Education . Fund Selection . 2 of 3 RupeeCase
Same Rs 10000. Same holdings.
Same result.
Two funds holding the exact same portfolio. One slices itself at Rs 10 a unit, the other at Rs 500. Put the same money in both.
NAV Rs 10 fund NAV Rs 500 fund
Units you get100020
Holdings rise 10 pct, new NAV11.00550.00
What it is actually worthRs 11000Rs 11000
The low NAV did not buy more. It bought more slices of the same pizza. Your Rs 11000 is identical to the rupee. A Rs 10 sticker is not a discount and a Rs 500 sticker is not expensive. The NAV is just today's value of one unit of the same pot.