Category flow explorer · May 2020
Which categories are winning or losing money
Every SEBI scheme category AMFI publishes, on one canonical identity across the 2021 and 2026 re-labellings. Rolling totals and streaks run only inside an unbroken series.
| Category | Class | Net flow | Previous | 3-month | 6-month | 12-month | % of prior AUM | AUM | Folios | Streak | Size rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid39 schemes | Debt | +61,871 | +68,848 | +20,682 | -34,620 | -102,772 | +15.26% | 469,086 | 19.31 L | ▲ 2 | 1 |
| Arbitrage25 schemes | Hybrid | +10,806 | +6,587 | -16,374 | -14,440 | +12,993 | +18.41% | 69,311 | 2.98 L | ▲ 2 | 14 |
| Banking and PSU Debt19 schemes | Debt | +8,873 | +6,561 | +9,130 | +20,138 | +43,772 | +11.20% | 89,945 | 2.06 L | ▲ 2 | 8 |
| Money Market20 schemes | Debt | +5,010 | -1,210 | -23,602 | -17,065 | -6,599 | +8.92% | 61,764 | 3.61 L | ▲ 1 | 16 |
| Corporate Bond20 schemes | Debt | +3,832 | +4,169 | +4,209 | +10,403 | +20,964 | +4.44% | 91,980 | 4.12 L | ▲ 2 | 7 |
| Short Term28 schemes | Debt | +2,040 | -2,309 | -11,307 | -871 | +6,853 | +2.24% | 94,950 | 3.60 L | ▲ 1 | 6 |
| Gilt21 schemes | Debt | +1,947 | +2,516 | +5,209 | +4,927 | +5,257 | +16.21% | 14,234 | 1.70 L | ▲ 3 | 26 |
| Large Cap29 schemes | Equity | +1,556 | +1,691 | +5,307 | +9,203 | +19,149 | +1.19% | 128,750 | 1.03 Cr | ▲ 14 | 3 |
| Ultra Short Term29 schemes | Debt | +1,525 | -3,419 | -30,948 | -25,357 | -23,676 | +2.21% | 71,206 | 6.25 L | ▲ 1 | 13 |
| Other ETFs (single category)76 schemes | Passive | +1,018 | -179 | +5,673 | +36,563 | +62,475 | +0.62% | 160,313 | 21.63 L | ▲ 1 | 2 |
| Gold ETF11 schemes | Passive | +815 | +731 | +1,351 | +3,063 | +3,195 | +8.86% | 10,102 | 6.00 L | ▲ 2 | 31 |
| Multi Cap (2017 definition)34 schemes | Equity | +759 | +1,240 | +4,267 | +8,126 | +15,037 | +0.59% | 127,304 | 94.37 L | ▲ 14 | 4 |
| ELSS (Tax Saver)42 schemes | Equity | +712 | +752 | +3,016 | +5,299 | +8,677 | +0.84% | 83,455 | 1.24 Cr | ▲ 14 | 9 |
| Large & Mid Cap27 schemes | Equity | +704 | +346 | +1,909 | +3,734 | +6,084 | +1.43% | 48,664 | 47.99 L | ▲ 6 | 18 |
| Focused22 schemes | Equity | +670 | +743 | +3,407 | +8,016 | +12,821 | +1.49% | 44,326 | 36.55 L | ▲ 14 | 20 |
| Index Funds (single category)35 schemes | Passive | +563 | +635 | +3,274 | +4,075 | +5,976 | +5.65% | 10,297 | 6.69 L | ▲ 14 | 30 |
| Floating Interest Rates7 schemes | Debt | +332 | -932 | -6,349 | -3,385 | -542 | +1.05% | 32,481 | 1.49 L | ▲ 1 | 22 |
| Ultra Short to Short Term26 schemes | Debt | +301 | -6,841 | -26,461 | -19,343 | -17,881 | +0.40% | 75,907 | 9.33 L | ▲ 1 | 11 |
| Small Cap23 schemes | Equity | +293 | +384 | +840 | +3,832 | +8,737 | +0.72% | 39,648 | 51.69 L | ▲ 14 | 21 |
| Long Term2 schemes | Debt | +283 | +302 | +642 | +735 | +837 | +14.24% | 2,323 | 28,858 | ▲ 4 | 37 |
| Mid Cap26 schemes | Equity | +280 | +497 | +2,010 | +6,055 | +12,531 | +0.38% | 73,352 | 65.59 L | ▲ 14 | 12 |
| Sectoral / Thematic (combined)95 schemes | Equity | +197 | +422 | +1,413 | +3,182 | +4,260 | +0.35% | 56,023 | 66.82 L | ▲ 5 | 17 |
| Medium to Long Term14 schemes | Debt | +157 | -191 | -626 | -551 | -972 | +1.62% | 10,024 | 1.10 L | ▲ 1 | 32 |
| 10-year Constant Maturity Gilt4 schemes | Debt | +143 | +93.23 | +319 | +387 | +606 | +13.56% | 1,219 | 44,301 | ▲ 12 | 38 |
| Value / Contra (combined)17 schemes | Equity | +92.74 | +141 | +1,063 | -916 | -1,727 | +0.20% | 45,623 | 41.27 L | ▲ 3 | 19 |
| Fund of Funds investing overseas28 schemes | Fof Overseas | +75.72 | +106 | +378 | +708 | +1,006 | +2.31% | 3,550 | 2.15 L | ▲ 14 | 36 |
| Retirement24 schemes | Solution | +57.10 | +44.56 | +135 | +1,211 | +1,898 | +0.62% | 9,234 | 25.47 L | ▲ 14 | 33 |
| Children's9 schemes | Solution | +40.02 | +38.41 | +114 | +203 | +404 | +0.52% | 7,776 | 28.92 L | ▲ 14 | 34 |
| Dividend Yield6 schemes | Equity | -5.98 | -4.83 | -39.91 | -168 | -328 | -0.16% | 3,629 | 4.69 L | ▼ 14 | 35 |
| Multi Asset Allocation8 schemes | Hybrid | -40.00 | -28.52 | +207 | +578 | +933 | -0.37% | 10,765 | 6.32 L | ▼ 2 | 28 |
| Dynamic Term29 schemes | Debt | -75.14 | -1,155 | -2,063 | -2,283 | -3,729 | -0.44% | 17,229 | 2.15 L | ▼ 3 | 25 |
| Conservative Hybrid22 schemes | Hybrid | -342 | -586 | -1,334 | -2,193 | -4,102 | -3.17% | 10,495 | 3.79 L | ▼ 14 | 29 |
| Equity Savings23 schemes | Hybrid | -393 | -452 | -1,634 | -3,002 | -6,320 | -3.44% | 10,955 | 3.26 L | ▼ 14 | 27 |
| Balanced Advantage / Dynamic Asset Allocation23 schemes | Hybrid | -401 | -464 | -1,122 | +1,352 | +4,715 | -0.48% | 81,510 | 26.72 L | ▼ 3 | 10 |
| Aggressive / Balanced Hybrid (combined)33 schemes | Hybrid | -978 | -852 | -3,346 | -7,828 | -18,779 | -0.89% | 107,221 | 52.58 L | ▼ 10 | 5 |
| Medium Term18 schemes | Debt | -1,520 | -6,364 | -10,047 | -10,655 | -15,742 | -7.12% | 20,210 | 1.97 L | ▼ 3 | 24 |
| Credit Risk23 schemes | Debt | -5,173 | -19,239 | -29,981 | -33,023 | -47,030 | -14.69% | 30,469 | 3.77 L | ▼ 14 | 23 |
| Overnight30 schemes | Debt | -15,881 | +2,603 | +13,375 | +25,686 | +51,933 | -19.14% | 67,299 | 1.27 L | ▼ 1 | 15 |
Open-ended schemes only. Close-ended and interval schemes are in the industry totals. A split category (Value / Contra, Sectoral / Thematic, Aggressive / Balanced Hybrid, Index Funds, Other ETFs) ends in July 2026; its successors start new series in August 2026.
Passive, continuous across the 2026 split
AMFI’s published totals for all index funds and all ETFs
| Aggregate | Net flow | 3-month | 12-month | AUM | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ETFs (incl. gold and silver)Gold ETF + Other ETFs | +1,833 | +7,024 | +65,670 | 170,415 | ▲ 9 |
| All index fundsIndex Funds | +563 | +3,274 | +5,976 | 10,297 | ▲ 14 |