NISM Series 5A Mutual Fund Distributor Exam: All Important Formulas in One Place

Below is a list of the formulas found in the workbook, presented in a simple line format

  • Future Value (Inflation adjustment): A = P * (1 + r) ^ n
  • Unit Capital: Number of units issued * Face Value (typically Rs. 10)
  • Assets Under Management (AUM): Current NAV * total units outstanding
  • Net Asset Value (NAV): Unit-holders’ Funds in the Scheme (Net Assets) / Number of outstanding Units
  • Alternative NAV Calculation: (Total Assets - Liabilities other than to Unitholders) / Number of outstanding Units
  • Detailed NAV Calculation: (Value of stocks + Value of bonds + Value of money market instruments + Dividend accrued but not received + Interest accrued but not received – Fees payable) / Number of outstanding units
  • Extended NAV Calculation: (Current value of investments held + Income accrued + Current assets – Current liabilities – Accrued expenses) / Number of outstanding units
  • Trail commission for the day: AUM * trail commission rate per annum / 365
  • Additional TER (B-30 inflows): (Daily net assets * 30 basis points * new inflows from beyond top 30 cities) / (365 * Higher of (30 percent of gross new inflows or 15 percent of average AUM))
  • Historical Sale Price (with Entry Load): NAV + (Entry Load percentage * NAV)
  • Repurchase Price: NAV - (Exit Load percentage * NAV)
  • Earnings per Share (EPS): Net profit after tax / Number of equity shares outstanding
  • Price to Earnings Ratio (P/E Ratio): Market Price per share / Earnings Per Share (EPS)
  • Book Value per Share: Net Worth / Number of equity shares outstanding
  • Price to Book Value: Market Price per share / Book Value per share
  • Dividend Yield: Dividend per share / Market price per share
  • Simple Return: ((Later Value - Initial Value) / Initial Value) * 100
  • Annualised Return (Simple): (Simple Return * 12) / Period of Simple Return (in months)
  • Compounded Return (CAGR): (Later Value / Initial Value) ^ (1 / n) - 1
  • Sharpe Ratio: (Scheme Return - Risk-free Rate) / Standard Deviation
  • Treynor Ratio: (Scheme Return - Risk-free Rate) / Beta
  • Alpha: Scheme’s actual return - Scheme's optimal return
  • Portfolio Turnover Ratio: Value of Purchase and Sale of Securities during a period / average size of net assets of the scheme during the period

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