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Equity Fund Caution: Investor Activity Dips 15% in July
12 Aug
Summary
- Retail investor equity fund purchases dropped by nearly 15% in July.
- Systematic Investment Plans continued their steady growth.
- Debt funds experienced significant inflows, boosting industry assets.
Retail investors reduced their equity fund purchases by almost 15% in July, investing ₹24,697 crore. This cautious stance contrasts with the continued steady growth of Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs), which saw investors allocate ₹31,961 crore.
Debt funds experienced a significant surge, attracting ₹1.88 lakh crore in inflows, largely into liquid, overnight, and money market funds. This influx boosted the industry's assets under management to ₹85.59 lakh crore.
Corporate treasuries played a role by parking ₹1.49 lakh crore in liquid and overnight funds at the quarter's commencement. Despite general equity market hesitations, mid- and small-cap equity categories remained favored by investors.
