Category flow explorer · Sep 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 | +16,312 | -11,808 | +10,437 | +21,816 | +23,795 | +20.99% | 94,273 | 1.25 L | ▲ 1 | 20 |
| Other ETFs (single category)103 schemes | Passive | +7,660 | +8,548 | +22,753 | +33,682 | +50,208 | +2.22% | 362,937 | 69.05 L | ▲ 11 | 1 |
| Floating Interest Rates12 schemes | Debt | +5,871 | +9,991 | +23,286 | +33,083 | +50,733 | +6.20% | 100,857 | 2.79 L | ▲ 7 | 16 |
| Balanced Advantage / Dynamic Asset Allocation24 schemes | Hybrid | +5,233 | +16,571 | +24,258 | +29,378 | +32,983 | +3.70% | 149,884 | 35.28 L | ▲ 9 | 7 |
| Multi Cap12 schemes · new series from Jan 2021 | Equity | +3,569 | -17.53 | +3,716 | +5,723 | — | +13.32% | 31,442 | 18.36 L | ▲ 1 | 25 |
| Index Funds (single category)53 schemes | Passive | +3,104 | +1,934 | +6,150 | +10,244 | +13,060 | +10.33% | 33,824 | 16.22 L | ▲ 9 | 24 |
| Sectoral / Thematic (combined)112 schemes | Equity | +2,618 | +1,885 | +10,232 | +14,281 | +23,151 | +2.00% | 136,723 | 99.03 L | ▲ 7 | 12 |
| Medium Term16 schemes | Debt | +2,099 | +196 | +3,086 | +3,838 | +11,231 | +6.43% | 34,913 | 3.02 L | ▲ 7 | 23 |
| Flexi Cap28 schemes · new series from Jan 2021 | Equity | +2,009 | +4,741 | +18,258 | +20,736 | — | +0.97% | 215,353 | 1.02 Cr | ▲ 7 | 4 |
| Mid Cap28 schemes | Equity | +1,351 | +162 | +3,001 | +7,056 | +3,745 | +0.92% | 153,024 | 76.85 L | ▲ 7 | 6 |
| Medium to Long Term13 schemes | Debt | +1,119 | +1,226 | +611 | +1,983 | +885 | +9.69% | 12,765 | 1.21 L | ▲ 2 | 36 |
| Equity Savings23 schemes | Hybrid | +916 | +941 | +2,502 | +3,695 | +2,159 | +6.97% | 14,246 | 3.14 L | ▲ 5 | 34 |
| Gold ETF11 schemes | Passive | +446 | +23.92 | +408 | +1,736 | +4,188 | +2.73% | 16,337 | 24.59 L | ▲ 2 | 32 |
| Conservative Hybrid21 schemes | Hybrid | +426 | +11.15 | +1,163 | +2,376 | +3,102 | +2.45% | 18,087 | 4.63 L | ▲ 11 | 29 |
| Dynamic Term26 schemes | Debt | +424 | +687 | +746 | -860 | +3,952 | +1.66% | 26,081 | 2.51 L | ▲ 2 | 27 |
| Fund of Funds investing overseas38 schemes | Fof Overseas | +410 | +1,085 | +3,986 | +7,896 | +13,185 | +1.91% | 21,127 | 10.47 L | ▲ 30 | 28 |
| Credit Risk16 schemes | Debt | +397 | +103 | +801 | +1,139 | -115 | +1.47% | 27,670 | 2.85 L | ▲ 5 | 26 |
| Large & Mid Cap28 schemes | Equity | +258 | +451 | +1,943 | +4,296 | +3,564 | +0.27% | 99,629 | 56.90 L | ▲ 8 | 17 |
| Multi Asset Allocation10 schemes | Hybrid | +241 | -49.04 | +183 | +289 | -546 | +1.41% | 17,948 | 7.43 L | ▲ 1 | 30 |
| Focused27 schemes | Equity | +114 | +3,073 | +4,197 | +6,203 | +5,000 | +0.13% | 91,829 | 45.34 L | ▲ 8 | 21 |
| Short Term27 schemes | Debt | +64.48 | +413 | -949 | -1,794 | +17,991 | +0.05% | 142,653 | 6.38 L | ▲ 2 | 10 |
| Retirement25 schemes | Solution | +57.57 | +17.26 | +116 | +237 | +1,283 | +0.37% | 16,152 | 26.49 L | ▲ 8 | 33 |
| Gilt21 schemes | Debt | +51.08 | +317 | -77.28 | +87.48 | -1,283 | +0.31% | 16,925 | 1.94 L | ▲ 2 | 31 |
| Children's10 schemes | Solution | +23.54 | +12.41 | +73.14 | +174 | +235 | +0.19% | 12,798 | 28.81 L | ▲ 9 | 35 |
| Large Cap33 schemes | Equity | +13.90 | -78.63 | +528 | +2,338 | -8,789 | +0.01% | 218,332 | 1.14 Cr | ▲ 1 | 3 |
| Long Term2 schemes | Debt | -9.86 | +19.38 | -13.17 | -19.24 | -141 | -0.38% | 2,620 | 26,246 | ▼ 1 | 38 |
| Dividend Yield8 schemes | Equity | -18.41 | +5.48 | +39.90 | +737 | +2,117 | -0.20% | 9,450 | 5.43 L | ▼ 1 | 37 |
| 10-year Constant Maturity Gilt4 schemes | Debt | -67.57 | +28.16 | -86.63 | -115 | +1.26 | -4.51% | 1,442 | 50,529 | ▼ 1 | 39 |
| Value / Contra (combined)21 schemes | Equity | -117 | -613 | -1,193 | -1,891 | -9,273 | -0.16% | 76,427 | 38.88 L | ▼ 4 | 22 |
| Aggressive / Balanced Hybrid (combined)34 schemes | Hybrid | -220 | -561 | -39.90 | -1,278 | -17,035 | -0.16% | 144,024 | 48.62 L | ▼ 2 | 9 |
| Small Cap25 schemes | Equity | -249 | -163 | +1,367 | +3,337 | -563 | -0.27% | 98,014 | 63.96 L | ▼ 2 | 18 |
| ELSS (Tax Saver)42 schemes | Equity | -872 | -779 | -2,162 | -3,381 | -5,850 | -0.60% | 149,424 | 1.30 Cr | ▼ 6 | 8 |
| Corporate Bond20 schemes | Debt | -1,434 | +3,065 | -1,437 | -4,255 | +31,730 | -0.89% | 160,355 | 7.18 L | ▼ 1 | 5 |
| Arbitrage26 schemes | Hybrid | -3,009 | +1,793 | +13,708 | +34,534 | +48,521 | -2.78% | 105,975 | 5.65 L | ▼ 1 | 15 |
| Banking and PSU Debt22 schemes | Debt | -4,404 | +1,021 | -4,498 | -4,631 | +442 | -3.60% | 118,001 | 3.66 L | ▼ 1 | 13 |
| Money Market20 schemes | Debt | -8,433 | +2,048 | +14,525 | +25,158 | +33,195 | -6.74% | 117,092 | 4.82 L | ▼ 1 | 14 |
| Ultra Short Term28 schemes | Debt | -10,909 | +1,890 | -2,363 | +7,039 | +11,840 | -10.25% | 95,828 | 6.50 L | ▼ 1 | 19 |
| Ultra Short to Short Term24 schemes | Debt | -16,609 | -7,408 | -15,855 | +7,562 | +22,015 | -10.64% | 140,103 | 11.51 L | ▼ 2 | 11 |
| Liquid39 schemes | Debt | -48,379 | -714 | -17,353 | -19,215 | -50,343 | -13.03% | 323,838 | 21.23 L | ▼ 2 | 2 |
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 | +8,106 | +23,161 | +54,396 | 379,274 | ▲ 11 |
| All index fundsIndex Funds | +3,104 | +6,150 | +13,060 | 33,824 | ▲ 9 |