Equity mutual funds experienced a slowdown in net inflows during February 2025, according to data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). Net inflows for equity funds stood at Rs 29,303.34 crore, a 26.16% month-on-month (MoM) decline from the Rs 39,687.78 crore recorded in January.

Inflows into small-cap funds dropped 35% from Rs 5,720.87 crore in January to Rs 3,722.46 crore in February. Mid-cap funds followed suit, witnessing a 34% decline in inflows, falling from Rs 5,147.87 crore in January to Rs 3,406.95 crore in February.

Despite the overall downward trend, focused funds emerged as the only category to experience an increase in inflows, surging 64% MoM from Rs 783 crore in January to Rs 1,287 crore in February. Dividend yield funds saw the lowest inflows, at Rs 68.65 crore. Large-cap fund inflows also saw a slight decrease, falling from Rs 3,063.33 crore to Rs 2,866 crore. Sectoral/thematic fund inflows dropped substantially from Rs 9,016.60 crore to Rs 5,711.58 crore.

In contrast to equity funds, debt mutual funds experienced outflows of Rs 6,525.56 crore in February, a stark reversal from the Rs 1.28 lakh crore inflow recorded in January. Ultra short duration fund category saw outflows of Rs 4,281.02 crore, while money market funds saw net selling of Rs 3,275.97 crore. On the other hand liquid fund saw net inflows of Rs 4,976.97 crore, while corporate bond Fund saw net buying of Rs 1,064.84 crore.

The total assets under management or AUM declined to Rs 64.53 lakh crore in February, compared to Rs 67.25 lakh crore in January.

Meanwhile, the systematic investment plan (SIP) inflows into mutual funds fell to a three-month low of Rs 25,999 crore in February 2024, down 1.5% compared to Rs 26,400 crore in January 2024.

A total of 29 mutual fund NFOs were launched, collectively raising Rs 4,029 crore in February. Among 28 open-ended NFOs, 12 index funds gathered Rs 671 crore in total. Additionally, seven sectoral and thematic funds were introduced, mobilizing Rs 2,072 crore.