Just like they say, ‘Every drop in the ocean counts’, it is true that every rupee invested to build your wealth counts.
A Systematic Transfer Plan (STP) is one way to use this philosophy to build your wealth. An STP entails moving a pre-determined amount of money at periodic intervals from one mutual fund scheme to another. This facility is generally preferred when funds are transferred from a debt scheme (relatively low risk) into an equity scheme (high risk). By investing a certain amount first in a debt fund, you may also earn income from this investment till you shift all or most of your money into equity. Thus, even your otherwise idle money can earn you income.
Let us break this down further with an example
Let us say you have invested an amount of Rs.50000 in a debt mutual fund scheme (Scheme A) on January 01, 2017 at the Net Asset Value (NAV) of Rs.14.10. You would have received 3,546.099 units (Rs.50000 divided by Rs.14.10). You then decide to transfer Rs.5000 on the 1st of every month to an equity mutual fund scheme (Scheme B). On specified dates, Rs.5000 will automatically be transferred from Scheme A to Scheme B at the Net Asset Value (NAV) at the time of the transfer.
In this case, the account statement will look as follows:
| Scheme A [Debt Scheme] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Amount Invested 50,000 | NAV 14.1 | Number of units received --> | 3546 |
| Date of Withdrawal | Amount withdrawn | NAV | Number of units redeemed | Balance units |
| Apr 01, 2017 | 5000 | 14 | 357 | 3189 |
| May 01, 2017 | 5000 | 14.3 | 350 | 2839 |
| Jun 01, 2017 | 5000 | 14.5 | 345 | 2494 |
| Jul 01, 2017 | 5000 | 14.7 | 340 | 2154 |
| Aug 01, 2017 | 5000 | 15 | 333 | 1821 |
| Sep 01, 2017 | 5000 | 14.8 | 338 | 1483 |
| Oct 01, 2017 | 5000 | 15.2 | 329 | 1154 |
| Nov 01, 2017 | 5000 | 15.3 | 327 | 827 |
| Dec 01, 2017 | 5000 | 15.7 | 318 | 509 |
For illustrative purposes only, the actual NAV may vary
No. of units have been rounded off for ease of understanding
| Scheme B [Equity Scheme] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of STP | Amount Invested | NAV | Number of units received | Balance units |
| Apr 01, 2017 | 5000 | 14 | 357 | 357 |
| May 01, 2017 | 5000 | 14.3 | 350 | 707 |
| Jun 01, 2017 | 5000 | 14.6 | 342 | 1049 |
| Jul 01, 2017 | 5000 | 14.5 | 345 | 1394 |
| Aug 01, 2017 | 5000 | 14.9 | 336 | 1730 |
| Sep 01, 2017 | 5000 | 15.3 | 327 | 2056 |
| Oct 01, 2017 | 5000 | 15.7 | 318 | 2375 |
| Nov 01, 2017 | 5000 | 16.1 | 311 | 2685 |
| Dec 01, 2017 | 5000 | 16.7 | 299 | 2985 |
From the above example we thus see:
If you let your money stay in Scheme A (Debt Fund), it can grow to Rs.55672.2 (3546 units multiplied by Closing NAV Rs.15.7)
However, if you opt for an STP (To an Equity Fund – Scheme B), your investment can grow to Rs.57840.8*
*Combined value from Scheme A and Scheme B:
Despite transfer of Rs.45000 out of a total Rs.50000, Income from Scheme A – Rs.7991.3 (509 units multiplied by Closing NAV Rs.15.7)
Income from Scheme B – Rs.49849.5 (2985 units multiplied by Closing NAV Rs.16.7)
In essence, your wealth can grow in addition by Rs.2168.6/-
Reasons STP can benefit you in ways more than one:
To undertake an STP, all you need to do is select the scheme you wish to transfer money from and the scheme you wish to make the transfer to, the frequency at which you want to make the transfer and the amount you want to transfer each time. You can then relax considering the transfer process will automate till the date specified by you or till the folio balance exists, whichever is earlier.