Bharat Bond ETF fetches Rs 12,400 crore on maiden offer
The funds raised would be utilised for capex of PSUs. The base size of the issue was Rs 7,000 crore.
The second tranche of Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) was oversubscribed more than 3 times, collecting around ₹10,000 crore, a senior official said on Friday.
Bharat bond ETF was launched on July 14 2019 with two new series and closed on June 17, 2020. The base issue size was ₹3,000 crore and a green-shoe option of ₹11,000 crore, taking the total size to ₹14,000 crore.
“The second series of Bharat Bond ETF received an outstanding response, oversubscribed more than 3 times, estimated collection around ₹10,000 crores with wide participation across categories,” T.K. Pandey, Secretary DIPAM (Department of Investment and Public Asset Management) said in a tweet.
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It said the final numbers are still being tallied and will be released by Monday.
The scheme is an initiative of the Government of India, from the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management and the latter has given the mandate to Edelweiss AMC to design and manage the product.
The two new Bharat Bond ETF series will have maturities of April 2025 and April 2031.
The ETF will invest in constituents of the NIFTY BHARAT Bond Indices, consisting of AAA rated public sector companies, an Edelweiss statement had said.
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