Category flow explorer · Jan 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Term26 schemes | Debt | +6,893 | +3,954 | +23,940 | +43,148 | +55,749 | +4.37% | 164,591 | 7.09 L | ▲ 9 | 4 |
| Other ETFs (single category)89 schemes | Passive | +6,133 | +6,832 | +13,606 | +16,182 | +55,417 | +2.39% | 256,772 | 36.32 L | ▲ 3 | 2 |
| Corporate Bond20 schemes | Debt | +5,429 | +8,610 | +25,131 | +42,855 | +72,553 | +3.42% | 164,007 | 7.07 L | ▲ 10 | 5 |
| Arbitrage27 schemes | Hybrid | +5,235 | -770 | +4,126 | +1,589 | -15,359 | +8.41% | 67,055 | 4.17 L | ▲ 1 | 18 |
| Floating Interest Rates8 schemes | Debt | +3,128 | +3,518 | +9,148 | +19,886 | +23,138 | +5.26% | 62,638 | 2.41 L | ▲ 5 | 20 |
| Multi Cap19 schemes · new series from Jan 2021 | Equity | +2,858 | — | — | — | — | — | 87,827 | 53.75 L | ▲ 1 | 14 |
| Sectoral / Thematic (combined)105 schemes | Equity | +2,586 | +3,412 | +5,011 | +7,608 | +10,879 | +3.07% | 89,007 | 76.92 L | ▲ 2 | 13 |
| Medium Term17 schemes | Debt | +1,842 | +1,818 | +5,421 | +9,293 | -438 | +6.27% | 31,228 | 2.93 L | ▲ 7 | 24 |
| Banking and PSU Debt22 schemes | Debt | +1,740 | +2,072 | +7,687 | +20,357 | +44,493 | +1.38% | 127,519 | 3.99 L | ▲ 10 | 7 |
| Dynamic Term26 schemes | Debt | +785 | +1,546 | +3,171 | +6,945 | +7,227 | +2.94% | 27,544 | 2.92 L | ▲ 8 | 26 |
| Fund of Funds investing overseas31 schemes | Fof Overseas | +755 | +1,039 | +2,206 | +4,386 | +5,474 | +8.33% | 9,847 | 5.60 L | ▲ 22 | 35 |
| Overnight30 schemes | Debt | +670 | +7,410 | -7,467 | -8,637 | +8,987 | +1.03% | 65,997 | 1.19 L | ▲ 2 | 19 |
| Balanced Advantage / Dynamic Asset Allocation23 schemes | Hybrid | +658 | -546 | -621 | -1,731 | -4,201 | +0.67% | 97,981 | 27.11 L | ▲ 1 | 12 |
| Gold ETF11 schemes | Passive | +625 | +431 | +914 | +2,804 | +7,053 | +4.41% | 14,481 | 9.73 L | ▲ 2 | 29 |
| Ultra Short Term29 schemes | Debt | +552 | -5,102 | +824 | +15,038 | -5,231 | +0.55% | 100,909 | 7.82 L | ▲ 1 | 11 |
| Index Funds (single category)37 schemes | Passive | +454 | -93.01 | +138 | +833 | +4,551 | +2.97% | 15,359 | 8.68 L | ▲ 1 | 28 |
| Credit Risk18 schemes | Debt | +366 | -190 | +161 | -1,348 | -34,129 | +1.29% | 28,967 | 3.33 L | ▲ 1 | 25 |
| Conservative Hybrid21 schemes | Hybrid | +71.37 | +81.63 | +293 | +354 | -1,466 | +0.59% | 12,213 | 3.78 L | ▲ 3 | 31 |
| 10-year Constant Maturity Gilt4 schemes | Debt | +51.60 | +67.86 | +191 | +233 | +746 | +3.22% | 1,650 | 61,477 | ▲ 5 | 39 |
| Children's10 schemes | Solution | +8.91 | -0.01 | +17.63 | +133 | +331 | +0.09% | 10,245 | 28.87 L | ▲ 1 | 34 |
| Dividend Yield7 schemes | Equity | +0.22 | +1,490 | +1,420 | +1,314 | +1,181 | +0.00% | 6,197 | 5.04 L | ▲ 2 | 37 |
| Retirement21 schemes | Solution | -5.04 | -27.72 | -26.85 | +0.12 | +292 | -0.04% | 11,807 | 25.44 L | ▼ 2 | 33 |
| Long Term2 schemes | Debt | -22.16 | +39.59 | +35.88 | -97.08 | +851 | -0.86% | 2,570 | 30,991 | ▼ 1 | 38 |
| Gilt21 schemes | Debt | -40.62 | -1,804 | -1,739 | -822 | +8,785 | -0.22% | 18,532 | 2.27 L | ▼ 2 | 27 |
| Large & Mid Cap28 schemes | Equity | -187 | -1,289 | -2,091 | -1,380 | +962 | -0.27% | 68,649 | 48.83 L | ▼ 3 | 17 |
| Equity Savings23 schemes | Hybrid | -217 | -419 | -1,043 | -2,122 | -5,085 | -2.20% | 9,629 | 2.89 L | ▼ 22 | 36 |
| Multi Asset Allocation10 schemes | Hybrid | -229 | -366 | -773 | -77.47 | -2.14 | -1.63% | 13,698 | 7.13 L | ▼ 4 | 30 |
| Medium to Long Term13 schemes | Debt | -403 | +185 | -84.89 | +807 | +886 | -3.29% | 11,807 | 1.26 L | ▼ 1 | 32 |
| Focused25 schemes | Equity | -485 | -1,095 | -2,217 | -1,558 | +4,167 | -0.76% | 62,155 | 38.02 L | ▼ 4 | 21 |
| ELSS (Tax Saver)42 schemes | Equity | -820 | -1,275 | -2,899 | -3,183 | +1,570 | -0.70% | 114,506 | 1.24 Cr | ▼ 5 | 9 |
| Money Market20 schemes | Debt | -1,043 | -11,896 | -9,951 | +8,549 | +1,252 | -1.19% | 86,528 | 4.72 L | ▼ 2 | 15 |
| Mid Cap26 schemes | Equity | -1,206 | -1,636 | -4,159 | -5,385 | -2,467 | -1.16% | 102,869 | 64.67 L | ▼ 7 | 10 |
| Small Cap24 schemes | Equity | -1,572 | -696 | -3,300 | -3,756 | -1,259 | -2.51% | 61,158 | 49.73 L | ▼ 4 | 22 |
| Value / Contra (combined)18 schemes | Equity | -1,640 | -1,641 | -4,604 | -7,074 | -7,117 | -2.78% | 57,397 | 37.86 L | ▼ 8 | 23 |
| Large Cap32 schemes | Equity | -2,853 | -3,876 | -10,019 | -12,699 | -6,363 | -1.66% | 166,020 | 1.04 Cr | ▼ 8 | 3 |
| Aggressive / Balanced Hybrid (combined)34 schemes | Hybrid | -3,377 | -3,913 | -11,022 | -17,772 | -26,201 | -2.79% | 116,667 | 47.79 L | ▼ 18 | 8 |
| Flexi Cap16 schemes · new series from Jan 2021 | Equity | -5,934 | — | — | — | — | — | 75,614 | 41.95 L | ▼ 1 | 16 |
| Ultra Short to Short Term26 schemes | Debt | -8,041 | -1,468 | +17,600 | +34,641 | +37,788 | -5.36% | 142,318 | 12.35 L | ▼ 2 | 6 |
| Liquid38 schemes | Debt | -45,316 | +5,102 | -48,629 | -110,812 | -164,126 | -11.87% | 337,311 | 22.02 L | ▼ 1 | 1 |
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 | +6,758 | +14,521 | +62,471 | 271,253 | ▲ 3 |
| All index fundsIndex Funds | +454 | +138 | +4,551 | 15,359 | ▲ 1 |