Category flow explorer · Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbitrage27 schemes | Hybrid | +10,176 | +9,483 | +29,733 | +43,455 | +27,755 | +10.28% | 109,361 | 4.51 L | ▲ 6 | 17 |
| Multi Asset Allocation16 schemes | Hybrid | +6,324 | +1,617 | +9,323 | +11,830 | +16,879 | +17.92% | 42,018 | 14.16 L | ▲ 25 | 25 |
| Other ETFs (single category)172 schemes | Passive | +3,242 | +1,893 | +4,782 | +19,498 | +33,088 | +0.59% | 560,724 | 1.25 Cr | ▲ 2 | 1 |
| Sectoral / Thematic (combined)140 schemes | Equity | +3,147 | +4,806 | +9,382 | +10,287 | +22,837 | +1.48% | 220,142 | 1.43 Cr | ▲ 4 | 6 |
| Small Cap24 schemes | Equity | +2,678 | +4,265 | +11,115 | +22,051 | +34,189 | +1.38% | 198,483 | 1.47 Cr | ▲ 24 | 8 |
| Multi Cap22 schemes | Equity | +2,235 | +3,422 | +8,157 | +9,203 | +15,406 | +2.48% | 93,757 | 48.31 L | ▲ 25 | 20 |
| Mid Cap29 schemes | Equity | +2,001 | +2,512 | +6,137 | +10,872 | +20,969 | +0.84% | 245,496 | 1.20 Cr | ▲ 31 | 5 |
| Index Funds (single category)189 schemes | Passive | +1,682 | +1,986 | +4,847 | +4,198 | +63,897 | +0.93% | 184,028 | 53.88 L | ▲ 3 | 9 |
| Flexi Cap37 schemes | Equity | +1,354 | +2,193 | +2,614 | +2,780 | +6,699 | +0.48% | 290,270 | 1.32 Cr | ▲ 2 | 3 |
| Large & Mid Cap26 schemes | Equity | +1,334 | +2,113 | +4,774 | +7,793 | +15,937 | +0.84% | 163,176 | 83.00 L | ▲ 32 | 12 |
| Value / Contra (combined)23 schemes | Equity | +1,291 | +1,365 | +3,359 | +6,471 | +10,165 | +1.15% | 117,251 | 53.08 L | ▲ 20 | 15 |
| Equity Savings22 schemes | Hybrid | +1,221 | +1,491 | +3,410 | +4,134 | +2,732 | +5.95% | 21,912 | 3.76 L | ▲ 5 | 33 |
| Balanced Advantage / Dynamic Asset Allocation29 schemes | Hybrid | +494 | +3,616 | +4,529 | +3,486 | +420 | +0.24% | 214,076 | 43.41 L | ▲ 3 | 7 |
| Aggressive / Balanced Hybrid (combined)31 schemes | Hybrid | +354 | +607 | +644 | -1,173 | -851 | +0.21% | 175,014 | 53.30 L | ▲ 2 | 11 |
| Gilt21 schemes | Debt | +278 | +255 | +1,001 | +1,705 | +6,874 | +1.17% | 23,959 | 1.81 L | ▲ 4 | 29 |
| Dividend Yield9 schemes | Equity | +255 | +416 | +1,013 | +1,823 | +5,447 | +1.44% | 18,581 | 7.86 L | ▲ 10 | 35 |
| Gold ETF13 schemes | Passive | +175 | +1,028 | +1,660 | +1,957 | +1,336 | +0.72% | 23,799 | 48.06 L | ▲ 6 | 31 |
| Retirement26 schemes | Solution | +101 | +124 | +303 | +568 | +1,181 | +0.47% | 21,597 | 27.99 L | ▲ 32 | 34 |
| Conservative Hybrid20 schemes | Hybrid | +82.27 | +267 | +514 | +442 | +778 | +0.33% | 25,401 | 5.32 L | ▲ 5 | 28 |
| Children's10 schemes | Solution | +66.85 | +66.51 | +177 | +330 | +727 | +0.40% | 16,730 | 29.45 L | ▲ 33 | 36 |
| Focused27 schemes | Equity | +48.94 | -471 | -1,489 | -3,582 | -3,099 | +0.04% | 113,548 | 51.59 L | ▲ 1 | 16 |
| Long Term7 schemes | Debt | +22.09 | +180 | +317 | +466 | +6,284 | +0.23% | 9,570 | 47,417 | ▲ 16 | 38 |
| 10-year Constant Maturity Gilt5 schemes | Debt | -3.63 | -218 | -240 | +112 | +2,308 | -0.09% | 4,026 | 40,773 | ▼ 5 | 39 |
| Medium to Long Term12 schemes | Debt | -17.83 | -151 | +147 | +911 | +582 | -0.18% | 10,165 | 1.05 L | ▼ 2 | 37 |
| Large Cap30 schemes | Equity | -111 | -349 | -2,340 | -5,699 | -4,609 | -0.04% | 267,582 | 1.30 Cr | ▼ 5 | 4 |
| ELSS (Tax Saver)42 schemes | Equity | -141 | -26.69 | -760 | -1,678 | +4,099 | -0.08% | 179,803 | 1.54 Cr | ▼ 5 | 10 |
| Credit Risk14 schemes | Debt | -315 | -271 | -752 | -1,716 | -3,569 | -1.30% | 23,930 | 2.27 L | ▼ 6 | 30 |
| Dynamic Term22 schemes | Debt | -337 | +135 | -134 | +80.00 | +6,286 | -1.10% | 30,470 | 2.28 L | ▼ 1 | 26 |
| Fund of Funds investing overseas51 schemes | Fof Overseas | -380 | -371 | -1,174 | -2,049 | -1,418 | -1.61% | 22,017 | 14.05 L | ▼ 6 | 32 |
| Medium Term15 schemes | Debt | -419 | -201 | -687 | -1,018 | -3,038 | -1.53% | 27,027 | 2.47 L | ▼ 5 | 27 |
| Ultra Short to Short Term20 schemes | Debt | -963 | -508 | +5,557 | +16,125 | +4,119 | -0.90% | 106,354 | 9.17 L | ▼ 2 | 18 |
| Banking and PSU Debt22 schemes | Debt | -1,057 | -985 | -3,352 | -4,177 | -3,869 | -1.32% | 79,634 | 2.75 L | ▼ 4 | 23 |
| Overnight34 schemes | Debt | -1,274 | +3,158 | -8,863 | -17,038 | -66,606 | -1.54% | 82,048 | 7.87 L | ▼ 1 | 22 |
| Short Term23 schemes | Debt | -1,560 | -493 | -2,358 | +3,292 | -5,637 | -1.57% | 98,287 | 4.89 L | ▼ 4 | 19 |
| Corporate Bond21 schemes | Debt | -2,459 | +1,755 | -56.24 | +1,170 | +16,344 | -1.76% | 137,775 | 6.05 L | ▼ 1 | 14 |
| Floating Interest Rates13 schemes | Debt | -4,903 | +2,325 | -578 | +2,802 | -9,004 | -7.73% | 58,910 | 2.28 L | ▼ 1 | 24 |
| Ultra Short Term24 schemes | Debt | -5,168 | -4,123 | -6,426 | +9,935 | -3,301 | -5.33% | 92,386 | 6.44 L | ▼ 2 | 21 |
| Money Market23 schemes | Debt | -9,158 | +91.49 | -458 | +29,061 | +25,587 | -6.08% | 142,307 | 4.40 L | ▼ 1 | 13 |
| Liquid36 schemes | Debt | -74,177 | -26,824 | -49,062 | +30,846 | -2,915 | -16.48% | 378,356 | 17.98 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 | +3,417 | +6,441 | +34,424 | 584,523 | ▲ 6 |
| All index fundsIndex Funds | +1,682 | +4,847 | +63,897 | 184,028 | ▲ 3 |