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PPFAS Distribution Channels Overview

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The distribution architecture of PPFAS Mutual Fund denotes the full set of acceptance, transaction-processing and onboarding routes through which units of the seven active schemes of PPFAS Mutual Fund are sold to investors in India. The architecture is operated by PPFAS Asset Management Private Limited , the SEBI-registered investment manager, in conjunction with the registrar and transfer agent CAMS , the industry-wide utilities MF Utility and MF Central , AMFI-registered distributors carrying an AMFI ARN code, and a growing roster of aggregator and broker-led third-party platforms.

PPFAS Distributor Channel History

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The PPFAS distributor channel history denotes the chronological evolution of the routes through which units of the schemes managed by PPFAS Mutual Fund have been sold to investors in India from the launch of the first scheme in May 2013 through to May 2026. The history is shaped by three structural features specific to the AMC: a deliberate direct-plan-first ethos articulated since launch by founder Parag Parikh and continued by Chairman and CEO Neil Parag Parikh ; a small but durable AMFI-ARN distributor base servicing the regular plan; and a third-party aggregator and discount-broker distribution channel that has grown rapidly since 2016 in line with the broader direct plan adoption in India .

PPFAS Schemes on Third-Party Platforms

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PPFAS Mutual Fund schemes on third-party platforms refers to the availability of PPFAS Mutual Fund ’s seven active schemes for purchase, redemption and SIP registration through Indian fintech distribution platforms operated by entities other than the AMC itself. The principal third-party platforms hosting PPFAS schemes include Zerodha Coin (per Zerodha ), Groww , Kuvera , ET Money , Paytm Money, Upstox, INDmoney , Angel One , 5Paisa and mStock among others. The same schemes are also available through the AMC’s in-house PPFAS SelfInvest portal and through industry utilities including the Mutual Fund Utility , CAMS Online and MF Central .

Trail commission in mutual funds

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Trail commission is an ongoing, recurring fee paid by an Asset Management Company (AMC) to a mutual fund distributor as long as the investor’s assets remain invested through that distributor. Trail commission is expressed as a percentage per annum of the investor’s daily average Assets Under Management (AUM) and is accrued daily by the AMC, then paid to the distributor periodically (typically monthly). The trail-commission framework is the principal mechanism through which AMFI-registered distributors are compensated for distributing mutual fund schemes in India, and is the only permissible form of distributor remuneration following the SEBI ban on upfront commissions that took effect from 22 October 2018.