In August also, inflows into equity funds had dropped by 22% month-on-month.
Interestingly, there was decline in most prominent categories of equity mutual funds.
As the table above shows, inflows into large cap funds dropped to ₹972 crore against ₹2,319 crore in September, reflecting a 58% fall.
Likewise, inflows into mid cap mutual funds dropped by 25% to ₹3,807 crore.
Inflows into small cap funds reported 20% fall whereas corresponding data for flexi cap funds was 27%.
A total of 18 new schemes (new fund offers or NFOs) were launched in October. There were a total of 2 flexi cap funds, four sectoral funds, one arbitrage fund, two index funds and 8 other ETFs. In total, these schemes garnered total funds amounting to ₹6,062 crore.
Debt funds
Total inflow into debt mutual funds stood at ₹1.59 lakh crore in October against an outflow of ₹1.01 lakh crore in September.
Highest inflow of ₹89,375 crore was seen in liquid funds followed by overnight funds with an inflow of ₹24,050 crore and money market funds with an inflow of ₹17,916 crore.
Hybrid funds
Overall hybrid mutual funds saw an inflow of ₹14,156 crore in October against ₹9,397 crore. Arbitrage funds saw an inflow of ₹6,919 crore (against outflow of ₹988 crore in Sept), multi asset allocation funds witnessed an inflow of ₹5,344 crore (4,982 crore in Sept) and balanced hybrid funds saw an inflow of ₹1,139 crore (against ₹2,013 crore in Sept).
October data
>> Mutual Fund Industry’s Net AUM stands at ₹ 79,87,939.94 crores for the month of October 2025.
>> SIP contribution for October stood at ₹29,529 crore.
>> The SIP AUM is at ₹ 16,25,304.94 crores for the month of October 2025 i.e 20.3% total mutual fund industry’s assets.
Venkat N Chalasani, Chief Executive, AMFI says, “The Mutual Fund industry has continued to demonstrate resilience and growth, with assets under management reaching new heights. The surge in inflows across various asset classes is a testament to the trust and confidence that investors have placed in us.”
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