Mutual Fund Industry

Retail rush, SIPs drive ₹14 trn jump in mutual fund assets in 2025

Mutual fund industry extended its bull run in 2025, adding a staggering Rs 14 lakh crore to its asset base and pushing total AUM to a record Rs 81 lakh crore by November, powered by surge in retail participation and record SIP inflows. Venkat Chalasani, Chief Executive Officer of AMFI, told PTI that the industry's outlook remains positive, with steady SIP inflows continuing to offset foreign portfolio investor outflows and strengthening market resilience. Going ahead, fund flows are likely to be guided by valuations and global developments, with investors increasingly favouring large-cap, diversified and hybrid strategies, he added. The year 2025 also witnessed a robust net inflow of Rs 7 lakh crore, along with a sharp increase of 3.36 crore in the investor base, while SIPs alone contributed about Rs 3 lakh crore, according to data from Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). These inflows lifted the industry's assets under management (AUM) by 21 per cent from Rs 67 lakh crore

Record flows in 2025 underpin durability of SIP habit, says Navneet Munot

Steady SIP flows and rising retail participation anchor mutual fund growth in 2025, even as market sentiment tempers lumpsum investments and global risks cloud the outlook

Gold-silver rush pushes passive fund share in MF AUM to record in 2025

These funds now account for 17.4% of industry AUM, up from 16.6% in December 2024

Wide-ranging reforms: Sebi overhauls MF cost framework, stockbroking rules

Sebi has renamed expense ratio limits as the base expense ratio and moved statutory levies outside the cap, while approving a rewrite of MF regulations to tighten transparency and governance

Near-term lag, long-term leadership: India's market story endures

Samir Arora says India's policy stability, improving earnings and rising domestic flows leave no structural reason for global investors to stay underweight

Wealthy secures ₹130 cr in funding led by Bertelsmann India Investments

The Series B round led by Bertelsmann India Investments will help expand Wealthy's AI platform and support MFDs who still rely heavily on manual processes

State Bank of India greenlights 6% stake sale in mutual fund arm via IPO

State Bank of India and joint venture partner Amundi will sell 10% stake in SBI Funds Management through an IPO in 2026, expected to raise Rs 11,000-13,000 crore

Trustees must act fearlessly, build guardrails for MF industry: Sebi chief

Tuhin Kanta Pandey urges mutual fund trustees to set up early warning systems, strengthen oversight, and avoid passive compliance to protect investors

Canara Robeco AMC IPO: Worth your money or better to wait? Experts explain

Canara Robeco AMC IPO: Canara Bank will reduce its holding in the asset management firm by 13 per cent, offloading 25.92 million shares, while ORIX will sell 23.93 million shares

SBI MF's Magnum SIF to debut Oct 1 with hybrid long-short scheme

The scheme also has the mandate to invest up to 10 per cent in real estate investment trusts and infrastructure investment trusts and up to 25 per cent in unhedged derivatives

G-sec yield surge hurts long-debt mutual funds, opportunity in sight

However, long duration bonds, MFs now attractive for investors, say experts

Distributors voice concerns with NSE's updated mutual fund platform

MF distributors flag concerns over client mapping and data security in NSE's upgraded platform, but the exchange says extensive testing was done and transactions remain seamless

MF roster swells to 50: 8 licences issued in 2 years, 8 more await Sebi nod

This phase has also been marked by growing adoption of systematic investment plans for MF investing, ensuring a consistent flow of investments into the industry

Equity mutual fund inflows surges 81% to ₹42,702 crore in July, says AMFI

Inflow into equity mutual funds surged 81 per cent to Rs 42,702 crore in July, fuelled by contributions from thematic and flexi cap funds, data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) showed on Monday. Also, the latest fund infusion by investors marks the 53rd consecutive month of net inflows into the segment. According to the data, equity-oriented mutual funds witnessed an inflow of Rs 42,702 crore in July, a sharp increase from Rs 23,587 crore inflow seen in the preceding month. Within equity fund categories, Thematic Funds recorded the highest inflows in July, attracting Rs 9,426 crore, followed by Flexi Cap Funds (Rs 7,654 crore). In addition, Small Cap Funds (Rs 6,484 crore) and Mid Cap Funds (Rs 5,182 crore), Large & Mid Cap Fund (Rs 5,035 crore) registered robust inflows. Besides, Large Cap Funds saw net inflows of Rs 2,125 crore. Overall, the mutual fund industry experienced an infusion of Rs 1.8 lakh crore in July, higher than Rs 49,000 crore in June ..

The silent reflex: In market quakes, mutual funds are the fault dampers

Steady capital flows prevent ruptures on volatile fault lines

Nippon India Large Cap: The quiet runner big money bets on growth

It didn't chase the market: it studied it, outpaced it, and quietly scaled up

Factor fund launches shift to active space with momentum, multi-factor

Mutual funds are expanding from passive to active factor-based offerings, launching momentum and multi-factor funds as quant strategies gain industry-wide traction

What are multifactor strategies in stock investing? Motilal Oswal explains

A multifactor funds aim to reduce this risk, smooth out returns over time, and offer a more balanced investment approach

Unique MF investor count up 20% YoY at 54 mn in 2025; target mid, smallcaps

The average retail investor who was rewarded handsomely given the surge in the markets in the last few years, Kotak Institutional Equities believes, have turned more cautious now.

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