ET Intelligence Group: The share of assets under management (AUM) by midcap funds has surpassed that of large-cap funds by 0.6 percentage point, the most on record, as per data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India. Midcap funds constitute 12.9% of the total equity AUM, compared with 12.3% for their large-cap peers. Now, … Read more
ET Intelligence Group: The average ticket size for investments under systematic investment plans (SIP) in mutual fund schemes reached a 50-month high of ₹2,500 per account in July 2024 compared with the two-year average of ₹2,261, according to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). It has stabilised over the past few … Read more
ET Intelligence Group: The systematic investment plan (SIP) route continues to attract new retail investors amid soaring equity benchmark indices with no signs of exasperation. New SIP accounts opened in February were 2.3 times more than the ones that were closed according to the data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). The … Read more
Mumbai: The assets under management (AUM) of equity mutual funds investing in small-cap and mid-cap stocks are catching up with that into schemes betting on large caps. This reflects the strong appetite among individual investors for the top-performing small-cap and mid-cap stocks despite growing concerns that the space may be overheated after the blistering run … Read more
Mumbai: Bajaj Finance, India’s largest non-banking finance company by assets, reported a 22% increase in net profit for the quarter ended December 2023 to ₹3,639 crore from ₹2,973 crore a year earlier, driven by strong loan growth. Assets under management (AUM) grew 35% to ₹3.10 lakh crore during the quarter from ₹2.30 lakh crore a … Read more
Mumbai: In verifying the global assets under management (AUM) of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), the custodians of the funds can rely on regulatory filings available on the websites of regulators for information about the regulated investment manager or trust bank or trustee of the fund, according to a revised standard operating procedure. Determining the global … Read more
Mumbai: Staggered equity investments through monthly plans surged to a record in December, helping draw substantial cash to mutual funds investing in risk assets through a month that saw the main index breach the 21,000 mark. Expectations of interest rates peaking out globally, political continuity after the state election results, and India’s world-leading growth credentials … Read more
MUMBAI: The Indian mutual fund industry‘s assets under management crossed the Rs 50-lakh-crore mark in December 2023 for the first time. In 10 years, the industry AUM has grown over six times from about Rs 8 lakh crore in 2013 to over Rs 50 lakh crore by 2023, data released by the industry trade body … Read more
Mumbai: 2024 begins on an easier note for several foreign portfolio investors (FPI) betting on India. Among the offshore funds who were put off by the onerous disclosure rules imposed by the Indian capital market regulator, some now have a leeway. A number of FPIs that are pooled-vehicles from countries like Mauritius, Singapore, and Cayman … Read more
The total value of equity-related investments of MFs rose by 20% year-on-year to ₹27.4 lakh crore while that held by institutions grew by 11% to ₹142 lakh crore. Synopsis The three-month rolling cumulative investment of the domestic mutual funds stood at ₹65,919 crore at the end of October – the highest in 16 months according … Read more