Mutual fund share schemes fall 6% as investors book profits

Inflows into equity mutual fund funds fell 6 per cent month-on-month to ₹28,054 crore last month as investors preferred to book profits on a slight improvement in market sentiment.

Investors continued to bet big on gold and silver ETFs, pumping in ₹11,647 crore (₹3,742 crore) and ₹3,962 crore (₹2,154 crore) into them last month, according to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India released on Friday.

Flexi-cap recorded the highest inflows for the five consecutive months at ₹10,020 crore (₹7,029 crore), followed by mid-cap at ₹4,176 crore (₹5,085 crore), while large and mid-cap funds ₹4,094 crore (₹4,503 crore).

SIP inflows rose to an all-time high of ₹31,002 crore from ₹29,445 crore, with contributing SIP accounts increasing to 9.79 crore (9.43 crore).

SIP assets rose to ₹16.63 lakh crore, accounting for 20 per cent of total assets under management.

Venkat Chalasani, CEO of AMFI, said investors preferred to book profits as the market looked up in the first half of the month, although it turned bearish in the second half.

“We expect decent growth in total MF assets next year given the global headwinds,” he added.

Assets under management in the over MF sector fell to ₹80.23 lakh crore from ₹80.80 lakh crore due to outflows of ₹1.32 lakh crore from debt funds.

Published on January 9, 2026