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However, retail investor interest in mutual funds through a Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) only declined marginally from ₹ 26,400 crore in January 2025 to ₹ 25,999 crore in February.
Meanwhile, net equity inflows were worth ₹ 29,241.78 crore in February, which is down from the ₹ 39,669.6 crore in January.
Total inflows were ₹ 40,063 crore in February, with a huge ₹ 1,87,551 crore worth of outflows.
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Among the various mutual fund categories, small-cap funds saw a sharp drop in inflows from ₹ 5,721 crore in January to ₹ 3,722.5 crore in February.
Meanwhile, mid-cap fund inflows declined to ₹ 3,407 crore from ₹ 5,148 crore previously, and large-cap funds saw a smaller decline of ₹ 2,866 crore, compared to ₹ 3,063.3 crore earlier.
Debt funds meanwhile, had a mixed month, with inflows of ₹ 1,065 crore in February, which is a sharp recovery from an outflow of ₹ 217.4 crore in January, according to the report which added that overall inflows still remained subdued.
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Gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the other hand, attracted ₹ 1,980 crore in February, which is a huge drop from ₹ 3,751.4 crore in January.