According to a recent Crisil Research report, in the December 2015 quarter, average assets under management (AAUM) grew 21% to Rs.13.39 trillion as compared to the same quarter last year. Aggregate net inflows across categories increased three-fold in 2015 to Rs.199.61 trillion (till November) fromRs.65.12 trillion in 2014.

However mutual funds dealing with gold and realty did not do well in year 2015. Strong participation from retail investors and a steady inflow in equity schemes helped the mutual fund industry's asset base soar by 21.1 per cent to Rs 13.4 lakh crore in 2015.