Category flow explorer · Oct 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 | +19,583 | -65,952 | -62,183 | -30,483 | -120,036 | +5.40% | 383,000 | 21.49 L | ▲ 1 | 1 |
| Money Market19 schemes | Debt | +15,445 | -4,857 | +18,500 | +37,263 | +20,323 | +19.35% | 95,678 | 4.47 L | ▲ 1 | 12 |
| Short Term26 schemes | Debt | +15,156 | +3,853 | +19,208 | +41,081 | +41,660 | +12.43% | 138,728 | 5.50 L | ▲ 6 | 5 |
| Corporate Bond21 schemes | Debt | +15,052 | +717 | +17,724 | +44,203 | +53,355 | +12.50% | 137,346 | 6.09 L | ▲ 7 | 6 |
| Ultra Short Term29 schemes | Debt | +13,654 | -4,867 | +14,214 | +26,458 | +350 | +16.06% | 99,159 | 7.11 L | ▲ 1 | 11 |
| Ultra Short to Short Term26 schemes | Debt | +9,856 | +1,818 | +17,042 | +43,798 | +28,792 | +8.77% | 123,036 | 10.84 L | ▲ 6 | 7 |
| Floating Interest Rates8 schemes | Debt | +5,817 | +5,199 | +10,738 | +18,919 | +18,457 | +12.53% | 52,743 | 1.84 L | ▲ 2 | 21 |
| Banking and PSU Debt21 schemes | Debt | +5,554 | +6,416 | +12,670 | +33,345 | +51,840 | +4.98% | 118,538 | 3.35 L | ▲ 7 | 8 |
| Overnight30 schemes | Debt | +4,940 | +4,188 | -1,170 | -11,329 | +50,887 | +7.30% | 72,862 | 1.15 L | ▲ 2 | 15 |
| Gilt21 schemes | Debt | +2,522 | -483 | +916 | +7,418 | +10,109 | +14.61% | 20,086 | 2.10 L | ▲ 1 | 26 |
| Sectoral / Thematic (combined)97 schemes | Equity | +2,215 | +12.60 | +2,597 | +2,725 | +5,073 | +3.37% | 68,706 | 70.43 L | ▲ 3 | 16 |
| Arbitrage27 schemes | Hybrid | +1,739 | -1,732 | -2,538 | +8,074 | -11,819 | +2.75% | 63,848 | 3.89 L | ▲ 1 | 17 |
| Dynamic Term28 schemes | Debt | +1,578 | +651 | +3,773 | +6,029 | +3,686 | +7.14% | 24,091 | 2.77 L | ▲ 5 | 25 |
| Medium Term19 schemes | Debt | +1,566 | +1,304 | +3,872 | +2,505 | -7,558 | +6.69% | 25,294 | 2.74 L | ▲ 4 | 24 |
| Gold ETF11 schemes | Passive | +384 | +597 | +1,889 | +4,120 | +6,376 | +2.83% | 13,969 | 7.83 L | ▲ 7 | 27 |
| Fund of Funds investing overseas29 schemes | Fof Overseas | +338 | +1,520 | +2,181 | +2,855 | +3,532 | +5.20% | 6,782 | 4.40 L | ▲ 19 | 35 |
| Medium to Long Term14 schemes | Debt | +322 | +608 | +892 | +1,446 | +677 | +2.86% | 11,772 | 1.19 L | ▲ 2 | 30 |
| Large & Mid Cap28 schemes | Equity | +257 | +621 | +712 | +1,036 | +3,815 | +0.44% | 59,844 | 48.42 L | ▲ 2 | 18 |
| Index Funds (single category)37 schemes | Passive | +61.45 | +398 | +695 | +1,190 | +4,715 | +0.49% | 13,071 | 7.66 L | ▲ 3 | 28 |
| 10-year Constant Maturity Gilt4 schemes | Debt | +51.28 | +15.73 | +41.82 | +329 | +590 | +3.75% | 1,445 | 54,975 | ▲ 2 | 38 |
| Children's10 schemes | Solution | +13.53 | +77.93 | +115 | +206 | +397 | +0.15% | 9,129 | 28.92 L | ▲ 19 | 34 |
| Retirement24 schemes | Solution | +5.61 | -6.31 | +26.97 | +200 | +1,464 | +0.05% | 10,648 | 25.47 L | ▲ 1 | 32 |
| Conservative Hybrid22 schemes | Hybrid | -30.54 | +52.87 | +61.23 | -497 | -2,887 | -0.27% | 11,274 | 3.78 L | ▼ 1 | 31 |
| Dividend Yield6 schemes | Equity | -57.99 | -9.83 | -106 | -164 | -377 | -1.41% | 4,109 | 4.54 L | ▼ 19 | 36 |
| Focused24 schemes | Equity | -169 | +824 | +659 | +2,180 | +10,006 | -0.32% | 54,256 | 37.58 L | ▼ 1 | 19 |
| Multi Asset Allocation10 schemes | Hybrid | -173 | +37.21 | +696 | +500 | +1,185 | -1.43% | 12,068 | 7.25 L | ▼ 1 | 29 |
| Long Term2 schemes | Debt | -213 | -34.01 | -133 | +379 | +860 | -8.06% | 2,476 | 30,400 | ▼ 2 | 37 |
| ELSS (Tax Saver)42 schemes | Equity | -274 | -38.87 | -284 | +1,294 | +6,168 | -0.28% | 99,915 | 1.24 Cr | ▼ 2 | 10 |
| Equity Savings23 schemes | Hybrid | -337 | -329 | -1,079 | -2,248 | -5,626 | -3.31% | 9,954 | 3.04 L | ▼ 19 | 33 |
| Credit Risk22 schemes | Debt | -415 | -540 | -1,509 | -8,845 | -38,594 | -1.47% | 28,225 | 3.74 L | ▼ 19 | 23 |
| Small Cap23 schemes | Equity | -484 | +133 | -456 | -4.16 | +3,796 | -0.90% | 53,493 | 50.41 L | ▼ 1 | 20 |
| Balanced Advantage / Dynamic Asset Allocation23 schemes | Hybrid | -490 | -244 | -1,109 | -3,213 | -1,212 | -0.57% | 87,325 | 26.83 L | ▼ 8 | 14 |
| Large Cap31 schemes | Equity | -551 | -576 | -2,680 | -1,703 | +7,142 | -0.38% | 148,964 | 1.04 Cr | ▼ 5 | 3 |
| Mid Cap26 schemes | Equity | -556 | -67.61 | -1,226 | -1,489 | +5,088 | -0.61% | 90,406 | 64.89 L | ▼ 4 | 13 |
| Value / Contra (combined)17 schemes | Equity | -1,201 | -489 | -2,470 | -3,062 | -5,027 | -2.29% | 52,203 | 39.50 L | ▼ 5 | 22 |
| Multi Cap (2017 definition)35 schemes | Equity | -1,903 | -1,144 | -4,204 | -5,256 | +2,293 | -1.32% | 145,395 | 95.41 L | ▼ 5 | 4 |
| Aggressive / Balanced Hybrid (combined)33 schemes | Hybrid | -2,391 | -2,004 | -6,751 | -11,630 | -23,412 | -2.15% | 110,994 | 50.14 L | ▼ 15 | 9 |
| Other ETFs (single category)85 schemes | Passive | -2,661 | +3,515 | +2,576 | +20,812 | +59,312 | -1.30% | 210,278 | 31.42 L | ▼ 1 | 2 |
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 | -2,277 | +4,465 | +65,687 | 224,247 | ▼ 1 |
| All index fundsIndex Funds | +61.45 | +695 | +4,715 | 13,071 | ▲ 3 |