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Investment Choices

Investment Choices

NPS offers two types of investment choices Active Choice or Auto Choice.

Under Active choice, subscriber can choose to invest in below mentioned asset classes upto the maximum(%) mentioned against.

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Under Auto Choice (in both Tier I and Tier II), funds are invested across Equity, Corporate bonds and Government securities, as per age of the subscriber. It is also called as Lifecycle Fund. It is further divided as per equity exposure: LC-75 Aggressive Lifecycle Fund, LC-50 Moderate Lifecycle Fund, LC-25 Conservative Lifecycle Fund, and Balanced Lifecycle Fund.

In LC-75, LC-50, and LC-25, maximum equity exposure is allowed till the subscriber is 35 years old. On subscriber’s 36th birthday, there is an auto alignment of asset allocation and funds are moved from equity to debt till the subscriber attains the age of 55 years. After 55, asset allocation under the respective lifecycle fund shall remain constant till subscriber exercises the option to change the investment pattern.

In Balanced Lifecycle Fund, maximum equity exposure is allowed till the subscriber is 45 years old. On subscriber’s 46th birthday, there is an auto alignment of asset allocation and funds are moved from equity to debt till the subscriber attains the age of 55 years. After 55, asset allocation shall remain constant till subscriber exercises the option to change the investment pattern.

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    You can pick between four lifecycle options:

    • LC-25 Conservative Lifecycle Fund
    • LC-50 Moderate Lifecycle Fund
    • LC-75 Aggressive Lifecycle Fund
    • Balanced Lifecycle Fund

    Depending on your choice, your money will be invested in different classes as shown below:

    AgeLC-75LC-50LC-25Balanced LC
    ECGECGECGECG
    <=35 years75%10%15%50%30%20%25%45%30%50%30%20%
    36 years71%11%18%48%29%23%24%43%33%50%30%20%
    37 years67%12%21%46%28%26%23%41%36%50%30%20%
    38 years63%13%24%44%27%29%22%39%39%50%30%20%
    39 years59%14%27%42%26%32%21%37%42%50%30%20%
    40 years55%15%30%40%25%35%20%35%45%50%30%20%
    41 years51%16%33%38%24%38%19%33%48%50%30%20%
    42 years47%17%36%36%23%41%18%31%51%50%30%20%
    43 years43%18%39%34%22%44%17%29%54%50%30%20%
    44 years39%19%42%32%21%47%16%27%57%50%30%20%
    45 years35%20%45%30%20%50%15%25%60%50%30%20%
    46 years32%20%48%28%19%53%14%23%63%48%28%24%
    47 years29%20%51%26%18%56%13%21%66%46%26%28%
    48 years26%20%54%24%17%59%12%19%69%44%24%32%
    49 years23%20%57%22%16%62%11%17%72%42%22%36%
    50 years20%20%60%20%15%65%10%15%75%40%20%40%
    51 years19%18%63%18%14%68%9%13%78%39%18%43%
    52 years18%16%66%16%13%71%8%11%81%38%16%46%
    53 years17%14%69%14%12%74%7%9%84%37%14%49%
    54 years16%12%72%12%11%77%6%7%87%36%12%52%
    >=55 years15%10%75%10%10%80%5%5%90%35%10%55%

    Things to keep in mind:

    • Every year on your birthday, there will be a reallocation among the asset classes.
    • Only twice can you alter your preference at any point throughout the financial year.
    Subscribers can change their Pension Fund Manager once in a financial year and composition of assets once in a quarter.
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