Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs) let you bet on both rising and falling stocks, but are they right for...
Last Update Date: 06-10-2026
Published by Moneycontrol
Abhishek Kumar's role: Quoted
Abhishek Kumar explained how capital gains on equity-oriented SIFs are taxed and pointed out that investors pay tax only on redemption, since trading inside the fund does not create a tax event for them.
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The article introduces Specialised Investment Funds, a new SEBI category that allows long-short equity strategies within the mutual fund framework. It explains how such funds pick long and short positions, how they compare with PMS and AIFs, the ₹10 lakh minimum, and suggests using them only as a satellite holding.
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Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs) let you bet on both rising and falling stocks, but are they right for...