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Mutual Funds Are Replacing Gold and Real Estate in Indian Households

Hybrid mutual fund schemes attracted inflows of Rs 1.55 lakh crore in 2025-26, a 29 per cent increase over the preceding fiscal year, as investors increasingly turned to diversified investment strategies amid volatile market conditions. The category witnessed strong traction despite heightened geopolitical tensions, including the conflict in West Asia, as investors sought balanced investment solutions that could cushion market volatility. "Hybrid funds saw strong traction in FY26 as investors looked for balanced investment solutions during volatile times. Multi asset allocation funds, in particular, gained popularity due to their ability to deliver relatively stable performance across market cycles," Radhika Gupta, MD and CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fund, told PTI. According to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), the number of hybrid fund folios rose to 1.9 crore in March 2026 from 1.56 crore a year earlier, adding 34 lakh investor accounts. Assets under manageme

Domestic mutual funds invested heavily in banking stocks in March, offsetting record foreign outflows as market sentiment weakened amid global geopolitical tensions

Despite continued geopolitical headwinds and global risk-off sentiment, domestic investors used the market correction as an opportunity to deploy capital

The minimum application amount during the NFO and on an ongoing basis is ₹500, with subsequent investments in multiples of ₹1

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Industry leaders said high liquidity and limited supply in certain segments, especially mid- and small-caps, have made deployment challenging and pushed valuations higher

To allow investments in schemes based in US, other markets under LRS

The NFO is benchmarked against the domestic price of gold. According to the SID, the risk of the fund, as well as the benchmark, is high

According to Motilal Oswal, retail mutual fund activity has shown some moderation, particularly in Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) flows, as one-year SIP returns have turned negative.

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Net inflows, account additions highest at a multi-month high in August

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