ICICI Pru Arbitrage Fund - Regular (G)

Name: Mr. Jayant Parasramka

Age: 37 years

Designation: Research Analyst - Equity

Qualification: PGDM

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HDFC Arbitrage Fund – Wholesale Plan – Regular Plan – Monthly IDCW Option (Payout & Reinvestment): 0.050

HDFC Arbitrage Fund – Wholesale Plan – Direct Plan – Monthly IDCW Option (Payout & Reinvestment): 0.050

PGIM India Arbitrage Fund:

Regular Plan – Monthly IDCW Option: 0.0777

Direct Plan – Monthly IDCW Option: 0.0793

PGIM India Aggressive Hybrid Equity Fund:

Regular Plan – Monthly IDCW Option: 0.1551

Direct Plan – Monthly IDCW Option: 0.1755

PGIM India Equity Savings Fund:

Regular Plan – Monthly IDCW Option: 0.0860

Direct Plan – Monthly IDCW Option: 0.0950

Name: Mr. Rohit Mishra

Age: 28 years

Designation: Dealer - Equity

Qualification: B.Com., C.A., L.L.B.

Name: Mr. Madhukumar Nair

Age: 51 years

Designation: Chief Executive Officer

Qualification: Executive MBA from Harvard Business School, MBA - Finance from Pune University, B.Sc. from Mumbai University

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Sundaram Aggressive Hybrid Fund - Regular Plan-Monthly-IDCW Option: 0.210

Sundaram Aggressive Hybrid Fund - Direct Plan-Monthly-IDCW Option: 0.330

Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund - Regular Plan-Monthly-IDCW Option: 0.115

Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan-Monthly-IDCW Option: 0.140

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

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