Category III AIF
Also written: category 3 aif, aif category 3
What is Category III AIF in an Indian AIF?
A Category III AIF employs diverse or complex trading strategies and may use leverage, including through listed or unlisted derivatives. Long-short and other hedge-style funds sit here. Category III funds may be open-ended or close-ended and are taxed at the fund level, unlike Categories I and II.
Authority: SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012
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