Exposure to the Bharat 22 ETFs fetched the EPFO an annualised return of just 2.1%; the return on its investment in the CPSE ETF was negative. Experts said they may be good divestment vehicles for the government, but a poor choice for a retirement fund to bet on
The base issue size is of Rs 10,000 crore with a greenshoe option to retain a portion of the oversubscription.
Central Public Sector Enterprises ETF runs a concentrated portfolio with a handful of stocks having weights of as high as 20 per cent on the underlying index. The portfolio is concentrated towards the energy and oil sector.
Central Public Sector Enterprises ETF runs a concentrated portfolio with a handful of stocks having weights of as high as 20 per cent on the underlying index. The portfolio is concentrated towards the energy and oil sector.
Rather than using it as a strategic instrument for disinvestment, the government has used the CPSE ETF like its ATM
The government is looking to raise up to Rs 10,000 crore through the follow-on fund offer (FFO) of CPSE Exchange Traded Fund (ETF).
The ETF may offer a discount price to the investors.
In the last one year, the CPSE ETF has delivered a return of 11.69 percent, while in the last three years, the scheme delivered 9.19 percent.
Anchor investors had put in bids worth Rs 6,072 crore on the first day of the issue on March 19. The issue, which closed on Friday, saw overall subscription of Rs 28,000 crore.
The fifth tranche of the CPSE ETF opened for subscription Tuesday, wherein the government seeks to raise at least Rs 3,500 crore.
According to Reliance Mutual Fund, which is managing the CPSE ETF, the fifth tranche would open for subscription on March 19, for anchor investors.
The proceeds from the ETF sale will help the government move towards meeting the Rs 80,000 crore disinvestment target set for the current fiscal.
EPFO had in January 2017 decided to invest in select exchange traded funds (ETFs) to help the government achieve its disinvestment target
The debt CPSE ETF could be either open-ended or closed-end ETF. Exact details will be known soon
The offer attracted around Rs 27,300 crore worth of bids from FPIs, domestic institutions and retail investors in the follow on fund offer (FFO) of CPSE ETF, which closed on Friday.
The issue opened for anchor investors on November 28 and received subscriptions from investors including mutual funds houses, foreign portfolio investors (FPI), insurance and retirement funds.
It is unlikely that CPSE ETFs will outperform Nifty in the long run because of the nature of public sector organisations where it invests.
CPSE ETF, which works like a mutual fund scheme, is an instrument with which the government divests its stake in the CPSEs without hitting the secondary market directly with individual PSUs.
The government will raise Rs 8,000 crore through Reliance Nippon CPSE ETF with a greenshoe option to retain Rs 4,000 to Rs 6,000 crore
Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management had filed draft papers with of third follow-on offer of CPSE Exchange Traded Fund last month
This would be the fourth tranche of the CPSE ETF, which comprises shares of 10 bluechip companies. In the earlier three tranches of the ETF, the government had raised Rs 11,500 crore.
Government think-tank NITI Aayog is preparing a fresh cabinet note recommending closure of 7 more sick CPSEs as part of an exercise to tackle mounting losses incurred by these entities.
The government will begin tomorrow 5 percent stake sale in state-owned aerospace and defence company Bharat Electronics Ltd to raise about Rs 1,600 crore.
A more diversified CPSE ETF should provide plenty of wealth creation and value unlocking opportunities for retail investors, experts say.
Sundeep Sikka, ED & CEO, Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management said it is a starting of a new trend where retail investors who have never been coming to ETF until now have started showing interest.