Mutual Fund folios surpasses 6 crore mark at August-end on high retail push
Showing a growing interest for mutualfunds among investors, the number of folios has grown by 2.4 per cent to cross 6 crore at the end of August, according to a report by ICRA. The total folio count at the end of August stood at 6.08 crore, 2.4 per cent higher compared to July. The growth was primarily on the back of 10.9 lakh new folios added to the equity category (including equity-linked saving schemes) and another 2.36 lakh new folios to the balanced category, the report noted. Besides, investor awareness initiatives by Asset Management Companies (AMC) and regulatory bodies are helping to enhance the financial awareness and maturity of investors, which in turn is driving this growth, it added. Folios are numbers designated to individual investor accounts, though one inv...