Indian Mutual fund Assets Base Crosses Rs. 12
lakh Crore mark in Feb. 2015
The asset base of Indian mutual fund (MF)
industry has crossed Rs. 12 lakh crore mark in February, 2015 buoyed by robust
capital inflows & strong participation of retail investors.
Mutual fund is an investment vehicle that is made
up of a pool of funds collected from many investors for the purpose of
investing in securities like stocks, bonds, money market instruments and
similar assets.
The India's 45 fund houses together have an average
assets under management (AUM) of Rs. 12,02,196 crore at 2015 February-end, up
from Rs. 11,81,356 crore in January, 2015 according to the data by Association
of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).
In 2014 December, assets base of the industry
stood at Rs. 10.5 lakh crore.
Industry experts said the monthly rise in AUM is
largely on account of strong capital inflows and a sharp rally in stock
markets.
"Besides, retail participation in equity
schemes increased significantly in the post-election rally begun in May, 2014.
There is optimism among investors and they are bullish on the economy and
markets, which helped retail investors to increase participation," an
expert said.
Overall, the fund houses together witnessed an
inflow of over Rs. 18,000 crore last Feb. month. Of this inflow, liquid or /
money market category witnessed an inflow of Rs 8,784 crore while equity
segment saw an inflow of Rs 5,217 crore.
The share of equity oriented schemes in mutual
fund assets has been growing since March 2014, increasing from 22% to 30% in
December 2014.
The proportionate share of debt-oriented schemes
has fallen from 52% to 45% during the same period.
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