UTI Gilt Fund

Investment Strategy Amandeep Singh Chopra has been managing funds since 2006. He has been at the helm of this strategy since February 2012. He heads the fixed-income desk at UTI with two portfolio managers. The analyst team has an economist tracking domestic and international macro factors. The investment strategy is based on the team’s research focussed on taking duration calls by investing in a combination of government securities and state development loans. Macroeconomic research is primarily driven by three fund managers, and their views tend to resonate across the fund house. They track open market operations, trading volumes, broader market interest-rate directional views, and peer positioning. The average maturity on the gilt fund can fluctuate significantly and is positioned in line with Chopra’s view of the interest-rate environment. From a macroeconomic...