Every mutual fund distributor (MFD) and IFA in India eventually asks the same question while building a model portfolio: which funds actually deserve a client's money, and why? Finding the best mutual fund software in India isn't just about a slick dashboard, it's about whether the platform helps you make that call faster, with real data instead of gut feel. That's the problem Wylth's Research 360 module was built to solve.
Research 360 starts with an MF Screener that lets distributors filter the entire fund universe by category, AUM, expense ratio, rolling returns, risk grade, and fund-manager tenure in a few clicks. Instead of toggling between five different AMC factsheets and a spreadsheet, an MFD can shortlist ten candidate funds in the time it used to take to open one factsheet PDF.
Alongside the screener sits Market Signals, a plain-language read of where key indices, sector flows, and interest-rate-sensitive categories are trending. The point isn't to turn distributors into fund managers; it's to give them a quick, defensible talking point when a client asks why this fund, why now, during a review call.
Once a shortlist exists, MF Compare puts up to four schemes side by side across returns, standard deviation, Sharpe ratio, portfolio overlap, and expense ratio in one table. This is usually the biggest time-saver distributors mention, comparing options without rebuilding the same spreadsheet every time a client asks for a switch or a fresh SIP recommendation.
For distributors who build and sell model portfolios, Research 360 also includes Basket, a way to package a set of funds as a ready-made combination, such as a Balanced Growth basket or a Tax Saver basket, that a client can invest into with a single transaction instead of five separate ones. It turns a distributor's research into a repeatable, shareable product instead of a one-off recommendation typed out over WhatsApp.
None of this needs an enterprise budget. Wylth is priced at a flat 10,000 rupees per year plus GST, with Research 360 sitting alongside client onboarding, SIP, SWP and STP transactions, and automated client reports in the same platform, which is part of how the right technology can transform a distribution business.
If you are comparing platforms before committing to one, it helps to read a complete guide to mutual fund software for distributors in India before you decide, since research tools are only useful when the rest of the back office actually holds up under daily use. wylth.com lists the full feature set for distributors and IFAs across India.