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Scatter plot of 93 SBI schemes. Active funds cluster on the 2 basis point rule. Passive funds sit below 0.5, and the two largest ETFs sit near 0.2. — Active funds sit on the 2 bps rule. The two largest ETFs hold **27% of SBI's assets** and pay **0.20 bps**.

Most market numbers get repeated, not checked. The Basis Point builds them from company filings, regulatory disclosures and audited accounts, which means going and reading the documents instead of buying a database. That is more work per figure, and it still moves faster than the process it replaces: one analyst on the filings, no layers of review to sit through, so a first version reaches you inside a week.

RESEARCH REPORT Issue 01 · August 2026

INR 1,114 crore gap in India's financial literacy spending

India's mutual fund industry funds investor education through a levy on scheme net assets, set at 2 basis points. Measured scheme by scheme across three AMCs covering 39% of industry assets, the rate actually being paid is 1.4 to 1.8 bps, because passive schemes pay a fraction of what active ones do. AMFI ended FY25 holding ₹1,114 crore of the pool unspent. Close to 90% of what it did spend went on media campaigns.

₹1,114 CrUnspent at AMFI, FY25

1.4–1.8 bpsEffective rate vs 2 bps stated

39%Of industry AAUM measured

0.17%Reconciliation gap, SBI

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What we do

The method travels across sectors. If the underlying data sits in filings, disclosures or audited accounts, it can be assembled into something you can take to a decision.

Market research reports

Sector studies covering how a market actually works: who the participants are, how the economics run, and where it is heading.

Competitive landscapes

Player mapping from primary filings, covering business models, pricing, positioning and where the whitespace sits.

Market sizing

Bottom-up sizing with the assumptions left visible, built to hold up in a boardroom or an investor meeting.

Financial modelling

Working models with live assumptions, scenario ranges and comparable-based valuation.

Sectors covered

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Sector expertise is built per engagement. The method stays the same throughout: primary sources, visible assumptions, figures you can trace. Read the methodology.

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Competitive landscape 30–50 players 3 days

Financial model and valuation Working model 3 days

Market sizing and entry Bottom-up, sensitised 5 days

Commercial diligence Full review 7 days

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SERVICE 01

Competitive landscape analysis

Player mapping built from audited filings: business models, pricing, positioning and whitespace. Sourced from primary documents, not bought in from a database.

MCA filings30–50 players3 days

SERVICE 02

Market sizing and entry assessment

Bottom-up sizing with visible assumptions, sensitised on the variables that actually move the number. Includes entry difficulty and incumbent position.

Bottom-up modelScenarios5 days

SERVICE 03

Financial modelling and valuation

Working models with live assumptions, scenario ranges and comparable-based valuation. For founders raising capital and teams evaluating acquisitions.

Working modelComparables3 days

SERVICE 04

Commercial diligence support

Market position, competitive risk and revenue quality for investment diligence, in any sector where the structural and regulatory data exists but sits scattered.

Investor diligenceRegulatory review7 days

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