Mutual funds (MFs) are seeing higher growth in new systematic investment plan (SIP) accounts in rural areas (beyond 30 or B30 centres) compared to the top 30 (T30) cities.
However, the average inflows from these areas remain significantly lower than those from the larger centres.
Data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India reveals that investors from B30 contributed Rs 1,725 on average to MFs through SIPs, which is 70 per cent lower than the average ticket size of T30 investors at Rs 2,940.
Swarup Mohanty, Vice Chairman and CEO, Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India), said, “ Learnings from this report will not just provide valuable insights of the investors who are already investing in ETFs but also learn what the intenders are looking forward from the ETF providers, this survey may overall benefit ETF Industry in India.”
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