Foreign liabilities of MFs increased by 3.3 per cent (y-o-y) to US$ 31.5 billion (at market value) as on end-March 2026, primarily due to the rise in market value of units issued to non-residents (Table 1).
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Survey of Foreign Liabilities and Assets of Mutual Funds – 2025-26
Today, the Reserve Bank released the results of the 2025-26 round of the survey of Foreign Liabilities and Assets of the Mutual Funds (MFs)1. The survey covered 53 Indian MFs (list in Annex) and their Asset Management Companies (AMCs), which held/acquired foreign assets/ liabilities during 2025-26 and/or in the preceding years.
Source: Reserve Bank of India (official). The summary and key points are quoted from that release; no AI is used. Check the source for the full text.
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Overseas assets of MFs also increased by 23.9 per cent and stood at US$ 10.2 billion as on end-March 2026, mainly reflecting increase in holdings of foreign equity securities.
Consequently, the net foreign liabilities of MFs declined to US$ 21.3 billion as at end-March 2026 from US$ 22.3 billion a year ago.
United Arab Emirates, the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Singapore were the top destinations and together accounted around 50 per cent share in MF units held by non-residents, both in terms of face value as well as at market value (Tables 2 and 3).
Investment in overseas equity securities by MFs increased by 37.5 per cent as on end-March 2026 over the previous year and were mainly held in the United States of America, Luxembourg, and Ireland (Table 4).
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