Category flow explorer · Aug 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Advantage / Dynamic Asset Allocation24 schemes | Hybrid | +16,571 | +2,454 | +21,081 | +26,856 | +27,506 | +13.52% | 141,493 | 33.92 L | ▲ 8 | 10 |
| Floating Interest Rates12 schemes | Debt | +9,991 | +7,423 | +23,733 | +30,441 | +50,061 | +11.87% | 94,751 | 2.70 L | ▲ 6 | 18 |
| Other ETFs (single category)101 schemes | Passive | +8,548 | +6,545 | +18,105 | +29,654 | +46,063 | +2.72% | 344,292 | 63.05 L | ▲ 10 | 2 |
| Flexi Cap28 schemes · new series from Jan 2021 | Equity | +4,741 | +11,508 | +17,337 | +20,114 | — | +2.45% | 207,661 | 98.47 L | ▲ 6 | 4 |
| Focused27 schemes | Equity | +3,073 | +1,010 | +4,652 | +7,116 | +5,709 | +3.80% | 89,404 | 44.26 L | ▲ 7 | 20 |
| Corporate Bond20 schemes | Debt | +3,065 | -3,068 | +527 | -267 | +33,881 | +1.95% | 161,378 | 7.21 L | ▲ 1 | 5 |
| Money Market20 schemes | Debt | +2,048 | +20,910 | +8,971 | +26,554 | +36,771 | +1.67% | 125,210 | 4.84 L | ▲ 2 | 13 |
| Index Funds (single category)51 schemes | Passive | +1,934 | +1,111 | +4,732 | +9,266 | +10,353 | +7.35% | 30,051 | 15.31 L | ▲ 8 | 24 |
| Ultra Short Term28 schemes | Debt | +1,890 | +6,656 | +6,106 | +11,217 | +17,882 | +1.81% | 106,445 | 6.47 L | ▲ 2 | 16 |
| Sectoral / Thematic (combined)111 schemes | Equity | +1,885 | +5,729 | +8,821 | +13,672 | +20,545 | +1.52% | 131,122 | 94.54 L | ▲ 6 | 12 |
| Arbitrage26 schemes | Hybrid | +1,793 | +14,924 | +25,777 | +40,631 | +49,798 | +1.66% | 108,251 | 5.60 L | ▲ 8 | 15 |
| Medium to Long Term13 schemes | Debt | +1,226 | -1,734 | -82.82 | +409 | +374 | +11.99% | 11,545 | 1.21 L | ▲ 1 | 36 |
| Fund of Funds investing overseas38 schemes | Fof Overseas | +1,085 | +2,490 | +4,367 | +9,262 | +14,296 | +5.34% | 21,441 | 10.33 L | ▲ 29 | 28 |
| Banking and PSU Debt22 schemes | Debt | +1,021 | -1,114 | +1,264 | -6,735 | +11,263 | +0.85% | 122,246 | 3.68 L | ▲ 1 | 14 |
| Equity Savings23 schemes | Hybrid | +941 | +645 | +2,409 | +2,745 | +915 | +7.82% | 13,136 | 3.05 L | ▲ 4 | 34 |
| Dynamic Term26 schemes | Debt | +687 | -365 | +270 | +542 | +4,179 | +2.80% | 25,471 | 2.52 L | ▲ 1 | 27 |
| Large & Mid Cap28 schemes | Equity | +451 | +1,234 | +2,485 | +4,983 | +3,927 | +0.49% | 96,660 | 55.48 L | ▲ 7 | 17 |
| Short Term27 schemes | Debt | +413 | -1,427 | -2,070 | -10,883 | +21,780 | +0.29% | 142,038 | 6.37 L | ▲ 1 | 9 |
| Gilt21 schemes | Debt | +317 | -446 | -666 | -528 | -1,817 | +1.95% | 16,743 | 1.94 L | ▲ 1 | 31 |
| Medium Term16 schemes | Debt | +196 | +792 | +992 | +2,325 | +10,437 | +0.61% | 32,647 | 2.99 L | ▲ 6 | 23 |
| Mid Cap27 schemes | Equity | +162 | +1,488 | +3,379 | +7,208 | +2,326 | +0.11% | 146,627 | 74.92 L | ▲ 6 | 7 |
| Credit Risk16 schemes | Debt | +103 | +302 | +641 | +572 | -1,051 | +0.38% | 27,055 | 2.85 L | ▲ 4 | 25 |
| 10-year Constant Maturity Gilt4 schemes | Debt | +28.16 | -47.21 | -43.42 | -118 | +84.56 | +1.94% | 1,500 | 50,204 | ▲ 1 | 39 |
| Gold ETF11 schemes | Passive | +23.92 | -61.49 | +322 | +1,953 | +4,340 | +0.14% | 16,350 | 21.47 L | ▲ 1 | 32 |
| Long Term2 schemes | Debt | +19.38 | -22.69 | -23.21 | +33.07 | -166 | +0.77% | 2,583 | 26,599 | ▲ 1 | 38 |
| Retirement25 schemes | Solution | +17.26 | +41.08 | +112 | +250 | +1,220 | +0.11% | 15,698 | 26.43 L | ▲ 7 | 33 |
| Children's10 schemes | Solution | +12.41 | +37.18 | +92.27 | +173 | +290 | +0.10% | 12,519 | 28.81 L | ▲ 8 | 35 |
| Conservative Hybrid22 schemes | Hybrid | +11.15 | +726 | +1,372 | +2,270 | +2,730 | +0.07% | 17,378 | 4.58 L | ▲ 10 | 29 |
| Dividend Yield8 schemes | Equity | +5.48 | +52.83 | +97.96 | +780 | +2,126 | +0.06% | 9,164 | 5.40 L | ▲ 4 | 37 |
| Multi Cap11 schemes · new series from Jan 2021 | Equity | -17.53 | +165 | +357 | +1,961 | — | -0.07% | 26,791 | 16.40 L | ▼ 1 | 26 |
| Multi Asset Allocation10 schemes | Hybrid | -49.04 | -9.29 | +30.71 | +183 | -750 | -0.30% | 17,059 | 7.35 L | ▼ 2 | 30 |
| Large Cap33 schemes | Equity | -78.63 | +593 | +1,062 | +3,047 | -9,379 | -0.04% | 212,473 | 1.12 Cr | ▼ 1 | 3 |
| Small Cap25 schemes | Equity | -163 | +1,779 | +2,321 | +3,922 | -181 | -0.17% | 93,677 | 61.65 L | ▼ 1 | 19 |
| Aggressive / Balanced Hybrid (combined)34 schemes | Hybrid | -561 | +741 | -122 | -1,068 | -18,819 | -0.41% | 140,797 | 48.26 L | ▼ 1 | 11 |
| Value / Contra (combined)19 schemes | Equity | -613 | -462 | -1,190 | -1,972 | -9,645 | -0.86% | 73,613 | 38.22 L | ▼ 3 | 22 |
| Liquid39 schemes | Debt | -714 | +31,740 | +33,104 | +9,781 | -67,916 | -0.19% | 371,246 | 21.27 L | ▼ 1 | 1 |
| ELSS (Tax Saver)42 schemes | Equity | -779 | -512 | -2,082 | -956 | -5,017 | -0.56% | 145,951 | 1.29 Cr | ▼ 5 | 8 |
| Ultra Short to Short Term24 schemes | Debt | -7,408 | +8,161 | +7,027 | +8,324 | +40,442 | -4.55% | 156,107 | 11.48 L | ▼ 1 | 6 |
| Overnight30 schemes | Debt | -11,808 | +5,933 | -1,415 | +10,531 | +11,671 | -13.22% | 77,726 | 1.25 L | ▼ 1 | 21 |
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 | +8,572 | +18,427 | +50,403 | 360,642 | ▲ 10 |
| All index fundsIndex Funds | +1,934 | +4,732 | +10,353 | 30,051 | ▲ 8 |