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Defence stock rally spells relief for dedicated mutual fund schemes

A sharp rebound in defence stocks has helped sector-focused mutual fund schemes recover steep losses, offering relief to investors who entered after the 2024 peak

Mutual fund investors holding onto their SIPs for longer, shows data

SIP assets held for over five years are rising across regular and direct plans as investors adopt long-term strategies and stay invested despite market volatility

Equity volatility, liquid funds drive 2x growth in ETF volumes in FY25

ETFs tracking NSE indices recorded Rs 3.8 trillion in trades in FY25, more than double the FY24 figure, as equity swings, regulatory shifts and liquidity needs boost activity

BSE's Asia Index expands offerings with four new factor-based indices

New indices - including momentum, quality and value - will be rebalanced quarterly, marking a key differentiator from existing offerings by NSE Indices

Cash holdings with equity mutual fund schemes soar for a 5th month

cash levels in April surged to 7.2%, the highest since May 2021

Flexicap funds gain favour as investors exit smallcaps amid correction

Category logs highest net inflows for four consecutive months, adds most number of folios in March, April

PPFAS punches above its weight to have first active fund at Rs 1 trillion

Built on value and guided by restraint, this fund let performance do the talking

Top five fund houses drove 58% of folio growth in FY25: Amfi data

Nippon, HDFC, Motilal Oswal, ICICI Prudential, and SBI led folio growth with 31.6 million new accounts in FY25, backed by equity fund performance and new offerings

Equity MF inflows down 3% at ₹24,269 cr in Apr amid geopolitical tensions

Equity MF inflows dip for fourth month to ₹24,269 crore as lumpsum slows while SIPs touch record ₹26,632 crore and AUM crosses ₹70 trillion driven by debt inflows

Markets wobble amid cross-border heat; India Vix at highest in a month

The Sensex declined by 412 points, or 0.51 per cent, to close at 80,335, with 23 of its constituents ending in the red. The Nifty 50 fell 141 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 24,274

Stock market: Sensex, Nifty post modest gains amid India-Pakistan tensions

Markets closed higher on Wednesday as India-UK trade deal and strong FPI inflows helped offset concerns from rising India-Pakistan border tensions

Steady SIP inflows, SIF foray buoy positive outlook for mutual funds

Despite market volatility and AUM decline, steady SIP inflows and earnings from SIFs support positive outlook for listed AMCs following resilient Q4 performance

Equity MF inflows seen improving in April after three months of decline

Equity MFs see higher inflows in April after a brief lull, driven by Rs 16,050 crore in secondary market buying and stable SIP flows, despite weak fund returns

Largecap funds take the lead over smallcap peers in 2-year SIP returns

However, immediate shift in investor preference unlikely, say experts

Room for RBI to respond to global growth drag: Bandhan AMC's Choudhary

The weakening of the dollar reflects some unwinding of the so-called 'US exceptionalism' theme, which had attracted disproportionately large allocations to dollar assets over the years

Debt mutual funds find their mother lode after mining market depths

Strike a rich vein after a tough three-year haul of ₹2.8 trillion in outflows

Canara Robeco Asset Management Company files draft papers for IPO with Sebi

The IPO is entirely an offer for sale (OFS) by state-owned Canara Bank and foreign partner Orix Corp (formerly Robeco Group)

Equity mutual funds lag on risk-adjusted basis during five-year period

An IR shows how effectively an investment manager generates excess returns relative to a benchmark, considering the risk taken

Mutual funds warm up to Reits and InvITs, but exposure remains low

Total investments surge 27x in 5 years to nearly Rs 20,000 crore; still only 0.3% of the MF AUM

Making further inroads: Mutual funds on expansion spree in smaller towns

The individual AUM of investors in B-30 surged 27 per cent in FY25, reaching ₹10.8 trn. In comparison, AUM in the top 30 cities (T-30) increased by 21 per cent to ₹30.5 trn during the same period