Investors have pumped in a large Rs 1.62 lakh crore into various mutual fund schemes in the first 9 months of the current fiscal, mainly in equity and money market categories.
In contrast, inflows worth Rs 87,942 crore were witnessed in the April-December period of last fiscal.
"Inflow has been across asset classes, but investors' participation in equity oriented funds is a positive thing for the industry," Quantum AMC CEO Jimmy Patel said.