Nippon India MF, ICIC Pru MF and Tata MF topped the list of mutual funds with the maximum gain in asset under management last fiscal among top 10 fund houses on the back of equity market turbulence.
Nippon MF and ICICI MF have registered the highest growth of 29 per cent each in AUM at ₹5.57 lakh crore and ₹8.79 lakh crore against ₹4.31 lakh crore and ₹6.83 lakh crore logged in the same period last year.
Tata MF asset jumped 28 per cent to ₹1.88 lakh crore (₹1.47 lakh crore), according to the Association of Mutual Funds in India data.
However, SBI MF topped the AUM table with a growth of 17 per cent to ₹10.73 lakh crore (₹9.14 lakh crore) while HDFC MF maintained its third position with AUM of ₹7.73 lakh crore (₹6.13 lakh crore), an increase of 26 per cent.
Motilal Oswal MF has more than doubled its asset to ₹92,988 crore (₹45,993 crore) while that of latest entrant Zerodha MF asset jumped nearly nine fold to ₹4,854 crore (₹540 crore).
Overall, the industry AUM had grown by 25 per cent last fiscal to ₹67.42 lakh crore against ₹54.13 lakh crore logged in the same period last year.
Despite the volatile market, the mop-up through new fund offers by MF industry has increased 63 per cent in FY25 to Rs 1.08 lakh crore against ₹66,364 crore logged in FY’24.
Interestingly, the NFO on equity-oriented schemes more than doubled to ₹85,244 crore (₹39,297 crore) last fiscal as investors were very bullish on equity market till the US unleashed a tariff war unsettled the global economy. The market has been on a downward trend from its peak since last September.
The inflow through systematic investment plan increased 45 per cent to touch a new high of ₹2.89 lakh crore (₹1.99 lakh crore) last fiscal despite the sharp increase in closure of SIP accounts.
Venkat Chalasani, Chief Executive, AMFI said despite market volatility and global policy uncertainties driven by frequent US tariff changes the mutual fund industry has demonstrated resilience and growth.
The steady increase in SIP flows is a testament to the growing maturity of retail investors in understanding the importance of systematic and disciplined investing and trust of investors in mutual funds as a core part of their financial planning, he added.
Published on April 19, 2025
