Category flow explorer · Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid39 schemes | Debt | +41,507 | -19,384 | +39,425 | -9,203 | -39,686 | +12.33% | 379,465 | 21.77 L | ▲ 1 | 1 |
| Money Market18 schemes | Debt | +20,287 | -7,038 | +22,829 | +12,878 | +50,141 | +22.60% | 110,401 | 4.90 L | ▲ 1 | 12 |
| Overnight30 schemes | Debt | +18,492 | +5,027 | +22,998 | +15,531 | +4,202 | +26.04% | 89,727 | 1.25 L | ▲ 2 | 16 |
| Ultra Short to Short Term24 schemes | Debt | +9,322 | -15,847 | -3,681 | +13,919 | +57,717 | +7.18% | 138,671 | 11.75 L | ▲ 1 | 7 |
| Ultra Short Term27 schemes | Debt | +8,919 | -6,731 | -758 | +65.49 | +26,523 | +9.69% | 96,027 | 6.45 L | ▲ 1 | 15 |
| Arbitrage27 schemes | Hybrid | +7,245 | +3,088 | +15,366 | +19,493 | +27,566 | +9.72% | 81,387 | 5.12 L | ▲ 4 | 17 |
| Floating Interest Rates10 schemes | Debt | +3,352 | +3,229 | +6,037 | +15,185 | +34,104 | +5.12% | 69,183 | 2.53 L | ▲ 2 | 21 |
| Other ETFs (single category)93 schemes | Passive | +2,537 | +3,632 | +8,118 | +21,724 | +42,536 | +0.92% | 277,571 | 45.08 L | ▲ 6 | 2 |
| Sectoral / Thematic (combined)107 schemes | Equity | +1,705 | +2,009 | +3,349 | +8,360 | +11,085 | +1.74% | 101,441 | 80.25 L | ▲ 2 | 14 |
| Balanced Advantage / Dynamic Asset Allocation24 schemes | Hybrid | +1,700 | +2,711 | +6,417 | +5,796 | +2,583 | +1.58% | 109,394 | 28.75 L | ▲ 4 | 13 |
| Gilt21 schemes | Debt | +1,647 | -564 | -506 | -2,245 | +5,173 | +10.14% | 18,038 | 2.10 L | ▲ 1 | 28 |
| Short Term26 schemes | Debt | +1,247 | -9,025 | -18,065 | +5,875 | +46,956 | +0.86% | 142,608 | 6.41 L | ▲ 1 | 6 |
| Index Funds (single category)46 schemes | Passive | +1,168 | +2,126 | +3,783 | +3,921 | +5,111 | +6.09% | 20,426 | 10.93 L | ▲ 4 | 26 |
| Mid Cap27 schemes | Equity | +958 | +1,503 | +2,362 | -1,798 | -3,286 | +0.82% | 118,825 | 67.71 L | ▲ 2 | 11 |
| Large & Mid Cap28 schemes | Equity | +708 | +945 | +1,810 | -282 | +755 | +0.93% | 77,949 | 50.87 L | ▲ 3 | 18 |
| Fund of Funds investing overseas35 schemes | Fof Overseas | +695 | +1,776 | +3,441 | +5,646 | +8,502 | +5.60% | 13,989 | 7.30 L | ▲ 25 | 31 |
| Gold ETF11 schemes | Passive | +680 | +662 | +1,834 | +2,748 | +6,868 | +4.82% | 15,629 | 15.14 L | ▲ 5 | 29 |
| Medium Term15 schemes | Debt | +340 | +586 | +746 | +6,166 | +8,671 | +1.07% | 30,529 | 2.85 L | ▲ 2 | 23 |
| Large Cap32 schemes | Equity | +325 | +723 | -232 | -10,251 | -11,954 | +0.18% | 178,102 | 1.07 Cr | ▲ 2 | 3 |
| Focused25 schemes | Equity | +268 | +1,027 | +1,452 | -766 | +1,415 | +0.39% | 69,438 | 39.71 L | ▲ 3 | 20 |
| Flexi Cap25 schemes · new series from Jan 2021 | Equity | +260 | +1,386 | -2,851 | — | — | +0.16% | 159,480 | 84.44 L | ▲ 2 | 4 |
| Conservative Hybrid21 schemes | Hybrid | +184 | +319 | +648 | +941 | +443 | +1.43% | 13,180 | 3.84 L | ▲ 6 | 33 |
| Small Cap24 schemes | Equity | +184 | +336 | +68.33 | -3,232 | -3,236 | +0.26% | 72,797 | 51.30 L | ▲ 2 | 19 |
| Medium to Long Term13 schemes | Debt | +99.30 | -455 | -1,236 | -1,320 | +126 | +0.96% | 10,573 | 1.24 L | ▲ 1 | 35 |
| Retirement25 schemes | Solution | +33.41 | +70.98 | +1,101 | +1,074 | +1,274 | +0.25% | 13,686 | 26.30 L | ▲ 3 | 32 |
| Multi Asset Allocation10 schemes | Hybrid | +25.70 | +135 | +136 | -637 | -136 | +0.17% | 14,711 | 7.21 L | ▲ 2 | 30 |
| Children's10 schemes | Solution | +24.65 | +22.93 | +54.66 | +72.28 | +278 | +0.23% | 10,903 | 28.83 L | ▲ 4 | 34 |
| Long Term2 schemes | Debt | +6.44 | +42.45 | +61.57 | +97.45 | +476 | +0.25% | 2,602 | 29,376 | ▲ 3 | 38 |
| Dividend Yield7 schemes | Equity | -3.00 | +24.93 | +15.52 | +1,436 | +1,272 | -0.04% | 6,803 | 5.02 L | ▼ 1 | 37 |
| Equity Savings23 schemes | Hybrid | -12.23 | -33.69 | -168 | -1,211 | -3,459 | -0.13% | 9,771 | 2.89 L | ▼ 25 | 36 |
| 10-year Constant Maturity Gilt4 schemes | Debt | -22.30 | -70.41 | -148 | +43.07 | +372 | -1.49% | 1,494 | 56,276 | ▼ 3 | 39 |
| ELSS (Tax Saver)42 schemes | Equity | -137 | +1,552 | +568 | -2,331 | -1,038 | -0.11% | 125,377 | 1.27 Cr | ▼ 1 | 8 |
| Banking and PSU Debt22 schemes | Debt | -151 | -6,508 | -8,318 | -631 | +32,714 | -0.13% | 120,218 | 3.83 L | ▼ 3 | 10 |
| Credit Risk16 schemes | Debt | -157 | -170 | -1,157 | -996 | -9,841 | -0.56% | 25,385 | 2.88 L | ▼ 3 | 24 |
| Multi Cap10 schemes · new series from Jan 2021 | Equity | -158 | -192 | +3,728 | — | — | -0.79% | 19,846 | 14.05 L | ▼ 2 | 27 |
| Aggressive / Balanced Hybrid (combined)34 schemes | Hybrid | -502 | -9.34 | -2,845 | -13,867 | -25,497 | -0.41% | 123,389 | 47.57 L | ▼ 21 | 9 |
| Value / Contra (combined)18 schemes | Equity | -674 | -199 | -2,251 | -6,855 | -9,917 | -1.10% | 61,305 | 37.41 L | ▼ 11 | 22 |
| Corporate Bond21 schemes | Debt | -1,880 | +2,554 | -6,078 | +19,053 | +63,256 | -1.17% | 159,433 | 7.20 L | ▼ 1 | 5 |
| Dynamic Term25 schemes | Debt | -2,103 | +1,826 | -2,041 | +1,131 | +7,160 | -7.63% | 24,195 | 2.62 L | ▼ 1 | 25 |
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 | +3,217 | +9,952 | +49,404 | 293,200 | ▲ 6 |
| All index fundsIndex Funds | +1,168 | +3,783 | +5,111 | 20,426 | ▲ 4 |