Mutual fund schemes with negative returns nearly triple in FY26

A mutual fund is like a big basket where many people put their money together, and experts invest it in companies and other things.

A watchdog called SEBI, which looks after investing in India, checks how these funds are doing.

In the financial year 2026, the number of funds that lost money nearly tripled compared to the year before.

More than 700 funds ended the year with losses, while only about 200 funds made more than 10 percent.

SEBI says this happened because markets were shaky and returns were low.

Even with these losses, more people started investing in mutual funds.

The total money managed by funds grew to almost ₹74 lakh crore.

The number of investors went up to 6.1 crore, and many people kept putting in small amounts every month through SIPs.

So while funds had a tough year, Indians still trusted mutual funds with their savings.