Equity MF inflows fall 16% to Rs 18,917 cr
Overall, the mutual fund industry has witnessed an inflow of Rs2.4 lakh cr in April after experiencing an outflow of Rs1.6 lakh cr in Mar
New Delhi: Equity mutual funds (MFs) attracted Rs18,917 crore in April, marking a slump of 16 per cent from the preceding month, on a huge decline in inflow in large-cap funds.
This also marks the 38th consecutive month of net inflows in equity funds, data with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) showed on Thursday. Moreover, monthly Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) contributions crossed the Rs20,000 crore mark and reached an all-time high of Rs20,371 crore in April compared to Rs19,271 crore in the previous month.
Overall, the mutual fund industry has witnessed an inflow of Rs2.4 lakh crore in the month under review after experiencing an outflow of Rs1.6 lakh crore in March. The huge inflow was due to investment of Rs1.9 lakh crore into debt schemes. As per the data, equity-oriented schemes witnessed an inflow of Rs18,917 crore in April, way lower than Rs22,633 crore in March and Rs26,866 crore in February.