Amfi data: Equity MF inflows remain strong, investors pump in Rs 18,500 crore in May

New Delhi: Despite market volatility in May, domestic mutual fund investors did not shy away from equities. In fact, they have had the most volatility to add positions, it seems.

amphi data Investors netted Rs 18,529.43 crore in equity-oriented funds as against Rs 15,890.38 crore in April, said the release for the month on Thursday. Flexicap funds got the biggest net exposure of Rs 2,938.93 across categories, followed by: large cap fund Which got net Rs 2,485.37 crore.

The rise in bond yields led to a net outflow of Rs 32,722.25 crore into the debt segment, impacting the NAVs of debt schemes. money market fundshort term funds and floater fund were among those who saw most of the outflow.

Thanks to consistent investments by investors, domestic institutional investors, mostly mutual fund managers, bought shares worth Rs 50,835.54 crore during the month. It is at a time when FIIs are pulling out a lot of money from the Indian markets.

During May, Sensex declined by 2.6 percent, while BSE Midcap 5.22 percent and BSE Smallcap index 7.83 percent.

The total AUM of the mutual fund industry declined by Rs 7,532.54 crore to Rs 37.22 lakh crore at the end of May. A portion of the loss and profit also includes the mark-to-market loss or gain for the industry.