Mutual Funds

This is the 60th consecutive month of net inflows into the equity category

India's 10 largest mutual fund houses paid ₹16,551 crore in commissions in FY26, up 12% year-on-year, even as payouts to sponsor banks grew at a slower pace.

Flexicap, smallcap and midcap funds accounted for 62% of equity inflows in Samvat 2082, while investments in sectoral and thematic schemes fell by over two-thirds.

Operating revenue for the six months increased 12 per cent from a year earlier to ₹2,336 crore, the company said in a press release

At the BFSI Insight Summit 2026, industry leaders said digital platforms, innovative SIP products, investor education and AI tools could help expand India's mutual fund base to 200 million.

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The share of direct plan has inched up in other periods as well, as they continue to grow in popularity

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Fund houses have stopped fresh lump-sum investments and new SIP, STP and switch registrations in gold FoFs from Friday, while existing transactions and investments in gold ETFs remain open

In September, smallcap funds saw a record net inflow of Rs 9,039 crore, while midcap funds attracted Rs 7,835 crore

The inflow was higher than ₹29,329 crore recorded in August, according to data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) on Monday

Mutual fund houses' average quarterly assets under management rose to ₹87.2 trillion in Q2FY27 from ₹83.1 trillion in Q1, supported by strong inflows across categories

Average 5-year performance hardly above fixed income returns

They see multiple advantages - from performance visibility to client stickiness

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

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

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

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

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