What is NAV in Mutual Fund?

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The performance of a mutual fund scheme is measured by its Net Asset Value.

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The NAV of the fund is the market value of all the securities it has bought.

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Which keeps on changing with the fluctuations of the market.

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The market price of securities changes daily, hence the NAV of the scheme also changes daily.

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Mutual funds invest the money collected from investors in the securities market.

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These are as per the Mutual Fund Act of SEBI.

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