Archive · 29 Aug 2026
PPFAS Mutual Fund Changes Features Across Five Funds
PPFAS Mutual Fund is changing the rules for five of its funds.
The changes begin on 26 August.
These rules explain where each fund can invest its money.
The Flexi Cap Fund can put most of its money into shares.
The Arbitrage Fund can invest differently during normal or defensive conditions.
The ELSS Tax Saver Fund can invest some money in gold and silver exchange-traded funds.
The Conservative Hybrid Fund will mainly invest in debt and money market instruments.
The Large Cap Fund will mainly invest in shares of large companies.
Three funds will also have updated names, but those new names are not included in the report excerpt.
PPFAS Mutual Fund announced feature changes across five funds, effective 26 August.
The Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund will allocate 65-100% to equity and related instruments.
The Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund received separate normal and defensive allocation ranges.
The ELSS Tax Saver, Conservative Hybrid, and Large Cap funds also received allocation changes.
Nomenclature updates were announced for three funds, but the report excerpt does not list the new names.
- Who
- PPFAS Mutual Fund and investors in its five funds.
- What
- The fund house announced changes to investment allocations and the nomenclature of three funds.
- When
- The changes take effect on 26 August; the year is not specified.
- Where
- The report concerns funds offered by PPFAS Mutual Fund; no specific location is stated.
- Why
- The stated changes address fund allocations and the factors affecting commodity, gold, and silver prices.
- Funds affected
- Five PPFAS Mutual Fund schemes.
- Effective date
- 26 August; the year is not specified.
- Flexi Cap allocation
- 65-100% in equity and related instruments; other permitted investments include money market instruments, liquid options, foreign equity, overseas ETFs, mutual funds, gold and silver ETFs, and InvITs.
- Arbitrage allocation
- Under normal circumstances, 65-100% in equities and equity derivatives; under defensive circumstances, 0-65%.
- ELSS Tax Saver allocation
- 80-100% in equity and related instruments, with 0-20% in money market instruments, gold and silver ETFs, InvITs, mutual funds, or other liquid instruments.
- Conservative Hybrid allocation
- 75-90% in money market instruments and debt securities, 10-25% in equities and equity-related instruments, and 0-10% in gold and silver-related instruments or InvITs.
- Large Cap allocation
- 80-100% in equity and related securities of large-cap firms, with up to 20% in other permitted equity, foreign investments, money market instruments, gold and silver ETFs, InvITs, domestic mutual funds, or other liquid instruments.
- Nomenclature changes
- Updates were announced for the Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund, Parag Parikh Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund, and Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund; the new names are not provided in the excerpt.