FoFs

Money

Fund of Funds explained: Meaning, types, benefits and limitations you must know

Fund of Funds (FoFs) are a type of mutual fund that does not invest directly in stocks, bonds, or other asset classes. Instead, they invest in other mutual fund schemes or just track an ETF or index fund.

3 min read11 Jun 2026
Mutual Funds

Fund of funds emerges as workaround to Sebi’s AIF cap of 1,000 investors

AIFs are increasingly using fund of funds (FoFs) to bring in more investors without breaching Sebi’s 1,000-investor cap, as each FoF counts as a single investor. The structure also helps package diversified strategies and attract global capital.

5 min read18 Mar 2026
Markets

Why a fund-of-funds could be an all-season approach for investing in gold and silver

Gold has gained sharply this year due to central bank buying, global uncertainty and prospects of rate cuts. Silver has also seen a sharp rise this year due to its precious metal appeal and industrial demand.

3 min read23 Sep 2025
Web Stories

Mutual funds: Top 10 FOFs investing in overseas schemes

Fund of funds (FoFs) are investment schemes that allocate at least 95 percent of their assets to other mutual funds or schemes within the same fund house or across different mutual funds.

1 min read9 Apr 2024
Money

ETF vs FOF: Which investment option is better this Akshaya Tritiya?

Gold ETFs and FoFs offer a hassle-free and cost-effective alternative to physical gold investments, providing investors with liquidity, transparency, flexibility, diversification and safety.

3 min read22 Apr 2023
Money

Fund of funds: Getting exposure to overseas stocks via these schemes

Investing in an FoF can turn out to be marginally more expensive when compared to regular funds. But these schemes are considered good for investing in global stocks

2 min read12 Sep 2022