NewZNew (Chandigarh) : UTI Dividend Yield Fund declares tax-free dividend of 8% (Re.0.80 per unit on face value of Rs.10) under dividend option-existing plan and dividend option –direct plan. Pursuant to the payment of dividend, the NAV of the dividend option-existing plan and dividend option-direct plan of the scheme would fall to the extent of payout.
The record date for the dividend is December 29, 2014.
All unit holders registered under the dividend option-existing plan and dividend option- direct plan of UTI Dividend Yield Fund as on the record date will be eligible for this dividend. Also investors who join the dividend option-existing plan and dividend option-direct plan of the scheme on or before the cut off time of the record date will be eligible for the dividend.
The NAV of UTI Dividend Yield Fund on December 23, 2014 under dividend option-existing plan was Rs.17.3309 and under dividend option-direct plan was Rs.18.3170.
UTI-Dividend Yield Fund is an open-ended equity oriented scheme. The investment objective of the scheme is to provide medium to long-term capital gains and / or dividend distribution by investing predominantly in equity and equity related instruments, which offer high dividend yield. There can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the scheme will be realized. “High Dividend Yield” means dividend yield is greater than the dividend yield of the Nifty last released/ published by NSE.
Ms Swati Kulkarni is the fund manager of the scheme.
About UTI Mutual Fund
UTI Mutual Fund is a SEBI registered mutual fund whose Sponsors are State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda and Life Insurance Corporation of India.
UTI Mutual Fund is one of the largest mutual funds in India with investor accounts of 9.58 million under its 128 domestic schemes / plans as on September 30, 2014.
