{"id":40635,"date":"2024-11-08T14:17:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T08:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flattrade.in\/kosh\/?p=40635"},"modified":"2024-11-08T17:57:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T12:27:37","slug":"direct-vs-regular-mutual-fund-which-one-to-choose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flattrade.in\/kosh\/direct-vs-regular-mutual-fund-which-one-to-choose\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct vs Regular Mutual Fund &#8211; Which one to choose?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40635\" class=\"elementor elementor-40635\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e47329f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e47329f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45103b7\" data-id=\"45103b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-536eeec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"536eeec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All <a href=\"https:\/\/flattrade.in\/kosh\/what-is-mutual-funds-how-mutual-funds-work-definition-types\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mutual Funds<\/a> are available in two forms &#8211; Direct and Regular. The key difference is that the expense ratio is higher for regular funds. The expense ratio is the fund\u2019s total expenses to its assets under management (AUM).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1f8782 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1f8782\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db43f13\" data-id=\"db43f13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf4e89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcf4e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Direct Mutual Fund<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bec9d32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bec9d32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56dd70e\" data-id=\"56dd70e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af4290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9af4290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Direct Mutual Fund is a mutual fund that an investor purchases directly from the Asset Management Company (AMC) eliminating the intermediaries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-359164e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"359164e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0daf60d\" data-id=\"0daf60d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e8fe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46e8fe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><b>Commission to Intermediaries:<\/b><\/strong> Direct Mutual funds do not involve any intermediaries, so there is no commission involved.<b><\/b><\/p><p><strong><b>Expense Ratio:<\/b><\/strong> Having no distribution fees, this has a low expense ratio with the possibility of return and profit.<br \/><b><\/b><\/p><p><strong><b>Return: <\/b><\/strong>The low expense ratio most of the time transfers into slightly Higher returns or, in most cases, better returns, especially during long-term investment.<\/p><p><strong>Net Asset Value (NAV):\u00a0<\/strong>A Direct Mutual Fund often has a higher NAV because of a lower expense ratio<\/p><p><strong><b>Convenience:<\/b><\/strong> The Direct Mutual Fund should be self-managed, and have higher risk as the investors need to research and manage their investment. so it is less of a convenience<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e3a556 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e3a556\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15c9b0a\" data-id=\"15c9b0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea3620 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ea3620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regular Mutual fund<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c98eb0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c98eb0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8936e3a\" data-id=\"8936e3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-126a4c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"126a4c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Regular Mutual Fund is a mutual fund scheme that is purchased through an intermediary such as a Distributor, Broker, or Financial advisor.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67c7d03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67c7d03\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cb67e6\" data-id=\"6cb67e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0618ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0618ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><b>Commission to Intermediaries:<\/b><\/strong> Direct Mutual funds involve intermediaries, so there is a commission involved. The commission varies from 1 to 1.25 percent.<\/p><p><b><\/b><strong><b>Expense Ratio: <\/b><\/strong>Regular funds have a higher expense ratio to cover intermediary costs. This fee is taken from your returns.<b><\/b><\/p><p><strong><b>Return: <\/b><\/strong>The higher expense ratio transfers into lower returns.<\/p><p><strong>Net Asset Value (NAV):\u00a0<\/strong>A Regular Mutual Fund often has a lower NAV compared to a Direct fund.<\/p><p><strong><b>Convenience:<\/b><\/strong> The Regular fund has higher convenience as investors will get advice and support from Financial advisors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96ea215 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96ea215\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19d3059\" data-id=\"19d3059\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8992462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8992462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Direct vs Regular Mutual Fund Comparison<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f460ecd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f460ecd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29d1001\" data-id=\"29d1001\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8d7d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-tablepress\" data-id=\"7d8d7d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-tablepress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elemenetskit-tablepress ekit-wid-con\" id=\"ekit_tablepress_7d8d7d7\"><div id=\"tablepress-38-scroll-wrapper\" class=\"tablepress-scroll-wrapper\">\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-38\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-38 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Aspects<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Direct Mutual Fund<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Regular Mutual Fund<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Commission<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">No Commission<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Commission of 1 - 1.25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Expense Ratio<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lower<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Higher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Returns<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">High Potential<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Low Potential<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Convenience<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lower<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Higher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NAV<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Higher<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Lower<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9328d28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9328d28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03faf25\" data-id=\"03faf25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b150a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b150a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which one should you choose - Direct vs Regular Mutual Fund?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c93ebcb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c93ebcb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf6fe71\" data-id=\"cf6fe71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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