NISM Series 5A Mutual Fund Distributor Exam: All Important Formulas in One Place
19 Aug 2026
• NISM-Series-5A: Mutual Fund Distributor Mock Tests
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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