Mutual Funds

Slew of corrections dent largecap funds' long-term return picture

Average 5-year performance hardly above fixed income returns

Registered advisors, distributors assess Sebi's MF-only PMS route

They see multiple advantages - from performance visibility to client stickiness

Hindi-speaking regions emerging as MF's new 'growth engine': Vishal Kapoor

Hindi and regional-language content, digital access and rising financial awareness can help mutual funds deepen their reach beyond major cities

4 MF categories attract half the SIP inflows in Aug, smallcap schemes lead

Small-cap funds led SIP collections at ₹5,012 crore, followed by mid-cap and flexi-cap schemes, as four equity categories together garnered ₹16,096 crore

SIP account additions surge to 6-month high of 1.3 million in August

Market rebound and attractive smallcap and midcap returns, monthly net SIP additions hit a six-month high of 1.3 million, pushing total monthly contributions to a record ₹32,297 crore

Equity mutual funds attract ₹29,329 crore in August, highest in 4 months

Strong investor interest in mid-cap and small-cap funds lifted equity mutual fund inflows nearly 19 per cent from July, even as overall mutual fund inflows fell sharply

Investors pour record amount into MFs through monthly savings plans in Aug

Flows via systematic investment plans, the preferred route ‌for retail investors, marked a 1.1% increase in contributions to ₹32,297 crore ($3.39 billion) last month

MFs pour ₹12,944 cr into 2026 IPOs as institutional concentration deepens

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, SBI Mutual Fund and Nippon India Mutual Fund accounted for over 52 per cent of total institutional allocations

Retail investors power direct mutual fund shift as digital access grows

Direct-plan retail AUM rose from ₹1.6 trillion in March 2021 to almost ₹7 trillion in March 2026, according to AMFI data

Mutual funds' overseas equity holdings rose 37.5% in FY26: RBI data

Growth was largely driven by mark-to-market gains amid a rally in key global markets and rising investor interest in overseas schemes as domestic markets underperformed

Active MFs reduce bets to multi-year low as HDFC Bank shares slide

Market experts anticipate the stock could face further volatility till the announcement of his successor

Balanced advantage funds' equity exposure reaches multi-year high

Fund managers lap up bluechip stocks amid a sharp decline in valuations

Smallcap funds ride MF retail wave, SIP assets up fivefold in five years

Smallcap is the only equity category where SIP-linked assets account for more than half of total AUM

Anchor mutual funds hold IPO bets after 90-day lock-in period ends

Smallcap schemes look to lock in long-term gains

₹1,322 cr outflows in largecap funds: What does this mean for investors?

The outflow came even as the Nifty 50 rose 2 per cent in July, supported by a sharp rally in information technology stocks, which recorded their best monthly gain in six years

Explained: ₹3,811 cr unclaimed in MFs; here's how to check and claim money

The money can be traced and claimed through official platforms by following a few steps

Equity MF inflows down 15% in July despite record smallcap haul

Redemptions rise across most categories as market recovers

Reforms@35: From UTI monopoly and assured returns to SIP investment boom

How the continuing reforms in the MF space have created an over ₹82 trillion powerhouse

Nippon India MF tops mutual fund industry with over 40 million folios

The mutual fund industry had 278.6 million folios at the end of June, with Nippon India MF accounting for 14.4 per cent (40.2 million folios) of the total

MFs set eyes on dormant balanced hybrid category after rule change

SBI MF, Kotak MF line up launches as ICICI Pru completes NFO