Turning Nifty Junior into A Share Junior BeES

Second Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) from Benchmark Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd. Combination of a share and a mutual fund unit Real-time Trading on NSE after the listing Will be available across 4000 NSE terminals in 400 cities Tracks the CNX Nifty Junior Index (Currently no other index funds available on this index) Priced at 1/10 th of the CNX Nifty Junior Index Introduction to Junior BeES

About Benchmark First AMC in India with focus on passive and quantitative asset management First AMC in Asia (ex Japan) to launch ETF, and only18th in the world Launched the first ETF in India – Nifty BeES Run by a team of professionals with vast experience in companies like Merrill Lynch, CRISIL, Salomon Smith Barney, etc. Directors of Trustee Co. Dr. S.A. Dave Dr. Pravin P Shah Mr. Dakshesh Dhruv AMC Directors Mr.Dhirubhai Mehta Mr. Sevantilal Parekh Mr. Shripad Halbe Ms. Susan Thomas Mr. T.N.V. Ayyar

About Nifty BeES: India’s First ETF Listed on NSE and trading real-time since January 8, 2002 Recorded the lowest tracking error since launch (0.12%) amongst all the index funds in the country Maximum Premium/Discount to NAV has been between +&- 0.5% (Source: Business Standard) “Nifty BeES seems the best index fund when it comes to all three parameters; Entry loads, Expense ratios and Tracking Error.It is India’s first and only Exchange Traded Fund or simply put, a next generation index fund.” - Business World, September 30, 2002 “Investing in Nifty BeES is a comparatively better method of participating in any market rally” - The Economic Times, December 2, 2002

About CNX Nifty Junior Index Scientifically developed index managed by IISL (NSE) Consists of the next rung of liquid securities after S&P CNX Nifty CNX Nifty Junior was introduced on Jan. 1, 1997, with base date and base value being November 03, 1996 and 1000 respectively Selection of the index set is based on two criteria: 1. Liquidity (Impact Cost) 2. Market Capitalization Nifty Junior often acts as incubator for the stocks eligible for Nifty i.e. most of the stock included in Nifty are from Junior Nifty but this is not true other way around

S&P CNX Nifty Vs. CNX Nifty Junior (As on Nov. 28, 2003) NiftyJunior Market Cap (in Rs. Crores) 544,756108,847 P/E Ratio Volatility (of Daily Returns) 1.64%1.91%

S&P CNX Nifty Vs. CNX Nifty Junior (cont…)

Nifty Junior is a ‘higher risk higher return’ index than Nifty

First ETF came in 1993 on S&P500 called SPDRs SPDRs and QQQs (ETF on Nasdaq 100) are the most actively traded ETFs Globally, there are currently 277 ETFs with 361 listings on exchanges around the world On November 29, 2003 the ETF market globally was $ billion (Source: MSDW) ETFs launched across the world include Japan in September 2001 and in Korea and Singapore in 2002 Nearly 60% of trading volumes on American Stock Exchange comprises of ETFs History of ETFs

Growth of ETFs Source: Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley Research

How Junior BeES work Secondary market Seller Buyer NSE Junior BeES Cash Junior BeES Cash Primary market Buy / sell Market making / Arbitrage Fund Authorised Participants / Financial Institutions Creation in-kind Redemption in-kind

Index tracking – a long term winner It has been proved that It is not possible to consistently outperform the overall stock market In the last 20 years, 85% of actively managed funds have under performed the S&P 500 in US Due to this, approximately 25% of the invested assets in the U.S. is indexed Index tracking is relatively a cheaper strategy to implement Indices are dynamic, transparent and have high investor recall No fund manager risk, but pure equity market exposure

Junior BeES Advantages Simple – Can be bought/ sold on NSE like a share…real-time Economical – No load scheme. Annual expense ratio including management fees is a maximum 1% of the daily average net assets. One of the lowest for any mutual fund scheme in India. Diversification – It’s a cost efficient way to invest in a basket of some of the most liquid mid-cap securities Equitable Structure – Long term investors insulated from short term trading activity Transparent – Investors have access to information on the portfolio constituents represented represented on a daily basis

Junior BeES vs. Open ended Index funds AttributeJunior BeESTraditional Open Ended Index Funds Traded throughout the dayYesNo Low Expense RatioYesNo Trade at any brokerage firmYesNo Hedging ToolYesNo Ability to lend unitsYesNo TrackingBestAverage NAVIndicative Real timeDaily LiquidityFund / Stock marketFund StructureInsulates long term investor from short term trading activity Does not insulate long term investors from short term investor activity

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