A Mutual Fund is a pool of money managed by a professional Fund Manager. It is a trust that collects money from a number of investors who share a common investment objective and invests the same in Equities, Bonds, Money market instruments and/or other securities. The income / gains generated from this collective investment is distributed proportionately amongst the investors after deducting applicable expenses and levies. Investors own units of the mutual fund against their investments, and the value of these units fluctuate with the performance of the underlying assets.