SIP additions at a six-month high amid rising churn
In August, the number of new accounts for systematic investment plans (SIPs) soared to a six-month peak, marking significant activity. Nevertheless, the year-on-year growth showcased volatility due to an increase in SIP discontinuations, rising by thirty-one percent. This trend outpaced new account registrations. Despite cooling growth in contributing SIP accounts, net SIP inflows saw a healthy…
Systematic Investment Planning (SIP) registrations in India surged to a six-month peak in August, but the rate of new accounts being added slowed amid a steep rise in discontinuations, data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) reveals. The number of discontinued SIPs increased by 31% year-over-year, outpacing the 20% jump in new SIP registrations. In August, 53.8 lakh SIPs were either discontinued or reached their maturity, compared to 66.4 lakh fresh SIP registrations.
The growth in active SIP accounts has also slowed, indicating that the surge in terminations is eroding some of the gains from new registrations. While contributing SIP accounts, which remain active, rose slightly from May, they fell back in July and August. By August, there were 10 crore contributing SIP accounts, up marginally from the previous month.
Despite the slowdown in new registrations, the net inflow of SIP investments remained robust, growing 21% year-on-year to ₹32,297 crore in August. This represents a 15% increase year-over-year, with total SIP inflows reaching ₹1.6 lakh crore from April to August, indicating a strong year-to-date performance of 15%.
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