Systematic Investment Plans: Wobbly stock market puts a dent in mutual fund SIPs in 2025
Mumbai: The wobbly stock market has put a dent in mutual fund Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs), seen as one of the most resilient lines of defence against market volatility.
In the quarter-ended March 31, this route-popular among retail investors-saw a decline in new registrations and an increase in stoppages by individuals. The discontinuations could be a mix of investors being averse to renewing SIPs or ending existing plans in the face of adverse stock market conditions.
From net additions of 2.96 million SIP registrations on average every month between July and September last year, the mutual fund industry has lost about 890,000 accounts per month on average so far in 2025, according to data from mutual fund analytics platform…
