𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝘁 𝟭𝟮 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝘀 𝟮𝟮,𝟵𝟬𝟴 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗠

𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝘁 𝟭𝟮-𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝘀 𝟮𝟮,𝟵𝟬𝟴 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘆

Equity mutual fund inflows fell to a 12-month low in May. Net inflows reached Rs 22,908 crore. This marks a 40% drop from Rs 38,440 crore in April. It is the weakest monthly inflow since May 2025.

Political tensions in West Asia and rising crude oil prices drove the slowdown. Market swings also hurt investor sentiment. The Association of Mutual Funds in India released the data.

SIP flows stayed steady during the slowdown. Monthly SIP contributions reached Rs 30,954 crore in May. This is a small dip from Rs 31,115 crore in April. SIP assets under management grew to Rs 17.12 lakh crore. This equals nearly 21% of the industry total AUM.

The wider mutual fund industry saw net outflows of over Rs 64,000 crore in May. In April, the industry saw inflows of Rs 3.22 lakh crore. Debt-oriented schemes saw heavy withdrawals of nearly Rs 96,948 crore.

Total industry AUM fell to Rs 81.6 lakh crore at the end of May. It stood at Rs 81.92 lakh crore in April.

Venkat Chalasani is the chief executive at AMFI. He linked the slowdown to global uncertainty and commodity price swings.

Inflows fell across most equity segments. Flexi Cap funds led with Rs 5,175 crore. Small Cap funds followed with Rs 4,945 crore. Mid Cap funds drew Rs 4,385 crore. Large Cap funds drew Rs 1,593 crore. All segments posted lower inflows than in April.

Dividend Yield Funds and Equity Linked Savings Schemes saw net outflows.

Gold Exchange Traded Funds recorded net outflows of Rs 725 crore in May. They had seen inflows of Rs 3,040 crore in April. This was the first outflow month in 2026.

Debt mutual funds saw net outflows of Rs 96,949 crore in May. They had posted inflows of Rs 2.5 lakh crore in April. Liquid, money market, and overnight funds led the withdrawals.

Small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap fund inflows fell between 28% and 37%. Crude oil prices hovered near $100 a barrel. Experts said global uncertainty led investors to take a wait-and-watch approach.

Source: The Times of India