Loss making Mutual Fund schemes nearly triple in FY26
Around 731 schemes posted negative annual returns against 243 a year earlier, while the ones earning over 10 per cent fell fell sharply
In the fiscal year 2026, the number of mutual fund schemes with negative annual returns nearly tripled, reaching 731 from 243 in the previous year, according to SEBI's annual report. The distribution of returns shifted, with schemes yielding losses between zero and minus 5 percent increasing to 492 from 172, and schemes with returns between minus 5 percent and minus 10 percent rising to 146 from 41.
Meanwhile, the number of schemes delivering returns above 10 percent declined to 198 from 304. SEBI attributed the change to a more subdued return environment and market volatility, despite the mutual fund industry expanding in assets and investor participation. Total assets under management grew by 12.2 percent to ₹73.7 lakh crore, while equity-oriented schemes recorded net inflows of ₹3.5 lakh crore.
Overall mutual-fund net inflows declined by 9.7 percent to ₹7.4 lakh crore, as redemptions increased by 16.5 percent.
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