The stock market continues to be upheaval, despite investors continued investing in equity mutual funds. This is the reason that in January 2025, the equity mutual funds attracted Rs 39,688 crore due to strong flow in small and midcap schemes. According to PTI news, this was revealed in the data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amphi) on Wednesday. However, compared to the inflow of Rs 41,156 crore recorded in December, it was 3.5 percent less in January.
47th consecutive month of net inflow
According to the news, new fund investment from investors also shows the 47th consecutive month of net inflow in this segment. According to the Amphie, within the equity schemes, the sectoral or thematic category attracted investors with a highest net flow of Rs 9,016 crore, which is much lower than the flow of Rs 15,331 crore seen in December. The midcap category saw a flow of Rs 5,148 crore in January 2025, while the smallcap category saw a flow of Rs 5,721 crore.
What is the expert to say
Associate Director of Morningstar Investment Research India-Manager Research Himanshu Srivastava said that small and medium-sized schemes of mutual funds continued to attract investors, showing their choice towards these areas. This happened due to excess returns. Since both areas saw a sharp decline, investors must have opted to take advantage of the opportunity and increase their investment in these areas.
Investment of Rs 1.28 lakh crore in date funds in January
Large schemes, which are advised as many experts safe bets, invested Rs 3,063 crore in January, which was Rs 2,010 crore in December, while a large and medium -sized category invested Rs 4,123 crore. In addition to equity, date funds were invested Rs 1.28 lakh crore in January, compared to Rs 1.27 lakh crore in December. An investment of Rs 3,751 crore was made in Gold Exchange Traded Funds. By January 31, 2025, the total assets under the management of mutual funds increased to Rs 67.5 lakh crore, which is more than Rs 66.93 lakh crore in December 2024.
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