Why have fresh investments into gold FoFs been halted, and what should you do?
A gold FoF acts as a feeder pipe that invests in underlying gold ETFs. At DSP Mutual Fund, the gold FoF has ₹500 crore-600 crore of assets under management, representing roughly 20% of the ₹3,000 crore gold ETF total size. According to data from DSP MF, the total industry size of gold FoF stood at ₹47,359 crore as of August compared with ₹53,638 crore in March and ₹22,837 crore in September 2025.