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Mutual fund investment via SIP rises 3.2% to ₹8,246 crore in October

18-Nov-2019

The mutual fund industry garnered 8,246 crore through systematic investment plans (SIPs) in October, a rise of 3.2% as compared with the year-ago period, amid rally in the stock market following a series of reform measures taken by the government.

With this, the total SIP contribution in the first seven months of the current financial year rose to 57,607 crore as compared with 52,472 crore in April-October 2018, according to the latest data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi).

SIP continued to be the preferred route for retail investors to invest in mutual funds as it helps them reduce market timing risk, the industry body noted.

According to the data, SIP contribution in October stood at 8,246 crore, which was 3.2% higher than the 7,985 crore clocked in the same month last year.

In September this year, the industry had collected 8,263 crore. It had garnered 8,231 crore in August, 8,324 crore in July, 8,122 crore in June, 8,183 crore in May and 8,238 crore in April.

Inflows into SIPs have averaged about 8,000 crore for the 12 months till October.

"The positive inflow indicates building up of a positive investment trend. Series of steps taken by the government in the recent times to boost domestic economy had improved sentiments and helped the markets to surge. This has helped investors slowly gain confidence and get back to investing," said Himanshu Srivastava, senior analyst, manager research, Morningstar Investment Adviser India.

Meanwhile, the Sensex gained nearly 4% in October.

In the past few years, investment through SIPs has been rising as an inflow of close to 92,700 crore through the mode were seen in 2018-19, over 67,000 crore in 2017-18 and more than 43,900 crore in 2016-17.

Currently, mutual funds have 2.89 crore SIP accounts through which investors regularly invest in Indian mutual fund schemes.

The industry, on an average, added 9.35 lakh SIP accounts each month during the current financial year 2019-20, with an average ticket size of 2,850.

Overall, mutual fund schemes witnessed an inflow of 1.33 trillion last month as compared to a redemption of 1.52 lakh in September. The positive inflow could be attributed to debt-oriented schemes, which saw an inflow of 1.2 lakh crore.

The inflow has pushed the asset base of the mutual fund sector, comprising 44 players, by more than 7% to over 26 trillion at October-end from 24.5 trillion at the end of September.

Source : Live Mint

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