NFO Alert: As Silver Shines At Record-High, Zerodha Fund House Brings Zerodha Silver ETF; How To Invest?

As silver is shinning bright with its prices hovering at record levels, Zerodha Fund House, on Monday, launched 'Zerodha Silver ETF FoF' for investors with a penchant for white metal. Zerodha's new scheme will open for subscription on June 23, 2025 and will close on July 4, 2025.

The price of silver has increased nearly 20% since the beginning of 2025 and has surged around 10% in last one month amid rising industrial demand for the precious metal. Zerodha's Silver ETF scheme would provide capital appreciation by investing in units of Zerodha Silver ETF, which tracks the performance of hte domestic price of physical silver, according to the company press release.

"Silver has the potential to play a role in both investment portfolios and modern industries. With demand accelerating in the renewable energy, electronics, and automotive sectors, alongside a global shift towards sustainability, it bodes well for silver's long-term growth. Our Silver ETF FoF aims to provide investors with a simple and cost-effective way to invest in silver regularly through SIPs and diversify their portfolios," said Vishal Jain, CEO, Zerodha Fund House.

Zerodha Silver ETF FoF: Opening and Closing Date

Zerodha Silver ETF FoF NFO opened for investors on Monday, June 23, and will close on July 4, 2025. Investment in Zerodha Silver ETF FoF will be at high risk. It is a suitable choice for investors who are looking for capital appreciation in long-term and are willing to indirectly invest in physical silver.

"As demand for silver continues to play a pivotal role in the growth of emerging technologies and the clean energy transition, our Silver ETF FoF provides investors an easy and effective way to take advantage of this," commented Vaibhav Jalan, CBO, Zerodha Fund House

Zerodha Silver ETF FoF: Key Features Of The NFO

The new fund offer of the ETF will provide a passive investment strategy for investors who are willing to minimise their risk on direct investment in silver without missing out on its value appreciation. Zerodha Silver ETF tracks the performance of the domestic price of physical silver.

Zerodha Silver ETF FoF: Key Allocations

As per the investment objective of the scheme, 95-100% of the the ETF FoF assets will be invested to the units of the underlying Zerodha Silver ETF.

The remaining 0-5% of the asset of the fund will be invested in debt securities and money market instruments. People can invest in the NFO with a minimum amount of Rs 500 and in multiples of 'any amount' thereafter. The starting net asset value (NAV) of Zerodha Fund will be Rs 10 per unit. Investors can also invest in the NFO via systematic investment plan (SIP).

About NFO Fund Managers

The active NFO will be managed by Kedarnath Mirajkar and Shyam Agarwal. According to Zerodha's official website, Mirajhkar, in his 17 years of experience, has handled multiple roles at Aditya Birla Sunlife AMC, and management of multiple passive products like ETFs and index funds. An advocate of passive investment, Shyam Agarwal, has an experience of different management roles at smallcase and True Beacon.

Zerodha Silver ETF FoF NFO: How To Apply?

Those who are interested in the NFO can invest in it by directly at Zerodha Fund House website.
-Visit Zerodha Fund House website.
-Go to homepage.
-Search for Zerodha Silver ETF FoF.
-Select the option of 'Invest Now'
-Select the investment platform you want to use for investment in the NFO.
-It will provide options like 'Coin by Zerodha', 'Groww', 'Kuvera', 'CAMS Online', 'Dhan', 'MF Central', 'MF Utility', 'IND Money', 'Paytm Money', etc.
-Select the desired platform and login with your details.
-CHeck all the details of the NFO and make the transaction or start SIP in the NFO.