Mumbai, Feb 12
Monthly investments in mutual funds through Systematic Investment Plans (SIP) remained strong in January, crossing ₹26,000 crore for the second consecutive month. Investors contributed ₹26,400 crore in January, slightly lower than December’s ₹26,459 crore, according to the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).
Despite ups and downs in the stock market, the total value of assets under management (AUM) for open-ended mutual funds increased slightly by 0.49%, reaching ₹66.98 lakh crore in January, up from ₹66.66 lakh crore in December.
The number of mutual fund accounts (folios) also grew, rising from 22.50 crore in December to 22.91 crore in January.
Key Highlights from January’s Mutual Fund Investments:
- Overall mutual fund inflows: Net investments surged to ₹1.87 lakh crore, a big jump from ₹80,509 crore in December.
- Equity mutual funds: Inflows dropped slightly by 4% to ₹39,687 crore, compared to ₹41,155 crore in December.
- Small-cap funds: Remained popular among investors, attracting ₹5,720 crore—22.6% more than in December.
- Hybrid mutual funds: Inflows more than doubled, rising 101% to ₹8,767 crore from ₹4,369 crore in December.
- Index funds & ETFs: Investments in index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) skyrocketed by 1,207%, reaching ₹10,225 crore in January, compared to just ₹784 crore in December.
- Index funds saw the highest inflows at ₹5,254 crore.
- Gold ETFs attracted ₹3,751 crore in new investments.
- Other ETFs, which had seen withdrawals of ₹4,558 crore in December, rebounded with ₹1,171 crore in new investments.
The steady SIP contributions and rising mutual fund inflows suggest that investors remain confident despite market fluctuations.
