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Consistent inflows push small-cap funds AUM past Rs 2 trn mark in Nov

Strong, incessant net flows and favourable market conditions propped up the assets base for the small-cap mutual fund category to cross Rs 2 lakh crore mark in November-end, a sharp surge of 69 per cent from a year earlier. On a month-on-month basis, the Assets Under Management (AUM) of the category grew 10 per cent to Rs 1.99 lakh crore, data with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) showed. Since the fourth quarter of 2019-20, the AUM for the category has seen a phenomenal rise, due to favourable market movement, along with record net inflows. Small-cap funds attracted Rs 37,178 in this year (till November). This includes Rs 3,699 crore last month and a record fund infusion of Rs 4,495 crore in October. On the other hand, the large-cap category saw a pull out of Rs 2,688 crore in the first 11 months of this year. "A few fund houses have limited the inflows in their small-cap funds over the last quarter given the sharp rise in flows and concerns on valuations," Morning

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Sebi is looking to create a new asset class, says Madhabi Puri Buch

Capital markets regulator Sebi is looking to create a new asset class -- which lies between mutual funds and portfolio management services (PMS) -- and the new product can cater to high-risk investors, its chief Madhabi Puri Buch said on Friday. The Sebi chief said that there is a spectrum of asset classes for investors. Of these, "mutual funds are the highly retail investors, then you have in between a PMS and then you have AIF (alternative investment fund) for private equity". "We feel there is room for an additional asset class somewhere between mutual funds and PMS... Sebi is looking into a whole new asset class," Buch told reporters here at the sidelines of a CII event. In October, mutual funds industry body AMFI clarified that the idea of introducing a new asset class, which lies between mutual funds and PMS, was at a "very nascent stage". According to the industry body, there was a deliberation within the industry for an instrument that caters to investors who are looking fo

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MFs set to deploy Rs 1.5 trillion in equities for second straight year

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Axis AMC eyes Rs 3 trillion AUM by March; expects Rs 2,500 cr from new fund

Axis Mutual Fund on Wednesday launched a manufacturing fund and has set a target of collecting at least Rs 2,500 crore during the offer period. The Axis Bank subsidiary which competes with 44 other players, is also eyeing around Rs 3 lakh AUM by the end of this fiscal, given the market rally. The fund house opened the year with an AUM (assets under management) over Rs 2.25 lakh crore. The open-ended equity scheme represents the manufacturing theme and opens for subscription from December 1 and closes on December 15. The fund will track Nifty manufacturing index and will be managed by Shreyash Devalkar and Nitin Arora, the company announced here. If 10 per cent of the investment is redeemed/switched within 12 months from the date of allotment there will be no exit load, while for the remaining investment there will be a 1 per cent charge, B Gop Kumar, managing director & chief executive of the fund house said. On the overall AUM target for the year, Kumar said the growth has been

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AMCs' contribution to backstop fund for debt mutual funds tops target

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Thematic mutual funds gain popularity; attract Rs 14,000 crore in 5 months

Thematic mutual funds have been gaining traction among investors with the category attracting nearly Rs 14,000 crore in the past five months, signalling an increasing high-risk appetite among investors. The category has been attracting regular inflows since June. Before that, the segment saw a net withdrawal of Rs 169 crore in May, the latest data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed. Sectoral fund investing is for very high-risk appetite investors as the portfolio is concentrated in a particular sector. Only a well-informed investor should park funds in the sectoral funds. "With an increased risk appetite for equities and awareness of products and offerings, retail investors opt for higher-risk products like thematic or sectoral funds compared to other products, Gopal Kavalireddi, VP - Research, FYERS, said. Going by the Amfi data, thematic funds witnessed an inflow of Rs 3,896 crore in October, which was the second-highest amount in the equity category afte

Mutual funds' NFO collection surges 4 times to Rs 22,000 cr in Sept qtr

Mutual funds' collection through new fund offerings (NFOs) surged nearly four times to Rs 22,000 crore in the July-September period this fiscal compared to the preceding quarter as 48 new schemes hit the market. Going forward, more NFOs can be expected in the coming quarters as several AMCs become operational and offer similar and differentiated products to the equity and debt investors, Gopal Kavalireddi, Vice President of Research at FYERS, said. "With investors firmly believing in the India growth story and the emergence of new segments in organised space, more and more companies are seeking funds through primary and secondary market offerings. "To support these listed businesses, AMCs would be interested in launching more schemes across equity and hybrid categories, especially in the mid-, small-, and micro-cap market capitalisations," he added. During the quarter that ended in September 2023, 48 schemes were launched, which were cumulatively able to garner Rs 22,049 crore at t

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Domestic mutual funds load up Rs 1,000 cr on large private banks in October

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Inflow in mutual fund industry drops to Rs 34,765 crore in Sep quarter

The mutual fund industry continued with the positive momentum in the September quarter, attracting Rs 34,765 crore, although it was a massive reduction as against the Rs 1.85 lakh crore inflow in the preceding quarter, primarily due to withdrawal from debt segment. Most of the asset classes saw net inflows during the July-September period of the current financial year barring the fixed-income or debt segment, which witnessed net outflows. Overall, flows started on a strong note during the quarter under review, with net inflows of Rs 82,467 crore in July, which dipped to Rs 16,180 crore in August and ended with a disappointing Rs 63,882 crore of net outflows in September, according to a report by Morningstar India. "Net flows over the last few years over each quarter have been patchy. The flows seen in the June quarter were the highest in four years," it noted. The assets under management of the industry ended at Rs 46.22 lakh crore as of September, up 5 per cent since the previous

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Direct MF entities can charge AMCs up to Rs 2 for transactions: Amfi

The announcement on transaction charges brings the much-needed clarity to such platforms ahead of the end-November deadline for choosing between the two options