In the highly complex world of mutual fund flows, the one variable that is a clear indicator of retail participation is the folio growth. Folios are accounts and normally an investor in a mutual funds needs one unique folio number per AMC
Folios of Open Ended Funds | 9,61,88,826 | 12,88,53,769 | 3,26,64,943 | 33.96% |
Folios of Closed Ended Funds | 16,76,703 | 6,50,883 | -10,25,820 | -61.18% |
Grand Total | 9,78,65,529 | 12,95,04,652 | 3,16,39,123 | 32.33% |
Fund Category | Folios (Mar-21) | Folios (Mar-22) | Change (Nos.) | Change (%) |
Overnight Fund | 1,23,221 | 5,60,319 | 4,37,098 | 354.73% |
Floater Fund | 2,51,799 | 2,62,624 | 10,825 | 4.30% |
Medium Duration Fund | 2,99,850 | 2,82,861 | -16,989 | -5.67% |
Medium to Long Duration Fund | 1,23,703 | 1,15,666 | -8,037 | -6.50% |
Corporate Bond Fund | 7,13,303 | 6,61,554 | -51,749 | -7.25% |
Banking and PSU Fund | 3,84,593 | 3,31,836 | -52,757 | -13.72% |
Low Duration Fund | 12,26,301 | 10,54,564 | -1,71,737 | -14.00% |
Money Market Fund | 4,84,464 | 4,16,283 | -68,181 | -14.07% |
Gilt Fund | 2,13,245 | 1,78,641 | -34,604 | -16.23% |
Credit Risk Fund | 3,26,233 | 2,71,688 | -54,545 | -16.72% |
Short Duration Fund | 6,98,566 | 5,76,126 | -1,22,440 | -17.53% |
Long Duration Fund | 29,840 | 24,559 | -5,281 | -17.70% |
Dynamic Bond Fund | 2,85,119 | 2,33,672 | -51,447 | -18.04% |
Liquid Fund | 22,28,970 | 17,53,074 | -4,75,896 | -21.35% |
Gilt Fund with 10 year constant duration | 57,385 | 44,766 | -12,619 | -21.99% |
Ultra-Short Duration Fund | 7,99,537 | 6,18,499 | -1,81,038 | -22.64% |
Folios of Income Funds | 82,46,129 | 73,86,732 | -8,59,397 | -10.42% |
Fund Category | Folios (Mar-21) | Folios (Mar-22) | Change (Nos.) | Change (%) |
Multi Cap Fund | 13,96,229 | 30,82,531 | 16,86,302 | 120.78% |
Small Cap Fund | 50,55,627 | 78,70,459 | 28,14,832 | 55.68% |
Sectoral/Thematic Funds | 78,77,874 | 1,18,94,913 | 40,17,039 | 50.99% |
Flexi Cap Fund | 83,70,526 | 1,16,48,458 | 32,77,932 | 39.16% |
Large & Mid Cap Fund | 50,17,194 | 67,29,990 | 17,12,796 | 34.14% |
Mid Cap Fund | 66,60,657 | 87,05,192 | 20,44,535 | 30.70% |
Focused Fund | 39,27,912 | 50,67,076 | 11,39,164 | 29.00% |
Large Cap Fund | 1,05,81,870 | 1,24,44,858 | 18,62,988 | 17.61% |
Dividend Yield Fund | 5,02,856 | 5,67,533 | 64,677 | 12.86% |
ELSS | 1,26,04,158 | 1,38,96,408 | 12,92,250 | 10.25% |
Value Fund/Contra Fund | 37,49,461 | 40,22,810 | 2,73,349 | 7.29% |
Folios of Equity Funds | 6,57,44,364 | 8,59,30,228 | 2,01,85,864 | 30.70% |
Fund Category | Folios (Mar-21) | Folios (Mar-22) | Change (Nos.) | Change (%) |
Balanced Advantage Fund | 28,40,426 | 42,45,466 | 14,05,040 | 49.47% |
Conservative Hybrid Fund | 3,81,152 | 5,04,505 | 1,23,353 | 32.36% |
Equity Savings Fund | 2,89,451 | 3,54,715 | 65,264 | 22.55% |
Arbitrage Fund | 4,38,567 | 4,99,685 | 61,118 | 13.94% |
Multi Asset Allocation Fund | 7,19,116 | 7,95,488 | 76,372 | 10.62% |
Aggressive Hybrid Fund | 47,53,093 | 50,50,651 | 2,97,558 | 6.26% |
Folios of Hybrid Funds | 94,21,805 | 1,14,50,510 | 20,28,705 | 21.53% |
Fund Category | Folios (Mar-21) | Folios (Mar-22) | Change (Nos.) | Change (%) |
GOLD ETF | 12,99,324 | 42,41,840 | 29,42,516 | 226.47% |
Other ETFs | 42,55,464 | 1,05,41,730 | 62,86,266 | 147.72% |
Index Funds | 10,14,993 | 24,69,089 | 14,54,096 | 143.26% |
Fund of funds investing overseas | 6,96,682 | 12,54,895 | 5,58,213 | 80.12% |
Folios of Passive Funds | 72,66,463 | 1,85,07,554 | 1,12,41,091 | 154.70% |
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