Equity mutual fund inflows fall 6% in December, gold ETF inflows jump 211%: AMFI data

Debt mutual funds also recorded significant outflows in December, as investors withdrew ₹1,32,410.37 crore from debt-oriented schemes. In November, debt mutual fund outflows stood at ₹25,692.63 crore.

Accordingly, the mutual fund industry witnessed net outflows of ₹66,590.70 crore in December. Further, the total assets under management (AUM) of the industry slipped to ₹80,23,378.99 crore, down 0.7% from ₹80,80,369.52 crore in November.

Equity mutual fund net inflows over the last one year

AMFI December Data: Key highlights

Inflows into gold ETFs soared 211.2% in December, rising to ₹11,646.74 crore from ₹3,741.79 crore in November. Net inflows into gold ETFs decreased by 51.6% in November, following a significant 281.9% increase in September.

Other ETFs recorded inflows of ₹13,199.44 crore in December, representing a 35.7% increase from ₹9,720.74 crore in November.

Even during December, flexi-cap funds remained the highest contributor among the equity fund categories, recording net inflows of ₹10,019.27 crore, up 23.1% from ₹8,135.01 crore in November.

Among equity-oriented schemes, only ELSS and dividend yield funds recorded outflows in December at ₹717.73 crore and ₹254.32 crore, respectively.

Net inflows into large-cap funds fell by 4.4% to ₹1,567.42 crore in December from ₹1,639.80 crore in November. Inflows into mid-cap and small-cap funds stood at ₹4,175.81 crore and ₹3,823.82 crore, respectively.

From the categories in debt-oriented schemes, liquid funds recorded the highest outflows at ₹47,307.95 crore, up significantly from ₹14,050.72 crore outflows in November.

Among the debt MFs, only overnight funds and floater funds recorded inflows in December at ₹254.25 crore and ₹722.44 crore, respectively.