Equity funds: Investors cautious

CORPORATE RESULTS & THE MARKETS

Flows $m

AUM $b

Equity as
Total % of AUM

EquityDebtTotalEquityDebtTotal F2001539260931485.91520.928.3 F2002-708241917115.316.72224 F2003-16210418792.71416.716 F200418799329112096.325.832.119.6 F20051479-7457349.424.934.327.4 F2006834738411218823.228.952.144.5 F20076325150332135829.14574.139.3 F200812344228663521044.880124.835.8 F2009148177161786448.9100148.9  Total3019274110104302     Source : AMFI, Morgan Stanley Research  Inflows into equity funds stood at just short of Rs 600 crore in April and flows are now up 250 per cent in the current year till date over the corresponding period in 2007. Even on a 12-month trailing basis, equity flows at just under an estimated Rs 49,800 crore, are up 81 per cent over the previous twelve months.  However, equity fund inflows were down 91 per cent month