Quote on AMFI Data by Mr Vineet Jain, Senior Director, CareEdge Ratings
Below the Quote on AMFI Data by Mr Vineet Jain, Senior Director, CareEdge Ratings
“MF inflows rebound to Rs.1.74 lakh crore in October as debt money returns; equity inflows ease 14% as small caps slide
Mutual fund AUM rose 0.9% to Rs.83.4 lakh crore in October 2026 and was 4.4% higher than a year earlier. Net inflows of Rs.1.74 lakh crore reversed September's Rs.1.33 lakh crore outflow, led by debt funds as quarter-end redemptions returned. AUM rose far less than the inflows as falling prices of mid and small cap stocks, gold and silver cut the value of holdings by close to Rs.1 lakh crore.
Equity inflows eased 13.9% to Rs.32,994 crore, and equity AUM slipped 1.1% to Rs.37.15 lakh crore. While the Nifty 50 gained 1.91%, the Nifty Smallcap 250 fell 5.81% and the Nifty Midcap 150 fell 3.75%. Small cap inflows dropped 29% to Rs.6,407 crore and mid cap inflows 38% to Rs.4,893 crore. Money moved instead towards diversified funds. Large & mid cap funds nearly doubled their inflows to Rs.8,484 crore, and flexi cap funds drew Rs.4,980 crore. ELSS saw outflows of Rs.578 crore.
Hybrid funds drew Rs.3,514 crore, led by Rs.3,929 crore into arbitrage funds, which reversed their September outflow. Multi asset fund inflows fell to Rs.1,515 crore from Rs.3,667 crore.
Debt funds received Rs.1.13 lakh crore, against outflows of Rs.1.83 lakh crore in September, lifting debt AUM 6.6% to Rs.18.81 lakh crore. Liquid and overnight funds alone took in Rs.1.25 lakh crore. Longer-duration funds saw redemptions, including Rs.3,143 crore from corporate bond funds and Rs.636 crore from gilt funds, after the RBI raised the repo rate by 25 bps to 5.50% and shifted to a calibrated tightening stance. Investors are likely to stay at the short end until the peak in rates is clearer, although higher yields improve accrual income for long-term investors.
ETF inflows rose 31% to Rs.20,304 crore, led by equity ETFs at Rs.12,974 crore. Gold and silver ETFs together drew Rs.6,566 crore as investors bought the dip, but silver ETF AUM still fell 14.0% and gold ETF AUM 3.4%. Index funds returned to inflows of Rs.3,091 crore after a Rs.3,614 crore outflow in September.
NFO collections rose 41% to Rs.3,829 crore in October from Rs.2,708 crore in September, with the number of offers unchanged at 28.”
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