Category flow explorer · Mar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight30 schemes | Debt | +5,027 | -521 | +5,176 | +1,979 | -11,687 | +7.66% | 71,009 | 1.23 L | ▲ 1 | 18 |
| Other ETFs (single category)92 schemes | Passive | +3,632 | +1,949 | +11,715 | +16,526 | +39,820 | +1.33% | 275,931 | 42.55 L | ▲ 5 | 2 |
| Floating Interest Rates10 schemes | Debt | +3,229 | -544 | +5,814 | +17,650 | +29,820 | +5.21% | 65,436 | 2.52 L | ▲ 1 | 21 |
| Arbitrage27 schemes | Hybrid | +3,088 | +5,033 | +13,356 | +13,987 | +26,908 | +4.30% | 74,530 | 4.39 L | ▲ 3 | 17 |
| Balanced Advantage / Dynamic Asset Allocation24 schemes | Hybrid | +2,711 | +2,006 | +5,375 | +3,605 | +419 | +2.55% | 107,883 | 28.40 L | ▲ 3 | 12 |
| Corporate Bond21 schemes | Debt | +2,554 | -6,752 | +1,231 | +35,985 | +69,305 | +1.63% | 160,125 | 7.13 L | ▲ 1 | 4 |
| Index Funds (single category)44 schemes | Passive | +2,126 | +489 | +3,069 | +2,815 | +4,579 | +12.61% | 19,164 | 10.15 L | ▲ 3 | 27 |
| Sectoral / Thematic (combined)106 schemes | Equity | +2,009 | -365 | +4,230 | +8,869 | +9,801 | +2.11% | 98,080 | 78.78 L | ▲ 1 | 13 |
| Dynamic Term25 schemes | Debt | +1,826 | -1,763 | +848 | +4,812 | +8,108 | +7.18% | 27,552 | 2.85 L | ▲ 1 | 25 |
| Fund of Funds investing overseas35 schemes | Fof Overseas | +1,776 | +969 | +3,500 | +5,289 | +7,912 | +16.58% | 12,408 | 6.97 L | ▲ 24 | 33 |
| ELSS (Tax Saver)42 schemes | Equity | +1,552 | -848 | -116 | -2,469 | -149 | +1.26% | 125,228 | 1.26 Cr | ▲ 1 | 8 |
| Mid Cap27 schemes | Equity | +1,503 | -99.00 | +197 | -3,311 | -3,747 | +1.32% | 116,403 | 66.61 L | ▲ 1 | 11 |
| Flexi Cap25 schemes · new series from Jan 2021 | Equity | +1,386 | -4,497 | -9,045 | — | — | +0.89% | 158,725 | 83.71 L | ▲ 1 | 5 |
| Focused25 schemes | Equity | +1,027 | +157 | +699 | -1,203 | +1,890 | +1.52% | 68,603 | 39.28 L | ▲ 2 | 20 |
| Large & Mid Cap28 schemes | Equity | +945 | +157 | +914 | -733 | +393 | +1.26% | 76,428 | 50.17 L | ▲ 2 | 16 |
| Large Cap32 schemes | Equity | +723 | -1,280 | -3,410 | -11,127 | -10,587 | +0.41% | 178,324 | 1.06 Cr | ▲ 1 | 3 |
| Gold ETF11 schemes | Passive | +662 | +491 | +1,779 | +2,452 | +6,919 | +4.70% | 14,123 | 12.99 L | ▲ 4 | 30 |
| Medium Term16 schemes | Debt | +586 | -180 | +2,248 | +7,393 | +1,968 | +1.90% | 31,740 | 3.00 L | ▲ 1 | 23 |
| Small Cap24 schemes | Equity | +336 | -452 | -1,688 | -3,900 | -3,035 | +0.50% | 69,799 | 50.56 L | ▲ 1 | 19 |
| Conservative Hybrid21 schemes | Hybrid | +319 | +145 | +535 | +726 | -327 | +2.55% | 12,916 | 3.81 L | ▲ 5 | 32 |
| Multi Asset Allocation10 schemes | Hybrid | +135 | -24.24 | -118 | -835 | -190 | +0.91% | 14,795 | 7.19 L | ▲ 1 | 29 |
| Retirement25 schemes | Solution | +70.98 | +997 | +1,063 | +1,046 | +1,285 | +0.53% | 13,569 | 26.26 L | ▲ 2 | 31 |
| Long Term2 schemes | Debt | +42.45 | +12.68 | +32.96 | -122 | +772 | +1.70% | 2,578 | 29,840 | ▲ 2 | 38 |
| Dividend Yield7 schemes | Equity | +24.93 | -6.41 | +18.74 | +1,381 | +1,270 | +0.38% | 6,735 | 5.03 L | ▲ 1 | 37 |
| Children's10 schemes | Solution | +22.93 | +7.07 | +38.92 | +61.17 | +292 | +0.21% | 10,808 | 28.84 L | ▲ 3 | 34 |
| Aggressive / Balanced Hybrid (combined)34 schemes | Hybrid | -9.34 | -2,334 | -5,721 | -15,756 | -25,847 | -0.01% | 123,075 | 47.53 L | ▼ 20 | 9 |
| Equity Savings23 schemes | Hybrid | -33.69 | -123 | -373 | -1,536 | -3,899 | -0.34% | 9,759 | 2.89 L | ▼ 24 | 36 |
| 10-year Constant Maturity Gilt4 schemes | Debt | -70.41 | -55.33 | -74.15 | +117 | +488 | -4.53% | 1,500 | 57,385 | ▼ 2 | 39 |
| Credit Risk18 schemes | Debt | -170 | -830 | -633 | -1,253 | -28,923 | -0.60% | 28,308 | 3.26 L | ▼ 2 | 24 |
| Multi Cap10 schemes · new series from Jan 2021 | Equity | -192 | +4,078 | +6,744 | — | — | -0.95% | 19,891 | 13.96 L | ▼ 1 | 26 |
| Value / Contra (combined)18 schemes | Equity | -199 | -1,379 | -3,217 | -7,382 | -9,102 | -0.33% | 61,150 | 37.49 L | ▼ 10 | 22 |
| Medium to Long Term13 schemes | Debt | -455 | -880 | -1,737 | -1,098 | -164 | -4.23% | 10,390 | 1.24 L | ▼ 3 | 35 |
| Gilt21 schemes | Debt | -564 | -1,589 | -2,194 | -1,370 | +6,042 | -3.38% | 16,246 | 2.13 L | ▼ 4 | 28 |
| Banking and PSU Debt22 schemes | Debt | -6,508 | -1,659 | -6,427 | +5,074 | +39,426 | -5.19% | 119,559 | 3.85 L | ▼ 2 | 10 |
| Ultra Short Term28 schemes | Debt | -6,731 | -2,945 | -9,125 | +4,801 | +14,185 | -6.85% | 91,998 | 8.00 L | ▼ 2 | 14 |
| Money Market18 schemes | Debt | -7,038 | +9,580 | +1,499 | +8,036 | +28,644 | -7.30% | 89,758 | 4.84 L | ▼ 1 | 15 |
| Short Term27 schemes | Debt | -9,025 | -10,286 | -12,419 | +19,785 | +43,401 | -5.87% | 145,662 | 6.99 L | ▼ 2 | 6 |
| Ultra Short to Short Term25 schemes | Debt | -15,847 | +2,844 | -21,044 | +14,452 | +41,554 | -10.90% | 129,767 | 12.26 L | ▼ 1 | 7 |
| Liquid38 schemes | Debt | -19,384 | +17,302 | -47,398 | -31,128 | -12,346 | -5.45% | 336,598 | 22.29 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 | +4,295 | +13,493 | +46,739 | 290,054 | ▲ 5 |
| All index fundsIndex Funds | +2,126 | +3,069 | +4,579 | 19,164 | ▲ 3 |