SIP

The strong participation by the retail investors has provided resilience to the Indian stock market and capped downside in the face of massive selloff by foreign portfolio investors (FIIs), said Vikas

Let your income, not a market dip, decide how much to raise your SIP. A 10% yearly step-up could take a 15-year corpus from Rs 94 lakh to Rs 1.64 crore, at an assumed 12% return

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

Retail investors stayed committed to mutual funds despite market volatility, with net SIP inflows hitting a record ₹2 trillion in FY26.

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

Earlier, traditional options such as gold, fixed deposits and property were preferred for savings. Women are now allocating a part of their savings to equity markets through SIPs

The share of SIP investments older than five years rose to 31 per cent as of March 2026, while monthly SIP inflows touched ₹32,087 crore

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

Folios with up to ₹1,000 monthly inflows fell 1.4 mn in FY26; larger accounts grew

PhonePe said 77% of Daily SIP users are from B30 cities, while CAMS reported record mutual fund AUM and double-digit growth in profit and revenue

Individual investor AUM in smaller towns rose 5.2% in H1 2026 against 4.5% in top-30 cities

Closed-end mutual fund schemes have a fixed maturity date and cannot ordinarily be redeemed before then. The regulator should consider allowing fresh investments in them until maturi

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Small- and mid-cap fund SIP returns have rebounded sharply, raising hopes of renewed retail investor interest after a moderation in key MF growth indicators

The brokerage says elevated valuations, stronger opportunities in developed markets and the rise of AI-related investments could limit foreign inflows into Indian equities

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Higher redemptions and weaker lump-sum investments dragged equity fund inflows lower, although SIP contributions remained resilient amid market volatility

Choose an investment product after deciding the purpose it will serve and how long it will take

Can a small SIP really help you build crores over time? In this video, we explain the 8-4-3 rule of compounding and how disciplined investing in mutual funds can accelerate wealth creation.