How to exit mutual fund investments (2024)

FAQs

How to exit mutual fund investments? ›

Mutual fund products essentially come with two exit options – voluntary exit at any time during the term of the fund or redemption upon maturity or after lock in. A voluntary exit (before or after lock in) may or may not have an exit load attached.

You must complete and submit a withdrawal request form if you want to withdraw offline. The state would be given to the Asset Management Company by the broker. On the other hand, you may also redeem online if the broker provides a service online through a site or mobile app.

What is mutual fund withdrawal process? The mutual fund withdrawal process involves submitting a redemption request through the fund house's online portal or physical form, specifying the number of units or amount to be redeemed, followed by the crediting of funds to the investor's registered bank account.

You may cancel your mutual fund SIPs offline by notifying your bank and the respective AMCs. You can also have your mutual fund agent do it for you. Request a SIP cancellation form from your asset management firm or through online Mutual Fund Registrar and Transfer websites such as CAMS and KFin Technologies Limited.

An investment in an open end scheme can be redeemed at any time. Unless it is an investment in an Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS), wherein there is a lock-in of 3 years from date of investment, there are no restrictions on investment redemption.

When it comes to equity, it is very important that, especially when you are thinking about long-term goals, you want to exit as soon as you have 2-3 years left approaching your goal and there are just 2-3 years to get there. That is number one.

However, if you have noticed significantly poor performance over the last two or more years, it may be time to cut your losses and move on. To help your decision, compare the fund's performance to a suitable benchmark or to similar funds. Exceptionally poor comparative performance should be a signal to sell the fund.

Short-term capital gains (assets held 12 months or less) are taxed at your ordinary income tax rate, whereas long-term capital gains (assets held for more than 12 months) are currently subject to federal capital gains tax at a rate of up to 20%.

This occurs because of the "mutual" ownership aspect of mutual funds. Therefore, when the fund is liquidated, the investor not only sells the fund for less than the purchase price but also still pays tax on capital gains that they did not get to benefit from.

Some equity and bond funds settle on the next business day, while other funds may take up to 3 business days to settle. If you exchange shares of one fund for another fund within the same fund family, the trade will usually settle on the next business day.

When to liquidate mutual funds? ›

Times to Sell

While they are good investment options for several investors, you may think of redeeming the shares in your mutual fund in the following circ*mstances: If the fund manager has changed. If the investment plan and strategy of the fund has been altered. If the fund has been consistently underperforming.

What is the 8-4-3 rule of compounding? In the 8-4-3 strategy, the average return of a particular investment amount for 8 years is 12 per cent/annum, while after that time period, it will take only half of that horizon, i.e., 4 years (total 12 years), to get a return of 12 per cent.

Typically, the ideal holding period for an equity mutual fund is considered anywhere between a minimum of 3-5 years. But data shows that only investments in 3% of the units continued for more than 5 years.

Diversify. This is perhaps the only way to counter your mutual fund loss at the moment. If your portfolio is exposed only to equity, then add some liquid funds to the mix. They will not only balance out your losses due to equity but will also allow you to raise money for short term goals.

The fund house does not charge any penalty if the SIP mandate fails due to lack of funds. But the bank in which the investor has the saving account can charge a stipulated penalty for every such instance. The amount may vary from bank to bank.