Inflows into mutual fund equity schemes were down 6 per cent to ₹28,054 crore last months against ₹29,911 crore logged in December as investors preferred to book profit with slight improvement in market sentiments.
Investors continued to bet big on gold and silver ETFs and pumped in ₹11,647 crore (₹3,742 crore) and ₹3,962 crore (₹2,154 crore) last month, according to the Association of Mutual Funds in India data released on Friday.
Flexi-cap registered the highest inflow for the 5 consecutive month at ₹10,020 crore (₹7,029 crore) followed by mid-cap at ₹4,176 crore (₹5,085 crore) while for large and mid-cap funds ₹4,094 crore (₹4,503 crore).
The SIP inflows increased to the highest-ever of ₹31,002 crore against ₹29,445 crore with the contributing SIP accounts increased to 9.79 crore (9.43 crore).
The SIP asset increased to ₹16.63 lakh crore (₹16.52 lakh crore) accounting for 20 per cent of overall AUM.
Venkat Chalasani, CEO, AMFI said investors preferred to book profit as the market looked up in the first half of the month, though it turned bearish in the second half.
“We expect a decent growth in overall MF asset next year given the global headwinds,” he added.
Over MF industry asset under management was down at ₹80.23 lakh crore against ₹80.80 lakh crore due to an outflow of ₹1.32 lakh crore from debt funds.
Published on January 9, 2026
