Now Reading: DIIs’ Nifty-500 holdings reach record 21%, FIIs fall to 17%
-
01
DIIs’ Nifty-500 holdings reach record 21%, FIIs fall to 17%
Domestic institutional investors’ holdings in Nifty-500 companies rose to a record 21% in June 2026, while foreign institutional investor ownership fell to an all-time low of 17%, according to Motilal Oswal Financial…
The Story in Brief
Domestic institutional investors’ holdings in Nifty-500 companies rose to a record 21% in June 2026, while foreign institutional investor ownership fell to an all-time low of 17%, according to Motilal Oswal Financial Services. DII ownership increased 160 basis points year on year and 20 basis points sequentially. FII ownership dropped from 18.9% in June 2025, falling 190 basis points year on year and 10 basis points quarter on quarter.
Promoter holdings rose to 49.5%, while retail ownership slipped 10 basis points sequentially to 12.6%. FIIs held the largest free-float shares in real estate, private banks and telecom. DIIs led in PSU banks, consumer companies, oil and gas, and insurance.
The Indian Opinion
The easy story is that domestic money has replaced foreign investors and made the market safer. That is too neat. DIIs now have greater ownership, but their flows still depend heavily on household savings and market returns. The opposite claim, that falling FII ownership signals an imminent market collapse, is also unsupported by these figures. Investors should watch whether domestic inflows persist through a sustained correction, rather than judge the shift from one quarter’s ownership data.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above.
