Which mutual fund bought the most shares in September 2026?

By net value of shares added, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, with ₹8,447 cr across its portfolios.

How is a fund house's net buying worked out?

We compare its portfolios at the end of August and September, stock by stock, and price each change in shares at the September close.

ICICI Prudential led September's net buying with ₹8,447 cr

ICICI Prudential led September buying, a net ₹8,447 cr of stocks, the most of the 45 houses we compare. BSE was a top-two buy at three houses.

Fund Tracker India · 1 Nov 2026 · 2 min read

Key points

ICICI Prudential's net buying of ₹8,447 cr ranked 1st of 45 houses; in August it was ₹12,714 cr.
Nippon India has been a net buyer 12 months in a row, through September.
BSE was the largest addition at SBI (₹2,383 cr) and the second-largest at ICICI Prudential.
All houses together: +₹65,454 cr, down from +₹74,639 cr in August.

ICICI Prudential September buying: three big buyers

Net buying here is each stock's change in shares held, priced at the month-end close. ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund's ₹8,447 cr led. Bharti Airtel was its largest addition, at ₹1,138 cr. Nippon India came 2nd with ₹7,121 cr; HDFC Bank was its largest addition, at ₹1,438 cr. SBI Mutual Fund was 3rd at ₹6,757 cr.

One stock in all three

BSE Ltd shows up near the top of each list. By value it was SBI's largest addition, ICICI Prudential's second-largest and Nippon India's second-largest. That overlap only shows when the three portfolios are read side by side.

Fund house	BSE added, September
SBI	+₹2,383 cr
ICICI Prudential	+₹940 cr
Nippon India	+₹646 cr

Fund house

BSE added, September

SBI

+₹2,383 cr

ICICI Prudential

+₹940 cr

Nippon India

+₹646 cr

The other end

Of the 45 houses, 6 sold more than they bought. Axis Mutual Fund ranked 45th, at −₹1,402 cr, after net buying of ₹2,054 cr in August. Its largest cut was Shriram Finance, ₹426 cr.

What we do not know

Month-end portfolios hide trades that cancel out within the month, and they do not say whether the money came from new investors or from selling other stocks. October portfolios are due by about 10 Nov.

Questions

Which mutual fund bought the most shares in September 2026?: By net value of shares added, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, with ₹8,447 cr across its portfolios.
How is a fund house's net buying worked out?: We compare its portfolios at the end of August and September, stock by stock, and price each change in shares at the September close.

Monthly portfolio disclosures of each fund house for August and September 2026.

Published 1 Nov 2026.