Lumpsum investment. In SIP, a fixed amount is invested periodically say monthly, quarterly, etc. The best part is you can start SIP with just Rs 500 per month.
You can do a SIP or invest lumpsum money in your choice of scheme using Sharekhan app or website.
Steps to start SIP in Sharekhan mutual funds;
Note: For a one-time investment, select lumpsum as an investment option, enter an amount, and make payment. Upon successful payment, lumpsum investment is done.
Cut-off timing is very important when you invest in any mutual fund. It is the deadline or the last time to buy and sell mutual fund units on given day’s NAV. The cut-off timing determines which day’s NAV will be applicable on your mutual fund transactions.
The cut-off timing also depends upon the type of mutual fund scheme and when the fund house receives money from your bank. Cut-off time is different for purchase and redemption (sell) orders.
Type of Scheme | Mutual Fund Purchase | Mutual Fund Redemption |
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Liquid and overnight Funds | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
Equity funds and other debt funds | 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM |
Sharekhan's in-house MF research team conducts a comprehensive Q Square analysis to shortlist the top schemes across all categories. The research team analyzes every mutual fund scheme on both the qualitative (investment process, strategy, etc.) and quantitative factors (risk, returns, etc.) to provide the best mutual fund investment recommendations.
The recommendations are constantly reviewed and tracked on a monthly basis. Sharekhan app provides you with the Top Equity Picks across large cap, large & mid cap, mid cap, small cap, focused, multi cap, ELSS, value & Contra, and thematic funds as well.
Sharekhan mutual fund calculators are the tools to calculate your SIP value, the required investment to achieve your financial goals, the impact of inflation on mutual fund investment returns, and more.
Use different types of mutual fund calculators offered by Sharekhan such as;
Sharekhan one-click SIP feature allows users to place an SIP order for multiple schemes at a single time. The feature is available on both the Sharekhan website as well as Sharekhan app. To use the feature, users just have to select a goal, customize schemes and budget, and place one-click SIP order instantly.
Sharekhan brokerage firm offers different platforms for online MF investment. Here are the details:
Sharekhan only offers regular schemes and doesn’t provide direct mutual funds. Investment in regular mutual funds with Sharekhan is Free without any charges because the broker gets the commission from the respective AMCs. Notably, regular schemes always comes with high expense ratio whereas direct schemes have less expense ratio therefore, delivers greater return in long-term.
No, the broker doesn’t offer a direct MF investment platform to their customers thus, if before opening Sharekhan Insta MF Account, you must be aware that you can only invest in regular schemes.
Yes, although the broker allows online mutual fund investment on its Sharekhan mobile app, still, it also has a dedicated MF app, “Sharekhan Insta MF App” that is only for the online and hassle-free mutual funds investment. The app facilitates placing MF order, track your investment, redeem your money, and others.
The questions of how to start a SIP with Sharekhan or invest through lumpsum is a few step process that are pointed here as under:
Steps to start a SIP with Sharekhan
Steps of lumpsum MF invest through Sharekhan
Last Updated on 2024-03-04