Category flow explorer · Aug 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbitrage26 schemes | Hybrid | +9,483 | +10,075 | +22,923 | +21,122 | +13,557 | +10.45% | 98,939 | 4.43 L | ▲ 5 | 19 |
| Sectoral / Thematic (combined)136 schemes | Equity | +4,806 | +1,429 | +6,694 | +11,069 | +24,109 | +2.32% | 212,651 | 1.39 Cr | ▲ 3 | 6 |
| Small Cap24 schemes | Equity | +4,265 | +4,171 | +13,908 | +21,803 | +33,336 | +2.34% | 194,020 | 1.38 Cr | ▲ 23 | 8 |
| Balanced Advantage / Dynamic Asset Allocation29 schemes | Hybrid | +3,616 | +419 | +3,821 | +2,548 | +451 | +1.71% | 209,563 | 43.20 L | ▲ 2 | 7 |
| Multi Cap21 schemes | Equity | +3,422 | +2,500 | +6,657 | +7,685 | +13,896 | +4.02% | 90,065 | 46.66 L | ▲ 24 | 21 |
| Overnight34 schemes | Debt | +3,158 | -10,747 | -2,961 | -23,902 | -32,203 | +4.00% | 82,760 | 7.63 L | ▲ 1 | 22 |
| Mid Cap29 schemes | Equity | +2,512 | +1,623 | +5,884 | +11,000 | +21,119 | +1.09% | 239,462 | 1.16 Cr | ▲ 30 | 5 |
| Floating Interest Rates13 schemes | Debt | +2,325 | +2,000 | +6,173 | +4,006 | -5,218 | +3.83% | 63,406 | 2.29 L | ▲ 3 | 24 |
| Flexi Cap36 schemes | Equity | +2,193 | -932 | +1,243 | +2,533 | +7,747 | +0.78% | 283,765 | 1.30 Cr | ▲ 1 | 3 |
| Large & Mid Cap26 schemes | Equity | +2,113 | +1,327 | +4,587 | +8,077 | +16,072 | +1.36% | 159,363 | 81.92 L | ▲ 31 | 12 |
| Index Funds (single category)189 schemes | Passive | +1,986 | +1,179 | +2,259 | +29,744 | +64,532 | +1.11% | 180,750 | 51.13 L | ▲ 2 | 9 |
| Other ETFs (single category)169 schemes | Passive | +1,893 | -353 | +4,942 | +15,926 | +40,654 | +0.34% | 546,424 | 1.23 Cr | ▲ 1 | 1 |
| Corporate Bond21 schemes | Debt | +1,755 | +648 | +2,956 | +19,256 | +15,878 | +1.28% | 139,506 | 6.07 L | ▲ 7 | 14 |
| Multi Asset Allocation13 schemes | Hybrid | +1,617 | +1,381 | +4,322 | +5,979 | +10,677 | +4.79% | 35,288 | 12.19 L | ▲ 24 | 25 |
| Equity Savings22 schemes | Hybrid | +1,491 | +698 | +2,605 | +2,416 | +1,308 | +7.86% | 20,517 | 3.72 L | ▲ 4 | 34 |
| Value / Contra (combined)23 schemes | Equity | +1,365 | +703 | +4,307 | +6,224 | +9,393 | +1.23% | 112,731 | 51.83 L | ▲ 19 | 15 |
| Gold ETF13 schemes | Passive | +1,028 | +456 | +1,555 | +1,516 | +1,491 | +4.41% | 24,318 | 47.95 L | ▲ 5 | 29 |
| Aggressive / Balanced Hybrid (combined)30 schemes | Hybrid | +607 | -317 | -98.77 | -1,556 | -445 | +0.35% | 171,833 | 53.17 L | ▲ 1 | 11 |
| Dividend Yield9 schemes | Equity | +416 | +342 | +1,156 | +5,284 | +5,234 | +2.40% | 17,732 | 7.76 L | ▲ 9 | 35 |
| Conservative Hybrid20 schemes | Hybrid | +267 | +164 | +542 | +643 | +826 | +1.08% | 25,082 | 5.28 L | ▲ 4 | 28 |
| Gilt22 schemes | Debt | +255 | +469 | +1,120 | +5,858 | +6,603 | +1.10% | 23,665 | 1.82 L | ▲ 3 | 31 |
| Long Term7 schemes | Debt | +180 | +114 | +303 | +5,119 | +6,372 | +1.94% | 9,571 | 47,453 | ▲ 15 | 38 |
| Dynamic Term22 schemes | Debt | +135 | +67.38 | +342 | +6,077 | +5,870 | +0.44% | 30,722 | 2.30 L | ▲ 3 | 26 |
| Retirement26 schemes | Solution | +124 | +77.38 | +280 | +611 | +1,233 | +0.59% | 21,266 | 27.91 L | ▲ 31 | 33 |
| Money Market23 schemes | Debt | +91.49 | +8,608 | +15,527 | +26,797 | +23,513 | +0.06% | 150,534 | 4.35 L | ▲ 5 | 13 |
| Children's10 schemes | Solution | +66.51 | +43.24 | +157 | +344 | +721 | +0.40% | 16,525 | 29.41 L | ▲ 32 | 36 |
| ELSS (Tax Saver)42 schemes | Equity | -26.69 | -592 | -1,093 | +1,149 | +4,317 | -0.02% | 176,214 | 1.54 Cr | ▼ 4 | 10 |
| Medium to Long Term12 schemes | Debt | -151 | +316 | +142 | +1,057 | +510 | -1.47% | 10,166 | 1.06 L | ▼ 1 | 37 |
| Medium Term15 schemes | Debt | -201 | -67.51 | -396 | +370 | -3,288 | -0.73% | 27,354 | 2.50 L | ▼ 4 | 27 |
| 10-year Constant Maturity Gilt5 schemes | Debt | -218 | -17.89 | -241 | +2,051 | +2,313 | -5.17% | 4,029 | 41,330 | ▼ 4 | 39 |
| Credit Risk14 schemes | Debt | -271 | -166 | -755 | -1,244 | -3,746 | -1.11% | 24,146 | 2.31 L | ▼ 5 | 30 |
| Large Cap30 schemes | Equity | -349 | -1,880 | -4,279 | -4,677 | -4,225 | -0.13% | 262,299 | 1.30 Cr | ▼ 4 | 4 |
| Fund of Funds investing overseas50 schemes | Fof Overseas | -371 | -423 | -1,304 | -1,496 | -870 | -1.52% | 23,549 | 13.83 L | ▼ 5 | 32 |
| Focused27 schemes | Equity | -471 | -1,067 | -2,556 | -3,384 | -2,950 | -0.42% | 111,637 | 51.81 L | ▼ 5 | 16 |
| Short Term24 schemes | Debt | -493 | -305 | -985 | +4,533 | -5,108 | -0.50% | 99,453 | 4.94 L | ▼ 3 | 18 |
| Ultra Short to Short Term21 schemes | Debt | -508 | +7,027 | +9,878 | +10,908 | -2,579 | -0.48% | 106,822 | 9.29 L | ▼ 1 | 17 |
| Banking and PSU Debt23 schemes | Debt | -985 | -1,310 | -3,094 | +3,376 | -7,037 | -1.22% | 80,388 | 2.81 L | ▼ 3 | 23 |
| Ultra Short Term24 schemes | Debt | -4,123 | +2,865 | -3,145 | +4,822 | -6,587 | -4.10% | 97,046 | 6.46 L | ▼ 1 | 20 |
| Liquid36 schemes | Debt | -26,824 | +51,938 | -3,431 | +48,099 | +11,292 | -5.66% | 450,017 | 17.97 L | ▼ 1 | 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 | +2,921 | +6,497 | +42,145 | 570,742 | ▲ 5 |
| All index fundsIndex Funds | +1,986 | +2,259 | +64,532 | 180,750 | ▲ 2 |