HDFC Nifty 50 Index Fund - Regular

The net assets under management (AUM) of the Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs) stood at Rs 23,177.31 crore at the end of July 2026, according to data from the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI). This represents a 29.8% increase over the Rs 17,857.77 crore recorded at the end of June 2026.

Equity Oriented Investment Strategies accounted for a net AUM of Rs 6,653.66 crore as on 31 July 2026, up 32.1% from Rs 5,035.50 crore in the previous month. The category witnessed net inflows of Rs 1,454.01 crore during July, with Equity Ex-Top 100 Long-Short Funds attracting the highest inflows, followed by Equity Long-Short Funds and Sector Rotation Long-Short Funds.

Hybrid Investment Strategies remained the larger segment, with net AUM rising to Rs 16,523.65 crore as on 31 July 2026 from Rs 12,822.27 crore at the end of June, marking a 28.9% increase. The category garnered net inflows of Rs 3,467.94 crore during the month, with Hybrid Long-Short Funds remaining as the preferred strategy over Active Asset Allocator Long-Short Funds.

In June 2026, a total of 3 new Specialized Investment Funds (SIFs) completed allotment, mobilizing Rs 788 crore.

While Equity-Oriented Investment Strategies launched one scheme and mobilized Rs 181 crore, Hybrid Long-Short Funds launched two schemes and attracted Rs 608 crore in investor funds in July 2026.

The net assets under the management (AUM) of the Indian mutual fund industry at the end of July 2026 stood at Rs 85.75 lakh crore, according to data from the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI). This is higher by 4.29% as compared with the figure of Rs 82.22 lakh crore recorded in June 2026.

The AUM of open-ended plans rose to Rs 82.59 lakh crore in July 2026 from Rs 82.05 lakh crore in June. The equity plans in this category recorded net inflows of Rs 24,697.39 crore.

Within equity, Small Cap Funds drew the most significant inflows in June, attracting Rs 7,767.50 crore. Mid Cap Funds followed suit with inflows of Rs 6,192.31 crore, while Large Cap Funds saw net outflows of Rs 1,321.69 crore during the period under review.

Debt funds witnessed net inflows in July, which added up to Rs 1,09,053.65 crore. This category had recorded net outflows of Rs 1,09,053.65 crore in June. Liquid Funds recorded maximum inflow of Rs 1,19,065.85, followed by Overnight Funds (with inflows of Rs 40,412.55 crore) and Money Market Funds (with inflows of Rs 21,180.23 crore).

Hybrid schemes, offering a mix of equity and debt exposure, recorded net inflows of Rs 11,490.56 crore in July 2026. This was largely driven by Arbitrage Funds, which recorded inflows of Rs 6,502.44 crore.

In the Other Schemes category, Gold ETFs and Other ETFs recorded a net inflow of Rs 1,558.75 crore and Rs 9,512.05 crore, respectively.

In the Other ETFs segment, Domestic Equity oriented ETFs saw the highest inflow of Rs 6,824.32 crore. Further, Domestic Equity oriented Index Funds and Income/Debt Oriented oriented ETFs registered inflows of Rs 2,469.33 crore and Rs 1,388.51 crore, respectively, in July 2026.

The systematic investment plan (SIP) contributions stood at Rs 31,961 crore in July 2026 as against Rs 31,781 crore in June of this year. The number of SIP contributing accounts was 9.90 crore while the SIP AUM was Rs 18,19,542 crore as on 31 July 2026.

DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund – Regular Plan – IDCW Option: 0.560000

DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund – Direct Plan – IDCW Option: 0.560000

Name: Mr. Ramamirtham Thiagarajan,

Age: 64 years

Designation: “Head of Sales"

Qualification: Mr. R Thiagarajan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce. He is also a qualified Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary and is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

Name: Mr. Sharman Mohite,

Age: 35 years

Designation: “Head of Sales"

Qualification: MBA in Banking and CFA

Change of Benchmark of ICICI Prudential Nifty SDL Sep 2026 Index Fund

Change in Fund Manager:

Name: Mr. Vinayak Vishwanath Kamath,

Age: 56 years

Designation: (Independent Director)

Qualification: • B.E. (Hons) Mechanical Engineer, BITS Pilani, 1991

• M.M.S. Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, University of Bombay, 1993

Baroda BNP Paribas Arbitrage Fund Fund – Regular Plan & Direct Plan – IDCW Option: Rs 0.05 per unit.

Name: Mr. Manish Mehta,

Age: 54 years

Designation: (Chief Business Officer)

Qualification: Bachelor of Commerce; Master in Management Studies - Finance.

ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare and Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund

Regular Plan – IDCW: 2.05

Direct Plan – IDCW: 2.05

ICICI Prudential Technology Fund

Regular Plan – IDCW: 6.15

Direct Plan – IDCW: 6.15

Mahindra Manulife Aggressive Hybrid Fund:

Regular Plan Monthly – IDCW: 0.18

Direct Plan Monthly – IDCW: 0.18

Name: Mr. Nitin Mehta,

Age: 46 years

Designation: Investor Relations Officer

Qualification: Chartered Accountant

Change in Fund Manager:

Name: Mr. Ronak Shah,

Age: 37 years

Designation: Associate Fund Manager – Fixed Income

Qualification: Educational Qualification: MBA, B. Com

Change in Fund Manager:

Name: Mr. Saurabh Jain,

Age: 50 years

Designation: Chief Business Officer

Qualification: B.Com, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata