Investors placed most bets on mid-cap and small-cap funds; liquid ones saw most outflows
The mutual fund industry added Rs 2.2 lakh crore to its asset base in 2022, driven by consistent monthly increase in SIP (Systematic Investment Plan) flows. The Assets Under Management (AUM) of the mutual fund industry rose by 5.7 per cent or Rs 2.2 lakh crore to a total Rs 39.88 lakh crore in 2022, data from the Association of Mutual Fund Industry (Amfi) showed on Tuesday. This was way lower than a surge of nearly 22 per cent or an increase of close to Rs 7 lakh crore in the asset base to Rs 37.72 lakh crore in 2021. "The industry grew at a slower pace in 2022 due to uncertainty in stock markets, and changing interest rate scenarios affecting the business environment at large. Understandably, investors have been in step with these changes by reallocating their investments between equity, debt and hybrid schemes," Gopal Kavalireddi, Head of Research at FYERS, said. While, the growth of 42-player mutual fund space in 2021 was mainly braced by a rally in the stock markets. The incre
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Net SIP investments at Rs 3,260 cr in Nov, the lowest since Oct 2021
Until end-November, 23 million new SIP accounts were registered, compared with 22 million during the same period in 2021 - a growth of 6 per cent
Redemptions rise 60% month-on-month to Rs 26,030 crore in November, the highest since September 2021
Investors can continue and add SIPs or STPs (spread over next six months rather than lump sum) into midcap funds, with a five year time horizon
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To encourage retail investors to invest in yellow metal through mutual fund route, industry body Amfi has asked the government for preferential tax treatment for Gold ETFs and Fund of Funds ahead of the Union Budget. In its budget proposals for 2023-24 to the finance ministry, Amfi has proposed that Gold ETFs and Fund of Funds (FoF), which invest 90 per cent or more of their corpus in units of Gold ETFs, should be subjected to long-term capital gains tax of 10 per cent instead of 20 per cent with indexation benefit. Alternatively, it has suggested that holding period to avail long-term capital gains taxation in respect of Gold ETFs (exchange traded funds) should be reduced from existing three years to one year. "A preferential tax treatment to financial gold offerings like Gold ETFs and Fund of Funds ...will promote the category as a gold investment avenue over other fiscally inefficient avenues like physical gold and gold jewellery. This move will be in line with the government's
In case of an ETF, prefer those that also have large trading volume and AUM
Fund managers and MF distributors expect net inflows to turn positive after completion of rate hike cycle
Investment advisors recommend the SIP route for investment in volatile asset classes to maximise the benefit of rupee cost averaging
Between October 2021 and September 2022, gold prices rose over 9.5 per cent even as ETF inflows shrunk to a half
Restrictions on redemptions from such accounts is already in place since 2019
SIP inflows surged 2 per cent month-on-month (MoM) in September to Rs 12,980 crore, according to the latest data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi).
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