Small Town Big Investors-How Tier 2 & 3 Cities Are Powering MF Foso Growth An Investor Education and Awareness Initiative by 581 Mutual Fund
dominated by tradition deposits, evolved to modern franciat product utual funds, RETT and ETF Whimul furid adoption was mitialty concentrated in metropolitan and The cities, recent trends indicate a significurt 2 and Tier 3 cities Cisfied as 630 or "Beyond Top 30 ces are emerging as powerful growth engines for the mutual fund industry
830 Cities Gaining Ground
According t Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMF), B30 locations accounted for 10% of the mutual fund industry's total cooets under management (AUM) of July 2025 AUM from regions rose from 1380 lakh crore in June 2025 to 14.20 lakh crore in July 2005, marking 16 monthly increase and a robust 2 ar-on-ymar growth Trom 1177 lakh core in July 2024 This surga reflects deepening financial pudration and growing investor cortidance
Key Trends Driving Growth
Monthly inflows through Dystamatic investment Plans have sho consistent growth even amat mastetvontity, inticating a shong investor praterance for plined long-term mestment strategies irrespective of market conditions. This shift refects increasing financial maturity and inclusion across diverse demographics.
1. Expanding Investor Base
Investur participation conte broaden, particularly in non-metru regions
total number of mutual fund folios rose by 32% year-or year, reaching 23.45 core in FY25 fro Growth and equity-oriented
2. SIPs Fueling Long-Term Inwesting
Systematic Imeestment Plans semain a comerstone of ratat partimpation Contributions sur 4524% toren FY25 New BP
registrations rose to 6.80 crore (from 4.20 crore in Fr24), while active SIF accounts reached 831 crие-1.2717% поне 7 reflects growing investor discipline ward long-
3. Demographic Stifts
Age vectors aged 25-40 dominate new foto registrations.
Inco e-ncome groups are leading SIP adoption typically investing 1500-22000 monthly
Gender: More woewn hom aewterning the Investment space, supported by digital platforms and cubeach programs
Geography States like Chandigarh Himachal Praded, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli report SP AUM shares exceding 40% of total MF ALIM
while regione the Macram. Dal
Maharashtra mman below 20%
What's Fuwilling the Surge?
Increased Inved sfforts by AMFI and other Mutual Fund Ho and growing digital adoption have played a poctai role wectution, arising financial iteracy and increasing comes to investment platforms. Asawamnest grove, so has participation particularly in mutual funds
Sevenshut und behavoisi factors are accseering mutual fund
Digital Perention Attuale smartphones and data puns have mate investing acous to miliona beyond major others. Governants digitisation provtoluns have been one of the major enablers for easy sccess in investment pro is the country
Fintech Expansion Multiple Sintech applications Zerodha, and Paytm Money have simpiified inmesting for first-time users in Th Series
Raing Aspirations. Young professionals and entrepreneurs in smallet town increasingly swingers for wealth crestion beyond traditional savings. They are looking to use mutual fund plan and acreve the goons achutionat
Towards A More inclusive Financial Future
The rise of mutual fund investments in Tier 2 and Tier-3 cities make a pivotal shift in india's Shancтай испвулит. Триниe regions are no longer pa
participants but active contributors to the industry's growth Withinang targeted financial äteracy efforts, and evolving investor rondonte and enovation in offerings, the mutual funt industry is becoming more inclusive
end cortinus, orey termocratizes wealth creation but also strengthens the toundation for a mora resilient and balancet financial for India
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