MUMBAI, India, March 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Morningstar, Inc.  (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today announced the winners for the 2022 India Morningstar Awards for Investing Excellence. The awards recognize those funds and asset managers that have served investors well over the long term and which Morningstar's Manager Research team believes will be able to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns in the longer term.

There are two types of Morningstar awards: the Morningstar Category Awards and the Morningstar Asset Manager Awards.

"The objective of the Morningstar Awards for Investing Excellence is to highlight funds and fund groups that have done a great job for investors and that we think should continue to serve them well in the long run," said Kaustubh Belapurkar, Director of Fund Research, India. "Our 2022 winners, across equity and fixed-income categories, have been carefully chosen by our analysts and represent some of the best funds and fund groups in the industry."

The 2022 Morningstar Awards for Investing Excellence award winners in the India are:

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