Category flow explorer · Oct 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 Allocation25 schemes | Hybrid | +11,219 | +5,233 | +33,024 | +38,897 | +44,693 | +7.49% | 161,393 | 37.86 L | ▲ 10 | 5 |
| Overnight30 schemes | Debt | +6,337 | +16,312 | +10,842 | +9,661 | +25,192 | +6.72% | 100,905 | 1.55 L | ▲ 2 | 18 |
| Other ETFs (single category)106 schemes | Passive | +5,427 | +7,660 | +21,635 | +36,572 | +58,296 | +1.50% | 370,336 | 74.67 L | ▲ 12 | 1 |
| Floating Interest Rates12 schemes | Debt | +5,050 | +5,871 | +20,912 | +34,781 | +49,966 | +5.01% | 106,088 | 2.86 L | ▲ 8 | 15 |
| Ultra Short Term28 schemes | Debt | +4,512 | -10,909 | -4,507 | +2,633 | +2,698 | +4.71% | 100,567 | 6.49 L | ▲ 1 | 19 |
| Ultra Short to Short Term24 schemes | Debt | +4,203 | -16,609 | -19,814 | +2,443 | +16,362 | +3.00% | 144,605 | 11.43 L | ▲ 1 | 10 |
| Money Market20 schemes | Debt | +3,769 | -8,433 | -2,616 | +8,641 | +21,519 | +3.22% | 121,141 | 4.44 L | ▲ 1 | 13 |
| Index Funds (single category)57 schemes | Passive | +3,514 | +3,104 | +8,553 | +12,591 | +16,512 | +10.39% | 37,528 | 17.82 L | ▲ 10 | 23 |
| Dynamic Term26 schemes | Debt | +1,812 | +424 | +2,922 | +3,055 | +4,185 | +6.95% | 27,888 | 2.50 L | ▲ 3 | 27 |
| Sectoral / Thematic (combined)112 schemes | Equity | +1,734 | +2,618 | +6,238 | +14,310 | +22,670 | +1.27% | 139,308 | 1.02 Cr | ▲ 8 | 12 |
| Fund of Funds investing overseas40 schemes | Fof Overseas | +1,514 | +410 | +3,009 | +8,715 | +14,361 | +7.17% | 24,001 | 11.40 L | ▲ 31 | 28 |
| Medium Term16 schemes | Debt | +1,311 | +2,099 | +3,606 | +4,810 | +10,976 | +3.76% | 36,251 | 3.01 L | ▲ 8 | 24 |
| Flexi Cap28 schemes · new series from Jan 2021 | Equity | +1,122 | +2,009 | +7,872 | +21,598 | — | +0.52% | 218,554 | 1.05 Cr | ▲ 8 | 4 |
| Equity Savings23 schemes | Hybrid | +967 | +916 | +2,823 | +4,674 | +3,463 | +6.79% | 15,282 | 3.24 L | ▲ 6 | 34 |
| Large Cap33 schemes | Equity | +747 | +13.90 | +682 | +2,760 | -7,491 | +0.34% | 220,879 | 1.16 Cr | ▲ 2 | 3 |
| Focused27 schemes | Equity | +696 | +114 | +3,884 | +6,632 | +5,866 | +0.76% | 94,260 | 46.32 L | ▲ 9 | 21 |
| Large & Mid Cap28 schemes | Equity | +643 | +258 | +1,353 | +4,232 | +3,950 | +0.65% | 101,475 | 58.31 L | ▲ 9 | 17 |
| Gilt21 schemes | Debt | +413 | +51.08 | +781 | -1,147 | -3,392 | +2.44% | 17,312 | 1.92 L | ▲ 3 | 32 |
| Conservative Hybrid21 schemes | Hybrid | +406 | +426 | +843 | +2,599 | +3,539 | +2.25% | 18,600 | 4.71 L | ▲ 12 | 29 |
| Medium to Long Term13 schemes | Debt | +396 | +1,119 | +2,741 | +2,280 | +959 | +3.11% | 13,138 | 1.21 L | ▲ 3 | 35 |
| Mid Cap28 schemes | Equity | +376 | +1,351 | +1,889 | +6,474 | +4,677 | +0.25% | 154,581 | 78.43 L | ▲ 8 | 7 |
| Small Cap25 schemes | Equity | +349 | -249 | -62.46 | +3,502 | +270 | +0.36% | 98,969 | 66.37 L | ▲ 1 | 20 |
| Multi Cap12 schemes · new series from Jan 2021 | Equity | +338 | +3,569 | +3,890 | +6,219 | — | +1.08% | 31,927 | 18.93 L | ▲ 2 | 25 |
| Gold ETF11 schemes | Passive | +304 | +446 | +773 | +1,359 | +4,108 | +1.86% | 17,321 | 26.63 L | ▲ 3 | 31 |
| Multi Asset Allocation10 schemes | Hybrid | +247 | +241 | +440 | +511 | -125 | +1.38% | 18,403 | 7.52 L | ▲ 2 | 30 |
| Credit Risk16 schemes | Debt | +208 | +397 | +708 | +1,504 | +508 | +0.75% | 27,940 | 2.84 L | ▲ 6 | 26 |
| Retirement25 schemes | Solution | +58.98 | +57.57 | +134 | +262 | +1,337 | +0.37% | 16,295 | 26.55 L | ▲ 9 | 33 |
| Dividend Yield8 schemes | Equity | +45.66 | -18.41 | +32.73 | +786 | +2,221 | +0.48% | 9,473 | 5.47 L | ▲ 1 | 37 |
| Children's10 schemes | Solution | +39.80 | +23.54 | +75.75 | +189 | +261 | +0.31% | 12,952 | 28.81 L | ▲ 10 | 36 |
| 10-year Constant Maturity Gilt4 schemes | Debt | -9.41 | -67.57 | -48.83 | -103 | -59.43 | -0.65% | 1,426 | 49,627 | ▼ 2 | 39 |
| Long Term2 schemes | Debt | -25.11 | -9.86 | -15.60 | -50.79 | +46.66 | -0.96% | 2,570 | 25,952 | ▼ 2 | 38 |
| Aggressive / Balanced Hybrid (combined)34 schemes | Hybrid | -59.16 | -220 | -840 | -836 | -14,703 | -0.04% | 144,914 | 48.88 L | ▼ 3 | 9 |
| Value / Contra (combined)21 schemes | Equity | -349 | -117 | -1,080 | -1,566 | -8,421 | -0.46% | 76,957 | 38.91 L | ▼ 5 | 22 |
| ELSS (Tax Saver)42 schemes | Equity | -488 | -872 | -2,139 | -3,732 | -6,064 | -0.33% | 150,175 | 1.30 Cr | ▼ 7 | 8 |
| Corporate Bond20 schemes | Debt | -875 | -1,434 | +756 | -3,250 | +15,803 | -0.55% | 159,920 | 7.09 L | ▼ 2 | 6 |
| Banking and PSU Debt22 schemes | Debt | -1,252 | -4,404 | -4,635 | -5,732 | -6,363 | -1.06% | 116,866 | 3.61 L | ▼ 2 | 14 |
| Arbitrage26 schemes | Hybrid | -2,344 | -3,009 | -3,560 | +24,945 | +44,438 | -2.21% | 104,018 | 5.08 L | ▼ 2 | 16 |
| Short Term27 schemes | Debt | -2,666 | +64.48 | -2,188 | -5,706 | +169 | -1.87% | 140,166 | 6.30 L | ▼ 1 | 11 |
| Liquid39 schemes | Debt | -10,200 | -48,379 | -59,293 | -70,922 | -80,125 | -3.15% | 314,548 | 21.01 L | ▼ 3 | 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 | +5,731 | +22,409 | +62,404 | 387,657 | ▲ 12 |
| All index fundsIndex Funds | +3,514 | +8,553 | +16,512 | 37,528 | ▲ 10 |