Index funds a big draw as market volatility rises
2 years, 4 months ago

Index funds a big draw as market volatility rises

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: In times of high market volatility retail investors are relying more on index funds and other exchange traded funds for putting their savings as these are cost effective compared to other mutual fund schemes and less risky than investing in individual stocks. The other schemes category saw net inflows worth Rs 41,226 crore in the first quarter of financial year 2022-23, according to a report by Morningstar, a US-based firm that tracks trend in the Indian mutual fund industry. "The other schemes category, composed of index funds, gold ETFs, other ETFs, and global funds of funds has had phenomenal flows over the past year and a half. The index funds among these added over 59,000 crore inflows since June 2021 as assets under index funds rose from Rs 33,824 crore on Sept.30, 2021 to Rs 83,408 crore on June 30, 2022.

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Stock market this week: Top 5 shares that made the biggest moves
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Stock market this week: Top 5 shares that made the biggest moves

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India’s equity mutual fund inflows come off record highs in November
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India’s equity mutual fund inflows come off record highs in November

Live Mint  

By Bharath Rajeswaran Dec 10 - Inflows into India's equity mutual funds declined 14.2% in November, after hitting a record high in the previous month, but offset hefty foreign outflows as domestic investors continued their buying spree undeterred by a market correction. Inflows stood at 359.43 billion rupees during November, the 45th consecutive month of inflows, the longest on record, …

November blues for mutual funds as equity inflows down 14%: AMFI data
2 weeks ago

November blues for mutual funds as equity inflows down 14%: AMFI data

India Today  

Inflows into equity mutual funds saw a decline of 14% in November, falling to Rs 35,943.49 crore compared to Rs 41,886.69 crore in October. Hybrid mutual funds were similarly impacted, with inflows dropping 75.5% to Rs 4,123 crore in November from Rs 16,863 crore the previous month. Index funds recorded inflows of Rs 4,342.8 crore, a 45% reduction from Rs …

Equity fund inflows fall 14 per cent to Rs 35,943 crore in Nov; AUM tops Rs 68 trillion
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Equity fund inflows fall 14 per cent to Rs 35,943 crore in Nov; AUM tops Rs 68 trillion

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Despite the muted market performance leading to a steep 14 per cent fall in fund flows into equity mutual funds, and a steeper 26 per cent slump in inflows to large-cap funds and the red-hot SIPs taking a break with inflows remaining flat in the month, the overall mutual funds industry added Rs 0.82 trillion to their AUM at …

Index Mutual Funds: From types to advantages; all you need to know
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Index Mutual Funds: From types to advantages; all you need to know

Live Mint  

Mutual Funds: Index funds are passive investment vehicles that mirror benchmark indices, investing largely in their components. Index funds function by meticulously tracking the performance of specific benchmark indices, like NIFTY 50 or SENSEX. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Index funds function by meticulously tracking the performance of specific benchmark indices, like NIFTY 50 or SENSEX. Market capitalisation index funds - These funds …

Index Mutual Funds: From types to advantages; all you need to know
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Index Mutual Funds: From types to advantages; all you need to know

Live Mint  

Index funds are investment vehicles designed to track a benchmark index. Index funds function by meticulously tracking the performance of specific benchmark indices, like NIFTY 50 or SENSEX. Market capitalisation index funds - These funds invest in companies of various market capitalisations, including small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap stocks, to achieve broad diversification. Equal weight index funds - For example, in …

Debt Mutual Funds See Investment Worth Rs 1.57 Lakh Crore In Oct, See What Happened
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Debt Mutual Funds See Investment Worth Rs 1.57 Lakh Crore In Oct, See What Happened

ABP News  

Debt-oriented mutual funds saw a robust recovery in October as inflows touched Rs 1.57 lakh crore. The positive inflow enhanced the asset base of debt mutual funds by 11 per cent to touch Rs 16.64 lakh crore in October end, in comparison to Rs 14.97 lakh crore clocked during the same period a year earlier. The data from the Association …

Equity fund inflows surge 21% to ₹41,887 crore in October; SIPs reach record high
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Equity fund inflows surge 21% to ₹41,887 crore in October; SIPs reach record high

Live Mint  

On November 11, equity mutual fund inflows saw a notable jump of 21.69 percent month-on-month, reaching ₹41,887 crore in October, according to the latest data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India. In October, hybrid mutual funds saw a significant surge in inflows, attracting ₹16,863.3 crore, compared to ₹4,901 crore in September. Corporate bond mutual funds saw steady inflow …

Sensex, Nifty rise on rally in global markets, foreign fund inflows
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Sensex, Nifty rise on rally in global markets, foreign fund inflows

Hindustan Times  

Equity benchmark indices climbed in early trade tracking a rally in global markets and fresh foreign fund inflows today. Top gainers and losers today Stock market today: A bird flies past a screen displaying the Sensex results on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai. Oil prices today {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Global oil benchmark Brent crude …

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Even as the domestic equity market is in a bull run, a large number of retail investors have been entering it directly or through mutual fund SIPs. Other popular mutual funds, like Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund, Nippon India Small Cap Fund, SBI Bluechip Fund, Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund and Axis Midcap Fund have also given impressive returns in the …

Retail Investors Prefer Index Funds, Folios Up 12 Times in 4 Years
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Retail Investors Prefer Index Funds, Folios Up 12 Times in 4 Years

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: There has been a remarkable surge in the adoption of Index Funds among retail investors over the past few years. The total retail folios in index funds increased by close to 12 times from 4.95 lakhs in March 2020 to 59.37 lakhs in Dec 2023. The AUM of index funds has recorded an increase of 25 times from about …

Mutual Funds add Rs 2.3 lakh crore on market rally in June
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Mutual Funds add Rs 2.3 lakh crore on market rally in June

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Driven by the continuous inflows in to equity funds, especially through SIPs route, overall assets under management of mutual fund industry crossed the Rs 60 lakh crore milestone and touched Rs 61.16 trillion in June, over Rs 58.91 trillion in the previous month, on the back of a record 7% rally in the equity market. As per the industry …

Equity fund inflows rise by 17% to ₹40,608 crore in June, a fresh high: AMFI data
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Equity fund inflows rise by 17% to ₹40,608 crore in June, a fresh high: AMFI data

Hindustan Times  

Inflows into India's equity mutual funds rose 17% to a record high of 406.08 billion rupees in June as per data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India. Since 2021, equity mutual funds have seen net inflows aggregating to 5.99 trillion rupees from domestic investors which is well above net foreign inflows of 333.61 billion rupees over the same …

What are Index Mutual Funds & How to Invest in them?
7 months ago

What are Index Mutual Funds & How to Invest in them?

Hindustan Times  

An investor who has been investing in the stock market for quite a long time often feels to move a step higher because he/she wants to earn significant gains. Index mutual funds are a type of mutual fund that passively follows well-known market indexes. Benefits of Index Mutual Funds Index mutual funds have become popular investment choices because they offer …

SIP Contributions Crosses Rs 20,000 Cr Mark In April; Equity MFs Inflow Drops 16% To Rs 18,917 Cr
7 months, 2 weeks ago

SIP Contributions Crosses Rs 20,000 Cr Mark In April; Equity MFs Inflow Drops 16% To Rs 18,917 Cr

News 18  

Equity mutual funds attracted Rs 18,917 crore in April, marking a slump of 16 per cent from the preceding month, on a huge decline in inflow in large-cap funds. Moreover, monthly Systematic Investment Plan contributions crossed the Rs 20,000 crore mark and reached an all-time high of Rs 20,371 crore in April compared to Rs 19,271 crore in the previous …

What Are Index Funds And Should You Invest In Them? | EXPLAINED
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What Are Index Funds And Should You Invest In Them? | EXPLAINED

ABP News  

Index funds are mutual funds that aim to replicate the performance of a specific stock market index, such as the Nifty 50 or the BSE Sensex. Smart Beta Index Funds : Smart beta index funds aim to outperform traditional market capitalisation-weighted indices by incorporating alternative weighting methodologies or factors such as value, quality, or momentum. : Smart beta index funds …

Inflows into equity mutual funds surged for 35th month in a row: Report
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Inflows into equity mutual funds surged for 35th month in a row: Report

Live Mint  

Thanks to a considerable surge in mutual fund inflows, total mutual funds’ assets under management hit a whopping ₹52.74 lakh crore last month against ₹50.78 lakh crore in December 2023. Top performing funds across market cap In the last one year, the top-performing large cap schemes which gave highest returns include Nippon India Large Cap Fund, Kotak Bluechip Fund and …

Sectoral, small-cap mutual funds witness highest inflow, shows AMFI January data
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Sectoral, small-cap mutual funds witness highest inflow, shows AMFI January data

Live Mint  

Inflows into equity mutual funds hit ₹21,780 crore over December’s inflows of ₹16,997 crore, reporting an increase of 28 percent over the preceding month, shows the latest data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India. These funds saw maximum inflows Sectoral mutual funds saw an inflow of ₹4,805 crore, smallcaps witnessed an inflow of ₹3,257 crore and multicaps …

Mutual Funds See NFO Collection Jump 4 Times To Rs 22,000 Crore In September Quarter
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Mutual Funds See NFO Collection Jump 4 Times To Rs 22,000 Crore In September Quarter

ABP News  

Mutual funds’ collection via new fund offerings increased about four times to Rs 22,000 crore in the July-September period in the current fiscal year, against the preceding quarter, owing to 48 new schemes entering the market. Gopal Kavalireddi, VP - Research, FYERS, in his outlook, said, “Going forward, more NFOs can be expected in the coming quarters as several AMCs …

4 mutual fund categories got a thumbs up in the first six months
1 year, 2 months ago

4 mutual fund categories got a thumbs up in the first six months

Live Mint  

Small cap mutual funds received a thumbs up from retail and institutional investors, thus pushing the total inflows in the first six months to the tune of ₹22,048 crore. Index mutual funds also saw a substantial inflow, over ₹4,100 crore in the first six months of this fiscal. “At the same time, there are some redemptions in large cap funds, …

Investments In Mutual Fund SIPs Reach All-Time High In July
1 year, 4 months ago

Investments In Mutual Fund SIPs Reach All-Time High In July

ABP News  

Investors are betting big on systematic investment plans or SIP to generate long-term wealth with the monthly flow in the mutual fund industry through the route reaching an all-time high of Rs 15,245 crore in July. The record high SIP numbers came despite the equity mutual funds registering a 12 per cent month-on-month decline in inflow to Rs 7,626 crore …

Passive funds gain traction among investors in India, market share witnesses growth: Study
1 year, 4 months ago

Passive funds gain traction among investors in India, market share witnesses growth: Study

India TV News  

A recent study revealed that passive funds have gained traction among investors in India in the last few years, capturing a market share of over 17 per cent of Assets Under Management in 2023 from 1.4 per cent in 2015. Low-cost nature of passive funds is biggest attraction According to the study by Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company, 61 per …

Mutual funds invest more than Rs 2,400 crore in equities in May
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Mutual funds invest more than Rs 2,400 crore in equities in May

India TV News  

New Delhi: After withdrawing capital from equities in April, mutual funds put in over Rs 2,400 crore in stocks last month, primarily due to robust GDP growth, controlled inflation levels, and balanced liquidity in the economy. "Stable GDP growth, low inflation, investor-friendly policies, and global market sentiments towards emerging economies play a significant role in attracting investments from both mutual …

Index Funds: How beneficial it is for investing in long-term goals
1 year, 11 months ago

Index Funds: How beneficial it is for investing in long-term goals

Live Mint  

Index funds are primarily mutual funds that invest in similar stocks within a specific market index. The main advantage of investing in index funds is that they have low management costs because they match their underlying benchmark and don't need a team of research analysts to help fund managers choose the best stocks, said Mahesh Shukla, CEO & Founder, PayMe. …

Recent IPOs that mutual funds participated in
1 year, 11 months ago

Recent IPOs that mutual funds participated in

Live Mint  

In December, Mutual Funds deployed ₹147 bn and alongside foreign institutional investors sold ₹63 bn in the Indian secondary market, highlighted data analysed by domestic brokerage and research firm Edelweiss. After a dull period in the number of public issues in 2022, the last two months of the year witnessed many companies launching their initial share sales and debuting in …

Equity MF drops to 21-month low in Nov; why investors prefer smallcaps, midcaps?
2 years ago

Equity MF drops to 21-month low in Nov; why investors prefer smallcaps, midcaps?

Live Mint  

Equities mutual funds continued to record inflow in November, however, the performance was gloomier despite the Sensex and Nifty 50 reaching record highs. On the other hand, debt-oriented schemes finally saw an inflow of ₹3,668.59 crore in November with liquid funds extending their strong buying for a second straight month to ₹34,276.44 crore. Unlike equities and debt, the hybrid schemes …

Indian equities witness surge in overseas inflows in Nov, stocks hit new highs
2 years ago

Indian equities witness surge in overseas inflows in Nov, stocks hit new highs

Live Mint  

Foreign portfolio investors bought Indian stocks worth 362.38 billion rupees in November, marking the second best month of overseas inflows into equities this year, data from the National Securities Depository Ltd showed. Last month's foreign inflows into stocks trailed only those in August, when FPIs purchased 512.05 billion rupees. Analysts said that foreign interest in domestic equities would continue due …

What to consider before selecting an index fund
2 years, 2 months ago

What to consider before selecting an index fund

Live Mint  

Active and passive management are two distinct ways of managing portfolios. In India, the first index fund was offered in 2001, and since then index funds have come a long way. A not-so-sophisticated investor might be lured to an index fund whose return is higher than the index or other index funds. The key performance statistic for evaluating index funds …

Nifty 50 ETFs’ AUM crosses ₹2 lakh crore
2 years, 7 months ago

Nifty 50 ETFs’ AUM crosses ₹2 lakh crore

Live Mint  

Assets under management of all the Exchange Traded Funds and Index Funds tracking Nifty 50 index in India crossed ₹2 lakh crore. Nifty 50 index-linked passive funds account for 40% share of ETFs' and Index Funds' AUM in India. Vikram Limaye, MD & CEO, NSE said, “This milestone achieved in the Indian passive funds industry is the culmination of efforts …

Motilal Oswal AMC launches Nifty200 Momentum 30 ETF and index fund
2 years, 11 months ago

Motilal Oswal AMC launches Nifty200 Momentum 30 ETF and index fund

Live Mint  

Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company has announced the launch of its momentum factor-based ETF and index fund - Motilal Oswal Nifty200 Momentum 30 ETF and Motilal Oswal Nifty200 Momentum 30 index fund. These are open ended schemes replicating or tracking the performance of Nifty200 Momentum 30 Index. The Nifty200 Momentum 30 index selects top 30 companies with the highest 6 …

SIPs lift MF assets to Rs 37.33 L cr
3 years ago

SIPs lift MF assets to Rs 37.33 L cr

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Almost all equity-linked mutual fund schemes witnessed positive inflows in November with retail investors sensing the market fall as an opportunity to allocate more money in mutual funds. This helped combined average and net industry assets under management reach Rs 38.45 lakh crore and Rs 37.33 lakh crore, respectively, monthly data released by the Association Of Mutual Funds In …

Gold ETFs attract Rs 1,328 cr in Jun qtr; inflow to continue: Experts
3 years, 5 months ago

Gold ETFs attract Rs 1,328 cr in Jun qtr; inflow to continue: Experts

Business Standard  

Gold exchange-traded funds attracted Rs 1,328 crore from investors in the quarter ended June 2021 and experts believe that inflows will continue in the coming months of the fiscal. Quantum Mutual Fund Sr Fund Manager, Alternative Investment, Chirag Mehta said that inflows in gold ETFs were significant in the June quarter last year on account of significant economic uncertainty due …

For MF investors, window to the world gets wider
3 years, 6 months ago

For MF investors, window to the world gets wider

Live Mint  

For mutual fund investors, the opportunities to diversify by investing abroad have increased, with the Securities and Exchange Board of India hiking overseas investment limit of domestic fund houses by 65% to $1 billion. The direct route has an investment limit of $250,000 per annum in foreign equities under the Reserve Bank of India’s liberalized remittance scheme. For instance, if …

Equity MFs Log Rs 12,917 Cr Outflow in Nov, Industry AUM Reaches Rs 30 Lakh Cr Mark
4 years ago

Equity MFs Log Rs 12,917 Cr Outflow in Nov, Industry AUM Reaches Rs 30 Lakh Cr Mark

News 18  

Equity mutual funds witnessed a massive outflow of Rs 12,917 crore in November, even as the assets under management of the industry touched a record high of Rs 30 lakh crore. However, investors had put in Rs 44,984 crore in debt mutual funds last month, as compared to Rs 1.1 lakh crore in October, data from the Association of Mutual …

Indian markets shine today. Sensex rally, MSCI rejig in 10 points
4 years, 1 month ago

Indian markets shine today. Sensex rally, MSCI rejig in 10 points

Live Mint  

Indian stock markets ended higher today on hopes of higher foreign fund inflows into local markets after MSCI said it would revise its global indexes to reflect changes in the country's foreign ownership limits. Here are 10 things to know about today's market performance: 1) MSCI said it would will implement changes in foreign ownership limits in the MSCI global …

Debt Mutual Funds See Rs 1.1 Lakh Crore Inflow in June Quarter on Investment in Liquid Schemes
4 years, 4 months ago

Debt Mutual Funds See Rs 1.1 Lakh Crore Inflow in June Quarter on Investment in Liquid Schemes

News 18  

Driven by investments in liquid schemes as also banking and PSU funds, debt mutual funds saw an inflow of Rs 1.1 lakh crore in three months ended June 2020 after witnessing massive redemptions in the preceding quarter. As per the data, inflows into debt mutual funds were at Rs 1.1 lakh crore in the three months ended June, compared to …

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