HDFC MF overtakes Reliance MF to become largest fund house

NEW DELHI: HDFC Mutual Fund with an average asset base of Rs 91,827.11 crore has overtaken Reliance MF to become the country's largest asset management company.

This is the first time since 2009 that the average assets under management (AUM) of Reliance MF fell below the Rs 1 lakh crore.

At the end of September, the AUM of Reliance MF declined by Rs 10,598.72 crore or 10 per cent to Rs 90,660.60 crore.

HDFC MFs asset base too witnessed a decline of Rs 205.79 crore or 0.2 per cent to Rs 91,827.11 crore at the end of September.

Reliance Capital Asset Management CEO Sundeep Sikka had earlier said that the company was focusing on increasing its retail customers base, rather than on bringing AUM through institutional investors.

As at the end of September the average assets managed by the mutual fund industry, consisting of 41 active players, stood at Rs 7.12 lakh crore.

The MF industry witnessed decline in their average AUM by Rs 31,255.34 crore or 4.2 per cent, as per the data available with industry body Association of Mutual Fund Industry (AMFI).

The combined average AUM was Rs 7,43,083.91 crore in end-June.

Besides, ICICI Prudential MF and UTI MFs assets declined 5.7 per cent and 9.4 per cent. At the end of September quarter, ICICI Prudential's AUM stood at Rs 75,217.10 crore and UTI MF's at Rs 62,579.86 crore.

The industry has seen an AUM decline of 5 per cent in December quarter and 2 per cent in March quarter. This was followed by a 6 per cent increase in the June quarter.

As many as 22 players witnessed a decline in their AUM in the September quarter.

Among the other players Birla Sun Life MF saw their average assets declining 4.8 per cent to Rs 64,217.03 crore. Also SBI MF average AUM fell 0.3 per cent to Rs 47,731.39 crore.

Source: Economic Times