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Don’t fear debt mutual funds, but monitor their portfolio to detect risks

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It’s important to consider both NAV-based and portfolio-based parameters for evaluation Across the world, risk-adjusted return is considered a crucial metric to assess the performance of mutual funds.

There is no doubting its significance—the risk taken by the fund manager in delivering the return is as important as the return itself.

The most commonly used metric to assess risk is volatility, or standard deviation, in returns. While this is an apt measure in liquid and mature markets, in India, standard deviation may not always project the right picture of risk because of specific nuances and angularities.

Some situations, from the perspective of debt funds, best express this limitation. One, mutual fund portfolios in India have started

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