Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Equity MFs' net outflow at 2-year high

Amid a strong rally in the stock markets, retail investors cashed out from equity mutual fund (MF) schemes, as net outflow in September rose to a two-year high.

In September 2010, equity MFs had seen outflows of a whopping Rs 7,281 crore.

During the market rally last month, fund houses recorded heavy selling, as equity schemes, including equity-linked saving schemes, saw a net outflow of Rs 3,559 crore, the most in the last 24 months. This essentially means the inflow of funds into equity assets was much lower than what was redeemed. In absolute terms, the segment saw redemption requests for equities worth Rs 6,741 crore, against fresh investments of a mere Rs 3,182 crore.

Industry executives said investors were booking profits in every rally. Primarily, these investors were the ones stuck in the market for about a year, they added. This is evident from the fact that in September, equity fund managers remained net sellers — selling about Rs 3,200 crore due to continuous redemption requests.

In September, benchmark indices rose about eight per cent. The BSE Sensex gained about 1,300 points, inching towards the 19,000 mark.

“The major part of the redemption pressure came in the latter half of the month, and this contributed to preventing active participation of fund managers in the rising markets,” said an industry chief executive.

As about 90 per cent of equity assets are accounted for by retail and high net worth individuals, what is worrying is the fact that retail money is going out. Folios are being closed rapidly, and systematic investment plans are being terminated.

“The cost of acquisition of retail clients is high. When such customers move out before their investment tenure, it obviously impacts the fund industry. But at the end of the day, we cannot cry foul over it, as ultimately, it is the investor’s money and he booked profits, which is good for him,” said the chief executive of one the top five fund houses.

So far this year, more than two million retail equity folios have been closed. In August, 4,60,000 equity folios were closed. Mutual fund executives say folio closures could be higher in September. The Securities and Exchange Board of India is scheduled to release its folio statistics later this month.

The liquid and money market segment recorded Rs 48,445 crore of net outflow, while income funds saw lower outflow at Rs 256 crore. Overall, the net outflow from the mutual fund industry in September stood at Rs 51,908 crore.

Source: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/equity-mfs-net-outflow-at-2-year-high/488942/

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I would just like to add here that there has to be a suitable common sensus that ensures that whenever people move out of the Mutual Fund on booking of profits, their departure should not impact the fund at large. As due to just a few participants leaving early, it might affect the financial health of people interested in being there for long terms.

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