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Informist, Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026

 

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--AMFI: MF industry Feb net inflows INR 945.3 bln 
--AMFI: MF industry AUM at INR 82.03 tln as on Feb 28 
--AMFI: Open-ended debt funds AUM at INR 19.44 tln as on Feb 28 
--AMFI: Open-ended debt funds Feb net inflows INR 421.06 bln 
--AMFI: Liquid funds Feb net inflows INR 590.77 bln 
--AMFI: Liquid funds AUM at INR 5.99 tln as on Feb 28 
--AMFI: Overnight funds Feb net outflows INR 140.06 bln 
--AMFI: Overnight funds AUM at INR 1.13 tln as on Feb 28 
--AMFI: Open-ended equity funds Feb net inflows INR 259.78 bln 
--AMFI: Open-ended equity funds AUM at INR 35.39 tln as on Feb 28 
--AMFI: Mid-cap funds Feb net inflows INR 40.03 bln 
--AMFI: Open-ended mid-cap funds AUM at INR 4.62 tln as on Feb 28 
--AMFI: Open-ended flexi cap funds Feb net inflows INR 69.25 bln 
--AMFI: Open-ended flexi cap funds AUM at INR 5.53 tln as on Feb 28 
--AMFI: Open-ended gold ETF net inflows INR 52.55 bln in Feb 
--AMFI: MF Feb SIP inflow INR 298.45 bln vs INR 310.02 bln Jan 
--AMFI: Drop in SIP contributions in Feb on account of fewer working days 
--CONTEXT: AMFI mgmt's remarks in conference call after Feb MF data release 
--AMFI: Open-ended silver ETF net outflows INR 8.26 bln in Feb 
--AMFI: Lumpsum investments may take a hit in Mar on geopolitical worries 
--AMFI: Expect investor discipline in SIPs to continue in Mar 
--AMFI: Geopolitical tensions remain the biggest headwind for mkts in Mar

 

MUMBAI – The mutual fund industry recorded net inflows of INR 945.30 billion in February, down from inflows of INR 1.56 trillion the previous month, data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India on Tuesday showed. The fall in inflows to debt schemes was a drag, while inflows to equity schemes rose in February.

 

Net flows into open-ended debt schemes fell to INR 421.06 billion in February from INR 748.27 billion in January. Liquid fund inflows nearly doubled on month to INR 590.77 billion, but net outflows from overnight funds – to the tune of INR 140 billion – and corporate bond funds brought down the total number.

 

However, net flows into open-ended equity schemes rose to INR 259.78 billion in February from a net inflow of INR 240.29 billion the previous month. There was a 25% month-on-month increase in net inflows to mid-cap funds at INR 40.03 billion, while small-cap fund net inflows increased nearly a third to INR 38.81 billion. Multi-cap and large-cap funds saw net inflows similar to January, while the net flows into sectoral and thematic funds nearly tripled on month to INR 29.87 billion in February.

 

Total assets under management in the mutual fund industry were at INR 82.03 trillion at the end of February, compared with INR 81.01 trillion a month ago. For open-ended debt funds, the AUM rose to INR 19.44 trillion as on Feb. 28 from INR 18.90 trillion in the previous month-end. Open-ended equity schemes had AUM of INR 35.39 trillion at the end of February, up from INR 34.87 trillion as on Jan. 31.

 

The assets under management for liquid funds and overnight funds were at INR 5.99 trillion and INR 1.13 trillion as of Feb. 28, respectively. For open-ended equity funds and flexi-cap funds, assets under management as of Feb. 28 were INR 4.62 trillion and INR 5.53 trillion, respectively. 

 

In February, systematic investment plans saw inflows of INR 298.45 billion, down from INR 310.02 billion the previous month. The assets under management of SIPs as of Feb. 28 were up at INR 16.64 trillion from INR 16.36 trillion at the end of January. Inflows fell on month in February due to the lower number of days in February, Venkat Chalasani, chief executive of the association, said in a media interaction after the release of the data.

 

"The 28th (of February) happened to be a non-banking day, which fell on Saturday. On account of this being Saturday, there was no inflow into SIP accounts, resulting in the drop in the monthly contribution. However, we will find this being corrected in the month of March," Chalasani said. Accounts contributing to SIP also fell to 94.4 million in February from 99.2 million in January.

 

Although the ongoing geopolitical tensions will remain the biggest headwind for Indian financial markets, Chalasani said disciplined investment by market participants will lead to continued inflows into SIPs in March. However, he added that lump sum investments might take a hit this month because of geopolitical worries.  

 

 

BULLION

After rallying in January, gold and silver prices corrected sharply, which also impacted the flows into these exchange traded funds in February. After hitting an all-time high in January, net inflows into 25 gold ETFs fell over 78% on month to INR 52.55 billion in February, while there were net outflows of INR 8.26 billion from 18 silver ETFs due to a sharp correction in prices. 

 

In February, gold prices corrected over 10% from the record high of INR 180,779 per 10 grams in January, and those of silver fell over 33% on month from the all-time high of INR 420,048 per kilogram. In January, net flows into gold ETFs were at a record high of INR 240.40 billion and those into silver ETFs were at INR 94.63 billion. 

    

The sharp correction in gold and silver prices also led to a month-on-month fall in assets under management of these precious metals. The assets under management of gold ETFs fell 0.5% on month to INR 1.83 trillion last month and those of silver ETFs fell over 21% on month to INR 919.75 billion as of Feb. 28.

 

Silver prices didn't rise after a sharp correction, which has had a negative mark-to-market, resulting in overall silver assets under management falling from INR 1.16 trillion to INR 919.75 billion, Chalasani said.  End

 

Reported by J. Navya Sruthi, Kabir Sharma, and Aaryan Khanna

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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