Mutual Fund

NFO revival adds to inflows; largecap fund outflows sustain

According to the Amfi-Crisil Factbook 2026, assets under management (AUM) of SIFs stood at Rs 2,010 crore in October 2025. By March 2026, this had increased to Rs 10,620 crore.

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

Mutual funds and equities accounted for 15 per cent of household financial savings in FY25, while mutual fund assets rose to 31 per cent of bank deposits in 2025

Flexi-cap mutual fund schemes attracted nearly Rs 50,000 crore in net inflows during January-July 2026, marking a 27 per cent increase over the year-ago period, as investors increasingly favoured equity strategies that can dynamically move across market-cap segments. The strong flow momentum has been accompanied by a sharp expansion in the investor and asset base. Flexi-cap fund folios rose to 2.44 crore in July 2026 from 1.94 crore a year earlier, adding around 50 lakh investor accounts. Assets under management of the category stood at around Rs 6 lakh crore as of July 2026, up from Rs 4.94 lakh crore in July 2025, according to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi). While monthly flows moderated in July, the category continued to command a significant share of equity mutual fund flows. Flexi-cap funds received Rs 4,709 crore in July, compared with Rs 5,231 crore in June. "The category has seen robust growth in both folios and assets. Flexi-cap funds recorded th

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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

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Maintaining exposure across various market-cap categories is important as leadership can change during different market phases

Sebi on Monday revamped the registration process for mutual funds, introducing a consolidated application framework in a bid to streamline preliminary and final approvals while requiring prospective sponsors to make detailed disclosures on their financial strength, ownership, governance and regulatory track record. The framework comes under the Sebi (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 2026, which were notified in July. "In view of the recent overhaul of the Sebi (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 2026, and Sebi Intermediaries Regulations, it has been decided to revise and consolidate the existing forms into a single application form for registration of Mutual Funds," the regulator said in its circular. At present, applications for registration of a mutual fund are processed in two stages in-principle approval to the sponsor or applicant for setting up a mutual fund, and final registration of the mutual fund. An application for in-principle approval needs to be submitted in Form A. Further, the .

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New buyers lose out, redeemers gain; fund houses expect anomaly to even out over time

The fund house advises investors to rebalance portfolios towards large-cap stocks, citing improving earnings visibility, supportive macro conditions and attractive valuations

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