ICICI Prudential Multi Asset Fund

Suitability

"Multi Asset Allocation funds invest your money in a mix of equity shares, bonds and commodities (usually gold) such that each has at least 10 per cent allocation at all times.

We don’t think highly of gold or other commodities as an investment. Read this article to know why. Therefore, we believe that investors can avoid these funds altogether. Instead, they might consider other varieties of hybrid funds — aggressive hybrid, balanced hybrid and conservative hybrid — which invest your money in equity shares and bonds in different proportions. You can choose from these depending upon your investment horizon, return expectations and ability to withstand volatility in the value of your investments."

Taxation

Capital Gains Taxation

Tax treatment depends upon last 12-month average equity allocation and may vary from fund to fund in the category.

• If the mutual fund units are sold after 1 year from the date of investment, gains upto Rs 1 lakh in a financial year are exempt from tax. Gains over Rs 1 lakh are taxed at the rate of 10%.
• If the mutual fund units are sold within 1 year from the date of investment, entire amount of gain is taxed at the rate of 15%.
• No tax is to be paid as long as you continue to hold the units.

Dividend Taxation

• Dividends are added to the income of the investors and taxed according to their respective tax slabs. Further, if an investor's dividend income exceeds Rs. 5,000 in a financial year, the fund house also deducts a TDS of 10% before distributing the dividend.