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Under the SEBI mutual fund regulations, which statement about a mutual fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) and Scheme Information Document (SID) is correct?

The SID carries scheme-specific information such as investment objective, asset allocation and risks, whereas the SAI carries general information about the mutual fund, including its sponsor, trustees and AMC. Both are available when the offer is made, and neither is prepared by stock exchanges.

  1. AThe SID contains details specific to a scheme, while the SAI contains details about the mutual fund as a wholeCorrect
  2. BThe SAI is scheme specific and the SID covers the entire fund house
  3. CBoth documents are issued only after the NFO closes
  4. DThe SAI is prepared by the stock exchange for each scheme

Explanation

The SID gives scheme-specific information such as objective, asset allocation, risk factors and expenses. The SAI provides statutory and general information about the mutual fund, sponsor, trustees and AMC. Both are available at the time of offer, not after the NFO closes.

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