AMFI April 2025 data: Equity mutual fund inflows decline to ₹24,269.26 crore, gold ETFs witness outflows

The inflows into equity MFs declined even when benchmark indices, NSE NIFTY 50 and BSE SENSEX, rose by 3.46% and 3.65%, respectively.

Net inflows into mutual funds in India have been on a decline since the start of this year. As compared to the ₹41,155.91 crore net inflows in December 2024, net inflows decreased by 41% in April 2025.

AMFI April 2025 data: Key highlights

• After falling by as much as ₹77.21 crore in March 2025, inflows into gold ETFs continued to fall in the reporting period, with net outflows standing at ₹5.82 crore in April 2025.

• Other ETF inflows were recorded at ₹19,056.66 crore in April 2025, rising by 73.8% from ₹10,961.74 crore in March 2025.

• Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) contributions in April 2025 hit ₹26,632 crore, the highest ever recorded in a single month. In March 2025, SIP inflows stood at ₹25,926 crore. The industry added 46 lakh new SIP accounts during the month after adding 40.19 lakh in March.

• Sectoral/thematic funds net inflows in April 2025 were at ₹2,000.95 crore as compared to ₹170.09 crore in March 2025, rising by as much as 1076.4%.

• Among the MFs, large cap funds recorded a net inflow of ₹2,671.46 crore in April, up from ₹2,479.31 crore in March 2025. Net inflows into small cap funds in the month were at ₹3,999.95 crore against ₹4,092.12 crore in March, while multicap funds net inflows decreased to ₹2,551.71 crore in April from ₹2,752.98 crore in March.

• Equity Linked Saving Schemes (ELSS) recorded a net outflow of ₹372 crore in April after recording net inflows of ₹735.38 crore in March.

Despite the decrease in net inflows, the mutual fund industry experienced decent growth in April. The total assets under management (AUM) of the MF industry hit a record high of ₹70 lakh crore in April, up 6.4% from ₹65.74 lakh crore in March.