Category flow explorer · May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra Short to Short Term24 schemes | Debt | +7,823 | +9,322 | +1,297 | -5,367 | +65,238 | +5.64% | 147,046 | 11.73 L | ▲ 2 | 6 |
| Other ETFs (single category)97 schemes | Passive | +5,380 | +2,537 | +11,549 | +26,463 | +46,898 | +1.94% | 299,665 | 48.76 L | ▲ 7 | 2 |
| Arbitrage27 schemes | Hybrid | +4,521 | +7,245 | +14,854 | +24,352 | +21,281 | +5.55% | 85,919 | 5.20 L | ▲ 5 | 16 |
| Money Market18 schemes | Debt | +4,334 | +20,287 | +17,583 | +14,224 | +49,465 | +3.93% | 115,062 | 4.90 L | ▲ 2 | 13 |
| Ultra Short Term28 schemes | Debt | +2,924 | +8,919 | +5,111 | -2,385 | +27,922 | +3.04% | 99,236 | 6.48 L | ▲ 2 | 15 |
| Fund of Funds investing overseas36 schemes | Fof Overseas | +2,424 | +695 | +4,895 | +7,659 | +10,850 | +17.33% | 16,143 | 8.46 L | ▲ 26 | 30 |
| Multi Cap11 schemes · new series from Jan 2021 | Equity | +1,954 | -158 | +1,605 | — | — | +9.85% | 23,483 | 15.16 L | ▲ 1 | 26 |
| Mid Cap27 schemes | Equity | +1,368 | +958 | +3,829 | +888 | -2,198 | +1.15% | 127,263 | 68.99 L | ▲ 3 | 10 |
| Balanced Advantage / Dynamic Asset Allocation24 schemes | Hybrid | +1,363 | +1,700 | +5,774 | +7,892 | +4,347 | +1.25% | 115,975 | 29.04 L | ▲ 5 | 12 |
| Index Funds (single category)47 schemes | Passive | +1,241 | +1,168 | +4,535 | +5,384 | +5,790 | +6.07% | 22,905 | 11.82 L | ▲ 5 | 27 |
| Focused26 schemes | Equity | +1,169 | +268 | +2,464 | +1,041 | +1,914 | +1.68% | 75,074 | 40.48 L | ▲ 4 | 20 |
| Sectoral / Thematic (combined)107 schemes | Equity | +1,137 | +1,705 | +4,851 | +10,484 | +12,025 | +1.12% | 109,318 | 82.44 L | ▲ 3 | 14 |
| Flexi Cap25 schemes · new series from Jan 2021 | Equity | +1,130 | +260 | +2,777 | — | — | +0.71% | 171,160 | 85.85 L | ▲ 3 | 4 |
| Small Cap24 schemes | Equity | +1,081 | +184 | +1,601 | -1,120 | -2,448 | +1.48% | 80,380 | 52.98 L | ▲ 3 | 18 |
| Large Cap32 schemes | Equity | +937 | +325 | +1,986 | -6,024 | -12,572 | +0.53% | 190,809 | 1.08 Cr | ▲ 3 | 3 |
| Medium to Long Term13 schemes | Debt | +847 | +99.30 | +492 | -605 | +817 | +8.02% | 11,477 | 1.25 L | ▲ 2 | 34 |
| Large & Mid Cap28 schemes | Equity | +845 | +708 | +2,498 | +1,178 | +896 | +1.08% | 83,718 | 51.61 L | ▲ 4 | 17 |
| Dividend Yield8 schemes | Equity | +660 | -3.00 | +682 | +2,166 | +1,938 | +9.71% | 7,986 | 5.34 L | ▲ 1 | 37 |
| Dynamic Term25 schemes | Debt | +549 | -2,103 | +272 | +840 | +7,784 | +2.27% | 24,866 | 2.61 L | ▲ 1 | 25 |
| Medium Term15 schemes | Debt | +408 | +340 | +1,333 | +4,813 | +10,599 | +1.34% | 31,135 | 2.88 L | ▲ 3 | 23 |
| Conservative Hybrid22 schemes | Hybrid | +395 | +184 | +898 | +1,196 | +1,180 | +3.00% | 13,831 | 4.01 L | ▲ 7 | 33 |
| Equity Savings23 schemes | Hybrid | +382 | -12.23 | +336 | -422 | -2,684 | +3.91% | 10,436 | 2.91 L | ▲ 1 | 36 |
| Gold ETF11 schemes | Passive | +288 | +680 | +1,630 | +3,177 | +6,341 | +1.84% | 16,625 | 16.68 L | ▲ 6 | 29 |
| Credit Risk16 schemes | Debt | +258 | -157 | -68.82 | -722 | -4,410 | +1.02% | 25,879 | 2.87 L | ▲ 1 | 24 |
| Floating Interest Rates10 schemes | Debt | +127 | +3,352 | +6,707 | +12,811 | +33,898 | +0.18% | 69,698 | 2.54 L | ▲ 3 | 21 |
| Value / Contra (combined)18 schemes | Equity | +90.71 | -674 | -782 | -5,441 | -9,919 | +0.15% | 66,005 | 37.41 L | ▲ 1 | 22 |
| Retirement25 schemes | Solution | +34.10 | +33.41 | +138 | +1,102 | +1,251 | +0.25% | 14,407 | 26.32 L | ▲ 4 | 32 |
| Children's10 schemes | Solution | +33.50 | +24.65 | +81.08 | +97.06 | +272 | +0.31% | 11,459 | 28.83 L | ▲ 5 | 35 |
| 10-year Constant Maturity Gilt4 schemes | Debt | +17.89 | -22.30 | -74.82 | -10.70 | +248 | +1.20% | 1,521 | 54,990 | ▲ 1 | 39 |
| Long Term2 schemes | Debt | +7.39 | +6.44 | +56.28 | +86.38 | +200 | +0.28% | 2,606 | 28,883 | ▲ 4 | 38 |
| Multi Asset Allocation10 schemes | Hybrid | -8.16 | +25.70 | +152 | -466 | -104 | -0.06% | 15,544 | 7.24 L | ▼ 1 | 31 |
| ELSS (Tax Saver)42 schemes | Equity | -290 | -137 | +1,126 | -1,817 | -2,040 | -0.23% | 132,704 | 1.27 Cr | ▼ 2 | 8 |
| Aggressive / Balanced Hybrid (combined)34 schemes | Hybrid | -435 | -502 | -946 | -10,571 | -24,954 | -0.35% | 129,401 | 47.59 L | ▼ 22 | 9 |
| Gilt21 schemes | Debt | -944 | +1,647 | +139 | -3,295 | +2,282 | -5.23% | 17,178 | 2.08 L | ▼ 1 | 28 |
| Short Term26 schemes | Debt | -1,034 | +1,247 | -8,813 | -8,253 | +43,882 | -0.73% | 142,260 | 6.48 L | ▼ 1 | 7 |
| Banking and PSU Debt22 schemes | Debt | -1,340 | -151 | -7,999 | -5,846 | +22,500 | -1.11% | 119,453 | 3.83 L | ▼ 4 | 11 |
| Corporate Bond20 schemes | Debt | -1,468 | -1,880 | -794 | +6,492 | +57,956 | -0.92% | 158,804 | 7.31 L | ▼ 2 | 5 |
| Overnight30 schemes | Debt | -11,573 | +18,492 | +11,946 | +19,505 | +8,510 | -12.90% | 78,399 | 1.26 L | ▼ 1 | 19 |
| Liquid39 schemes | Debt | -45,447 | +41,507 | -23,324 | -46,235 | -147,005 | -11.98% | 334,987 | 21.73 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 | +5,668 | +13,179 | +53,239 | 316,289 | ▲ 7 |
| All index fundsIndex Funds | +1,241 | +4,535 | +5,790 | 22,905 | ▲ 5 |