MF Industry AUM Down 5%

SIP Assets Up Only By 0.6%; Mutual Fund Folios are at 28,62,31,680 crores as of September 2026 with 27.12 lakh net folios being added during the month, up 2.19% from 26.54 crore in August.

Venkat Chalasani, Chief Executive, AMFI

FinTech BizNews Service    

Mumbai, 12 October, 2026: Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) has today released MF industry’s Monthly Data for September 2026. 

Highlights AMFI Mutual Fund Industry Monthly Data September 2026

• Mutual Fund Industry’s Net AUM stands at 82,64,116.63 crores for the month of September 2026. Net AUM for the month of August 2026 was Rs 87,07,887.74
• The AAUM for the month of September 2026 is Rs 87,09,182.16 crores
• Mutual Fund Folios are at 28,62,31,680 crores as of September 2026 with 27.12 lakh net folios being added during the month, up 2.19% from 26.54 crore in August.
• Retail MF AUM (Equity + Hybrid + Solution Oriented Schemes) stood at Rs 49,69,568 crores for the month of September 2026 as against Rs 51,72,576 in August 2026
• Retail Folios (Equity + Hybrid + Solution Oriented Schemes) are at 21,82,32,857 for September 2026 and 21,62,19,837 for August 2026
• 67th month of positive equity Inflows, starting from March 2021, amounting to Rs 38,307 crore

• SIP assets stood at Rs 17,86,095.49 crores in September 2026, rose by 0.6% constituting 21.6% of the industry's AUM                               
• SIP contribution for September 2026 stood at Rs 32,490 crore
• The number of Contributing SIP accounts stood at in 10,06,46,617 in September 2026              
• A total of 28 schemes were launched in the month of September 2026, raising a total of Rs 2,708 crores                         

SIF data

• SIF assets stood at Rs 38,287 crore in September 2026, marking a 22.8% on-month rise
• The category recorded positive inflows of Rs 7,578 crores during the month driven by hybrid investment strategy and equity-oriented investment strategy.
• One new equity-oriented strategy was launched, mobilizing Rs 377 crore.

 Mr. Venkat Chalasani, Chief Executive, AMFI, points out:

"Mutual fund industry AUM declined 5.1% month-on-month to Rs82.64 lakh crore in September, primarily due to mark-to-market (MTM) losses and outflows from debt funds.

Equity mutual funds recorded inflows of Rs38,307 crore, marking the 67th consecutive month of positive inflows. SIP contributions stood at Rs32,490 crore, with 10.06 crore contributing SIP accounts during the month, reflecting continued investor participation in systematic investing.

AMFI remains focused on strengthening investor awareness and encouraging disciplined, long-term investing."