New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- Mutual fund schemes have been allotted shares worth nearly Rs.2,495 crore in the anchor portion of the NSE IPO, with 29 domestic mutual funds participating through 98 schemes.

The anchor book comprises institutional investors who are allotted shares before an IPO opens for public subscription.

National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) finalised its anchor allocation on 16 September, allotting 3.78 crore equity shares at Rs.1,785 a piece. The total anchor allocation was worth about Rs.6,746 crore. Of this, mutual fund schemes received 1.40 crore shares, accounting for 36.98% of the total shares allotted to anchor investors.

For investors who already hold these mutual fund schemes, the allocation provides visibility i...