Mutual funds stay strong in SIP game as lump sum flows dwindle since July

Equity-oriented mutual fund (MF) schemes in January had their seventh straight of outflows. Since July, over Rs 42,200 crore has flown out of the equity segment, which is a more profitable compared to debt.

The outflows seem worrying, but the Rs 30-trillion MF industry is getting stronger when it comes to systematic investment plans (SIPs), where an investor commits to invest a fixed sum every month instead of making a lump sum investment.

The industry in January registered over 1.6 million SIPs, 58 per cent more than the previous nine-month average. Even if one looks at net additions, over 1.5