Aditya Birla SL Arbitrage Fund (G)

Change in Fund Manager:

Details of Mr. Soma Sankara Prasad

Age: 62 years

Designation: Independent Director

Qualification: M. Com, CAIIB

Sundaram Aggressive Hybrid Fund - Regular Plan-Monthly-IDCW Option: 0.250

Sundaram Aggressive Hybrid Fund - Direct Plan-Monthly-IDCW Option: 0.350

Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund - Regular Plan-Monthly-IDCW Option: 0.115

Sundaram Infrastructure Advantage Fund - Direct Plan-IDCW Option: 3.865

Sundaram Infrastructure Advantage Fund - Regular Plan-IDCW Option: 4.143

Sundaram Multi Cap Fund - Direct Plan-IDCW Option: 4.812

Sundaram Multi Cap Fund - Regular Plan-IDCW Option: 6.43

Details of Mr. Harsh Jhanwar

Age: 32 years

Designation: Research Analyst – Equity

Qualification: Chartered Accountant (ICAI), CFA Level 2

The New Fund Offer (NFO) opened on 3 October 2025, and closes on 17 October 2025. The scheme’s benchmark index is the BSE Select Business Groups Index, and it carries a very high risk rating as per its riskometer.

The fund aims to capture the long-term growth potential of India's diversified business houses by investing in conglomerates with strong capital access, operational synergies, and presence across sunrise sectors. It combines top-down and bottom-up stock selection approaches to identify opportunities.

Minimum investment starts at Rs 1,000, and SIP/SWP/STP options are available. The fund will be managed by Lalit Kumar.

The exit load will be 1% for redemptions within 12 months and nil thereafter.

ICICI Prudential AMC said the scheme offers built-in diversification and exposure to companies positioned to benefit from India’s expanding economy and corporate growth cycle.

All purchase and switch-in transactions of this scheme time-stamped on or before 3:00 p.m. on October 13, 2025 will be accepted and processed at the applicable Net Asset Value (NAV). Transactions received thereafter will not be accepted.

ITI Balanced Advantage Fund:

Regular Plan – IDCW: 0.06

Direct Plan – IDCW: 0.06

Change in Fund Manager:

The net assets under the management (AUM) of the Indian mutual fund industry at the end of September 2025 stood at Rs 75.61 lakh crore, according to data from the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI). This is slightly lower as compared with the figure of Rs 75.18 lakh crore recorded in August 2025.

The AUM of open-ended plans rose to Rs 75.35 lakh crore in September 2025 from Rs 74.93 lakh crore in August 2025. Investors continued to be drawn to equity plans in this category, with net inflows of Rs 30,421.69 crore.

Within equity, Flexi Cap Fund drew the most significant inflows in September, attracting Rs 7,029.26 crore. Mid Cap Funds followed suit with inflows of Rs 5,085.40 crore, while ELSS saw net outflows of Rs 307.92 crore.

Debt funds witnessed net outflows in September, totaling Rs 1,01,977.26 crore. This category had recorded net outflows of Rs 7,979.84 crore in August. Liquid Funds recorded maximum outflows of Rs 66,042.32 crore. Other debt segments like Money Market Funds, Ultra Short Duration Funds and Short Duration Funds also saw significant outflows.

Hybrid schemes, offering a mix of equity and debt exposure, recorded net inflows of Rs 9,397.22 crore in September 2025. This was largely driven by Multi Asset Allocation Funds, which attracted Rs 4,982.21 crore.

The systematic investment plan (SIP) contributions reportedly rose to Rs 29,361 crore in September 2025, up by 4% from Rs 28,265 crore recorded in September 2025. The number of contributing SIP accounts also rose from 8.99 crore in August to 9.25 crore in September, while SIP assets under management (AUM) climbed to Rs 15.52 lakh crore.

ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund:

Regular Plan – IDCW: 1.60

Direct Plan – IDCW: 1.60

Details of Mr. Ashwani Sindhwani

Age: 64 years

Designation: Independent Director

Qualification: • M.Sc (Chemistry) from M.D. University in 1981
• Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers by Indian Institute of Bankers (presently Indian Institute of Banking and Finance) in 1993
• Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) by The Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) in 2003

Baroda BNP Paribas Arbitrage Fund – Regular Plan – Monthly IDCW Option & Direct Plan – Monthly IDCW Option: Rs. 0.06 each