Gold ETF Investment 2026: You will not be able to invest any amount of money in ETF, know who has fixed the limit?

Business Desk – Gold ETF Investment 2026: There is an important news for those investing in gold. HDFC Mutual Fund has decided to stop major investments in its Gold ETF and Gold ETF Fund of Funds (FoF) for some time. The company has said that this step has been taken in view of the current economic and market conditions.

Under the new rules, large investments will not be accepted in these funds from June 8, 2026. The purpose of this decision is to better manage the increasing interest in these gold investment products and the continuously increasing investment inflow.

Investment of Rs 25 crore or more will not be accepted

Under the new rules, investments of Rs 25 crore or more will not be accepted in either of these two funds. This means that if any investor or institution wants to invest Rs 25 crore or more, then that investment will not be accepted at present.

Strict rules for Gold ETF FoF investors

The company has also imposed additional restrictions on investors of HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Funds (FoF). For this scheme, lump sum investments and ‘switch-in’ transactions will now be accepted only up to a limit of Rs 10 lakh per month per investor. This means that no investor can invest more than Rs 10 lakh in this fund in a month. Be it through lump sum investment or by switching from another scheme.

Investment beyond the limit will not be accepted

HDFC Mutual Fund has said that as long as the restrictions remain in force, no investment will be accepted beyond the prescribed limit. Lump sum or switch-in investments of more than Rs 10 lakh will not be processed. This step of the company has come at a time when investors’ interest in gold-based investment options is continuously increasing. A large amount of investment is coming in these schemes.

HDFC Mutual Fund said that this decision has been taken keeping in mind the “current economic and market conditions”. However, the fund house has not told how long these restrictions will remain in force or when they can be removed.

Gold still remains the first choice for Indian investors. Gold has been a popular means of investment in India for a long time. Indian households have traditionally invested in gold through both physical gold and financial products. In recent years, gold ETFs and fund of funds (FoF) have become increasingly popular among investors. One of the main reasons for this is that these investment options allow people to invest in gold without purchasing actual gold.