DSP-ML Natural Resources and New Energy Fund - Retail Plan (Dividend option) Info

Offer Opens on	:	March 3, 2008
Offer Closes on	:	March 27, 2008
Scheme Type	:	Open-Ended Equity Diversified
Investment Plan	:	Dividend
SIP	:	Allowed
Minimum Investment	:	Rs.5000/-
Entry Load	:	2.25% for Investment upto Rs 5 crore.
Exit Load	:	1% if redeemed within 6 months from the date of allotment and 0.50% if redeemed after 6 months but before 12 months from the date of allotment.
Scheme objective	:	The primary investment objective of the Scheme is to seek to generate capital appreciation and provide long term growth opportunities by investing in equity and equity related securities of companies domiciled in India whose predominant economic activity is in the (a) discovery, development, production, or distribution of natural resources, viz., energy, mining etc; (b) alternative energy and energy technology sectors, with emphasis given to renewable energy, automotive and on-site power generation, energy storage and enabling energy technologies. The Scheme will also invest a certain portion of its corpus in the equity and equity related securities of companies domiciled overseas, which are principally engaged in the discovery, development, production or distribution of natural resources and alternative energy and/or the units shares of Merrill Lynch International Investment Funds New Energy Fund, Merrill Lynch International Investment Funds World Energy Fund and similar other overseas mutual fund schemes. The secondary objective is to generate consistent returns by investing in debt and money market securities.