Equity MF Inflows Jump To 8-Month High; SIPs At Record High, Show AMFI March Data

Equity mutual funds which are actively managed recorded the a 56 per cent jump in net inflows in March from a month ago at Rs. 40,450.26 crore, data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed on April 10. This was even as overall assets under management (AUM) of mutual funds fell month-on-month, triggered by a correction in the markets.

Inflows into actively managed equity mutual funds came only second to inflows seen in July, 2025. The rise in inflows into equity funds was led by Flexi cap funds, which saw Rs. 10,054.12 crore worth of inflows. Mid cap and small cap funds also saw considerable inflows above Rs. 6,000 crore during March, followed by inflows into Large & Mid Cap funds worth Rs. 5,307.25 crore. Meanwhile, ELSS and dividend yield fund schemes saw outflows during the month, at Rs. 437.34 crore and Rs. 59.21 crore, respectively.

Debt Funds Out of Favour

Debt funds saw the most outflows during the month of March. Open ended debt oriented schemes saw a total outflow of Rs. 2.95 lakh crore during March, led by outflows in liquid funds at Rs. 1.35 lakh crore. All debt oriented schemes saw outflows during March, with outflows in overnight funds at Rs. 40,227.90 crore, lagging only outflows seen in liquid funds.

In February, debt funds recorded outflows worth Rs. 42,106.31 crore, with Rs. 59.077.39 crore worth of outflows seen in liquid funds and Rs. 14,006.21 crore outflows seen in overnight funds.

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